Convenience Store Worker From Another World Chapter 72

Episode 72. Spiritual Consultation Convenience Store (1)

At first, I didn’t understand. Are you saying that he was selected by some gangsters?

I wanted to, but after thinking about it carefully, I thought that it would be better for this guy to get involved with gangsters in order to make a living.

Even though the bosses of the mafia treat their subordinates like worn-out shoes, they treat their pets like genuine Nikes. Why, a mafia boss would sit a cat on his lap and pet it…

I can totally understand the bosses’ position. If they were to trade pets, other than petting them, they’d only see tattooed old men, and they wouldn’t like that either. It wouldn’t be rewarding compared to dogs and cats.

Of course, this guy wasn’t really connected to any gangsters.

“Those Black Wind guys weren’t originally active on such a large scale. They were just guys who would hang out in the park…”

“Hey, punk. Are we talking about a pack of stray dogs?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, sir, who came up with the name ‘Heukpungpa’?”

“The leader of the gang calls himself the Black Wind. I think it’s probably named after him.”

“The black wind… .”

The direct translation is ‘black black wind’. It is a name that makes you feel the destiny of fate.

I don’t think those stray dogs knew the concept of double passive expressions, they just made it up because it looked cool… .

“I think that breed of dog is a Doberman.”

“Are you talking about Doberman?”

“Yeah. You know, the ones with short hair, black hair, slim looks, and broad shoulders?”

The main purpose of raising them is as military or police dogs. Naturally, they also have high IQs and there is no other breed of dog better than this one to be the leader of wild dogs.

As he finished speaking, the puppy nodded vigorously.

“I think that’s right. I always feel this way, but you really know a lot, boss.”

“But how did you get involved with them?”

“Well, it’s not really that we were involved….”

I couldn’t help but get involved.

He started off by saying a few words and then went into more detail. First of all, it was a few days ago that Mongmongi left here for the last time.

After that, he wandered around the streets trying to make a living somehow. He almost got bitten for invading someone’s territory, but on the other hand, he also received favors.

“favor?”

“For example, there’s a noodle shop not far from here. The owner of that noodle shop takes such good care of vagabonds like you.”

“Then you wouldn’t have starved, hey.”

“It was like that for several days.”

The problem was that it was also the territory of other stray dogs. It was a famous restaurant that they even introduced a turn system among themselves, or something like that.

However, he was not cruelly kicked out, and one of the stray dogs bit off a fleshy spine. With the spine in its mouth, it wandered around until it finally ended up in a park.

Perhaps because it was mid-May, the picnic season, people of different races came out for a picnic and were throwing away a lot of leftover food.

In addition, because the lawn is well-maintained, the fur doesn’t get dirty when you wake up, and there is even a drinking fountain for infants and other species, so they can drink water with ease even on their short legs.

I asked along the way.

“Hey, Puppy. Didn’t you say that park was the territory of the Black Wind Sect?”

“Yes. From what I’ve heard, they’ve been there for about three years.”

“But what did you say about eating there? I bet you barked a lot.”

If you watch gangster movies, they’re like, “You invaded their territory,” and they’re playing soccer and baseball with their heads. That’s exactly what he did, and it’s the perfect situation to get bitten.

“I have encountered this before. However, we were able to communicate to some extent at that time.”

“You said we could communicate?”

“He said to me, ‘I will let you off easy now because there are many eyes watching you, but if you show up later, it will be difficult to protect your life.’”

I somehow understood. Since there were so many different races out for the picnic, there must have been that many more people watching.

What if they get caught fighting with other stray dogs while trying to chase them away?

It’s obvious that they’ll be reported as rabid dogs. After that, the dog shelter will be their new home. These black-winded guys have been living in the park for three years, so they seem to have some experience.

After saying this, he added with his ears slightly perked up.

“I also said that since he’s a small guy, he won’t be able to eat much.”

“Did they say that to you?”

“I told you. And then… he laughed at me. Like, “Can you chew dog gum properly with those teeth?”

It must have hurt his feelings that he kept twitching his ear while talking. He stayed like that for a while, then looked up at me and asked.

“So I thought to myself. I’m sure I can chew dog gum more deliciously than you guys.”

“Well done.”

Anyway, the puppy chose the latter option and said he planned to stay in the park for the time being while looking for a place to stay next.

It was like that until yesterday.

“But, the park ended up being closed.”

“Because of the pollen?”

“That’s right.”

Two nights ago, I ate some discarded kimbap and fell into a full sleep, but when I opened my eyes the next afternoon, I was surrounded by a world of different species. Different species wearing protective suits, cameramen, reporters, etc…

Wondering what on earth was going on, I wandered around the park and arrived at the center of the park, where the trees that had been fine until just a moment ago were emitting a glow as if they had been transformed into magical girls.

“When I first saw that light, I just thought it was beautiful… but then I realized it wasn’t light.”

It was only when he heard the aliens shouting, “You f*cking pollen!” that he realized it was pollen, and when he saw them pulling out all sorts of tools and putting on gas masks while shouting, he realized that the situation was serious.

“There was so much chaos that I felt like I would get into trouble if I stayed any longer, so I quickly got out.”

My last memory of the park was narrowly avoiding being kicked and escaping under the no-trespassing tape surrounding the main gate.

And it didn’t end there.

“I had nowhere to go right away, so I tried to go to the noodle restaurant I had been to before. But there was chaos there too.”

“Why there again?”

“The Black Wind Sect has invaded. They say that this is now their territory.”

