episode_0036

Overtime that is not even worth working overtime.

Since I was the only one on my team who worked overtime, I stayed behind with my escort, Ciela Letel.

Oh, by the way, Lael decided to stay at Eun No-eul’s house after having drinks with other team members today.

“……”

Is it because of my mood that I feel a little sad?

I couldn’t even enjoy the welcome party…

“Ugh…”

Even if you think about it this way when dealing with ghosts, it will only make you look narrow-minded.

Let’s read the manual.

[Ordinary small and medium-sized business overtime manual]

[One. All overtime workers must remember to carry an ‘emergency rescue signal’ and a ‘luminous umbrella’]

[2. Overtime hours are from 18:00 to 22:00. You must remain inside the company during this time]

[3. Resting for about 20 minutes, going to the bathroom, and eating some snacks are allowed, but sleeping, drinking, and making love are strictly prohibited.]

“…affection? Is there anyone at work who does this?”

While reading the manual, a question unknowingly appeared, and Ciella Retel, who was blank with a bored expression, responded.

“Of course, such a manual was created, right? Even if there is a manual, there are people who secretly do it.”

“What happens if…?”

“Something embarrassing, annoying, or painful happens randomly.”

“For example?”

“I guess there was an ‘office worker’ who went to the emergency room because he couldn’t get it out due to vaginismus while he was doing that? That’s just what I heard from Noeul.”

“…Does that fall into any of the following categories: embarrassing, annoying, or painful? Isn’t it all?”

“Ahahaha! That’s right. What was the ‘ordinary small business’ thinking when it did such a thing?”

“Uhm…”

[4. Please avoid using the elevator as much as possible. If you have to board, do not press multiple buttons at the same time. Also, if you see a button for a higher floor than this building, please do not press it.]

[4-1. If you press multiple buttons, you may end up in the ‘middle floor’. In that case, no matter what happens, do not get off the elevator and use the ‘emergency rescue signal’ and ‘luminous umbrella’ to wait for rescue]

[4-2. If you press the button to a higher floor of the building, it may lead you to a ‘horrible large corporation’. In that case, press the first floor button to come down as quickly as possible. If you are heading to a location other than that, good luck]

“…By any chance. Is this building a very dangerous supernatural entity?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

When I showed item number 4, Letel chuckled.

“Ah, don’t worry about that. It’s okay as long as you don’t press the button. And if the situation arises, I can come and rescue you.”

“Oh, can I get it?”

“Of course. About 10 people have gone missing so far, and we’ve rescued two of them.”

“……”

“For your information, this is also great, isn’t it? We went all the way to the ‘world of other possibilities’ and saved it.”

“You can move between dimensions?”

“Yes. We can’t go to all districts, but we can go to districts 12, 45, and 69.”

69 If it’s Earth, isn’t it the world where the uninhabited island I went to is located?

“…It’s huge.”

“Really? Hehehe. Even after all this, I’m one of the most talented people in the management bureau. Do you have some respect for me now?”

She smiled brightly and took a quick step back when she suddenly showed her face.

“Hey, are you embarrassed?”

“I’m going to read the manual, so please be quiet.”

“What? You said it first…”

She complained, but he easily ignored it and shifted his gaze to the paper.

For some reason, I felt so comfortable with Letel that I started interacting with him without even thinking about it.

[5. If you eat in the dining room, you may whisper for someone to give it to you. In that case, no matter what you say, don’t reply, just cook a simple cup of coffee or cup noodles, put it on the shelf, and then leave.]

[6. From 20:00, ‘security guards’ patrol the inside of the company. If you encounter one, calmly reveal that you are working overtime and quickly move to the team office.]

[6-1. The ‘security guard’ walks around with a flashlight and jingling a bundle of keys. If another person claims to be a ‘security guard’, cover your eyes and ears, keep your mouth shut, crouch down as much as possible and do not move for 10 minutes]

[7. There may be times when you hear crying coming from the bathroom, but in that case, please ignore it and use the bathroom on another floor.]

