Jelly Alien Will Save You! - Chapter 9

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The Jelly Alien Will Save You!

Episode 9

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Wh-what is this situation?

I gulped and whispered quietly to Chae Heon.

“Chae Heon, what is ■■■?”

There was noise interfering with the product name so I couldn’t hear it clearly. Are they trying to sell something weird?

“It’s not decided yet. Instead of setting the price at 99%, they’re probably trying to sell whatever you want.”

“I get to choose? Then what happens if I say I won’t buy that thing?”

Chae Heon spoke in a low murmur with a troubled expression.

“You’ll be devoured by this place. Your face will get punched full of holes and you’ll become an employee here.”

Holy shit! My face must have turned into white jelly right now.

“Then to get out of here, I have to buy that thing? For sure? Do they always force sales like this?”

“Usually they don’t act like this…”

“Could it be because of the purification?”

They need to fill the contamination level, but since I kept making the price tags 0%, did they step in directly?

If that’s the case, wouldn’t using purification carelessly be problematic too? Even if I purify and make the price tags 0%, they’ll just try to force sales again.

Chae Heon let out a deep sigh as if he had no choice.

“I’ll buy it.”

“What?”

I barely suppressed my voice from getting louder as I grabbed him.

“What’s your contamination level right now? Won’t something terrible happen if you buy that? I’d rather buy it and purify super super super fast…”

Actually, I’m not confident about how much more I can purify…

To this, Chae Heon spoke as if he knew everything.

“Forget it, don’t interfere.”

The expression disappeared from Chae Heon’s face. He flicked my forehead with his thumb and middle finger.

Ow! I was touching my forehead when Chae Heon turned toward the employee.

“I’ll bu-“

“I’ll buy it!”

Before Chae Heon could step forward, I raised my voice loudly.

Since I planted this seed, I can’t just leave it alone.

“Thank you, customer.”

“You…!”

Just as Chae Heon was about to get angry.

“Ah, but you know what.”

I crossed my arms and stood with one leg cocked. Then I looked the employee up and down and spoke as obnoxiously as possible.

“Where’s the product? Do you sell things here without showing them? I need to see with my own eyes whether it’s in good condition, whether it’s bouncing around lively, right?”

“I apologize. I’ll guide you to the display shelves.”

“Good. I’ll look and judge for myself.”

I gestured to Chae Heon. It meant to push the cart.

“What are you doing right now? Do you want to become completely contaminated?”

When Chae Heon asked while keeping his voice as low as possible, I replied with deep emotion.

“I wanted to try this kind of thing too.”

“What?”

“Being a difficult customer.”

Wink. I winked as if telling him not to worry.

“Customer?”

When we didn’t follow, the employee turned around.

“Is there some problem?”

“No, nothing like that. I’m coming now. I’m going to check thoroughly, so it’d be better not to recommend just anything, okay? Show me something worthy of the expensive price. Got it?”

“Yes, yes! I understand.”

At my fierce words, she floundered and bowed her head, then started walking again.

I tapped the cart handle.

“Now, let’s go.”

“…”

Chae Heon, who had been lost in thought for a moment, silently pushed the cart.

While following the employee across the mart, I used purification with all my might.

‘Now the contamination level is 0%.’

If I squeeze out every last bit of strength, I can probably use it about 2 more times.

That way I could lower the contamination level from 99% to 79%, but it would still be over 70%.

And what if the purification doesn’t work as planned? If I’m careless, it could even reach 100%.

‘Then I’d immediately become a monster…’

…I won’t let that happen.

I clenched my fist tightly, making that resolution once more.

Chae Heon probably thinks I’m charging in recklessly, but I had a plan in mind too.

I let out a trembling breath.

Chae Heon met my eyes sharply.

When I grinned showing my teeth, he turned his head away with a snap.

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I sat on the edge of the cart with my legs crossed. Then I let out a deep sigh and spoke harshly.

“Are you kidding me right now? You’re telling me to buy this?”

“I’m, I’m sorry.”

“Why are you recommending a microwave when our house doesn’t even have electricity? Are you mocking me? Is this how you do promotions here?”

“No. I’m truly sorry, customer.”

“Bring out something worth buying, something worth buying!”

“Yes, I’m truly sorry. I’ll introduce other products. If you could just tell me what kind of product you want…”

“I already told you. Something avant-garde and fresh enough to bounce around and analog and modern.”

“Something avant-garde and fresh enough to bounce around and analog and modern…”

The employee’s voice came trembling.

Chae Heon stared blankly at the alien being difficult with a monster.

What, why, what.

“If you don’t show me a satisfactory product, I’m in trouble too. I can’t just buy anything. Right?”

Then the employee fell silent for a moment.

“Then customer, would you follow me this way?”

It was a somehow meaningful question.

I nodded confidently.

“Good. Lead the way.”

Eventually, the employee led us to a door marked ‘Employees Only’. Following inside, it seemed to be used as a storage area.

There were display shelves there too, with not only combat rations but all sorts of items from old radios to military weapons displayed haphazardly.

“What’s this? None of this is fresh. Rather, it looks worn out – isn’t this secondhand?”

“Yes, that’s right. These are all specialty products found around Yongsan Station.”

She spoke with a tone of pride as if these secondhand goods were something incredible.

What kind of specialty products are secondhand goods…

Just as I was about to grumble, I was stunned the moment I understood the hidden meaning.

“Don’t tell me, you mean these were left behind by people who stopped by Yongsan Station…?”

“That’s correct, customer!”

I see.

That’s why radios and weapons are on display.

Could the people who stopped by the contaminated Yongsan Station really have been safe?

In the end, all of this was the belongings of people who had entered to purify Yongsan.

I bit my lips, when suddenly a familiar object caught my eye.

A dagger with a penguin keyring attached.

‘Bora unnie…’

It belonged to Kwon Bora, a guild member of Queisa.

I touched the dagger while steadying my trembling breath.

I had to be careful not to let tears fall. The employee and Chae Heon would look at me strangely.

“Do you like this dagger?”

The employee asked kindly.

I bit my lower lip. I wanted to nod immediately and buy this. Even if it meant reaching 99% contamination level.

But then it happened.

A very familiar object in my field of vision caught my attention.

Seeing my eyes fixed on something else, the employee said.

“Ah, the product you’re looking at is a phone found at Yongsan Station.”

Looking at the purple phone with a case decorated with cute characters, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

Memories seemed to come flooding into my head.

I had to buy this. No matter what.

I hid the confusion and sadness welling up inside me and deliberately raised my voice.

“You want me to buy these grimy things? They’re not avant-garde at all!”

My voice felt like it might shake at any moment.

Because this phone was…

None other than mine.

“I’m sorry. If you don’t like it, we have other products…”

“No, that’s not necessary.”

“Excuse me? Then…”

The reason I was acting like such a difficult customer.

It was…

“I’ll buy it. I’ll buy it, so adjust the price instead.”

It was a buildup to negotiate the price down.

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