Cthulhu Grocery Store

After returning from Rome, a week or so of travel finally came to an end.

Harvest: believer +1, unknown clerk in the store +1

That's right, the clerk, Shendai Wugu didn't know that someone came to apply for the job when he came back. He had posted the advertisement for a long time, and the salary was obviously good, but no one came to apply for the job until now.

The man who applied for the job had familiar pink hair, but without spots, and looked like a foreigner.

Tobio shrank his neck under Shendai Wugu's gaze: "Excuse me, did I fail?"

"Ah, no." Kamitori Kirito certainly does not discriminate against foreign friends, especially this one who speaks fluent Japanese, "Well...you can come to work after signing this contract. The weekday working hours are from Monday to Friday. Friday, from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm, after [-]:[-] pm I will come over to take over your work, and I don’t come on weekends, is that okay?”

"Of course." Tobio certainly wouldn't say no.

In fact, it was impossible for him to say no.

Tobio, no, it should be Diablo, he was forced to continue to pay his price.

Ever since Diablo was defeated, he has been sanctioned by the evil ability as a matter of course, and has been unable to escape in the cycle of life and death.

Not to mention, for some reason he suddenly appeared in a certain mysterious shop, yes, it was the mysterious shop that gave him infinite fear and the arrow that represented the power of a substitute.

From some unseen existence, Diablo knew the price he had to pay—to be an employee of this shop forever.

Of course, as an ordinary person, he cannot stay in the domain of the Outer God for too long. After almost a period of time, he will fall into madness and even die uncontrollably, and then resurrect here again, life and death, there are no restrictions on him .

This is the cruelest punishment in the world.

Diablo is not qualified to say no, so from today onwards, he has become a glorious clerk of the Alien Grocery Store.

The daily work includes cleaning up suspicious goods when the store owner is away, being careful to survive in the domain of the Outer God, and how to quietly continue to lurk in the store to become an inconspicuous decoration after handing over the work.

Because he couldn't get out of this shop, since his failure, his soul has been the property of the Outer Gods, and time is eternity.

Diablo's daily life has become...

Opening the store in the morning, of course there will be no customers, but the cleaning work and stock counting in the store still cannot be left behind, and due to the ability of xx, curses and misfortunes follow each other, the specific process is as follows

Diablo accidentally triggered the curse left by a foreign god on it when he was sorting the notebook, san value -10, triggered the instant death ability, and died on the spot

Resurrected again, Diablo carefully walked around that area, this time he was accidentally hit by a bucket, and when he recovered, he had turned into a pink-spotted octopus.

Also, I accidentally looked up and saw the halo of a certain three-pillar god, but failed the judgment, and the san value dropped again, on the verge of madness.

The experience of working part-time (death) in one day can be described as colorful, and only after Kamiro Kiriko returned to the store, the existence of the store would be completely quiet, Diablo finally had a moment of respite from the cycle of death, squatting silently A corner of the store is closed off.

Of course, Kindai Wugu didn't know how colorful his shop assistant's life was. He was worried that this foreign friend would resign and leave because the work was too boring, and he even left several magazines in the shop to entertain him.

Diablo: ...

On this day, after handing over work to each other, Kamidai Kiriko and Diablo stayed in the store as usual.

Having nothing to do, Shendai Wugu thought for a while, and moved down the potted plant on the windowsill to prune its branches and leaves.

I don't know what this plant is. It was left to him by a neighbor who has moved away. It has very tenacious vitality and the leaves that grow are also very beautiful, so God Dai Wugu kept it in his bedroom. Now I think There was a lack of green in the grocery store, so it was moved here again.

Although it is a potted plant, it has grown to a height of one meter, lush and lush, and has two bright red fruits.

But Shendai Wugu is not sure what it is, and he doesn't dare to eat it randomly, but it looks very red and attractive...

Also kind of like a tomato.

Shendai Wugu picked one, took a photo and uploaded it. After searching, he found that it might really be a potted tomato.

After thinking about it for a few seconds, he took it to wash and took a small bite out of curiosity.

The taste is actually not bad...

Shendai Wugu threw the small tomato into his mouth, and the sweet and sour juice burst out instantly, which was very delicious.

jingle--

Um?There are guests.

……

Otsutsuki Kaguya had been running away for a long time, and she was still crying at first, but the tears quickly dried up.Only the pain of being betrayed by the lover and the firmness to protect the child in the womb remain.

But she was so tired and bruised, she felt she couldn't last much longer.

If this continues, even if she can get rid of the pursuers, the child in her stomach will not be able to keep.

In despair, Kaguya suddenly saw a house standing quietly in the wilderness.

The shop style has never been seen before, the dim light pours out from the house, becoming the only light source in the night, warm but abrupt.

Otsutsuki Kaguya did not retreat, the pursuers behind her were already very close, and her body had reached its limit, the wound opened again, covered in blood, just standing and walking was already trying her best.

She used her last strength to walk towards the light source. Whether it was a god or a demon inside, she had no choice.

As soon as he entered the store, the originally bright and beautiful exterior was torn apart again. Kaguya saw the heaven turned into hell, and saw the treacherous scene in front of him like a devil's cave, his feet went limp, and he fell to the ground.

"This...guest?"

Shendai Wugu watched in bewilderment as a blood-stained woman walked in, with an expression on her face as if she had seen a ghost, and fell to the ground in a daze.

Is this a murder scene?

Shendai Wugu instantly fidgeted, full of fear and panic, so what's the situation now?Should he call the police or an ambulance?Has this woman been hunted down? Will there be another serial killer coming in later?

With his mind in a mess, Shendai Wugu swallowed, cautiously approached the woman who fell on the ground, and touched her neck.

In beating, not dead.

so far so good.

