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NIGHT SHIFT WORKERS MUST WORK IN PAIRS, AND UNAUTHORIZED DEPARTURE IS PROHIBITED

DO NOT ENTER THE STORAGE ROOM IF YOU HEAR ANY NOISES INSIDE

USE THE CROSS IN THE STORAGE ROOM TO DEAL WITH NON-HUMAN ENTITIES

RULE VIOLATIONS RESULT IN TERMINATION OF PART-TIME JOB AND SEVERE PENALTIES

It's a bright morning for making money. It's Monday again, folks.

We begin today with a story.

"I lost 100 million won in a jeonse scam. After trying in vain to repay it,

I'm now 140 million in debt."

"Who can I blame but myself?"

"There is no hope left."

[HONEY LOAN] MR. BYEON HYEOK-JUN, YOUR LOAN INTEREST IS DUE TODAY

PRINCIPAL: 140 MILLION WON INTEREST DUE: 4 MILLION WON

Oh shit.

JEONSE SCAM VICTIM PROGRAM: NOT SELECTED

CREDIT RATING DROP, PAST DUE, PAYMENT DUE JEDA BIO HITS A NEW LOW -99.98%

Fuck, I can't do this.

Shit.

Mom.

Ji-yoon.

I'm sorry, everyone.

Goodbye.

Holy crap!

What is that?

ULTRA-HIGH DAILY WAGE PART-TIME JOBS

"Your last chance for a turnaround"?

DEAD-END JOB

EPISODE 1 CONVENIENCE STORE RULES

SPIDER STAFFING AGENCY

"Spider Staffing Agency"?

Wouldn’t "Ant" be more fitting?

Is anyone here?

What the heck?

Are you here for a job?

Yes.

Have a seat.

So are they really high-paying jobs?

I have a lot of debt to pay off, so I'll do anything legal…

We put it in terms of multiples, like how many times the minimum wage.

We start at ten times the minimum wage.

You get paid the daily wage after each work day.

Do you have any part-time jobs I can start right away?

Right away…

One moment.

Let me see if anything's available today.

Let's see.

It's your first time,

and you have a sturdy build.

Something you can do right away… There's one that's 50 times.

50 times?

What kind of work is it?

I don't have any special skills, but I have a lot of part-time experience.

Holding signs and bathhouses.

-Internet cafés. -Asshole!

Package delivery, BBQ restaurants, and street vendors.

Even when I was young, I'd always finish what I started--

A convenience store.

What? A convenience store?

They'll tell you all you need to know.

Nothing for you to prepare, Mr. Hyeok-jun.

Okay.

How did you know my name?

Your full name, please?

It's Byeon Hyeok-jun.

-Mr. Byeon Hyeok-jun. -Thirty years old.

Thirty years old.

WELCOME - SPIDER STAFFING AGENCY

Send a photo of your ID to that number.

No need for a copy of your bankbook.

We only deal in cash.

Did I tell you my number?

Didn't you call before coming?

No, I saw an ad at the Hangang River.

I see.

You came from the Hangang River.

The Hangang River is a classic.

Wait, 8 hours at 50 times the norm would be…

Around four million won.

If you accept, just reply "accept."

"Accept"? Yes, accept.

Oh, wait.

Once you accept, you can't back out.

You must pay the daily wage as a penalty fee if you don't show up.

A penalty fee?

And one more thing.

If you disclose what happened at this part-time job to a third party,

you will also incur a penalty fee.

Just get through the day.

You need to make money.

There's blood…

I'm sorry.

Sorry…

I'll come back later.

Fifty times?

No. Forget it.

Hey!

Long time no see!

Hyeok-jun.

Du-jong.

Let's get me some protein.

You little shit. You came to me crying

after losing your mom's money in a jeonse housing scam.

And how low did I set the interest rate when I lent you money?

But instead of paying me back, you ghosted me?

I didn't mean to, but I invested as you said, and now--

Oh, look at this son of a bitch…

Do you wanna fucking die?

You little…

Are you blaming me right now?

Du-jong.

I'm totally screwed, aren't I?

Don't be a wimp. There's always a way. I'll help you.

Here.

Knock this back.

Then go home, and get your body in tip-top shape.

My body?

Call it K-Culture, if you will.

I have a client who suddenly started paying off his debt.

