Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work (Novel) - Chapter 31
Chapter 31
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Translated by Jinmu
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-Alien Shop? What a unique name sense! Is it an online shop as well?
Ah, I summoned Brown as well.
He was touched that I drew the curtains to make it pitch-black even during the day for him, and deeply moved that I had finally managed to sell that mascot snack.
‘What a friend with a very low threshold for being moved….’
Of course, in reality, I received two bags of snacks from the mascot, and I kept one without selling it just in case.
Anyway, to answer his question….
“Yes. You access it through the internet. You look at items through a screen that looks like a flyer.”
-Aha! Is that so.
Brown’s cheerful voice was heard.
-I look forward to it, indeed what the appearance of the shop my friend frequently uses would be like….
<Space Shopping Mall>
※Cool Items from Outer Space※~!!
>>I look at the items
-…….
-…?!
-What on earth is this. What is this filthy flyer in which absolutely no sense of aesthetics can be found.
Mmh….
“Isn’t the important thing utility, not appearance?”
-My goodness! Mr. Roe Deer, appearance is just as important an element as the inside! What moves the viewers’ hearts in the first place is the visual effect!
-To think it is such an uninteresting and unshocking, simply ugly flyer!
Sure, sure.
I clicked on the site, using those words as background noise.
……Indeed, Mr. Roe Deer, but I still believe in my friend. Since you said it was fine, surely if we look inside past the flyer, it will be fine…….
Items
Blood Bathtub – ₩29,999,999
Mysterious Candle Kit – ₩19,999,999
Snow White’s Apple – ₩12,999,999
We Help! – ₩66,666,666
※Discount!※ Vampiric Tableware – ₩7,999,999
₩14,999,999
-…….
“Brown?”
There was no reaction. It seemed he had fainted.
Apparently, my ‘Good Friend’ was a person… no, a monster who knew how to feel a designer’s pain.
“Are you okay?”
-I shall rest a bit.
Please do.
I examined the items.
First, the items that had not changed immediately caught my eye.
Following ‘We Help!’, which I still could not buy, was an item designated as a discount item….
‘It’s still left.’
※Discount!※ Vampiric Tableware – ₩7,999,999
₩14,999,999
I thought I would never see it again, whether someone else bought it or the algorithm removed it from my recommended product list, but to meet it again like this.
‘Did they calculate that I would buy it?’
It was a bit subtle. Anyway, next.
The most expensive item I could buy was….
Blood Bathtub – ₩29,999,999
‘This… I also saw someone looking for pieces of it on Salmon Market earlier.’
It was a quite famous item. Because I also remembered what kind of item it was.
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Records of the Dark Exploration / Delusion Home Shopping
/ Item
Blood Bathtub
Today, I stand before you to introduce an amazing product! The astonishing elixir of rejuvenation that our home shopping proudly displays!
It is none other than the Tub of Youth….
-Item description of ‘Delusion Home Shopping’ on July 7, 20XX
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If you pour someone else’s blood into the bathtub, it transforms into an extremely fragrant bath bomb, and bathing in it has effects such as wound healing, fatigue recovery, arthritis treatment, and skin beautification.
‘Should I call it a modern version of a typical vampire ghost story.’
And the price was bizarrely decent considering the prestige of this named item.
However, whether it turned into a bath bomb or not, just imagining pouring someone else’s blood into the tub and bathing made my mind dizzy….
‘L-let’s move on for now.’
Mysterious Candle Kit – ₩19,999,999
This was an unfamiliar item.
Still, speaking of candles, the image of lighting a fire did come to mind.
A light was always a symbol that gave comfort and help in ghost stories.
‘Even so, I should ponder a bit more deeply on whether it is worth burning twenty million won on.’
And the last one was….
Snow White’s Apple – ₩11,999,999
Wow. Even if this happens to be useless, wouldn’t it be a huge profit if I sell it for forty million won?
‘No, of course, I don’t know if they would count that as food derived from a ghost story… but I can give it a shot.’
A post seeking ‘food originating from bizarre phenomena’ still remained on the site.
Since they said it was for research, they were highly likely to continue seeking it.
If so, when synthesizing all of this, my choice was….
