episode_0032
by fnovelpia“Oh my, young boss. It’s open today.”
“Haha, yes sir. I’ve been busy for a while, you know.”
Several weeks have passed since my meeting with the commander.
“Please open it often. I’ve been drinking coffee for years and there’s no place that does it better than this place.”
“Haha. Yes, thank you, sir.”
Since first recruiting Gayeon here as a member of the organization, I have been opening a cafe and serving customers whenever I have free time.
“Our little staff is doing well too.”
“Yeah. Bye.”
After Gayeon received training, she also came to the cafe and helped serve customers.
Now that I have hired hacker Narin, I enjoy working at the cafe except when I have small tasks to do.
“Oh, brother! You opened a cafe today?”
“There are a lot of customers asking that today.”
As a result, the customers saw him as an eccentric young owner and young employees who made good coffee but only opened the cafe when they felt like it.
“So open it often. Don’t you know that your coffee is famous for being delicious?”
“Over, how can a cafe that’s only been open for three months be that famous?”
This guy who is making all kinds of noises is also one of those customers.
Hanmir.
He seemed to live near this corner, and he would come without fail on the day I opened the store.
“That’s because it tastes that good, ah. How’s Gayeon?”
“Hello, Nallari Oppa.”
“That’s because I said it wasn’t a fly.”
Hanmir touches his yellow hair at Gayeon’s words.
I snickered and scolded him.
“If you dyed it, wouldn’t it fly away? Besides, aren’t you supposed to be at school right now?”
“My brother Nallari skipped school again.”
“Hey, why are you doing this to me, hyung? Hey! And I didn’t go to school!”
Hanmir then confidently took out a piece of paper from his bag.
“They said a villain appeared near my high school. That’s why I finished work early and came home.”
Ahem! Hanmir laughs happily.
“But then you shouldn’t be here, you should go home.”
“That’s right.”
“Ugh..”
Hanmir looked as if he had been taken aback by my words.
“Huh, heh. Of course, I took the risk for my brother and Gayeon…”
“Then you won’t order?”
“Please give me one iced Americano and one hot chocolate!”
At my words, Hanmir raised his arms and laughed heartily.
‘Oh my.’
I chuckled and prepared to grind the coffee beans.
“Brother, it’s true that I came here because I was worried about you and Gayeon.”
“What a pity.”
“Ah! This place is close to my high school. I want you to know that it could hurt your brother too.”
“Okay.”
‘I don’t think you need to worry.’
It was a bit funny that the so-called villain executive was worried, but I didn’t say anything.
“Okay, get some coffee.”
“Thank you, bro!”
After Hanmir left after talking for a while, several guests came to visit.
“Hmm…I’m starting to run out of ingredients.”
There was plenty of coffee beans, but the milk and syrup were also running low.
I guess I should go to the supermarket and buy some groceries for today.
“Ms. Gayeon. I’ll go to the mart.”
“Shall I bring you?”
“Teleportation is okay, because if you do it wrong, you might get investigated by the police. It’s close anyway.”
If you leave the store and walk for 10 minutes, you will reach the mart.
There’s no need to use teleportation in this situation.
I took off my apron and grabbed a blue cardigan.
“Please look after the store for a while while I’m away.”
“Okay. Leave it to me.”
“Is there anything you would like to buy from the mart?”
“Make me an omelet rice.”
“Okay.”
After confirming that she wanted it, I grabbed my wallet and headed to the mart.
***
“After a while…”
‘I bought more than I expected.’
Hands full of ingredients.
Since I already bought it, I bought a few other things too, and now it’s piling up like this.
“It feels like I’ve been working hard for a week..”
I was worried if I could use it all, but well…
‘Because I have a lot of money.’
After organizing my thoughts like that, I left the mart.
Wheeing-
The cold wind felt as soon as the supermarket door opened.
‘Ugh… It’s still a little chilly. I should have worn a coat.’
I wore light clothes today because it seemed a bit warm, but I didn’t know I would regret it this much.
I started to increase my walking speed, thinking that I had to go quickly. And at that moment.
“Hipp. Ugh.. Heukkeuk..”
I found a woman crying.
A short man with medium length, light brown hair.
Appearance closer to a girl than a woman.
‘…Why is he here?’
I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when I saw her.
***
Inside the cafe by the river.
Bam bam bam..!
A woman of small stature was enjoying the omelet rice he had made.
And Kang Ian smirked as he looked at her like that.
“Is it delicious?”
“Huh!”
A woman whose throat suddenly choked up, perhaps because she spoke so suddenly.
Kang Ian, who saw her, handed her some water.
Gulp. Gulp.
“Whew… Well, it’s edible enough!”
The woman turned her head away and answered curtly, perhaps embarrassed by having just eaten so hastily.
“It seems like you ate a lot for something like that..”
“..I took my food too…”
“This, profit! Both of you are noisy! How much did I eat when I ate..!”
