episode_0018

Right after finishing the game last night.

Before going to bed, I downloaded the part-time job app and looked at the recruitment notices.

There are two conditions you want.

Not dealing with people.

And something that can only be done on weekends.

There were quite a few part-time jobs that met the conditions.

among them.

What caught my eye was a part-time job called ‘transporting magic stones.’

What is Magic Stone?

It was a stone block containing magical power.

‘There are probably fewer women carrying magic stones.’

I heard that women avoid jobs that work with magic stones.

For example.

Things like processing magic stones or transporting magic stones.

The reason for avoiding it was simple.

Exposure to a moderate amount of magical power is beneficial, but as the saying goes, too much is too bad. Excessive exposure to magical power can cause side effects.

rapid aging.

Mana runaway.

Insensitivity to magic power.

In addition, there were several side effects.

And the magic stone is a conglomerate of magical power.

Handling unprocessed magic stones could cause side effects due to exposure to excessive magical power, so it was natural for women to avoid them.

of course.

This does not mean that all magic stones are dangerous.

It is said that cases of side effects occurring after contact with an ordinary magic stone are rare.

Even so.

It’s not like there are no cases at all, so most women are reluctant to do it.

anyway.

The problem is a magic stone with heavily concentrated magic power.

In other words, it was a special magic stone.

When processing special magic stones.

It is so dangerous that it must be left to a male processor.

The same goes for transportation.

For your information, magic stones do not cause any harm to men.

Because men are creatures that are not adapted to magical power.

I don’t know if it’s a different type of magical power.

There was no worry about side effects arising from the magical power concentrated in the magic stone.

Anyway, for that reason.

Men are overwhelmingly involved in handling magic stones.

Processing magic stones may be easier on the body.

I couldn’t do it because it required skill.

Therefore, I decided to choose transporting magic stones, which anyone can do.

‘But it’s not like there are no women at all. ‘There is no major problem even if a woman handles ordinary magic stones rather than special magic stones.’

There are far fewer women involved in carrying magic stones than other part-time jobs.

It was expected that the male to female ratio would be 7 to 3.

‘Then let’s call soon.’

After checking the number of the person in charge of transportation in the app.

I turned on my phone and entered that number.

And then I pressed the call button.

After a while the beep goes off.

[yes. This is Ji Jin-hyeok, the leader of the Maseok transportation team.]

“Hello. I contacted you after seeing an advertisement for a part-time job transporting Maseok posted on Alba Hell.”

［Ah, yes! By any chance, which part did you contact us for?]

“The weekend part.”

Weekday evenings are also available.

One, I didn’t want to do it anyway.

You must be tired from attending the academy.

[yes yes. They supported me for the weekend part. Are you available for an interview today?]

“It is possible.”

［Then I’ll give you the address, and we’ll meet there.］

“Yes.”

***

A person named Ji Jin-hyeok, the team leader, came to interview for a weekend part-time job.

The location is a cafe located in a downtown area.

It wasn’t far from home.

“There’s nothing to be nervous about. Because it is a simple and formal interview.”

Team leader Ji Jin-hyeok said while holding out coffee.

Ice americano.

It wasn’t my favorite coffee.

Still, he bought it for me, so I guess I’ll have to drink it.

While sipping coffee,

Ji Jin-hyuk sat across from me and asked a question.

“First of all, what is your name?”

“Kang Ha-hwiyo.”

“Yes, Kang Ha-hwi…”

Ji Jin-hyeok writes down my name on his tablet.

He continued with the next question.

“How old are you?”

“Twenty years old.”

“Do you have any experience transporting magic stones?”

“No. This is my first time.”

“Do you have any other part-time job experience?”

“I’ve worked a few other part-time jobs. In a place like a factory.”

“Do you have experience with an ordinary part-time job? Mr. Ha-hwi, are you a student now? Or unemployed?”

“Currently attending Hunter Academy.”

Besides.

How much can you work?

Where do you live?

etc.

A really formal question followed.

After such a simple interview.

Ji Jin-hyuk asked me as he packed his luggage into his bag.

“You passed the interview. Can you go to work today?”

“Today?”

“Yes. If possible today, we will pick you up from where you work, but if you can’t make time, you can come to work next week.”

I thought about it for a while.

I wasn’t expecting to start work right away on the same day.

