The Fantasy World Fanatic Wants To Leave Work

44 – Shining Night Convenience Store (5)

Come to think of it, I haven’t dreamed since I came here.

Dreams are supposed to be a kind of phenomenon that you see when you can’t fall into a deep sleep, but ever since I came to UC Convenience Store, I haven’t been able to dream no matter how much I slept.

A phenomenon where a part of the brain remains active during sleep, randomly replaying memories and creating illusions.

I don’t remember sleeping deeply here, which is strange.

Crackle crackle.

“Am I dead? Or am I alive.”

With the sound of popcorn being opened, Seretini’s voice came through.

“Right now, at a time like this, you’re calmly opening popcorn?!”

“Well, it doesn’t seem like an attitude one would have towards someone who saved their life. Do you need a taste of something hot to come to your senses?”

“Yi-yaaack! Y-you, you crazy arsonist! Dispose of that flamethrower immediately!”

“What are you talking about? This is clearly ‘not a flamethrower.'”

“What nonsense?!”

Still in a daze, but thanks to Diana’s distinctive scream, I was able to come to my senses.

It was a sound like a neighborhood cat, startled by something while walking on the street, raising its fur and crying.

“Ugh… my head…”

As I woke up, a tremendous headache washed over me.

Perhaps I hit my head hard somewhere, but surprisingly, this helmet protected my head and I survived unscathed.

“Oh, you’re awake?”

“See, humans don’t just die so easily.”

With Diana’s support, I stood up and found myself back at the UC Convenience Store.

The red eyes were no longer visible, and the guns that were behind Seretini had also disappeared.

For now, it seems like the situation has finally come to an end.

I staggered and collapsed onto a chair at the convenience store table.

In this aspect, the considerate store owner who was overly caring placed fried eggs and cider on the table, asking me to eat and replenish my energy.

Of course, I didn’t eat.

“…What happened?”

I asked Seretini, who would probably know the situation the best.

It seemed like the situation had come to an end, considering the timing of their appearance at the convenience store and the natural way they were tearing open the popcorn given by the store owner.

“Well, I became so amazing that I got rid of the demon. So praise me. Or if you want, you can worship me like a god.”

“Oh, um…”

“It doesn’t seem like the reaction of someone who has been saved.”

Just hearing those words made them seem extremely relaxed.

“No, it’s not that I don’t have the energy for it…”

Well, I guess I can relax now.

I had been watching Seretini with a mind that wasn’t functioning properly due to the excessive blood loss just now, but now I realize that it was really a crazy thing to do.

Their face was fine, thanks to the motorcycle helmet, but their clothes were torn and their skin was cut up from the gust of wind.

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“Indeed, it’s pretty torn up everywhere.”

At that time, adrenaline was pumping, so I guess I forgot most of the pain.

Especially at the end, if Diana hadn’t wrapped me up, my arm or leg would definitely have been gone.

It’s undoubtedly true that I was completely fascinated by the sight of repeatedly shooting a machine gun.

“Anyway, don’t worry because I got rid of the demon. It probably won’t be able to target your life again.”

“What do you mean got rid of… In the end, it escaped.”

“Should I do the same thing to you as that demon did?”

“Eek!”

Then, Diana hid herself behind me to avoid Seretini.

My back isn’t particularly broad, and it doesn’t seem safe, so it’s quite amusing.

“Escaped… Does that mean that monster-like demon is still alive?”

So, it’s hard to just overlook the fact that the demon escaped.

Not only did it manage to survive in that intense firepower, but if it has managed to escape alive, it means it can attack me again at any time.

If I have to experience something like that again, my body won’t survive, just thinking about it already gives me a headache.

“No, at least in the near future, it won’t be able to attack again. Even though I couldn’t eliminate it, the avatar suffered significant injuries. If the avatar is in such bad shape, the demon will also find it difficult to exert its original power.”

“If it’s in the near future, how long exactly…”

“If it focuses on recovery, about a month. Or if it abandons the current avatar and possesses another sentient being, maybe around two weeks.”

At least I could be relieved that they wouldn’t attack today or tomorrow.

The period of two weeks is not particularly long, but for me, it is not a short time either. It is enough time to come up with a proper contingency plan.

From now on, let’s just press the red button and escape to the warehouse through the break room.

I almost got myself killed worrying about the convenience store getting destroyed, unable to even press the red button.

“Well, even if they recover, they won’t be able to come in immediately. By then, the divine emissary will have recovered enough strength to open their watchful eyes again.”

“If it’s the divine emissary… Did something happen to Allenzia?”

