The Fantasy World Fanatic Wants To Leave Work

13 – 13. Peaceful Morning at the Convenience Store (3)

[Title: Real-time Convenience Store Drama is f*cked up jpg.]

[Author: ㅇㅇ(221.180)]

[(Random jpg of a gun pointed at someone’s head)]

[How can someone hold a gun like this and snatch it away like in the movies??]

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[30-Year-Old Unemployed Kim: Witness a moment when the deceased almost got f*cked up…]

As thoughts of escaping reality popped into my head, I returned to reality and faced the situation in front of me.

Without warning, a psycho robber wearing a gun on his back entered the convenience store and pointed the gun at me.

When faced with such a crazy person, what choices should I make to survive?

＜1. Become the protagonist of a crime movie and seize the gun with fancy hand movements.＞

→ I am not Ma Dong-seok. Firing once is enough.

＜2. Become the protagonist of a crime movie and overpower the opponent with impressive hand-to-hand combat.＞

→ I am not Ma Dong-seok. Besides, the opponent is stronger than me.

＜3. Beat them all and have a duel to settle the score.＞

→ Surprisingly, this has the highest chance of success? Should I give it a try?

There is an old saying.

If the highest chance of survival when encountering an armed robber is to have a duel, it’s easier to just die.

Then, is it best to request a duel now, under the condition of getting shot gently?

I tried to think of other options, but there doesn’t seem to be a better choice.

Is it really inevitable to engage in the forbidden darkness of a duel?

No, snap out of it.

No matter how difficult it is to remain sane with a gun in front of me, I must not lose my sanity.

In a country where gun ownership is illegal, what should you do when faced with a robber holding a gun?

-You can handle it with a bigger and more beautiful gun-

But that is no help at all.

From the beginning, even if there is a gun in my pants pocket, it wouldn’t matter if the other person takes out a gun and points it at me.

-Let’s comply with the demands of the robber and protect our lives first.-

Alright, let’s first obediently comply with the robber’s demands.

Afterwards, whether I press the red button and report to the police or not, it’s best for me to survive and see.

“…What is it that you want?”

Click!

Carefully asking the robber what he wants, he aims the gun at me more clearly.

Could it be that he wants to put a bullet hole in my body?

Or does he simply want to use me as target practice?

Can’t he at least dress me in a bulletproof vest?

“I am looking for an item similar to this.”

“What exactly is a similar item…?”

When I ask again, the robber frowned.

“Why can’t you understand? I clearly said I’m looking for an item similar to this gun.”

So why are you looking for a gun in a convenience store!!!

I wanted to argue like this, but if I did, I felt like the trigger would be pulled and my head would explode.

One thing that should never be done when a robber storms into a convenience store is to provoke the robber.

In the end, I turned to the only person who could help me in this situation.

Of course, I’m not even sure if he’s human.

-Kim Hyunwoo-

[Is there a separate gun for sale at the convenience store?]

-Store owner-

[I already told you that I won’t interfere during the 8-hour trial work.]

-Kim Hyunwoo-

[That’s separate from this. I’m asking the store owner because I still don’t know for sure what items are in the convenience store. Isn’t that also stated in the regulations?]

Ah, is it because a gun is being pressed against me?

Originally, when sending a message to the store owner, I had to repeatedly correct it as it was mixed with curses and disrespectful language, but surprisingly now, I’m asking very politely and properly, speaking to a higher-up.

That’s probably why the gun is nicknamed the Etiquette Injector.

-Store owner-

…I suppose it’s possible. However, I won’t be able to help much. We don’t sell guns at our store.

“But sir, we don’t sell guns in our store…”

“What are you talking about? Just 150 years ago, this U.C. convenience store used to sell various firearms.”

Well, 150 years ago?

Not only me, but even my grandparents weren’t born at that time, so what era are you talking about?

The customer in front of me seemed to be only in high school, judging by his physique.

But 150 years ago? Is he kidding with me right now?

Clank!

The robber pressed the gun against me, furrowing his brows.

“Are you saying you won’t sell me a gun right now?”

Well, of course, it must be a joke.

He’s even pointing the gun at me, how can this be a joke?

Playing with lives is no longer a joke.

So please, just remove that damn gun right in front of me.

If he accidentally pulls the trigger, I will definitely die.

“I’m sorry, but I haven’t been here for long… Can I take a quick look to see if we sell guns in our convenience store?”

“I guess there’s no other choice. I suppose you must be new here, so I’ll let it slide. Even angels have their limits.”

He said, still pointing the gun at me.

Which angel is he talking about, pointing a gun and saying he has limits?

I feel like all sorts of curses are rising up inside me, but when I look at the steel rod of that damn mugger in front of me, all those curses neatly settle within me.

At this point, even a gun seems like a magic wand.

-Kim Hyunwoo-

“According to what this customer just said, guns used to be sold here 150 years ago. Is that true?”

I asked the store owner, pretending to go outside and look for a gun.

-Store Owner-

“150 years ago? Are you kidding? Do you really believe that, Mr. Kim Hyunwoo?”

Of course, it’s true.

How can you think that’s a lie when someone is pointing a gun at you?