[7-1. If the sound of crying from the bathroom follows you, don’t turn around and go find the ‘security guard’. If that is not possible, please use ‘luminous umbrella’]

[8. Sometimes, the number of people working overtime in the same team office may increase. If that happens, avoid making eye contact or talking to the new person. It has the face of a teammate, but it is not your teammate]

[9. If your computer suddenly turns on or displays text on the screen, try to ignore it as much as possible. If you make eye contact with the ‘face’ on the screen, immediately press the ‘Emergency Rescue Signal’ and use the ‘Luminous Umbrella’]

[10. An ‘ordinary small business’ that is a paranormal entity may provide ‘jobs’. Be sure to complete the task, but if you cannot complete it, press the ‘Emergency Rescue Signal’]

[I hope you finish your overtime shift safely]

“…Isn’t this too dangerous? Are you risking your life to work overtime?”

“Ahaha. It’s an exaggeration to say that it costs your life. As long as you follow what is written there, there will be no problem.”

“I think the very existence of a manual like this is a problem… Is there any reason to use this building as a branch office?”

“Of course there are many reasons, right?”

Letel waved his hands in a circular motion and pointed to the entire office.

“This building is not only suitable for hiding supernatural entities, but it also has excellent defense capabilities to create supernatural phenomena. Physical attacks below a certain level can completely destroy it, and most attacks from other supernatural entities are also impervious to it.”

“Ohh…”

“In addition, the company’s special facilities are very useful. A representative example is the ‘meeting room’, where other people cannot know what is discussed internally, and even if they do, they quickly forget it. The ‘supply room’ also keeps stored items in optimal condition. We will maintain and manage it.”

“Aha, that’s why the supernatural entities in the supply room were piled up so haphazardly.”

I nodded, remembering the somewhat messy ‘supply room’.

“Anyway, have you read the manual now?”

“Yep.”

“Then play with me! I’m bored to death!”

She approached me brazenly like a child and smiled.

“No, what kind of kid are you?”

“Honestly, you’re bored too! Aren’t you?”

“Um, that’s right, but…what are you going to play?”

“Well, let’s talk about it. We have something in common, right? We can’t forget to talk about it!”

“That sure sounds like a bit of fun.”

“Really? Then tell me first! What posts have you been in and out of so far?”

“Ah, I…”

When I briefly summarized the story of my month-long stay on the fantasy uninhabited island world, her eyes sparkled and she nodded.

“Wow, I knew Earth 69 was a dangerous place, but it was more dangerous than I thought.”

“…So, I heard that dimensional travel is possible?”

“Yes. But there are a lot of restrictions, so I can’t travel as freely as I thought. The act itself is dangerous. It’s even more difficult in the ‘other world of possibilities’, so I’ve only been able to travel there about five times at most.”

“I heard it before, what is ‘another world of possibilities’?”

“Huh? Hmm… that’s a little hard to explain… In short, it’s a place where the laws of nature are completely different. Hangil, do you often read web novels?”

Squeak!

She opened the bag of snacks I didn’t know where they came from and held them out to me with a smile, so I took one out and ate it.

“You tend to watch it a little, right? But why is that?”

“If you look at web novels, aren’t there works where the world of men and women is reversed?”

“…no way.”

“That’s right. That world really exists! Wow, I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I first went there. It was really strange to see women doing everything they could to seduce men.”

“That’s really interesting…”

She chewed and swallowed a few snacks in one go and continued speaking as if she was excited.

“Anyway, the more severe the gap with the dimension I belong to, the more difficult it is to move. Even if I do move, I can’t stay there for long.”

After saying that, she suddenly opened her eyes and clapped her hands as if she remembered something she had forgotten.

Of course, because he was holding a bag of snacks, only a dull sound rang out.

“Ah! No! All the cookies are broken!”

“…Why did you suddenly applaud?”

“No, it was my turn to talk, right? I almost fell into the samcheonpo!”