“As expected, it would be this.”
Mysterious Candle Kit – ₩19,999,999
Snow White’s Apple – ₩11,999,999
※Discount!※ Vampiric Tableware – ₩7,999,999
= ₩39,999,997
As said earlier, light was incompatible with ghost stories.
But an item that makes candles?
I had a hunch that the candles made from this kit would somehow be items related to defense or protection.
‘Even if it’s a bit expensive, it is worth the investment.’
Snow White’s Apple was also in the same context.
‘If it’s Snow White’s Apple, I feel like it would somehow be related to sleep.’
I have really been desperate for sleep lately.
If that happens to be an apple that makes one sleep deeply, I really needed it. Truly. My efficiency would soar vertically and my survival rate would skyrocket too….
‘Please!’
Desperately wishing, I pressed the purchase button.
‘Of course, even if it is not, I can turn it around for sale so….’
It also serves as preparation for the worst-case scenario.
And lastly.
Vampiric Tableware.
‘With such a large discount range, wouldn’t it be polite to buy it.’
I had also used the ‘Silver Coin Snake’ that I bought as a discounted item previously quite fully, from custom equipment to summoning Brown.
For reference, if I lightly pressed the stuffed doll keychain’s belly, a round metallic shape was felt as if the ‘Silver Coin Snake’ was still inside.
Honestly, I did not know if I could extract value as fruitfully with the Vampiric Tableware yet, but….
‘Because I felt like I could sell it to employees or use it as an exchange item.’
Since I now had Salmon Market, which I could use as an excuse if anyone asked where I got it.
So these were the three items.
“Okay.”
It fell right within the available budget.
Good, purchasing like this….
-Mr. Roe Deer.
Mmh?
Out of nowhere, Brown called me.
-This item called the Blood Bathtub.
What about it?
-I want to have it.
“…!?”
Wh-what did you say.
-Friend, would you not give a present to this Brown?
Brown’s voice became craftily earnest.
-In the meantime, haven’t I tried to help you in every way possible, with all my heart and soul as a ‘Good Friend.’ Yet I wished for nothing! If so, a small price from you right now…… Ah.
Silence.
-I am sorry. I made a truly snobbish remark…. I tried to convert the value of friendship into gold.
-A ‘Good Friend’ does not act like this…….
“…….”
The stuffed doll’s shadow hung its head as if ashamed and spoke gloomily.
-Please edit out and ignore my remarks…….
Mmh.
“Let’s buy it.”
-Yes…?!
“The Blood Bathtub, I’m saying let’s buy it.”
-!!
Honestly, wasn’t escaping from the theme park also thanks to this guy.
He saved my life, so I could do at least this much.
Anyway, the money here felt like game money, and in the future, there were quite a few visible corners where additional money could come from.
And maintaining a good relation with ‘Good Friend’ as much as possible was a wise judgment for anyone to see.
Especially when recalling the strange ability this stuffed doll keychain had used in the theme park.
‘And if I am going to buy it anyway, it’s right to go hot and bold without showing any sign of regret…!’
“The insufficient money will also be deposited soon. Then I can buy it for you right away.”
-My goodness.
-Thank you! Thank you so much, Mr. Roe Deer, my friend…!
“Yeah. But this isn’t like a price or anything, I’m just giving it as a gift because Brown is my friend.”
-Yes, I know. Friend!
“As soon as the additional allowance is deposited, I will buy the Blood Bathtub right away. It will be in a few days.”
-Yes!!
Whether he was truly deeply moved, his voice trembled with joy and excitement before composing itself again.
-I really look forward to it, truly… Haha!
Haha. It was nice to see him enjoying himself.
…Please just do not ask me to fetch fresh blood from somewhere.
-Oh! The items have arrived. It is quite fast.
Anyway, the ordered items arrived packed in a post office box immediately this time as well, and I had a pleasant unboxing time.
The one placed at the very top was the Vampiric Tableware bought on special discount.
-Oho. Isn’t this quite a classy cutlery set? It looks suitable for formal occasions!
The very beautifully crafted small dessert fork and knife were packaged in leather.
