The Fantasy World Fanatic Wants To Leave Work

50 – 50. How to Survive at U.C. Convenience Store (2)

I blindfolded Diana and talked to Ceretini about the dice.

“What?! Why are you blindfolding me?! T-there’s no intention of taking me to the gallows, right…? I didn’t do anything wrong-“

By the way, the gallows, Ceretini laughed and blindfolded me, but I don’t understand what misconception she’s having.

What does the gallows have to do with a blindfold in the first place?

“It’s frustrating, but bear with it because if you see it wrong, it could cause a problem.”

First, I showed Diana the dice and the bracelet to calm her down.

“Is this a work made by a dwarf? The craftsmanship is excellent. But what do you want to do with this?”

“Last time, the handkerchief you gave me didn’t let the dice swallow it when it was wrapped like this. I want to keep the dice inside this bracelet, but it keeps trying to swallow it… Is there any way?”

“Uh… To carry this dice inside the bracelet-“

Ceretini looked at the dice wrapped in a handkerchief and stared as if it was piercing.

It seems like she’s having a misunderstanding that the dice looks awkward and her face turns red, but it was indeed just a misunderstanding.

“Do you happen to have a hobby of carrying bombs in your hands?”

“What?”

“No, why do you want to carry this dangerous thing on your wrist? There are many things that have a safety pin even for grenades that people hesitate to carry around, but why don’t you have a safety pin…”

Ceretini asked, genuinely not understanding.

A grenade.

Indeed, in terms of throwing when used, it might be similar to a grenade.

But now there’s no safety pin, and the only thing that’s similar is the handkerchief Ceretini gave me.

“Yes, it’s dangerous, but I feel like it’s less dangerous than those who come to the convenience store to kill.”

I said while giving pieces of samgyeopsal-flavored popcorn to the dice.

“Surprising, are you okay touching it barehanded?”

“I’ve only lightly touched the edges with my fingers, fortunately it didn’t swallow my finger.”

If this dice is dangerous, then it’s dangerous, but since I kept feeding it, it seems to have gotten used to me and doesn’t swallow my finger when I lightly touch it.

Still, I’m still afraid to hold it barehanded.

“The artifact of another god, which even devours demons, I don’t understand why it’s okay for you to touch it. Come to think of it, back then, you threw this dice to the demon to devour it… There must have been a reason why the demon weakened so much.”

“By the way, you mentioned that Ceretini said the demon has weakened a lot?”

“Yes, it used to be bigger and stronger. Maybe this dice can’t be the only cause, but it has definitely had a significant impact.”

Moreover, even Ceretini is amazed. The maximum means I can use now is this dice.

If that weird tentacled customer visits again next time, I should really express my gratitude.

“But the more I look at it, the stranger it gets. How can you see this with your own eyes and still be fine? Did you also keep something similar to a transcender in your body? Or maybe the god who gave it to you is in the same category?”

“Well, if that was the case, I wouldn’t be here. It’s probably thanks to this U.C convenience store. I’ve heard something about means of mental defense.”

“Indeed… If a place with such a system exists, it’s possible.”

Ceretini, sitting at the table, looked around and said.

Although U.C convenience store looks like an ordinary convenience store wherever you look, it is very rare in Space-1221, and especially U.C convenience store is something far superior wearing the disguise of a convenience store.

It is definitely not an ordinary convenience store, and it probably has more functions than I know.

Of course, there must be hidden purposes and uses.

“So what do you want?”

“I wish this dice could prevent the bracelet from devouring. I’m currently wrapping it in a handkerchief and carrying it in my pocket, but if I accidentally drop it, it could be a big problem.”

If I drop it by accident and the knot of the handkerchief comes undone and it rolls towards the guests, an accident will happen.

Just looking at the dice can already cause a problem with the mind, and if I touch it or make contact, then one of the convenience store’s guests will disappear.

“It makes sense, and if it’s me, I can do it as much as you want. I am an archangel with great power.”

“Really? Then-“

“No, it’s too early to rejoice.”

I tried to cheer because I can even make a bracelet like my handkerchief, but Ceretini blocked my mouth with her thin, white finger before I could finish speaking.

“I have already shown you the minimum favor by giving you a handkerchief. But if you want more, there must be a corresponding price.”

“A price? What do you mean?”

“Yes. Especially if you seek the favor of an existence like me.”

Ceretini stood up from the chair and approached me.

She casually walked over and sat on my lap across from me.

Suddenly, we were so close that we could feel each other’s body heat, and it felt strange.

“Although you may not see me that way, I am a much more amazing being than you think. I can move a mountain effortlessly just by pointing my finger without using any of my power.”

What is that?

Moving a mountain just by pointing at it? I’m sure I’ve heard that phrase somewhere before.

