Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 136

Episode 136. Our store is open for business as usual (3)

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I gave a brief explanation to my older sister, who had an expression on her face that said she didn’t understand English. This time, the Countermeasures Committee has dispatched anti-magicians to find the gate and prevent civilian casualties, and I am included in that.

“I thought they only pick people in their third year, but how did you get picked, Lee Chan?”

“My shooter is an advisor to the countermeasures committee. That’s why I used the chance of acquaintances.”

“Your shooter? Do you have a shooter?”

“That, when I took the certification exam, there was a supervisor. That vampire who was threatening to make me a professor. That guy said that it was the law and protected me.”

“Ah, that vampire. I get the general idea.”

I said I would do it when the professor asked if I wanted to do it, and my area was assigned to the area near the store I was in.

I got some guidance information from an expert friend of mine and walked around the area near the store in the middle of the night. There was one place that smelled suspicious, so I asked for help from an expert friend of mine and got a definitive answer.

Here my sister cut me off.

“Who are the other expert acquaintances you know?”

“The person who gave me the map information is, uh… I’ve met you before, right? The Chihuahua Cobalt who bought the mask.”

“Hey, Lee Chan, that guy is crazy. Are you sure you can trust him?”

It was a very reasonable question. While I was wondering how to explain this, I heard another shout from outside. This time, it was a familiar voice.

“Hey!! You!! You son of a bitch!! What the f*ck!!”

It was a voice so loud and filled with resentment that it could even cut through the heavy rain that was flooding the store. After a moment of silence, my older sister asked.

“Lee Chan, didn’t you hear a dog barking just now?”

“I didn’t make any sound.”

“I’m not talking about you, Puppy. Hide for a moment, because it looks like a stranger might come looking for you.”

The puppy nodded at my words and jumped down under the counter, then collapsed flat on his stomach as if his legs had given out. The tension from being swept away by the water must have finally subsided.

My sister and I went right up to the shop window to check outside, and from a distance we saw a familiar dog swimming against the current.

And he does it in the butterfly stroke, with perfect separation. His head is regularly immersed in the water and then lifted out again, all the while shouting skillfully.

“Hey!! Hey you motherf*cker, f*ck!!”

That’s the angriest voice I’ve ever heard. Did I commit a mortal sin?

My sister looked at the Chihuahua with a face that was beyond absurd, and I looked at it with a complicated feeling, but the Chihuahua swam all the way to the front of the store, grabbed the front door handle, and started banging on the door.

And then he said something like this.

“restroom!!”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Give me the bathroom key, you piece of shit!!”

I asked again, wondering if I had heard correctly.

“What do you want?”

“f*ck!!! I have to take a shit!!”

I think I need to hear a more detailed story. I looked at my sister who had a completely unwilling expression, and with a half-crumpled face, I walked over to the front door and pushed it open.

As soon as the door opened, a Chihuahua came over to the table that had been set up as a dam, and started to sing urgently and earnestly while rainwater dripped from its entire body.

“f*ck, I feel like I’m going to pass out right now. Bathroom, where’s the bathroom key?”

“It’s at the counter, but can I ask you something?”

“What. Tell me quickly, quickly.”

“Why didn’t you go to the bathroom at home to do your business and come here?”

When I asked, he shouted in a voice filled with evil, as if all the anger he had been holding back had finally burst out.

“You little shit!! The toilet is overflowing, how can you poop!!!”

Immediately after, he explained with bloodshot eyes and the feeling of shedding tears of blood, that immediately after dark clouds began to form outside, everything related to the water in his house began to overflow.

Sink, sink drain, faucet, shower, toilet, etc. He was doing his job until half of the house was submerged in water, when he suddenly felt a stomachache.

“You were working while your house was flooded?”

It wasn’t me who asked this question. My sister asked in a bewildered tone, and the Chihuahua responded in an equally bewildered tone.

“Then you’re not going to work? The Magic Agency’s bastards’ server is down right now, so there’s a ton of work to do. What if I let go just because my house is flooded? Are you going to do my work for me?”

“no.”

“I know, damn it. That’s why I’m just going to shit and leave. I’m just going to shit and leave, so hurry!! Give me the bathroom key!!”

At this point, my sister seemed to have given up on making a decision and took two steps back, leaving me completely in charge of how to respond to this gentleman. For now, I just responded according to the manual.

“It’s unfortunate that the situation is like this, but it seems like it’s going to be a bit difficult.”

“why!!”

“This is just a guess, but I think you’re buying an officetel. What floor do you live on?”

“4th floor!!!”

“The water in the 4th floor officetel is flowing backwards, so wouldn’t the same thing happen in our bathroom?”

I didn’t want to check it myself, so I said it indirectly. The Chihuahua stared at me for about 10 seconds without blinking.

Then, as if his eyes were stinging, he shed a tear, and as I watched, for the first time, I felt sorry for him. Yes, how much of a stomachache must he have to be to do this…

After a while, the Chihuahua takes out a laptop from behind his back. How did the guy who ran out to use the bathroom get that?

“after.”

He took a deep breath, placed his laptop on one of the remaining tables, picked up one of the chairs that had fallen into the water, and sat down.

“I endure it while working….”

And then I started working. If I showed that to the Beagle CEO of the company where the Chihuahua works, wouldn’t it have a positive effect on next year’s salary negotiations?

While I was thinking, my sister approached the Chihuahua and asked.

“Why did you bring your laptop?”

“It’s a waterproof laptop, so don’t worry about it and just do your own thing. Or are you going to take my shit instead? What the f*ck?”

“… … .”

My sister, who had returned silently, looked at me as if telling me to explain this as well. I made an excuse as it came to mind.

“As you just saw, he has a great sense of professionalism, so I believed him and gave it a try, pretending to be fooled.”

