Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 67

Episode 67. Convenience Store Pollen Warning (2)

This was my plan. I would only have two masks on the shelf, and I would keep the rest in the office, replenishing stock as they sold.

If it’s like this, you won’t be able to do private things, right? Because you can’t see them.

It’s rare for someone to go this far to prevent fraud, but I’ve been harassed by the real people of this world more than once, so I can’t feel at ease unless I do something about it.

“This f*cking kid, where did you go without guarding the counter!!”

But it was all ruined because of that Chihuahua. I returned from the mask stand to the lobby with a heavy heart, and when I saw this guy’s face, my distress doubled.

“Uh… yes, sir.”

“Hey, are you out of the boat?”

“Who is it me?”

“Then who else is here besides you? You, if you leave the counter empty like you did just now and someone steals it, you’ll pay for it?”

It wasn’t that I was upset when I heard the same old nonsense, but there was another reason I was upset.

“I should ask. It’s my fault.”

“That’s not what I’m talking about. I told you not to do anything wrong in the first place.”

“I’ll be more careful next time. And sir, I’m just curious about this.”

“What is it?”

“Why on earth are you wearing goggles?”

Below the neck, a suit and employee ID, above the neck, a pair of goggles on a small dog’s head. It’s a surreal fashion.

Even though I looked outside, wondering if I was some kind of idiot from another world, this guy was the only one walking around wearing goggles. Is this because he works as a door-to-door salesman for sporting goods, or is he like this because he lost a penalty game while drinking?

I didn’t expect to hear an answer when I asked, but he immediately frowned and grumbled at my question.

“My eyes hurt, why?”

“Of course your eyes will hurt since you’re wearing goggles….”

While I was asking, something suddenly came to mind.

“Is it because of the pollen?”

“Or what, would I wear this to go swimming?”

“Isn’t that its original purpose?”

“Why should I swim?”

Yeah, you don’t necessarily have to swim… .

I wished he would just buy two or twenty masks and leave since he didn’t need any, but my question seemed to have opened his mouth. That’s because he started talking to himself in a tone full of resentment.

“What the hell, why did I have to go to a company like that…?”

“In that case, do you happen to work at a company near the park?”

“Across the street, kid.”

This guy really is a company employee. Even a psychopath like this can go to work normally, but what the heck… .

If I summarize the nonstop monologue, it goes like this. First, I drive my car and park it in the building’s underground parking lot.

There were no problems during the few hours I worked in the company office, but when the president arrived at work at 11 a.m., he suddenly opened the window, saying, “Why is the office air so stuffy?”

As soon as that happened, the pollen outside suddenly swarmed in, and the office became a sea of tears because of the high concentration of pollen. That’s understandable, but…

“Didn’t anyone tell the boss not to open the window?”

“I told you, it’s because the boss’s son doesn’t eat.”

I didn’t hear you. When I heard this part, I had a guess.

“By any chance, what is the race of the company president?”

“beagle.”

somehow….

According to the research results of renowned zoologists, surprisingly, the IQ of the Beagle is lower than that of the Chihuahua. You may wonder, “Is a breed of dog that even hunts dogs that is that stupid?”

In fact, it’s not that Beagles are really stupid. There’s just a slight problem with the way their IQ is measured.

Zoologists classify intelligence quotients based on how well they understand and follow human commands, and beagles have this personality. They are assertive and have a strong personality.

In other words, it’s not that Beagles can’t understand what you say, but they are so assertive that they don’t listen when you talk to them.

That’s why it looks like they have a low IQ to us. There’s a reason why Beagles are called the top three noisy dogs.

If you’re going to argue with me, saying, “Our Bok-sil is a good person, right?”, then since she’s a good person, take good care of her until the end of her days. Anyway, the boss, who is very assertive and has a strong personality, caused a flower terror attack on the entire office.

“So what happened?”

“What the hell is going on, this is a mess.”

All employees, including the team leaders who were working near the window, ran out in tears and huddled together in the underground parking lot for a meeting, where opinions were reportedly divided into three groups.

1. Let’s use our monthly leave. 2. If I don’t finish my work today, I’ll have to work overtime tomorrow, so somehow… No, I really can’t stand this, so let’s use our monthly leave.

And 3. If your eyes feel itchy, you can just wear goggles, right?

The third idea was proposed by a Chihuahua, and although no staff member agreed with it, this guy didn’t care at all. Well, Chihuahuas may not be Tier 1 bullies like Beagles, but they are Tier 1.5 bullies.

So, he said that he had been working alone in the office until 30 minutes ago and that he would take a shower when he got home. After hearing everything, I asked him one last question.

“Is there really a need to wear it outside?”

“It’s my heart, kid.”

It’s my mind, so I don’t care either. To be honest, it doesn’t matter to me whether you come while working part-time as a doll or wearing only running clothes in the winter.

Anyway, what did he come to buy this time?

“Do you have a swimsuit?”

“Will it be there?”

“Okay. Then the mask.”

“There it is. At the mask stand over there… .”

“Where is that?”

I took a deep breath as I guided the Chihuahua over there. This Chihuahua seemed like he could take down all the masks in the store.

However, when I saw the mask with my own eyes, I didn’t think it would go that far.

The classification was a bit unusual. There was a large mask for orcs, a mask for goblins, and masks for other races. It was like this. I thought it had to be like this because each person’s head size was different and the location of the ears was different.

The Chihuahua, who was looking at the masks for Cobalt, picked up one of the wrapped masks and handed it to me.

“Hey. Do you like this?”

“I don’t know if that’s any good, so just don’t buy it.”

“This kid?”

