I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 55



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Episode 55

“What are you doing? You just left the set and that’s it?”

“Okay, I got it. Anyway, my filming schedule was pushed back to this afternoon.”

“That was just luck!”

Spacious car interior.

The driver was nagging at Kang Na-yoon, who was sitting in the back seat, with all his might.

Of course, Kang Na-yoon just pouted and let it slide.

Still, Kang Na-yoon changed the subject, perhaps because she didn’t like hearing the nagging.

“Yes, yes. I understand. I was lucky. But, Sister, didn’t you notice anything strange?”

“What? Why? What kind of trouble are you trying to cause?”

“No, it wasn’t an accident. I ate a lot of snacks and went to bed last night. I even ate tteokbokki. Ah, thinking about it again makes my mouth water.”

As she spoke, Kang Na-yoon wiped the corner of her mouth as if her saliva had really collected.

The driver, who was looking at the sight in the mirror, became even more angry and frustrated.

“You! We have an afternoon shoot, what are you going to do if you eat like that!?”

“That’s right. I also ate like I had let go of the reins for the first time in a while. Originally, I was just planning to come out and quickly eat a simple meal of rice and vegetables.”

“What’s so simple about a bowl of rice, man!”

“Yeah, it’s not easy for me. But look at it carefully. You know, if I eat something at night and go to bed, I get swollen right away. It doesn’t go away until the afternoon, so it was a total humiliation on the previous 2 Days & 1 Night variety show. But how am I now? Do you think I slept after eating snacks?”

When I suddenly stuck my head toward the driver’s seat, the manager was slightly flustered, but he calmly stopped the car and looked at Kang Na-yoon’s face first. And then.

“uh?”

“Isn’t that strange? I’m not swollen at all? No, rather, don’t I look better?”

“Did you put on makeup?”

“Hey, you know I left all my cosmetics there.”

When the manager looked at her with curiosity, Kang Na-yoon finally smiled with a proud expression.

It’s already been several years since we’ve been together.

We knew each other well and knew each other’s shortcomings. But why did he look so surprised?

‘I was really surprised too.’

A face that swells easily.

It wasn’t good for the actor.

Because I was filming irregularly, my meals inevitably became irregular as well.

I need to eat something light and get some sleep every now and then, but my face gets puffy every time I do that?

A catastrophe occurs where the face on screen swells and falls off in every scene.

Wasn’t it because Kang Na-yoon was so bad that you had been managing her like crazy up until now?

And then it finally blew up yesterday.

But it’s still fine like this?

“What? You’re not lying about eating it, are you?”

“Okay. Authentication.”

When I showed him the photos I took yesterday, even my manager couldn’t help but believe me. He still had his doubts, though.

“Anyway, that’s good. Then, are we going straight to the filming location?”

“Let’s do that. Ah~ I feel refreshed. Is it because I played well with the kids and slept well after a long time? You’re in really good condition today? Oh right! Since that’s for the staff, please tell them well? The cafe there was really nice. The food was also good, and it felt like that old drama I filmed called Goblin Hotel, right? I felt good.”

Kang Na-yoon, who is usually busy when she gets in the car, was definitely in good condition, but today she kept chatting away.

Just like in the old days.

“Ah~ Now that I think about it, I wonder what our writer does. Do you know anything, unnie?”

“I heard this recently, but that Goblin Hotel is based on a webtoon, right? I heard the original author is releasing a new work this time.”

“Huh!? Really? Awesome! When?”

“I don’t know about that, but I think it’ll come out soon.”

“… … Is that also a drama?”

“This is really important… … I heard that Uplick has already approached us.”

Uplick.

It is a multinational OTT company and a major player in this field.

Of course, there are many cases where it just ends with a story, but this is a story about the next work of a work that was so successful.

That means it’s almost certain.

“Shouldn’t I go see the author about this?”

“The writer you know is probably the writer of the adaptation? This time, since Uplick is producing it, the original writer will probably be talking a lot. Starting with the casting.”

“Oh, right. Right. Then should I go find the original author?”

It’s inevitable that he has affection for the work that led his career. And I was so envious of it because I had a long conversation with the kids yesterday about that time.

Do you have a good feeling about something?

“The webtoon hasn’t even been released yet. It’s premature to approach it rashly.”

“Yeah, yeah. Right.”

But I nodded to the manager’s words. I was greedy, but there was an order to things.