The woman, embarrassed by Kang-i-an’s playful tone and Ga-yeon’s slightly genuinely gloomy appearance, got angry.
“Haha, I was kidding because it was nice to see you eating so well.”
“읏..”
And Kang Ian responded to her with a smile.
‘I told you, you’re so dishonest.’
He knew about women.
That’s very good too.
“Anyway, you said you came from Japan, right? Your name is…”
“..Chise. My name is Tsukino Chise.”
Tsukino Chise.
Because she was one of the original heroines.
“You’re Japanese, but you speak Korean well.”
“Hehehe! I studied hard for times like this!”
‘Wouldn’t it be better not to create times like this?’
Kang Ian had that thought for a moment, but he didn’t say it out loud.
“By the way, I’m sure you had a hard time coming to Korea. You’re also separated from your group.”
“Yeah, that’s right, huh..”
Chise revealed his current situation while hiding the fact that he was a hero.
‘..So embarrassing!’
A situation where you suddenly lose your phone and get lost, and even lose your companions.
Her face turned red with shame, as if she had done something incredibly stupid.
“First of all, have you finished eating?”
“Huh? Yeah..”
“Then let’s have some dessert.”
Kang Ian asks in an affectionate voice, looking at her with her head bowed low.
His attitude seemed to be a consideration not to touch on her embarrassing parts.
‘Tea, good…’
Even though he was ticking like this, he didn’t show any sign of displeasure.
On top of that, he was the one who brought me to the cafe and ran to me just because I was crying, which was the first time he had ever seen me.
‘Huh, are all Koreans this kind..?’
Although he didn’t say anything out of pride, Chi-se was quite touched by Kang-i-an’s kindness.
“Brother. I want ice cream.”
“Not anymore today. I ate one this morning too.”
But I was suspicious because his kindness felt excessive.
‘Why are you so nice to everyone you meet?’
Then, my friend Suzuki’s words suddenly come to mind.
‘Cheese. If you happen to be alone in a foreign country, don’t trust the locals too much!’
He said that because the language is different, it is easy to fall victim to fraud and crime.
Could it be that you are in that situation right now?
‘Huh? What should I do?’
If cooking for them kindly, treating them affectionately, and even making them desserts like this were not actually favors but something that required payment, then it would be a big problem!
‘I, I don’t have money!’
But it was even worse to run away after eating the delicious omelet rice.
Why not just say you don’t want dessert? That would probably cost less.
‘..Okay. Then, dessert is okay…’
“I, I’m over there… I, I’m Sajanni…”
The moment Chi-se, who had made that pledge, was about to call Kang I-an.
“You’ve been waiting for a long time.”
Bam.
Kang Ian made a delicious parfait and handed it to her.
‘We’re in big trouble…’
At that sight, Chi-se fell into even more panic.
At first glance, it looked like it would easily cost over 700 yen.
“..? Mr. Tsukino? What’s wrong?”
Was it because he was just blankly staring at the parfait and wondering why he wasn’t eating it?
Kang Ian looked at Chi-se with a worried face.
‘..Okay, let’s say it.’
Feeling a strange sense of guilt at the sight, she decided to tell the truth.
“shi, actually… I don’t have money!! So that… bucket? I don’t have money to pay for it! Sorry! ”
She closes her eyes tightly and apologizes.
The maker was a little taken aback when he saw that sight.
“..First of all, leaving aside why you feel sorry, I don’t know why you’re worried about money.”
“…Huh?”
I opened my eyes, questioning his words.
What, this isn’t a scam?
“Were you worried that I might get in trouble?”
“……”
Kang Ian snickered at the expression that said he had been hit hard.
“I never even thought about getting paid. Just eat comfortably.”
“Yes? But..”
Chi-se looks at the parfait, hesitating at Kang-i-an’s words.
‘Don’t you know I don’t have money?’
“If you’re still worried, come back and pay me later. Okay?”
“…Is that okay..?”
“I have no intention of doing anything bad to someone who was lost and crying on the street.”
Kang Ian smiled brightly.
‘It would be much more profitable to do you a favor than to take your money. Should I do that?’
Although he had a sinister side that contrasted with his bright smile, Chise had no idea about it.
‘Tch, you’re kind…’
She just looked at the maker, deeply moved inside.
***
After finishing the meal like that.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
“Hmm.. For now, I’m going to keep looking. The battery is also charged.”
She smiles confidently and shakes an old cell phone.
‘I’m a bit nervous, but I’m sure you’ll be fine. I guess.’
I nodded at her.
“Okay. Then…”
Just when I was about to say goodbye to her for the last time,
Kuuuung!!!
With a loud noise, a strong gust of wind blew through the door as it swung open.
“Kaaa …
“Gyaaah!!…”
“Run away!!!…”
A scream heard from afar, accompanied by an unidentified monster’s roar.
Tsukino Chise looked at me and Gayeon with bewildered eyes.
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