The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Das was looking at the shelves in the convenience store.

'I rarely visit any stores. I believe it's been over a year since I visited any stores.' Das walked to the next lane.

'There are many new varieties I am seeing. This might be my first time seeing some of them.'

Das had no intention to buy anything, so he was just wandering in the store.

Meanwhile, Elena kept buying everything she laid her eyes on.

Das left her alone for only three minutes, and she already had two carts filled with snacks.

'This is humanly impossible.' He looked at Elena, who was coming his way. 'She scares me sometimes.'

She rushed towards Das as soon as she saw him. "Why aren't you buying anything?" She asked.

"I will do a takeaway from a nearby restaurant."

"Yeah, I will do it too, but what about the snacks?"

"...."

Elena squinted her eyes. "What's with that face?"

"We were here to buy food for lunch, not an entire month's snacks."

"What are you talking about? This all is only for today."

"..."

Elena bumped the cart at Das on purpose as she said, "Stop making that face."

"Are you trying to say that you will eat all this and the food we are going to buy, just in one day?"

"Yeah. Something wrong with that?" Elena answered with an innocent look on her face.

Das covered his face and face-palmed himself. 'I knew she was an idiot, but I don't know what to call her now. How can a human eat this much in one day? And even if it's possible, what would happen to their body? It's so bad for diet and hygiene.'

Das then remembered Elena's body he saw earlier in the morning. 'Her body was perfect. Well… not exactly, but it was awesome.'

'If she does a proper diet, she might just become the prettiest girl in the world.' Das was going wild with his fantasies.

"Say, you are really not going to buy anything?" Elena asked.

Das shook his head and said, "I have a very tight diet."

Elena started at Das for some seconds before saying, "I see."

'Why does she look sad?' Das wondered.

Das scratched his cheek as he glanced at Elena and spoke in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

"I called you early in the morning and then fell asleep only to waste your time. And I am wasting your time here too. I am dragging you with me," She looked into Das' eyes and continued. "You must hate all this, right?"

Das shook his hand and head, "I am not. In fact, I am enjoying all this."

"You are?"

Das nodded.

"You are not saying this because I won't feel bad, right?"

"I am not! I am genuinely enjoying my time with you!"

Elena's face flushed as she walked to the next shelf with her cart.

"..." Das realized a second later what he just said. "Wasn't that actually embarrassing to say?'

Elena pulled Das' sleeve. "Let's go."

They both went to the counter, but not before Elena threw some more stuff in the cart.

When they reached the counter, the cashier looked at the stuff Elena had bought, then looked at Das in a pity and started scanning.

'Why was she looking at me like some piece of trash?' Das didn't know that the cashier was pitying him for having such a girlfriend, though the cashier had no idea they weren't a couple.

It took the cashier 8 minutes to scan all the stuff. In the meantime, Elena bought some more stuff.

Das literally wanted to run out of the store and pretend he didn't know Elena.

Once the cashier was done scanning everything, she told the total bill amount. 

Elena's eyes widened as she gulped down. "Can I remove some stuff from here?"

The cashier stared at Elena in annoyance, and she was about to say something, but Das gave her his card.

"Wait!" Elena grabbed Das' hand and took out her card. "I am going to pay."

"It's fine. It doesn't matter." Das said.

Elena snatched Das' card from his hand and handed her card to the cashier.

Elena made the payment and looked at Das, then gave him his card. "Idiot"

'What's with her? She is acting weird today.'

"Uhh… have you brought any vehicle with you? Or…?" the cashier questioned.

"Deliver this all at my house," Elena replied.

"Sure." the cashier gave Elena a tablet. "Please enter your address."

Elena entered her address, and as she was about to hand it back to the cashier, Das stopped Elena. "Give me."

Confused, Elena gave it to Das. 

Das confirmed the address and checked out, then gave the tablet to the cashier. The cashier looked at Das with a straight face before picking up the next customer.

"Let's go now," Das said as he walked towards the exit. Elena followed Das and left the store.

"Where to now?" Das asked.

"I don't know. Should we eat at the restaurant and then take some home? Or should we take all home?"

"Both works for me. Do whatever you wish>" Das answered.

"You are being weirdly kind today," Elena commented.

Das decided to ignore that comment.

As they were walking, "Wait,"

"What?"

"I will grab some packets from the stuff I just bought. We can eat it on our way."

"..."

"You wait here," She turned around, saying, "And stop with that face!" before rushing to the store.

'No wonder that the cashier was looking at me like this. Elena must have been doing this every time.' Das thought of a logical possibility behind the cashier's action, and he was on the spot.

Das was facing the store and waiting for Elena. The door opened, and a man wearing a mask ran out from the store with a bag in his hand. He ran towards Das. The door opened again, and a security guard came out as he yelled, "Grab him!"

The man crossed the street as he pushed Das on the side. Das watched the man crossing the street. 'Well, I have nothing to do with this.'

Soon after, Das caught a glimpse of Elena crossing the street and trying to catch the thief.