I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 310



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Quitting the Company and Opening a Cafe Episode 310

This wasn’t the first time I’d been surrounded by auras like this while at home, so I wasn’t surprised.

I could guess why this was happening.

This means that the turtle’s new journey has begun.

I understand that much.

But what was surprising was that… …the aura that was rushing in looked like an underwater landscape.

A small sea surrounding me.

There was a turtle in it too.

The sight of a turtle swimming through the blue aura was the very embodiment of peace.

Did you come as a spirit?

‘Rather than that, I think he just came to say hello.’

Now that you’re a free turtle, you don’t want to be tied down here.

Of course, there were some guys like Miho who could roam around without being tied down.

I don’t know where the difference comes from, but anyway, the important thing is that the turtle seemed to have come for a moment before leaving like Pinkie.

“I don’t know where you’ll go, but go somewhere nice and wander around as much as you want.”

─Kkuuung~

“Yeah, yeah.”

As I greeted him, he approached me and responded as if he had been waiting for me to do so.

and…….

Pot!!

It just went straight through me and disappeared.

“huh?”

What is this? Talent absorption?

I feel refreshed all over my body, but I don’t really have any talent… … !

▶Guardian of the Sea

*effect

─Protection and friendliness of the sea

I got it.

It wasn’t a talent, it was a special effect.

It’s like a token of the queen that Bongbong’s queen bee gave her.

‘Come to think of it, doesn’t the Queen’s symbol not react to negative energy?’

I did react to the gloomy aura, you know.

It seemed to block out a dull aura, like the snake of karma or the spider of greed.

But it doesn’t seem like the turtle with the negative energy is really stopping it…

What is the difference?

‘Ah! Reality? Since neither of them are real, does that sound strange?’

Anyway, that’s what it felt like.

So, lumps of unclean emotions and desires, these things tried to infiltrate the tiger shelter, but were blocked by the queen’s symbol.

However, the spirits that contain negative energy, that is, souls that originally had a physical body but were created from it after death, cannot be stopped by the Queen’s mark.

‘It’s mysteriously different.’

There seems to be a difference between negative energy and aura.

“Then does this protect against negative energy?”

I had a feeling that would be the case.

Guardian of the sea… …I was a little worried anyway.

Now, even without Sooksook’s blessing, you can still use Manseonggong and Terra’s protection outside of the tiger shelter, but it’s still unsettling.

Unlike the turtle spirit, if it was a spirit with a hostile, negative energy, it was no different from an evil spirit.

If I wasn’t scared, it would be strange.

You can be brave when you don’t know what it is, but not now.

It would be best to avoid it and be careful.

But it was something that could not be completely avoided.

There will be times when you have to approach things like this.

At that time, it seemed like the sea’s guardian power would be given.

‘I don’t know to what extent, though.’

I didn’t really want to check that.

It would be best if this power were not expressed.

By the way, Chuseok has passed, but I still received a gift.

In terms of turtle age, it was practically like receiving it from his grandfather.

That’s why I felt good.

“With this feeling… … .”

“Mister! Let’s go for a walk! Let’s go for a walk!”

As I was about to head to work refreshed, Su-ah suddenly stuck her head over the fence and shouted.

Here, there is no noise between floors, but privacy between walls is not that good.

By the way, why is he so excited in the morning?

“Huh? Why aren’t you at school yet?”

“Oh my! It’s still the weekend!”

“ah.”

It looks like Su-ah didn’t go to school today either, since the weekend followed the Chuseok holiday.

That would be nice. I guess student days are the best.

“What about Suho?”

“Today is the rookie draft day! That’s why I went to Seoul early!”

“Huh? Isn’t Suho not allowed to participate in the draft yet?”

“Even if I can’t do it, my seniors from the same school can. This time, many from Baekho High School participated and went to congratulate me~! I also went to study for next year’s draft at the same time!”

“iced coffee.”

