I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 13



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Episode 13

It didn’t take long for me to get over the missing carrot text box issue.

Come to think of it, isn’t it true that you can only see the aura of customers when they enter a cafe?

Perhaps the special ability only worked in the cafe and its surroundings.

‘I got it for nothing.’

There was also talk that if you make something with carrots, there is no text window that shows the effect.

Unfortunately, I guess I’ll have to take this back to the cafe.

“Are these carrots from Grandpa’s garden?”

“Huh? You know?”

“of course.”

“Really? What was there?”

“Do you happen to look like your grandfather?”

“huh?”

What are you talking about out of the blue?

“My grandfather would kill anything he planted in the garden.”

“ah…….”

okay.

Come to think of it, my grandfather wasn’t good at farming.

Aren’t you the kind of person who can’t even properly take care of the lucky tree at home?

It’s unlikely that the garden was well maintained.

So what are these carrots and mint?

“If there had been a strange accident, I would have definitely fought with my grandfather.”

“Is it weird?”

“Don’t you know that it’s strange? It’s a turtle with a large bud on its body instead of a shell.”

What is that?

You’re weirder.

anyway.

“You don’t know about carrots?”

“Yes! Oh! But it might be harder to find the ones that Grandpa didn’t plant?”

“……okay.”

Carrots are something that grows by chance from seeds that were planted.

I thought it was somehow too ambiguous.

The number of carrots is also random.

There was a reason for that.

I found out thanks to Baek Soo Ah.

“But aren’t you going home? Can’t you just wait at home?”

“It’s just that I get bored when I’m home alone.”

Do you hate being alone?

Well, I was like that when I was young too.

I’m better off alone now.

“Yeah. It’s kind of pretty here. It’s nice to wait.”

“Right?!”

The bridge leading into the village around sunset was quite pretty.

When I was little, I used to wait for my grandfather to come on his bike and then go.

A sunset that breaks into pieces in the flowing water while playing under the bridge.

It remained as a good memory.

Let’s move on. Su-ah, who was about to look slightly gloomy, quickly brightened up again.

After all, a child is a child.

“Really? Should I wait with you?”

“no.”

“… …Why are you so serious?”

Just take back the word “child.”

This guy is in elementary school.

Baek Soo Ah giggled.

I feel like teasing him for some reason.

“An idol named Go Na-eun came to the cafe today.”

“Are you Go Na-eun? Are you the Go Na-eun from Blue Camellia?!”

“Ah, Camellia. Anyway, is that right?”

I keep getting the group names mixed up.

But what does that matter?

My shoulders shrugged at the sight of Baek Soo-ah wide-eyed and looking surprised.

Now you’re acting like a kid.

“That’s a lie.”

“No? You really came?”

“What about the evidence?”

“I got your autograph.”

“See?”

“ruler.”

She proudly showed off her cafe apron.

Actually, when I received it, it was just okay, but when I saw that kind of reaction, I thought I did well.

“Wow! Wow! Really? Is it real? Why Go Na-eun?”

“You must have just come to rest.”

Looking at you jumping around, I think you did a good job?

“Why didn’t you call me!”

“How do I call you at school? And why do I call you?”

Funny guy.

As I watched the guy grumbling, a snicker escaped my lips.

They used celebrity guests well.

“Eww! Huh? Oppa!”

He clenched his fists with both hands, trembled, and then suddenly ran to the end of the bridge.

As you can see, Baek Su-ho has come.

When I turned my head, as expected, Baek Su-ho was walking towards me, holding Rangi in his arms.

“Hello?”

“Oh. Okay. Are you coming from school now…? … I see?”

“Yes. Haha. I guess you finished it?”

“Just now. I met your younger brother on my way here.”

I was still greeting the polite guy, but something felt a little off.

Should I say that you look a little unwell?

“Oppa, the Wang Mandus are bullying you again?!”

“No. I did it gently. Gently.”

“Hey! These dumplings are really great!”

“I said it’s okay. Oh, hyung. You don’t have to worry about what Su-ah says. I’m saying this because I got hurt while working out.”

Baek Su-ho worked out. His body somehow looked good.

More than that,

“The siblings get along well.”

I was a little jealous. I also had a younger sibling who would nag me.

When I was young, I was an only child so I was a bit lonely.

“Oh, right! Oppa! I heard that Naeun-nim came to Grandpa’s cafe, no, to Uncle’s cafe!”