Turns out, he was doing adult webcam shows.

I was like, "Eureka!"

Why the fuck didn't I think of that?

Apparently, he's raking in money on foreign gay sites.

So get your body in shape.

Remember, your interest is due tomorrow. Four million.

If you don't pay, you'll be charged a 10% late fee.

Byeon Hyeok-jun, let me say this, just in case.

Don't even think about offing yourself or running away.

If you die,

your family could disclaim the inherited debt.

But see, we'd never let it go. We've got to make a living too.

You know the scariest thing in the world is other people's money, right?

ENTER CONVENIENCE STORE, NIGHT SHIFT

ACCEPT

ACCEPT

I mean, it's just a convenience store part-time job.

ENTER CONVENIENCE STORE, NIGHT SHIFT 50 TIMES THE DAILY WAGE, 10 P.M. - 6 A.M.

"Convenience store rules"?

"Do not enter the storage room if you hear any noises inside."

"Use the cross in the storage room to deal with non-human entities"?

STORAGE ROOM

A cross?

CONVENIENCE STORE RULES

WORK IN PAIRS

RULE VIOLATIONS RESULT IN PENALTIES

ANY NOISES INSIDE THE STORAGE ROOM…

COMPLETE INVENTORY…

Yes, Mr. Hyeok-jun.

Sir, is this

like a hidden camera prank or something?

No, if that were the case, I would've told you in advance.

What's the matter?

Well, this seems to be the work manual, and I'm a bit taken aback.

And it says we should work in pairs, but I'm the only one here.

Is anyone here?

Mr. Hyeok-jun.

If it were an ordinary convenience store,

do you think we'd pay you 50 times the norm?

What will you do after you quit?

Will you return to the Hangang River?

You just need to hold out for eight hours.

Give it some thought.

"Your last chance for a turnaround."

Do it.

Let's do it. Yeah.

DO NOT ENTER THE STORAGE ROOM IF YOU HEAR ANY NOISES INSIDE

Hello. The lady who picks stocks for you for five minutes is back.

The biotech crash has us still in shock a month later. Notably, Jeda Bio.

This one majorly…

Why did I have to buy that damn stock?

This was a classic example of a doomed stock.

How did this…

Who's there?

Why's everything falling? It's not like they're stocks.

What the hell?

Oh shit.

Why won't the doors open? What's wrong with them?

Oh shit!

Shit!

What the…

Holy!

Excuse me?

Are you okay?

Yes.

I can come in, right?

Sure.

I guess that's a yes.

I'm sorry.

It's my first time working a night shift.

I must've been seeing things.

Really?

It's my first time too.

What…

What is?

Working a part-time job.

NIGHT SHIFT WORKERS MUST WORK IN PAIRS UNAUTHORIZED DEPARTURE IS PROHIBITED

The uniform looks nice.

It's the perfect size too.

How could you be two hours late?

I'm sorry, bro. I'm Choi Hee-dong.

-Twenty-one this year. -Twenty-one…

Why were you so late?

I was doing everything here by myself.

Come on, bro.

Don't get upset. I'll do all the hard work from now on.

I was really scared out of my wits being here by myself.

-This part-time job… -"Part-time job"?

I have a fucking bad feeling about it.

What makes you say that?

"Complete inventory within five minutes after noises in the storage room stop"?

What is this?

You know what's even more absurd? None of that is a joke.

Ever since my shift began, not a single customer has come in,

and weird things have been happening.

Weird things like what?

Like that!

That! Don't you hear that?

What is that? It's creeping me out.

Maybe it's a ghost!

Ghost or not, it's fucking creepy.

What kind of creature makes that sound?

I'm getting excited.

What?

I'm a horror junkie.

I subscribe to all the horror channels and watch them daily.

If you like it that much,

you do inventory. It has to be done in the storage room.

Man, but inventory…

I don't really know what that is.

-What are you talking about? -This is my first-ever part-time job.

If I knew, I'd do it.

What did the boss see in you to hire you?

Well, the boss

hired me for my mopping skills.

I even earned a reward leave for my mopping skills in the army. Sir!

Shit, is this the wrong hand?

Sir!

I'll go, so you hurry and mop the floor.

Got it, bro.

COMPLETE INVENTORY WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AFTER NOISES IN THE STORAGE ROOM STOP

Damn it.

