Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 200

Episode 200. I, Puppy, Have a Dream (5)

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I’m asking this for half personal and half public reasons. I know that cats are territorial animals and don’t like people invading their territory.

I can respect that. After all, he’s not even 4 months old. But the things he does to dislike you are a bit too much. When someone tries to come in, this guy doesn’t hide, but instead throws things at you.

If this happens, I won’t be able to receive customers, deliveries, gas, or water inspections. Even if I make ten concessions and accept customers or deliveries outside the house, I can’t do the inspections myself.

“This is for personal reasons, and I just want to know what that… furry guy is complaining about.”

“Did you name that cat Furball, sir?”

“I’m calling him that because I can’t think of a name for him. Anyway, I live in that house now, but I’m not going to live there forever. What will he do if I leave?”

Any tenants who move in will be kicked out, and later on, the police or whatever will show up and tape up the lobby entrance saying “No Trespassing”, saying the house is possessed by a demon.

If not, I should have trained him a long time ago, and the person who can do that most efficiently is this guy named Mongmongi. Since I can’t communicate with him…

“I tried talking to him before, but… that cat didn’t really talk much.”

“Let’s talk about it later if it doesn’t work out. I’ll give you the down payment.”

I’ve already decided on the amount. The landlord gave me a two-month discount on rent if I were to take care of the cat. Half of that would be fine.

“How much do you pay in rent per month?”

“The average price of a hamburger at our store is 2,000 won. That’s about the price of 100 of them.”

“Oh my god, 100 hamburgers…!”

The amount was so much beyond the acceptable range that the dog started to tremble in shock, and the older sister who had been listening to our conversation asked in a barely audible voice.

“Is this a good plan?”

“I don’t know. But it’s true that he’s a spirit….”

There is something I have felt while meeting several spirits. These guys are much more intelligent than regular animals. The whale guy who said everything he wanted to say was like that, and this guy was like that too… .

“… There’s that guy who says he doesn’t let anyone ride except his sister. He’s the guy who takes his sister with him.”

“Yeah. Why him.”

“You talked to him too. Did you hear anything?”

“Huh? You still haven’t told me about that time?”

“I didn’t do it.”

The last time I saw him was before we moved to Sa-geori, when he was flying with my sister and I haven’t heard any follow-up stories.

At that moment, as if trying to recall what had happened, my sister looked up at the sky, and a text message notification sound came from her phone. Three times in a row.

My sister took her phone out of her pocket, checked the screen, and let out a small sigh. Before I could ask her anything, she put her phone away and got up from her seat.

“Hey, Lee Chan. I’m going to pick up a guest.”

“No, what kind of guest is this on Sunday?”

“I don’t know, but that customer keeps coming to the manager. Anyway, I’m just saying that he’s the deputy manager for nothing… .”

“If you’re looking for the director, shouldn’t the director go?”

“Well… anyway, there is something like that.”

I don’t know exactly what that is, but judging by the fact that he doesn’t show any signs of disapproval, it seems like he’s already made up his mind to go. My sister is bending down and stroking the head of the puppy that was wagging its tail.

“Hey, pup. I’m going to go to work.”

“Oh my. You must have had a hard time this weekend… .”

“If you ever find a job later on, don’t ever become a hunter, no matter what. Got it?”

“I will listen carefully.”

“You too, Lee Chan.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll live like a half-wizard and a half-magician.”

He nodded as if he was satisfied with our answer and left. I quietly watched my sister walk away and sent her a text message on my phone.

At the sound of the text being sent, the puppy perked up his ears and asked.

“What kind of message did you send, sir?”

“I sent my older sister to buy me alcohol. Not food.”

There was something on my mind among the things my sister said today. I couldn’t do anything else.

It’s not uncommon to hear someone lightly whine about how hard their life is, but today is the first time I’ve heard someone say that they don’t do it because they want to be a hunter. After all, who would do a job that involves beating up demons purely because they want to?

I don’t know. I think this way because I came from a safe place, but it might be different for other people in this world.

While I was thinking, Mongmongi appeared outside the bench, crumpling up his shopping bag. Then he said one word.

“It looks like Miss Yoon-ha has some worries too.”

“That’s right. If you don’t tell me, I won’t know.”

So, I’m going to have a drink and listen to your story. After all, I don’t have many people I can drink with, except for my older sister.

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It’s currently 9:30. I stopped by the store before heading home. I was planning on picking up a hamburger as a deposit.

“Welcome… What’s the puppy, bro?”

Let’s get to know each other better. Yuri tilted his head with a blank expression, opened his eyes squintingly, and spoke to me.

“This puppy is the puppy I was talking about earlier.”

“I see. He’s a regular at our store.”

“?”

“Hey, you say something too. It’s okay.”

I bent down and offered it to the puppy. The puppy hesitated, looked up at the glass, and groped as he opened his mouth.

“It’s nice to meet you. Please call me Bon-Kyeon or Puppy.”

“uh….”

