Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 30

Episode 30. The Cigarette Selling Pawn Shop (2)

The goblin must have been quite frustrated with my reaction because he handed me his entire wallet. These guys must have thought this was a pawn shop.

I had no idea what he was going to do, but since he had already given me the collateral, there was no way he couldn’t refund it. After finishing, the goblin told me to wait a moment and went to the liquor corner to get two cans of beer.

“Scrape 6 cans of this.”

“yes?”

“I refunded 4 cans earlier, so 4 cans are empty. Now, please scrape 6 cans.”

What the hell is the point of doing this… No… Is there any point?

Something is trying to come up. Something is trying to come up… Are you really going to do that? Seriously?

“Then it’s 15,000 won. Right?”

After hearing this, I could clearly see that the goblin was serious and that he was up to something. So, what was this bear-nosed bastard trying to say?

Let’s say there’s a beer that costs 3,500 won per can. If you buy two cans, it’ll cost 7,000 won.

However, if you buy 4 cans at once, the price of beer will be 10,000 won. This is because of the convenience store discount policy that says, ‘If you buy 4 or more cans of beer, you will get a discount of 2,500 won per can.’ If you buy 5 cans of beer, it will be 12,500 won, and if you buy 6 cans, it will be 15,000 won, and so on.

And now this goblin is trying to buy 6 cans after refunding the receipt for buying 4 cans. What happens in this case?

Now, you are only actually buying 2 cans of beer, but the price of 2 cans is 5,000 won, not 7,000 won. This is because you bought 6 cans at once, not 4 cans and 2 cans separately. The total price is not 10,000 won + 7,000 won, but 15,000 won… .

“Is that what you’re talking about?”

When asked to confirm, the goblin nodded as if satisfied.

“Now we can communicate.”

I never thought there would be someone who would actually put this diaper logic into practice… .

There is no problem with this structurally. Since you are repurchasing the same number of items as you refunded, the inventory is correct, and the discount policy has not ended yet.

There is no structural problem, but… do you really want to drink beer like this?

And also. If this is done by all the bastards in the world, who would buy a 4-can pack of beer to get a discount? Everyone should carry a refund receipt and get a refund, and buy only as many cans as they need.

Even the price of beer is not the same. Some beers cost 2,700 won and some cost 3,200 won, but if you use this method, you can buy any beer for 2,500 won. There is no such thing as a creative economy.

“It’s not like it’s not possible. Why can’t I do it?”

The goblin asked me in a rude tone, but I couldn’t raise my hand. Is it right to do this, or not to do this?

I didn’t know for sure, so I just did it and saw. I don’t think the marketing department that came up with the beer discount policy didn’t think of this, and it wasn’t like they gave instructions not to do it.

After paying 15,000 won by scraping 6 cans of beer and handing over the card, the goblin stuffed two cans of beer into his pants pocket… .

“effort.”

I went out holding an umbrella.

As I was blankly staring at the main gate, the tobacco fairy sitting on a paper cup muttered.

“I can’t work part-time at a convenience store, even for a short period of time.”

“Yeah, you shouldn’t do that. It’s bad for your health… .”

“But it’s true that I don’t want to be a cigarette fairy. That’s for sure.”

“Then how about the fairy of the smoking cessation patch? I think it would be helpful if you could use your experience working at the tobacco company.”

“What kind of mischief can you get up to if you work there?”

“That’s up to you. Whether it’s selling Band-Aids as nicotine patches or selling bubble gum as smoking cessation gum….”

Honestly, I think that even if they sell it like that, the effect would be similar. What you need to quit smoking is willpower, not a nicotine patch that sticks well.

However, the fairy seemed unwilling to accept my suggestion either, and after groaning for a while with her chin resting on her hand, she shook her head.

“I’ll have to think about it over the weekend. Do you sell whiskey here by any chance?”

“I sell it, but can I drink it?”

“If you buy a 12-year-old whiskey, drink it until it becomes 17 years old.”

Because they are small, they measure their drinking capacity in drops rather than bottles. They are a species with a very cost-effective solution.

I thought I had seen the 12-year-old whiskey on the shelf, so I looked for it, but it was gone.

“Hey, we don’t have the 12-year-old right now. I think it sold out during the day.”

“Uh… Can I order it and have it brought in?”

It is possible. Since whiskey is a product that doesn’t sell well, we don’t keep replenishing empty stock, but if a customer orders and says they will wait, there is no reason not to do so.

“There’s nothing I can’t do… Are there any other fairies among your friends who might play pranks at the convenience store?”

“Well, among the kids who majored in wind magic, there are some who got jobs at a candy company.”

When I asked what the connection between wind magic and a candy company was, I was told that surprisingly many fairies go into candy companies as advisors in the nitrogen packaging field. I don’t know why they would use what they learned for something like that.

“Anyway, if any of those guys try to mess with the inventory numbers here, can you tell them not to do it? They’ll definitely get caught, so it doesn’t matter whether it’s day or night.”

The store manager’s personality seems like he’d laugh it off, saying, “The fairy friends are really cute,” but I think it would be more comfortable for both the store manager and I if the situation where we have to laugh it off didn’t arise. Since we can’t go and find the real people and try to control them, shouldn’t we at least reduce the number of people who come?

