The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer (拷問バイトくんの日常)

Who wants a korokke case?

I do!

Okay, here's a present for our energetic Mike-kun!

Yay!

Thank you!

Steam

Steam

Korokke?

Mike-kun, what does "korokke" mean here?

Oh, that's right. You haven't done a korokke, have you?

It's short for "If they croak, it's okay."

If they croak, it's okay

Crokkay Korokke

I see.

Fire Hydrant

Fire Hydrant

Do you like korokke cases?

I do.

You don't have to be as considerate of the target as usual.

Oh, that's what you like?

Hey!

Done torturing for the day?

Yes.

We just finished our last one.

I see, I see. Thanks!

Who's he?

Who's he?

Do you know him?

I do not.

The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer

Sero-san...

We just passed by a man we didn't know in the hallway.

Oh. It must've been Fon-san.

Siu-kun! Can I get your confirmation signature?

Sure.

Don't get too close, you two.

You'll get sold off.

What?!

Sero-kun, I can hear you, you know.

Oh, no! I'm gonna get erased!

Aw, c'mon. I'm just a virtuous...

ragman, you know!

Birthday 7/2 Age: 31

Height 183 cm Weight 77 kg

Blood Type: A

Siblings: One Younger Brother, One Younger Sister

Lives In: An Apartment with a Cat

Interests: Watching Movies

Special Skills: Shogi

Favorite Food: Hokke Mackerel Disliked Food: Marshmallows

His Type: Dry People

A ragman?

What is a ragman?

You can't just send the scumbags we torture back out into society, right?

It's my job to deal with them.

Wow.

Face, body, title, status, connections...

There's no part of a villain that can't be used.

Sounds a lot like salmon.

I don't really like that example.

Oh, right! Were you two really the ones in charge of that korokke man?

Yes.

Was it lacking in some way?

No, no! You have it all wrong.

His post-torture condition was so good,

it just got me thinking, "These Spirytus newbies really are something else!"

Naturally

Whenever we let other companies handle the korokke cases,

they almost always end up a big, sloppy mess.

Sloppy...

Mess...

A sloppy mess.

Hey, Hela-san! You thriving?

Well, I suppose I'm getting along.

Here, Noe-chan. My invoice for last month.

Thanks.

What?

Hey! You've raised your prices!

Yup! That's gonna be my rate from now on. Thanks!

Your prices were already higher than the market rate,

and the goods are always in top shape, so the previous rate should suffice.

I recently lost one of my wholesale channels,

so if you don't pay me more here, things'll get tough for me.

Hela-san, who is more beautiful than any other creature on this planet!

I beg of you!

Just another 10%, then.

Hela-san!

Oh, dear.

I was thinking I hadn't seen you in a while.

They got you good, didn't they?

This should take care of any turf wars.

I'd say this was preferable.

They all do whatever they want to. Do they even give a crap about turf?

Now, now.

I hear you're looking to start a torture agency.

Always the first to know everything, aren't you?

Okay, well, here's a get-well present.

What is it?

With the personal connections and material written in there,

it should be easy to build a company.

I see.

You're sure I can have this?

Sure. I've got it all in my head.

Why show up out of nowhere and give us that?

What are you plotting?

I would never! I'm an honest man!

But if I had to say...

I guess I'd call it an investment.

Keep me in mind when the new company's up and running.

Yes, yes. Thank you.

Price negotiations concluded!

Can I go load up the goods now?

Sure. I'll leave it to you.

Sure thing!

Don't be fooled by that smile.

He's got several channels he uses to deal with villains.

You just know he's gotta be a danger himself.

That's true!

Sero-kun.

That's so rude! It's thanks to me that everyone ends up happy, you know!

Right, Siu-kun?

Eek! I'm scared!

There, there, it's all right. Your big brother's here for you.

He's leaving now. Don't worry.

Seriously? Maybe I'll just take you with me, then.

You done?

Everyone's aboard.

It's nice that you got some more skilled little guys after Sero-kun.

You say that all the time.

Well, it's because I'm so happy.

Thanks to Spirytus's high-quality torture training,

I end up raking in the cash, too.

So that's what you were after.

Among other things.

I appreciate your continued patronage!

It appeared last night.

What did? New equipment?

A ghost!

Oh.

Why no reaction?!

What about you? You torture and write psycho novels.

Why are you scared?

The living and ghosts are different!

Actually, I wish you'd be more surprised or deny it harder!

I'd be surprised if it were at my house or something...

but this is a torture company.

Of course they'd show up here.

I don't want to work at a place that has ghosts!

I'm going home!

I'm just kidding! There's no such thing as ghosts.

Lemme go!

I'm going home!

So, did you actually see one?

Yes. There was a strange shadow...

and I heard something that sounded like a scream.

Gonna be hard for you to work here if you're this scared.

I'd like it if you didn't leave me alone in the building.

All right. I get it.

All we have to do is prove that there are no ghosts, right?

Which is why we're all going to spend the night here at the company.

Like some kid's sleepover?

Hela's not gonna approve that.

Yes, you may.

But I'm worried, so could you stay with them, Siu?

Why involve me, too?

Well, I don't believe in that sort of thing,

but lately, there have been cases of torture companies being attacked,

and ruffians like that may be lurking about.

If we find 'em, we can kill 'em, right?

Much easier to handle than ghosts.

Oh, how reassuring! I'll leave it all to you!

Siu-san, sorry for getting you stuck here

when your daughters are waiting for you.

It's no big deal.

Huh?

Hela and Noe are gonna look after them, so you don't need to worry.

Leu-chan, Nero-chan! We're all having a sleepover today!

Noe-kun, it's been forever!

Yes, it has.

And Uncle Hela, too!

That's "Big Sister Hela."

Delivery's here.

Time to eat up!

Thank you!

This one's mine.

And Siu-san, this one's yours!

Right.

He sure does eat a lot.

And he hardly eats at all.

Here.

Shouldn't it be the other way around?

This bath feels great.

It does.

It's nice having an impressive bath like this at work, isn't it?

We didn't use it much back in the day, though.

What? Really?

Then why did you start using it?

Because if we leave covered in blood...

...we get reported to the police.

Ah.