Chapter 13
Chapter 13
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 13
Chapter Title: Three Sizes
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/Apocalypse of Ghost Stories
/Vita50000
It looks like an ordinary vitamin drink on the surface.
⚡ NO! ⚡
NO!
The moment you drink it.
Your body gets flushed of all negative elements at once!
A potion of maaaaaaaagic!
Vita50000!
Chronic fatigue? OK.
Mystery illness? OK.
Incurable disease? OK.
Disability? OK.
Hair loss...... OK!!!
OK! OK! OK! OK!!
It even brings back severed arms.
And lost hair follicles too!
A potion of maaaaaaaagic, Vita50000!!
Buy it now!
★!Limited quantity!★
★!Great price!★
★!Opportunity like no other!★
Don't miss out!
*Overdose may result in ██████.
*We are not responsible for issues caused by careless use.
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And so.
'Vita50000' is already one of the anomalous items listed in the gallery.
In [Apocalypse of Ghost Stories], these kinds of items are called 'precious anomalies.'
And naturally, the remaining two items are precious anomalies as well.
- Blank Receipt.
Visually, it takes the form of a receipt we're all familiar with.
A receipt where the sections for items and prices are blank.
The anomalous power of this 'Blank Receipt' is as follows.
Everything that comes into the line of sight of the person holding the Blank Receipt gets priced on the receipt.
If you simply pay that measured price, ownership of the item transfers to the payer.
In simple terms.
It's like an instant auction.
And next, the third item.
- Daily Part-timer.
The 'Daily Part-timer,' labeled as such, appears as a thin sheet of paper coated in glossy paper.
On that paper, these characters are written:
###-####-####
A scrap of paper plastered with '#' symbols.
But if numbers appear in place of the '#'s and you call that number.
The conditions to summon the 'Daily Part-timer' are met.
The assigned part-timer emerges from inside the caller's shadow.
The part-timer's appearance and build are random.
Gender is random too.
The summoned part-timers can handle anything from simple tasks.
To pretty detailed work.
Of course, you have to pay them proper hourly wages for the work assigned.
'They went into unnecessary detail here.'
And as a minor TMI.
When this 'Daily Part-timer' post went up.
It drew a lot of attention from people.
💬 Comments
— Anonymous
Daily Part-timer... was insane.
— Anonymous
'Work Log with the Daily Part-timer'—you gotta see this. Super arousing.
— Anonymous
With a ghost story like this, anything goes.
Along with these lustful comments, it was a precious anomaly that gained a huge fanbase.
So, all three items on display right now are precious anomalies that have been posted to the [Apocalypse of Ghost Stories] gallery.
Luckily, they were all ones I knew.
My gaze naturally dropped to the bottom where each item was displayed.
If items are on display.
It's to sell them to consumers like me, obviously.
Under each item, numbers that looked like sale prices were written.
Vita50000.
:1000P.
Blank Receipt.
:9000P.
Daily Part-timer
:5000P
This seemed to be the place to use the 'Welfare Points' from this reward.
Good, I figured out where to use the Welfare Points.
But......
Blank Receipt = 9000P.
Total points I have on hand: 10000P.
"......"
'Damn, that's expensive.'
Of course, considering the potential of the Blank Receipt, it wasn't an incomprehensible price.
Still, expensive is expensive.
But more than the priciest item among them, the Blank Receipt.
My attention was stolen by one particular item.
Throb-
For me, who'd been unable to move properly due to muscle pain this whole time, this vitamin drink would be a savior.
Vita50000.
'I have to buy this!'
My current body felt like a living lump of stone. If I got dropped into the next ghost story in this state.
It was obvious that moment would be my end.
Grab-!
So without hesitation, I snatched up the Vita50000 and picked one of the other two with my remaining points.
'No harm in getting this ahead of time.'
With the two items in hand, I headed to the counter on the side.
The items placed on the counter were.
- Vita50000
- Daily Part-timer.
For now, having an extra pair of hands seemed more necessary long-term than the Blank Receipt.
I set the two items on the counter.
Then stood silently in front of the empty counter for a while, waiting.
And fortunately.
The wait wasn't long.
Beep-
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
!
A barcode scanning sound came from the empty counter, followed by a cheerful voice from the register.
[Please insert your card!]
"......Card?"
Right now, the only thing I had that could be called a card.
