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    Horror webnovel: I started working the night shift at a convenience store (Ch.1 pt4) Chapter 1: The automatic door (pt.4) The doors had remained open all this time, they hadn't moved one iota. Then, they closed violently, before openeing again, as soon as they had, they closed again, and then opened once more. There I stood, in front of doors opening and closing erratically again and again, and again. "What the..." Even I got creeped out by this and took a step back before I had realized it. Every time the doors would open and close I'd hear the mechanism's noise and the chime ringing intermittently. Could there be more to it than a simple malfunction...? Nothing adds up here. "EEEK!" I squeaked.  I don't know how to describe what I felt, but it was as though something had just brushed against my right leg. Something like that. Cold air skimmed around it. Wh— What was that? I raised my eyes, and rubbed my leg in an attempt to get rid of the goose...

      Horror webnovel: I started working the night shift at a convenience store (Ch.1 pt3) Chapter 1: The automatic door (pt.3) He was still here moments ago, just before I went to take out the trash.  Where'd he go? To the bathroom maybe? Even so, it's a bit reckless to leave the store empty, no matter how late at night or how few customers may come in. What if a client showed up out of nowhere? You'd have to be certain that no client would come during that time. I was standing there, all alone in the store. Nothing but me and the flow of time. The clock's hands had already ran passed 2:30 AM, and I had learned how to handle various chores while doing my work. Is that all? Do I just wait for morning to come? I wonder how many clients we'll have by then... If we keep having so few clients, I'll surely end up being able to remember which client bought what. ... Is Aoyama ever coming back? Out of the blue, I felt a gaze weighing on me, it seemed to be coming from ...

    Horror webnovel: I started working the night shift at a convenience store (Ch.1 pt2) Chapter 1: The automatic door (pt.2) "Oh... Are you sure you want to hear more about this?" "Kind of. We were interrupted right in the middle of our discussion, and now I want to know what happened next." "Right... but maybe I should just stop here." "Come on man, you can't just do that! Starting from today I'll be part of the team too!" "It might scare you off." "Don't worry about it, I'm not the type of guy to get scared so easily." "Maybe... but I really think it'd be best for me to stop here. Some things are better left unknown." This guy, I swear... In the end he didn't say one more word about it. "Aww, cheer up, don't look at me like that!" He said, poking my cheeks. Shivers ripped through my spine in the blink of an eye. I see how it is... Nevermind ghosts, true horror was standing rig...

    Horror webnovel: I started working the night shift at a convenience store (Ch.1 pt1) Chapter 1: The automatic door (pt.1) I'm still not sure whether it was a way to welcome me or some rookie hazing. On my first day working here, right after I'd gone through my job interview, I got my first glimpse into this other world. "You're 25? Aww, that's so young!" For my first night working here I had been paired with Mr. Aoyama, who had the most experience working night shift. He seemed to be a very caring and friendly fellow, and being introverted as I am, I was glad we had been. He took the time to carefully run me through what I'd need to know for the job. "If you ever have any question or need anything, feel free to ask me. We've got high expectations for you, you know!" "Expectations? Why's that?" "Well, it's just that the manager said we might finally have found someone that wouldn't resign after a week." ...