My Iyashikei Game Chapter 127: I'm Just a Temp

There were good and bad people in the world; it was the same in the cryptic world. Some ghosts were a worse version of themselves when they were alive; but some ghosts managed to retain kindness despite their circumstances. “What is your name? When the opportunity arises, I’ll bring you to meet your big brother.”

“Firefly Ying. My mom said it’s a kind of worm that glows in the dark but I’ve not seen it personally before.”

‘There are plenty of parents who’d wish their children to become dragons and phoenixes, but this is the first time I’ve met a parent who named their son after an insect.’ Han Fei had the child hurry away, “Don’t come back here to play again. Give me your home address, when the time is right, I’ll go find you.”

“My mother and I live in the hostel next to the convenience store. My mother is reluctant to move away because she has been waiting for my big brother to return.” It seemed to take a toll on the boy to hold such a long conversation. After he told Han Fei his address, he grabbed his rubber ball and toddled away.

“The kid is quite interesting…” Han Fei turned to stare at the wall in the back alley. Apparently everyone who worked at the convenience store would eventually end up trapped on the back alley wall. The wall was filled with faded human shapes, each of them representing a former worker. ‘This is probably not the first time Firefly has come here to play but the ghosts on the wall did not harm him or take over his body. In fact, they even played with him. When I opened the door earlier, the shadows crowded around Firefly’s hiding spot. That was the shadows trying to help him.’ The broken souls on the wall wanted to protect Firefly. Just that fact alone made Han Fei believe that he could be good friends with all these broken souls. ‘Looks like all my seniors are good people!’

His eyes scanning the wall, Han Fei took a slight bow. “This is my first day on the job, please take care of me, dear seniors.”

There was no response from the wall. Eventually Han Fei walked back into the store. But

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