Suho will also apply for the draft next year, so it would be good to look into it in advance.

I also went to congratulate the seniors who were nominated as pros.

“Woojin oppa also applied this time!”

“Sim Woo-jin? So you’re going to end up going pro? Aside from college?”

“Hehehe! Yes!”

He said he would come work at a cafe, but it looks like that ended up falling through.

If I get nominated as a pro, I’ll be busy again.

‘That’s good.’

But I was curious.

Why did you suddenly decide to do that?

A while ago, when we were having a get-together, you said you wanted to come work part-time at a cafe.

Have you had any changes in your mind?

I understand that this could happen to students in transition, but I was curious.

“But why are you suddenly going pro?”

I asked because I wondered if Su-ah knew.

Since Suho is close with Shim Woojin, wouldn’t he have heard something?

As expected.

“I heard about it.”

“Huh? What?”

“It’s the salary of a professional athlete. And the signing bonus for a rookie draft pick.”

“… … Hmm. Right. It’s important.”

That was a very important factor in determining the future.

Because it’s all about making money and living.

No matter what the dream is, you need money first.

It was realistic, but that’s how it was.

“Do you think an offer will come?”

“I heard from my brother that if you get into the top ranks of the draft, you get a minimum signing bonus of tens of millions of won! And that’s separate from the annual salary.”

“… … Is that all?”

“Isn’t it incredible? Even for the top tier, like 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, the contract fee is in the hundreds of millions!”

“under?”

When I heard the amount, I was surprised.

Of course I knew that athletes make a lot of money, but I didn’t know that rookies make that much money.

It was a different world. A student who had just graduated from high school was getting paid more than the salary I got as a team leader when I was working at the company.

If I had added this and that to the water, my annual salary would have increased significantly and I would have earned more, but the age difference is almost 10 years.

They say there are college students in the draft, but since the younger the player, the more expensive the player, the higher the price, so the top tier will probably be high school students.

“This is no joke.”

“After hearing that, Woojin oppa immediately submitted the application.”

“okay?”

“Yes! Even if you don’t know the top tier, you think you’ll be nominated in the upper tier?”

That alone is somewhere.

The signing bonus would be tens of millions of won, and the annual salary would be separate.

Of course, the professional world will make you pay for it.

If I can’t do it, I won’t even have money for food.

Still, I’m a little jealous. I suddenly understand why Shim Woojin changed his mind.

“Shall I tell you something more surprising?”

“Huh? What is it? What else is there?”

When did he hear all these stories?

It seemed like he had a lot to say, so he went outside for now.

And we decided to finish talking while taking a walk.

“Hey! Sister!”

It looks like Hansongi has come out for a walk too.

We decided to go together on the way. And as soon as we did, Su-ah started talking to me again about what she had said to me earlier.

But Hansong’s reaction was…

“Oh, really? That sounds good.”

That was it.

Well, it’s not pretentious, but it’s not the reaction I expected.

It felt a bit boring.

“Sister, you don’t have a clue how much that is right now, right?”

“Huh? Oh, no?”

“That’s right. That’s right. The author, who reached the peak with his webtoon and also had a huge hit with his drama adaptation, wouldn’t be surprised to hear how much a rookie baseball player earns.”

Suah spoke as if she had discovered something great.

But looking at Hansong’s expression, it seemed like my guess was correct.

Hmm… … That’s right. If Hansong-i had succeeded at a young age, she would have been a successful person.

And to begin with, the family is a conglomerate.

Maybe it’s because I just found out about it recently, but I don’t really have a good understanding of it.

“I envy this one the most.”

He’s talented and his family is rich.

“yes?”

“no.”

I guess I’ve grown up even though I’m just talking to myself.

He waved his hand at Hansong-i, saying no, and continued walking.

“It’s going to be winter soon. It’s going to be chilly in the mornings and evenings.”

“I know.”

