Starting a Night Shift Part-time Job at a Convenience Store

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With a huff, her unconventionally soft presence, as if a candle had been extinguished, subsided. And the next time she opened her eyes, her body was still intact, but what awakened was an utterly different person

Her atmosphere shifted like a well-honed blade, and with a sharp look that did not fit her childlike face, she daringly untied her loosely tied hair and re-tied it at a high position.

Youre in for it no matter what huh.

I opened my mouth, and that person blocked it with an index finger with a grim look on her face.

Im sorry I implicated her in this

My daughter agreed to it. It cant be helped.

But Ayame withdrew a pack of cigarettes from the pocket of her skinny pants, tapped on them with her finger, and smoked one.

Fifty no, about sixty percent. My bad, but I cant throw my full force into it. As you know, Im using my daughters body as a medium, and I have no intention of abandoning that idiot (Hakamada), but Im also not such a toxic parent that I would put my lovely daughters life in jeopardy.

Yes, of course.

And one more thing. You must retire when I instruct you to. As you are aware what is occupying up ahead is a monstrosity so sinister that the ones who wander into the convenience store seem to be a bit mild. With such a thick layer of filth all over the school that thing is sure to bring misery to a significant number of people. The theory is that when a monster grows this thick, it should be surrounded by dozens of professionals and exorcised.

And you plan to do something about it with this half-baked group of members? That would be suicidal. Ayames words were so spot on that I didnt feel like denying them.

A mistake will result in more than just an injury.

To save Hakamada, we inevitably need her help. We cant cross over to the other side by ourselves. It has to be her who has a connection with him.

I understood that after being corrupted by a supernatural force, it was not realistic to restore sanity to the dead. Once I challenged it, the odds of winning were infinitesimal.

I understood that, I did understand that. But still

I dont want to let him die!

Staring at me, Ayame snickered, lit a cigarette with a lighter, and released a puff of smoke.

Dont misjudge the time of your retreat, as I told you earlier. That is a prerequisite for working together.

Thank you.

Its decided then.

After exchanging a final confirmation with each other, I pushed open the door, which emitted a shrill screeching sound.

Neither the moon nor the stars could be viewed from the rooftop, which was supposed to be so close to the sky, but it was not because of the clouds covering it. The air stagnated so much that it was dizzying and suffused with a negative, miasma-like atmosphere.

On top of the chains and the padlock on the door, a large number of obstructions with No Entry written on them were placed outside the door and on the wire mesh surrounding the rooftop. Even if it was to prohibit students from entering, it was an unappealing sight to see on a school rooftop. However, it was likely that they did not want people to come to this place even if they had to go to such lengths.

Indeed, it seemed only reasonable that they would take such precautions given the severity of the miasma, which induced a shiver to spread from the tips of ones toes.

Ah agh se n, i, o, r

Not even a moment could be taken for a deep breath.

That moment arrived immediately.

A fear-inducing presence similar to that of the sea of trees was emanating from the doorway, yet the space we entered was insignificant in comparison to the sea of trees

I was bracing myself but a wave of dread swept through my overall body.

Hey, hey, this is awful I didnt expect anything this bad.

A black, dirty, shockwave-like gust of wind assailed me without warning from the front, causing me to feel nauseous and almost bringing me to my knees. As she adopted a fighting stance to keep up with the entity that appeared in front of us with a horrifying howl, Hirais visage grew even grimmer.

Hah, she came right away.

Hyuga

Those who knew her well would have been compelled to avert their eyes.

Se n, ior

Otherwise, it would have been difficult to believe that she was the one who was beaming in that pictureit was just too awful, way too awful

Agh

The figure, which was enveloped in abysmal filthseemed to be a curse in human form only.

Aghaahhca me fffffffffooorrr me huh

From the corners of her mouth, which hung up, and her entire body, which trembled and twitched, red liquid like tears constantly dripped.

S-Se, se, se, se, nior I-I miss youaaaahhhhhhhh.

Furthermore, she laughed incongruously, and the oppressive pressure to revive all living things was constantly poured into my head.

It was not that I had underestimated her.

With her crossing paths with Hakamada and having been devoured by the supernatural entity here seven years ago and now a part of it, I was prepared for how much she was capable of doing but just confronting her like this made me realize how reckless I was.

But

Dont go.

Even so I had a faint sensation.

Dont leave me alone.

Her true cry, which could only be expressed in words like an inorganic substance and which would never be understood by anyone, breathed at the bottom of the abyss.

I am sorry, please forgive me.

I want to apologize to senior.

I want to apologize one more time to senior

Just being able to feel it was enough.

Hyuga, I will bring you to reunite with Hakamada once again.

So please lend me your power. I need your help to bring him back from the brink of death.

No hesitation whatsoever.

Inhaling heavily, I held the wooden sword with both hands and closed my eyes.

Yagura

The mouth of the sheath was cut and the markup and flange were strongly joined together.

Come.

Behind me, I could hear the reverberation of metal and armor. The guardian spirit of the armored warrior, who never spoke, firmly grasped my shoulder, signifying that all of my objectives had been conveyed.

Come on, lets get fired up.

I nodded at Ayames encouraging voice, pulled my wooden sword out of its sheath, and stepped forward.

Chapter 18.5 Promise

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