The First Store System

Chapter 1111: Plans!

Aakesh charged forward with several energy balls around him. Katrina was ready to defend and attack as her horns began to glow and a black energy barrier appeared around her.

BOOM!

A loud explosion rang in the area as a dreamy beam originated from the spot between the horns and clashed with the energy balls.

Aakesh immediately covered himself with [Counter Shield]. The next moment, the resulting shockwave from the explosion engulfed both opponents.

The shields around Aakesh and Katrina were nothing more than a paper shield in front of the shockwave, and it crashed immediately. Aakesh and Katrina were knocked back at the edge of the battle stage.

It took a lot of effort from the two combatants to stop themselves since getting out of the battle stage meant a loss.

Time flew by, and the battle continued between the two for several minutes.

"I guess I am not bad either," Katrina commented and jumped. Energy balls of different colors appeared around her and bombarded the injured Aakesh on the ground.

Boom! Boom!

Aakesh activated [Counter Shield], and the next moment, an invisible, transparent energy barrier appeared around Aakesh.

Boom! Boom!

The energy balls bombarded the shield one after another. Whatever it could reflect, it attacked, but soon it cracked and made Aakesh defenseless, facing the explosions directly.

A red energy ball hit Aakesh's head, and the next moment, it exploded.

Thud!

Aakesh crashed to the ground with half his face vaporized from the attack.

Katrina gasped for breath as she descended to the ground. There was a wide smile spread across her face as she finally defeated Aakesh. It was at a higher cultivation level than him, but if it were another early Divine Being, the result would have been different.

The next moment, a blue light covered the entire battle stage since this battle was too destructive, and there were cracks and deep pits all over the stage.

At the same time, a green light covered Aakesh. When the light disappeared, Aakesh returned to his perfect condition.

"Great battle!" Katrina commented, and she appeared in the seating area. There were only two chairs there.

Katrina found Lily looking at her with various expressions in her eyes. If eyes could kill, Katrina would have died countless times in that span.

"You are next," Katrina ignored Lily and told Autumn.

Autumn nodded and was ready to open her mouth when Lily stopped her.

"I want to fight you."

Lily stared at Katrina and issued the challenge after a long glare.

"I will pass," A sly grin spread across Katrina's face, and she responded.

Time flew by, and one battle after another passed.

Autumn failed to defeat Aakesh at the early Divine Being level like Katrina, but at the intermediate Divine Being cultivation level, she handsomely won the fight.

The battle between Katrina and Lily was the most interesting since Lily succeeded in defeating Katrina at the late Divine Transformation level, the same level as her.

Even though Lily faced defeat against peak Divine Transformation Katrina, she didn't forget to chide Katrina for losing at the same cultivation level.

The battle between Autumn and Lily was boring since both sides kept their hands gentle, not thinking of harming the other party. Lily still won in the end, and she lost to Autumn when her cultivation was the early Divine Being.

At that time, more than an hour had passed since the four of them came here.

Since the battle was over, Aakesh requested the system, and the next moment, they returned to the selection area.

Aakesh then summoned the chairs, and he and Lily began to discuss their experiences with Autumn and Katrina joining them.

Lily didn't hide her enmity with Katrina, and Katrina similarly didn't let go of a chance to mock Lily.

In the end, the traditional discussion came to an end.

All four of them were going to return to the store when Lily suddenly stopped and asked Autumn, "Do you want to meet other Epochal Felines?"

"But I lost the bet," Autumn responded, surprised by Lily's question.

"Forget about the bet; do you want to meet them?" Lily asked.

Aakesh had a smile on his face as he saw the interaction between the two. Lily was younger than Autumn, but Autumn treating her as an ancestor led to Lily sincerely treating Autumn as her descendant.

Autumn responded with a confident "yes," as she had anticipated this very moment ever since she first learned of the existence of other Epochal Felines.

Lily smiled and then looked at Aakesh, hoping for him to allow her to take Autumn to the training environment.

Aakesh gently smiled and then nodded while ruffling her fur. Lily tried to fight back against it, but her eyes told a different story.

After getting permission from Aakesh, she grabbed Autumn and took her to the selection switch.

Lily was going to switch when she suddenly heard what Katrina said.

"It looks like only the two of us are left!"

Lily stopped and turned her head, glaring at Katrina.

***

After Lily and Autumn went to meet other Epochal Felines, Aakesh and Katrina returned to the store's hall.

"What plans do you have for the future?" Aakesh asked since he wasn't going to let Katrina and Autumn stay in the store.

"Why are you in such a hurry to throw us out?" Katrina asked as a pained expression appeared on her face.

Aakesh's expression remained the same, already accustomed to her personality.

"Autumn is clearly not going to leave your daughter alone, so I guess I will have to ask her before making any decisions," Katrina stated after seeing Aakesh in no mood to continue the joke.

Katrina and Autumn had now become best friends, so Katrina had no interest in leaving Autumn alone. After learning about Kindeva's status in Hell, she had plans to travel there, but it was later in the future.

Aakesh didn't ask anything else and only cleared some doubts Katrina had about the meeting between him and Vritrasura.

Time flew by, and around half an hour later, Lily and Autumn returned to the store's hall.

Autumn had an over-the-moon expression as her long goal of meeting her kin was realized today.

"You are still here," Lily commented when she saw Katrina sitting on the chair and looking at her with a playful expression.

"Yes, I was asking what qualities I need to impress my future daughter," Katrina replied with a laugh.

Hiss!

Lily's good mood went to dump, and she hissed at Katrina.

"Don't make such jokes with her," Aakesh chided Katrina, bringing a smile to Lily's face.

***

"What do we do now that you have met your ancestor?" Katrina asked Autumn after the banter between Lily and her came to an end.

Autumn didn't immediately respond but looked at Lily. Then after a long pause, she answered, "I lost the bet to ancestor. I need to be her subordinate for a hundred years."

"So, does that mean you are not going to leave her for the next hundred years?"

"Yes, I will complete the conditions of the bet," Autumn stated. Even though the bet only had a punishment of three years, for what Lily did despite winning the wager, she increased the punishment to one hundred years.

"I will meet you in Hell after a hundred years," Autumn added since she had noticed the expressions on Katrina's face when she found out about Kindevas in Hell.

"So you want me-"

"I know you want to stay together like the past year, but I can't allow me to stop you from doing what you most want at the moment," Autumn cut Katrina's sentence midway and stated.

"I don't want to hear what you feel. Since you will stay for a hundred years, I will stay here with you," Katrina had a miffed expression as she responded.

"Let's go and find a place for us to stay," Katrina announced, then looked at Aakesh and the gate.

Aakesh nodded and opened the gate, shocking the people on the street. After sunset, the doors remained closed.

Favan, who had rented a nearby building as both his store and residence near the store, looked surprised as he was tending to a customer.

Then he understood as he saw two ladies coming out of the store. He became curious about their identity since he had learned from his friend that these two received the privilege of sitting on a chair.

Favan then left his customers and fawningly approached the two ladies of unknown race. Favan knew he was taking a risk by approaching them, but he felt if he had good relations with the two ladies, there would only be benefits.

"May I humbly inquire as to your request, esteemed ladies?" Favan inquired, his tone courteous and respectful.

A smile spread across Katrina's face when she saw Favan's face. It didn't take her any time to understand that the stranger's words were because of their coming out of the store at this hour.

***

A/N: Sorry, only one chapter. I will make up for it before the end of the week. The mass release will go as planned.

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