"Pffft...I knew it, that guy was probably just stupid, taking everything he wanted from the shelves without checking the price."
"Hahaha, turns out this showoff doesn't even have a membership card!"
"Poor guy...this should serve as a lesson for him. I hope he doesn't put himself in this embarrassing situation in the future..."
Hoarding various high-grade potions and tonics half an hour ago, Shye inevitably captured the attention of other shoppers, discreetly following him around while pretending to window shop.
Talk about having nothing better to do for the day.
Shye wasn't an idiot and he noticed that there were people following him around as he shopped, looking at him as though he had a compulsive buying disorder.
Well, as long as they weren't antagonizing his merry shopping experience then he wouldn't care.
Unknowingly, he gathered around 500 onlookers as he shopped around.
Unfortunately for him, a few of those 500 were now mocking him for being humiliated by the dastardly trio.
Shye couldn't blame anyone but himself though, he knew that conceding his spot wasn't the correct decision, however, he still decided to do so in hopes of controlling his easily irritated heart.
He hated it. He was sure that he wasn't so easily angered before.
Well, during the Adventurer Academy Competition at least.
Despite experiencing occasional anger, those instances were primarily fueled by longstanding animosity between his academy and another.
'When could this have started?' was a question frequenting his mind nowadays.
Regrettably, the bastards he conceded the transaction spot to were utter troublemakers, pushing him to the brink of rage with every word.
Bronze membership - 10% discount for every purchase, limited to three uses each month.
Silver membership - 15% discount for every purchase, limited to five uses each month.
Gold membership - 20% discount for every purchase, limited to seven uses each month.
Platinum membership - 25% discount for every purchase, limited to nine uses each month.
Diamond membership - 32% discount for every purchase, limited to twelve uses each month.
While he was reading the pamphlet, the other cashier processing the transactions of the troublemakers asked the same question, prompting the troublemakers to proudly take out a gold membership card, looking at Shye with smirks on their faces as they handed their card over to the cashier.
Naturally, the onlookers were amazed.
They were regular shoppers at Constantine Consumables and most of them knew the prices of the membership cards as they attempted to purchase one before but were only able to afford the bronze one.
The higher-tier cards offered a better price-to-benefit ratio, but despite their clear value, the onlookers found themselves unable to pay for them.
Nonetheless, as regular shoppers, their membership cards had proven invaluable over the past few years, and they could confidently declare that they had no regrets about purchasing them.
"So he has a gold-tier card...I'd say his arrogance has an actual basis..."
"Yeah, I'd need to save up for at least three years before I could afford one. If I tried saving silver coins for that long, I'd probably be long gone before I could purchase one."
Commented the spectators as they looked at the trio in awe.
"Hahaha, what a clown. Just because my transaction is a bit smaller than yours, it doesn't mean you have more money. It's just that we prefer to shop regularly." The leader of the trio said, an arrogant smirk plastered on his face as he retrieved his gold card from the cashier.
Just as a few observers were poised to voice their agreement with the trio who possessed a gold-tier membership card, hoping to gain favor with them, a voice of even greater arrogance echoed from the adjacent counter.
"I would like to purchase a diamond-tier membership please."