Shendai Wugu's eyes turned to the blood on the ground, this...should be blood, right?But it's a little different, and this guest looks so weird. Although there are albinos in this world, at least it is impossible to even have white pupils.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly realized.

This is acting, right?The brain theater of the second disease.

As a shopkeeper who opened a shop near Akihabara, he was of course mentally prepared to face all kinds of middle schoolers, and he has the unshirkable responsibility to maintain the worldview of the second-year-old boys and girls, so that they can Keep throwing money at expensive merch and trinkets.

——The above comes from the comments of a certain capitalist shopkeeper I saw on the Akihabara forum when I was looking for information on Kamdai Kirigu.

Isn't this time to maintain the store manager's responsibilities!

Shendai Wugu was ready: "That... miss, are you okay?"

Otsutsuki Kaguya didn't faint, she was just too weak and she lost all strength from the shock of seeing the horrible scene just now, now there is a person of unknown good and evil near her, she quickly raised her head to raise her vigilance.

At this glance, Hui Ye gasped.

The gray mist man squatted beside her quietly, the mist billowing, a pair of cold and pure black eyes seemed to be connected to the abyss hell, looking up and down at the prey.

"It's okay, I'm okay." Otsutsuki Kaguya immediately realized that no matter what the purpose of the unknown existence in front of her was, she must not show a weak state, otherwise it would be equivalent to actively exposing her weakness.

She held back her trembling instincts, straightened up, covered her face with her sleeves: "Excuse me, where is it?"

Despite the serious injury, he still maintains an undisguised elegance and dignity.

Sure enough, it started.

Shendai Wugu tried his best to control his expression, and tried his best to be a qualified store manager. No matter how funny the customer's performance was, he would not laugh out loud: "We are a grocery store here, and we sell a lot of things, and we also sell some old ones. Old gadgets, do guests need anything?"

grocery store?

Kaguya didn't understand the meaning of this word, and looked around in confusion.

The sign that reads the snack area contains all kinds of foul-smelling unknown substances, wet colored lumps, and suspicious liquids that are bubbling; the area where the toy area sign is hung has scales and indescribably various unknown props .

There are other areas... either entangled with tentacles, or piled up with countless moving eyeballs.Hui Ye hastily glanced over it and didn't dare to look again.

This is really hell!

Otsutsuki Kaguya's expression became more and more sad, she didn't dare to defy this person's will, but a certain instinct told her that if she really bought these things, she might end up dead the moment she walked out.

and many more……

Otsutsuki Kaguya glanced carefully over the gray mist, and looked at the potted plant behind him, to be precise, it was the only scarlet fruit left on it.

Subconsciously swallowed.

If you eat it, you will get great benefits.

Some instinct read in her mind.

"Excuse me, that..."

......

Seeing the guest leave, Shendai Wugu heaved a sigh of relief, and turned back to touch the broken branch, and one of the original fruits was missing.

Didn't you say that the second disease is easy to fool, and you can sell high-priced products in the store with a few simple words, seniors are deceiving!

Cough, well, maybe it’s just because Shendai Wugu had a thin skin and didn’t have the nerve to sell it. In the end, he played a scene with Zhong Erbing for nothing, and gave him a fruit and a branch, but he didn’t sell anything. When he went out, the guest insisted on clamoring for the price to pay.

In the end, of course nothing was confiscated. Is there a black shop in his place, and it would be too much to charge for a small tomato.

(Diablo, who works here permanently: ...suddenly began to sympathize with that woman)

Shendai Wugu murmured to himself: "But luckily no one saw the scene just now, otherwise I would die socially."

It was really embarrassing, but fortunately no one saw it.

Diablo hiding in a certain corner of the store: ...don't dare to talk about it

……

The gray mist figure didn't stop him, Hui Ye had the urge to turn around, pushed the door open and ran away.

It was still the wilderness when she came out, and the hills in the distance were faintly lit with fire, and her pursuers had already arrived.

But Huiye could no longer feel a trace of fear, only the joy of getting revenge, swallowed the fruit cherishingly, and put the branches and leaves in his arms.

At the moment of the entrance of the fruit, it turned into an extremely powerful force, filling the body, Kaguya became more and more slender under the moonlight, white horns grew on the head, a gap gradually formed in the middle of the forehead, and the new blood red The eyes opened, and there were 9 hook jades hovering in the eyes.

The pursuers had already arrived, and surrounded Kaguya in groups. They also noticed Kaguya's abnormal third eye and the horn growing on the top of his head, which caused a commotion.

The leading samurai walked out of the team, looked at Kaguya with his eyes closed tightly in surprise, gritted his teeth, and raised the samurai/sword in his hand high.

But he couldn't swing it down because Kaguya had already opened his eyes.

Her eyes were born with pure white without pupils, a pure and flawless color, but now they are full of the joy and madness of revenge.

"You are all going to die."

In the eyes on the forehead, 9 hook jades slowly rotated, and the infinite monthly reading was activated.

The expressions of the warriors gradually changed from panic and panic to serenity. After a crackling sound, everyone put down their weapons, their expressions numb and dull.

Otsutsuki Kaguya turned her head to look at the place where the shop was originally located. Now there is nothing but an open space. If she felt something, she took out the branch and leaf from her bosom and inserted it into the ground.

Like a miracle, new roots grew from the bottom of the branches and leaves, firmly locking the nutrients in the ground to supply itself. The branches and leaves grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon became the size of a small sapling.But it is only so high, and even the tip of the leaf is faintly showing signs of withering and yellowing.

Kaguya looked at the changes in the 'Sacred Tree' and couldn't help frowning, but soon her brows eased, as if remembering something, she turned her head to look at the group of dull people.

Isn't there nourishment here?