I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 275



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Quitting the company and opening a cafe Episode 275

The guests who were imbued with the aura of effectiveness did not show any significant changes right away.

When you say change, do you mean you’ve come inside with a slightly brighter expression?

Of course, it was difficult to tell what changes had occurred with this alone.

Maybe it hasn’t really taken effect yet.

‘Because you have to sleep first to enter the dream.’

It might be a little difficult to see if it’s effective?

I took a seat by the window and watched him, now lost in thought with a drink, without bothering to disturb him.

I just sensed it through my senses, in case I felt someone staring at me.

‘huh?’

But after a while.

There was a certain calmness felt from the guests.

This was a little different than just being quiet.

I was at peace as I fell asleep right there on the table.

‘Well, it’s brave of you not to have slept until now.’

I also pulled an all-nighter a while ago and went straight into business.

Sleep is truly an activity that is absolutely necessary for survival.

Even I, whose body has changed in various ways due to Aura, am like that, so how much more so must that guest be like that.

It wasn’t strange for me to fall asleep after drinking cinnamon apple tea, which is said to have a sleep-inducing effect.

‘Let me help you sleep a little better.’

I used the magic of the sky to create a more comfortable atmosphere, sound, and energy around me.

Then, only the even sound of someone sleeping filled the cafe.

A heavy yet warm atmosphere that makes me feel like I’m falling asleep.

But then!

With sharara~

An aura suddenly gathered around the guest.

And that aura was neither absorbed nor dispersed, but rather gradually coalesced into one.

Woohoo!

As the aura gathered, the surrounding auras also resonated. And gradually, they began to turn red, forming a single shape.

‘It’s pink.’

I could tell by looking at it.

The fact that Pinkie came to visit the guest for a moment.

Of course, I don’t know if that pink one is the one that flew into the sky over the lake at that time.

There is a possibility that it is a dream pink created by the customer. No, rather, there is a higher probability of that.

But the important thing was that the guy showed up anyway. And he was next to the guest.

And it’s clearer than ever before.

A guy who stays by the side of a guest who has fallen into a dream. I quietly watched him.

I couldn’t see what he was dreaming about, but I could feel the comfort from the way he was lying face down on the table.

I guess I don’t have to worry too much anymore…

In the meantime, I took the time to clean up.

‘When Su-ah comes later, should I suggest that we fly a kite?’

That would be fun too.

That customer had a lot of fun flying the kite, so I wonder how much Su-ah will enjoy it.

* * *

It is no exaggeration to say that Hong Min-seong has lived with animals since he was young.

Two dogs who lived like older brothers and sisters at home.

A stray cat that greeted me on my way to school.

One day, I picked up a baby bird that had fallen from its nest.

As we lived together so naturally, I took his life for granted.

That was also why I took a leave of absence from college and studied zookeepers again.

I studied about it and eventually became a zookeeper.

‘It was so good.’

You can even work next to your favorite animals.

Of course, work wasn’t all good.

The zookeepers at the largest zoo in the country naturally had a lot of work to do.

Because the scale of the work was large and there were a lot of people.

It was obviously physically difficult, but I realized later that there was a mental difficulty that was even greater.

The passing of a favorite animal.

Dogs that were older than me and that I raised at home have already crossed the rainbow bridge.

Of course, it was such a sad thing. I was so dazed that I couldn’t do anything for a while.

But at the time, I had to live a social life anyway, and I was learning a lot about the job, so it passed without much trouble.

No, I thought it had passed.

I worked like crazy, went home, and passed out from exhaustion. I accepted it as if I was slowly forgetting about it.

And it was around that time that I met Honghak, the pink one.

When Hong Min-seong first met Bun-pink, she wasn’t in good shape. She was always one step behind the group.

The guy who should have been showing off his pretty feathers was in a state of baldness and looking shaggy and unappealing.

As a zookeeper, I couldn’t help but feel more concerned and attached to that guy.

The sadness of losing a family soon became so intense that I forgot about it, and that’s why I became even more affectionate towards him.

The senior zookeeper said that it might be difficult to give too much affection to one guy, so he told me to give it to them in moderation.

Of course, my senior said that it wasn’t easy. Even I said that there was one guy I was attached to.

It is harder to find someone who became a zookeeper because they love animals or who got into this job because they are interested in them than someone who did not.

The senior ended up like that, but he said he still wanted to give that advice to his junior, Hong Min-seong.

Of course, I couldn’t do it as my senior said.

Because I gave too much affection to Pinkie. And Pinkie also gave too much affection to me.

He prefers to follow his own path rather than blend in with the crowd.

And then he started acting cute on the side.

He was a guy who didn’t get much attention from people, let alone the group, but when he was given love, he became the most lovable guy of all.

And the affection deepened that much.

I guess I should say it’s fortunate.

The lifespan of the flamingo was still quite long.

It seemed that if they were cared for like this by humans, they would be able to spend a very long time together, longer than in the wild.

‘I don’t think Pinkie will live long.’

Before I heard this.

Even before Hong Min-seong came, Bun-pink was already a little older.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he was the type of guy who would do anything from day to day.

At least 20 years.

