Série: The All-Rounder Employee Becomes a Legend
Título: The All-Rounder Employee Becomes a Legend Chapter 11
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11 : The Unknown Entity
A few days after submitting the results of his full medical check-up.
A text message arrived.
[Congratulations. You have been finally accepted for the general position at Elseong Group.]
But along with the text, an unknown window appeared.
‘Huh?’
[The New Employee Exclusive Shop has been unlocked.]
[Current Reward Points: 5. Collect reward points to purchase new items.]
Tae-seok’s eyes widened in disbelief.
The text enlarged before his eyes.
《New Employee Exclusive Shop》
The New Employee Exclusive Shop is a store that helps you smoothly resolve problems that may arise in your professional life.
You can collect points by completing various quests and use those points to acquire special items that are a culmination of advanced future science and technology.
[Would you like to open the New Employee Exclusive Shop?]
[YES / NO]
Without a moment's hesitation, Tae-seok pressed YES.
A list from the exclusive shop appeared.
《New Employee Exclusive Shop Item List / Current Honor Level: 1》
※ You can purchase rarer items by increasing your Honor Level.
1. Sobering Pill (Point 5)
When consumed, it instantly detoxifies all alcohol in the body.
2. Single-Use Lens for Seeing Through Walls (Point 5)
Allows you to see through walls within a 2m radius for 1 minute.
※ Cannot be used to see through objects other than walls.
3. Sleep-Delaying Candy (Point 5)
When consumed, it wards off sleepiness for 6 hours. However, after 6 hours, the drowsiness becomes unbearable.
4. Alluring Perfume (Point 10)
Makes you appear more attractive for one day. The effect is doubled on the opposite sex.
Tae-seok was stunned.
‘Is this a game? Magic? Have I finally lost my mind?’
Then, the unknown entity sent a message.
[System Message: Would you like to lose your memories?]
‘No, that’s not what I meant at all!’
[System Message: I exist to make you succeed. Are you denying me?]
‘Hey, okay, okay! My bad. Let’s not get too serious, alright?’
[System Message: I fully concur with the user's statement. Please be more careful in the future.]
‘Yeah, got it. Jeez, this thing is so touchy.’
After gaining the ability, Tae-seok analyzed the entity’s characteristics.
First, this unknown entity could read his thoughts and reply with messages.
Second, it has a sense of duty to make him succeed. So it kept giving him helpful hints.
Third, it has emotions. That's why it's so touchy.
Fourth, He’s not sure about this yet, but it might be able to erase his memories, or even his entire existence. So he has to be careful.
There was no definite conclusion.
Just that he had to follow the fate he had accepted.
So far, there hadn't been any major trouble with the entity.
It didn't seem to take issue with Tae-seok's personal life either.
In that case, the best way forward was mutual cooperation.
I would make the most of the messages it provided to succeed, and it would gain vicarious satisfaction(?) through my success.
In any case, the entity was obligated to make him succeed.
This was the conclusion Tae-seok had reached.
Just then, it sent another message. But this time, it was a quest.
[Main Quest: Saying Goodbye to Mom]
The entrance ceremony for the new employee training center is in three days. Reveal that you will be entering the training center and reassure your mother.
[Success: Point 6, sub-quest unlocked.]
[Failure: sub-quest sealed.]
‘Now you're worried about my mom, too? I was going to go anyway, you know?’
Tae-seok headed to the hospital.
Inside the hospital.
He saw his mother, looking drained of energy.
“Son, you’re here?”
“Yeah. Mom, how are you feeling?”
“I’m getting better.”
“Getting better? You look like you’re getting thinner.”
“No, I’m not as weak as you worry I am, Tae-seok.”
“Okay. Mom, listen.”
“Yes.”
“I changed jobs.”
“Changed jobs?”
“Yeah. I passed the final interview for Elseong Group.”
“Elseong?”
A warm smile spread across his mother’s face.