“……”

That kind of reaction just because of that?

Isn’t the action too exaggerated? Is it because it has so many emotions?

When you first meet this type of person, it’s a little confusing.

“Hmm, the first post I entered was ‘Is it possible for humans to adapt in a dimensional gap?’ Wait a moment.”

Invoking the Holy See community, she handed it back to me for me to see.

[G-245 Title: Is it possible for humans to adapt in the dimensional gap…?]

[Content: (Photo of an ordinary human woman) Humans have the characteristic of adapting to anywhere, right…? Then wouldn’t it be possible to adapt to the dimensional gap…?]

[comment]

[G-088: Yes? Is it a gap in a dimension where even a constellation is torn to death if it is low enough? Human? What is it? Please save me]

[G-731: Absolutely impossible]

┗[G-245: Well, still… wouldn’t it be possible if he was immortal or achieved a great feat and was in a state of status…?]

┗[G-731: Impossible]

┗[G-245: I don’t think there’s a need to be so definitive, right…?]

[G-512: It’s the author. You’re not human, right? Even if it is an animal that is characterized by human adaptation, that is impossible. It’s just physically impossible]

┗[G-245: There’s no need to make such a conclusion, right…? Humans adapt to all types of environments…]

[G-309: If you adapt to the dimensional gap, are you a human? It’s a monster]

“Hmm…”

The 245 constellation, which was unilaterally attacked without even a discussion in the comments, soon disappeared without saying a word.

“Looking at the comments, it seems like the dimensional gap is a very dangerous place… Could it be that they were moved here?”

“That’s right. Even when I became ‘immortal’. At first, as soon as I got stuck in the dimensional gap, my whole body was torn apart without me even knowing what was going on? That was my first death. I couldn’t truly die because I was immortal, but maybe it would be similar? ”

“……”

For the first time, I felt a subtle sense of madness as she laughed and said terrible things.

“Of course, I continued to die after my first death. My body repeated rebirth and death countless times.”

She rummaged through the bag of snacks in my hand, took out a small piece, stared at it, and threw it into her mouth.

“After dying endlessly for so many years, I slowly adapted. As I became accustomed to death and began to understand space itself, I was able to protect my body at some point. As a result, what the 245 Constellation said was right. Humans can adapt even there. “It was an amazing creature that could survive, of course, but the person in question didn’t know it.”

“Is it possible that the spatial movement and wormholes you use are by-products of adaptation?”

“That’s right. But even if I gained that ability, it was impossible to escape the dimensional gap. The only time I escaped the dimensional gap was a few years later, when the 245 Constellation posted my picture in another post.”

“…You had a lot of trouble.”

“Ahaha. It’s okay if I don’t comfort you. I didn’t say that to hear you say that.”

Wow!

She ate a handful of the snacks in one go, sucked her fingers, and smiled.

“That’s when my adventure began. Didn’t I already tell you that I’ve been to the post more than ten times?”

“Come to think of it, it was like that.”

“The second post wasn’t a joke either. We were transported to a planet with dozens of times higher gravity… It seems that our constellation is very interested in the limitations of humans. That’s why we suffered a lot physically.”

“……”

Just hearing the story makes you wonder how he didn’t go crazy.

“At first, I resented the Constellation, but now I’m quite satisfied. Thanks to you, my life has become more colorful. Well, actually, there’s no point in blaming me, so I’m almost half-resigned.”

As she said that and smiled, her eyes suddenly turned to my head.

“But Hangil, what is that?”

“Huh? What… huh?”

Before I knew it, there was a small piece of paper placed above my head.

[What today’s overtime recipient ‘Sim Han-gil’ must do]

The moment you look at it, an ominous feeling passes over the top of your head.

“Hey, Letel. Could this be…”

“Ahahaha! Hangil, you’re really unlucky? ‘Ordinary small and medium-sized companies’ rarely provide ‘jobs’!”

“…shit.”

I was just trying to take my time, but it looks like I’ll have to be quite busy.