Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

Soon, after changing their clothes, Eri Aragaki and Ayane Takeda began their night shift at the convenience store.

The main task during this period is to replenish the missing goods on the shelves, and to put discount labels on bento boxes that are about to expire or vegetables that are not fresh before putting them on the shelves.

This is also why the night shift at convenience stores is relatively busy.

Bento boxes that are about to expire or vegetables that are not very fresh are put on the shelves with discount labels and sold at a much lower price than the original price. In fact, many people who are on a tight budget will specifically look for this time period to buy these bento boxes that are about to expire and vegetables that are not very fresh.

In fact, Eri Aragaki has done the same thing.

There was no other way; the pressure was just too much.

However, she definitely makes sure her younger sister Erina eats fresh vegetables and ingredients every day, as her sister is still growing.

She's the one who eats this kind of near-expiry bento box with less-than-fresh ingredients.

I really don't have any savings left.

Putting aside the debt issue, even daily expenses left Eri Aragaki quite strapped for cash.

The savings her parents left behind were used to pay for her university tuition and Erina's tuition, but then their house was auctioned off, so they are now living in a rented place.

That's how big cities are; every inch of land is precious. Even the relatively run-down rental room outside the 23rd ward that Eri Aragaki rents, which is less than 10 square meters in size, costs 4 yen a month.

Even though Eri Aragaki applied for a scholarship with a monthly allowance of 30,000 yen, her monthly expenses still slowly depleted her savings of over 800,000 yen.

Given the current situation, she'll eventually run out of money, so since she can't find any new sources of income, she has no choice but to cut back on spending.

However, after doing a lot of research recently, she found a way.

Having memories of her past life, she was certain that she could succeed.

In reality, Eri Aragaki and Ayane Takeda also completed their work quite skillfully in the time that followed.

When restocking, Ayane Takeda couldn't reach the high shelves; even on tiptoe, she was still a bit short.

When Eri Aragaki saw it, she walked over and easily placed the goods on the upper shelf.

"Wow, Aragaki-senpai is so tall," Takeda Ayane whispered.

Her eyes held a clear look of envy and a hint of admiration.

Eri Aragaki said with a smile, "It's not that tall, is it?"

She was absolutely telling the truth, after all, she was 1.8 meters tall in her previous life, but now she's 10 centimeters shorter after transmigrating.

But she felt a little strange at this moment, because... Ayane Takeda was too close, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, he was a man in his previous life, so he still felt strange emotions when he was in close contact with beautiful girls.

However, she didn't show it and turned around to continue moving the next box of goods.

The store was busy until about an hour before closing time, when the number of customers began to dwindle.

Takeda Ayane breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of water, sat down on a chair behind the convenience store checkout counter to rest, and said, "Finally, it's time to go home."

Eri Aragaki was carrying those heavy goods.

For example, a Asahi beer crate weighs about ten kilograms.

Suntory's oolong tea beverage case is also quite heavy.

In addition, there are Coca-Cola glass bottled beverage cases, which are also quite heavy to move.

Although she has become a girl, whether it's thanks to the system or because Aragaki Eri was originally very strong, her strength, as shown on the panel, is no less than that of an ordinary adult male.

She picked up a case of beer in each hand and walked steadily toward the shelf.

Seeing this, Ayane Takeda still looked on with envy and admiration, saying, "Aragaki-senpai, you're so strong!"

Eri Aragaki placed the beer crate on the shelf and said, "It's alright, just normal strength."

Takeda Ayane shook her head and said, "No, no, no, I can't even lift half a box, but you carried a whole box by yourself so easily."

Eri Aragaki smiled and moved on to the next box.

Ayane Takeda added, "Moreover, you're very good at everything you do, you're skilled at your work, and you never panic when anything happens."

Eri Aragaki said, "You'll be like that after you've been working for a long time."

Ayane Takeda shook her head and said, "I don't think I can do what you did, senpai."

She thought for a moment and added, "My seniors always seem very reliable, which makes me feel very safe."

Upon hearing this, Eri Aragaki paused in her actions.

She felt a bit conflicted. In her past life, as a man, it wasn't a big deal to be praised as reliable and reassuring, but now, being complimented like that by a pretty girl felt strange.

But she quickly suppressed her emotions and continued moving the goods.

After moving the last batch of goods, Eri Aragaki put the empty pallets back into the warehouse.

Ayane Takeda handed over a bottle of water and said, "Senpai, have some water."

Eri Aragaki accepted it and said, "Thank you."

She unscrewed the cap and took a sip.

Ayane Takeda, holding a bottle of water, sat down on the chair next to her and asked, "Senpai, aren't you tired from working like this every day and taking care of your younger sister?"

Eri Aragaki thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it."

Ayane Takeda immediately said, "What if your parents see this, senpai... Ah! I'm sorry..."

She already knew about Eri Aragaki's family situation, and she had only spoken out of the subconscious. But she quickly realized that bringing up Eri Aragaki's parents was just stirring up Eri Aragaki's sad memories.

Ayane Takeda quickly apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought that up."

Eri Aragaki waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's all in the past."

In fact, Eri Aragaki didn't feel anything was wrong.

Ayane Takeda said, "It's really not easy for you, senpai. You've been carrying so much on your own, and you still have to pay off your debts."

Eri Aragaki leaned against the shelf and said, "Life is full of all sorts of things."

Ayane Takeda looked at her and said earnestly, "Senpai, everything will be alright."

Eri Aragaki smiled. "That's what I think too."

She paused, then added, "And she recovered very quickly."

Ayane Takeda asked curiously, "Does senpai have any good news?"

Eri Aragaki said, "I guess so, but I might have to quit my job and stop working at the convenience store."

Ayane Takeda's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you resigning, senpai?"

Eri Aragaki nodded.

"Did you find a full-time job, senpai?" Ayane Takeda asked.

Eri Aragaki laughed and said, "I haven't even graduated yet, how could I possibly find a formal job?"

After all, in Japan, formal employment and academic qualifications are closely related.

In Japan's corporate recruitment system, hiring new graduates is the mainstream approach.

The so-called "new recruit recruitment" refers to companies uniformly recruiting recent graduates and training them from scratch.

This system places great emphasis on the status of recent graduates; once someone is no longer a recent graduate, it becomes extremely difficult for them to get into a good company.

Formal jobs also have high educational requirements.

Students who graduate from prestigious universities such as the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, and Keio University have a much greater chance of getting jobs at large companies.

If you graduate from a vocational school or a junior college, your options become much narrower.

Even those who start working right after graduating from high school can only do manual labor or service industry jobs as regular employees, with very limited opportunities for promotion.

Furthermore, Japanese companies place great emphasis on "pre-arranged employment." Starting from the third year of university, students have to attend various information sessions, submit resumes, and go through interviews. Only after receiving a pre-arranged employment offer can they successfully join the company upon graduation.

Eri Aragaki is only a sophomore in college and hasn't received a job offer yet, so finding a permanent job is basically impossible for her.

What's more, she has also taken a leave of absence from school, and has temporarily lost her student status.