Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 173

Episode 173. If you don’t know, just learn (3)

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For a moment, I doubted my eyes. Charlie, that gentleman lives five minutes away from where he used to do business before the teleportation, but he has never come by in the morning. So why is he here now?

“No sir, what brings you here at this hour?”

“What does it matter to you where I am at this hour, you piece of shit.”

“Then what brought you here?”

“leave work.”

This time, I doubted my ears. This wasn’t the kind of word that would come out of an office worker’s mouth at 8:20 in the morning. I blinked and waited, and the man answered me once more in a hoarse voice.

“I’m on my way home from work. Damn it.”

“Ugh… .”

Lastly, I questioned the working conditions of this gentleman’s company. It’s not like there aren’t any other gentlemen working in the company besides this gentleman, but why do I only see this gentleman working overtime on empty days?

“Brother. Do we sell poison too?”

In the midst of this, Yuri suddenly looked up at me and asked, “Our store strictly adheres to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act standards for handling safety drugs. Do you want to sell them?”

I was going to tell him this, but Chihuahua started to notice something else and looked back and forth between me, my sister, and Yuri. Then he suddenly started talking to my sister.

“Why are you here? Did you get fired?”

“I’m taking a break. And since you helped me out before, I won’t say anything harsh to you… .”

“No. What the hell are you talking about?”

“Speak more politely. If you speak nicely, won’t you give him what he asks for so foolishly?”

“Are you crazy? Just because you say nice things, there’s poison in the convenience store?”

“I’m not just talking about this once… Ah, just stop talking.”

It was like that before, and it’s like that now, my sister and this Charlie guy have completely different personalities. Even now, I can see right away that my sister is about to explode with anger after just three words.

My sister must have realized this too, because without saying anything, she took out an e-cigarette from her front pocket and spoke to me.

“Lee Chan, I’m going back first.”

“Sister, you said you were going to eat ramen before you left. Should I just go?”

“Uh. Now that I think about it, I don’t like it when someone distracts me while I’m teaching them…”

He mumbled, glanced at the Chihuahua, and spoke confidently.

“If I stay next to this Chihuahua, the back of my neck gets sore. Always.”

“If your neck is sore, you should just put a patch on it. Why are you burning tobacco? Is that a folk remedy?”

“Whose fault is this?”

“Sister, is there a place outside where I can smoke weed? This is the way the kids walk to school.”

“There’s a smoking area inside the school district. College kids smoke, don’t they?”

“Aha. Then I’ll contact you later.”

“Okay.”

Then he twirled the cigarette in his fingers and left, leaving someone else to deal with the Chihuahua. I struck first while the Chihuahua was looking at the medicine cabinet.

“Yuri.”

“Yes, brother.”

“What you see right now is the truth. It’s not something you see often, so observe it carefully.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“This bastard?”

I’ve been dealing with this Chihuahua for a little over a month now, and I’ve gotten to know him to some extent. He may be a bit of a brat, but he’s not a brat at all.

This means that he is the type of person who doesn’t care if others talk badly to him just as much as he talks badly to others. He may be taken aback by what I just said, but he doesn’t seem to be upset.

“Why am I the real deal, damn it? Break a bottle for me.”

“It costs 1,800 won to break one bottle.”

“Why would you do something so foolish and waste money? And why is that pale guy standing there?”

“I’m a new part-timer. This is my first time working here.”

In addition, he is a gentleman who is secretly serious about his work. It is probably thanks to this that he is able to hold on to his job at the company while having a tone of speech that is perfectly suited to being recommended for resignation.

So, since this is my first time, I thought that if I told him in advance, he would be somewhat considerate. I said it with that thought in mind, and it actually had some effect.

“Hey, Pyeonsun.”

Because his speech had become so polite that it was almost deafening. It seemed like he was suggesting that they get along, so I tried to slyly suggest it to Yuri.

“Want to give it a try? I’ll teach you how to use the POS machine while we calculate the cost.”

“yes.”

After giving a short answer, he stood in front of the counter, his posture strangely shy. Even when he greeted her afterwards, his voice was shaking so much that it was barely understandable.

“Uh… come here, sir.”

“Pyeonsun-ah, don’t you sell poison here that really doesn’t leave traces? I’m in a real hurry.”

“Oh, if you’re going to help me, then help me well. Why do you keep looking for that damn poison?”

“Before I die, I’m going to kill that beagle puppy first, you piece of shit.”

This is job training, and I think we should stop looking for poison from this guy. When I say beagle puppy, I mean this guy’s boss at work… .

