I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 303



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Quitting the company and opening a cafe Episode 303

Was that a dizzying… … situation?

Well, anyway, the situation is over.

Langi, who had returned after chasing something away with great pomp, sat down in my seat with even greater poise.

I wiped the dew off my pants and stood for a moment on a camping chair warmed by a wood fire.

“Lang-ah. What was that just now? Was it some kind of karmic snake?”

Flutter~ Flutter~

Langi, lying face down on the chair, answered by just wagging his tail.

He told me not to talk to him.

At the same time, his ears moved like antennas, as if he was listening to the sound.

I knew if I bothered him any more he would probably get up and go inside the tent, so I decided to just leave him alone.

I felt like I needed to have them by my side.

Until I can write a book about it.

‘I was so flustered earlier that I couldn’t think of anything, but now that I think about it, you can use Gaean, right?’

There was a time like that before.

When you are in a situation where you cannot use your abilities of opening and closing.

He was able to temporarily manifest his abilities by directly moving and concentrating his aura.

But it’s not easy to do because it requires a lot of concentration, and it happened so long ago that I didn’t even think about it before.

Since it’s urgent, I guess I should try that for now.

I don’t know if something that Rangi chased away will appear here again.

‘I don’t know when a similar situation might arise again.’

I need to start practicing from now on.

It would be a good idea to tattoo it on your body so you can use it at any time in an emergency.

Of course it won’t be easy.

This was a kind of cheating, because it involved twisting the given rules and using things that weren’t supposed to be used.

I think the aura was probably consumed back then too… … .

Still, I have to try it because I don’t know when something like this will happen again.

I sat down next to Langi and drank the remaining coffee.

It’s a good thing Sooksook brought coffee beans.

I calmly imagined the aura inside my body in a slightly more calm state.

And I also thought about the talents I had acquired. But was it because the talents were more clearly imprinted on me than before?

‘huh?’

It seemed like the aura was immediately felt.

Tickle, tickle, and rustle.

I could feel the aura flowing through my body and at the same time, I could feel the roots of my talents from the earth, wood, and gold generations.

These were still there in my body, I just didn’t feel them.

Of course, it wasn’t as clear as at the tiger shelter… … .

But the fact that you can feel it so quickly means that you can adapt more quickly.

I felt and accepted the movements as if awakening the flow of aura one by one.

And of all the talents, I thought of the one that I used the most and that was there from the beginning.

The ability to see beyond mere appearances to the essence of something has its own complexly intertwined aura flow.

It’s honestly next to impossible for me to analyze each and every one of them and learn them one by one. But what if I follow the path that’s already been carved out?

Just let it flow.

‘convection current.’

Aura flowed along a familiar path. It seemed like success would be easy if things continued this way.

No need to foolishly beat up the aura like I did before.

But then!

Woohoo!

Aura stopped, unable to move forward, as if blocked by a wall.

It felt familiar, as if I had experienced it several times before.

‘This is.’

It was similar to the wall of talents of the earth, wood, and metal.

So is this a wall of water or fire?

No. It was a little different from that feeling. This was a wall of enlightenment.

The individual’s rank was currently at 3 stars.

Other talents also encountered a wall at this time, and were able to break through it and grow to 4 stars… … .

‘We have to break the wall.’

Somehow, I felt like I would be able to get what I wanted the moment I broke the wall of my mind and grew to 4 stars.

But now the aura was staying in the head and eyes area.

Although other places are dangerous as well, this place was especially dangerous.

Because it was a place where nerves were concentrated and important things to think about.

It was impossible to break the wall by blowing aura wildly.

But then how?

‘I did get something though.’

Sea vein.

The new talent he gained with the convection could, as he wished, break through something that was blocked.

Then I wondered if I should just use it, but there was one problem.

Haemaek was a talent he had recently acquired.

I’m not used to it yet, and I wonder if I can properly unfold it in a situation where I can vaguely feel the aura like now.

I couldn’t guarantee it.

It’s a situation where there’s a mountain beyond a mountain. But I can’t give up like this.

I thought about how the veins work.

It’s about opening up a small gap to clear blocked energy. Just like how I cleared Seungwon’s blocked energy.

As I thought about that, I suddenly remembered the task of hand-drip coffee.

The act of pouring water over a pile of finely ground coffee beans.

Although it is blocked by coffee beans, the water passes through it and falls, carrying with it the aroma and flavor of the beans.

‘Seeping in.’

That too was like a sea vein in the end.

Because I pierced the Mac.

As if I was hand dripping… …I poured my aura into the blocked wall.

The aura seeped into the wall as the pressure built up gently.

Knock! Knock!

The sound of the aura seeping into the wall and falling to the other side, drop by drop, rang in my head.

Small drops gathered together to form small puddles, and those small puddles gradually grew larger.

If it was original coffee, it should have been brewed like this and then stopped.

Otherwise, the bitterness and bad components in the coffee beans will all come out, making it taste bad.

It wasn’t for nothing that the right amount of particles and the right amount of pour were applied.

But now, I actually like this.

Because… … I had to make the wall that was permeated with aura thinner and weaker.

It kept pouring and pouring.

Of course, I didn’t pour a lot at once hastily.

There was no need to rush it even though it was slow to seep into the wall.

Eventually, the wall will create a gap where the aura flows through.

And then!

