I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 172



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Episode 172

The spirit of the well opened its eyes.

My eyes met with blue eyes that were deeper and more vivid than when I first saw the child.

A gaze that seemed as if it would pierce right through my mind.

But before that, there was something that prevented those eyes from reaching my head.

[Queen’s Mark].

It made my cheeks sting slightly and then made my head feel cold.

─Oh no. I almost offended you. It’s been so long…

The spirit spoke as if he was bewildered at the sight of me.

But the way he spoke was completely different from when he was a child.

It was a tone of speech that seemed like it came out of an old historical drama.

“Is that what it really looks like?”

─Yes, that’s right.

“So you’ve settled down in that well now?”

─That’s not it. I just became a guest for a short time without the owner’s permission.

“Master?”

─Yes.

It’s a bit of a difficult way of speaking to get used to… … .

It seemed like the spirit was dressed up in a hanbok, so it suited him well.

I see so many really interesting things.

by the way.

If you are the owner of the well, then… … .

“Am I by any chance the owner?”

─That’s right.

It was me.

I don’t know if it’s because he’s the owner of the house, but anyway, it must be true since the spirit said so.

Then how could that spirit be allowed to settle down there?

And what changes will there be once you settle in?

It didn’t seem like a harmful entity, but it was also difficult to see it as entirely beneficial.

According to the owner of the hotel, it was considered to be interfering with the construction.

and…….

‘Grandma Kim Bok-sun also said the same thing about the well fairy.’

It was a story like a fairy tale, but now that I look at it, it seems like the main character of that fairy tale is right in front of me.

If so, then it’s probably somewhat correct, unless it’s a complete distortion.

The well genie my grandmother told me about could bring prosperity to the village, but it could also bring the opposite.

So it was also said that if there was a well in a village, the person who managed it was the head of the village.

At first glance, it seems like a moral tale that the rise and fall of a village is ultimately determined by its powerful figures…

If there really were a fairy spirit, it would be different.

‘If you manage it well, it could really bring you abundance.’

Of course, if it were the opposite, it could have the opposite effect.

Like the accommodation I stayed at by the beach.

Perhaps if I hadn’t brought this spirit there… … that inn would have probably been ruined.

From the owner’s perspective, it might have been a little unfair.

Because the well was already closed before the land was purchased. And I never would have thought that a spirit would live in that well.

‘What that means is that I know the spirits exist and the well is alive, so that kind of thing won’t happen.’

To do that, I had to first get permission to sit down.

“Do you know how I can get permission to settle in?”

─Ah, Your Majesty would already know that.

“Me?”

─Yes. The Lord already owns those lands. Make this one of them.

The spirit’s words reminded me of something.

Right, the shelters.

And the management talent of the person who manages it.

‘I think the well should be included there too?’

I thought about building a shelter.

Usually, you can register when you meet certain special conditions.

I took a step back and looked into the well.

Then a text window appeared above the well.

▶Fountain of Life (Temporary)

*situation

─The interior is relatively intact, but the exterior is severely damaged and contaminated.

─Can be created (condition: neat interior and exterior)

*Potential effects

─Restoration of vitality

─Prayer for abundance

First of all, I confirmed that it could be made into a shelter… … but the effect was not trivial.

A prayer for abundance and recovery of vitality.

Is it possible to obtain such effects by being possessed by a spirit?

This… … must be done unconditionally.

Even if you put in a well as a management of the site, you can feel the sensation of the cafe all the way to your home.

No one comes looking for you, but if someone does come looking for you, you’ll know right away.

Not a huge benefit, but whatever.

“This will take some time, but will you be okay until then?”

─I will help you too.

Huh? It looks like the well needs to be cleaned out to make it into a shelter.

But when I looked earlier, it seemed like it was possible to exert physical influence using water.

then.

“Could you please clean this place with water?”

─No problem.

“Then, I’ll ask you to take care of the area around here and inside.”

─Yes.

I think I can solve this without touching it.

Just like before, water droplets gathered around the spirit of the well that had stepped forward.

however…….

‘It’s a whole different level from when I was a child?’

The size of the water droplets was different.

The crowd was almost larger than the number of people.

And as it spun around like a whirlpool, the wind blew so hard that I wondered if it was okay to just leave it like that.

It’s not real water, but made of aura, so it’s invisible to others.

‘I guess I can’t use it when there are people around.’

It wasn’t a big problem since I didn’t think I would ever use it.

Rather… … I was having these thoughts while such an unrealistic sight was unfolding before my eyes.

Have I finally gotten used to these mysterious things?

While I was thinking about something else for a moment, a whirlpool of water swept past the area around the well.

And soon it surrounded the entire well.

There was no sound, but I could see.

A miracle happening in the whirlpool.

The moss that had grown messily was disappearing and the stone was returning to its original color.

The inside was probably similar.

“Excuse me, are you okay?”

─It’s okay. If you just give me a place here, I can recover quickly… …?!

At that moment, the spirit gradually changed from the appearance of an adult woman wearing a hanbok to that of a child.

And in the end, it finally became what it was when I first saw it.

─Joe, just a little more… … !

The problem is that this well has not yet been turned into a shelter.

The spirit, transformed into a child, reached out with a pitiful look.

But the water vortex was already losing its strength. The spirit’s speech had also become childish.

‘I don’t think it should end like this?’

