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Chapter 7

Author: Lana Viola
If I did not have ingredients, I would not be able to run my food stall tomorrow. I would be chased down and killed.

I went through the prices of food in the player market. I quickly noticed that everything was heavily marked up, so I decided to give up.

It was always eerily quiet in this abandoned little town. Occasionally, I would hear the sound of insects or the barking of dogs.

Recalling that I was safe from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., I finally gathered the guts to sneak outside.

There was a chicken coop in the backyard. From there, I found a few eggs, still warm from the hens’ brooding.

Then, I walked to the pitch-black vegetable garden and got some ingredients.

There were various crops of vegetable greens there, and I got them all.

The moon shone brighter and brighter. By the time I noticed that something was amiss, a figure was standing behind me.

“What are you doing?”

When I looked back, I found an older woman holding a hoe.

Her thick, long hair hung straight do
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  • Running A Food Stall In A Horror Game   Chapter 14

    This meant that I could go back to gain points from the food stall!Thinking about the ghouls lining up to get food every day, I happily patted my wallet. With points, I could keep upgrading and buying items while swapping points for additional days of life. This reward was only going to help me. Just as I was about to leave the supernatural world to go back to reality, Jorvan popped out in the blankness. I looked him over curiously. Hesitantly, I asked, “Why did you help me in the game?”Without Jorvan, I might not have been able to survive in that town for five days. Jorvan’s usually sordid mask slipped. He was quiet for a moment as he chose his words. “I was in a horror game myself thirteen years ago. Felix was one of my teammates. Back then, there was a woman on the team named Evelyn Costa. Felix and I owe her a great debt. Before she disappeared, she left us with an image of you when you were younger.”My heart skipped a beat when I heard this. I quickly reached out a

  • Running A Food Stall In A Horror Game   Chapter 13

    Felix maintained a neutral expression as he ate the starter. At the next dish, his expression relaxed. At the third, he found that the food was really good. When he got to the sixth dish, Felix was enveloped by a bright, white light. When the light faded away, his severed limbs seemed to meld back with his body, and he looked more human. However, he did not seem to react much. He only elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin. When he saw all the other ghouls shielding me behind them, Felix’s expression turned dark. “Do you not have any sense of professionalism? How can you forget about your jobs just because you’ve had a few good meals?”“But, boss, the food’s really good!”“And we can get cleansed!”“We’re already dead, so what difference does it make if we’re cleansed?” Felix frowned. He swung his chainsaw around in displeasure. Hearing this, I stuck my head out from behind the ghouls and disagreed softly. “There’s a difference. It hurts to have wounds on your body.

  • Running A Food Stall In A Horror Game   Chapter 12

    The higher-ranked the talent items were, the more points would be needed to upgrade them. Fortunately, my job was special, and I was able to make enough points. Minus what I had spent on ingredients, I had made 3,000 dollars. In addition to the 1,600 dollars I had made, I had 4,600 in points. To a newbie player, this was a great sum. I raised my hand and hit Confirm without any hesitation. [Talent items: A set of C-Rank kitchen utensils (upgradeable), able to create culinary concoctions that even ghouls can taste. Taste factor +20%. Cleansing probability +20%. Boss cleansing probability +10%]The next day, I went out to find Jorvan already standing guard at the food stall. He was not the only one there. Other familiar ghouls were there as well. Klyton, Chitan, Trilius, Anella… They were all on high alert and diligently looking around the surroundings. I moved some big tables to place around the food stall and started preparing the food. I was not going to settle for

  • Running A Food Stall In A Horror Game   Chapter 11

    I was busy preparing more bowls of stew. When I heard about the cleansing, I remembered the new boost I had obtained from my upgrade last night. So the effect of cleansing worked on the ghouls. It seemed that my value in this supernatural world had gone up yet again. The next second, a new wave of ghouls gushed out from all over the town. First, they walked around Klyton and Chitan in surprise. Then, they obediently joined the line to purchase food. They seemed very enthused. Once again, I was busy ladling up stew because of how many customers wanted it. “Some friend you are, Trilius. Why didn’t you tell me about this place? It’s your fault, you know. Now I have to run over here from the hospital in secret. Do you know how awful the food at the hospital cafeteria is?”“Do you actually think that’s bad? The meals on the train are expensive AND tasteless.”The newly arrived ghouls were diligently eating. They practically inhaled the food. They seemed to be very envious of t

  • Running A Food Stall In A Horror Game   Chapter 10

    Over the past three days, I had earned 2,500 points. I had spent 600 points on my talent item upgrades and 100 points on ingredients. Thus, I had 1,800 points left. The defense shield cost 200 points to deploy just once. It was a rather steep price, so most players would not purchase it. But I was not most players. I was a highly vulnerable newbie player who happened to be a cook. The other player remained frozen on the spot for a while. His expression was mightily displeased, and I could see the desire to kill me flare in his eyes. After losing his weapon, it seemed clear that he wanted to go hand-to-hand. He was looking at me like I was prey. I was ready to keep buying items from the market to protect myself when a pair of pale hands reached out from behind him. “You’re a player. You’ve exposed yourself.”Jorvan expressionlessly grabbed the other player by the collar and dragged him into a nearby alley. Terrifying cries rang out, and I calmly arranged the chairs at the

  • Running A Food Stall In A Horror Game   Chapter 9

    Jorvan continued talking. “Trilius got into a car accident when he was making a delivery from his farm. His unfinished business is the baby he left at home, waiting to be fed.“Anella was the head nurse at an emergency department. She had been pulling so many overtime shifts trying to save people that she ended up dying from exhaustion. But she’s still thinking about saving more people.“All these painful memories, their unfinished business, slowly fade away the longer they stay in this world. The worst part is that everyone, including me, is gradually forgetting who they are.“What about you? What unfinished business do you have?”It was the first time I heard Jorvan say so much in one go. He was usually aloof. It was surprising that he actually knew so much about these ghouls’ pasts. I looked down to escape his gaze and quickly went over to retrieve the plates and cutlery. Did I have unfinished business? Of course. My father was still waiting for me. Once they finished

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