I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 71



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Episode 71

Kim Hye-joo recalled when she first came here.

It was a pretty cafe with a nice-looking old man.

She spent her whole life raising her children and supporting her husband, so she didn’t usually go to cafes.

For the price of one drink, you can buy several more groceries at the supermarket.

Then, she suddenly came to a cafe in a remote part of the countryside… … .

Now, he wanted to do what he wanted to do.

The first thing I did was find a cafe that everyone else was going to.

And then I threw it away.

I was also impressed by the owner’s words that he created the cafe because he wanted people to come and rest whenever they wanted a comfortable break.

Suddenly, the thought occurred to me that I wanted to try it too.

Of course, my family was against it. They said, “How can someone who has never done anything like that do something like that?”

However, his family eventually gave up their opposition when he said that it was the first and last time in his life.

However, there was a condition that if I failed this time, I would never do it again.

At that time, all I could think about was that I absolutely had to succeed.

There weren’t many options to choose from because there were a lot of restrictions.

The location and interior were also designed to be as frugal as possible.

I couldn’t sleep for several months because of excitement and worry.

Finally, the cafe was ready and opened, but contrary to the family’s concerns, it went really well. People came every day, and it was always full on weekends.

So I worked harder, thinking that I could do it too.

I hope that the same comfort I felt at the place I visited will be conveyed to many people who visit here.

Then one day.

“And I see there’s a cafe inside that mountain too? The atmosphere there looks nice too.”

“Really? But isn’t this the place that was on SNS?”

“Well, that’s true.”

“Then, let’s wait a bit and go here. We’ve come a long way so it’s a waste of time.”

“Well, that’s true, isn’t it?”

I felt as if I had been struck by lightning by the trivial conversations of the guests I had found.

There was no particular reason for opening the store here.

First of all, it met the criteria I wanted. It was the place with the cheapest rent among the places I could commute to from home.

The tiger shelter is located at the foot of a mountain, so it was quite a distance away, so I never imagined something like this… … .

‘I just wanted to share the feeling I got at Tiger Shelter with others.’

I can’t believe that what I’m doing could harm someone, especially someone who was an inspiration to me.

My mind became dizzy.

I thought I had sacrificed everything in my life and never bothered anyone…

From that day on, I couldn’t sleep.

But… … there was nothing I could do since the rumor had already spread on SNS.

I was hoping for a trickle-down effect, but strangely enough, the guests who came here did not go to the tiger shelter.

Then suddenly, a feeling of guilt came rushing in like a tidal wave.

So I closed down the cafe as if I was running away. But the guilt didn’t go away.

I didn’t even dare to go back to the tiger shelter.

My family and people around me just said, “Why are you thinking so hard about that? It was a shame when things were going well.”

It wasn’t just that for him.

It was the place that breathed new life into my listless life and allowed me to dream for the first time.

That’s why he ran away.

Far, far away.

But that thought from that time has remained in her mind to this day.

With chains that seem like they will last a lifetime.

But one day, I received a call from the new owner of the house where the cafe used to be.

It was because of the recipe book that was left there.

“The boss has changed?”

─Yes, I heard that his grandson inherited it.

And then I heard some news.

Tiger Shelter Grandpa’s Obituary.

Could it be because of you?

My heart became heavier and heavier.

─Anyway, should I send this separately?

“Oh, no. Just a moment… … No, I have something to do right now, so would it be okay if I contact you again later?”

─“Yes! That’s right!”

After worrying about it for several days, I gathered my courage and came to see you.

Even though I won’t be forgiven, I feel like I should apologize.

But the new president of the tiger shelter that I met that way, a young man who was the grandson of the former president…

‘Then did you apologize to the villagers? You said they caused trouble because of the noise and trash.’

He told me to go to the village first before him.

Even.

‘Isn’t an apology meant to ask for forgiveness and not erase previous actions? It’s meant to reflect on what you did wrong.’

That was true, so I decided to follow it.

Fortunately, the townspeople comforted him, saying that it was okay and that he was not worried about something like that. Did he gain strength from that?