Seeing her expression, Tae-seok felt a genuine sense of joy.
“Great, right?”
“Yes. You did well, my son.”
“So, you have to get better too, Mom! Finish your treatment quickly so we can go home.”
“Okay. Want an apple?”
“An apple?”
“Yeah. Your Auntie brought them. She stopped by this morning.”
“Okay.”
It seemed his mother’s older sister, his aunt, had come to visit.
Tae-seok looked at his mother’s smile and said with a happy expression.
“Mom, you’re suddenly smiling.”
“Hehe, of course I have to smile. My son studied hard and got into a major corporation.”
“Okay. Hold on, I’ll go borrow a fruit knife from a nurse.”
“Okay.”
Tae-seok went out to borrow a knife.
But suddenly, a quest notification popped up.
[Main Quest: Saying Goodbye to Mom has been completed.]
[You have received Point 6 as a reward.]
[A sub-quest has been unlocked as a reward.]
[Current Points: 11]
[sub-quest: Mom's First Love]
Kim Han-ul is worried about user Kim Tae-seok's mother. Call him and summon him to the hospital room.
[Success: Point 5]
[Failure: No change.]
Tae-seok was startled.
‘Wait, what is this? Mom's first love! Mr. Kim Han-ul was Dad's best friend.’
The shock hit him hard.
Tae-seok sank onto a bench in the hallway.
But…
It was forcing his hand.
[Time remaining to complete sub-quest: 35 minutes, 14 seconds.]
The seconds ticked away.
Overwhelmed with shock, Tae-seok recalled memories of his father and the man.
The two of them had been so close.
His father and Mr. Kim had been high school classmates, the best of friends.
The image of the man coming to their house every day to look after his father's health was still vivid.
‘Come to think of it, he's still not married.’
Hooo, a sigh escaped him.
So he asked.
‘Is this true?’
[I am incapable of lying.]
‘Why are you giving me a quest like this?’
[It is for the success of user Kim Tae-seok.]
‘Who are you?’
[That information cannot be disclosed.]
‘Cannot be disclosed?’
The entity suddenly stopped responding.
Only the ticking of the clock continued.
‘What the hell is this? Seriously!’
Tae-seok went back into the hospital room.
Kang Hye-jeong asked him.
“What took you so long? Where’s the knife?”
“Ah… I had to take a quick call.”
“Oh? If you have something important, you can go.”
“No, it’s fine. Mom, by any chance… you remember Mr. Kim Han-ul, right?”
“…Han-ul?”
“……”
Tae-seok knew instinctively.
From the way she said "Han-ul," he sensed something different than before.
Now that he was an adult, he could understand.
Because his father had passed away…
“Hold on! I need to make a call.”
“Okay.”
Leaving his mother with a curious expression, Tae-seok went out into the hallway and made a call.
It was to Mr. Kim Han-ul.
- I was just thinking about you. Did it go well?
“Sir….”
- What? Did something go wrong?
“No. Sir, are you still in love with my mom?”
- You… why? What! What’s going on? What happened to Hye-jeong? What did she say? Where are you?! Are you at the hospital?! You are, aren't you? What is it! What happened?
“Room 403, OO Hospital. Come quickly.”
- Hey! Kim Tae-seok! Kim Tae-seok! Hey!
“……”
Tae-seok hung up the phone.
And let out a sigh.
‘Am I doing the right thing?’
He still didn't know.
But the entity answered.
[User Kim Tae-seok, that was an excellent choice.]
‘Who the hell are you?!’
But again, no response.
Less than 15 minutes later, the man came running.
He must have rushed straight from the hospital where he worked, as he was still in his white coat.
He didn't even see Tae-seok standing beside him as he rushed past and headed for the hospital room.
And… he finally met with Mom.
[sub-quest–Mom's First Love has been completed.]
[You have received Point 5 as a reward.]
[Current Points: 16. You can now purchase items from the exclusive shop.]
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