I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 114



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Episode 114

Just then, I was about to do what came to mind.

As I was picking up the coffee grounds one by one, I suddenly stopped in my tracks when I felt a gaze.

Now that I think about it, this might seem a little strange.

No, it was weird.

If you don’t know anything about it, isn’t it like coming to someone else’s farm and suddenly throwing away coffee grounds?

First, put back the coffee grounds that I was going to take out… … .

“The expert said there wouldn’t be any problems here… … Could there be any problems?”

Fortunately, Woo Sung-soo’s expression did not show any suspicion. He was just curious about what I was going to do.

But how do you explain it?

Of course, I couldn’t just explain what I was seeing. You wouldn’t believe it.

I should have said something more substantive.

At that moment, a thought suddenly occurred to me and I asked the farm owner.

“When did you clean this place?”

“It hasn’t been that long. I think it was changed before the last rainy season started.”

“Because it’s before the rainy season… Is that why?”

“Yes? Have you found the cause?”

“It’s not certain yet.”

I pretended to glance at the ground.

Then he lowered his posture slightly and pretended to touch things here and there.

Of course, it was very clean as it was dismantled and disposed of by a professional company.

But I still felt a bad smell in my head and my brows furrowed involuntarily.

A scent that comes from the aura that others cannot smell.

After a while, Woo Sung-soo asked cautiously with a worried expression.

“Was there any problem during the processing?”

“Rather than that… … Um, when did you say the complaints started coming in? Before or after the rainy season?”

“That was before the rainy season. That’s why we changed the processing machine.”

“okay.”

The farm owner’s words put a piece of the puzzle into place.

If the stench complaint is that the stench I’m smelling right now is that stench, then it must have come from here.

Could this be explained as a matter of common sense?

Of course, there was still one thing that was questionable.

I definitely didn’t notice this smell when I entered the farm. It seems like the smell coming from the ground doesn’t spread far…

So where did the complainant smell this smell?

I think this is the only answer.

“Did you dig up the dirt here?”

“Yes, since it was where the processing machine was, I dug it up a little and covered it again.”

“Do you know where the dirt was taken?”

“The company took care of it and collected it… … Wait. No way?”

“Could you please contact the company and ask them where they put it? Usually, they don’t take that kind of dirt far away, but rather, they probably dump it in a nearby mountain or empty lot.”

“Ah! Just a moment.”

The farm owner made an urgent phone call somewhere.

I guess I never thought they would throw the dirt around. I think they would usually take it away and dispose of it separately.

‘In fact, it would be okay to just sprinkle this amount around.’

It may be a bit creepy, but at first glance it looks like just dirt.

The company probably thought so too, because they probably couldn’t even smell it.

What is this smell…? Huh?

‘Wait a minute, then what about the complainant?’

Just then, as I was thinking about the new question that had arisen,

“Huh? It smells in here… … .”

“Really? It didn’t happen there.”

While the farm owner was out making a phone call, Su-ah and Han-song-i came over, wondering what he was doing, but then stopped.

And then I quickly plugged my nose.

I quickly asked at that sight.

“Sua, can you describe what you smelled just now?”

“Huh? What are you going to do with your hair that’s just like that?”

Su-ah spoke in a hoarse voice, holding her nose. Next to her, Han-song said something similar.

It was exactly the same smell as what I smelled.

“Would you mind stepping back a little bit? Is it okay there too?”

“Huh? Strangely, I don’t get sick here.”

“hmm.”

I thought only I could take care of it, but that wasn’t the case.

Su-ah, Han-songi, and even Lee-seon-ah could smell this scent.

Well then, the reason I initially thought of seemed to be correct.

Normally, people can’t smell the aura, but if there are people who can, and if that person is the complainant,

‘After all, this land is the cause.’

Of course, if the company hadn’t dumped the dirt in the wrong place in the middle, the complainant wouldn’t have been able to smell it, so would it have been okay?

Well… … Looking at the condition of the land, I thought that it might not necessarily be like that.

Because if this aura is stuck in the ground, I think there will eventually be problems.

Well, that’s just an assumption anyway.

Now that all the questions about the civil complaint have been answered, for now… …I took out the coffee grounds.

No one noticed because everyone else quickly left saying it smelled bad.

I gently sprinkled the dregs on the areas where the contamination was most severe.

Then… … !

Pot!!

The aura of the place where the coffee grounds were sprinkled disappeared.

As I sprinkled more around, the dull auras that had been slowly rising from the ground disappeared as soon as I touched them.

‘It’s true.’

I never thought the purification effect would be used here… … The use of it was a series of surprising situations in many ways.

After I sprinkled all the coffee grounds I had brought, the bad smell disappeared.

Even the dull and smelly aura no longer rose from the ground.

It was surprisingly easy to solve. In fact, it would have been quite difficult if it hadn’t been for the purification effect, so I can’t say it was easy.

Well, I guess the problem has been resolved, thankfully.

The moment I thought that.

Sarah~!

In the place where the dull and foul-smelling aura had disappeared, a clear aura emerged, rippling.

It was an aura of colorful colors, just like the colors of a rainbow.

The aura that appeared convexly like a flower bud blooming had its light on the petals.

It was a beautiful sight to behold.

But that appearance did not last long, as it quickly disappeared into the ground. At the same time, the contents of the text window showing the state of the ground changed.

[Purified Land]

*situation

─Recovering naturally

─Potential effect recovery

It is said that it is no longer contaminated and is recovering. If nothing else happens, it will probably recover like this.

