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Chapter 19: Eating Crap is Hard
chapter 19: eating crap is hard
“pfft~” sun jack nearly choked to death on his water. his face turned bright red as he pounded on his chest with his fist. looking back at the desk, he almost thought he had misheard.
however, the aa girl wasn’t angry at all. instead, she puffed out her chest confidently, as if removing her uterus was some kind of accomplishment to be proud of.
“i... what the h*ll...” sun jack’s pupils trembled as he stood there, utterly stunned by what he was witnessing.
meanwhile, the conversation continued in the distance.
“alright, the next question. you know our company’s work hours are short—just 8 hours a day, half of the usual schedule. so, are you willing to stay in a level 6 neuro-stimulated state during working hours?”
this made aa hesitate. “do you mean... taking drugs?”
“what drugs! it’s not addictive! we call it a work supplement!” the high-heeled woman slammed the table, scaring aa into silence. “if you don’t want to do it, there are plenty of others who will!”
“but i... i don’t have money... i’m still paying off loans... i can’t afford work supplements...”
the hr woman, casually examining her flowing manicure, softened her tone slightly.
“don’t worry about that. to support new hires, the company offers low-interest loans. by the time you get your first week’s salary, you’ll be able to pay it back.”
hearing this, aa clutched the hem of her clothes tightly, her face full of struggle.
while she hesitated, sun jack had already stood up. these ridiculous demands? was this some kind of joke?
just as he was about to find an excuse to leave, a black man nearby suddenly stood up, looking ecstatic.
“i’m willing! not only will i take work supplements, but my pineal gland and hypothalamus have already undergone level 2 modifications. i don’t even need to sleep! as long as you give me this job, i’ll work five hours of overtime for free!”
hearing this, sun jack’s trembling pupils darted toward the door. this place was too terrifying—he needed to get home.
“and you? compared to these two, how much are you willing to contribute to the company?” the high-heeled woman finally turned her gaze to the last candidate: sun jack.
just then, tapai approached. “what happened? you think the salary’s too high, so you fired them?”
ignoring him, sun jack turned to look at the shabby office entrance. “d*mn it! i refuse to believe it! tapai, find me another job! there are 30 million people here—i don’t believe they’re all like this!”
jobs that met sun jack’s standards were scarce. by the time they found another one, it was almost dark.
this time, sun jack was the first to be interviewed. the cold-faced hr woman looked him over and asked, “are you willing to remove your uterus for this company?”
“remove what?! are you blind or something?! i’m a f***ing man!!” sun jack yelled, slamming his paper cup down in anger.
“oh, my apologies. with the recent gender-reversal trend, i must have misjudged. let me rephrase: sir, are you willing to remove your penis for this company?”
“bang!” sun jack landed a steel fist straight into her face.
two hours later, with a bruised face, sun jack trudged through the pouring rain toward his apartment. his eyes were vacant, his expression lifeless. everything he’d experienced today had shattered his worldview, even more so than yesterday’s madness.
how could the daily grind of a nine-to-five job be more absurd than song 6’s life-and-death escapades?
he couldn’t wrap his head around it. was this even his world anymore? how had things become this way?
a sudden firework explosion snapped him out of his thoughts. turning, he realized he’d unknowingly wandered back to club 69, where song 6 had taken him before.
at that moment, the club’s doors opened, and the aa girl from earlier stumbled out, looking utterly defeated.
as she stepped into the rain, she finally broke down, covering her face and sobbing uncontrollably.
sun jack had enough of his own problems to deal with. he had no energy to care about others. but as the sound of her cries grew more heart-wrenching, he let out a deep sigh and turned around.
approaching the crouched girl, he asked, “what’s wrong? are you okay? come on, pull yourself together.”
aa choked back her sobs and shakily pointed toward the club. “they... they said i don’t have a uterus, so i’m not qualified to work as a s*x worker! and i couldn’t find any other job... waaaah!”