Now that I think about it, Allenzia hasn’t been to the convenience store recently.

She usually stops by during lunchtime, but I haven’t seen her while Ceretini has.

I wonder if something happened to her.

“Well, she collapsed from exhaustion. She didn’t rest properly and worked constantly due to recent negotiations and various other things. Normally, she would have come for this incident as well, but circumstances led me to take her place.”

For the saint to collapse from exhaustion, what could have happened?

I had a feeling that she wouldn’t come, and it turns out something did happen…

“Putting that aside, why did the demon weaken more than expected?”

“The demon was weak?”

“Yes, when we met about 50 years ago, even if I shot concentrated fire at him, he would at least block with one arm. But now, he disappears faster than back then. Did something happen that required a separate response from this convenience store?”

Ceretini looked around the convenience store and asked.

But I don’t know exactly what power that demon had, nor how strong he originally was.

Furthermore, there was no specific response to him at the U.C. convenience store, so why did he weaken?

“Oh, I can’t believe it.”

After hearing Ceretini’s words, I had various thoughts, and although I don’t know when I picked it up, the die in my pocket came to mind.

Now it is wrapped in the handkerchief Ceretini gave me, but back then, I threw this die to pierce through the entrance of the swallowed convenience store and drove out those red-eyed creatures.

Perhaps it had more effect than I thought.

After that, I would surely be with Diana…

“Ugh…!”

“Hyunwoo?!”

“Why is this happening?”

Suddenly, a severe headache struck.

After piercing the entrance with the die, I distinctly remember seeing something else, but strangely, I cannot recall the events that followed.

There seems to be a slight gap in my memory.

I definitely seemed to have returned to the U.C. convenience store, but Diana was not by my side, and it felt slightly different from the familiar U.C. convenience store I knew.

But beyond that, I have no further memories.

It feels as if I’ve dreamed it.

“No, it’s nothing. Maybe throwing this die to the demon back then had some effect.”

She showed me the die while tapping her forehead.

Diana was beside me, so I didn’t remove the handkerchief.

Nana Ceretini is fine, but Diana isn’t.

“Well, that die might indeed have had an effect on the demon. He possesses the power to consume space and objects, so it would have been highly incompatible with that. Especially as it’s an object of a transcendent being that’s not much different from himself.”

Could it be said that I lived thanks to that strange tentacled guest?

At first, I couldn’t understand why it was given to me, and I thought it might have been a consolation prize, but could it have been given to me in anticipation of something like this happening to me?

If that’s the case, I should be quite grateful.

Will they come again next time?

“So, the situation is settled for now… Ugh…”

I got up from the chair and my head spun again.

If I hadn’t worn that helmet, my head might have been cracked.

Though it doesn’t seem like this throbbing headache was caused by hitting my head.

“Hey, how about taking a break today? You’ve lost a lot of blood, and your shoulder needs proper treatment.”

Diana said with a worried look in her eyes.

As Diana said, I did some basic first aid for my arm, but that’s all.

Ideally, I should go to the emergency room right away, but there’s no emergency room here, and even if I called for help, I wouldn’t be able to leave the convenience store.

“Unfortunately, I’m not skilled in medical treatment, so for now, let’s just treat it briefly and take a break. If you tell that woman, she’ll come over in the morning. Isn’t it about time to close the convenience store anyway?”

“That’s true…”

Looking at the clock, it was already time to close the convenience store.

Even if I had been told to work longer, I wouldn’t have been able to do any more today.

Or maybe I would have been lying behind the counter.

“Wha-what?! Why are you dragging me along?”

“As I said, it’s time to close the convenience store. And the fearless elf seems to have something to discuss with me alone. I’ll come back later during the day. At least stay alive until then.”

Ceretini grabbed Diana’s ear and walked out of the convenience store.

Diana reached out for me, begging for her life, but unfortunately, I couldn’t be of any help.

I could only wave my hand, hoping for her to survive.

Anyway, now I should take a break too.

I took the first-aid kit and went to the break room to check my injuries a bit more, enduring until Alensia arrives tomorrow.

“So, what’s this?”

But it seems I’ve gone to the wrong room.

As usual, when I went down to the lounge, the original lounge was gone and a place reminiscent of a school infirmary was waiting for me.

And sitting on that desk… a nurse.

“Ah, I was waiting for you. Please come in. Mr. Kim Hyun-woo.”

The manner of speaking is familiar, could it be the store manager?

Oh my god.

Why on earth is this happening all of a sudden?

Could it be that they’re trying to remove my organs?