The tiger shelter is back.

But… …he put it on his hand.

It was his old recipe book.

“I think it’s right to return this.”

“yes?”

I was at a loss as to how to react to the new tiger shelter owner’s words.

At that time, many thoughts were swirling around in my head.

“If it were my grandfather, I think he would have supported someone who was working so hard.”

“But I… … .”

“To be honest, when I only heard the overall story, I didn’t think much of it. But you can tell just by looking at this. I don’t think this kind of person would do something like that with malicious intent… … And if he was that kind of person, he wouldn’t have come here to apologize in the first place.”

The young CEO’s soft, pleasant voice seemed to be calming and soothing me.

Just like back then.

“Perhaps you didn’t copy your grandfather’s work, but rather, you did it that way without realizing it because you liked the memory so much?”

“ah…….”

He smiled bashfully and handed me the note again.

“So, take it. It’s your own effort. What if you throw away your own effort?”

It wasn’t a sweet consolation.

It was a comforting, bitter coffee aroma mixed with the rich, creamy sweetness.

* * *

Kim Hye-ju returned with her recipe book. Looking at her back, I thought, “Wow, there are people like that.”

A person who feels guilty in his own conscience and continues to regret.

How many people like that are there in reality? At least among the ones I’ve seen, there are only a handful.

Well, I’ve seen quite a few good people like him lately.

While taking over the tiger shelter.

anyway.

“I guessed so.”

That’s really great.

It may seem easy, but it was by no means easy.

When I came out of the house with Hansong-i, I ran into the village chief and heard something he said.

I asked that after hearing that you suddenly quit and reorganized.

I wonder if there was any problem.

Then the village chief told me that something small had happened.

Things like that happen when a well-off family moves in.

The important thing is that Kim Hye-joo did not just stand by and watch.

They say that whenever business is over, they clean up and organize the surrounding trash.

We were always mindful of the noise from customers stopping by the store, and we even set up a separate area to prevent people waiting in line from early in the morning from causing trouble.

The reason the townspeople tolerated the inconvenience was because they saw such efforts.

Yeah, you feel like you should let it go even though he’s trying so hard?

Thanks to this, the town has become more lively, so they said at the town hall that they should let it go. Later, when Kim Hye-ju closed down the café, some people were said to have been disappointed.

Still, I suggested that he apologize because I thought that seeing the villagers’ reactions would help ease his guilt.

Actually, it seemed like a success because his expression brightened after he apologized.

“After I returned the recipe book, the reaction was a bit unexpected.”

The suppressed bright aura burst out, pushing away the gloomy aura.

And then he spread his aura in all directions.

Actually, I didn’t do anything special this time, so I wondered if I could get the aura… … .

Kim Hye-joo’s aura also permeated every corner of the cafe.

And just like Lee Sun-ah’s aura, it played on my fingers and then seeped into me.

>Kim Hye-joo’s Moon Il-ji Ship

And the talent was absorbed.

“Wow… So that’s why you have this kind of talent.”

Hear once and know ten.

A talent that allows you to learn ten things by being taught one thing… … .

In a word, he was a genius.

It was also said that he was a person who would do well in whatever he did.

I don’t know the exact details of what you did before, but even if you learned it late, you probably learned it faster than others.

It’s like when you apply what you saw at your grandfather’s tiger shelter and hit the jackpot.

“A hidden master, something like that?”

Now that you feel less guilty, I hope you can put this talent to good use.

I think it would be good even if it wasn’t a cafe.

I had a feeling that Ms. Kim Hye-joo would use what she learned from this experience to find a way to have a beneficial impact in a way that was different from the tiger shelter.

So I felt like I was cheering them on even more.

“Well, it doesn’t have to be that way.”

Anyway, I feel good.

By the way, how will the newly absorbed talent be applied to the Tiger Shelter’s special features?

If you learn one talent, will it be easy to learn the others?

I can’t stand being curious.

I decided to check it out right away.

* * *

Sarah~!

