章 3: Chapter 3 Being Targeted
"Good morning."
Yusuke Kato arrived at his workplace, a 24-hour convenience store, at 7:40 a.m. after a 10-minute walk...
"Ah, Kato-Kun, good morning."
Greeted by a colleague of the same period, Takada Shiori, a 17-year-old girl with short blond hair who is a sophomore in high school and studies at a nearby school.
Takada Shiori, like Kato Yusuke, will work here after school and on weekends, and because they share a common identity, their relationship is not bad. (Takada Shiori thinks to herself)
"Good morning, Takada-senpai, you worked hard."
Kato Yusuke bowed back.
As he said that, Shiori Takada glanced at him, and her hands kept moving.
She is dressed in the store's dark blue uniform on the upper body and a gray pleated skirt on the lower body. She has a very hot body, and the places where she should be raised are convex, while the places where she should be raised are warped. She is currently inspecting the merchandise on the shelves.
"Do you need help?"
Kato Yusuke indicated the shopping basket at her feet and stated that the rice balls had passed the tasting period. Despite the fact that they were not damaged, they were not suitable for further sale...
In Japan, where the convenience store industry is highly competitive, "excellent taste" has the same status as "convenience" and is equally valued.
Because the shelf life of fresh food is relatively fixed, usually once in the morning, noon, and evening, a special person in charge will check the shelf life of food twice a day, which Takada Shiori is currently doing.
As for these selected foods, they are usually distributed to the shop assistants. According to the rules of each shop, they can also be divided into those that can be taken home and those that cannot be taken home and can only be eaten in the shop.
"Then you can take this to the lounge."
Takada Shiori pointed to the shopping basket aisle on the ground.
Kato Yusuke nodded, picked up the shopping basket, and walked inside.
At this time, Takada Shiori seemed to remember something and shouted at him with an "Ah-" from her mouth.
"By the way, remember to leave me a beef rice ball!"
Kato Yusuke paused in his footsteps and replied without looking back.
"Understood."
Then push the door and walk into the room.
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Kato Yusuke, who had changed his clothes, walked out five minutes later. The store was already crowded, and Takada Shiori, who stood behind the cashier, was busy checking out customers.
When Kato Yusuke saw this, he quickly stepped forward to stand next to her on the machine and politely asked the man in front of him.
"Hello sir, what do you need?"
"Bring me this bottle of water and a cigarette."
The well-dressed man said to him.
"A total of 650 yen, this is your change, sir."
Kato Yusuke put the cigarette and change on the cash register.
Because of the location, many white-collar workers pass through. Everyone comes here before work to get water, breakfast, and snacks, so this is also the busiest time in the store.
Fortunately, the two of them worked well together and dealt with the peak period in a timely manner.
"Thank you for your patronage, come again next time!"
Saying honorifics, Shiori Takada bowed slightly in the direction the guest was leaving.
She looked up, the time has come to 10:15.
"Huuuh—" Takada Shiori sighed in relief with her towering chest heaving.
"Thanks for your hard work," Kato Yusuke said, before turning to Takada Shiori and saying, "Then I'll go replenish the goods, you take a rest first."
"Huh? There's no need for this, we'll just do it together."
Takada Shiori waved his hands again and again.
Kato Yusuke shook her head and said, looking at the sweaty strands of hair on her brow.
"It's okay, I'll handle it."
After saying that, he entered the warehouse and emerged with a large pile of goods in a short period of time.
His stature is tall, but not imposing. His forearm muscles are even and strong as a result of his long-term work. The clear and bright eyes are as calm as lake water beneath the fine black short hair.
Takada Shiori's eyes were drawn to it at this moment, making her blush.
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takamura, who was walking into the store, couldn't help but stop at his feet, his eyes switching between the two, and finally stopping on Kato Yusuke, his eyes flashing with jealousy.
"Cough cough—"
He coughed lightly before raising the list in his hand to Yusuke Kato and saying sternly.
"Kato-Kun, come here."
"…Store Manager? When!?"
Takata Shiori panicked and bowed to takamura, and there was another turbulent wave beneath the large movement, and takamura's eyes were about to look down. However, he saw a shadow in front of him in the next second, and then a tall figure appeared in front of him.
"Store manager," Kato Yusuke said calmly. "Is there something wrong?"
The tone is neither humble nor arrogant.
The 15-year-old boy's net height has reached 178cm, while takamura is only about 167cm even when wearing leather shoes. takamura can only look up at Kato Yusuke when the two are standing together, which makes him very uncomfortable.
"Well… some goods have arrived, you can move them to the warehouse,"
takamura said thoughtfully.
"Alright."
Kato Yusuke nodded and hurriedly followed takamura to the door, as did Takada Shiori, who had heard the two's conversation.
Then they noticed the box, which was built as high as a hill and placed on the ground.
"Liar! How many supplies are there!?"
Takada Shiori's eyes widened.
"Well… there are about fifty,"
Takamura said lightly.
"There are fifty pieces!? And all of them are drinks!? Why are they delivered at this time? Shouldn't they have arrived last night!?"
"Unfortunately, Tanaka, who was working the night shift, inadvertently injured his wrist, forcing him to stay until the next day, with nothing he could do,"
Takamura explained to Takada Shiori, but there was a sneer in his heart, and he cast an oblique glance at Kato Yusuke.
"When will this be finished moving?"
Takada Shiori said in despair.
"Ah, Shiori, you don't have to move, just leave these things to Kato."
"…Eh?"
Takada Shiori was stunned, then looked at Takamura and said.
"…Is this a joke? Store manager?"
"No no no no."
Takamura waved his hand, then looked at Kato Yusuke.
"I can leave it to you, right, Kato-Kun?"
Kato Yusuke was silent.
Seeing this, takamura's face showed a smile, as he said casually.
"Do you not want to?" Speaking of which, I recall that your living circumstances are not ideal. Is it all right? What happens if you lose this job? "
The implicit threat speaks volumes.
(end of this chapter)
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GEZUZ_ This story is not mine, I'm only putting this in webnovel so that I can read it here.
(Original Author: Xiaoxiao has four cats)
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