Editing Toaru Majutsu no Index:GT Volume6 Chapter1 (section)

===Part 2===

It was basically a map app for his phone.

The location service only functioned in the designated area, so it unfortunately didn’t show anything until he was actually inside Shibuya.

The map displayed pins on the restaurants and companies looking for workers. Before entering any kind of search terms, the screen was filled with pins.

“Wow, that’s a lot. The world is overflowing with money!”

“Narrow it down with some search terms, human. You want the ones looking for same-day work that will pay today in cash.”

That took away most of the pins.

All the ramen shops and discount stores were gone.

If the pins were the Amazon rainforest, then the earth was in danger.

“Awww.”

“It’s a miracle anyone is paying in cash in this day and age. Now let’s see what’s left. I already know there won’t be any standardized convenience stores or chain restaurants.”

“Hmm.”

Kamijou was a little overwhelmed by the sweet scent coming from the beautiful upperclassman peering at the screen from the side, but he managed to tap a pin and read the bubble that appeared.

“ ‘Special Cleaning Service (Emergency). Urgent! Change into clothes you’re willing to get dirty and gather at Shibuya Station immediately. Tongs and baskets will be provided by the employer, but you will need to bring your own rubber gloves and boots.’ What’s that about?”

“It’s probably related to a railroad accident. So are the trains stopped right now? We were right to walk to Shibuya then. And I would skip that one. Unless you want to have nightmares full of red and black body parts, that is.”

“There’s also this one: ‘Sanitation Job. All applicants must pass an allergy patch test for formaldehyde and methyl alcohol.’ ”

“That would be for scrubbing corpses floating in a pool of chemicals.”

“ ‘￥￥￥ Much welcome for young and no disease history with healthy organ. Easy job of change into surgical gown and take sleepy pill for best sleep of life $$$’ ”

“Do that and they’ll take your organs! Wow, every one of these jobs is urban legend tier and completely void of morals!! That last one was even in broken Japanese!”

Kumokawa-senpai was supposed to be the Shibuya expert, so Kamijou really wished she wouldn’t get so freaked out. He felt like he had been following a guide deep into the jungle only to find them half in tears and scratching their head trying to figure out where they were.

“So what would be a safe bet?”

“You are asking to be paid in cash – that is, to not leave a paper trail – in an age where all money is digitized either in your bank account or as electronic money on your phone. Most places find using cash to be a pain these days. You should have expected this sort of job when you narrowed down your search that way.”

“Hey, human.” Othinus sighed on his shoulder. “What about this one?”

“?”

“You would be delivering food on a bike. And Shibuya serves an inordinate amount of energy-boosting ramen and garlicy pork bowls, perhaps for all the workers delivering clothing and club equipment. It even says the employer will pay for the bike if you use one of their company’s rentals.”