Sharang~

Aura clusters floated around. It was a sight that should have become familiar by now, but it couldn’t be otherwise.

Because it’s another situation.

It was not an aura that was summoned through another talent, but an aura that was summoned through the Moon Ilji Ship that he had obtained this time.

That too.

>Kim Hana’s dexterity (2)

>Go Na-eun’s charm

>Baek Soo Ah’s Growth (2)

>A picture of a song

… … from the talents I initially acquired.

>Jo Dong-woo’s soft on the outside, strong on the inside

>Lee Seon-ah’s communication

… … up to the most recent ones.

They were auras filled with countless talents.

I was momentarily dumbfounded by the rare and mysterious situation created by Kim Hye-joo’s talent, ‘Moon Il-ji-sip’.

‘What’s next…?’

The auras of rising talent seemed to be waiting for something.

But I have no idea what it is.

Is it like using talent to tune things up? If that were the case, then the connection with tuning would have been acknowledged and it would have had an influence, but that wasn’t the case.

“What do you want me to do?”

I asked the plump, flying aura, but there was no way I would get an answer… … .

Kur!

“Ah. You were there?”

Brownie, who had come over before I knew it, started explaining something earnestly.

It was hard to understand because it was just grumbling.

[Communication] Thanks to my talent, I was able to understand somehow.

“So… … compress this?”

Kuru~!

“Then what will be different?”

Brownie’s words meant to gather all the auras of talent flying around in one place.

What would change if I did that?

Of course, Brownie couldn’t explain that properly either.

‘hmm.’

The worries were short.

Because so far, the mysterious events at the tiger shelter have never been bad.

And even if that’s the case… …I still can’t help but be curious.

Sarah~

He called together the flying auras and held them all in his arms.

Woohoo!!

At that moment, the auras resonated.

And then the various auras, each with their own talents, began to become one.

The sight was so mysterious.

Auras of colorful light.

The sight of them gathered together like a mythical pearl rose from my arms as a more beautiful and breathtaking bead than any jewel.

“What is this?”

As I stretched out my hand, the bead floated right on my palm… … .

Swish!

It dug into my arms and seeped into my body.

And the text that had only appeared as ‘???’ in my head for so long finally revealed its secret.

>Mansengong (2 stars)

“Mansengong?”

The talents that are revealed beneath the text are revealed.

─Unique: Eye opening (2), manufacturing, creation of terrain, talent absorption, resonance.

─Absorption: Dexterity (2), Charm, Growth (2), Painting, Perseverance (2), Woodworking, Tuning, Reverse Radiation, Chronic Waiting, Sacrifice, Farming, Immersion, Soft on the Outside, Strong on the Inside, Communication, Moon Iljiship.

The talents that have been absorbed over time are now placed under the ‘Manseonggong’ that has been unveiled this time.

Manseonggong, what the heck is this?

Just as I was about to ask that question, a leaf blew in the wind and covered my eyes.

The moment when I felt the warmth of the sunlight streaming through the green leaves!

As the leaves blew away in the wind again, the changed scenery around me came into view.

‘This is… a dream?’

It was that empty space I had seen before.

A while ago, I had a dream about my grandfather, and I was wondering if I was having a similar dream again!

In the distance, a tiger as big as a house with pure white fur and ink-black patterns was approaching with brisk strides.

The bright yellow eyes were looking straight at me.

It was a guy I’d seen before.

It was definitely the white tiger I saw when I first had this dream.

Is that why? Unlike back then, I wasn’t scared now.

Krrrr!

Even the low, shrill sound that seemed like it would make the ground tremble sounded as comfortable as the sound of Rangi’s purring.

Whether he knew it or not, Baekho came straight towards me.

and…….

Bam!

He put his forehead against mine.

I felt the soft, warm, fluffy texture of the fur.

I could feel what he was trying to say through our foreheads pressed together.

and…….

“Sir? What are you doing lying down and holding a lantern?”

“uh?”

Just as the meaning was fully conveyed, I woke up from my dream to the sound of Su-ah’s voice.

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