“Naeun? Your favorite idol?”

“Yeah yeah! Isn’t that great? He even got an autograph! Ugh! I should have gone too, but the old man didn’t call me.”

“What do you call that, hyung? And more importantly, what did you do at school today?”

“At school? Oh! You know Sia who told me I was pretty before? And she confessed to me again? But Sia immediately rejected me.”

“okay?”

Baek Soo-ah, who had been nagging, soon sat right next to Baek Soo-ho and started chattering as if nothing had happened.

Why~

At that time, Lang, who had been neglected by his siblings, followed me, rubbing my legs.

“Are you alone too?”

Why~

okay.

Let’s get along well as only children.

“Hey! My brother bought me some Churu!”

Wham, ham, ham!

When I saw Rangi’s back as he ran away to the story of Churu, it was scary to think about, and I realized that life was really nothing special.

Looking at that sight, a snicker escaped my lips.

The commute home has become easier.

* * *

Look here and look at the food.

“I don’t know.”

The charm of Go Na-eun.

I just passed over it yesterday because of something else, but it definitely came into play with talent absorption.

But I don’t know how to use Kim Ha-na’s dexterity or anything like that.

If I just leave it, will it be applied automatically?

I think that’s probably more likely.

“Has something changed?”

I looked in the mirror and tried to figure out how Go Na-eun’s charm was applied, but I couldn’t figure it out.

It’s not like my eyes got bigger like Go Na-eun’s.

It’s just like usual.

“The dexterity is also similar.”

In fact, he inherited his dexterity from his grandfather and was quite good at it.

Should I say that I’m good at handling various things?

I also brought my old bicycle and fixed it up here and there, so it doesn’t squeak anymore.

So even if it is applied, it would be difficult to tell, wouldn’t it?

I’m not saying that I necessarily want something like this.

In one way or another, they were somewhat ambiguous talents.

“Well, it will change as it accumulates.”

The purpose of running a cafe in the first place wasn’t to gain something like this.

This was a side thing.

Anyway, I stopped looking in the mirror and got on my bike and started pedaling.

It wasn’t a very good ride.

But the scenery I saw while riding a bike along the country road was really charming.

Still clear, still blue.

As I was enjoying the scenery like that, I soon arrived in town.

There was only one reason why I came to town.

“Where is the Jongmyo Shrine?”

I dug through my old memories and found it in no time.

‘Sprout Seed Farm’

In front of a small building, there are green sprouts piled up here and there on display.

Inside, various seeds were displayed in packaged form.

The interior had a very old-fashioned feel.

“Welcome. Are you looking for something?”

“Hello. I’m not looking for anything in particular. I’m just looking to buy a few things.”

“This and that? Where are you going to plant it? In the house? In the yard?”

“It’s a garden in the yard.”

As I went inside, an old woman who looked quite old greeted me.

It seemed a bit blunt though.

“A vegetable garden in the yard… Let’s see. Have you ever tried growing something like this?”

He asked me about this and that and explained everything in detail.

“No. This is my first time.”

“Is the soil good quality? No, it’s your first time, so how could you know? If it’s your first time, lettuce or perilla leaves are good.”

“Um… … How much carrots would you like?”

“Carrots? Carrots in the middle? Why? Are you planting carrots?”

“Oh, that’s not it. I was just curious because there were carrots in the garden.”

“There are many things a grown man is curious about. But if the carrots are big enough, then the soil is good, so I guess I can try anything.”

The landlady guessed at the condition of the land and made various recommendations.

But why did you suddenly come to buy seeds to plant in the garden?

It was simple.

‘Following the small shelter on the roof, there is a vegetable garden.’

I was cleaning up the overgrown garden when I saw the small text window floating above the garden.

At first I thought it was something to do with mint and just passed it by, but when I saw it yesterday it was a little different.

[Garden]

*situation

─Inactive.

─Active condition: Circulation

The content was as follows.

The term ‘cycle’ is a bit ambiguous, so I thought I’d start with the most common use of a garden: growing seeds.

“How about some herbs or fruits?”

“Herbs? Herbs are fine. But fruits… … would that be okay?”

If possible, it would be good to use something like mint or a fruit that is used in cafes.

But the landlady looked at it with a negative eye.

I don’t think I’ll stop you if you’re thinking of buying it.

It’s a look that seems to say, “What are you trying to do when it won’t work?”

In times like this, you should listen to adults.

