episode_0096

It may be surprising, but the ‘ordinary small and medium-sized business’ that I remember is unsuitable in many ways to be called a company.

That’s because it wasn’t a place operated for the purpose of profit.

Neither the ‘ordinary small business’ nor the ‘management bureau employees’ working hard as ‘office workers’ act for money.

At least, the ‘management bureau employees’ had missions such as storing and managing paranormal phenomena, and detecting and suppressing or eliminating the occurrence of supernatural phenomena, but ‘ordinary small and medium-sized businesses’ really, truly had no meaning.

This means that all ‘jobs’ are useless things.

As if they care about the packaging of the ‘company’, they have report forms, payment forms, other rank systems, programs, presets, etc., but all they do using them is really pure ‘labor’.

The amount wasn’t even that much, so when I went to work, I could leisurely play games and watch movies.

But, what is this scenery now?

“Calculation, calculation… hehehe… I’ve been doing meaningless calculations for several days now…!”

“Write an application to be returned to the damage recovery team…Write an application to be returned to the information management team…Hehehe…I don’t know how many times it’s already been, how long do I have to go back and forth between teams…!”

“I have to write a report…I have to write a report on why the sky is blue and why the moon rises at night…”

“Water! Give me water! Or give me caffeine!”

Numerous ‘office workers’ walk around like zombies with faces drenched in pain and fatigue.

“So…bring something to eat…give me the report and the data…!”

The ‘security guard’ was constantly moving around and eating food, final payment documents, pens, desks, etc. His stomach was incredibly bloated from how much he had eaten.

“……”

It seems like it’s gotten more serious than before…?

-It’s like hell. Mr. Hangil. Are you sure you want to work here?

“…I’m feeling a bit regretful too. Since I’m still an intern, wouldn’t I be able to run away…?”

At that time, when I was shaking in fear and swallowing dry saliva, someone hugged me by the arm.

“Ugh!?”

“Hehehe… Oppa. Oppa Han-gil…! You came to help us? I’m so happy. Now, let’s get to work. Work…!”

“Saeron!? Your face is not funny!? Are you okay? No, sleep! Stop!”

I tried to stop Saeron, who was dragging my arm, but her power, tinged with madness, was too strong to understand.

In the end, I was helplessly taken to the ‘Paranormal Phenomena Response Team’.

“Uuuu…”

In the office, Noeul was pressed against her desk with a deathly look on her face.

“Huh? There’s only sunset? What about Gyeong-hyung?”

“Gyeonggu oppa is at the gym…”

“Gym? Oh, but you seem to have surprisingly plenty of free time. Looking at the fact that you even have time to exercise.”

Noeul and Saeron laugh bitterly at my words.

“No… it’s a ‘job’ given by an ‘ordinary small business.’”

“As far as I know, you’ve been doing it for 12 hours now… At that point, it’s torture.”

At a loss for words, I smiled awkwardly and looked at them.

“Hmm… I see. It’s not dangerous, right?”

“Yes. Even so, there is no ‘work’ that could kill you. I feel like I am controlling it exquisitely…and there is also the Bureau’s special drug, so the situation is not as serious as it looks.”

“That’s a good thing. I think I’ve seen enough, so I’ll just leave. Oh, let me know when you can use a miracle using points. I’ll see you then.”

Saeron and Noeul suddenly grab my wrist as I try to run away.

“Hehehe…there’s no way around it. There’s a lot of backlogged work, so please check everything. It’s all just meaningless arithmetic calculations and subjective questions from the moral test for elementary school students!”

“Oh, no! I’m an intern! Is it okay for me to do something like this!?”

“It’s your choice! You have to endure it with all your might!”

“Let’s work together, brother! I’m sure it’ll be fun!”

Coo!

A mountain of paper was placed on the desk.

“……”

When I saw that, I was speechless and turned completely white.

***

“Uuuu…”

As I was calculating the four basic arithmetic operations that had no meaning or purpose, solving moral problems that asked the obvious, and writing a 10-page report on why the sun is bright and why the night is dark, it was already past midnight.

“After work… I’m home from work…”

“I survived… today too…”

“I’m going home… I’m going home… have a drink and sleep…”

“Ehehehe, ehehehe…”

Still, they let me leave work.

“Working all night…all night…why…?”

“Why me again… I’m hateful… I hate the world…!”

Some people seemed to be staying to work overtime, but I couldn’t afford to sympathize with them, so I joined the group of zombies leaving work.

“Ha…it was hard today too…”

“That’s right. Well, I don’t know when the management bureau is going to give an answer.”

