I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 152



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Episode 152

If she was a trainee from an agency like Blue Camellia, SuA said okay unconditionally. However, there was a condition that it was only during summer vacation.

“I’ll give it a try anyway!”

Su-ah spoke while looking back and forth between me and Bae Jun-seong.

I shrugged my shoulders and indicated that I didn’t care.

This was like a summer vacation experience, so there was no separate contract or anything like that. It was a type of experiential learning.

So, there was no need for me to do anything in the middle.

Suho, who came afterward, nodded as if it was okay after hearing the story.

however.

“Student, don’t you have any agency?”

“Yes? Me?”

“Then why didn’t you ask the old man here? The student is one of the two.”

Bae Jun-seong suddenly asked Su-ho.

But this guy really, what he says… … .

“I belong to the Baekho High School baseball team.”

“… … No, not that. I mean your agency. Are you a baseball player? Don’t you have an agency?”

“Yes. There is nothing like that.”

“Really? Hmm.”

Seeing Bae Jun-seong showing interest in Su-ho, I wondered what he would do.

Aren’t you only interested in girl groups?

Well, that agency doesn’t only have girl groups.

“If you ever need to find an agency, please contact me. We are also looking to work with sports players.”

“Oh, yes. Well, I’ll contact you when I become a pro.”

“It would be better if you contact me before that.”

Bae Jun-seong said smugly while handing over his business card.

It seemed like you had really changed since I last saw you.

Of course, it wasn’t all bad.

Bae Jun-seong also gave Su-ah a business card and asked her to contact him when summer vacation came.

A business card given directly by the CEO, and a 1:1 contact…

I couldn’t help but chuckle at Suho’s tilted head and Sua’s excited greeting.

And so the two siblings returned home first. Only Bae Jun-seong was left.

Now, I wanted to listen to this story a little more slowly.

“By the way, Mr. Bae is the CEO of an entertainment company. You really have a long life ahead of you.”

It was really amazing.

It’s enough to make you wonder a little bit how he ended up in that position.

“Well, not really. It’s a parachute. A parachute.”

“Huh? A parachute?”

“Yes, didn’t Kim Jung-hyun tell you?”

“You don’t say that?”

Kim Jung-hyun was a guy who went around acting nice here and there, but didn’t really talk about other people.

So I didn’t know.

“Anyway, that kid… … .”

“If you were a parachute, why did you work in the military?”

Woo-gong was working for a company like Bae Jun-seong. It wasn’t a very large company.

It’s not a hole-in-the-wall store, but at least there’s no reason for a guy who can parachute into a company like that to come…

“Back then, there was a story. Anyway, now I’m doing what I want to do and living. But I think that’s the same for you, Team Leader. I thought you’d either die in the sky or get sick and die.”

“… … Was I that bad?”

“Well, even if he wasn’t exactly Wukong, he seemed like an abnormal person. Who works all week without sleeping?”

I felt embarrassed by Bae Jun-seong’s words and coughed in vain.

Yeah, that’s what it was like back then.

I don’t think I could do it now if I were asked to. More precisely, I don’t think I would do it.

Because my corporate life wasn’t that meaningful.

The work itself was rewarding, but I realized too late that I was ultimately just filling other people’s pockets through it.

“Anyway, it’s nice to see you after a long time.”

“It’s a shame that the team leader would have scouted me right away if he were still there.”

“Why now?”

“Why? It’s because I can’t see any gaps to stab you. Your face is really shiny.”

At Bae Jun-seong’s words, he touched his face with his hand.

Is that it?

“But aren’t you curious about what I’m called a parachute?”

“Huh? What?”

“No, aren’t you curious about what kind of parachute it is?”

“Why is that?”

What difference does knowing that make?

I asked back because I was really curious, but Bae Jun-seong’s expression was the epitome of bewilderment. I was even more bewildered.

“Why? Are you bragging or something?”

“I want to do it now that you say it, but I don’t think it’ll work anyway, so it’s already boring. I won’t do it. I won’t do it.”

“Why, just give it a try. Let me hear it.”

“Okay, okay. Oh, right. That’s what I was going to say. Thank you to Naeun, the kids, and the mushroom stone. I was a little worried because the kids weren’t doing well.”

“What did I do?”

“I heard from what the kids said that they were able to recharge completely here. In fact, there are many celebrities who look flashy on the outside but are rotten on the inside. It’s not easy to manage that… … I think the kids are able to breathe a little easier thanks to this place and the team leader.”

“Really? That’s good. Tell them to come often. Since you’re the representative, you can organize it, right?”

“… … Well, I’m fine with it.”

“Yeah. You come often too. It looks good because you’re doing what you want to do, so I don’t think you have to come.”

When we worked together at the same company, Bae Jun-seong was truly the epitome of prickly.

It was a hedgehog-like creature with thorns sprouting here and there. But now it seemed like it knew how to control its thorns a bit.

I definitely felt that when I was dealing with the man I kicked out earlier and when I was dealing with Su-ah and Su-ho.

As expected, people should do what they want to do. When we were working together, I saw him only liking idols who were not yet popular and I thought he was some kind of weird guy.

Now that I’ve become someone who does that kind of work, I’ve really changed as a person.

“This is my business card.”

Bae Jun-seong handed over his business card as if he was about to get up.

[Garden Entertainment]

─Representative Bae Jun-seong─

It was a bright red, splendid, neat and luxurious business card.

But strangely, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere.

Where have I seen a business card like this?

I received it so many times when I was working at the company… … Well, it’s probably one of them.

“Okay. Here, take mine too. This is a coupon and a business card.”

