The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 630: The Bizarre Adventure of Shichijo Masato Part 5 ()

After the typhoon, the summer nights in the city began to get hot and humid. Although there was no sunlight at night, you would still sweat while walking on the road, and your clothes would stick to your skin due to the sweat, which was very uncomfortable. But if you saw a convenience store on the street at this time, it would be like seeing an oasis in the desert, and you would always want to go in and cool off.

Masato Shichijo changed into the convenience store uniform, put on a mask, and walked out the door. Now he is the guard of the oasis, providing cool convenience for passers-by.

"Manager, I'm ready to change shifts." Nanajo Masato said to the manager.

The manager of this convenience store was a skinny middle-aged man. He was checking the surveillance video at the counter. He looked up when he heard Masato Shichijo's voice.

The store manager patted Shichijo Masato on the shoulder and said, "Have you memorized all the work content?"

Nanajo Masato nodded: "I remember everything."

"Then I'll leave it to you." The store manager's eyes were a little evasive, as if he had something to say. After a while, he said, "Well... there is an employee in our store who occasionally comes to the warehouse at night to check the quantity of goods. If you see him, ignore him, he is a very strange guy."

"Uh... I understand." Nanajo Masato was a little surprised, but didn't ask any more questions.

"Also," the store manager continued, "at night, there will be some guests. You know, there are a lot of bars nearby. They may be drunk or have taken some illegal drugs... making them look strange. If you find that some guests are behaving strangely or have made any strange requests, just pretend you don't see them and they will leave on their own."

Nanajo Masato became puzzled and asked, "Manager, those customers..."

The store manager glanced at his watch and said encouragingly, "It's time to hand over the shift, Qi Tiao. Today is your first day at work, so do your best!"

"Yes! Manager!" Shichijo Masato said immediately.

Then the store manager left in a hurry.

Masato Nanajo glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already ten o'clock in the evening, which was already very late. Perhaps the store manager was in a hurry to catch the train home?

He shook his head. Although it was only a part-time job, since it was his first job, he had to do it well. So Shichijo Masato immediately started working. First, he checked the food on the shelves that was about to expire, then he replenished the shelves, and then he cleaned the machines...

A few customers came in to buy things. Shichijo Masato was a little flustered at first, but gradually he got used to the operation. Apart from some troubles, this job was not difficult and most people could do it.

After helping the restocking driver move the goods into the warehouse, Nanajo Masato breathed a sigh of relief. Basically, the odd jobs had been done. All he had to do now was to endure the long night shift and wait for someone to come and take over in the morning.

There were very few customers in the early morning because convenience stores have a rule that mobile phones are not allowed during working hours, so Shichijo Masato could only pass the time by reading magazines.

As soon as he got rid of his busy schedule, Shichijo Masato felt a long-lost sense of depression, which made him a little uneasy.

"Here it comes again..." Nanajo Masato rubbed his eyebrows.

Since he opened his eyes, this feeling has appeared from time to time, especially after nightfall. In this state, it always makes people irritable. However, according to Inuyama Heita, this is a normal phenomenon when you just become a psychic. Usually, newcomers at this stage will not be able to distinguish between ghosts and real people because of their confused mental state, which leads to some accidents.

"If I just stay in the convenience store, nothing should happen, right?" Nanajo Masato yawned and continued flipping through the magazine. His head felt a little heavy. It was his first time working the night shift and he was not used to it. In order not to fall asleep, he stood up and planned to walk around.

At this moment, he seemed to hear footsteps coming from the warehouse.

"Is there anyone?" Shichijo Masato walked over there, opened the door of the warehouse, and then saw a person wearing the same convenience store uniform as himself, with his back to him, squatting in front of the shelf, as if checking the number of drinks.

"Did you come in from the warehouse?" Nanajo Masato was about to say hello, but then he remembered the manager's instructions and looked at the camera in the corner, and found that it was working well, so he stopped disturbing him and quietly retreated.

"What a weird guy~" Nanajo Masato couldn't help but think. He returned to his seat and continued to read the magazine to pass the time, while his thoughts spread.

"Come to think of it... the salary for this part-time job seems to be higher than the others." Nanajo Masato flipped through the magazine and thought, "Luckily I contacted them early, otherwise the job might have been taken away by someone else... After I get the salary, I'll find a chance to treat Heitaro and Kotoko to a meal..."

Just when he had begun to enjoy how to spend his salary, his peripheral vision caught sight of the surveillance video. Nanajo Masato suddenly saw a new customer in the shelf area. He was standing in front of the freezer, seemingly thinking about what to buy.

"Wait, why is there a guest?" Nanajo Masato put away the magazine in confusion. "I clearly didn't hear any bell ringing at the door just now? Could it be that I didn't hear it when I came in when I went to the warehouse?"

He lowered his head and thought for a while, and when he looked at the surveillance camera again, the customer in the shelf area had disappeared. Nanajo Masato subconsciously looked up and saw a pale man in a suit standing in front of the cash register, staring at him strangely.

Nanajo Masato was startled, but he immediately calmed down and glanced in front of him. There was nothing, so he asked, "Excuse me, sir, do you need anything?"

The guy in front of me was very strange. Although the manager said that he might be drunk or took some illegal drugs, there was no smell of alcohol on him at all. His eyes were sunken and his face was haggard, like a corporate slave who had been overworked for a long time.

And the weirdest thing is, even though it's already summer, he's still wearing a tight suit...

"Guest?" Nanajo Masato asked again. The guest's cracked lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

Nanajo Masato finally realized something was wrong at this moment. He felt a chill on his back and hesitated: "Could it be... this is what Heitaro said..."

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the warehouse, and Nanajo Masato said, "Please wait, I'll go take a look."

Then he rushed over immediately. Only that colleague was inside. Could something have happened to him?

A pale hand stretched out from behind and grabbed Shichijo Masato's wrist. The palm of that hand was as cold as a dead person's.

"Don't go there!" The guest in a suit finally spoke. He said to Nanajo Masato who turned around, "Don't go there... there are ghosts there!"

(End of this chapter)