episode_0017

The day after successfully completing the first request.

I was busily flying around the bar in the form of a baby bat.

“What would you like to order?”

“….”

The customers’ reactions to the sight of the baby bat handing over the order ticket so naturally were the same.

At first, he thought this was something, but soon he started to find me cute.

“Okay~”

With my order ticket in hand, I headed back to the main area where the bartenders were.

“Here’s your order sheet!”

When I relaxed my feet, the order tag that was holding on to my feet fell down.

Martin quickly grabbed the order card and confirmed the order.

“Chris, what was the reaction of the guests?”

“Huh? Everyone liked it?”

“Boss. Now that things are like this, petting Chris is also on the menu.”

Hey Martin, this guy. You have the perfect mindset for living in Magusfall.

While I was thinking that, Sylvia responded by shaking the shaker.

“No, I will be the only one petting Chris.”

“What is that!”

Although I felt good about Sylvia’s words, I reacted by flapping my two small wings.

“Ugh, I want to take a break now.”

“There are no customers to take new orders, so you can do that.”

Although I had the appearance of a baby bat, I still felt like the hangover from yesterday had not gone away.

Maybe it’s because my body has become smaller, but I feel more comfortable.

Maybe that’s why I couldn’t quite remember what happened last night.

The chicken I ate yesterday was 44 chicken? 4 pieces, 4 feet, so 44 chickens. It was a very intuitive name.

Depending on the region, Maguspol also has 42 Chickens, which are 4-wings and 2-legs, and 24 Chickens, which are 2-wings and 4-legs.

Naturally, the 44 chicken, which has 4 wings and 4 legs each, is the most popular. I guess that’s natural for humans.

But why haven’t other chicken brands failed yet?…

That’s because 44 Chicken is a new product compared to other chicken brands. Is it like two existing chicken brands joining hands to fight against 44 Chicken?

Well, I’m glad I live in the eastern part of the country where 44 Chicken is sold!

I’m not particularly picky when it comes to eating chicken, but chicken with four wings and four legs?

Who doesn’t like this?

-Soak.

“Chris?”

“Why? Should I go down?”

I casually sat on Sylvia’s head, thinking about yesterday’s events.

“I don’t mind, but it’s inevitable to feel shaken while working, right?”

“I’m fine.”

I felt a bit like a baby bird on a nest.

A memory suddenly flashes through my mind.

“Silvia, I have something to ask.”

“What is it?”

“Youngmin took pictures of me again yesterday, right?”

“…I don’t know. I’m not sure because I’m drunk too.”

Oh, it seemed like Sylvia wasn’t very good at lying.

Her eyes, which normally have such a cold and haughty look, are turned to one side in an awkward way.

Immediately after, the pupils shake as if they have nowhere to go.

“Did Youngmin give you a picture of me?”

“….”

“What! The two of us were one!”

Customers started taking pictures of Sylvia on their mobile devices as she got angry and was bouncing around on her head.

I instantly intercepted Sylvia’s terminal and decided to check the album.

“Chris, was that a fair deal?”

“That’s not important!”

In the album opened like that, there were more than six pictures of me holding a chicken leg like a microphone and giggling.

‘Wow, the angles are all different.’

I returned the terminal to Sylvia and threatened her again.

“Youngmin, this guy. Just come here.”

“Chris, you sure didn’t delete the photo, right?”

“I watched it because it was Sylvia. Youngmin doesn’t have anything like that.”

Well, I guess I’ll tell you that I’m actually a man.

***

While I was disassembling the street, the doorbell suddenly rang. When I heard the sound announcing the arrival of a new guest, I started to move.

Sylvia pressed the button to allow them to pass through the force field, and the two entered the bar.

“…Huh?”

The two are a man and a woman wearing suits.

It’s still noon, so I don’t think they’re office workers who came for the company dinner.

“Welcome!”

“Huh? So cute!”

The female office worker smiled as she saw me fly in front of the two and greet them.

The male office worker also had an expression on his face, but he looked at me and announced that he had come to meet the director of the Blue Heart Office.

“Ah, Sylvia! I think you are a client?!”

“….”

Sylvia came out dressed as a bartender and approached the two office workers.

The eyes of the other two bartenders, Martin and Johnny, were also checking this direction.

“I would like you to submit your request through the office.”

“I came here after receiving a recommendation from the Ildong office.”

“At Ildong’s office?”

“…You can’t. Shall we change seats for a moment?”

When I questioned the male office worker’s words, Sylvia took me and the two office workers to the inner space of the bar.

At least I didn’t have to worry about the guests hearing the conversation I had here.

Before office workers sat down, they did the most important work for them.

“First of all… we are this kind of company.”

A business card delivered at a knife-like angle.

While Sylvia was receiving business cards, I took a peek.

Hmm… it’s not a company I know.

However, Sylvia’s eyes changed slightly, even if only momentarily.

I wondered if there was a connection with the company, but decided to ask later.

“What do you usually do?”

Oh, should I have said it politely?

A situation where words came out before thoughts. But the two office workers didn’t care and began to explain.

“This is a company that focuses on the development of magic tools.”

“Have you heard of Tetra?”

“Tetra?”

“This is a famous company that is developing a quintuple force field.”

‘oh? ‘A five-fold force field?’

If you look at it that way, even in gaming, there were cases where if you helped a specific company succeed in a project, the resulting changes were applied to the game.

