[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-idle-tycoon-system":3,"chapter-idle-tycoon-system-idle-tycoon-system-chapter-44":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Idle Tycoon System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1828040,2431,"Chapter 44: Automaker level 2","idle-tycoon-system-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>I’ve sold out everything, so... why? Why is she still here!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last demon customer had departed, clutching his precious healing bread like a sacred relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s shelves stood empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Success tasted sweet—until he realised the succubus showed no signs of leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lola sat on his counter, her legs swinging like she owned the place, an iced tea bottle still in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail swished lazily behind her as she took another deliberately slow sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else left. Why is the succubus making herself comfortable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations on your first day,\" she purred, her red eyes sparkling with mischief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was quite the enthusiastic reception.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should probably close up shop now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hint taken? Please say hint taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Close up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lola’s laugh tinkled like bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re quite straightforward, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like that in a man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no. Here we go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slid off the counter, her bare feet touching the floor. \"Do you want me to close the windows too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not just—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s face blazed crimson as he understood what she meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not what I meant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lola’s tail curled around her leg with seduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pity. I thought human shopkeepers who open shops in the demon kingdom were supposed to be adventurous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s enjoying this way too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I meant to close the shop. For business. Normal business closing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Normal business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She repeated the phrase like tasting wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How disappointing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does everything she says sound like an invitation to sin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lola stepped closer, head tilted with mock innocence. \"Though I suppose we could discuss... opening hours instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s going to kill me. Death by innuendo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or perhaps you’d prefer to show me your back room inventory?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah backed against his own wall, trapped between stone and succubus. \"There...there is no back room!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" Her eyes widened with theatrical surprise. \"Just this small space? How... intimate... hehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her small giggle sent a shiver down his spine like ice water mixed with liquid fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sound should come with a warning label.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I gotta go. I hope you can leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s voice cracked worse than a teenage boy asking someone to prom. His face burned with embarrassment that probably glowed visible from space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lola’s amber eyes sparkled with predatory delight. \"What if I say... no?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she’d say no. Why would anything be simple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s brain flatlined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System... can I kick this succubus out of the store?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes, host. As the shopkeeper, you have the privilege to remove unwanted individuals from your shop.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank god. I almost thought I was done for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you say no, I’ll have to use force to kick you out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words tumbled out before he could consider how they sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Force? I like that, please do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. Nope. Absolutely not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s imagination immediately went places it had no business going. Images flashed through his mind—none of them appropriate for a professional business relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I don’t kick her out now, I’m definitely going to sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SYSTEM, KICK HER OUT OF THE STORE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Acknowledged, host.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lola had been gliding toward him with one delicate finger trailing along his counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment, she was inside his shop, her eyes promising all sorts of trouble. Next, she stood on the plaza cobblestones, blinking in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Huh? What just happened?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She touched the doorway of his shop, her fingertips meeting solid resistance. Her expression cycled through confusion, surprise, and finally, impressed admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He was able to do this to me... despite me being a master mage.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dangerous smile spread across her beautiful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really isn’t simple...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind wandered down decidedly inappropriate paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious shopkeeper had just casually overpowered her magical defences without breaking a sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder what other kinds of force he’s capable of...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the shop, Noah watched her test the barrier with growing relief and terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scary woman...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he stepped through the portal back to Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His apartment wrapped around him like a safety blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah collapsed onto his couch, heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. The encounter replayed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every look she gave him, every sound she made. Every move she made, all replaying in his mind like a tape that never wanted to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s going to be there tomorrow. Waiting. Probably with new ways to torment me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He buried his face in his hands before he slapped his cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She got me acting like a damn kid! I can’t be doing this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately tried to distract himself from the succubus that made his life infinitely more troublesome by checking his system notifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Focus on numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>IDLE TYCOON SYSTEM\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: Noah Carter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 28\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shops: 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daily Revenue: $1,600\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current Assets: $82,800.23\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shop Points: 1200\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attributes: Strength: 4, Vitality: 4, Intelligence: 7, Agility: 3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skills: Swordsmanship(Level 4), Mana Control (Level 4), Cooking(Level 2), Programming (Level 2), Finance (Level 1), Surviving on Ramen (Level 3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty-two thousand dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah stared at the number, blinking rapidly as if it might change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few weeks ago, he’d been dodging debt collectors and eating ramen for every meal. Now he was officially wealthy, well, more like nouveau riche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m officially out of my poor status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying off his remaining debts, roughly twenty thousand in medical bills and loan shark interest, he’d still have over sixty thousand dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough for a car down payment, a decent apartment, and his father’s ongoing treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relief hit him like a physical wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more choosing between rent and groceries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more watching his father worry about money while fighting for his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After years of grinding, I’ve finally made it out. I’m blessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shop points had jumped to 1200—enough to lock his current location for a period longer than ten days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon kingdom, with its enthusiastic customers and terrifying succubi, could become his long-time base of operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System, can I go back to Esta with 1000 points?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that I want to leave yet. The profits here are too good to abandon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Negative, host. Returning to a previous location requires 2000 points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice as expensive to go back. Makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me check the auto-makers. With the amount of sales I made, Auto-Ice tea should have levelled up to level 2.\u003C\u002Fp>",1046,"2026-06-09T06:05:14.055Z",1,"novelbin.me","dad66a884e29d080eaac52bf85a2889e1c4b947ec28edbc1849a728acf241103","idle-tycoon-system-chapter-45","idle-tycoon-system-chapter-43",438,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fidle-tycoon-system-cover.jpg"]