If I pointed a gun at someone passing by and claimed to be Jesus, how many people would deny it?

Unless someone values their faith more than their life, there wouldn’t be a crazy person like that.

-Store Owner-

In fact, around that time, we used to sell guns at our convenience store. But we don’t sell them anymore. Recently, the gun regulations in Universe-1221 were revised, and it’s now prohibited for general stores like ours to directly sell firearms.

Well, I should have said that sooner.

“Excuse me, sir? I’m sorry, but due to the recent revision of gun regulations in Universe-1221, it’s no longer allowed for stores like ours to sell firearms…”

Although I didn’t quite understand what I was saying, it was all I could say.

I might not know what the gun regulations in Universe-1221 are, but for now, I’ll just say this.

“…The gun regulations were revised?”

Click!

“So, does that mean you no longer sell guns here?”

“Yes…”

Oh, it looks like I’m in trouble.

Right now, an angelic assault rifle that can send one person to heaven with a single shot is touching my waist.

Perhaps the Archangel isn’t coming down from the sky himself? Maybe he’s creating them in the afterlife because Heaven is running low on population.

If I had known this was going to happen, I should have spent some time at the temple with my grandmother.

At least the Buddha wouldn’t be carrying a gun.

“Well, there’s nothing we can do. That old man, like a justice-loving loach, must have rambled on about fairness or something.”

Huh? Could this thug also know something about the gun regulations that the store manager is talking about? Miraculously, he turned the gun away from me as he repeated what the manager had said.

“…In that case, I’m no longer of any use, so should I leave no unnecessary witnesses?”

No, he’s spinning the gun around.

This is a story passed down from a senior to a senior, but according to legend, a torture official pointed a gun at a fellow trainee and even his senior, saying that the gun wouldn’t fire during shooting practice.

Then, in response to the senior’s words to turn the gun around, he began spinning it around like that and eventually led to the collapse of the enemy’s position.

At that time, people’s feelings must have been similar to mine right now.

“I’m sorry… I can’t do anything about this… If you spare my life, I won’t tell anyone that a person with a gun came to the convenience store, please, can you spare me?”

“How can I trust what you’re saying?”

“With the wide tolerance of an angel…?”

“Are you joking right now?”

I was wearing a polite sales smile, but inside, I was crying.

On the first day, it was a beastly robber with a knife.

On the second day, it’s an angelic robber with a gun.

I’m frightened just imagining what kind of gangsters will appear next.

In about a week, will the gangsters come riding in a tank?

In that case, choosing death might be the easiest way out.

-Store Owner-

[If there is a customer who wishes to purchase firearms, you can inform them that they can purchase them through the RocketBang service using the kiosk over there. The revised regulation only prohibits direct sales, but intermediaries are still allowed.]

“Oh, no, sir! It may be difficult for customers to directly purchase firearms from our store, but there is another way!”

As the store owner’s message came, I hurriedly looked for the kiosk inside the convenience store.

A kiosk that seemed nonexistent at first had appeared in a corner of the convenience store.

It seems there’s no escaping death after all.

“There’s another way? What kind of way is it?”

“Yes, there’s a kiosk over there called RocketBang. You can go in there and…”

Today, let’s just consider it bad luck and hope that this crazy customer never comes back to the convenience store.

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The convenience store employee wearing a name tag with “Kim Hyun-woo” on it kindly and specifically explained how to use the kiosk.

Thanks to that, Seretini was able to learn how to use the kiosk without much difficulty and then happily go shopping.

Of course, she continued to press the barrel of the gun against him.

This was all part of her master’s teachings.

“Just as my master said. Following their instruction to hold a gun really does make them explain things very kindly.”

In truth, she had never personally been to the U.C. convenience store.

She had only heard about it from her master.

Perhaps the store’s employees say that if their successor is in this convenience store, they will first explain anything kindly if you take out a gun.

Not only that, if they don’t like how they are being treated, they said they can simply spin the barrel of the gun around. Could that also be true?

At first, she considered giving up when she heard that there had been revisions to the firearm regulations, but then they went on to explain other ways to purchase a gun.

Guns really are an excellent means of communication.

And this man, the previous employee, undoubtedly understood the essence of the world like a wise person.

“Now that the explanation is over, could you spare me?”

“Why have you been saying that since earlier? Didn’t I ask if someone had been threatening your life?”

“Well, that…”

Other than that, I couldn’t understand why this man kept asking to be spared.

After all, even if he were to be shot with a gun that didn’t contain any magical power, it would only cause a slight burn.

He was only capable of hunting animals like bears at best.

But thanks to the gun, she was able to easily understand and explain the unfamiliar artifacts from other universes.

She decided to ask about all the intriguing artifacts at the U.C convenience store while she had the chance.

Of course, she was still holding the gun.

The man looked exhausted, but he kindly answered all of Seretini’s questions.

“He’s quite a decent guy, not something you see often these days.”

His sincerity and kindness were pleasing to see.

Thanks to him, she liked this place.

Even if she didn’t have to buy a gun, she thought that she could come back here next time.

Although she planned to keep an eye on it from today onwards.