Using convection, the aura was connected through the gap like a very thin thread.

Damn!

I don’t know if this is the perfect way to get through the veins, but… … I finally got through it.

Because the thread connecting them was still weak, I carefully purified my aura to slowly widen the gap.

The gap is widening.

Now, even a part of the wall was swept away by the aura flow. The speed at which the gap was opening became faster and faster, and soon… … .

Damn!

The wall completely collapsed.

‘It broke through!’

Eventually, the wall was completely broken through.

It’s possible to break through a wall this way.

Then, maybe a wall of water or fire?

Um… … I’m not sure about that.

First of all, I didn’t know where the wall was blocking and I didn’t know how the flow was connected.

Like other talents of Manseonggong, it needed a trigger. Only then could it be used to tap into the veins.

For today, for now… … I’m satisfied with this much.

I opened my eyes.

Before you know it, you can see the sight of dawn breaking and illuminating the lake.

The view of the lake, brightened by the dusk, seemed like entering another world.

It wasn’t just because it got brighter.

Because the scenery seen through the window was amazing.

‘The aura… was like this?’

Clearly, I was able to open my eyes yesterday thanks to Ssuk-Ssuk’s blessing.

But even then, the auras were not seen playing around like fairies on the lake like they do now.

It was clear that not only had he been able to use his talents without Sooksook’s blessing and outside of the tiger shelter, but he had also grown to a higher level as he broke through the walls of Gaean.

▶Opening (4 stars)

As expected, the level of Gaean has gone up.

‘The world looks different.’

I was amazed by the lake scenery that was more beautiful than yesterday.

It’s the same scenery, but it looks different… How amazing.

But that feeling was short-lived.

I looked around.

“Isn’t there any?”

It was to find something that Rangi had been chasing earlier.

But I don’t feel anything.

At least, nothing unusual was found where the eyes were.

Are we already far away?

I didn’t have a very good feeling, but I wanted to make sure…

‘If you were chased away by that guy Langi, wouldn’t you come near where this guy is?’

I guess so. I guess I’ll have to look around and see.

It felt really awkward to just stay that way.

But it felt a bit odd to leave this place empty.

Just in case it comes here while I’m away.

At that time, after much thought, I thought I should stay here for now!

Rustle!

As the quiet but noisy time passed, some people began to wake up.

Potato and Choi Hyun-wook came out of the car first.

And then Hansong also came out of the tent.

Both of their faces looked very happy, as if they had slept well.

“Are you up already?”

“I guess it just so happened that they both slept well.”

The two, who had slept well but still hadn’t come to their senses, nodded and sat down.

Fortunately, the dew that had settled on the chair in the wood fire had completely dried.

The two of them sit on chairs and blankly look at the lake and the wood fire.

Looking at that sight gave me a good idea.

“Here, have a cup of coffee. Hyunwook, have some of this too. I’ll go for a walk with Gamja and Baekgu.”

“yes.”

Although it was still hazy, there were two people who had woken up anyway, so I left them with Langi and stood up with Baekgu and Gamja.

While taking a walk, I decided to look for the thing that had left me feeling uneasy earlier.

* * *

In the end, the walk was just a good time for the swan and the potato.

The reason I left that feeling of discomfort was because there was nothing around the lake. I became someone who just went for a walk in the fresh air in the morning.

When I came back like that, everyone was up.

Oh, except for Suah.

This guy didn’t wake up until the tent was all folded up.

Is it because we had too much fun yesterday? Anyway, everyone except Su-ah is up.

Choi Hyun-wook did all the equipment setup, but Cheol-su helped out as well.

The final clean-up was done by Choi Hyun-wook.

So I’m cleaning everything up, leaving only a place to sit… … .

“Hello. Would you like a taste of this?”

“Huh? Oh. What is this?”

“We have a lot left over. We’re going to Jeju Island tomorrow anyway, so it might be a bit much to take with us.”

“iced coffee.”

Another person who was camping nearby came over to hand out some tangerines.

He said that he originally lived in Jeju Island, but came to the mainland for a while and went camping here and there.

For people from Jeju Island, the mainland has a different feel.

“I’ll enjoy it. Oh, if you drink coffee, would you like this? I made it this morning, so you can just warm it up a little and drink it.”

“Oh my! That’s great. I was just about to have a cup of coffee anyway.”

Instead of receiving tangerines, I gave him coffee.

Is this what camping is all about?

I guess it’s because I met good camping neighbors.

‘But… …Why do tangerines keep coming out?’

Was it a mistake to give him coffee?

I think it was originally just one bag… … but suddenly it became two bags, then three bags.

No, do all the people in Jeju Island have tangerine farms?

Why are you carrying around a box of tangerines?

“It looks delicious. Tangerines.”

“… … When did you wake up?”

“Hehehe. Just now. Can I eat this?”

The many tangerines gave off a strong scent, and Su-ah, who had been sleeping soundly, woke up after smelling them.

And I coveted the tangerines.

There was no reason not to since they gave it to us to eat.

“Eat a lot. I gave you a lot.”

“yes!”

He’s an amazing guy, he goes in there as soon as he wakes up.

Anyway, since Su-ah is up too, I decided to start organizing things.

Lastly, if I can safely fly the kite I made yesterday, the Chuseok holiday camping trip will be over…

“Oops! I fell into the lake!”

Suah’s kite fell into the lake.

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