Reincarnation of Audemars - Who Am I...?

Shopping Spree

We walked in the Central Atelier and there were a huge collection of children clothes on the 2nd floor of the building. I told them that the money they received should not be used to spend but to save instead and they are free to choose whatever clothes they wished for.

"Trish, you do the same as well too if you need, otherwise you may get from Medieval Collectibles like what I did as well," I said since spending at Medieval Collectibles would cost real money but here we just spend credits which came from endless grinding from the site of the goblin.

Adam came back with a red, blue and black Viking tunics with a 'V' neck opening at the front and laced up. He had also a black coloured gugel that was similar to my Archer's Hood and a pair of black breeches. He said he could mix and match with the rest of his clothes and the total cost is only 150 credits.

The 3 girls chose 3 ring black leather belts, 3 satin sash of red, white and blue colours, 3 sets of canvas aprons of red, blue and green colours, three canvas dresses in blue, green and blue, three red, blue and white Viking's tunic and 3 black breeches which can either be made as long pants or above the knees.

The girl's wears cost a total of 600 credits. I guess that girls' wear is more elaborate and expensive. Well, the boss is paying so it shouldn't be a problem. After I had paid for the purchases, the girls were happily carrying their paper bags from the Central Atelier and were excited to wear them alternatively with their set of clothes that were hand me downs.

We stopped at a roadside seller that was selling freshly roasted pork chop and I bought one each for the children. Patricia wanted to maintain her figure since I was sort of pinching her sides when she was on top of me... Ahem... Playing poker.

We all sat at the sidewalk and watched the people walk past as I too munched on the street food that was greasy but at the same time enjoyable. Who would have thought of these street foods nowadays? Put the hygiene part aside will ya... Its food, glorious food.

If you've been to any parts of the world and you had not tried any of these street foods, you had never been to that parts of the world yet. No way man... You should be eating and drinking like the locals to feel how it was like to be living as one.

After we had smacked our fingers clean free of the fats and grease of the freshly roasted pork chops, we wiped it off with pieces of tissue handed by the seller. Dining here in this era is different. You pay once only when you are about to leave and the 4 roasted pork chops cost 60 credits.

The four children including Patricia had forgotten about the key until we reached a store with a glass front with a spread of paper plastered over the store's name. We sat at the garden benches and this time we were savouring on lightly buttered and salted steamed, then roasted sweet corn.

As we ate and sat there, Kayla asked, "Don't you think the owner of this store mind us eating and sitting here in this lawn. It even got these huge rocks and stones here and Daddy seems to sit there acting so cool. Don't you think the store owner would chase you off, Daddy?"

"Hmmph... Does the store owner dare to do that to Daddy? You see this rock here? I will throw against the glass window and then I will pillage the store... Muuaahhaahhaa..." I said as I weighed a flat rock in my hand and then threw it back among the large boulder.

"Waaah...Daddy don't do that lah please...later you would end up in jail and we won't know how long the jailer will keep you there." pleaded Ingles as she came near me and placed a gentle hand on my arm.

"Hmmph... No one can bring me to jail, ever. I never did anything wrong. All I did was to kill hundreds of goblins just to have credits to spend... Muuaahhaahhaa..."

"Furthermore, this store is empty. Maybe the owner left town or maybe the owner had just entered the town and bought this new place here. What do you think?" I said as I gave Patricia a wink and she c****d her head sideways as she never comprehends that wink of mine.

"Maybe the owner had hit his head somewhere and suddenly awaken from his deep sleep..." I said as I stood up and immediately Patricia let out a gasp as she finally gripped the shoe situation.

"Maybe the owner is someone who impersonates Daddy and uses the same name as me and looks... Even the store name has the same name as the one we are working on right now... How impudence..." as I slowly reached the end of the paper that hides the store name.

Much earlier in the orphanage, all 4 put up a good show at being illiterate but in fact, they all were in junior high school and were considered stars at their age, acting in this novel called 'Reincarnation of Audemars'.

When I slowly peeled back the paper, all 5 of them squealed with delight as they saw the store name Beauty World and the catchy little phrase underneath it.

"Hahahahaha... Come let's teach this owner a lesson..." I said as I pasted the paperback, held the key and unlocked the glass door. I entered and threw the light switch on and the chandelier in the middle light up with mellow 5w led flickering lightings like as it the ends of the chandelier was lit with 8 candles.

The 4 children were jumping about like Jackrabbits and were feeling on top of the world when they discovered that Beauty World had a store and it was brand new. They went inside and marvelled at the simple design and there are two mahogany tables and 2 plush chairs to sit and do accounts or bring their homework from school to do it there.

"This store would be open from 7 pm to 9 pm outside your working hours so the ones who run them would be Mummy and Daddy. You would only be involved with the store after the age of 13 which would be within a year from now. This, however, would be decided when the time comes because everything comes in baby steps."

"You won't expect a baby to immediately run when it was first born right? Haaaa...in 6 to 12 months time, a life-changing decision would be made to determine your path. Some of you may become Production Managers, some of you may even be an Accountant while some of you may even be distributors." I explained as there would be a fork in their lives when the time comes for expansion.

"This is proof of the existence of opportunities in your lives later on. So who excels best would take in the role. Furthermore, there's no need to open the stores the whole day. We open just 2 hours per day and entertain those once that requires from us."

"Daddy, when does it officially launched to open the store?" Adam West asked as he peered at the store from inside and out.

"As soon as we had finished the 5 flavoured toothpaste. So work hard and you all could reap the benefits..."

"Yeay...of course we will, Daddy..." the children choruses as Patricia stood there in total surprise as she had never imagined that I could reach an ultimatum in just 10 days of operational.

"Trish... Do you have anything to say? This is the true start from humble beginnings. We all know where we come from and we should feel more humble towards ourselves and others. Remember, customers are not always right but they are the KINGS that provide us with our daily living."

I explained and Patricia said, " I'm truly lost for words right now, Audemars. But one thing for sure, you are like a Phoenix that rises from the ashes and you are like a Dragon that unleashes its fire in bed... Oops... Did I add something extra spicy here... Hehehehe. You kids should cover your ears next time, okay?"

I ushered the children out and I switched off the lights and locked the door. When I just did that a female voice floated in the air, "My... My... My... Mister Audemars, you sure are looking frisky tonight. Bringing the Missus and the children out for a walk? When would you be opening the store so I could check out the wares."

When I turned around I saw the lady whose voice belonged to and it belonged to the working ladies that was out for a walk with their funny little frilly umbrellas and fanning themselves with the laced fans and all dressed up in Renaissance dresses... Dressed to kill.

Patricia glared at me and I can see the piercing glare as if she was saying, "YOU OUT f*****g WITH THEM INSTEAD OF GRINDING YOUR ASS IN THE GOBLINS SITE YOU SAY?!?!"

"Haiyah... Why must innocent situation happen like this at this crucial moment? It won't be easy to coax a woman's heart and I simply whispered to Patricia saying, "I don't s**t at the place where I'm eating..." I hope she understands what I am trying to say to her.