I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 67



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Episode 67

The commemorative bread and drinks giveaway was a huge success.

The timing was good because everyone was coming home from work early in the morning.

“Oh my! Our town is full of energy now that young people are coming in.”

“Haha! This will be delicious.”

Since it was a place where most of the people were elderly, they took good care of all three of us.

Somehow, my heart was touched by the townspeople’s expressions of gratitude.

It’s nothing special, you know… … .

“Oh my, have you matured?”

“Huh. Eugene, you’ve changed a lot. You used to be so prickly.”

The elders who knew my past appearance were also surprised.

The tickling in my chest grew louder.

Are you embarrassed? Are you ashamed?

I don’t know.

Anyway, I didn’t feel bad. Rather, I felt good.

Of course, it wasn’t just me, there were people who remembered Lee Seon-ah, and they were the same.

Lee Seon-ah, who recognized me from here and there and greeted me absentmindedly. A snicker escaped my lips at that sight.

When I brought him here, he was very sharp, but now he is busy greeting me with a blush on his face.

“You just moved here? If you need anything, just ask anyone around here. Everyone is friendly and will be happy to help you out. Tell me too.”

“thank you.”

“Haha! Oh my. That’s true. That’s true.”

Hansong-i also received much love from the side.

Unlike me and Lee Seon-ah, Han Song-i, a complete stranger, was so warmly welcomed that we could say that handing out bread and drinks was a great success.

‘There’s no one who would really show off.’

Most of the townspeople are from the old days, so even if you just stamp your eyes like this, you’ll probably be very loved.

Of course, if you didn’t necessarily need to receive that kind of love, there would be no need to go this far.

In Hansong’s case, it was just that she wanted to do it first.

In that sense, it could be said to have been a success.

But there was one thing that was strange. Even after I finished greeting everyone, the tickling feeling in my chest strangely didn’t subside.

Why is this happening? I’m not really that emotional.

“Whew─ It’s all over now.”

“Yeah, I guess so. But I’m glad everyone likes it.”

“That’s right. My grandfather kept telling me that he was worried that I might cause trouble in the village. Thanks to that, I think I can confidently tell my grandfather not to worry.”

Was that it? Well, anyway, it turned out well, so the reason doesn’t matter.

As we talked about what had happened earlier, the tickling in my chest gradually subsided.

Is it because I’ve been doing things I’ve never done before?

Thank goodness. I thought there was something wrong with me.

“You’ve had a hard time too.”

“……uh.”

“Do you want to go to a cafe and eat something?”

“Isn’t it hard?”

“Not really?”

Meanwhile, Lee Seon-ah, who was next to him, looked visibly tired.

It was the same with Hansongi, but I was the only one who was okay.

“Is it because I’ve been in a place with good air for a long time? My physical strength has improved.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

“No way. There’s a witness here. Anyway, you have nothing to do anyway, right? Come and eat and go. Or you can get caught by the village chief and do some physical training in the afternoon.”

“let’s go.”

I burst into laughter at the sight of Lee Seon-ah hurriedly leading the way.

Han Song-i also smiled lightly next to her and soon ran to Lee Seon-ah’s side.

“Let’s go together~”

“Yeah, well.”

Then the two of them walk ahead while chatting away.

When did you two become so close?

I tilted my head and followed the two.

however…….

‘uh?’

As I entered the path, my steps stopped at the sight I saw.

Thump~ Thump~

A small mass of aura was fluttering about.

On the path, and inside the path.

It was fluttering like a butterfly, like a dandelion seed, just surrendering itself to the wind.

That’s a lot of aura clusters, each with their own color.

How did this happen?

‘Is it because I shared some bread and drinks?’

That was all there was to it.

There can’t be a reason for this to happen now… … .

“Huh? What are you doing there?”

“What are you doing?”

Han Song-i and Lee Seon-ah followed me, but when they saw me stop, they asked me if I was strange.

He pretended to look around naturally.

“No, uh. I was just looking to see if there were any weeds. Go up first. Go up first.”

And he said calmly while pulling out the weeds that were not there. Naturally, the two people did not suspect anything.

“Wow! The boss is so sincere.”

“Yeah, well. It’s just an eyesore.”

I think Hansong-i misunderstood a little bit, but anyway, it’s okay since it’s over.

‘I always see it at cafes, so it’s surprising to see it like this.’

Ok!

I lightly blew on the aura that had settled on the bridge of my nose.

Then the aura mass flew away again.

‘As expected, talent cannot be absorbed.’

Each person’s aura was different.

And in cases like this where talent is not absorbed, the original state of the aura was not bad.

Well then, this probably means that most of the townspeople’s auras are in good condition.

I didn’t absorb the talent, but I felt good.

It’s nice to be able to see this kind of sight.

‘It’s a nice town.’

Why didn’t I know that when I was young?

I just didn’t see it because I was trying to get away.

The scenery here and the people here.

It’s all good, though.

Are you glad you found out now?

“Come to think of it, I had quite a few accidents when I was young.”

For example, breaking someone else’s kimchi jar, stealing persimmons from a persimmon tree, breaking roof tiles, etc.

At that time, the adults were not very angry.

I didn’t even question my grandfather or say anything.

Thump~ Thump~

Even though no one did anything special for me, I was still reminded of the things I was thankful for at that time!

‘uh?’

My heart started pounding again.

What is it? Why are you doing this?

Was there a problem after all?

So does that problem have something to do with the current aura phenomenon?

Knock knock!

The aura clumps that had been fluttering about flew around me.