Since he said he worked until 8 in the morning and was just leaving work, it seemed like the beagle had something to do with it. After listening to what he said later, it turned out that it wasn’t related, but that the beagle was the cause of his overtime.

“This time, the gate was breached. Because of that, the security of the companies in charge was completely destroyed.”

“What the heck, does that even affect the digital world?”

“The digital world is f*cking, the server room froze over. It froze over in May?”

I don’t even know the first letter of IT, but seeing this guy repeating himself like never before, it seems like the situation is very serious. So I just listened quietly. Anyway.

They say that because the server was physically damaged, they have to redo all the work they had done before, and that the amount of work would take at least a month and a half by Chihuahua calculations.

“President Beagle called it three weeks ago.”

“Ugh… .”

“That rabid bastard said he’d give me two months but he said it would take three weeks. And then he goes, “Do you know what the hell he’s talking about?” He says he can handle it if he just increases the workload by 2.8 times the usual amount.”

The legal working hours limit is 40 hours, overtime is 12 hours, and a total of 52 hours. If you multiply this by 2.8 times, it becomes approximately 145.6 hours. One week is 144 hours.

Even the most capable people would shake their heads and say that this is impossible. Yuri, who had been listening to me up to this point, looked up at me with a slightly impressed voice and spoke.

“Wow. The age difference between me and Yunha is bigger than that, oppa.”

“I know….”

“So tell me quickly. Do you have any poison that leaves no trace?”

As unfortunate as the situation is, if convenience stores sold poison to meet this demand, the concept of a boss would disappear from this world. Instead, the number of cemeteries would increase.

“Will it be there?”

“f*ck, then give me some coffee. Something strong.”

“If you’re looking for a high-caffeine drink, why not just buy an energy drink instead of coffee? That’ll be much more effective.”

“Where is that?”

“Second row from the beverage display.”

“If you say it like that, will I understand?”

I wondered how I could explain it better than that, but this time I decided not to say anything. I guess it’s because I’m too tired to even go find a drink.

Thanks to that, I remembered something I wanted to teach her. I gestured to Yuri and walked out of the counter, heading towards the drinks display, and gave her a brief explanation.

“Sometimes, there are customers who ask about the location of items like that. Some ask because they are annoyed, and others ask because they can’t find it no matter how hard they look.”

“Then I guess I need to memorize the locations of the items.”

“Even if you don’t want to memorize the location, you’ll end up memorizing it. You’ll have to know the location of the items anyway to organize logistics and display them.”

“Aha. Why are you bringing it like this?”

“If you ask me to bring it to you, please don’t bring it to me if possible and just tell me verbally. In the meantime, I’ll be emptying the counter, and if you bring it to me one by one, it’ll be hard on you.”

This is just a minor thing, but when it gets really bad, he even buys a case of beer and asks me to bring it to him since he parked his car on the side of the road. I don’t know why he would ask such a thing of a pickpocket.

“Then what I’m bringing you now is this.”

“I’m helping you because you’re a regular at that guy’s place. Once you get used to it, then do whatever you want.”

“yes.”

While we were talking, I came back with 4 energy drinks in my hand and Yuri with 2. I figured that since we had been working all night, we needed to drink at least this much to feel better.

Let’s put it down on the counter, and this gentleman, having prepared it in advance, immediately handed us the card. After accepting it, he pointed to the barcode scanner and began explaining to Yuri.

“I saw you buy ramen earlier. Let’s try making it ourselves this time.”

“Yes, brother.”

“There’s a button under the barcode scanner. Press it and put the drink can here. Scan it.”

I picked it up as instructed and scanned the barcode. At first, I thought it would print well if I held it close, so I placed the barcode scanner LCD very close to the can.

When there was no response when I pressed the button in that state, I glanced at myself and then moved some distance away and pressed the button again. The POS machine screen changed at the same time as the beep sound.

“Aha. So you shouldn’t get too close.”

“Our store’s was like that. After you scan the barcode, you can see that the screen has changed. It’s been registered. There’s something to be careful of when doing this.”

“What is it?”

“Check if you’ve printed as much as you want. If you press this multiple times, it will keep printing. If you send it with duplicate payments, it’ll be a hassle for us later.”

The in-store inventory and actual inventory will be different, and from the moment you make a mistake calculating other products due to the discrepancy, things will become more than just a hassle.

For example, ‘Huh? I definitely sold a pack of cigarettes less earlier, but the sales price is -2000 won instead of -4500 won. Hey, I have to adjust the logistics…’

“omg.”