Because the park was in chaos, the Black Wind Dogs suddenly became homeless.

So I had to find a new territory, but the problem was that as soon as these guys were chased away, I couldn’t see them anymore. I was able to keep an eye on the other races in the park, but there was no reason to do that outside.

So, I started to wander around the streets half-blind, searching every nook and cranny, and the small community I had set up in the noodle shop was no exception.

“Neither the Black Wind Sect nor the old guard backed down an inch. They crushed the tin trash cans and rolled around on the spilled food waste… It was a tragedy.”

However, it is said that the resistance of the existing group did not last long. This is because the Black Wind Sect’s numbers were overwhelmingly greater. Of course, compared to the backyard of a noodle restaurant, the park is much better in terms of size and youth system.

“They fell one by one, and among them was the old Sapsal dog that had given its spine to the main character. I couldn’t ignore the favor I received, so I tried to watch over them somehow…”

“It didn’t go well?”

“It went well. One of the Black Wind Sect members pinned my torso with his front paw and said, ‘I have no interest in picking on the old and the weak, so go away.’”

That Doberman must have royal bloodlines.

Of course, even if he has bloodline, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s a thug who came to the noodle restaurant to rip off the spine… If he didn’t get hurt, then that’s okay.

“After I got out of there, I parted ways with Elder Sapsalgae. After we parted ways, I went around to many places, but there were so many Black Wind Sect members that I couldn’t find a place to stay.”

So, until a few hours ago, he was lying in a styrofoam box under a streetlight, and he came to me as soon as he woke up, and that is the current situation. After hearing everything, I felt… .

“Hey, puppy.”

“Go ahead, sir.”

“You… did you eat today?”

I thought his fate was really strange. To put it simply, he had been wandering, starving, being kicked out, being ignored, and even being stepped on once.

Plus, this guy is so dignified that I sometimes forget, but he’s only a little over two years old.

In human years, he’s 15 years old. It’s an age when it wouldn’t be strange to go through puberty or suffer from second-year syndrome.

“I didn’t eat, but… it’s okay. In fact, there is one talent that I have realized.”

“What kind of talent is this?”

“I can survive without eating for two days. Perhaps, this is the talent that I possess as a spirit.”

“That’s not talent. It’s just something that happens when you’re young.”

This guy occasionally barks, perhaps because of his birth. Even with the hand that is currently shaking off the hair, his body is clearly hunched over. What?

And I didn’t say I wasn’t hungry. I said I could handle it.

I took my hand off the puppy’s body and looked at it. It seemed like the pollen on its body had all been removed. I sat up and encouraged it.

“Come in for a moment, I’ll feed you.”

If you set the table outside, you’ll have to eat the pollen too. I opened the door for him to come in, but he didn’t move from his seat.

“It’s okay. I didn’t come here today to ask you a favor. I just wanted to ask you something.”

“What kind of thing.”

“By the way, sir, do you know when this pollen will die down?”

“When will the pollen end?”

“That’s right. I think that once this pollen subsides, the Black Wind Sect will return to the park.”

It’s a reasonable idea, but I haven’t watched the news yet, so I don’t know for sure. While I’m at it, I’ll sit this guy down and watch the news with him.

“If you don’t know, that’s okay. I’ll just go now…”

“Hey. Since you asked me something, can I ask you something too?”

“Of course, sir.”

“Do you have a place to sleep tonight?”

At my question, the puppy’s tail drooped slightly. The answer he gave a moment later also sounded unsure.

“I… I was going to go to the place I slept earlier… .”

“Well, I guess it must have flown away a long time ago.”

This guy said he slept on a styrofoam box using the streetlight as a blanket.

That was a few hours ago, so the box should be gone by now. Or someone might have picked it up.

If you’re lucky enough to have a post office box #5 still around, you can’t use it unless it’s been thrown away open. This guy can’t spread his front paws out and make a home for himself.

“Then, even on a regular trash bag… .”

“If you want me to do your laundry for you, there’s a sink inside our store. We also sell dog shampoo.”

“That… I’ll decline. When the landlady of the house I was in debt to washed the silk before, her hands were very sharp…”

He said that he almost died because water got into his ear, and since then, just looking at a shower makes his hair stand on end. He shook his head and added in a dejected tone, as if he couldn’t even recall the memories.

“Anyway, I don’t want to be indebted to you any longer, sir.”

“What’s your situation? Is it shedding season for you?”

“That’s not it, though.”

This guy is being a bit of a slacker, but I don’t really feel it. I think he’s just being treated like a Pomeranian.

I changed the subject because I thought that if I spoke honestly, this guy would become even more discouraged.

“If you feel uneasy, don’t worry about being indebted to others, and worry about something else.”

“What are you worried about?”

“I’m worried about paying back the favor.”

“However, I have already received too much from you, sir.”

As he spoke, the puppy became even more depressed. Is this guy really going through puberty?

“How can I repay all this…?”

“There is a way. You can interpret for the dog of a rich family when they come in and buy dog gum.”

“Are there any such cases?”

“There isn’t one yet, and I hope there won’t be one in the future… but you never know.”

This guy is a real spirit. He can communicate with me, and he also has a S-class passive that the phoenix has, which is like a regenerative ability.

And according to the store manager, there may be other things besides these.

So, I really don’t know what the future holds. Could this guy have some kind of foresight and tell me what the NASDAQ trend will be?

“Boss, boss.”

“why.”

“I’ll definitely try to summon a hamburger someday. Then I can fill up the shelves.”

Oh, you really like hamburgers.