“Furthermore, unless you are part of the Ma-tap who receives me… Even if you were part of it, it would be very difficult to see my face up close like this. You are already enjoying so much from me that other people can’t even dream of.”

“So… what should I do then?”

“To achieve what you want, you must also fulfill one thing that I want. It’s only fair that there is a give and take. It’s a simple principle, isn’t it?”

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There must be a give to receive.

In other words, it means that just like you need to calculate the value when buying something at a convenience store, you can only take it with you when you pay for it.

“…Hmm. Shall I give you a candy or something?”

“Are you joking with me now?”

“It was just a joke.”

However, even if he asked me like that, I didn’t have anything that I could give or offer to Ceretini.

Anyway, Ceretini has a lot of money, so there is no point in me buying something small from a convenience store or ordering something from Rocket Pang.

Just let him buy it himself with his own money.

Ceretini was always dissatisfied, saying that he could buy all the guns in Rocket Pang that cost hundreds of millions or even billions of won, as long as there were no regulations.

After all, in a deal, you have to offer something that the other person doesn’t have to be effective.

Or, you have what the other person needs.

“Do you have anything you want from me?”

So when I asked what he wanted, Ceretini licked his lips slightly with his tongue and said.

“I am quite interested in you. Personally, I am curious about how an ordinary human like you can have contact with outsiders and still be intact, and also about what kind of universe you have lived in.”

“The first seems like I mentioned earlier, and the second is that I have lived an extraordinary life in an extraordinary universe compared to the universe-1221.”

It seemed like Ceretini was seeing me as someone extraordinary, but whether he was mistaken or not, I am far from being an exceptional person.

Having contact with outsiders and being intact, as I mentioned earlier, was thanks to the functionality of the U.C convenience store, and I did not feel that the universe I lived in was particularly remarkable or unique compared to Universe-1221.

In fact, when I saw it, Universe-1221, which had magic and real-existing deities, seemed to have more personality.

“…Calling it ordinary is a wrong word. The standard of ordinary differs for each person, and your mental structure is definitely not something that an ordinary person can have.”

My mental structure?

Well, my life would definitely be different from ordinary people since my parents passed away when I was in high school.

There’s also the fact that I’ve lost my humanity too early from encountering so many suspicious characters at convenience stores…

But that doesn’t mean that I stand out.

At least, wouldn’t around 1% of people have lived a life similar to mine? Moreover, when I last checked, the Earth’s population had already exceeded 8 billion.

India had even surpassed China in population, probably.

“No, it’s different. I see something different within you. I can’t say exactly what it is, but it’s quite intriguing.”

Ceretini’s pupils brightened.

I feel like he’s staring into me.

“And I am interested in other universes. Especially since you seemed familiar with the guns I had. Perhaps you are not from the universe that handles or produces guns?”

“That’s true. The origin label is ambiguous, so I’m not sure if they were produced in the same universe.”

“I thought so.”

Seretini smiled as if satisfied with my answer.

“If you want, I can make sure that bracelet is not affected by interference from other divine beings. Of course, there will be a price for that, but if you make a contract with me, I could do it for free. Maybe a gift would be appropriate to make it easier for you to understand.”

But suddenly, a contract? I don’t understand why Seretini is so interested in me.

Of course, when I looked at the guns at the kiosk, she asked me many things…

“And even if it’s a contract, there’s nothing I’m forcibly demanding from you, nor am I forcing you to do anything. You just need to trust me.”

I only told her what I found out through TreeWiki, or used the little knowledge I knew about such things because I was interested in them before.

“Besides, I can offer you many things you desire. Although it may only be a pretty and perfect divine body, anything is possible.”

“But suddenly saying such things as a contract…”

“To put it simply, it’s telling you to become a white magician. Apart from having a light bulb above your head, there shouldn’t be any inconveniences.”

For some reason, I felt hesitant, as if she was urging me to stake something like a sub-officer.

It doesn’t seem like she’s saying “become a white magician” in a bad sense to me, but still, something about it caused a strange sense of wariness.

Originally, you have to read the contract carefully and make a decision.

“And I can give you freedom. It seems like you’re being held here against your will.”

“…Really?!”

“Yes, because I have a certain relationship with the administrator.”

But what caught my interest was Seretini’s words that followed.

Giving me freedom means that she can get me out of this goddamn convenience store, right?

So, just as I was about to hear more of Seretini’s story…

[You’re going a bit too far for a joke to our employees. Transcendent customer of Universe 1221.]

Soon, as if saying that I couldn’t just stand there anymore, the voice of the store manager came over the speaker, carrying a warning tone.

Her voice contained clear discomfort.

On the other hand, Seretini showed a look as if she had expected this.