“It’s a mistake you won’t make if you’re careful. I haven’t had a flat tire with this yet.”

If you don’t make this mistake, it’s much easier to take multiple pictures of the same product than to take pictures of each one. You still need to check if it’s really the same product or a different product with a similar appearance.

After listening to me, he puts the can of soda back in, beeps six times, puts the barcode scanner in, and looks closely at the POS machine. It seems like he’s checking if the quantity is correct as I said.

“… It turned out well, oppa.”

“Oh. There’s a list of payment methods on the right side of where you just saw it. Cards, transit cards, and other things. We just received the card. Click on it.”

“Yes. I just pressed it. Ah. The screen changed.”

“You can see the payment button at the bottom left of the changed screen. When you press it, the reader below will light up. Insert it and wait to complete the payment.”

Since this is his first time doing this, he seems to be listening more attentively than the kids who have done other things. It’s secretly fun to see him do exactly what I say.

The guy who inserted the card stared blankly at the reader, and as soon as the screen indicating that payment had been made appeared, he quickly looked up at me again.

“What next?”

“From here on out, I didn’t see you earlier, so just look. Sir, do you need an envelope?”

“uh.”

He opened the bag right below and held out six cans. The Chihuahua, who was looking down at the bag containing the cans, took out two drinks and placed them down next to him. It was a unique pattern.

“Hey, Pyeonsun.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Is Pyeonsun worth it?”

I’ve been asked the same question before, and I just shook my head in response. I don’t remember the whole situation, but I do remember the Chihuahua coming home from work.

A full month has passed since then, but this gentleman’s work environment doesn’t seem to have changed one bit. Overtime, overtime, overtime. Yuri answered while I was thinking for a moment.

“Yes, it is possible.”

“why?”

“Actually, I’m enjoying it.”

His voice sounds a little excited. Since he’s a guy who rarely shows his emotions, it could just be my mood… .

The Chihuahua must have heard the same thing, because he stared intently at the glass guy’s face. Then he muttered in a deep voice.

“f*ck, when was the last time I enjoyed my work?”

“well.”

“I didn’t ask you, Pyeonsun. I’m going, damn it.”

Then he left, leaving two cans of soda on the counter, with dew starting to form. He picked up the cans that had the glass on them and asked me.

“Can I put this back in?”

“No. The calculations have already been completed, so if you put it back in, the inventory will be misaligned.”

“What happens if there is a mismatch in inventory?”

“You won’t be able to enjoy your work that day. I’ll tell you why later, but for now, just sit here and do whatever you want.”

“Can I do this more?”

“It’s almost time for the elementary school kids to come. The lobby will be packed with customers, but don’t you think it’s a bit much for the counter to be packed too?”

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Around 8:30, a crowd of elementary school students of different races came and left just before 9:00, and I immediately erased any memory of that time from my mind.

All that remained were the results after 30 minutes. The entire process was erased, and only the 『results』 that the store was on the verge of being destroyed remained.

“Wow. I didn’t know there were this many kids in the school district.”

“… … .”

“Brother, are you okay?”

“… When it gets better, I’ll tell you first.”

All I remember is that the front door didn’t close even once for 20 minutes, and there was a loud noise coming from the toy display case. When I looked over, I saw that the toy display case was smashed to pieces.

As if he felt bad for me slumping at the checkout counter, he got up and started cleaning up the mess in front of the trash can. I looked at him and asked.

“Who told you to do that?”

“Someone I know told me.”

“Who knows?”

“Someone with a similar personality to me.”

He said that, but I was tired so I didn’t ask any more questions. Since what I’m doing now won’t be included in my overtime pay, I’ll have to buy myself a packed lunch later.

After that, there were no customers until around 9:30, and I came to my senses a bit by this time and finished cleaning the store. There were sandwich wrappers scattered in the corner of the store. Who was eating and walking in the store?

After cleaning everything up, it was 9:50. While I was searching under the cash register, thinking I should fix the toy display case, the store manager came.

“Chan-ah, Yuri-ya. Hey―”

The store manager, who had been speaking brightly, sank two levels of expression when he saw the toy display case. After a while, he ended his greeting with a slightly sullen voice.

“… Hello. The display case has become a display case again… .”

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t protect you, Sister.”

“Why are you apologizing? I’ll fix this right away, manager.”

“No, I’ll fix it. But let’s finish this quickly first.”

I wondered what he was going to end up doing, but the store manager took out a notebook and sat down at the table. As soon as we sat down, the store manager looked at us and asked.

“Let’s decide our working hours.”

“aha.”

“When do you like Chani? And Yuri?”