“Then… … this piece must be important.”

“So don’t run away again. Okay?”

“Don’t worry. I feel like I’ve been reborn. I feel like I’ve become ten years younger. Or is it some kind of curse?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“That means I’m in good condition. Anyway, I won’t drag out this shoot for too long and will finish it in one go.”

The manager felt fearful in another way when he saw Kang Na-yoon burning with enthusiasm.

If she does it once, she’ll do it.

Although he’s been really quiet lately, he used to be the local meme that flew around like he was his own.

If things continue like this, I think it’s going to be noisy for a while.

‘But is it fortunate, considering how bad things have been recently?’

Thinking back to the recent times when I was unmotivated and on edge, it might actually be a good thing… … .

It seemed like the one-night stand wasn’t entirely without its rewards.

From the manager’s perspective, that one night was a very nerve-wracking day.

Hehe!

“Those kids were really cute. I guess I should come play again next time.”

Of course, I was still worried because I saw him giggling behind me.

“But where do I feel like I’ve seen that boss before?”

“who?”

“No, no. Sister, try this. Is it really delicious?”

All my worries disappeared as soon as I put the peach-flavored yogurt in my mouth.

“how is it?”

“Why is this so delicious?”

The manager’s eyes widened at the taste that made him unable to think of anything.

Kang Na-yoon smiled with satisfaction at that.

‘hmm…….’

It was such a sweet escape.

* * *

“It’s delicious.”

I ate the peach compote by spooning it onto plain yogurt.

It was sweet enough thanks to the sugar water mixed with fruit juice sprinkled on top like syrup.

The texture of the peach stew is also wonderful.

The slightly sour taste of yogurt balanced out the sweetness, making it less of a burden.

“I should put this on the menu too.”

This was the menu that came to mind when I saw Su-ah sighing while eating spicy tteokbokki yesterday.

When you eat yogurt when it’s spicy, it soothes your mouth.

You can also expand the menu by adding things like cereal or fruit.

Of course, I didn’t make this for that purpose now.

‘Immersion.’

Kang Na-yoon showed off her talents.

The aura that was floating around gathered around me and soon… … .

Pot!!

A text window appears in front of you.

However, the state shown in the text window was different than usual.

[Peach Stew Yogurt]

*effect

─A sweetness that makes you feel good

─Physical and mental stability

*Improvement possible

─Additional effect when made with high-quality yogurt─Relief of digestive system symptoms

An additional text window appeared indicating that improvements could be made immediately.

This doesn’t just apply to this drink.

Improvements were also seen in the Mint Chocolate Frappuccino and other drinks.

The reason was… …all thanks to his talent for immersion.

Immersion is the talent I have used the most since coming here, and it is my unique talent that allowed me to turn my original talent, Opening Eye (2), into Opening Eye (3).

Of course it was temporary, but still, where is this?

Unlike outside the cafe, when used inside the cafe, aura was consumed instead of stamina.

‘That’s not all.’

Immersion could be used for other talents as well, such as dexterity, charm, and even drawing.

It has been developed to a higher level and can now be used.

Just like the opening, if you use it in the second stage of dexterity and make it into the third stage… … .

Sarah~

The aura stays on your hand as you gesture.

Up until now, this has been the case when effects were given through painting or woodworking talents… … .

The wind blew gently.

The wind, which seemed strangely different from a simple gesture, prepared the ingredients and also made a drink in an instant.

And the time it took to get here was half of what it normally takes to make a drink.

Nothing special like an eye opening happened, but time was shortened significantly.

It seems like I only used about half of my strength.

“hmm…….”

Okay. It’s good, but this is… … I found it strange because it seemed to mean to work harder and more.

Well, I guess I won’t be able to continue using this anyway.

‘The amount of aura consumed for each talent is a bit different.’

Since the eye and dexterity are two-stage talents, more aura is consumed when they reach the third stage.

Of course, it wasn’t a loss since the effect was more special than before.

“Then with this… … should we start by making some improvements?”

I just wrote down everything I saw in Gaean (3).

It can’t be used continuously because the aura consumption is high, but this was possible.

‘How to make yogurt… … .’

I opened the recipe book and checked.

It was simpler than I thought.

All you need is milk and a commercially available probiotic drink.

I asked Bae Jun-ho for both of them and he gave them to me in the morning, so there was no problem with the ingredients.

