Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 169

Episode 169. Even the Ambiguous Guy Gets Close (2)

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I don’t know why you suddenly want to make a phone call. What do you mean you don’t think a notebook will work? No, right.

“Hey, are you trying to use magic right now?”

“Don’t talk to me. I have to concentrate.”

“Stop focusing on that. Why are you even paying attention to this in the first place?”

This guy probably doesn’t intend to harm you with magic, but I don’t know what kind of magic he’s using, so I don’t know how things will turn out. Anyway, it’s not really his business.

I told him we’d take care of it, but he was talking back to me on his phone, probably because the call was over.

“I need to talk to you more, but those guys are bothering me.”

“No, if you do that, they’ll just become more annoying.”

“No need to worry. I’ll just take a quick picture.”

Then, I turn on the camera, take a few pictures of the front gate, and send them somewhere.

After that, I called again, and as soon as the phone rang, this guy just said one thing and hung up.

“There’s a convenience store in front of the subway station.”

After that, I put my phone in my pocket and sat down, and that was it. I just crossed my legs, rested my chin on my hand, and quietly looked at the people lying around.

I feel like he’s done something, but because he’s doing so well, I can’t figure out what he’s up to.

“What did you just do?”

“Just wait three minutes.”

The nuance was that I could tell just by looking at them, but I couldn’t just sit back and watch. The things those idiots were doing were becoming more and more bizarre.

“Ten thousand won for a pack of cigarettes. Isn’t that a reasonable deal?”

That goblin guy is now trying to make a deal with the store manager. Since this is a race that values money, I think this might be an extension of their racial trait of thinking that anything can be done with money, even drinking alcohol.

Or maybe he was too drunk to see anything. The store manager remained calm even while dealing with the goblin who was half-slumped on the table.

“Well, if we are to make a reasonable deal, shouldn’t you be an adult first?”

“That’s just irrational. I have the money now, and I have the things I want to buy here. I don’t have to go and say anything.”

“It’s not a matter of whether or not you say it. It’s a matter of conscience.”

“Then how much is your conscience? Ten thousand won?”

“4,500 won is enough, and you just need to show your resident registration card.”

He was saying everything he wanted to say while smiling brightly. In response to the store manager’s reaction, the real goblin started to pound the table nervously, and the floor was a problem in its own way.

“No, shit! This is a convenience store, not a bar!”

“What. What? Here, a song… didn’t we say we were going to a karaoke room?”

“But what is he doing? Is he buying cigarettes? Right now?”

“Hey! I have it, so don’t buy it and just come out!”

They were lying on the floor, each talking one word at a time, and the more I looked at them, the more I could tell they were all different. I approached the counter and spoke to the goblin behind them.

“hey.”

“Wh…what is it?”

“Once you’re done calculating, I’ll calculate it for you too.”

I’m not wearing a uniform right now, so I’m not a pickpocket.

I was planning to talk to him first and then, when things were going well, pretend to support him and drag him out, but this goblin guy started to deal with me too.

“You’re an adult. Buy me some cigarettes.”

“What did you say?”

“Please buy me some cigarettes. I’ll give you a reward. What do you think?”

Hey… .

In my world, there have been a few crazy people who asked me to buy them cigarettes instead, but not to this extent. What on earth is this world going to become?

I was thinking about whether I should just call the police. While I was thinking about it, I heard the front door bell ring. Then came a scream that was almost like crying.

“Are these crazy kids out of their minds!!”

I looked towards where the scream had come from, and a chill ran down my arm. An orc with wrinkles all over his face was standing in front of the main gate, holding a billiard cue in his hand.

Judging by the way he keeps snorting, he must have run like crazy all the way to the store. When I looked up at the main door at the sound of shouting, I saw one of the people with a pale face, muttering while poking his friend.

“Hey… Hey. The school is here now.”

“What’s coming?”

“The school is here, Deungshin-ah!”

“Sing, let’s go to karaoke!! If I, if I talk-”

An orc looks at a centaur tapping its hooves on the ground with a look of disgust, then pokes its buttocks with the end of a billiard cue stick.

There was a clear chalk mark on the buttocks where he had been stabbed. It seemed like he hadn’t brought a billiards paddle to beat up these guys, but had actually been playing billiards just now.

“Ouch! Hey, what kind of kid stabbed… Huh? Teacher?”

“Everyone, get up. Right now.”

Now that they have figured out the situation, the real bastards stand up awkwardly. Then they all cower, and it is incredibly comical to see the centaurs and minotaurs standing with their forelegs together.

“Go outside.”

Judging from the way he obediently listens to everything he’s told, I guess his high school is one that places a lot of emphasis on military discipline. Five out of the six left like this, leaving only the goblin standing in front of the cash register.

I thought he was the most normal since he was the only one standing, but listening to what he’s saying now, I think he’s the most abnormal.

“I’ll give you money, so can you please reduce my points?”

“This is f*cking crazy.”

After concluding his argument with a single word, he lifted the prone goblin and threw it towards the front door. The student council head orc watched the goblin grumble and leave, then nodded towards the store manager.

“We apologize for causing any inconvenience to our students.”

“No way. Kids can do that.”

“Thank you for your consideration. If by any chance… .”

