Konbini Ossan Volume 1 Chapter 8 – A Non-Cheat Skill (Skill Dump)
I waited in anticipation, listening for the voice of the goddess.
But no matter how long I waited, she said nothing.
“Um, excuse me.”
With no other choice, I called out to her.
“Whoa — who’s that!?”
The goddess’s voice rang out in shock.
“Uh, I’d appreciate it if I could get my cheat skill and be transferred to the other world now.”
“Huh? Wait, seriously? Why? I could’ve sworn I already sent everyone…”
Things were starting to sound a little suspicious.
“Yeah, no mistake. I used up all the cheat skills I prepared. I already sent over exactly the number of people I was told to summon.”
“Ah, I see.”
“Wait, so then who are you!? That doesn’t make sense!”
Her tone was very different now compared to before.
I guess while the crowd was around, she kept things professional.
Personally, I find this casual tone more relatable. I kind of like it.
“Um, my name is Yuichi Otsugi. I’m thirty-five, single, and I work as something like a shift leader at a convenience store.”
“Oh, uh... thanks for the formal introduction.”
Her voice turned polite for a second.
“—Wait, no! That’s not the point! What the heck!? A convenience store clerk!? That’s not right! The summoning was supposed to include only four people with hero potential, and others connected to them—like classmates and teachers! There’s no way a convenience store worker could get mixed in!”
“Ahh, I see. So that’s how it was meant to work.”
I was starting to understand the situation.
In short, I wasn’t supposed to be summoned at all.
“So how the heck — sorry, I mean, how did you, Otsugi-san, end up here?!”
“I think I just got caught up in it. I was being grabbed by four students from Mutsugaya High School right at the moment the summoning happened.”
“You’re saying something tragic in such a calm tone! What is with this guy!? You’re kinda scaring me!”
The goddess seemed flustered. But honestly, getting surrounded by a few high schoolers is nothing.
Convenience store clerks sometimes get surrounded by yakuza, you know? I’ve been jumped by ten guys before.
Compared to that, being surrounded by four high schoolers is kind of cute.
“Cute, my butt!”
Whoa, can she read minds?
“I’m reading your thoughts because it’s faster than having you explain. Now, back to the point.”
Apologies, goddess. I’ll stay on topic.
“The issue is... Otsugi-san, you weren’t officially summoned, so there aren’t any cheat skills left for you.”
Yeah, that makes sense. Inventory management is important.
“But I can’t send you back to your original world either. And I can’t send you to the new world without giving you something.
…
Since you got caught in the summoning, you need a skill to complete the process.”
So... does that mean I’m staying here with the goddess forever?
That’s kind of nice. I don’t have much experience with women, so just being under the same metaphorical roof with a female voice is exciting.
“What the heck is wrong with you!? You’re creepy!”
Ah, I knew she’d end up hating me.
But I’m used to being called creepy, so it’s fine.
“That makes it worse! Ugh, I can’t take this! Just hurry up and transfer already, you creep!”
I’d love to, but I don’t have a way to do that. I kind of need her to make that happen.
“If I could do it, I would’ve already! All the cheat skills are gone! I don’t have any more!”
Understandable.
“Ah! But maybe... just maybe! There might be something!”
Oh?
“I have this pile of trash-tier skills I collected — leftovers from testing cheat skills.
…
They're abilities taken from random monsters, plants, inanimate objects — totally useless. They just take up space, and I’ve been meaning to dump them somewhere.”
I see.
“So guess what, Otsugi-san — you’re in luck! I’ll give you all these trash skills! That way, the system will treat you as having received a skill, and I’ll be able to send you over to the other world!”
I see… But these are discarded skills, right? Is it safe to just shove them into someone’s body?
“Probably! And even if it’s not — you’re creepy, so I don’t really care.”
(E/N: Okay, Ossan may be creepy but this is just unfair!)
That’s harsh.
Still, it’s true I’m creepy, so I can’t argue with that.
And hey, even if they’re garbage, getting skills is better than nothing.
“Alright then, it’s decided! Here — TRASH SKILLS!!!”
As she shouted, I felt a flood of something pour into my body.
It was… kind of painful.
“Don’t care! If you’re gonna die, do it over there! Now, bye-bye — TRANSFER!!!”
(E/N: Professional, my butt, Goddess is a sadist!)
And with her final shout, my body began to glow.
Looks like the transfer had begun.
And with a tight, choking feeling in my chest, I blacked out.
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E/N:
Unfortunately, Ossan didn't have his painkillers with him… No, but, seriously, how can a person use skills that originally belonged to monsters and inanimate objects?!
I hope Ossan doesn't turn into a chimera in future!
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