It's so dark in here.

How am I supposed to do inventory?

Damn it.

Man, how old is this damn computer?

Come on, hurry! I have to hurry.

One strawberry cream sandwich cookie.

Why won't these damn keys work? Seriously.

Hurry up and finish.

One of these.

Two of these. Three of these.

Almost done. Last one.

That's it. Done.

Shit.

Are you done already?

I'm done with inventory. I'm done, but…

But what?

There's someone…

No, there's something in there.

A person. No, it's not a person.

-What? You're scaring me! -Something's trapped in the fridge there.

It has a human face, but the body is a fucking insect!

The body is a fucking insect…

The body is a fucking insect?

-No. -The body is a fucking…

I must be seeing things because I'm tired.

No, maybe it's a doll or something. This must be a hidden camera prank.

Hee-dong, look for cameras.

Bro.

It's not a doll.

It's a curse.

Ever heard of the Curse of the Chimera? I saw it on a horror channel.

You get mixed with the two nearest creatures.

That's what happens when you get mixed with a flea on your clothes and a parrot.

For real.

Are you some kind of occult fanatic?

How are you not scared of what's going on?

Bro.

Don't you know there are ghosts everywhere these days?

There's one right behind you.

Bro, I'm just messing with you.

You scared me even more.

If you'd only seen the thing inside.

Bro.

In a situation like this, you know what'd be a thriller-esque plot twist?

What now?

That this was all the branch manager's doing.

As a ruse, they wrote those ominous warnings

to suggest there was a ghost when they had…

a trapped girl in there.

It'd be insane if that were true.

I never said it was a girl.

What?

Nothing.

Why do you keep stopping mid-sentence?

I should get back to work.

CONVENIENCE STORE RULES

"The second part-timer is not human."

I'm getting excited.

Shit, is this the wrong hand? Sir!

I can come in, right?

USE THE CROSS IN THE STORAGE ROOM TO DEAL WITH NON-HUMAN ENTITIES

USE THE CROSS IN THE STORAGE ROOM TO DEAL WITH NON-HUMAN ENTITIES

-Goddammit! -Holy.

This convenience store has no customers.

I think I made a mistake during the storage room inventory.

I should

go back in there.

You're going back into that creepy storage room?

Tell me what needs to be done.

I'll go do it.

No, you said you've never done inventory before. I'll--

Damn.

You're too nice.

You'll lose out if you live like that.

The cross.

The cross…

What? Why?

The…

The guy outside is the bad guy, isn't he? I can take him out with this, right?

Come on! Am I right?

Hey!

You…

I don't know what you are, but stop this and get lost!

I need to finish this job and get paid!

Fuck.

Where are you going?

Oh, the cross?

Why are you doing this to me?

Why do you think?

Because there are two in a spot for one.

What convenience store hires two part-timers?

Time for you to clock out. To the other world.

It doesn't work.

The store rules? That's all bullshit.

You're so naive.

I wrote them, you know.

From beginning to end.

What?

You were fooled, you idiot.

Don't come any closer. I said, don't!

Where are you going?

Back then, I'd…

finish what I started no matter what.

It's time for us to say goodbye

See you next time

It's time for us to say goodbye

See you next time

It's sad to say goodbye But let's say goodbye with a smile

ALARM

Six o'clock.

PART-TIME JOB COMPLETED 4,012,000 WON

Goddamn.

HEAD OF SPIDER STAFFING AGENCY

Hello?

Mr. Byeon Hyeok-jun?

You successfully completed the job. You have a knack for this.

So I did work.

I thought I had a nightmare or something.

Come on, a nightmare?

It was a part-time job. A sweet gig at that.

Is this…

what all the jobs are like?

What's important here is that you got it done.

Spider Staffing Agency stickers aren't just anywhere.

When will you come?

Right now, I'm…

Anyway, come get your money soon.

I'll have it ready.

KYUNGIL GROUP NEO WORLD

RESIDENT REGISTRATION CARD

"Byeon Hyeok-jun."

We'll be seeing each other often.

ALL NAMES, EVENTS, BRANDS, PERSONS, AND PLACES

DEPICTED IN THIS SERIES ARE FICTIONAL

ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REALITY IS COINCIDENTAL

Subtitle translation by: Yung Un Choi