Not only was it harder for me, but I had a feeling that if I ended it like this, it wouldn’t be a place of rest.

Something must be done. What should I do?

“ah!”

At that moment, I remembered the talents that Grandma Kim Bok-sun and Mrs. Lee Gyu-nam had given me.

Recovery.

It was exactly the power the spirit needed right now.

Originally, if it was classified as a talent for chemical reactions, it would be used to add other special effects. This time, the talent itself was needed.

‘What if we instill in ourselves the talent for recovery through overcoming?’

There was no time for complicated thoughts now, because the water vortex was already shrinking.

I quickly picked up the watermelon.

And then I cut it in half, and then in half again.

He immediately injected talent into the quartered watermelon.

‘Okay!’

After confirming that the talent for revival had seeped into the watermelon, I quickly gave it to the spirit.

“Eat quickly!”

─Yeah!

The watermelon literally disappeared as if a crab had closed its eyes.

Woohoo!!

─Okay!

As the spirit spoke, the vortex grew like the last spark and then dispersed, revealing the shape of a well.

The well was so clean that not a speck of dust could be seen, either outside or inside.

‘… … Is it over?’

The outside was clean. The inside was also clean in every visible area.

But I don’t know how deep down there is water.

Can I drink the water?

It looks like they cleaned the inside too.

But I didn’t really think about drinking it. After all, the important thing is that the spirit resides here, not drinking the water.

The cleaned well was held and the management of the site was used.

Okay then.

▶Fountain of Life (Spirit)

*effect

─Restoration of vitality

─Prayer for abundance

It has established itself as one of the sites.

And the spirits also settled there.

With sharara~

A blue aura rose from the well spirit’s body.

It was a blue aura, like clear water from deep within.

The aura that rose like that enveloped the well, the yard, and even the house.

─Whew!

Along with the spirit’s shout, a blue aura transformed into water droplets permeated everywhere.

Some of them seeped into me and into the well.

and.

> Aquatic (3 stars)

>Essence of life

“uh?”

I got two at once.

* * *

Some somewhat dreamlike stories unfolded.

A spirit appeared, and that spirit took up residence in the well of our house.

It was a story that wouldn’t be strange if it came out as a fairy tale.

but…….

Sarah~

The sight before my eyes was telling me that it was real.

The spirit sitting on the well looked up at the sky and stamped its short feet.

That sight really looked like a spirit.

A fairy that appears even bluer when exposed to moonlight.

As I looked at that sight that seemed not to exist in this world, this place also felt like another world.

I sometimes thought that way when I saw Miho and Brownie, but the spirits were on a whole other level.

“Would you like some of this?”

─Yeah!

“Then can you wash this for me?”

─Wait!

He took the basket of plums to the spirit of the well and asked, “What is the plum?” Then water came up from the well and washed the plums.

This time, it wasn’t water made of aura, it was real water.

That too is water from a well.

The spirit said that there was no problem eating it after purifying it.

Rather, it is said that drinking it often is good for your health.

It was a bit of an empty boast, but I couldn’t help but believe it, since it was the spirit’s words.

“Oh, right. It’s really okay to talk comfortably, right?”

─It’s okay! I’m just conveying it in human language.

Oh, and I decided to take it easy.

It might have been okay if it was an adult wearing a hanbok, but it felt awkward to continue to show respect to a spirit in the form of a child.

Of course, you shouldn’t think that way just because of its appearance.

‘That’s true to some extent.’

She looked younger than Su-ah.

It wasn’t easy for me, who was steeped in society.

Luckily, the spirit didn’t care at all, so they decided to make things easier for each other.

By the way, another one has been added.

That too is a place possessed by spirits. Now I can’t even guess what will happen next.

─You’re not going to eat that?

“Huh? Oh. Should I give you one more?”

─Yeah!

While I was absentmindedly thinking about something else, the spirit had already eaten an entire plum.

He handed me another one and I ate the remaining one.

Well, what if something mysterious happens again?

I guess this is how you solve it.

I decided not to think too deeply about it. The more important thing was that I had finally given the spirit that came as a guest a real shelter.

“Do you like it there?”

─Yeah! This is so good! This is also good! It’s filled with the energy of the earth!

“Huh? The energy of the earth?”

At that moment, I was also feeling good seeing the spirit satisfied with the well in the yard.

I tilted my head at the spirit’s words.

Plum didn’t have any talent or aura.

But what about the energy of the earth?

─There is the energy of the earth here! Of course, it is weaker than what I ate before.

“What did you eat earlier? Was it watermelon?”

Nod nod!

I could tell from the spirit’s words.

The reason why the crops grown in the village chief’s field were delicious.

It seems that the land there was good, although not as good as the tiger shelter’s garden.

So that the energy of the earth can seep into the crops. And one more thing.

‘The spirits may know more than we think.’

I had a feeling that there might be something I knew about the abilities of the Tiger Shelter that I had been curious about for a while.

Of course, I think I’ll know more and be able to tell you more when I’m an adult, so it may not be much to know right now… … .

That’s enough.

I lay on the floor, feeling the aura flowing from the well seep into me.

The stars twinkled in the night sky.

And the spirits that contained those stars also twinkled.

Zing! Zing!

Just then, the phone vibrated.

─Sir! I’m going to Seoul tomorrow!

Su-ah’s text appeared on the screen. Now that I think about it, was it tomorrow?