And surrounded me.

What is this? Talent absorption?

No. The moment you feel something different!

I felt the aura inside the body.

Tickle tickle.

This was the feeling that had been tickling my chest all along.

But that wasn’t all. The aura hovering around me also felt like it was connected.

What should I say about this?

‘resonance?……!’

As soon as I thought about it, my auras vibrated as if it was true.

The reactions were similar to tuning, but had a different feel.

I looked inside to try to feel and understand this phenomenon in more detail.

A state where each aura seems to be connected to the other.

Yet, each maintains its independent form.

When I realized that fact, my heart, which had been throbbing, suddenly opened up as if it had been pierced by something.

At the same time, it seemed as if it had reached my head, and my mind went blank for a moment.

In a field of vision where nothing can be seen, the presence of the aura is felt more clearly… … .

>Resonance

When I regained my original vision, I realized that another ability had blossomed.

It wasn’t that I absorbed someone else’s talent.

It was similar to what I got when I first got my special ability at the cafe.

Following ‘opening’, ‘manufacturing’, ‘creating a site’, and ‘absorbing talent’, now there is ‘resonance’.

‘My new ability.’

It was a new experience.

It seems like it hasn’t been that long since I inherited a cafe…

I never thought something done out of a little kindness and curiosity would come back to me like this.

I was a little excited.

It wasn’t the tickling feeling in my chest that I had felt before, it was a really slightly overwhelming feeling.

And on the one hand… … .

‘I am grateful to the village elders. How can I repay you?’

I also had this thought.

But I quickly found a way to do that.

If you keep doing it like this, it will work.

Maybe the elders don’t expect much from me.

It would have been okay if we just lived like this without causing any trouble.

therefore…….

“I’ve been here alone for too long.”

I headed to the cafe as usual.

But the steps going up to the cafe seemed lighter than when coming down.

* * *

We arrived at the tiger shelter and looked around.

I wonder if there might be changes in the cafe as well.

‘I don’t think so.’

To the extent that the auras are felt a little more clearly?

It seemed like it was still like that.

If we learn more about the ability called ‘resonance’, we might come up with something else.

“What are you looking at like that?”

“That’s right. If someone saw me, they’d think I was a first-time customer and not the boss.”

Han Song-i and Lee Seon-ah asked me with a puzzled look, wondering if I looked strange.

It seems that it was a very conspicuous action.

Well, there are three people here, and if one of them is doing this, he’ll get fried.

“What did you say you would do? What will you do? A peach?”

At that time, Lee Seon-ah asked in a more friendly tone than in the morning.

I guess we became more comfortable after sharing bread and drinks like that earlier.

He used to talk to Hansong a lot, and he did the same to me.

By the way, is this the peach ghost or something?

“Aren’t you sick of peaches?”

“Why are peaches so sour?”

“… … Okay. Just wait. I’ll look for something to make. Is there anything you’d like to eat, Songi?”

“Wow!? Are you discriminating against me right now?”

Lee Seon-ah’s complaints were lightly ignored.

He’d love it if you made kimchi with peaches.

Oh, isn’t that a bit much?

‘I can’t even imagine the taste.’

I decided not to look for it because I felt like it might be there. I wasn’t going to make it that way anyway.

“I like them all.”

“hmm.”

You chose the most difficult menu.

Still, it’s no exaggeration to say that it’s a starting point for developing new abilities, so you have to do that much.

“I’ll go check out the garden. I’ll see what I can find.”

“Huh? There’s a garden too?”

“Yes. Would you like to take a look?”

“great!”

It was just a passing remark, but I was a little taken aback when he said he wanted to go see the garden.

But then I thought it would be better than leaving it in a cafe, so I told them to do that.

It’s surprising that Lee Sun-ah is also included there.

But since he said he would still see it, he brought the two of them to the garden.

‘Okay, so what should I do? Something simple would probably be better.’

And if possible, it would be nice to be able to use the newly acquired abilities as well.

What kind of power is resonance?

Woof~!

As I thought about it, the auras resonated just like before.

But this isn’t all, is it?

“uh?”

As expected.

The aura that resonated wasn’t just mine or the aura in the cafe.

The auras of Lee Sun-ah and Han Song-i also resonated.

This is my first time seeing anything like this.

“Wow~ This place is really nice!”

“Well, it turned out well?”

Hansong-i and Seon-ah Lee looked at my garden with admiration as if they knew nothing about it.

So I told them that they could go inside and take a look. Then it would be easier to observe naturally.

“If they are ripe, you can pick them.”

“Oh! Really? Then I won’t decline.”

When Hansong went into the garden first, Lee Seon-ah followed.

Now I can observe without being noticed. I can observe the auras that are still resonating with each other.

Kuru~?

‘Are you curious too?’

Brownie also came over and watched with us.

Kurur~ Kurur!

‘Huh? Why?’

But then, after watching for a while, Brownie suddenly started to cry as if he wanted something.

What the heck? He’s asserting himself like this?

Aura seemed to have an ego, but in fact it was almost non-existent.

It usually felt like it was empathizing with my emotional expression.

It wasn’t much different from a piglet-shaped brownie… … .

‘You want me to resonate?’

Kur!

‘wait for a sec.’

Brownie’s reaction was a short-lived hesitation.

It immediately resonated with Brownie and Aura.

Then… … .

Swish!

“… … ?!”

It got bigger.

The brownie that was the size of one fist grew to the size of two fists.

‘Did you absorb the aura?’

That too by absorbing aura.

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