The next morning, the protagonist wakes up in the middle of the night. He's not sure what's going on, but he's pretty sure it's some kind of hangover. He remembers getting rejected by the goddess once, and then he thinks his phone got infected with a virus, which made it seem like he was inside a game of mahjong. He tells the boss that if he doesn't show up for work today, he'll have to skip work for the rest of the day. The boss is all, "Sorry, boss, I'll be back soon" . The protagonist says that he only took the boss in because he took pity on him. He promises to punish the boss for skipping work by cutting his wages by half a month. He offers to sell him some gum, but the protagonist says he can't remember when he might have another relapse of his sickness. He asks the boss if he can ring him up, and the boss says yes. The