“… Okay. Let’s say I trust that Chihuahua, but who are the other experts?”

A 7-year-old pureblood dragon who just started playing the recorder. If I say that out loud, my older sister will definitely try to low kick me… .

“That person is reluctant to reveal his real name….”

“Then how did you find out? Where is he now?”

“I got sick and went home.”

“What’s going on?”

“Anyway, I’m an unrivaled expert in detecting magical powers, so just pretend you’re being fooled and trust me. Would I be doing something like this without any basis?”

Thinking that there was no answer to this, I changed my stance. My sister, who had been looking at my face, sighed softly and said.

“There’s chaos everywhere right now, trying to find the core gate, Jasha. The Magic Bureau is constantly firing detection magic as they fix the calculation formula.”

“Where are you shooting at?”

“Near government buildings, expensive land, and where high-ranking officials live.”

My sister explained that although the area around this store is a high-risk area for a key gate outbreak, it is not 100% certain.

In addition, it is relatively low priority compared to the central area where important facilities are concentrated. To put it in extreme terms, it is said that it is an area that does not really matter whether there is a water disaster or not.

“I’ll do it later, but… it’ll be a long time later. Don’t say anything because it’ll be the perfect thing to start a protest.”

My impression after hearing this far is that these high-level bastards of this world are out of their minds. Why do they throw shit in the places they need to, leaving dangerous places to their own devices?

“Then is it okay for me to protest alone, sis?”

“I understand what you’re saying, but this is something that needs to be addressed. You’re pushing aside the requests of the higher-ups and interfering by asking for detection magic to be used here.”

“I have a rough idea of where you are right now, but do I still need to use detection magic?”

“I don’t know about the Magic Bureau, but we are. We can’t move unless we’re sure.”

He added that there is a severe shortage of manpower on the hunter side.

All the Hunters with their limbs intact are either going to support the people, rolling around to close the gate, or searching other key gates at the request of their superiors.

That’s why I asked which expert he got the advice from. If it’s not the opinion of a credible expert, I’ll just ignore it as nonsense…

“… I can’t accept it, then.”

Let’s admit what needs to be admitted. The experts who are gathered here are a pureblood dragon who goes to kindergarten, a rookie half-wizard with two weeks of experience, and a Chihuahua who is about to piss his pants?

Honestly, I can’t even trust the country. I asked my older sister with a troubled mind.

“Then, Sister. Is it okay for me to stay like this?”

“I’m doing this because I trust you. Lee Chan, are you an ordinary guy?”

“… That’s a little comforting.”

“I’m feeling fine right now, so tell me what seems suspicious. I’ll go and see for myself.”

It wasn’t far. I went to the counter and spoke quietly enough for only the dog to hear.

“I’m going to go out for a bit, so stay here and rest for a bit. Okay?”

“Okay, I understand.”

He answered in a whisper. Then he looked at his older sister, pointed outside with his finger, and crossed the table and went outside.

The moment I stepped outside, heavy rain began to pour down on my entire body, and my clothes, which had barely dried, became heavy as they absorbed about 2kg of water. This damn rain doesn’t know how to stop it, just how to stop it.

I wondered if that damned dark cloud hanging over the building would disappear if I touched it. While I was thinking about it with my hand, my older sister suddenly grabbed my other hand and said.

“Hey, Lee Chan. Where is the thing you found?”

“It’s a three-minute walk. Why is that?”

“Try to figure out your constitution. I’ll take the lead.”

I let go, so I let go. I grabbed my hand and started walking forward with brisk strides. Even in the rapids that would have swept away my bicycle, there was no resistance like before.

The feeling of being followed is like being dragged halfway while holding onto the boat. About halfway through, something occurred to me, so I asked.

“Sister, can you do whatever you want with your weight?”

“Oh. I can’t use it because it feels uncomfortable to be alive, but I can do whatever I want with my body. If I use my wits, I can even fly around without holding the reins.”

“I see.”

“But didn’t I tell you about this before?”

“I didn’t do it. When the pigeons destroyed the store before, you just disappeared without saying anything.”

“Then since I just said it, please forgive me.”

“What do you mean, look at me? It’s up to you whether I fly or not.”

I walked for two minutes, pretending to have the conversation I hadn’t had before. I reached the manhole cover that Hana had pointed out to me in the morning.

“Can I open this lid?”

“uh.”

My older sister, without saying a word, bent down and placed her hand on the manhole cover, then put her fingers on the edge of the cover and pulled it out in one breath.

I thought I could finally see what was inside, but the moment I actually did, I sighed and exclaimed in admiration at the same time.

“Oh, really… .”

First of all, the rainwater isn’t being sucked in at all. It seems like it’s being blocked by some invisible wall of air.

Also, if the inside was normal, the ladder made by inserting iron rods here would have existed properly. If you want to repair the inside of the sewer, you have to enter through the manhole.

The ladder was twisting in a spiral pattern. It wasn’t twisted, it was becoming twisted.

Sometimes it returns to its original state, and sometimes it bends into an L shape. I don’t know if it’s an optical illusion or if the wall is warped, but it’s definitely not normal.

After checking up to this point, I looked at my older sister, and she was already taking out a smoking cigar from her pocket and biting it. Still, I had to ask for her opinion.

“What do you think, Sister? Do you think this is the right place?”

“… What the heck… .”

I think that’s right. While watching my sister puffing on the water-filled cigarette, I experienced the phenomenon that had occurred to me three times today for the fourth time. Not in a loud voice, but quietly, as if whispering.

“I’m glad you’re in good health, sir.”

When I turned to where the voice had come from, I saw a familiar bowler hat and silver beard. A kind expression on his face, as well as the small wrinkles.

“Huh? No, sir. When did you get here?”

“I just got here. By the way, what are you two doing right now?”