I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 276



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Quitting the company and opening a cafe Episode 276

The customer, with a refreshed spirit, sat down at the counter for a moment.

And I ordered a drink.

“I didn’t get to taste it properly earlier. Can I ask for one more?”

“Of course. How could that not work? Would you like something cold this time?”

“Yes, thank you.”

“I would appreciate additional orders.”

I made drinks to order.

It was made in the same way, but since ice was added, the consistency naturally had to be a little thicker.

Once you do that, your iced Sinaon apple tea is complete. Immediately (additionally), serve it to the customer sitting in front of the counter.

“Excuse me. Could you please make another one for me…?”

“A kite?”

“Yes. Now that I think about it, there’s one thing I missed.”

What the heck? The aura is completely clear?

Is it just because kite playing is fun that you want to do it one more time? No, or… … .

“Could you tell me why?”

The customer who made eye contact with me averted his eyes for a moment, but soon scratched his head as if embarrassed and carefully opened his mouth.

“… … In fact, I think I just wrote my wish that Pinkie, who left yesterday, would live well on Rainbow Star.”

What’s the problem with that?

I tilted my head because I didn’t understand, so the customer explained it to me more.

“I felt a little relieved because I just dreamed of that pinky. But… … It’s been some time now, but I suddenly thought of Jjong and Jjang-ah, who were like brothers to me when we grew up together.”

“Jjong-i, what if it’s Jjang-a?”

“Yes. It’s a companion dog. It’s older than me, so it actually lived a long life and crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago. But I was so busy back then that I didn’t even get to say hello properly.”

I nodded to the customer’s words. If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be difficult to make another kite.

Of course, this time it wasn’t my dream fountain pen, it was just a pen.

‘I don’t think that’s necessary.’

I think it’ll be okay this time. I think I’ll be fine.

“Huh? This isn’t a fountain pen?”

“Yes. I looked it up and found a pen. That would be convenient, right?”

“Of course. Haha. Actually, I almost tore it earlier.”

“thank god.”

The guests didn’t really care.

It was a given, since I didn’t know it would work on fountain pens.

A customer who receives such an ordinary pen and writes a letter with a wish on a piece of paper that will become a kite.

I wrote for a long time. And then I asked because I felt like I was almost done.

“Shall I make it right away?”

“Ah, um… … .”

But for some reason I hesitate.

I asked because I wondered if there was a reason.

“I want to fly this with my parents.”

“ah.”

Well, actually, the people who showed as much affection for the two dogs as the guests were the owners of the original house and their spouses.

As the customer said, it would be good to fly together.

But are those two also in bad condition?

“Are you two okay? I think you two must have been very sad.”

“Yes. Fortunately, they are both okay. They said they did everything they could for Jong and Jjang-ah. They said that Jong and Jjang-ah appeared in their dreams. They said they would wait and told them to take their time? At the time, I thought they were just saying that… … .”

I was a little surprised by what the guest said.

My parents had that dream too.

You are the guest who helped me to dream that dream with the fountain pen of my dreams… … .

Was that popular saying true? Honestly, before I met Tiger Shelter, I would have just dismissed it as nonsense, but now I couldn’t do that.

There are spirits and special places, so maybe there’s a world like that?

‘Well, maybe not.’

It seemed that I could no longer confidently say that there were none at all.

Anyway, the guest’s parents said it was okay, so it seemed like the dream fountain pen wasn’t necessary either.

“Then would you like me to give you some kite making materials?”

“Huh? Could you do that for me?”

“It’s not difficult.”

He was a person who was naturally full of good feelings. So I decided to just provide this much as a service.

Somehow, I felt like this person would have a lot of positive indirect influence on those around him.

And actually, the kite material wasn’t that difficult to make.

“Thank you. It looks like you’re having a really good rest.”

“No problem. I’m glad that you had a good rest before leaving. Please come again next time and have a good rest. It’s a bit far, though.”

“Next time, I will come with my parents. It is really nice here. It has a strong autumn feel. I would like to come again in other seasons.”

“Right? Both spring and summer are nice. Come again.”

The guest who received the lotus material left after saying goodbye.

Leaving behind good vibes.

“Huh? But there’s no particular talent absorption?”

After the guest left, I checked the aura he left behind.

But it was strange. If there was a change in aura like this guest’s, then the talent must have been absorbed as well…

There was no separately absorbed talent.

then.

▶Aquatic: Affinity (2 stars)

“uh?”

I was able to find out by taking another look at the existing auras.

The affinity has grown to .

The talent Hong Min-seong left behind was the same as the talent he had previously acquired.

This usually didn’t happen. Even if talent seems similar, it’s different for each person.

It almost feels like a personal identifier?

So, there has never been any overlap until now.

There are similar cases, but I only saw cases where the two were influenced and grew together. But… … This time, they had the same talent?

No, is it the same? Even if it were the same, Hong Min-seong’s talent should have been on the list, but it wasn’t there.

And only Kim Jung-hyun’s, who first acquired the friendliness talent, grew.

“Has there been a change in Manseonggong?”

To be honest, I kind of expected it.

I sometimes wondered if that day would ever come.

That is the change in the universe.

Until now, I have been absorbing talents from each person, but I wonder how long this will last…

What if one day I won’t be able to acquire more talent?

I had that thought.

The reason was simple.

Because I felt like I could only absorb as much talent as I could handle.

Being human isn’t something that can be accepted and absorbed by everyone.

It was the same with nutrition and everything else. Is it for nothing that they say too much of anything is as bad as too little?

Of course, this hypothesis was not yet certain. Since this was the first time, it seemed that more information would have to be accumulated before it could be confirmed.

“I already have a lot of talent.”

I wasn’t greedy.