“Then I’ll buy it and try it out like you said.”

“That’s right. There was a stubborn old man in the past who wouldn’t listen to you no matter what you said and would buy everything and then buy more even though they were all dead. Why kill the poor sprouts? Kill them. Then don’t buy them. Keep buying them. You bought so much once you bought them, you damned fool! I kicked you out later! If that’s the case, you shouldn’t have come here. Tsk tsk! But young people are different.”

“That by any chance… … No.”

It started out as a complaint, but the more I thought about it, the more upset I became.

In times like this, if you just accept a little bit, you’ll get a bonus… … .

But somehow I had a feeling that the inspiration was my grandfather, so I couldn’t bring myself to agree with him.

anyhow.

While waiting for the landlady to pack it for me, I looked around… … .

‘Huh? What is that?’

One of the seed packets appeared to be shining.

Is there a text window?

… … I thought I could see it, but it wasn’t, it was just something that was noticeably shinier than the seeds around it.

I looked at the packaging because I was curious, but I couldn’t tell because it was a transparent zipper bag with no instructions.

It seems like there are several different types of seeds mixed together.

The size, shape, and color are all mixed up.

If you’re curious, just ask.

“Hey, what is this?”

“Huh? That? That’s not for sale. It’s just something I picked out to throw away.”

“Are you going to throw it away? Why?”

“Why? Because it won’t grow even if you sow it.”

Why is it so shiny?

“Then can you give this to me?”

“Is that Mandaco?”

“Mandaco? Oh, uh… … I just wanted to try planting it?”

“… … Is there nothing to do?”

The old lady seemed to have misunderstood a little, looking at him with a look of wonder as to why he was acting like that when he looked so fine.

“Yes. I run a cafe in front of the village, and there happens to be a vegetable garden there, so I thought I’d just… … .”

I explained it in detail without realizing it.

But it backfired.

“A cafe? A place that sells coffee? Are you by any chance that old man’s grandson?”

“ah.”

“They look so similar. What can I do with that planted! They’re exactly the same, exactly the same!”

“Okay.”

As expected, I’m confused.

But it’s all my grandfather’s fault.

Why do you just buy anything?

“Okay! Do whatever you want, whether you plant it or kill it.”

“thank you!”

“What about gratitude.”

Although his tone was angry, he gave it to me in the end.

And for free, too.

But I think it’ll be a bit scary to come again next time.

‘I think he’ll come back with a broom later and ask if I killed everyone.’

In order to avoid that, there is no choice but to try to survive somehow.

So I went out and got back on my bike and started to go… … .

Woof woof!

“huh?”

A large dog was barking inside a car parked on the side of the road.

The guy with only his face sticking out the window was obviously a huge golden retriever.

The car was a famous American SUV, and it seemed like it came from out of town, looking a bit out of place.

Squeak! Squeak!

The dog that had been barking anxiously started whining this time.

Is there no owner in the car?

I took a quick look and, as expected, it didn’t seem to be there.

It looks like he left the car for a while.

It looked like it would be coming soon, so I didn’t think I needed to worry too much.

I passed the car with the dog in it and started my late commute to work.

“this.”

But the bike I thought was fine is acting up a bit.

I was feeling a little uneasy… … .

The sound of metal dragging gave the signal that all the air had gone out.

“Was there a hole?”

It seems like the rubber has worn out over time.

It was fine when it was just sitting in the warehouse so it wouldn’t roll away, but it seems to have torn as it started running with the weight on it.

The problem is that it’s difficult to get halfway there and then go back to town to get it repaired.

‘Tea, after all.’

But what good is it if you regret it now?

The tire was already torn and could not be replaced immediately.

I have no choice but to drag it along.

The luggage is so heavy that it’s freaking heavy.

So I was groaning and dragging my punctured bike… … .

Woof woof!!

From behind, I could hear the sound of a car engine and the sound of the puppy from before.

Because the road was not wide, I moved to the side.

And then we waited for it to pass… … As expected, the American SUV passed by.

however.

Squeak!

Stopped?

And then someone got out of the driver’s seat and came over here.

Woof woof!

Meanwhile, the dog kept barking… … .

“Excuse me, can I ask you for directions?”

“How long is it?”

“Yes. I’m looking for a cafe. I turned on the navigation, but it’s my first time on a road like this, so it’s a bit difficult to find.”

I smiled without realizing it at the words of the man who approached me.

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