Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 197

Episode 197. I, Puppy, Have a Dream (2)

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The dwarf kid who spoke started talking excitedly about things I didn’t ask, and as I listened silently, I started to feel more and more confused. There’s a Pomeranian inside that park that can moonwalk.

“Moonwalk? Why does he do that?”

“I ordered it. You did a good job.”

When asked how he came up with the idea to make a quadruped dog moonwalk, the little boy said that even before he arrived, there were already many people ordering him around. If he was told to walk on two legs, he would walk, and if he was told to turn the propeller with his tail, he would turn it…

I also asked how long the guy had been there, but he didn’t answer and started stamping his feet and whining to me, as if he was trying to tell me to stop talking because he was busy.

“Dog treats. Give them to me. Quickly.”

“The snack is in the fourth corner over there. It looks similar to the cat one, so don’t get confused and get it.”

As soon as I told him where the snack was, he ran away, and the dwarf mother, who was looking at her son, came to me and asked.

“You know very well.”

“Yes? Oh, yes. I’m not wearing a uniform, but I’m a staff member here.”

“sorry.”

She looked at her son, who had returned with his head bowed, as if she could not stop him, then took out her card, paid for about six dog treats, and left with her husband.

As I watched the dwarf family walk away, my older sister muttered in disbelief.

“What on earth is this guy doing…?”

“I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think he’s had any major accidents yet.”

“You don’t even look and you don’t know?”

“If he was doing the same thing to us, there would be a broadcasting station helicopter flying around here by now, sis.”

“Oh, that’s true.”

If that guy had said a word in there, the entire audience would have flipped out, and that dwarf kid would have been looking for something other than dog treats. A dog leash for catching dogs, or a big sleeping bag, or something.

It didn’t cause that much of a fuss, so I think the puppy is just keeping his distance and showing off his tricks to people. I’ll have to go ask him how he got into it though…

“What are you talking about, oppa?”

“I’ll tell you later, so keep an eye on the counter. Are you going with me, Sister?”

“I should go. I was worried about how that kid was doing, so this is a good opportunity.”

So my sister took a shopping bag to put the guy in, and I paid for a hamburger and went out to heat it up. This menu was a triple burger with three patties.

As I walked, I wondered where this guy was showing off his skills, and I stopped halfway through. This was because even as I walked, I heard all sorts of eyewitness accounts from people around me.

“Isn’t that Pomeranian just amazing? It didn’t even run away when the water from the fountain poured down on it.”

“Honey, let’s raise a puppy… Don’t get angry first, just listen to me, honey. Right now, on the way out of the plaza inside the school district, there’s a really smart puppy—”

That guy had become a semi-landmark, so everyone, adults and children, coming out of the school district were saying the same thing. The fountain, the inner square.

“It looks like that place, Lee Chan. The place where water comes out from the end of the Yongsa Sword. Have you ever been there?”

“Yes. Once before.”

I remember seeing the fountain of the warrior statue when I came to get my license, and I remember sitting on a bench near it and drinking a drink. I walked for three minutes, following the map in my head, and I saw the tip of the warrior’s sword spouting water in the distance.

Below that, harpies, kobolds, and beastmen are huddled together, chattering and babbling. Since there were so many people, it was difficult to even find a gap to get in. What on earth is this guy doing, no.

“Sister, why is that guy doing that?”

“Well. Aren’t you doing that because you want to follow the statue of the warrior behind you?”

After accepting my sister’s opinion, it really did look like that. The warrior statue is standing with one foot on the rock and one foot on the ground, with the sword in his hand stretched straight up toward the sky. His equipment, such as the cape and helmet, is also plump.

That little pup is doing exactly that. He’s even dressed like that. He’s got a dry leaf draped between his ears, a newspaper draped over his back and supported by his tail…

It stands on two feet, with one hind foot supporting a rock or a cookie box, and a branch the size of a chopstick is wedged between the toes of its front feet.

“Honey, don’t let your focus waver. I have to put you on Outstar.”

“Cat over Dog viewers, thank you for your 10,000 won donation. The comment window goes up and down so quickly that you can’t see it, so if there’s anything you want, please donate 1,000 won or more…”

“Dad! I want to take a picture too! Me too!”

A cute little guy with short legs is bound to attract a lot of attention.

There wasn’t a single person in the crowd who didn’t have their phone camera on, and every once in a while, a coin would pop out from the crowd and land in front of the puppy.

One of those coins hit a sign at the fountain and fell, and the sign said, ‘Throw a coin for luck!’ I wonder if I’ll get sued for obstruction of business by that guy’s statue…

As I was sitting there dumbfounded by the ridiculous situation, my older sister asked me in a slightly worried voice.

“Lee Chan. Doesn’t it seem like he’s trying to kill himself?”

“I know….”

Looking at the puppy in more detail, I noticed that it was shaking from the tip of its tail to the tips of its front paws. The tips of the tree branches were especially tilted downwards.

“bruise?”

The dog started to look around as if it heard our voices, and the tree branches fell down with a thud. After a while, the dog checked our direction and immediately started barking pitifully.

