Episode 2: First Order, First Secret
Rhea sat on her small wooden bed, the morning sun peeking through the thin curtains of her room. Her fingers trembled as she tapped the glowing panel in front of her.
> [Welcome to Your Shop System]
Balance: 5000 Star Coins (Newbie Pack)
Skill Rank: ????
Hidden Skill: Multidimensional Shop (Classified)
Inventory: Basic Merchant's Toolkit, 1x Dimensional Storage Pouch
She still couldn't believe it. Everyone had mocked her yesterday during the Awakening Ceremony.
"Shop System? You'll sell potatoes online?"
"Maybe she'll give discounts on shame!"
She could still hear the laughter ringing in her ears. But here she was—staring at a panel that no one else could even dream of.
The Grand Market Access Panel flickered. She tapped it cautiously.
> [Syncing Hidden Shop with Grand Market…]
[Linked Successfully]
[Now accepting orders from all realms and registered users.]
A second later—
> [1 New Order Received!]
Rhea's eyes widened. "Already?!"
She opened the order. It was from a customer named @DarkKnight42.
> Requested Item: Phantom Elixir x1
Offered Price: 1000 Star Coins
Delivery Time: 5 Minutes
Her heart pounded. She opened her shop's Dimensional Inventory, and to her shock, the Phantom Elixir was already there—glowing faintly, like it had been waiting just for her.
She gulped. "Do I… just hit send?"
She tapped [Deliver Item], and the elixir vanished in a blink.
> [Order Delivered Successfully!]
[+1000 Star Coins]
[Shop Reputation: +1]
"Did I… just make money by doing nothing?" she muttered, stunned.
Another notification popped up:
> [Customer Review Received: ★★★★★]
"Unbelievable speed! I was dying in a dungeon and this elixir saved me. Who is this shop owner?! Legendary service!"
Rhea burst out laughing, slapping a pillow over her mouth to not wake her aunt in the next room. "Legendary service? Me?!"
She looked at the glowing coins in her balance—now 6000 Star Coins.
The system pinged again.
> [2 New Orders Received]
She quickly fulfilled them—one was for a Cursed Blade of Night and the other a Rare Beast Treat.
Both were already sitting inside her dimensional inventory, ready to go. It was as if the system was generating exactly what people needed—without her even lifting a finger.
This… this was too good to be true.
"Wait a minute," she whispered, frowning. "Why is no one else seeing this system panel? And why do I have access to items from other realms? That's not normal…"
She opened her Skill Info, something she had ignored yesterday in panic.
> Skill Name: Shop System
Skill Rank: ????? (Undetectable)
Hidden Skill: Multidimensional Shop
"Grants access to secret items, weapons, potions, and artifacts across dimensions. Undetectable by local System Authorities. This is a banned skill in most realms."
Her eyes widened. "Banned?"
She gulped hard. "No wonder it was marked as useless. They don't even want people knowing it exists…"
Just then, another order pinged in.
> [New Order: Dragonfruit of Vitality – From VIP Customer: @SaintHealerOfSkyCity]
Reward: 3000 Coins + 1 Secret Key Fragment
Her jaw dropped. "Three thousand?!"
With shaking hands, she completed the order. The item vanished, and the coins rained into her balance like golden snowflakes.
> [Balance: 9000 Star Coins]
She flopped onto her bed and hugged her pillow tight.
They all laughed at her. They called her worthless.
But now? She was running a shop that even the highest realm mages couldn't trace. And her customers weren't just from her city… they were from other worlds.
"I guess it's time to become the richest 'useless girl' in history," she whispered, grinning through happy tears.
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