One of them was the 5-layer force field mentioned this time…

The quest was certainly well-received, but it was often used to lure newbies because the difficulty of the game increased due to the use of five-layer force fields by major companies.

“And we are a famous subcontractor of Tetra.”

“I wonder why such a great company came to visit us.”

When Sylvia showed interest in the content of the request, the male office worker asked as per procedure.

“First of all, you must promise not to divulge what you are talking about.”

He then presented a document saying he agreed to this.

Oh wow… The scene of requesting a request from a company that is commonly seen in games has been completely omitted.

“Well, it should have been done like this, right?”

“Yes, thank you.”

“A few days ago, several gargoyles infiltrated the company. In the process, our boss went berserk due to the side effects of the magic tool.”

…uh? Is this really possible?

“You’re not asking me to deal with the gargoyle, right?

“The Gargoyle problem has been resolved, but the boss is still on a rampage in the office.”

The male office worker simply called him “boss,” but the female office worker referred to him as “manager.”

“What exactly are the side effects of that magic tool?”

In response to my question, the male office worker displayed a screen on his terminal.

It was a magic tool that looked like a crown.

“The most representative function is to copy and use the abilities of nearby targets.”

The screen related to magic tools disappeared and a new screen appeared.

It was a gargoyle wearing a crown… causing a stir in the office.

“Is that the manager?”

“Yes….”

I was very curious as to how it happened.

But even without me asking, the female office worker spoke first.

According to her, it seemed like the manager was trying to use that magic tool to deal with the situation where the gargoyles had infiltrated the inside and created chaos.

“I think it may have been too easy to access magic tools that had the potential to explode.”

“It was a problem that had not been discovered before. We estimate that the problem may have been caused by an external shock.”

Sylvia summarized the situation at this point.

First, I checked what the goal of the request was.

“Recovery of magic tools.”

“Does it matter whether your boss is alive or dead?”

“I hope you don’t kill them as much as possible, but the company is focusing on recovering the magic tools.”

“….”

Since we were the ones risking our lives, I felt like we couldn’t ask for it.

“But are there any other side effects?”

“We are not sure yet exactly what impact it will have when you approach the manager.”

“There is insufficient information about the target. To be honest, it’s quite dangerous.”

“We may promise additional compensation within a certain range.”

“It’s not a question of compensation.”

Sylvia said that and said she would discuss it with me for a moment.

The two office workers probably just know me as a mascot.

***

I sat on Sylvia’s head and continued the conversation with her.

“Silvia, I’m asking just in case. That company….”

“That is indeed true. This is the company that caused an uproar when Youngmin and I discovered Chris.”

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

“So the Ildong office gave us this job?”

“I think Youngmin probably took that into consideration.”

“What does Sylvia think?”

“To be honest… I think it’s too dangerous. If you’re inside a company building, it’s difficult for Johnny’s minigun to show its full power… and there’s a high possibility that additional damage will occur.”

The same goes for Martin. It was impossible to use toxic gas inside the building.

So what’s left now is the other solvers, and me and Sylvia.

…When I said I was asking for help from the Ildong office. About Deoksu and Youngmin?

The opponent is a gargoyle chief wearing a magic tool.

Suddenly, I closed my eyes for a moment to recall what I experienced when I first came to Magusfall.

Memories of this world that first started on the roof of a building.

Help from office workers who had fallen and an attack from a gargoyle.

Even help from Sylvia and Youngmin.

Now that I think about it, there is this saying among the maxims handed down to the problem solvers in the world of Dream City.

Even if you don’t repay your enemies, you must repay the favor.

What I mean by this is that in this damn city, there are a lot of people who love betrayal… and there are a lot of enemies, and it’s almost annoying to have to worry about all of that.

This is well implemented in the game as well.

Half of the people who were allies were people who betrayed the character and then were persuaded (defeated) or joined the same side again for other reasons.

That’s why in a city like this, there are very few people who know how to give to others.

It was a proverb that meant that a relationship like that should be cherished.

When I think about it, rather than coming to this world and being tormented by evil people… I received a lot of help from good people.

Because, except for the Conakry office, there were no particularly evil people.

Considering Maguspol’s average toughness level, this was a small miracle.

If we look at the beginning and source of this small miracle… it was the employees of that company.

Because they were a miracle to me.

In that case, wouldn’t it be wise for me to repay their kindness and become another miracle?…

I had that thought.

-Jump up.

“Silvia.”

“Phew… I can’t do it.”

Sylvia sighed when she saw my two baby bat-like eyes filled with determination.

But as the sigh left her mouth, a small smile appeared.

Just like that, Sylvia and I approached the two office workers.

I immediately unraveled my transformation and returned to my true self.

“…Huh?!”

“You were that…”

Of course the two office workers recognized me.

“Yes.”

I only realized it now, but it was the person who shouted at me to run away from the building.

I thought it might be the female office worker in front of me.

“We will accept that request.”

“However, I think it will be a collaboration with Ildong’s office rather than just our office. Is that okay?”

“…Oh, of course.”

From the two office workers’ point of view, there would be no harm in hiring a troubleshooter from a more famous office.

So Sylvia decided that Youngmin would come here.

After a while, Sylvia, Youngmin, and I followed the two office workers to the company building.

Around that time, the red moon began to show itself awkwardly in the sky.

I finally felt like I was back where I started.

Red emergency lights were on on one of the floors of the company building. Ah, there it is….

“Now, would you like to become a bat that returns the favor?”