The fairy shrugged her shoulders as if it was nothing.

“Yeah, well. You’ve been single for 29 years, so it’s kind of pitiful.”

“What is this fly saying, now?”

“Or should I introduce you to some fairies who are also single? I think you’ll like it.”

He responded by crumpling up the arrogant face. Even if I had to make a hundred-year promise with a life-size pillow that moves, I would never date a fairy. A fairy…

“Don’t hate me. Bye.”

Then, he squeezed through the gap in the front door of the convenience store, paused for a moment, then created something like a soap bubble around his body and flew away into the rain.

I sent it like this… Since you asked for it, I have to do it.

I tried to call the store manager to ask if he could order a bottle of whiskey, but he was on the phone.

I thought it would be over in about 10 minutes, so I waited and called again, but the line was still busy. While I was restocking the ramen stock, wondering what the hell was taking so long on the phone, the store manager called first.

[ Oh, Chan-ah. Why? ]

“The tobacco fairy asked me for a bottle of 12-year-old whiskey. I’ll get it later.”

[ Yeah, let me make a quick note… You said it was 12 years old, right? ]

“Yes. But what were you talking about?”

[ Logistics. They said they’d come later. ]

Are you seeing me again, Sister? Do I have to get those dragon scales again?

It was an experience that I had barely forgotten after receiving the truth for a few days, but when I think about it again, it feels like cement is stuck to my right arm. But after listening to the rest of the story, I thought that this time there wouldn’t be any problems.

[Yoon Ha said that there won’t be any problems with the logistics this time. She said that the business partner was really picky.]

“Then that’s good.”

[ But… um, I heard Chan-i had something to say. ]

“Uh… what is it?”

[ Well, he said he would tell Chan-i about it himself? ]

What on earth are you trying to say?

Since nothing came to mind, I thought back to the first day I met that girl. She was curious about what I had been doing, and she was also curious about my constitution…

I think I need to prepare myself mentally. When I asked when he would be coming, the store manager seemed to not know.

[ You said it was flying in while you were on the phone… Won’t it arrive soon? ]

As the store manager finished speaking, a loud thud was heard from outside. As they say, even a tiger will come when you call it.

“I’ll hang up for a moment.”

[ I see you’re here. Yeah. ]

Later, when I poked my head out of the main gate, I saw a container box leaning against the pavement block at an angle. On top of it, a winged horse was panting, drenched in rainwater, and someone was wearing a yellow raincoat.

The raincoat itself was baggy, but the belt around the waist was tight, so that part of her body line was clearly visible. This meant that she could immediately tell who it was.

Sister Yoon-ha jumped down from the container, took off her hood, and waved at me.

“high.”

“uh.”

I decided to talk things through on the first day and try not to act awkwardly. My sister was already doing that.

“How many days has it been since we last saw each other?”

“Has it been about four days? You said you’d come here often.”

“I’ll come when I have time. I’m working overtime right now. I’m so tired I could die.”

“Working overtime? It’s the weekend?”

“Where is the distinction between weekend and weekday when it comes to gate opening? If it opens, you go.”

Even though he said that, I still didn’t understand, and I ended up thinking that Hunter’s work must be really busy when he’s busy.

After that, my older sister came inside, took off her raincoat, and handed me a receipt. If I just scanned the barcode, my work was done…

[ Hell Horse (Grade A) / 1EA ]

Wow, what the heck is this?

I muttered it out loud. Grade A Hell Horse, the number is one. I checked the weight and it was 520kg.

If I were to guess further, since he went to Hell, he probably looks like he lived in Hell or has lived there… and it looks like a horse.

That was all that came to mind, so I decided to start with my work and think about it. I scanned the barcode on the receipt and showed it to my sister. After glancing at the receipt, she nodded and took a huge wooden box out of the container and strode into the office.

Then he came back after three minutes. Now that I have nothing to see, I can ask him questions with peace of mind.

“Sister. What is that thing you brought?”

“A stuffed animal. If you’re curious, I can take it out and show you. It was really hard to get that.”

I don’t know what I’m talking about. I can’t even tell the difference between a donkey and a calf. But I could tell from my sister’s eyes that she was secretly bragging, so I changed the subject to avoid being upset if I refused.

“The store manager said that my older sister got it by pestering her business partner.”

“uh.”

“Then why did I have to see it? You probably did it yourself.”

“That’s true… No, it makes me mad when I think about it. Hey, Chan-ah. Do you know how much it cost to have that stuffed?”

“How much did you hear?”

“1,500. Of that, 400 was spent just on trimming the hair. Aren’t these guys really crazy about money?”

Seeing you talking about horse mane, I guess it really is something similar to horse mane. But why do you charge 400 for horse mane trimming?

I asked out of curiosity, and it turns out that it’s because Hell Horse’s mane is burning with hellfire. Because of that, the combustion organ at the nape of its neck where the mane is located must undergo a separate purification process…

For that reason, isn’t it worth getting 400? It’s hot. Fire.

I didn’t answer like that. When you’re complaining, you don’t need anything else, and it’s better to just say “Really ㅋㅋ”. When I nodded, my older sister smiled and said.

“So, Lee Chan, I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“Can you do me a favor?”

As she said that, what my older sister took out was something that looked like a heart.