A chill ran through my body.
Every operating zone of Cheerful Theme Park must have a mascot.
I couldn’t just offload my officially recognized mascot duties after the ceremony, but… if there was a perfect agent to take my place…
Could I finally leave?
“Shall I begin?”
I nodded.
At that moment.
“I will work according to your instructions.”
The lodge keeper’s appearance began to change.
…!His shabby rags vanished, and a uniform and suit befitting a resort staff member appeared.
White gloves, neatly combed black hair, dress shoes, a monocle, and even the mask symbolizing the Yellow Mascot.
And then…
[Manager]
A name badge.
“Thank you very much.”
I had hired the mountain lodge keeper as manager.
With his tidy new appearance, the manager straightened his back, politely held out the red wax seal in his hand.
The wax turned gold.
He resealed the employment contract formed of golden light in front of me, and then the entire contract turned to gold and returned as my tattoo.
: 恩主 :
I watched as the light faded beneath my Security Team uniform.
“The term of your inherited employment contract is 1,241 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes, and 23 seconds by the solar calendar.”
That was more than enough. I’d be long gone with a Wish Ticket long before then.
The important part was this.
Now, I could leave this place without tearing myself apart as the mascot.
Because I had a manager to work in my stead.
A moment of relief left my head spinning.
Behind me, I heard the staff murmuring.
“Is that another Security Team special division staff?”
“Did he set all this up just for this…?”
“Wait, ‘for this’, what do you mean? Wasn’t it a coincidence he came here and got caught?”
“Uh, no, I mean… maybe that Security Team…”
Damn.
Before the Disaster Management Bureau could share more information about me, I quickly cut off the conversation.
Golden smoke spelled out words.
Your choice
▶ Resign
▶ Stay
“…!”
“R-Resign!”
“I want to resign!”
A wise decision.
‘I was planning to get them out right away anyway.’
The mood reversed instantly.
I watched as the standard mascots hurried over with resignation forms, and the staff quickly signed their exit confirmations.
‘Let’s just get everyone out.’
One by one, their uniforms disappeared and they returned to their original clothes.
To give them the promised items, I used a standard mascot to lead them to the gift shop.
Whether to laugh or cry, with part of the red zone now merged into the yellow, the gift shop had been included too.
‘Let’s focus on guiding them to what’s safest.’
But a few did not follow my lead.
“Ah, thank you very much.”
For example, Supervisor Lee Seonghae gave her thanks but didn’t immediately head to the gift shop or the gate.
In fact, once her uniform vanished, she staggered and cautiously sat down on the floor.
…!
The injuries she’d sustained before becoming a resort employee had returned.
Because she was no longer required to work as an employee.
“Oh dear.”
With both legs fractured, she sat comfortably near the gate to the blue zone and looked at me.
Quick return recommended
For injury treatment
“I’m fine! Let’s go together!”
Section Chief Lee Jaheon also checked the remaining staff after looking back at the manager and me, then quietly stood at the gate.
No!
‘Get out.’
All of you, just leave!
“You go first and report the rescuees.”
“Yes!”
…But why isn’t the team leader leaving yet either?!
I stole a glance at the Black-Tortoise team leader, who’d performed so impressively with the Four-Tiger Sword yesterday. She stood at the gate, arms crossed, only sending her subordinate out first. Secretly, I wiped the cold sweat from my brow.
Well, at least the urgent fires had all been put out.
Now, there was just one agent, one elite team member, and one Chief Lizard left.
‘Looks like a lineup that can keep their mouths shut…’
And then…
Two employees still wearing the Yellow Mascot mask.
Those who couldn’t resign.
‘……’
Judging from Supervisor Lee Seonghae’s condition, if those two canceled their employee contracts, they’d probably revert to how they were before returning as staff…
Which meant, as corpses.
‘Phew.’
I looked back at the lodge keeper.
While I was handling things, he stood perfectly still in a polite posture, waiting.
And then he asked again.
“Are those the employees who will work at the resort?”
Pointing to the two remaining staff.
‘…!’
Suddenly, an idea flashed through my mind.
If I could leave as a mascot after all…
They will leave the domain
Together with me
“Forgive me, but isn’t it difficult for those contracted as employees of the resort to leave this place?”
The standard mascot brought the employment contracts I’d signed to the lodge keeper, who checked them carefully and then declared as much.
But I didn’t back down.
The workplace doesn’t matter
Those people signed their contracts with me
And I pointed at the signature line on the contract.
Employer : GOLDEN
See this?
They belong to me
Not the domain
But me
“……”
The lodge keeper seemed to hesitate for a moment, as if checking if this conflicted with the resort’s operating policies…
Soon, he looked up and nodded.
“I acknowledge your instructions.”
It worked!
“Then you’re taking the employees out—”
“Wait.”
Just then, the team leader, who’d been watching our exchange, suddenly jumped in.
More precisely, she was looking at me.
“You’re saying you can send them out, right? Then, would you consider selling one of your ‘employees’?”
……!
Reflexively, I formed words out of smoke.
Employees are not for sale they’re upstanding workers
“……”
The team leader was briefly at a loss for words, then sighed and spoke, sounding a bit frustrated or perhaps exasperated.
“Yeah, that’s fair. Then how about dispatching them temporarily? I’ll pay you. I have quite a few interesting things to trade.”
Ah.
“You know that long-haired staff member? Send him with me.”
She raised a hand and pointed at someone.
…Jang Heowoon.
“I’ll take him.”
I looked between the two employees and suddenly realized something.
Jang Heowoon must never fall into Director Ho’s hands.
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