Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work - Chapter 70

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Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story, I Still Have to Go to Work Episode 070

…After that, the situation quickly settled down.

No, actually it had no choice but to settle down.

Because Lizard had become suspicious of my previous actions.

-Noru, were those questions last night intended to mistake me for a ghost and have a long conversation with a ghost?

That really sent chills down my spine.

-…How could that be? I was just flustered after seeing the back-of-hand clapping and was considering both possibilities.

And I gave a conceptual thumbs up toward my respected superior.

Meaning I got through it with flattery.

-I couldn’t miss the opportunity to have my first deep conversation with Team Leader by misunderstanding that you were a ghost.

-I see.

-Thank you for kindly consulting with me for such a long time.

-Yes.

Phew.

By the way, the Team C Members who had peacefully slept through the day woke up before Lee Ja-heon and I left.

And they laughed heartily.

“Ah~ you two just happened to get caught. How unfortunate.”

“Wow. We were quite scared.”

“That’s right, it was chilling~”

Lies!

Seeing them chuckling while recalling what the ghosts imitating them had done, I once again realized the size of these company elites’ guts.

Ah, before that.

‘Since I have the chance, I should be able to find out who recommended Salmon Market, right?’

“Excuse me, could I hear both of your names?”

“Oh of course!”

Dolphin Assistant Manager raised her hand high.

“I’m Assistant Manager Lee Seong-hae, and that’s Deputy Manager Kang Do-jun.”

“…”

Huh?

Wait a minute.

The deputy who introduced me to Salmon Market was… Ah!

“By any chance, is Team C’s Team Leader’s name Lee Kang-heon?”

“Huh? No.”

“…”

‘I’ve been had.’

I thought it was strange how readily they revealed their personal information, but it was all lies apparently.

‘Since Teams A, B, and C are elite teams, they were probably counting on the fact that regular teams can’t directly find out names or contact information through the company network.’

Well, it didn’t matter much. I just thought it was good that I had created an alternate ID once.

Just as I was about to wrap up the conversation with something like ‘I misunderstood.’

“Um, Assistant Manager Noru.”

While Leopard Deputy was talking with Manager Lee Ja-heon.

Suddenly Dolphin Assistant Manager quietly turned her head and spoke to me.

“By any chance… did you receive a KakaoTalk message saying they’d help you make money?”

“…!!”

“From someone with a Hawaii Beach background in their profile picture.”

“Is it someone famous?”

“Word of mouth among people who know?”

Dolphin Assistant Manager glanced at her colleague, and after confirming that attention wasn’t focused this way, she quickly continued.

“Um, I was also top of my class when I joined.”

Ah.

“I got contacted too. That, the fish that bears eat a lot… Geez, Salmon Market. Salmon Market.”

She got phished too…

“Several people rumored to be promising received it!”

According to her explanation, the identity was different each time, but there was exactly one thing that was the same.

[K.LEE: Oh hello Employee lol]

The profile picture and the name ‘K.LEE’.

Dolphin Assistant Manager whispered.

“Can I tell you my deduction?”

“Of course.”

“I think no matter how I think about it, it seems like the site administrator sent it. To promote their secondhand site and find people who would actually sell items from Darkness!”

Oh.

“Do you think a company employee created that site?”

“At least they seem to be related! They knew too much about the Field Investigation Team.”

Indeed.

I rubbed my chin.

‘If there really is an employee doing such things…’

They’d probably be a named character, right?

I mentally narrowed down a few employees written on the wiki who might do such things.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, some of my questions have been cleared up.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Dolphin Assistant Manager smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

“But are there that many employees in the company who use Salmon Market?”

“Quite a few? The company doesn’t really care as long as we don’t sell Dream Essence Collectors and masks. Like how during war they turn a blind eye to soldiers’ looting to boost morale? Ugh.”

Dolphin Assistant Manager grumbled.

“Anyway, it’s a really annoying company.”

I found myself nodding.

“They certainly tend to disregard human casualties.”

“Ah well, that’s… humans dying is eco-friendly so whatever, I don’t care about that.”

“…”

“The important thing is they seem to kill too randomly. If it were me, I would’ve definitely cut and sent them in order of personality. Sheesh.”

I… I’m scared of Team C.

“Anyway, that’s how it is.”

“Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Dolphin Assistant Manager tied her long hair back and answered cheerfully.

“Assistant Manager Noru was so polite even when I was a ghost. I think good people should live long.”

Dolphin Assistant Manager gave a thumbs up and grinned.

Hmm. Thank you.

Anyway, we parted with Team C quite warmly like that.

“Next time, let’s meet in the Darkness where we get lots of points! We’ll show you our awesomeness then!”

“If possible, it’d be even better if only one person comes to collect points! Hahaha!”

Hmm.

‘I don’t want to experience seeing Team C’s awesomeness in the Darkness…!’

Anyway, it seemed like I’d be able to work more smoothly with them than with Team A, without friction.

Of course, Team C also seemed to have some elitist consciousness, but that was something I could overlook as typical of elite teams.

…Except for the fact that the shocking ghost version of Team C I saw today kept replaying endlessly in my head.

‘Ugh.’

Let’s go home.

And enjoy the luxury of sleeping during broad daylight…

Feeling minor gratitude that today was my day off, I bowed my head to Lee Ja-heon.

“Team Leader, thank you for today. Let me say once more, thank you for kindly answering all my frantic questions in the Darkness.”

“Yes.”

“If you ever have anything you’d like to ask me, please feel free to tell me anytime, Team Leader!”

“Yes. I’ll ask now.”

“…”

Already?

Lee Ja-heon asked matter-of-factly.

“Kim Sol-eum. Have you used the ‘Fox Counseling Room’?”

“…!”