‘hmm···. ‘I haven’t prepared my heart yet…’

I was drooling over the sudden situation and soon made a decision.

Just do it.

Anyway, I go home and have nothing else to do other than play games.

“I will.”

“Yes. Then, we’ll pick you up at the scene, so let’s go outside. I put the car on standby.”

“I understand. Oh, but the daily wage is paid immediately on site, right?”

“Yes, yes. When the work is completed, we will pay you in cash. If you want, I can give you a weekly or monthly salary.”

It was decided to receive the money as daily wages.

They say you can get a daily wage, but there is no reason to get a weekly or monthly wage.

***

Boarding the black Starex.

It took about an hour to arrive at the scene.

The scene was a densely populated dungeon area.

Please note that part-time workers do not enter dungeons.

Most people who work part-time are not qualified to be hunters.

If you are qualified as a hunter.

Most of them worked as full-time porters rather than part-time workers.

anyway.

A part-time worker like me only had to carry the magic stone placed in front of the dungeon entrance.

It is the porter’s role to transport magic stones from a dungeon.

“Ha-hwi, I will go to area C. That’s because they don’t have enough people.”

“Yes.”

The place I was assigned to was Area C.

I heard that there are E-class and F-class dungeons.

And it is said to be the most difficult terrain to transport.

There are many people who run away because it is difficult to transport.

As a newbie, it was natural for me to be assigned to such a place.

In the first place, we did not want an area that was relatively easy to transport.

Those places are probably reserved for part-time workers who are full of time.

“Then follow me.”

“Yes.”

I followed Ji Jin-hyeok, who was leading the way.

While moving like that.

Other part-time workers who came first and were working came into view.

“Ah. It’s so fucking hard.”

“Shall I beat you up…”

“Area D is still worth doing. Compared to area C.”

“Area C was not a place for people to work.”

“Let’s smoke a cigarette.”

They seem to be part-time workers in District D.

As expected, most of them were men.

Of course, there were quite a few women.

“Oh, it’s so hard, really.”

“Still, it’s nice to work part-time in a place with a lot of men.”

There may be women who don’t.

Most of them felt like they came with that purpose.

Take your eyes off the part-time workers.

I climbed the steeply sloping hill following Jinjihyeok.

As expected from Area C, which is said to be notorious, the road to get there was quite rough.

I don’t know what the terrain is like.

“Mr. Ha-hwi. We’re almost there now.”

“Yes…”

I gasped and nodded.

And when I looked up the hill.

“Area C is hell. You have to run away quickly…”

I saw a woman hurriedly coming down the hill.

A familiar face.

Although we weren’t close, we knew each other well.

Her identity is none other than Isabella Chambers.

She was a female student from England who was in the same class as me.

I recognized him immediately because he was white, not Asian.

‘Why is he here?’

Does Isabella also work part-time here?

It was an incredible coincidence.

I can’t believe I met a fellow student in a place like this.

And Isabella also seemed to be working part-time in Area C.

I don’t want to work with him…

Ji Jin-hyuk looked at Isabella and tilted his head.

“Isabella? Where are you going now?”

“Ah, that…”

“Aren’t you running away because work is difficult?”

“······.”

Glancing.

Isabella squinted at me.

With eyes overflowing with competitive spirit.

Do you have some kind of enemy against me?

I don’t know why it’s been like that since last time.

“Isabella. If you are going to quit, get paid for the hours you worked today in Area A.”

Ji Jin-hyuk said.

Even if you quit midway, you still get money.

Normally, they would say that there is no money to give to someone who runs away.

“Isabella worked for about 4 hours today, so if you get about 100,000 won…”

“No.”

Isabella cutting Ji Jin-hyeok’s waist.

“I have no intention of quitting.”

“Yes? Aren’t you running away now?”

“No. I was just jogging for a bit during my break. Why is this so difficult that you run away? The work is so easy that I want to do it all day.”

After she turned her back.

“Then, I will go back to work soon. Because I rested enough.”

As I walked up the hill,

Slurp!

I tripped on a stone and fell.

“Trigram, are you okay?”

Ji Jin-hyeok asked with concern.

Isabella stood up and brushed the dirt off her clothes.

“Mmm. The floor here isn’t that cold. When I rest later, I can lie down here and rest.”

Pretend nothing is wrong.

Pretend to fall on purpose.

Isabella ran up the hill at full speed, muttering to herself full of bravado.