I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 8



Only Krnovel

Episode 8

It took quite some time to finish organizing.

I saved the note and looked inside the cafe… … .

Fortunately, the guest also finished drinking and got up from his seat as if he was resting.

And I even ordered takeout.

“The drink you ordered is here.”

“thank you!”

The customer, who was holding a drink in his hand, bowed and opened the door.

Then, suddenly, he stopped, turned around, and shouted.

“Boss! Get some rest and go! I’ll come back again next time!”

“……thank you.”

He said in a bright voice that he had a good rest.

It certainly looked lively.

Now that I think about it, was that your original voice?

It was cracked and cloudy like a mole coming out of hell.

He couldn’t even speak properly, and his expression was very distorted…

After drinking the beverage earlier and the black lump disappeared, it became much brighter.

Of course, there was a subtle sense of shame that didn’t match his young age, but anyway.

‘The effect of the drink was more than I thought… … .’

It seems big.

And above all… … .

The area surrounding the guest was no longer a gloomy, dark mass like before, but was now radiating a refreshing green aura.

Light enough to be visible to the eye, but not too dark.

The visible text box also said that the mint drink effect was still applied.

But it seemed like he himself had no idea.

Aura, and text window too.

Well, it’s realistic that I can’t see it. It seemed like everything that happened just now was visible only to me.

Perhaps the customer just drank the drink and felt refreshed?

He said that he felt lighter after getting enough rest at the cafe.

Ding, ding, ding

The guest who greeted me like that opened the door.

A clear bell sound rang inside.

He left like that, saying he would come back again next time.

It was really eventful.

How much has happened in such a short amount of time… … .

There is a magical grass in the backyard, and a drink made from it causes life to flow through a person’s body.

Even if I tell this to someone, will anyone believe me?

“Phew─.”

I sat down on my seat with a sigh.

Anyway, the scary and strange welcoming of guests, which was extremely busy even though I wasn’t busy, has ended.

Now there was only one person.

‘Let’s think about it for a moment… … .’

I was a little dazed.

Now that the situation is over, should we call it an aftershock?

anyway.

‘How on earth is this possible?’

The more I think about it, the more I don’t know how to take this.

It was so magical that I actually wondered if I was going crazy for a moment.

But I was fine for that now.

I stared blankly at the ceiling as if I had lost my mind.

The ceiling, which had been touched by my grandfather’s hands, was clean, without a single cobweb or dust.

‘grandfather.’

Above, a face was painted on the ceiling, looking at the current situation with a playful expression on its face.

What did my grandfather leave me?

I now know that this place is not simply a place of shared memories.

Then what the heck… … .

─You smart-alecked fool! You only live one life, so why make it so complicated? How many times do I have to tell you that the important things are simple?

The old man painted on the ceiling laughed and shouted.

It came to his mind.

What’s really important.

What’s really important here?

Glance!

My gaze turned to the door through which the guest had left earlier.

I remembered the footsteps of customers leaving, which were different from when they came in.

It was bright and light.

As if he had just rested in this empty space.

Swish.

This time, the gaze turned to the place where Su-ah, Su-ho, and Rangi stayed together.

It was difficult because it was so noisy and chaotic.

Thanks to that, my depressed mind was able to feel somewhat relieved.

‘Simply.’

As my grandfather said, when I really thought about it that way, my head suddenly felt clearer.

It wasn’t the situation that was complicated, it was me.

There was no need to worry about what had already happened.

Besides, the answer to all of that was simple.

‘Continuing to run a cafe.’

There’s something special about this place, and strange things are happening.

It didn’t matter.

Just like my grandfather did in this cafe.

All I had to do was create new memories with the many guests who came to visit.

It took so long to find this simple answer.

I guess I was right, just like my grandfather said.

‘Then, first of all, I need to understand this ability accurately.’

This skill was indispensable when running a cafe in the future.

Just thinking about what happened today was amazing.

How should I use this?

All sorts of thoughts pop up in my head without me knowing.

And come to think of it, my grandfather must have known about this phenomenon?

then…….

“I’m sure he left some clues.”

Because he was a person who loved to joke around a lot.

Obviously, they must have hidden hints in various places, like a treasure hunt.

It’s like you didn’t even tell me about this cafe’s capabilities.

The image of my grandfather’s face clicking his tongue as if to say, “He just realized that now,” comes to mind.

While I was cleaning up the customers’ seats, I took a look around the cafe.

The floor or a chair.

And the back of the interior, and even the gaps between window frames and shelves.

But there’s nothing particularly strange.

‘Did I think wrong? That can’t be right… … .’

Since we’ve moved around a lot, we need to rest a bit.

It’s not like that clue will run away if you don’t find it right away.

After sitting down in a nearby seat like that.

I lay down with my head leaning back on the chair and looked at the ceiling.

Okay then.

“huh?”

Above the small window in the ceiling, a large white rice cake was visible, hanging down.

‘What is that?’

There’s no way they put real glutinous rice cake on it.

The moment I suddenly stood up and tried to move to grab it.

“Ahem! Hmm!! Is there anyone there?”

“huh?”

As I was thinking about it, I heard a noise and a voice outside.

It was even a familiar voice.

I just turned my head and looked.

I could see the muscles filling up inside and outside the sleeveless shirt, along with a familiar face standing outside the door.

And those muscles… …were holding a very sharp scythe.

* * *

The way he moves around so fiercely is no less than that of a bodybuilder.

A body that would look good even if it were hung on the wall of a famous personal trainer shop in Gangnam.

What he was holding in his hands, which should have been holding dumbbells or barbells, was surprisingly not exercise equipment but farm equipment.

Are you here from work or from exercising?

anyway.

