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Rookie AD Devours Boss; Labor Standards Office Rules It 'Meal Break Accident' - Dark Clouds Over TV Industry's 'Summoning Recruitment'

Rookie AD Devours Boss; Labor Standards Office Rules It 'Meal Break Accident' - Dark Clouds Over TV Industry's 'Summoning Recruitment'

Facing severe labor shortages, TV stations have begun 'summoning recruitment' from the Demon Realm. While Demon Realm ADs work 24 hours without sleep or rest, a side effect of attacking bosses when hungry has been discovered. As a preventative measure, the station mandated managers carry 'Emergency Escape Holy Water,' but recommends using tap water to cut costs.

Translations: JA
Exorcism Tax Hits 100%: Mandatory 'Poltergeist Power Generation' Turns Peaceful Homes into Energy Refugees

Exorcism Tax Hits 100%: Mandatory 'Poltergeist Power Generation' Turns Peaceful Homes into Energy Refugees

The government approved the 'Spiritual Resource Utilization Special Measures Act' on the 5th, positioning physical movements from paranormal phenomena as 'inexhaustible domestic energy.' Exorcised properties are now heavily taxed as 'non-eco,' and households where plates don't fly at midnight can barely charge their smartphones. Currently, 'special-grade cursed objects' are being traded on Mercari at three times their original price in an abnormal rush to secure electricity.

Translations: JA
"Tornado Warning" Becomes "Dragon Incoming Alert." Weather App Update Syncs with Another World

"Tornado Warning" Becomes "Dragon Incoming Alert." Weather App Update Syncs with Another World

Following the latest weather app update, users' smartphones have started receiving notifications like "Goblin Advisory (No umbrella needed)" and "Slime Warning (Adhesive; rubber boots recommended)." The developer explains they have "expanded coverage to address a broader range of risks," but users are flooding in with complaints such as "My laundry on the balcony was melted by acid breath."

Translations: JA
Rocket Explosion Sends Stock Soaring, CEO Tearfully Apologizes: "We'll Blow It Up Even More Spectacularly Next Time"

Rocket Explosion Sends Stock Soaring, CEO Tearfully Apologizes: "We'll Blow It Up Even More Spectacularly Next Time"

The moment the rocket vaporized on the launchpad, massive insurance payouts and 'Fail-tainment Rights' sales locked in the company's highest profit ever. Shareholders who had feared success breathed a sigh of relief, while the chief engineer was handed a termination notice and a piece of charred rocket debris as severance pay for 'risking accidental success.'

Translations: JA
Parents Shipped to Space for Kids' Poor Grades: Government Launches Mars Cram School Program

Parents Shipped to Space for Kids' Poor Grades: Government Launches Mars Cram School Program

The era has arrived when parents get stuffed into rockets if their children's grades don't improve. Under the government's new 'Parental Academic Enhancement Project,' guardians are sent to a boarding school in Mars orbit to redo arithmetic drills and horizontal bar exercises in zero gravity. The children left behind on Earth are watching their parents' struggles via 'Negative Role Model Live Stream.'

Translations: JA
Otherworld Stadium Introduces New 'Lifespan Payment' System: French Fries Cost 3 Days of Your Life

Otherworld Stadium Introduces New 'Lifespan Payment' System: French Fries Cost 3 Days of Your Life

A new payment system called 'Lifespan Pay' has been introduced at an electrifying stadium. Fans scan their remaining lifespan with smartphones to purchase hot dogs (5 days worth) one after another. 'I feel great because my cash isn't decreasing,' says one user as crowds flood in. The government has announced it is considering implementing this as a new pension funding source.

Translations: JA