“Is that a coupon?”

“Get five stamps and get a free drink.”

“Not ten?”

“As you know, this place is so far away that it’s not easy to come here ten times.”

“Yeah. It was a bit far when I came. If it weren’t for that kid, I wouldn’t have come.”

“Is Su-ah really okay?”

“You know my eyes. I’m an expert at appreciating hidden gems.”

“I don’t know about the hidden gem appraiser, but please take care of me anyway. Thanks to you, I caught a scammer today.”

Shrug!

“Even if it weren’t for me, I think you would have filtered it out anyway. Well, I’m the one who should be thankful. Thanks to you, I left a good impression, right?”

I nodded slightly at Bae Jun-seong’s words.

Anyway, the timing was good for both of them today.

Bae Jun-seong sees Su-ah, and I… … also gain the essence of karma.

* * *

After Bae Jun-seong, with whom I had been chatting about various things for the first time in a long time, left, I did not leave work right away but went out to the yard.

I was thinking of using something called the essence of karma.

It’s said that it develops human abilities, not land abilities… I was so curious.

If it weren’t for Bae Jun-seong, we might have closed early today.

“Then, where.”

I sat down under the ssuksukki.

It didn’t really mean anything. I just felt sorry for not having enough time to go home.

It seemed like this place was better than inside the cafe.

The abilities I wanted to improve were, of course, the protection of the earth or the ability to live forever. This is because I felt that when these two grew, my other talents would improve overall.

For example, this was the case even in the case of Gaean (3 stars), one of the talents of the guardian of the earth (2 stars).

You can see more when the protection of the earth is 2 stars than 1 star, and more when it is 3 stars than 2 stars.

However, Gaean continued to be a 3-star rating.

Should I say that it raises the essential level of talent?

So, if possible, it would be good to grow the protection of the earth or the power of life.

Because if you raise one, your overall ability will grow.

Of course, this was my opinion.

“… … Is it not possible?”

I closed my eyes and tried to alternately think of the essence of karma being used for the protection of the earth and the blessing of all living beings, but it didn’t have much effect.

I guess raising all abilities was too greedy.

So, which of the many talents should you develop?

Actually, I had expected it a bit, so I thought about it in advance.

Right now, it’s all about management.

Nothing else needed to be grown right away, but this was needed now.

I sat down again.

And I remembered the essence of karma.

I felt the essence of karma shining like a jewel fly into my head and seep into me.

Swish!

Pot!

It felt similar to when I expanded my garden.

It is an expansion of the sensation of a warm yet cool breeze passing through your whole body.

The difference is that the garden has naturally expanded, but this time it’s me?

Then, as I thought about using it for my talents in managing the territory, that feeling grew stronger.

It felt as if I was as tall as Ssuksuk. I was like a giant, looking around… … .

“ah.”

The feeling didn’t last long and disappeared.

I opened my eyes and looked around.

I felt as if I was seeing everything in full view.

Swish.

I consciously turned my head to look at the empty space. Then, my field of vision changed naturally and I felt the empty space.

And the cafe, under the shade of the trees, on the roof.

Everyone felt it.

‘It’s not what you see.’

It was literal.

This sense of mystery even extended to the summer shelter, which was engraved with a tiger territory sign.

It was possible to do it originally, but it had the side effect of making your head feel dizzy, but that’s no longer the case.

and…….

“Okay!”

The growth of the management of the site (2 stars) made the summer shelter accepted as a permanent shelter rather than a temporary one.

When I realized that fact, I couldn’t help but exclaim. But it didn’t end there.

Woohoo!!

The shelter area has expanded with the acceptance of a new shelter.

The auras danced and flew around the ground.

It’s just the time when the summer sunset is setting.

The sunset was reflected through the dancing auras.

beautiful.

It seemed as if dazzlingly sparkling jewels were falling from the sky.

And the jewels soon came down to the ground and sprouted.

Some become trees, some become flowers, and so they seep into the soil and water and become one.

“uh?”

And the brightest of them all was the water from the new summer shelter.

The sunset sparkled on the flowing water like morning dew.

> Aquatic (2 stars)

The expanded sensation of feeling one of the Manseonggong growing slowly subsided.

Silence has arrived.

The feeling had grown so much that when I returned to my original senses, it was as if I had blocked it out in an attempt to overcome the gap.

Eyes, ears, nose.

In the midst of feeling nothing… …the first thing that came was a slight gust of wind.

It was the wind that made the leaves of the mugwort sway.

And then, little by little, the feeling came back to me one by one.

The view of the garden and the fresh air were breathtaking.

“Phew─.”

I stood up, feeling my senses returning. Then I stroked the pillar of the ssuksuk tree and expressed my gratitude.

“thank you.”

Sararak~

A smile formed on Sooksook’s face as if it was nothing.

Of course, I also expressed my gratitude to Brownie, who had been by my side and had been watching over me, and to Miho, who had come running to me out of nowhere after playing around.

Because this growth was achieved together with everyone.

“I somehow got two.”

I only tried to grow the management of the land, but Manseonggong’s talent for aquatic life also grew.

And I got another shelter.

▶Summer Shelter

*situation

─Active

*effect

─Heat immunity

─Recovery of body and mind

“I wonder if that guy is okay.”

Suddenly, I remembered the person who gave me the essence of karma.

Of course, it was quickly erased.

Than that.

“… … I have to get off work.”

It was a really long summer day one way or another.

Since Mr. Kim Do-hyeok said he would be coming tomorrow, I decided to quickly leave work and prepare for tomorrow.

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