Of course, I don’t know how long that will take.

‘And the potential effect is also restored… … .’

I didn’t know it would turn out like that.

I’m really looking forward to it.

Maybe that has something to do with why the milk here tastes so good?

“Boss! Boss! I called and the company said they abandoned it in the mountains below here, just like you said. Oh my!”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, yes. That’s right. Well, the company said that it was all taken care of, so there shouldn’t be any smell… … That’s exactly when the complaint came in.”

“So what did you say we should do?”

“That’s… … Oh my, they said they don’t know because they’ve already taken care of everything. They told me to go and see for myself. They said there’s no smell at all, but what should I do about this?”

That would be true. The company could have been wronged too.

I really did everything and just threw the remaining dirt on the mountain, so you could think of it as a waste disposal.

It can’t be helped if you can’t smell the ‘odorless stench’ that only comes from that soil.

There’s nothing I can do.

“Where is it? Let’s go there first.”

“Yes, yes, that’s right. If that doesn’t work out, I’ll have to move back to the farm myself. Actually, I wondered if there was some kind of grudge against us that made us keep complaining like that… … .”

Woo Sung-soo looked surprisingly relieved.

It seems that it is because, compared to the time when things were unclear, there is now a clear direction.

‘But if I actually go there and there’s no smell, I’ll worry again.’

I thought it would be okay since I could give a reasonable reason for that.

“Sir! Let’s go for a walk with our cows!”

“Huh? A walk?”

Just then, Su-ah shouted.

Then, when I looked towards Suah, I saw that the cows were going out.

But is that okay?

“Haha. This area is all our land, so when the weather is nice, we let them run wild like that. Of course, we put up a fence.”

“iced coffee.”

As I was watching with a puzzled look, Woo Sung-soo explained it to me. Seeing him looking relaxed, it seemed like he looked different.

By the way, is it all our land? How big is the land?

“It just so happens that the land where the dirt was dumped is on the mountain side of our farm.”

“Do you have a mountain too?”

“It’s just a playground, you know. It’s big, but there’s nothing there. That’s why I gave it to the cows.”

This old man… … He was a huge landlord, wasn’t he? I guess I should become close with him.

Of course, that’s that, but for now, we need to first check where the dirt was dumped.

The old man said it was right below… …but he went there by cart.

“Wow!”

Mr. Woo Sung-soo and his wife each drive two carts with a cart attached to the back, and we are carried on them.

A cool breeze passing by.

That’s why everyone was excited.

Of course, I frowned as soon as I arrived at my destination.

“Ugh! It smells.”

“Huh? I can smell that smell I smelled earlier here too?”

But the farm couple tilted their heads at Su-ah and Han-song-i’s words. This was because they couldn’t smell anything.

But I took charge too.

“I guess you sprinkled it here.”

“I’m not just saying this for nothing. We really don’t smell… … but you do, boss?”

“Is that so? Since you two can’t smell anything, it seems like it’s true that the company handled it properly. I guess only people with sensitive skin like us can smell it.”

“iced coffee…….”

That’s why Su-ah and the other two came together.

Because those three can smell just like me.

It would be easier to understand if the three of us talked about it together rather than alone.

Especially, Soo-ah’s raw expression will make you not even doubt it.

“I see. Phew… … It wasn’t my intention, but I ended up causing some damage to the surrounding area. Honey, were there any houses around here?”

“There’s probably a village over there. Then, I guess the report came in from there.”

“Well, let’s take care of this first, then go see him together and apologize.”

“I should do that. Oh my! This made me so upset… … Thank you, boss!”

Only then did Woo Sung-soo talk to his wife with a face that seemed relieved but also apologetic instead of a dark expression.

And he thanked me right away.

Although it’s not completely resolved yet, it seems like a lot of their stress has been relieved.

“But what about this dirt?”

“Um… … I don’t feel like calling that company again.”

The couple looked at the dirt and pondered. Of course, they had already thought of an answer to this.

“Can I take this dirt to the cafe?”

“Huh? This dirt? It’ll stink.”

“I’m going to mix it with the coffee grounds from the cafe and use it as fertilizer for my garden.”

“Is that okay?”

“Yes, I think it’ll be fine. I’ll try it once and tell you if it doesn’t work out.”

I was thinking of taking the dirt to the tiger shelter and disposing of it.

The coffee grounds I brought were already used up… … and there was one thing I was curious about.

‘What is a potential effect?’

Just like I saw it on the ground earlier, I saw a similar text window on the scattered dirt here.

[contaminated soil]

*situation

─Soil from the polluted land

─Odorless stench

Perhaps if we purify this too, its potential effects will be restored?

I was wondering about that.

Or what, just say that.

“I feel like I owe you so much, boss. I don’t know how to repay you.”

“I just need you to continue supplying me with delicious milk.”

“That’s no problem. Just let me know whenever you want!”

Mr. Woo Sung-soo and his wife kept saying thank you.

Su-ah and the two people next to her still look bewildered, not knowing the exact situation.

Then Su-ah seemed to notice something.

“Oh! So now I can keep eating Minchofu?”

“… … Yeah. It seems like it was resolved quickly.”

“Yay!”

Well, it seems like he’s quick on the uptake, but also slow…

Anyway, I decided to organize it like this.

I don’t think it’s anything for me to worry about, since Mr. Woo Sung-soo and his wife will take care of the rest of the civil petition and county office matters.

So… … all that’s left for me to do is take that dirt and purify it?

That didn’t seem like it would be difficult.

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