Even though I was wearing a long-sleeved shirt and a light coat, I felt cooler than warm.

Autumn has passed and winter has come. It’s still just the beginning.

Suddenly, I realized that there are only a few months left in the year.

This year, Chuseok fell in mid- to late October, so it was quite late.

So now there are at most two months left until the end of the year.

A year has passed by in the blink of an eye.

When did this pass by?

“I see you doing a rookie draft at the cafe this afternoon!”

“Huh? Why are you doing that in my cafe?”

“Because it’s nice there!”

I somehow felt like I knew.

Every day is filled with events like this, so it goes by quickly.

“I’d like to reserve a matcha frappuccino with Crooky!”

“… … Don’t make reservations on your own.”

“Hehehe!”

Our cafe doesn’t have anything like that, but I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of Sua adding things on her own.

Anyway, witty.

Anyway, since Chuseok is over and the weekend is coming to an end, I had a feeling that no customers would come today.

It might not be a bad idea to get together in the afternoon and watch the draft live.

“Or so.”

“Yes!”

As we walked and chatted like that, we soon arrived at a cafe.

It was so chilly outside that I couldn’t go outside, so I opened the door and went inside…

“uh?”

warm.

What the heck? The temperature inside and outside was so different that it was shocking.

“Wow~! It’s warm!”

“Really? It’s so warm?”

Su-ah and Han-song-i, who followed in, also said something as if they felt the same way.

But why is it so warm inside the cafe?

The sun is shining, but it hasn’t been out long enough to warm the inside yet.

‘no way?’

Just in case, I went straight into the kitchen to check if there was a fire.

Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

Kuru~?

‘Brownie. Did something happen here overnight?’

I asked Brownie just in case since it seemed to be the same as what I had organized the day before.

Because Brownie was still in the cafe.

Gurr~

“Sujeong, what is Brownie saying?”

Since it looked like he had something to say, I quickly asked Soo-Jung to interpret for me.

I could understand the general idea of ​​what was being said, but I couldn’t get the exact information.

─The fire was burning brightly!

“Huh? Fire? Where? Where is the fire?”

I just looked through it, but the place where the fire started was fine?

Where else can a fire break out besides the kitchen? … Ah!

there is.

‘Wood stove!’

Of course, it goes without saying, but I made sure to check the wood stove at least once before finishing.

Be careful with fire, no matter how careful you are, it’s not enough.

But you didn’t even light a fire yesterday?

First, I went outside and checked the wood stove.

If my memory serves me wrong, the wood stove was spotless, without a trace of ashes.

It was natural since I didn’t use it yesterday.

‘Sujeong-ah. Where did Brownie say the fire broke out?’

─They said there was a fire inside here!

‘here?’

But the place Brownie and Soo-Jung were pointing to was a wood-burning stove.

That means the fire started without any firewood.

Of course, that means it’s not a normal method.

‘The spirit has awakened? Where is it now?’

─You woke up, but you said you didn’t go anywhere?

‘Huh? Then… … are you here?’

The wood stove was still empty, so I naturally assumed that the spirit that had awakened here had gone somewhere else.

But that’s not it?

“What are you doing there, sir? Are you lighting a fire? Is it warm?”

“ah.”

As I continued to look at the wood-burning stove, Su-ah asked me as if it was strange.

It’s not that strange.

Looking at the empty wood stove, I got up from my seat and pretended nothing happened.

And the moment I quietly turned around, I could feel it.

The presence of a spirit in the wood-burning stove that is slightly visible.

It felt different than before, definitely.

However, it seemed that he could still hide it like a ghost.

If you turn your body slightly, you won’t feel any discomfort.

‘This guy… is so shy.’

It seemed like he had woken up, but I felt I had to approach him with some caution.

By the way, I think the warmth of the cafe is thanks to that guy… … .

▶??’s nourishment

*effect

─Strengthening positive energy

It didn’t seem to be just warm.

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