“First, sterilize the glass bottle… … .”

Now that I’m used to this kind of thing, I can easily master the recipe.

Sterilizing glass bottles.

Next, start boiling the milk.

First, it had to be boiled so that it didn’t boil over, and then cooled to 45 degrees Celsius.

If you get to this point, you’re pretty much done.

Once you mix the cooled milk and the probiotic drink and put it in a glass bottle, it’s time to race against time.

Now all that’s left to do is wait and see.

I’m already curious to know which guests might need this…

With such expectations, I closed the lid and placed it in a box that could maintain an appropriate temperature for the lactic acid bacteria to thrive.

And then I came out into the backyard.

“Let’s see… … .”

I needed a place that would not let in much light but would also maintain a good temperature.

For example, a place like under the shade of a mugwort tree.

Sarah~

As I put down the box I brought, Brownie and Aura came closer as if they were curious.

I smiled happily at the sight of them looking like curious children.

And then I looked at the garden where the Auras were playing… … .

“huh?”

As I was walking around the garden for a moment, I felt the same sense of unease I had felt this morning.

what?

Where do you feel it?

I looked around the garden, but there was nothing strange?

at that time!

“Eggplant? Pumpkin?”

I found something strange.

I could tell when I looked closely at the eggplant and pumpkin I had seen in the morning because I felt something strange.

Some of the fruits that were on the stem have disappeared.

“What? Why isn’t it there?”

I went closer and looked at it.

The empty spaces were clearly visible.

It’s not easy to understand when you look at it as a whole, but you can understand it this way.

Someone… … stole the eggplants and pumpkins.

‘who?’

I haven’t seen any customers coming to the cafe?

There was no way for people to come down from the mountain beyond the garden, and there was no time to do so.

It wasn’t that long ago that I came here and went into the cafe.

“Is this something a ghost would cry about?”

Suddenly a thought occurred to me.

I wonder if this is the same situation as the last wild boar.

First, I lowered my body and examined the ground. There was no trace of weight having dug deep into it.

But then again, that boar is actually a spiritual being, so maybe it has no weight?

Thinking about it gives me goosebumps again. It’s not that it’s scary, but I guess I should say it’s hard to accept instinctively.

It’s surprising that I can see such a being.

Oh, that’s not important right now.

“The only traces are the footprints of the rabbit, the dog, and me.”

Those were all the traces visible on the ground.

“Huh? Wait a minute?”

three?

I’m excluded, of course.

Langyi is a suspect, but it is unlikely.

There’s no reason to pick eggplants and pumpkins since we’re not going to eat them.

But… …not the remaining one.

A strong suspect has emerged.

“There seem to be a lot of rabbit footprints here?”

Now that I look at it, that’s what happened.

There were signs of leaning not only on eggplants and pumpkins, but also on tomatoes and other crops.

This clearly wasn’t caused by playing around with Rangi.

In that case, the culprit, no, the culprit is… … .

beep?

“Is that you?”

Even a tiger will come if I call it.

A rabbit appeared.

And he said it while clearly showing off his criminal side.

“Where did you put the eggplant and pumpkin?”

……beep?

He tilted his head as if he didn’t understand what I was saying, but I wasn’t fooled.

Because there were already traces of pumpkin and eggplant around the rabbit’s mouth.

A snout speckled with purple and yellow.

But even so, Beom-myo continued to deny it. Hmm, if that continues, then I can’t help it.

“I have to find it.”

I will explain it thoroughly.

It was very simple.

First, I went back into the cafe as if I didn’t know anything.

And then I secretly observed what the rabbit was doing.

Then, as expected, the guy carefully checked to see if I was completely inside and then immediately carried out the crime.

With all his might, he wields his round tail on his white butt.

Beep~!

Knock knock!

The guy who picked another branch while feeling the joy of harvest looked at me once more… … .

It went into the bushes right away. But I absolutely could not miss it.

‘Brownie. Can you show me around?’

Kuru~

I tracked down that guy with Brownie’s help.

And I found it.

[Rabbit’s Hole – Storage]

*effect

─Store and mature deliciously

Somehow the text window and cave look a bit strange.

“what’s this?”

beep!?

I couldn’t hide my bewilderment as I looked back and forth between the rabbit and the burrow, both reacting fiercely as if they didn’t know they would be caught.

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