episode_0014

I spent my two days off very productively.

Although shopping was hard, Yeonseo enjoyed it and we also finished the housework together yesterday.

To be honest, these were the two most vibrant and full of life I’ve had on holiday, both before and after the other world.

I prepared a week’s worth of side dishes there this morning and also ordered kimchi.

Not a bad start to the week.

However, it’s a bit of a shame that Yeonseo was sleeping next to me today too.

I know it’s hard to sleep alone, but I’m worried that it might become a habit.

“Have a nice trip!”

It was my first time receiving a send-off.

Even though he simply followed me to the front door and said a few words, it felt like a stranger.

Still, I feel a bit uneasy.

Although it was difficult to adjust, my steps after seeing her off and moving out were very light.

Even though I walked slowly, I arrived at the izakaya in just 15 minutes.

Looking at the time, I arrived 10 minutes early today.

It happens every time, even though I don’t intend to.

I was just about to go in when I stopped.

Turn on your smartphone and open KakaoTalk.

My colorless profile with no background or photo appeared at the top, and Yeonseo’s profile appeared as a new friend right below it.

It was the same basic profile as me.

[I just arrived.]

I sent a KakaoTalk message to Yeonseo so she wouldn’t feel anxious when she was alone.

After thinking about it for a bit, I took a picture of the izakaya sign and sent it to him.

Somehow I felt like it had to be that way.

I thought Yeonseo would feel reassured if I told her where I worked.

I thought of her in another world, who would stop everything and just stare blankly into the distance if left alone.

But after sending it, it felt like I was reporting to my boyfriend that I didn’t go astray and just went straight ahead.

I thought it was too over the top.

Knock knock!

Suddenly, the store door opened roughly and the owner came out.

The boss, who was coming out with a frown on his face, stopped when he saw me and sighed.

“Haa, what’s that? It was you. Why did you take a picture?”

“Just that.”

“Hey, I thought you were a blogger or a competitor. Stop doing something you’ve never done before. It’s already a huge headache.”

“Headache?”

“Sigh… .”

The boss sighs deeply again.

“Come in first.”

what?

Is the condition of the fish that came in today not very good? Or has the price of fish gone up again?

Either way, we have to be careful.

We are usually careful, but let’s be especially careful today.

“Sit here.”

As I entered the store and put down my bag, the owner called me to a table.

As I sat down across from him, the boss frowned and put his hand on his temple.

The planting looked very uncomfortable.

“What happened?”

Normally I wouldn’t have asked first, but I couldn’t help it when he sat me down and just kept weighing me down without saying anything.

The president sighed deeply again and raised his head.

“The kids had an accident.”

“Yes?”

“I went to a pension this time.”

“Ah.”

I completely forgot.

Since I was so busy with major work during the holidays, I completely forgot about the part-time job.

That’s a lie.

Even during normal working hours, I don’t think about my part-time workers at all.

“Who confessed?”

“… Who told you that?”

No, is this real?

“I just took a rough estimate. Last week, the boss said this too.”

“Ah~! I did it for nothing. Did my words become seeds? I got a call from Jonghyun last night.”

Jonghyun hyung is the most senior part-time worker here.

This is the person who got scolded by the boss for being unreasonable towards me last time.

I guess it’s because I’ve been here for so long that I keep in touch with the boss.

“Yoon Kang-i confessed to Se-yeon while drinking.”

The person he was confessing to happened to be Se-yeon.

The president didn’t open his mouth anymore after saying those words.

Actually, there are things I want to say, but we don’t say them to each other.

Han Se-yeon is a girl with a great personality and style, but she gives too much room to the opposite sex.

To put it badly, the type that just walks around, whether intentionally or not.

It happened because the stickiness and reactions were so good.

Yoon Kang was a popular friend because he was tall, well-groomed, and good at talking.

He’s such a gentleman who greets me often, so how could he make such a mistake?

That could be the case since you’re in your early 20s.

Rather, I am on the abnormal side.

“Hello… How are you?”

As the store door opened, Jonghyun came in.

He nodded and raised his head, then looked at me and his words wavered.

“Jinhyun, are you coming with me too?”

“This kid usually goes to work at this time.”

“Ah.”

Although he was convinced, he showed signs of discomfort.

“I’ll get ready now.”

“Sit down.”

“Yes.”

I also got up because I was uncomfortable, but the boss told me to sit down.

I was annoyed so I sat down without saying anything.