“Sister, can’t you just get rid of that…? I’m having a hard time…”

“Hold on a little longer, Saeron. It’s not easy to get rid of building-shaped supernatural entities, so it will take some time. Besides, we can’t move quickly until we get the supernatural entities that were taken hostage back…”

“Damn…”

After moving around with our voices pounding, we naturally sat down on a park bench near the office.

“I’ll at least get you a drink… Is there anything you want to eat?”

“Protein…shake…”

“There is nothing like that. Oppa Gyeong-gyeong… I’ll pick it up appropriately.”

-I will go with you too.

I looked at the backs of Noeul and Lael heading towards the vending machine, then turned my head towards Hyeong-gyeong.

“Whoa, whoa…”

With his entire body pumped up, the old man had swelled to twice his size, and all his veins were bulging, making him quite intimidating.

“Hyung Gyeong-gu. Are you okay?”

“No, it’s not okay… every muscle in my body is screaming…”

“It looks like that. No, it’s actually convulsing…”

Looking at his muscles that were shaking as if he had a cramp made me feel sick, so I quickly looked away.

“But why on earth do ‘ordinary small and medium-sized businesses’ give such useless ‘jobs’?”

“Well, how can we know what a supernatural entity is thinking? Does it want something, or is it just a supernatural entity like that…”

“…If ‘terrible large corporations’ return to their original state, will ‘ordinary small and medium-sized businesses’ also return to their original form?”

“Hmm, maybe that’s not the case? It looks like something they were receiving from the ‘horrible large corporation’ has become lacking and they are replacing ‘office workers’ to make up for it… The problem is, I don’t know what that something is or if it really exists.”

“It’s difficult.”

“That’s what supernatural phenomena are all about… Oh, by the way, Han Gil.”

“huh?”

“I suddenly have a thousand points, so can you give me some advice on how to use them?”

“…ah.”

Now that I think about it, I guess I’ve forgotten all the skills I advised you to buy in the last episode.

“Surely you haven’t used your points until now?”

“Of course. I’ve heard so much that it’s dangerous. You’re actually affected by the skill and the Holy Grail, right?”

“…That’s right.”

Although it is difficult for me to realize it myself, when I feel an instinctive choice that comes out in an emergency or an unfamiliar value that suddenly arises, I feel the change quite strongly.

“So, I’m afraid I should be able to use it… Ah, but after stopping the erosion, I’m thinking of selling the points to the management office to make some money. Hehe… Actually, I’m looking forward to that more than the skill.”

“That’s right. After all, money is the best in this world… Uhm. Could you please open the skill list first?”

“Oh yeah.”

“Oppa. Me too…”

Hyeong Gyeong and Saeron, who were helpless, opened the [Point Store] and showed it to me.

“But rather than buying skills, wouldn’t it be better to use miracles using the Bureau’s points? I think that would easily prevent erosion.”

“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but the process is more complicated than I thought. Simply selling points is simple and fast, but creating a miracle is a serious problem… Moreover, I don’t know how many points will be consumed. .”

“but…”

I don’t know what the ‘miracle using points’ really is, but calling anything a miracle would be something that goes far beyond common sense.

No matter how rare the person with the points is, being able to use them as they please is another story.

“hmm…”

I found [Corumbiatus fungus: 100 points] that I had appraised with [Appraisal Eye] in the past, but I decided to appraise it one more time just in case.

“Huh? Why the magnifying glass all of a sudden?”

When I take out the [emotional magnifying glass] from the dedicated sub-space, Gyeong-gyeong makes a puzzled expression.

“With this, you can see the content and use of the skill. For example, let’s see…”

[Mold, the natural enemy of all existing trees.]

[It is a parasite on trees and reproduces at a rapid rate, but because it has a certain level of intelligence, it does not kill the tree and repeats reproduction for several years.]

[The fruiting body that produces spores looks like a beautiful flower.]

[Protects the host by providing strong toxicity and vitality.]

“hmm…”

Up to this point, it’s the same as what we saw before.

However, unlike the [Emotional Eye], the [Emotional Magnifying Glass] had a few lines of explanation added.

[It seeks to have a wider reproductive range by eroding and manipulating the host’s body.]

[Sometimes, it divides the host’s body at will and grows into different individuals.]

“Wow…”

Cold sweat trickles down.

If Gyeong-gyeong had bought this, he would have been in big trouble.

“what’s the matter?”

“Oh, it’s nothing! Um…I guess I’ll have to choose a skill later! If I don’t choose carefully, I’ll be in big trouble! Let’s catch me and choose next time!”

“If you do that, I would be grateful… but why are you sweating so much?”