On the way, he took out his wallet from his pocket and handed something to the store manager. It was a business card.

“If those guys come back again, please contact me using this contact information. And, by the way… .”

“yes.”

“I came here after hearing a report of a voice alteration. When I picked up the phone, I thought it was a prank call, but there was a photo attached… .”

When I heard that, I immediately looked towards the table, but as soon as that guy made eye contact with me, he immediately looked away. Did he even change his voice by the way?

“I would like to thank that person. Do you know who that person is?”

“… No. I don’t know. I’m sorry.”

The store manager seemed to have realized that something impossible had happened, so he didn’t say anything else and just nodded. The orc bowed his head twice as much as the store manager.

“I’m the one who should be sorry. Then… .”

After that, he kept nodding his head and holding the billiards stick again and went out, leaving me, the store manager, and that guy Nayuri, who was watching the orc go out with her chin resting on his hand… .

There was only one customer left standing at the drinks counter. It was a rabbit cobalt, and he was so shocked by what had just happened that the product he had chosen fell to the ground at his feet.

After being dazed for a while, I came to my senses and ran out the front door. I picked up the fallen product and checked it out. It was 100% carrot juice. Does it taste good?

“It took exactly three minutes for that orc to come, bro.”

“Yeah. Is that so?”

“Is that what I said?”

I didn’t time it, but I figured it would be like that because he said so. After putting the drinks back on the shelf, I went back to the guy. This time, the manager came with me.

I was about to ask what had just happened, but the store manager spoke first.

“Yuri. Did you call the teacher who just arrived?”

“yes.”

“How did you know that I was nearby and what my phone number was?”

“I asked someone I know.”

It was a statement that omitted a lot of information. How did that person find out that those guys weren’t even wearing uniforms, and how did he find out that the school’s student council president was playing billiards at a nearby billiard hall?

Why did this guy’s magic work so well this time? He was complaining earlier during the day that his magic wasn’t working because of me.

“Who are you?”

“That’s a secret.”

“Then can I try to guess?”

“yes?”

“I used to do some magic. I know pretty much all kinds of magic.”

This guy looked a little flustered, as if he had never asked anyone who knew about this flow. He was a guy whose expression hardly changed, so he must have been more flustered than you might imagine.

“First of all, it’s not information magic, right? In the past, people who came to the store to offer products tried to use that magic, so I put security on it myself.”

“… … .”

“It didn’t even work there, and judging from the fact that it uses a medium like a phone or a notebook, it’s not a perfect magic yet, and judging from the fact that it works well even next to Chan, it’s not a magic that targets a specific target.”

There was no hesitation in reciting, and this guy didn’t seem to have anything to refute, so he just listened without answering. I was a beginner when it came to magic, so I felt like I was learning.

“And… this might be unpleasant for some people, so if you agree, I’ll tell you then.”

“You can talk, Sister.”

“It’s a magic that can’t be used unless you’re of mixed race. At least four races.”

Human bloodline is the strongest. Next are elves, spirits, and vampires.

He said that he thought he needed to think about it a bit more. When he talked about this part, the store manager seemed a bit… to me.

“why?”

“As I guessed, it’s not a magic that can be used without any prior preparation with normal magic power. Isn’t it because several types of magic power were mixed together and it became possible to use it by chance?”

“…well.”

“I guess you were right to the extent of muddle-talking. Honestly, I’m not entirely sure either. In the old days, there were hardly any mixed races.”

It sounded like he was enjoying this situation. Almost as much as when he first encountered my constitution. After saying this, the store manager took a breath and asked.

“But I think I can tell you as much as I can guess. Do you want to hear it?”

It was a question that seemed to have been asked knowing what kind of reaction it would bring, and it seemed that way to me as well. An emotion flashed across the face of this guy who heard the store manager’s words.

Fear. That’s the face you make when you think that the secret you’ve been hiding is being exposed. I must have had the same expression on my face when this guy mentioned the world I used to live in.

“… No. I think it’ll be okay.”

“Then I’ll give you one last piece of advice. Don’t live your life relying solely on that magic.”

“… … .”

“You could be betrayed by the magic you accidentally gained the ability to use. Or you could lose the ability to use that magic at some point… And someone like me could find out, even if it’s just a little bit.”

“… … .”

“I’m done here. Didn’t Chan say something earlier?”

There was, but after hearing the story just now, I forgot how far we had talked. I asked the store manager.

“I’ll do it later. But, what kind of magic is it that he uses? Store manager.”

“I’m not going to comment. I’m not sure, and if I say anything, I think this kid will be really upset.”

“I understand that, but as you know, sir, this is a bit too much for me—”

“Brother.”

This guy suddenly joined the conversation. He looked down and asked.

“why.”

“We were talking about work earlier. I’ve never talked about work before.”

“Oh… That’s right.”

“Actually, I’ve never worked before.”

I think so. Just by looking at what this guy says, it would be hard to handle this guy in any part-time job. He’ll listen to what you say, but…

“But when I saw you earlier, you seemed very busy.”

“Our store usually does that much. In fact, it’s even better now….”

“So, are you hiring staff here?”

After hearing it, I didn’t understand for a moment, so I asked again.

“employee?”

“Yes. For example, me.”