“I’m sorry for running away without saying anything this morning. I was flustered because the boss wasn’t there at his usual time…”

And then the dog kept talking. He said things like how he has always been indebted to the president and the ambassador here, that it was his second year, and that he would be taking good care of him in the future…

Even after hearing everything, he looked down at the dog in silence for a long time, and only when a customer came in and he was about to go to the liquor corner did he open his mouth indifferently.

“This is the first time in my life that I’ve seen a talking dog.”

“This is my first time with this guy too. But you don’t seem that surprised?”

“Are you really surprised?”

“Oh, really?”

“It looks fun. I want to talk to her, oppa.”

“Not now, do it tomorrow. Tomorrow. The guests are here.”

As you can see, many people are surprised by what he says. I explained it briefly, but Yuri came over with a big puff of his cheek, showing how dissatisfied he was.

It was the most dissatisfied face I’d ever seen. Then, looking down at the troubled dog, he came up with a compromise.

“Then let’s exchange numbers. I’ll text you tonight.”

“Kkiing… .”

“What the hell is that phone number? Just give me a hamburger so I can go home.”

“Brother, bring it. I can’t even joke around.”

“What? Are you upset?”

“… … .”

“But what are you going to do if you’re upset? What else can you do other than guard the counter for the rest of your shift? Lol.”

When I responded like that, the kid got really upset. He kicked the counter with his foot.

After apologizing, I bought three hamburgers and heated them up in the microwave, but since he’s a gentle guy by nature, he came after me and helped me heat them up.

After giving one to him to eat, he left the store, leaving behind the glass guy who looked noticeably disappointed. As they entered an alley where there were no people, the puppy opened its mouth.

“You seem like a nice person, Miss Yuri.”

“If he wasn’t a good guy, I wouldn’t have picked him.”

“Can we meet in person later? Of course, we can’t exchange phone numbers.”

“You can come whenever you want. Just make sure you don’t come between 8 and 9 in the morning.”

“Why doesn’t it work then?”

I finished explaining how the little ones get rowdy in front of the school gate before going to school, and it was over just as I arrived at my house. The dog’s tail wagged after hearing the explanation.

“Oh my goodness. Miss Hana is the most well-behaved girl in the world… .”

“You never know. Next year, he might be a little dragon who can blow bubble gum….”

“Are you serious?”

“Are you serious? Hey, I’ll open the door, so just stay still for now. Got it?”

As soon as I opened the front door after saying that, I saw the blanket my sister had given me lying sprawled on the sink. It seemed like the person who had been hit by the blanket had finally gotten over it.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of footsteps was heard in the living room, but the sound suddenly stopped in the hallway connecting the living room and the front door. Then, a sharp cry was heard.

“Meow… .”

“Hey, pup. What did he say?”

“It’s called ‘Unyawong,’”

“That sounds the same to me too?”

“Haaaak!!”

I know what this means. It’s telling me not to come in.

At the same time as the sound of jaws being thumped, the blanket that had been lying on the sink rose up and flew towards my face. I tried to block it with my hand, but the blanket avoided my hand and wrapped itself around my arm?

The blanket control is not ordinary. I grab the blanket wrapped tightly around my arm and unwrap it, and this time, water starts gushing out from the sink faucet. It is quite a sight.

“Hey, don’t shoot water at me. Do you want your feed confiscated?!”

“Meow, meow, haaak.”

Even though he was grumbling, the water pressure was still strong. Well, there’s no way that four-month-old furball would understand words like feed and confiscation…

“Boss, boss. Just now!”

“uh.”

“That cat just spoke!”

“What? It’s not like he can’t speak?”

“I heard it clearly with my own ears just now. If you’re going to confiscate the food, then fill the food bowl properly first.”

I don’t know why he’s talking like this, but it looks like he can talk. If that’s the case…

“Tell him to turn off the water first. He uses more water than I do.”

“Okay, I understand. Mr. Cat.”

“Kyaaaaak!!”

“Kyaaaaak, that’s what they say.”

“No, why does that guy keep talking and then stopping?”

“Meow, meow, meow.”

He always talks back to me, but I feel like he has a strange pattern, maybe because it’s the second time I’ve heard him. He answers with short answers to Mongmongi’s words, but answers with long whines to me.

This was interpreted by the dog, and it was quickly discovered why the patterns were different.

“Why would I talk to a mere puppy, you idiot?”

“… So, that guy isn’t even thinking of responding to anything other than what I say right now?”

“Meow. Meow.”

“Because I gave you food, you idiot.”

That furball kept blaming me for something other than feeding him. I was about to throw the blanket at him in anger, but the water in the faucet that he had magically turned on was getting weaker.

“… Meow meow meow.”

“The boss is asking me what I have in my hand right now. He said it smells like something he’s never smelled before.”

While I can’t understand the cries of this guy, this guy seems to understand everything I say. Come to think of it, it was the same flow when I talked to the whale before…

So I explained it to him myself. This is a hamburger, and it is food that costs several times more than dog food for the same weight. After I explained it, the furball started crying after a while.

“Meow meow.”

“I was asking if there was any milk.”

“I wish for that too… If you turn off the water and be quiet, I’ll buy it for you.”

This is my best compromise. After a moment of silence, the cat meowed again.

“Meow.”

“It’s called a deal.”