“I’m just tired! Haha…”

He looked at me with puzzled eyes, but I tried to gloss over the story.

“Brother. Me?”

“Ah, Saeron. Wait a minute…”

On a whim, I also looked into her [Naturalistic Meditation: 100 Points].

[Meditation for sacrificial ritual used by Druids]

[It was used to unite the body and mind with nature and offer it to God.]

[Use it to become one with nature, but your identity and ego will melt away]

“……”

huh. This was a disaster too.

What on earth was [Evaluation Eye]? It was a really useless skill.

“Saeron, let’s catch up with me later and choose a skill…”

“Ehehe. Thank you, brother.”

“I brought you a drink!”

-What were you talking about? Let’s continue drinking.

After midnight, we chatted a bit, enjoyed drinks, and then parted ways.

When I got home, it was already early in the morning, so I fell asleep without even being able to wash properly.

***

The next day, I managed to wake up, eat the breakfast Lael made, and get ready for work.

“Hangil. Are you okay? Your face has become haggard after a day…”

“…It’s okay. I guess.”

I think I can last a few days.

However, I don’t know how long I can endure.

“Uhm, I had something to say, but this isn’t the mood for it.”

“Huh? What do you want to say?”

As I tilted my head, Retel, who was looking at me and Rael alternately, sighed.

“It’s nothing. I’ll tell you later when the time comes.”

“Really? Well, if you’re willing to do that… Would you accept it if I write a resignation letter? No, since I’m an intern, I don’t think I need to write a resignation letter…”

-Hangil. cheer up. I will help you as much as I can.

“Rael. Aren’t you having a hard time?”

-Because it’s a ghost. Things like fatigue are rare.

“Wow, I’m so jealous of that…”

When I went to work that day, I had to write and submit a ‘review of what I ate this morning’ on 20 pages of A4 paper, then do a hell of a workout with my brother-in-law at the gym and sing 50 ballads in a row at a karaoke bar.

“What kind of ‘job’ is this…?”

“Good job. Hangil oppa…”

“Ugh, I’m dying…”

When I return to the office, Noeul and Saeron look droopy and look back with eyes filled with dark circles.

“There are no zombies…”

“It’s the same for you too…?”

“Whoa…what about Kyeong-gu?”

“Still ironing…”

“Still? Really? ‘Ordinary small business’ is disgusting, but the guy who can do that is also a monster…”

We just kept our mouths shut and hung out.

Repeating actions that had no meaning or purpose endlessly was more difficult and stressful than I thought.

“……”

“……”

“……”

How many minutes did he rest in silence like that?

『Do your work. right now.”

A note appears from somewhere, urging me to work.

“ha…”

“Yes, yes. Do it. Do it.”

“shit…”

As I clicked my tongue and stood up, a shiver suddenly ran down my spine.

“…uh?”

An urgent emergency alert that sets off your survival instincts.

My hair stood on end, my heart raced like crazy, and I was filled with disgust.

“Aaaah!”

“Kwaaaa!?”

Immediately after, a tearing scream rang out from inside the ‘ordinary small business.’

“W-What!? What’s going on!?”

“…!!”

As soon as I quickly ran out, feeling ominous, I noticed an irregular shape of slime coming out of the elevator.

“That’s…!?”

“What is that? Oppa Han-gil! Do you know!?”

“Is it a paranormal phenomenon!? But why so suddenly!?”

“W-Stay back! Everyone, stand back! That’s ‘negativity’! A disaster created by corrupted karma! It’s dangerous! Everyone must evacuate!”

I couldn’t understand the English text.

Why is there a monster here that should be destroying the world over there?

Damn it! Damn it!

I manifested [cries of despair, pain, and grief] and [mystical eyes of condemnation] throughout my body and stared straight into its essence.

“Ugh…!?”

I was extremely nauseous.

Even though it is only slightly larger than a human, it is hard to even guess how many different types of karma are mixed together.

Slurp slurp!

‘Negative’, which repeated contraction and relaxation as if it had will, soon took shape and stood on two legs.

However, it did not have a human appearance.

It had six heads that were a mixture of all kinds of beasts, a total of eighteen limbs, various types of wings spread out on its back, and its entire body was filled with scales, exoskeletons, eyes, and mouths.

“Hehehe! “Hehehehe!” Hohohoho! “Keheehee—ah!” Heresy! “It’s a heresy!” Whoop! Whoa! “This place is full of heretics!” Whoop! “Oh!” “God! Keheeng! Keheeng! Give glory and blessings to this body!”

The guy, who was randomly spouting human words and animal cries as if he had will even though he had no will, rushed at me, who was closest to me, without warning.