“Okay! Okay okay okay!”

“What are you saying now?”

“How would you understand?”

“Woof woof woof woof woof, woof woof! Squeak… keung…”

He was completely speechless, and although I didn’t know the content, I could clearly convey the nuance of asking him to spare himself. I guess he wasn’t doing this because he wanted to.

The situation was dire, but what could I do when there were dozens of cameras around me to help? I thought for a moment, gave my sister a hamburger, and took a deep breath.

“Did any good ideas come to mind?”

“The results will tell if it’s a good idea, but for now… Come here, Puppy! Tsk tsk!”

I couldn’t think of any other way. I pushed through the crowd, crouched down in front of the dog, and held out my palm to the dog.

At the same time, people started to complain and grumble. My lover, who was supposedly filming a video to upload to Outstar or something, started getting angry at me.

“Excuse me! What’s going on all of a sudden, sir? We have to reshoot the video!”

“Uh… I’m this dog’s guardian.”

“You’re lying, you didn’t even put a leash on me!”

“Why would you put a leash on a dog that understands everything you say? Come here, dog.

The gaze on my back stings, but I can’t stop now that I’ve already started. At my call, the puppy tilted its head once, relaxed its posture, and came running. I finished speaking.

“If I am your guardian, turn your tail counterclockwise twice. You know counterclockwise?”

It would be much more effective to have him do back flips or moonwalks like we did earlier, but this guy’s feet are numb and he’s shaking. Is there anything to kill him for?

Just in case, I pointed in the direction with my finger. The puppy nodded and turned its tail twice, but the woman who was watching objected as if to say, “Does this make sense?”

“Then who can’t do it? Puppy, if that old man isn’t your master, put your tail on the ground. Can you do it?”

I guess he could, but he’s not that clueless. A woman panics when she sees her dog’s tail sticking up vertically.

“No, not there. The floor. The floor. C’mon, I have to film… .”

“Honey, my arm is starting to hurt. Can you turn off the camera?”

“No way, this is going to get 1 million views―”

“I’ll take that kid with me. Good luck to you all.”

Maybe it was because the woman who had taken the lead had drunk the water. People were still murmuring, but they didn’t show any complaints. Still, just in case, I hugged the puppy and left the crowd without looking back.

As I was leaving, I stuffed the puppy inside my clothes, but the people in front of the fountain must have spread rumors because some of them kept looking at the puppy.

As I was catching my breath sitting on a bench in a relatively quiet place, my older sister, who had followed me, dropped her shopping bag next to me and spoke to me in a displeased voice.

“What is that woman? She’s not even my dog, so why are you telling me to leave her alone?”

“That’s right. He didn’t even throw a coin while filming.”

“What the heck are those views? Anyway, thank you for your hard work, Lee Chan.”

“What a waste of money. I wasted my money, puppy.”

“Don’t worry about it at all. Thank you very much, sir.”

Now he’s talking. It’s doubly nice to hear human speech instead of dog barking. The doggy started talking as soon as I took him out of his clothes and put him in the shopping bag.

“It wasn’t even my intention to beg in the first place. I never dreamed that so many people would flock here…”

“Don’t you know how to run? How can you stand a Pomeranian moonwalking on all fours? Where and when did you learn to moonwalk?”

“That… a few days ago, people gathered there and danced. I was so impressed by the sight of them competing with each other in the fog that I watched them intently with my own eyes.”

There must have been a dance battle held near that fountain a few days ago. If this little guy can follow along right after watching it, then maybe he has some hidden talent as a dancer.

If I hadn’t been confused about the body I was born with, I could have used this talent several times better. While I was absentmindedly thinking about this, my older sister, who was sitting on the bench fanning herself, put her head inside the shopping bag.

“Hey, Puppy. It’s been a long time since we last saw each other.”

“Nice to meet you, Miss Yoon-ha. I was so out of it that I couldn’t even greet you on time.”

“It’s okay, I was out of my mind too. But how did you end up like this?”

“There was no particular reason. It’s just… Don’t you smell a hamburger somewhere right now?”

This guy must have been hungry. My sister quickly stuffed the hamburger she was holding in her other hand into the shopping bag, and decided to pay the bill with the money she had helped me with before.

While Puppy was gorging himself on his hamburger, we each got a drink. Leaning against the back of the bench, my sister and I sipped our drinks in silence, and then I saw a single cloud floating in the sky.

It’s a very pastoral atmosphere. I said it without thinking much about it.

“Oh, I feel a little more relaxed doing this.”

“What do you have to do with your body?”

“It happened once last night. Didn’t the manager tell you about it?”

“What are you talking about?”

I guess he didn’t say anything because he was worried about his sister. I was going to tell this story while I was on the subject, but then Mongmongi ate all the hamburger.

“Whew! Boss, I really enjoyed the meal. How many servings are left for you?”

“Two.”

“Wasn’t there two before?”

“I don’t know, Inma. Just finish what you were saying. There was no particular reason, so why did it turn out like that?”

When I asked, the dog hesitated for a moment and then started talking.

“It was nothing. I was just doing my business in the toilet….”