“You guys should know that you got into an accident while playing without him. To be honest, when Jonghyun is not around, he keeps an eye on the mood and doesn’t create uncomfortable situations, so he needs it.”

Jonghyun had no choice but to pull a chair next to me.

“Tell me in detail what happened.”

The eyes of the CEO who was questioning me were sharp.

Jonghyun hyung started talking in a nervous manner.

“You were originally close with Yoon Kang and Se Yeon, right?”

Was it like that?

“They eat separately a few times and sit next to each other or across from each other at drinking parties. Yoon Kang especially teases Se Yeon a lot, but Se Yeon accepts all of it.”

“I don’t know, Emma. I was in the kitchen, rummaging around, cutting sashimi, and you guys were doing that?”

Hey? The boss speaks harshly.

It wasn’t just that it was vicious, but there was a strange sharpness in it that was directed at Jonghyun hyung.

When I glanced at him, the boss coughed in vain with a look of “Oh no.”

“Sorry, I was sensitive because I heard there was an accident… .”

Jonghyun hyung continued on without paying much attention, as if he was used to this kind of thing.

“The two of them played well together, so people around them actually thought they were in a relationship. So everyone was supporting them.”

“You joined in too?”

“Seyeon is popular. There were a lot of guys who tried to approach her without telling her, but when she became like that with Yoon Kang, they all gave up. They both work hard and are good at distinguishing between public and private matters, so I thought this would be better.”

“So what happens next? Go to a pension and have a drink at night. The atmosphere is good, so Yoon Kang confesses and it’s over?”

“Uh… .”

For some reason, Jonghyun hyung’s words trailed off.

Doesn’t that usually happen and end like that?

We broke up awkwardly the next day, that’s about it.

“We thought things would go well since the two of us went out separately. Yoon Kang came in first and hit me with an excited face… .”

“What are you talking about? Is there more? Just tell me the conclusion.”

Jonghyun swallowed his saliva and confessed everything in resignation.

“It turned out that Yoon Kang was so happy that this kid confessed on his own without even listening to the answer that he came back. He thought everything was settled, so when we asked him, he let it slide… After Se Yeon came, we congratulated her… but Se Yeon made a serious face and said that she didn’t feel that way about him.”

They say the atmosphere was completely ruined.

The men and women split up and drank separately, and Yoon Kang got drunk and tried to go to Se Yeon, causing everyone around him to try to stop him and there was chaos.

It is said that the day ended like that and they awkwardly went their separate ways the next day.

“Haa, are you both going to work today?”

“Yes, no one said they would rest.”

“You laid the groundwork for going to the pension, so you take responsibility for it and take care of it.”

“Yes… .”

Jonghyun’s neck shrank like Zara.

It was pitiful.

It was because the guy took the girl out to a pension where they all went to hang out and didn’t even finish the conversation properly and started making excuses and ended up in a fight.

Honestly, Jonghyun hyung was the victim.

But since he was the most senior and the manager, he had to take responsibility for it.

This is why I never go on group outings or pensions.

“Who told you to go together?”

For some reason, the boss added something.

This time too, I felt like the word ‘together’ had some strange force.

I glanced at him again and our eyes met.

He glared at me so fiercely that I immediately rolled my eyes.

“I have a headache so I’m going to rest for a bit, so Jinhyeon, you make dinner.”

“Would you like some fried rice with eggs?”

“Okay, I’m stressed so make it salty.”

“Yep.”

Go into the kitchen quickly and prepare fried rice.

I was deliberately shaking and making a lot of noise when the boss suddenly asked me a question.

“What did you do on your day off?”

“I went shopping and cleaned the house.”

In response to my answer, the boss grabbed Jonghyun hyung’s head.

“Did you see that? That’s the right way to spend your day off. But who are you shopping with?”

“With someone I know.”

“Are you a woman?”

“… … .”

Be sparing with your words.

I have to save.

For some reason, I didn’t want to make Yeonseo’s existence known here.

If I had said it without thinking, Jonghyun hyung might have brought it up to break the awkward atmosphere among the part-time workers.

But the most senior server had a keen eye.

“You’re a woman!”

Jonghyun screamed and got hit again.

The boss frowned, shook his fist, and asked again.

“Aren’t they our kids?”

I was so dumbfounded that I raised my head and craned my neck to look at the two people.

“Everyone except me went to the pension, right?”

“Oh, right… .”

At those words, Jonghyun and the president scratched their cheeks awkwardly.