Courting Death System-Chapter 25: Jimmy

Somewhere in Lumina, two men with exactly the same looks, wearing the same clothes entered a clothing store. Both of them were holding black briefcases and looked very professional. The name of the clothing store was Xukki Art, a very famous clothing shop with high quality clothes designed by a very famous designer.

Once inside, rows and rows of expensive clothes filled the shop. Dresses, robes, silk shirts, shoes and other luxury clothes and garments were hung up or folded neatly. The two men didn’t spare these clothes even a single glance and only focused on what they came here for. Seeing the two men, a female shop attendant quickly rushed to welcome them.

"Welcome to Xukki Art. You can call me Sophie, how may I help you, fine gentlemen?"

"We’d like to speak to the owner, Miss Xukki Art. We have some ideas about a... special design and would very much appreciate her assistance." said one of the men.

"I’m sorry Sirs but Miss is currently unavailable. You can leave a message if you..."

"We promise that this will be worth her time so please just go and relay this message for us." interrupted the man as he gave Sophie a piece of paper with a half drawing on it.

Seeing the message, Sophie was amazed by it and quickly rushed to relay the message of the two men who’d visited the shop. Five minutes later, Sophie came back but was followed behind the lady walking in front.

She was a very stunning lady with long silver hair that was smoother than silk, her eyes were a deep purple, with the capabilities of trapping any man who made eye contact with her. Her skin is fair and smooth like a priceless treasure that could only be treated with utmost gentleness. She truly was a stunning beauty as the two men were entranced by her beauty.

"Good day gentlemen. I’m sure you already know who I am but I’d like to formally introduce myself. I am Xukki Art, Holy Church’s costume designer, designer of Saintess, the dress worn by Her Majesty Alz on her wedding day." said Xukki while pulling at the sides of her dress in a ladylike manner.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Xukki. I am Jimmy and this is my colleague Jimmy. We come from afar and for very serious business. If you don’t mind, we can begin immediately." said Jimmy as he took out a full illustration of the half dress drawing.

"You mean right here? Why don’t we go to my office where we’ll be much more comfortable. I understand that you’re in a hurry but Art can’t be rushed." she said.

"It’s either we do it now or we leave. The choice is yours."

"Fine then. We can begin anytime you want."

...

"We have an entire croquis book that we will provide to you. It has many fashion design illustrations that haven’t yet made it to the world. We’ll provide you with a workshop that’s much bigger than this place with even better equipment. If there’s something you want that he didn’t mention, we can talk about it." said one of the Jimmy’s.

"Such an appealing offer, surely there’s a catch. Plus, how can I trust your words when I don’t even know who you work for?" said Xukki.

"We greatly apologise for our lack of manners. We are employees of the Apocalypse Shop that is owned by our boss, Mr Jeff. As for the price, the boss wants capable and talented people like you to come work for him. Everything can be negotiated." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"That’s it?! No! There’s got to be a catch. Such an alluring offer, surely there’s more you want than just me working for you so what is it?! You better tell me the truth or I’ll pretend as if I didn’t hear anything."

"Worry not Miss Art, we assure you that our agenda won’t implicate you in any way, shape or form. We even included this clause in the contract and if we breach the contract then we’ll compensate you ten times what we initially agreed on. But if you insist on knowing, our boss is quite ambitious so he wants to expand the influence of Apocalypse Shop to all corners of Silver Planes."

’Such greed! Such ambition! Such hunger for power! Just who is this Jeff? That’s not the main question, should I accept this offer or not.’ thought Xukki to herself.

"We can go to Apocalypse Shop right now to check out the workshop yourself if you find us untrustworthy. A trip to and back won’t take long, only about ten to fifteen minutes."

"Fine! Let’s go!" Xukki gave the two a deep look before accepting their proposal.

...

The two Jimmys’ didn’t just appear in one city but across the Silver Planes. Many businesses and shops were taken over by Jeff through negotiations and other legal means but of course things don’t always go as planned. But as Jimmy had said, Jeff’s plan was full proof with little chance of failure.

There was one particular shop owner that gave the Jimmys’ quite a hard time that they had to resort to more uh... persuasive means.

This shop wasn’t an ordinary shop but a forge of an old blacksmith. And not just that, this forge was the only forge in that city. This workshop was owned by an old dwarf who already had a head full of grey hair.

"Welcome to Daniel’s Smithy, how can I help you today." said the old dwarf to the two businessmen in suits.

The two Jimmy’s looked at the old dwarf. He was very muscular for an old man, especially his two arms which were super muscular and defined. He had a full beard which was black, long grey hair tied into a ponytail and wore normal clothes. The old dwarf didn’t exude any heavy aura or anything intimidating. Instead, he came off as a harmless old man who loved his craft.

"Mr Daniel, we are employees of the Apocalypse Shop. If you don’t know about it, you’ll know about it soon enough. We’ve come here for business and we have a business proposal for you." one of the Jimmy’s started to pitch the offer to Daniel.

He took out photos of high quality cauldrons, anvils, vice hammers and tongs and other top grade equipment used by blacksmiths in order to entice Daniel. Unfortunately for him, Daniel didn’t seem the least bit interested in what Jimmy was offering.

"I’ve built this forge from the ground up with these two hands. I’ve worked here for almost my entire life and I’m not willing to sell it or trade this place. Since you didn’t come here for my services, please leave my workshop." said Daniel calmly after listening to Jimmy’s proposal.

"Listen here you stupid geezer, we’re here to take over your shop whether you like it or not! It’s up to you if we take over this place while you’re still alive or over your dead body! All I need is to just pull the trigger and your brains will decorate your walls! Do you want that old man?! Do you fucking want that?!" said the other Jimmy as he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Daniel.

Daniel felt the coldness of this weapon as its muzzle was in contact with his forehead. For a moment, he felt like he had come in contact with death. This was the first time he’d experienced such a thing. He didn’t know what kind of weapon this was but it was scary, very scary!

The other Jimmy had suddenly taken out his gun and not just an ordinary gun but an advanced Kimber 1911. These were the more persuasive methods they used when coming across situations like these.

What the two Jimmy’s failed to realise was that old Daniel who was initially afraid, now had a gaze burning with excitement and passion.

"I don’t know who you guys are or who you work for but if you give me the blueprint of this weapon then I’m willing to work for your company. Of course, I’ll start by studying this weapon right here. Reveal yourself!"