Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work
Chapter 179.3

If Section Chief Lee Jaheon’s explanation is right.

The reason it was able to chase Lee Seonghae through the woods wasn’t just because that was a space outside another mascot’s territory…

But what if it wasn’t even wearing the mascot suit?

If it was counted as ‘not a mascot’, maybe it could move into other zones?

But in just a single night, it wouldn’t have had enough time to cross the forest and reach here. Unless it deliberately expanded its territory all the way here.

‘……’

No.

I realized.

How Magic Bunny was able to kill the other mascots.

Then, today, with a gate to the red zone set up right in front of the resort…

‘…!!’

“Mr. Mascot?”

I frantically began tidying up the garden.

‘I have to start the ceremony right now.’

I need to open the third zone and escape before the theme park closes.

T o d a y

“Yes?”

I t ’ s C o m i n g T o d a y

I pointed beyond the gate.

W h e n I t C l o s e s

I t W I l l C o m e

“…!!”

The moment the park closes, it’ll attack.

The employees didn’t even ask how that could be possible, their faces just went pale.

They had already witnessed Magic Bunny’s insanity.

“Th-Then…”

“Wait, so if we just do this ceremony quickly, we can escape, right?”

I nodded.

The Disaster Management Bureau agents rushed over to help clean up the garden.

I assigned tasks to the other staff as well.

My mind was almost breaking from anxiety.

It felt like listening to a countdown before a nuclear explosion.

‘No.’

More information… Right. Maybe I can hear something helpful.

Just in case, I sent one of the standard mascots toward the gate where the Blue Dragon was.

Since the blue mascot had boasted about it, they’d definitely help.

But…

‘…So much for the Good Friend.’

There was no time left to get it.

If I successfully escape today, I’ll have failed my original goal for coming here.

And… there’s no more time to figure out a way to get out a staff member who’s been revived from the dead in a ghost story, while they’re still alive.

……

N e e d . . .

“What do you need?”

…!

I turned my head. Supervisor Lee Seonghae, still busily cleaning, had also been watching the Magic Bunny gate I was looking at, and as she stroked her chin, she spoke.

“Do you, uh, need anything from over in the red zone? You keep looking over there!”

!

“Oh, I guessed right. In that case…”

Supervisor Lee Seonghae whispers.

“Should I go get it for you?”

What?

“I’ll hurry and do it while you’re running the ceremony! I’m probably the fastest one here with both legs still working. I may not be as strong as Section Chief Lizard, but I’m smarter!”

She glances at the gate.

“I think it’s because of me that that crazy mascot figured out how to get here…”

……

I opened my mouth.

I t ’ s O k a y

I couldn’t send her to a place of certain death on the off chance that she might succeed.

L e t ’ s J u s t F i n i s h U p

Just hurry, let’s conduct the ceremony as planned, as quickly as possible.

“…Yes, yes.”

I began cleaning up the now-ruined garden once more.

‘There’s no time.’

Faster, faster.

The ceremony is an event held right before closing, and of course I’d prepared it to match that time, so there wasn’t much time left until closing now.

Any moment, the announcement might play.

-♩♪♬♬~♩♬♬~♩♪♪

– Hahahahaha!

My staff and I frantically cleaned up the area.

Dozens of Magic Bunnies were staring at us from just beyond the gate, but weren’t doing anything crazy like before.

Still, the sense of tension lingered.

I sent the employees to give gifts to the guests, and I personally used the standard mascots to clean up the mess near the gate.

. . . . . .

On the other side of the gate, the Magic Bunnies stared at me as I cleaned.

‘Don’t show it.’

They seemed like the kind who would enjoy it more if I looked rattled. I quickly finished cleaning up the horrible blood and flesh and backed away.

‘Is there still enough time?’

-♩♪♬♬~♩♬♬~♩♪♪

– Hahahahaha!

This area’s good, that area’s good.

Everything is ready for the illumination.

I anxiously scanned the garden. The only things left were the Magic Bunny mascot suits that had lost function, like kites with broken strings.

Let’s hurry up and clear them.

The standard mascots picked up those rabbit mascot suits and carried them away.

‘It’d be great if I could turn them into my own mascots instead.’

But that didn’t seem possible.

These seemed to be recognized as something unique, originating from Magic Bunny, the red zone.

‘Like a souvenir, maybe.’

It was disgusting, but that’s how it seemed.

‘……’

No, wait.

Wait a second!

I stopped in my tracks.

And looked down at the Magic Bunny mascot suit I was holding.

‘Souvenir.’

A thing made from a guest’s corpse, with the appearance of a mascot. A plush toy filled with soft fur and stuffing, with a cute look—something you can only get at the theme park.

There was one other thing that matched this description exactly.

‘…Good Friend!’

♩-♪♬♬~♩♬♬~♩♪♪

Then, could a non-functional mascot suit essentially be treated the same as a Good Friend…?

– Attention, please! Our theme park will soon be closing for the day~

…!!

“Mr. Mascot!”

I had to make a decision.

If the ceremony didn’t go well and closing time arrived, it would all be over.

And just in case, right now… we needed a trump card.

If it were someone who knew a lot about the nature of ghost stories, who had various abilities, and who was on my side…

‘……’

– We hope all guests inside the park enjoy Cheerful Theme Park until the very end!

I gritted my teeth and made up my mind.

“Mr. Mascot…?”

I immediately grabbed one of the Magic Bunny mascot suits, dragged it, and dashed like mad into the resort. Then…

– One hour until closing!

I began drawing the Good Friend summoning circle.

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