Although I didn’t absorb the talent, at least one talent has grown somewhere.

And if Hong Min-seong’s talent was similar to Kim Jung-hyun’s, this could have happened.

Although it is very unlikely.

Of course, it was good. The important thing was that one person got a good rest and left.

And thanks to that, one of my talents in life has grown for the first time in a long time.

‘The higher the affinity, the better.’

It was good for dealing with guests, spirits, and even animals.

And his affinity also went well with other talents.

No, should I say that it makes it better?

Another talent of aquatic life, growth also seems to have a wide influence on other talents, so it seems that aquatic life talents are a bit like that.

Well, there are only two.

It seemed that the talents of water and fire were not as good as expected.

“At least the chemical reaction is somewhat better.”

─Sniff sniff! Sniff! The scent just got better!

“Huh? Fragrance? What fragrance?”

─The scent coming from Turju! The scent is better and stronger! I think I can smell it from further away now!

“… …Huh? How far?”

─Euuuuum. Even in the place where Soo-Jung was originally?

That’s the East Sea side.

If you smell my scent there, isn’t it almost like a thousand-mile scent?

Sniff sniff!

I don’t smell anything… … .

“Is that really true?”

─Yeah, yeah! Good!

If Sujeong says it’s good, then it doesn’t seem like a bad thing.

Miho and Brownie also came over and sniffed around, rubbing their heads here and there.

Suddenly, when I see something like this, it seems like my affinity has grown and my scent has improved.

Should I say that it is a scent that only spirits can smell?

I wish I could smell something too, but that’s a bit disappointing.

“Okay! Let’s sort things out.”

That’s that, but now that the guests are gone, I guess I should clean up.

Well, there wasn’t much to organize… …but there was one more thing to do.

“It’s a romance… I thought of it spontaneously, but it’s better than I thought.”

It was a last resort to make me use the fountain pen of my dreams, but even if it wasn’t exactly that, it seemed like one of the good healing methods.

Flying a kite in the open space of the tiger shelter seemed like it would relieve all the stress I had been feeling.

“I should tell Su-ana, Writer Han, and Seon-ah to do it later.”

Of course, none of the three seemed to need the fountain pen of their dreams.

It seemed like the fountain pen of my dreams needed to be used in a more diverse way.

‘Is there a way to write more naturally… … Ah, let’s try that.’

Sometimes, when I go to a delicious restaurant or a place of memories, I see post-it notes stuck all over it.

It may look a bit messy at first glance, but there is no better way to leave a wish or memory.

Of course, I didn’t intend to use it as is because the cafe might become messy.

Something else of that kind came to mind.

“A time capsule or a wishing box would be nice.”

A time capsule and a wishing box placed in a wooden box with a lock so no one can see them.

That should be just right.

Making a wooden box isn’t difficult, and it wouldn’t make too much of a mess if you put it in a cafe.

“I have something to do again.”

Am I the type who buys work and creates it?

Still, it was something I could enjoy doing.

While you’re making the wooden box, why don’t you also make the materials to make the kite?

* * *

A day goes by.

As another day passes by, Chuseok is really just around the corner.

“Sister Song Song hasn’t come yet.”

“I see. I guess we’ll come down together for Chuseok.”

“Is it okay?”

Su-ah said as if she was worried.

I was a little worried too.

Because after he said he would go to his parents’ house and sleep over that day, he didn’t come down to Cheonho-ri.

I couldn’t help but be worried.

But I told you a while ago that it might take some time.

I spoke to him directly and his voice wasn’t bad. It was just the same as usual.

And I heard the reason.

They said that my grandfather’s health was not good.

I heard that he is currently hospitalized, but Hansong said that it would be difficult for him to come down right away.

Because once you come down, it’s not easy to get back up.

If the reason your grandfather is in the hospital is not simply because of an injury, it will not be easy for him to come down.

“If you wait, it will come.”

“Aren’t you worried, sir?”

“Can it be done?”

“Cheese.”

Su-ah threw a tantrum for no reason.

In this rural area, the older sister that she had grown close to and spent a long time with suddenly disappeared, so from Su-ah’s perspective, she was worried, but in a way, she must have been a little upset.

“You chat often, right?”

“I do, but still.”

“Try bragging about Cheonho-ri with Stargram. Then, who knows. You might want to come down after seeing that.”

“Uhhh… … Are you bragging?”

“Nothing to brag about?”

“no!”

Su-ah took pictures of various things with her phone as if she had a good idea from what I said.

What are you filming?

Cafe? Drink?

“Okay! Okay.”

“What did you send?”

“It’s a secret.”

“… … I saw everything being filmed, so what’s the secret?”

Weird guy.

But when I told them to brag about their town, it seems like they just took a bunch of pictures of the cafe and sent them.

“Oh right! The date for the new Blue Camellia song has been set!”

“Huh? New song date? When?”

“The CSAT is next week! But should I tell you something more surprising?”

“What’s even more surprising? What is that?”

Actually, I wasn’t curious, but I pretended to be curious to cheer Su-ah up. Then, Su-ah got excited and started chattering away.

“I heard that Naeun will release a solo song too.”

“Solo?”

“Yes! Mushruby came at that time too, right? But when she saw you here, she got inspired and started preparing a solo album.”

“Then isn’t it too hard for Naeun?”

“Are you going to announce it after a while?”

“okay?”

I don’t know much about that side.

But anyway, it seemed like good news that he was releasing a solo.

Not just anyone would give it to you like that.

‘I hope something good happens.’

Let’s hear more about that later.

“So. What about Suho?”

“Wait a minute! Right now… … Whoaaaa! That’s it! This is the finals!”

The reason Su-ah was here was none other than to wait for Su-ho’s match results.

And now the results are in.

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