My Iyashikei Game Chapter 124: First Job

“The job can give more meaning to my life, and provide an outlet for my creative energy. It will also allow me to come into contact with more people and events, giving me more societal experience. Overall, it will be a valuable investment in myself.” At midnight, in the corner of the dark city, Han Fei stood inside the dim convenience store and attended a job interview with an impossibly lanky young man. “Please give me the job.”

The two looked at each other for more than a minute. As if someone had snapped his consciousness into being, the young man’s only eye rejuvenated with spirit. The murky iris moved in his head. Instead of repeating the same question like before, he uttered the following in unusual coherence, “I do not own this place. If you wish to work here, you need to earn its approval.”

“It?”

“Follow me.” The single-eyed worker walked down the racks and led Han Fei deeper into the store. He opened a door and signaled for Han Fei to enter it. The room was gloomy. Han Fei forced himself to go into it despite his unwillingness. The room turned out to be the store’s warehouse. It was stocked with many things. The only light source was a burning candle. Han Fei noticed that the worker was more like a marionette. Most of the time, he had no volition of his own. He walked in a very disjointed manner like his body was held up by invisible strings. “It is inside there, if you can find it, it means that you can stay.” The single eye pulsed inside the man’s head, it looked quite scary. “The candle won’t burn forever, you better hurry.” Then he turned and left Han Fei alone inside the warehouse.

‘He left just like that? He’s not even going to stay to watch over me?’ The warehouse was filled with items. Han Fei did not even know what he was supposed to look for. ‘The real boss of this place did not appear to be a ‘person’ but an object. Based on the worker’s hint, I’m supposed to find it before the candle burns out.’ For the natives of the cryptic world, finding something, especially without a clue would be impossib

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