Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 2

Episode 2. Adapting to the situation (2)

When I heard the talk about magic, the realization that occurred to me was that the reason the store manager looked young for his age was because of his magical powers.

Of course, the admiration for the realization disappeared in two seconds, and only anger exploded. I came to work thinking it was a convenience store, but it was not a convenience store, but Freddy’s Pizza. What should I do?

First, I decided to try to get the gist of the conversation.

“Manager, you mentioned magic.”

[ huh. ]

“I’m sorry, but I’ve never seen magic before?”

[ …what? ]

“I’ve never seen a vampire or a goblin. I think the manager thought I was familiar with those… different races, but I’m just a civilian.”

I’ve never been hit by a truck, I’ve never dug into a crappy game and gotten to the very end, and I’ve never sent a long note saying I didn’t like the content of a novel. The store manager was silent for a long time, so I guess he got the point.

[ So… how did you get here? ]

“What are you doing? I came in because I saw you.”

[ Does that make sense? ]

If you ask me if it makes sense to come to a convenience store after seeing a job posting for part-time work, I think it makes sense. That is, if that convenience store wasn’t a Halloween party venue where only people I’ve never seen before come. What on earth is this?

The store manager began to groan and worry as if the situation was far beyond his expectations, and in the meantime, a few more customers came in.

To explain without going into the thought process, it was a centaur wearing a delivery app vest.

Oh my goodness, there are deer with human faces walking in, smiling, wearing rider vests. And they make a squeaking sound every time they walk.

“Sir, please give me a seven.”

But if you ask me, I have to give it to you.

“Would you like it in a pack or in a box?”

“Gap. Oh, and give me a lighter too.”

“The lighter is over here.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the counter on the lower left. Meanwhile, behind him, other centaurs were chatting among themselves.

“Youngest, bring me some banana milk. I’ll buy it for you.”

“Yes, sir. Where is the banana milk?”

“Second row from the dairy section.”

By the way, I thought these guys would just giggle, but their voices sounded like normal human voices… No, I’m not a f*cking racist, I’m just saying they’re talking nonsense, whether they’re real or not.

“Hey, do they sell knitwear at convenience stores?”

“They sell them here. Not disposable ones, but proper ones.”

“Really? Hey boss, where’s the knitting needle?”

I asked the store manager, who seemed to still be thinking about it, whether this was a stable or not.

“Store manager, where is the knitting needle?”

[ … uh, third corner, bottom left. ]

“Would you please take a look at the very bottom of that corner?”

The centaur, who had been half-believing and half-doubting while pointing, left, came back a moment later with three horseshoes and placed them down on the counter with a clang. Why on earth do they sell horseshoes at a convenience store?

And the barcode is properly attached. I scanned it and it says 10,950 won per piece. And two plus one.

“It’s 21,900 won.”

“Three?”

“Two outlines. One is two plus one.”

“Oh, damn it. Wait a minute. Here’s 22,000 won… You don’t have to give me a 100 won coin. I have a lot of change right now anyway.”

“yes.”

Then he sold the banana milk and cigarettes and sent them away. The store manager, who had been groaning, seemed to have finally found what to say.

[ First of all, people from other worlds can’t come here. ]

“It’s the same in my world.”

[ Really? Um… Chan, do you know anything? ]

“All I know is how to hold a drill to drill a hole in ceiling cement, and stuff like that.”

[ How do you catch it? ]

“You can just rest the buttstock on your shoulder and push it up to drill a hole. The drill motor will wear out, but how can you do that when you can barely get a hole through?”

But why am I saying this?

The store manager seemed to exclaim in surprise, “Oh…,” then suddenly came to his senses and began to explain my situation.

This convenience store is said to be operating in various places around the world.

Accordingly, the location of the convenience store also moves, sometimes in front of the academy district, sometimes at the intersection of the downtown area, and rarely even in front of the Demon King’s Castle.

I was about to ask if doing business in the Demon King’s Castle would cause problems for maintaining world peace, but I stopped myself. Who cares if that brave guy gets his head smashed in by a bottle of soju sold at our convenience store?

There was only one thing I was curious about right now: how and why did I, a person from another world, end up here?

[ Right now… I don’t know. This is my first time experiencing something like this… ]

So, I changed direction slightly and asked again. Why did this happen to me?

[ … There’s no reason why it wouldn’t be Chan-i.]

“Why is there no reason? I’ve seen people wearing horse masks, but this is the first time I’ve seen a horse wearing a human mask. And it’s not even a mask, it’s talking like a human… .”

[ Chan, I guess there were no centaurs in your world… ]

“Store manager, I guess there’s no such thing as a 29-year-old unemployed person in the world, seeing as someone like me is no ordinary person.”

As we talked, my voice became increasingly raspy. I came here to work at a convenience store, not to ride the Fantasy Express.

I didn’t think the store manager had thrown me into this convenience store on purpose, but just because the fist that hit me was a fist that was swung without my knowledge, it doesn’t mean it won’t hurt or feel bad.

The store manager answered in a sullen voice.

[Okay. Then… I’ll cancel the contract.]

“yes?”

[ This is like an accident. There’s nothing I can do… ]

Contract, termination. My mind, which had been spinning in the air without any solution, suddenly came back to me the moment I heard these two words.