“It’s not that I don’t want to sell.”

This is because the thing he picked up was small in size.

This part should be especially carefully considered and sold. This is because it is so small that even a middle school graduate like Jammin cannot wear it.

Some people don’t know this and just buy it because they are blinded by the ‘3-pack’ part. You should never do that. It hurts your ears. And don’t ask for a refund later because you bought it by mistake and opened the packaging. How can you get a refund for something that was opened with common sense?

Chihuahuas are classified as small dogs, but if you buy them based on that and the size doesn’t fit, you can bet they’ll mark their territory on the refrigerator radiator.

“Then what do you want me to buy?”

“I’m looking for it right now, so wait a moment. So… 1 large Cobalt… .”

None. The rate of Cobalts coming to visit is about 30%, so it’s not like we don’t carry them in our store.

“It looks like they’re all sold out today. You’ll have to go somewhere else.”

“Today? Then is there tomorrow?”

“There is tomorrow. The logistics will arrive at noon today, so you can come tomorrow morning―”

Every time this Chihuahua came, I would get dizzy, but when he said he didn’t have anything, he would go without saying anything. I knew it would be the same this time.

However, I had underestimated the Chihuahua.

“At noon today. Does that mean the logistics will arrive in 1 hour and 50 minutes?”

“That’s true. But why?”

“I said I was going to sit down.”

What the hell is this? Waiting for 1 hour and 50 minutes just to buy a mask?

“Customer. Have you been banned from entering any other stores?”

“Why am I getting that?”

“Or else, we don’t sell limited edition masks or anything like that in our store?”

“Who asked for something like that?”

“No, there must be a reason for this, whatever it may be.”

“What the heck, they said they’d increase sales, but why does this kid have so many complaints?”

Sales and all, if you were me, would you want to be in the same building as me for an hour and 50 minutes?

Even this Chihuahua said he had been working at the office until 30 minutes ago. I can’t believe this guy worked normally at the office… but he must be tired anyway.

“You must be tired. If you really need a mask, I’ll have a few lying around, so you can come by tomorrow morning…”

Since there was no reason to kick him out, I tried to coax him with words, but even that was blocked by a single word.

“No, f*ck.”

“Then there’s nothing I can do….”

“Oh, sir, my throat is sore as I talk. Just give me two fatigue recovery pills.”

“… There’s a counter.”

He took two fatigue recovery drinks out of the beverage fridge and brought them to the counter. After paying and handing them over, he placed one of them on the counter without a second thought.

“You eat this.”

Why do you keep giving me things?

I tried to ask him back, but he walked over to the table, sat down, and took out his smartphone. Then he just stared at his phone.

So there was a bottle of Bacchus left on the counter. I took it because they gave it to me… I’ve met a lot of arrogant people while working at the company, but this is the first time in my life that I’ve seen someone who does things their own way.

I tried to watch the news on my tablet PC from time to time, but I knew that if I did that, he would throw a tantrum and say something while I was working…

* * *

In the end, I was unable to move for nearly two hours and just accepted customers.

Maybe it was because of the pollen, but there weren’t many customers, and thanks to that, there weren’t any fights with mask hoarders. Maybe it was because it wasn’t a situation that would last long.

Or maybe it’s because I don’t want to make eye contact with that Chihuahua. I don’t know.

Still, I looked at the Chihuahua every time I was letting in or sending out guests, and fortunately, the dog didn’t grab each and every guest and start talking nonsense.

Of course, I’m not saying he didn’t do it to me.

“Hey, is there anything else besides classical music in the store?”

“I can’t change the music. The store plays it automatically.”

“What the heck. Do they sell earphones here?”

“I’ll look into it. There’s one exclusively for Cobalt…”

Looking around the ready-made corner, I found an earphone that was labeled as being exclusively for Cobalt. It was an earphone in the form of an earring, but the earring attachment was a bit large. It seemed to be to prevent the earphone from falling out inside the ear.

Maybe it’s because of the accessories, but the price is a bit expensive at 40,000 won. I thought he might try to haggle over the price, but he just handed me his card without saying anything after hearing the price.

After finishing the calculation and handing it over, he grabs it with his hand and starts ripping it open, then starts picking up the crumbs scattered on the counter one by one.

“Just leave it, I’ll clean it up.”

“What the hell are you talking about? Why are you throwing away my trash?”

The people who eat food at the store and then leave it there have a mindset of, ‘Why am I throwing away this trash?’ They pick up the trash themselves, separate it, and then go back to their seats and don’t even move.

And at noon, Sister Yoon-ha came.

“Hey, Lee Chan! Look at me!”

As soon as he got here, he told me to look at him. When I looked, half of his body, including the mask he was wearing, was discolored pink. It looks like he ended up like that after flying around with a load attached to his horse.

First, I told him what I thought.

“Awesome.”

“My sister has suffered like this. If you’ve seen it all, give me a broom. I can brush my body.”

“Why are you using a broom to sweep the floor when you’re wiping your body? Just wait a minute.”

Since this store is quite large, there is a sink near the counter for washing hands. There are also towels hanging there.

I soaked a towel in water, wrung it out, and handed it to him. He said he was going to dry off outside and went out. As I was wiping the water off my hands on my pants, a Chihuahua was suddenly standing in front of the counter.

“Why, again.”

“Hey. Are the logistics here now?”

“You’re here. I’ll give you a mask, so if you stay for a moment… .”

Before I could even finish speaking, he glanced at the main gate and immediately left, right?

I quickly followed him out, and saw that he was already talking to my older sister.

“hey.”

“Yes? Me?”

“Yeah, you. Just give me one mask.”