It was an age where we could do more together.

However, the conclusion was that Pinkie’s health was not that good.

That we won’t be together for more than half of our remaining lives.

The exact reason is unknown, but it can’t be helped since he was born weak.

And a few years after hearing those words, Pinkie really did live a short life compared to other flamingos.

At first, I was indifferent. I just wanted Pinkie to go to a good place and live a life where she can fly around freely.

He thought about how free it would be to be free from the restraints of the body, and that if he focused on work and lived like he had done with the puppies before, it would be forgotten.

The problem was that the places where that work was done were mostly places where Pinkie was with her.

The very next day, after not being able to sleep all night and sending Pinkie away.

I stopped on my way to work.

The empty space left by the guy who used to welcome me whenever I came felt too big.

thud!

My head was spinning and my heart felt like it was going to burst.

If you go further in, there will be places full of memories with Pinkie. But Pinkie is no longer there.

That fact hurt so much.

In the end, I ran away without taking a single step.

And when I came to my senses after wandering aimlessly, I found myself in a strange place.

It was a tiger shelter.

It was almost unconscious that I came here.

In the midst of my hectic schedule, I saw a post on Stargram that Pink uploaded to share news, and I unconsciously came here after receiving another story shared in the morning.

And since I had come quite far, I felt it was pointless to go back, so I came in.

Order some tea and fly a kite.

It was such a strange place… … .

‘That’s right… … Where is this?’

I remember flying a kite in an empty lot. But where exactly was this?

A vast sky, or rather a lake?

I was standing on a large lake that reflected the blue sky so well that I couldn’t tell where the sky ended and where the lake ended.

Fortunately, the water only came up to my ankles… … .

‘Why am I here? Oh, is this a dream?’

That might be the case.

I couldn’t sleep the night before because Pink sent me, and I barely slept on the way to the tiger shelter.

Even when I sleep, I’m really in a deep sleep.

So it wasn’t strange that I had just collapsed and fallen asleep and was in a dream.

But such a vivid dream was a bit strange.

I don’t usually dream often, but this is a delicate dream where I can feel the gentle waves of a lake touching my feet?

At that moment, I felt so strange!

Fooddeuk~

The sound of wings flapping can be heard from somewhere.

Hong Min-seong looked back without realizing it.

It was a familiar sound of flapping wings.

It has fewer feathers than other flamingos, so the sound is just flesh and bones shaking.

I turned my head towards the sound… … .

Shararang~

A seven-colored rainbow spread between the lake and the sky.

And from the end of it, something came this way.

‘Pink?’

It was clearly Pinkie’s appearance.

The pink one I knew was crossing the rainbow bridge.

Huh? So, is he not dreaming or maybe dead?

That thought lasted only a moment. My whole mind turned towards Pinkie’s appearance.

Because the appearance of Pinkie, who was in a bad condition with severe hair loss, changed more and more as we got closer.

The feathers are abundant and dyed in gorgeous colors.

Also, the way he looked at himself became clearer and clearer.

‘Pink.’

Fooddeuk~

‘It’s really you. Did you come out to meet me?’

Crackle crackle.

‘Huh? No?’

I thought you would come out to greet me, of course.

Just when I was about to feel slightly disappointed by the expression “no”.

Pinkie spread her wings and flew over the rainbow bridge.

The majestic figure of Pinkie drawn over the lake.

Pinkie flew over the lake and approached Hong Minseong. And as always, she acted cute.

‘What? You surprised me. You didn’t come out to greet me?’

‘But were you always like this? You’re so pretty.’

Pink, who seems to be laughing at her own words.

Hong Min-seong talked to Pinky for a long time.

And then, at that moment, I thought that it was time to cross the bridge.

Bam!

Suddenly, Pinkie pushed herself and flew up on her own.

‘Pink! Let’s go together!’

Beep~!

I chased after Pinky, who was crying as if it couldn’t be, but I couldn’t catch up with the flying bird.

Eventually I stopped and watched Pinkie disappear in a hurry… … .

Beep~

Pinkie is back.

And that too, leading countless flamingos.

‘ah!’

Hong Min-seong could tell from that appearance.

The fact that I felt relieved without even realizing it.

Pinkie, who had come flying in with a flock, circled around Hong Minseong.

It seemed like he was telling Hong Min-seong to go back now that he was going to play with his friends.

‘……okay.’

thank god.

You’re having a great time with your friends there.

Hong Min-seong’s consciousness also emerged from the lake as he watched Pinkie cross the rainbow bridge with her friends again.

* * *

Clink, clank.

At that moment, when the sound of dishes being washed was quietly heard, a presence was felt in the hall.

‘I guess I’m going to wake up soon.’

The guest who had been sleeping at the table seemed about to wake up.

Okay, let’s wrap this up.

“Oh, sorry. I must have dozed off.”

“You must have left early, so that’s understandable. Did you have a good rest?”

“Yes. Yes, very much.”

“thank god.”

I smiled at the brightened appearance of the guest. I don’t know what kind of dream it was, but it certainly seemed like a very good dream.

With sharara~

The aura of the pink flower next to the customer mixed with the brightened aura and scattered throughout the cafe.

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