Let’s be realistic. First of all, they definitely give you money here.

Working 12 hours a day, I earn 120,000 won, and since I also work on weekends, it comes to 3.6 million won for 30 days by simple calculation. Regardless of whether I can endure that, the financial aspect is acceptable.

And transportation. This is also an important part when looking for a part-time job. If you start taking the bus, the daily transportation cost alone will be close to 3,000 won, and in a month, 90,000 won will disappear. If you calculate it based on the minimum wage, a day’s worth of part-time job money will disappear.

However, it’s only a 3-minute walk away, so that’s not a problem. The problem is that the convenience store flies me to another world while leaving me stranded, but getting there wasn’t difficult, so that’s a pass.

And the most important thing is, will I die or not to those foreign races? That’s the most important thing.

“Sir, will I ever get 3,000 mL of blood drawn by a vampire, or get beaten with a club by a group of goblins, or get trampled by a bunch of human-headed horses?”

[ That won’t happen! Maybe in the old days. ]

“What was it like in the old days?”

[ Blood, clubs, and hooves were flying everywhere while drawing blood. Now, the law is good, so that doesn’t happen anymore. ]

Anyway, since he said it’s okay now, let’s move on for now.

What happens to me if I hit this place?

I took a month off to find a job and two weeks off to find a part-time job. In total, I took a month and a half off, but if I hadn’t started this part-time job, it would have actually taken much longer. It would never have been finished in at least two months.

If you’re going to keep doing that, wouldn’t it be better to just get this part-time job that pays a lot and has good transportation?

I know it’s a crazy idea, but realistically, I wasn’t sure if I could find another part-time job like this. Aside from the money, if my boss had a bad temper, I would have hit him, but after talking to him, he didn’t seem like such a bad person…

After much thought, I finally came to a conclusion.

“… Manager, please don’t break the contract.”

[ What… should I do? ]

“Let me try.”

I don’t know anymore. How can people live only doing easy things?

[ Are you sure it’s okay? ]

“I said I would try because I don’t know since I haven’t tried it before. Or am I in a really dangerous situation right now and should I stop right now? Even with the protective spell?”

[ … No. There’s definitely a protective spell on it, so it shouldn’t be dangerous. ]

To be honest, I didn’t feel any danger while working right away.

The blonde twintail vampire was just a kid on the outside, the goblins were just a bit sassy, and the centaurs were just noisy and didn’t really do anything.

And there are two things I have realized in my 29 years of life.

First, it is never easy to make money from others, and second, money is more important than life. Otherwise, why would people spend decades of their precious time making money?

If I were to weigh how much my life is worth per hour, I don’t think I’d ever find a place that pays this much. If not, I’d have to go brush lions’ teeth.

“But please don’t hang up the phone. I know you’re tired, but…”

[ It’s okay, I’m not tired. It feels really good to rest after a long time, you know. ]

“How long has it been since you rested?”

[ Um… how many months has it been… ? ]

You worked 24 hours a day for months? Is this also magical power?

Since there were no guests yet, I wanted to ask about this as well, but I couldn’t. Then, a guest came by. And this guest was by no means a nobleman.

So, he was a human, but his head was like a shovel.

His face was so thick with fur that I couldn’t see it at all, and the hand holding out the card was clearly visible as a muscle. I wondered why he was handing out the card right away, but after hearing what he said, I understood right away.

“T-Mani, please check my balance.”

“…ah.”

Yes, of course I will.

I was a little surprised because the voice of the person who was talking was very old. When I came to my senses and checked my balance using the POS machine, I found that I had 1,880 won left. That’s just enough money to ride the bus once.

“You have 1,880 won left, sir.”

“Okay.”

Then, I thought he was going to turn around and leave, but he suddenly turned around and asked me.

“So, you’re saying there’s 1,880 won left?”

“yes.”

“On this transportation card?”

“Yes, it’s that transportation card.”

“So there’s 1,880 won left on this transportation card?”

“Uh… That’s what the machine says.”

“why?”

Why on earth are you asking me why I have 1,880 won left?

I couldn’t come up with a proper answer, so I didn’t say anything at all. I just wanted him to go away, regardless of whether a conclusion was reached or not. However, no matter how long I waited, the sapsaree wouldn’t leave, so I couldn’t hold it in any longer and spoke.

“That… The 80 won left is probably because of the seal price. The seal price is 20 won.”

“I didn’t buy the envelope just now.”

“In the past, in the past.”

“But why is there 1,880 won left on this transportation card?”

“I don’t know. How much you charged before and what your usage history is are customer records.”

“Young man, what do you know?”

I just said I don’t know, right?

The old dog, who was always like that, kept asking me questions like this for five whole minutes. If another customer came, I would have just sent them off to work, but at times like this, the customer just wouldn’t come.

“That’s strange, why is there 1,880 won left…?”

After thinking about it for a few more minutes, Sapsalgae finally went out and spoke to the store manager.

“A man with a scabbard head just arrived.”

[ Kobold. ]

“Do you have a bad memory, Cobalts?”

[ It varies from breed to breed. Those with retriever hair are a bit better, and those with chihuahua hair are a bit… sensitive. ]

Just then, a Chihuahua-headed guest arrived.

“Welcome, Sonn”

“f*ck, where’s my toothbrush?!”