The muscular man who stood out even more because he was covered in beads of sweat was our village head who was going to be taking care of us for the time being.

“Chief?”

“Oh! I came here because it said open… … . Are you planning to continue here?”

“Yes, that’s what happened.”

“Oh, really? That’s right… … So are you open for business right now?”

“Oh, yes. I guess so.”

“… … And then?”

The village chief tilted his head and asked.

The reaction was strange, so I wondered what was going on.

Come to think of it, if a salesperson were sitting on a chair instead of at the counter with his head tilted back, that kind of reaction would be expected.

It’s a little bit unfair, since we just had a great first guest.

It might have seemed like playing.

He said, getting up.

“Ah! Wait a minute. Please come in first.”

“Ah. That’s okay. By the way, is the young woman who came down here earlier a guest here?”

“If you’re a young woman… … I guess that’s right?”

“Hmm. I see.”

what?

Judging from the reaction, it doesn’t seem like you came to the cafe to drink something after work.

I think you have something to say.

“I don’t know if you heard from your grandfather, but it’s dangerous to park on the road down there. There are tractors and combines going back and forth on that road, and it’s dangerous because of the curves.”

“ah!”

I understood what he meant immediately.

parking lot.

This was one of the real headaches in the city.

And I guess it was the same in this rural area.

Although it has a slightly different meaning.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t think about that. I’ll make sure to give you some guidance.”

In cases like this, there were many cases where blushing from the start was not enough, so I started by apologizing.

Then the village chief waved his hand.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. It can happen.”

“May I ask how your grandfather guided you when he was there?”

“Back then, whenever you went up, you would put up a sign. And if you go a little further down that road, there will be an unused piece of land. You can just tell them to come to that place. Regulars would know, but first-timers wouldn’t.”

“Ah! Thank you.”

When I asked for help, the village chief gave me advice as kindly as my first impression.

It seemed like that was what he had originally intended to do.

That’s because the sight of him holding a scythe with those muscles is quite threatening.

“By the way, I feel good that you’re reopening.”

For a moment, the village chief looked around as if he had a new feeling.

this.

This wasn’t the time to be doing this.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll bring you a cold drink in a moment.”

“No. No. If I drink any more, I’ll lose weight. I’ll drink next time, so I’ll be going now. Ahem! Big! Oh my, why has so much grass grown? I’m going to see a ghost. I’m going to see a ghost. Big, big.”

I quickly went to the kitchen to make a drink.

The village chief turned around again and said that it was okay and did not come in.

And then he leisurely walked back down the path.

But the last thing you mumbled was probably meant for me to hear, right?

I felt a bit wronged, but I actually thought the same thing.

‘There’s a need to clean up there too.’

In a way, it was the first time this unique window appeared.

If you look closely, you may find that there are other things besides mint.

good.

Let’s clear the grass and see what else there is.

Then before that… … .

I raised my head and looked at the ceiling.

It was the place where the white thing was discovered before the village chief arrived.

“Huh? There isn’t any.”

But there was no longer anything there that seemed like a perfect match as seen earlier.

I looked at it again carefully, but it was just a transparent window.

‘There’s nothing I can do.’

Didn’t we already learn that earlier?

There’s nothing we can do about it, even if we worry about it already being gone.

I’ll check again next time I see it.

then.

‘One at a time.’

I decided what to do.

─Find out why this happened and about this place that appeared in my dreams.

─Ability gained here? Or, special things or special details.

─Cleaning the uphill path.

─Tidy up your backyard and find special ingredients like mint.

─Look for signs to guide guests and look for places to park.

I just wrote down the first and second ones because they are things that I have to keep doing anyway and they require a lot of thinking.

The rest is… … .

“I’m going to sweat a little.”

The weather was transitioning from late spring to early summer, so it wasn’t that hot if you just avoided the light. It’s just that there were things you couldn’t avoid the light.

But if I do it today and leave, tomorrow will be easy.

okay.

“You can’t put off what you have to do tomorrow.”

I decided to prepare right away.

Since this was also a business, once I made up my mind, my body moved naturally as if it were a habit.

‘There must be tools.’

Since I couldn’t do it with my bare hands, I looked for a place to put my tools.

At that moment, the structure of the cafe I had seen on my way here flashed through my mind.

If you turn left from the backyard earlier, there seems to have been a small wooden building that looked like a warehouse nearby… … .

I went out right through the back door.

As I remember, there was a prefabricated warehouse there that looked like something you would find at an IKEA.

The key doesn’t seem to be locked… … .

I went over and opened the door right away.

“Oh, really. Organizing… … .”

The warehouse was a mess with things piled up here and there, as if my grandfather had just written them down and thrown them away.

Is this the inner self that I don’t need to show, that I don’t want to show?

The inside and outside of the well-organized cafe were quite different.

still.

“Oh, is this what the village chief was talking about?”

The sign I mentioned earlier was immediately found.

Maybe because I used it every day, it was at the entrance.

First, take this out… … .

Kudadadang!

“Ugh!”

I pulled hard as if something was caught and fell on my butt in the backyard.

Why~?

“under…….”

Today is really eventful.

When I fell down and looked up, I saw a roof leading to the backyard and a clear sky.

It’s so clear.

at that time!

Why?

Rangi, who had just popped his head out from the rooftop, never knowing when he would go up.

The guy just tilted his head and looked down as if asking what I was doing.

When did he get up there… … Ah!

By the way, there is a white rice cake hanging from the ceiling… … .

I think that guy has a potbelly.

Because it was just that size and rolling around on the window.

The guy’s belly fat was white, unlike the pattern on his back, and the fact that he was on the roof right now…

“It was you.”

Why~?

I guess he was just crying because it was so funny, but for some reason, I couldn’t help but feel a little sad.

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