That was one of the three places I’d gained access to upon becoming a team leader.

1. Security Team Rental Warehouse

2. Annex Building (Free equipment crafting twice a year)

3. Fox Counseling Room

It was also the only place I hadn’t used yet…

“No.”

Naturally, since I hadn’t had the opportunity or timing.

“Do you have plans to use it?”

“…”

Hmm.

“…Team Leader, are you recommending the Fox Counseling Room because it helps recover from mental damage caused by contamination?”

“Yes. I recommend making plans to use it soon.”

It was a reasonable suggestion.

Except for one problem.

‘There are side effects there.’

Actually, the ‘Fox Counseling Room’ had a very fatal side effect not mentioned in the employee manual.

Of course, the probability was very low, so it wasn’t something regular employees needed to worry about…

But I didn’t want to risk those side effects, even with low probability.

…Especially now when I was sick of probabilities.

‘I think I can still endure it.’

The urge to read textbooks,

The nights being a bit difficult until falling asleep – but even that was better now that I had someone to talk to.

Brown, that is.

Friend

Right.

I never thought a monster from a ghost story would be such a lifeline…

‘Humans really are creatures of adaptation.’

Anyway, since today was my day off and I could sleep during the day, I thought I could manage by filling in the lack of sleep this way.

Of course, I nodded obediently on the surface.

“Yes. I’ll schedule it as soon as I have time.”

Though that time might not come for a while, maybe even months.

At least it wasn’t a lie.

“…Yes.”

The Lizard stared at me for a moment but accepted it and left.

And so I safely returned home…

“Phew.”

Click.

I opened the door and entered my room.

Since it was work hours for everyone, the entire company housing building was quiet. Baek Sa-heon wasn’t there either.

‘Should I sleep?’

I washed up, lay down on the bed, and was about to do a final check of various information and sites I knew…

“…!”

But then I became completely wide awake.

‘It’s open!’

The Alien Shop had finished its renovation and was displaying a new homepage.

The flashy colors of the screen I clicked on hurt my eyes.

<

>>I see items

★Renovation commemoration discount event!★

Amazing prices!

Wow, really… amazing.

The design.

‘How could it get even worse?’

Meanwhile, dots burst like fireworks. The more colors and effects, the more terrible it became.

If these aliens were using outsourcing, I’d want to talk them out of it.

-Noru, please have pity on this host and keep me far away from that terrible flyer.

I gladly placed Brown on the towel on my desk.

I’ll handle this design terrorism alone.

‘Anyway, they’re having a renovation commemoration discount event.’

That was a good opportunity. Maybe they’d increased the variety of products too.

With slightly excited feelings, I pressed the enter button.

Item List

★

★

Wrapping Paper 12B357B – ₩9,999,999

Necronomicon – ₩49,999,999

We Help! – ₩66,666,666

Really 20% discount if you buy over 100 million!

Become space shopping mall VIP!

“….”

Wait a minute.

“It’s here!”

-Noru?

I almost jumped up from the bed in excitement but barely managed to calm myself down.

“The defensive equipment finally appeared!”

-Ah, did you find the item you were looking for? That’s something to celebrate!

It really is.

Wrapping Paper 12B357B – ₩9,999,999

‘I absolutely have to buy this.’

It’s even the cheapest price. What kind of incredible deal is this.

I added it to my cart and only then realized it was ten million won, which gave me a brief reality check, but I had no intention of canceling the purchase.

And while calming my excitement, I scrolled down to look at the other items.

“….”

Friend

“No way.”

It was actually the opposite.

I looked through the list again, somewhat flustered, but it was reality.

‘No way… these are all items I know.’

This was a first.

Even when there were no separate entries in , there was at least minimal mention that allowed me to make reasonable deductions.

Of course, I could see items with eeriness bordering on ghost stories, but since they were still just text, I thought of their usefulness and usage first.

‘This is amazing.’

And only then did I notice a peculiar mark.

★

What is this star?

When I touched it with my finger, an explanation appeared.

★ Similar to items you bought before!

‘Ah.’

These aliens… I wondered why they did a renewal.

They actually introduced an algorithm. So that products related to what I purchased last time would appear at the top with a star!

‘But shouldn’t they have done this the opposite way?’

Clothes would be one thing, but I don’t think I’d buy similar items… Well, it would be effective for consumable items that are out of stock.

Like this!

★

‘It’s the Nostalgia Series.’

Educational Manual and together

A series with the concept of returning one’s identity to ‘the good old days of the past.’

If it’s candy form, it probably produces similar effects through consumption.

It seems to have appeared because I’ve bought several edible products. It also has similarities to the Snow Mountain Apple.

‘Definitely buying it.’

The Mini Apple is almost out of juice and fruit anyway.

I immediately added that item to my cart and slowly looked through the rest of the list…

‘Painkiller, Recovery Potion, defensive equipment, Intimidation Item, Crisis Escape Item…’

And I realized.

‘These are all decent.’

They were all useful items. Since I knew their uses, I could distinguish them.

Moreover.

Really 20% discount if you buy over 100 million!

“….”

A discount.

‘It’s not a situation you’d commonly encounter.’

And combining my salary with the side income and performance bonuses I’ve earned so far, minus living expenses, the total ammunition I can use is…

‘Up to 140 million, no… maybe even up to 150 million?’

“….”

Friend

“No way.”

-Hmm?

“I just finished.”

I looked at my cart.

Happy Maker – ₩27,999,999

Nostalgia Candy – ₩12,999,999

Wrapping Paper 12B357B – ₩9,999,999

Necronomicon – ₩49,999,999

We Help! – ₩66,666,666

= ₩167,666,662

※Discounted!※ : 134,133,329

Let’s go, purchasing all items!

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