The silver light reflected from the flashlight shone elegantly and delicately, twinkling.
But to use it, I would have to make it drenched in blood… Whew.
‘Still, let’s carry it around for now.’
Since the volume was not large, storage was also easy, and now that I had dedicated equipment and possessed a decent amount of items, it might be worth trying to use in a crisis situation.
And the one placed right beneath this cutlery was….
[Easy and Fast Candle Making Kit]
It was the box of the ‘Mysterious Candle Kit.’
Looking colorful and cute, it was like something for children.
‘Even better.’
If it is for children, the production would be easy!
I felt like tearing it open right away to check the manual and the contents, but the caution sticker covering the entire front caught my eye first.
[Non-refundable upon opening. The raw ingredients will spoil 12 hours after contacting the air, so please use quickly.]
[Recommended Number of Users: 3 people]
Mmh. Therefore, pass for now.
‘It would be right to tear it open on the night before entering a ghost story, after wrapping up all preparations.’
Still, I looked forward to what effect the candle to be made would have. Since it was twenty million won, it wouldn’t be an ordinary effect.
-Then only the last item is left now!
“Right.”
I finally examined the one lying at the very bottom of the box.
A small and heavy… agricultural product apple box.
“…?”
No, seriously.
Baekseol Mountain Apple
Truly delicious! Beauty and nutrition!
“…….”
I didn’t order the wrong thing from a real farm by mistake, did I?
Mmh. A letter from the place of origin was attached to the box.
Let’s read it….
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We offer our words of gratitude to all customers who purchased Baekseol Apples.
This agricultural product is personally raised and harvested with sincere devotion in ■■, sweating using ■■ as fertilizer. There is a clear differentiation in its efficacy and taste compared to other farms.^^
How to consume: Chew and swallow one whole apple thoroughly.
Effect: Upon consumption, you immediately fall into a death-like sleep, and all life activities are suspended.
This effect lasts until the sun rises the next day, and upon waking, massive vitality and energy surge, recovering your condition!
※This farm bears no responsibility for any changes that occur to the body during the death-like sleep.
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“…….”
‘It’s definitely a ghost story.’
So… is it like that potion in Romeo and Juliet that makes one appear to be dead.
‘I got it for now.’
I opened the apple box. Seven mini-apples, round and glossy like in a drawing, were packed inside the box.
The apples were small but had an extremely ideal shape and were deep red.
-Indeed, they look good for one’s health!
Are you serious?
Still, they certainly seemed useful.
An item that induces a state of suspended animation and recovers the body when waking up a day later? There would be a place to employ it anywhere.
Thus, my current item possession status was as follows.
-Good Friend
-Vampiric Tableware
-Mysterious Candle Kit
-Snow White’s Apple
-Memorial GripTok
-Smile Sticker 🙂
-Alice Picnic Set
And dedicated equipment, and maybe the Blue Soda Churros.
‘In a few days, the Blood Bathtub will be added….’
Let’s try to survive while making good use of all of them.
-Then I wish you good dreams, Mr. Roe Deer!
I went to sleep a bit early that day, and slept reasonably well despite occasionally dreaming of nightmares.
It was probably thanks to the guess, close to a conviction, that it would be peaceful for at least the next few days, which set my mind at ease.
‘Let’s recover my mind and body a bit until I get paid while reorganizing.’
* * *
However, a few days later.
I faced a shocking reality.
‘The additional allowance… is not being deposited…!’
No, even the manual revision that Group A’s leader spoke of had not been carried out in the first place. That was what I was supposed to receive the reward money for.
‘Wh-what.’
Was it all a bluff by any chance? Did I get ripped off fifty million won?
I immediately inquired about the situation.
And I received shocking news.
“…The person in charge is missing?”
“Yeah. They’ve been absent from work for days.”
A certain employee of the Administrative Support Team in charge of the manual revision review was reportedly in a missing state.
And for a week, at that.
“…….”
Hold on.
“Then, the manual review is….”
“For now, it’s an indefinite postponement, of course. It’s not like it’s urgent… and for this company to issue a reassignment for such a documents clerk, it will take at least two months.”
Ah, no!
I made a promise with a monster in a ghost story!