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Exorcist Rebrands as 'Spiritual Consultant,' Causing Field Chaos — Evil Spirit Demands 'Severance Pay' After PowerPoint Persuasion

Exorcist Rebrands as 'Spiritual Consultant,' Causing Field Chaos — Evil Spirit Demands 'Severance Pay' After PowerPoint Persuasion

A wave of 'spiritual consultants' is sweeping the industry, ditching prayer beads for laptops in pursuit of a more civilized approach. They define evil spirits not as 'enemies to be expelled' but as 'unresolved issues,' logically encouraging them to vacate. However, spirits who've learned business jargon have begun demanding 'compensation based on residency tenure,' plunging situations into deadlock. At exorcism sites, instead of sutra chanting, all-night contract readings have become the norm.

Translations: JA
Satellite Photo Captures 'B-A-N-A-N-A': Monkey Army Demands Royalties Paid in Bananas

Satellite Photo Captures 'B-A-N-A-N-A': Monkey Army Demands Royalties Paid in Bananas

The grand prize winner at an international contest turned out to be a satellite photo showing thousands of monkeys arranged in perfect formation spelling out 'B-A-N-A-N-A.' A lawyer claiming to represent the monkeys insists 'this is clearly an artwork' and demands 10 tons of premium bananas weekly as royalties. The satellite company is now urgently calculating the cost of airlifting fruit to the jungle.

Translations: JA
"Pain Points" System Launched at Major Supermarkets: Get 10% Off with a Quick Prick at Checkout

"Pain Points" System Launched at Major Supermarkets: Get 10% Off with a Quick Prick at Checkout

In response to worsening inflation, a major supermarket chain has launched a new service called "Pain Plus." At checkout, when a clerk lightly pricks your arm with a special device, you receive a 10% discount on all items. Customers are rolling up their sleeves saying "Better than vegetable price hikes," while staff are already adapting to a system where their hourly wage fluctuates based on their "pricking skills."

Translations: JA
"God Not Responding": Shrine with Fully Digital Offerings Has Sacred Object Encrypted by Ransomware

"God Not Responding": Shrine with Fully Digital Offerings Has Sacred Object Encrypted by Ransomware

Offering thieves were eradicated, but hackers invaded instead. Tsukubamine Cyber Shrine has fallen into crisis after its main hall server was hijacked and the sacred object data was digitally "sealed." The head priest desperately claps his hands in prayer toward the ransom demand screen, while due to a firewall misconfiguration, the offering box keeps returning "404 Wish Not Found" to worshippers' wishes.

Translations: JA
"Feels Like Bench Pressing with My Lungs" - Top Idol Reveals His Incredible Physique Is the Result of 'Nicotine Breathing Method'

"Feels Like Bench Pressing with My Lungs" - Top Idol Reveals His Incredible Physique Is the Result of 'Nicotine Breathing Method'

Idol Kin Ensouin, celebrating his 11th anniversary since debut, has made a shocking confession. His steel-like physique is reportedly achieved through his unique 'Lung Capacity Squats,' performed in a gym with all ventilation fans turned off and filled with cigarette smoke. His agency commented, 'There is zero health impact. In fact, it sharpens the mind.'

Translations: JA
"Omniscience Was a Bug" - Smart Glasses' "Divine Experience" Traced to GPU Thermal Runaway; Users File Class Action Demanding "Enlightenment Refund"

"Omniscience Was a Bug" - Smart Glasses' "Divine Experience" Traced to GPU Thermal Runaway; Users File Class Action Demanding "Enlightenment Refund"

The latest smart glasses delivered a "divine experience" where "cosmic truth flowed directly into users' minds." Some users even founded a new religion. However, an independent investigation committee determined the cause was not some grand cosmic phenomenon, but simple GPU thermal runaway. Lamenting believers who cry "Was the god I saw just screen flickering?" are now demanding an immediate refund for their "digital enlightenment" from the manufacturer.

Translations: JA
Lunar Zen Garden Receives Scathing One-Star Review: "The Stone Arrangement Lacks Philosophy" — Gardener Emergency-Launched to Moon

Lunar Zen Garden Receives Scathing One-Star Review: "The Stone Arrangement Lacks Philosophy" — Gardener Emergency-Launched to Moon

A private space company's flagship lunar zen garden venture faces stock price collapse after its first billionaire tourist complains "the silence is too loud" and "the sand patterns don't heal my inner child." To resolve the crisis, a veteran gardener from Kyoto was dispatched on a one-way ticket to the Moon, where he now struggles to use his rake in zero gravity.

Translations: JA
Garden Tomato 'Arrested' for Breaking Self-Isolation. New Gardening Style with 24-Hour Drone Surveillance is Born

Garden Tomato 'Arrested' for Breaking Self-Isolation. New Gardening Style with 24-Hour Drone Surveillance is Born

A company has unveiled the ultimate garden born from excessive hygiene concerns. In 'Secure Gardening,' popular among the wealthy, each plant is managed by GPS, and contact with neighboring plants is strictly prohibited. Recently, a family's cherry tomato was suspected of 'close contact' with neighboring basil and was picked by a surveillance drone and disposed of in compost.

Translations: JA