Jingle-
Was just the employee ID I'd gotten from the Late Night Radio.
......Come to think of it.
'It only said 'Welfare Points 10000P granted.' I didn't receive anything after that.'
[Please insert your card!]
"......"
Rummage-!
I rummaged desperately through my empty pockets, but nothing would appear from pockets that were empty to begin with...
"Found it!"
I found it.
A card appeared from the empty pocket.
[Please insert your card!]
Amid the register's repeated message, I inserted the card I'd just pulled from my pocket into the reader.
Then the register announced the payment.
[Payment completed!]
[Please take your card!]
Phew.
I retrieved the card as instructed, and only after the payment finished.
Did my gaze fall on the mysterious card I'd pulled from my pocket.
A plain white card with no designs or markings.
At the bottom of that ordinary card, my eyes went to the small number.
4000P.
......Remaining points?
It seemed to show the remaining points, and the register chimed again with a cheerful voice.
[Come visit again!]
"......"
I pocketed the welfare card, picked up the purchased items in both hands.
And bolted-!
I hurriedly exited the convenience store.
After quickly leaving the store, I decided to use one of the items I'd just bought right there on the spot.
Vita50000.
The vitamin drink described as a magic potion that restores all fatigue in the body.
Pop-!
I immediately twisted open the cap.
But didn't chug it down.
Sniff sniff-
I checked the smell first.
Sweet.
And a tangy scent that tingled the nose.
It smelled exactly like the vitamin drink I knew.
The surprisingly ordinary smell melted away the last bits of my reluctance.
I slowly started sipping the Vita50000.
Slowly.
Down the esophagus.
Flowing throughout my body.
The Vita50000.
After finishing every drop in the glass bottle.
I waited a little.
"......Oh?"
Oh.
Ohhh.
Oooooh!
Oooooooo!!!
'What, what is this!'
The muscle pain that had been stabbing all over my body was completely gone.
Truly gone.
The pain vanished in an instant.
And not just that.
My body felt refreshed, like the word was made for this—like I'd just woken from the best sleep ever.
Full of more vigor than usual, like I'd regained my youth.
A refreshing sensation as if even nonexistent illnesses were cured.
It even filled me with false confidence that I could take on every ghost story in one go.
'Come at me!!'
Ring ring ring-
Right on cue, the phone started ringing like magic.
"......"
The energy that had surged just moments ago drained from my body the instant I heard the ear-piercing ring.
Ring ring ring-
No.
I should've lingered in the convenience store a bit longer if I'd known.
Ring ring ring-
I dragged my heavy feet forward.
Brought the noisily ringing receiver to my ear.
『This call is being recorded, so my three sizes are 'B90-W60-H90.' If you're curious about more, come meet me.』
"......"
What the hell is B90, and what's W60?
I know the term three sizes.
But I don't know the details beyond that.
'So 90-60...... is this good?'
Even today, distracting my mind with useless info.
While I was racking my brain over the three sizes I didn't fully understand.
The usual stiff response came from the receiver.
『I assume you've had sufficient rest.』
"Yeah, well...... Ah! Right!"
『What's the matter?』
It hit me all of a sudden.
The thing I wanted to ask if I spoke to this thing again.
The truth about 'that' which had been nagging at the corner of my mind.
"I have a question. About the reward I got this time."
『If it's something I can tell you, I'll do so sincerely. That's what I'm here for.』
I got straight to the point.
"The 50...... million won I got this time. Is it really real money I can use?"
I hoped it would say yes.
『Yes.』
"!!!"
......Quick answer.
『No need to worry about legal issues. That money was made from Employee Kim Min-hyuk's blood and sweat.』
"......"
Not...... wrong.
I'd been through countless near-death experiences for real.
Maybe...... the meaning of these 50 million won is.
'Hazard pay or something?'
If so, then this money is.
O‧bvi‧ous‧ly mine by right—reaching self-justification.
『So feel free to spend it without worry.』
"50... 50 million won...... my money."
『Then, I'll continue with the remaining mission details.』
Like someone under mental corruption, I stared blankly into space.
While the AI casually proceeded with the next mission info.
📜 NEW QUEST 📜
[Mission Briefing]
📍 ID Code: Tyui-D-1414
📍 Mission Location: Today's Menu?
⏰ Main Mission Procedure:
- Rescue 5 missing newbies.
- On failure: Deemed incompetent. Proceed with termination.