episode_0016

To be honest, I didn’t like changing the tasks that each of us had been assigned.

Not only did I hate dealing with people, but I also hated the fact that they were manipulating my work as they pleased.

It wasn’t for nothing that I was ticking.

To elaborate, I originally applied for this part-time job as a server.

But when Jonghyun told me that I could cook and had experience as a kitchen assistant, Yoonkang actively asked me to take charge of serving, and that’s how I ended up joining as a kitchen assistant.

It’s clear that from this point on, he was interested in Se-yeon and wanted to come out of the kitchen, but it’s good up to this point.

In the kitchen, I just have to keep an eye on the boss.

I readily accepted the offer, as it was better to deal with one boss than with several customers coming and going frequently.

But now that the kids are causing trouble and the atmosphere is awkward, they’re asking for a change, and it wasn’t even Se-yeon or Yoon-kang who requested it.

“Okay.”

I nodded, but at this point, I didn’t really want to help.

You should just keep your mouth shut and serve.

huh?

Why doesn’t serving diligently help you out nicely?

You could look at it that way.

But as I mentioned earlier, scrambled eggs were selling like hotcakes today.

My scrambled eggs are a dish that even my boss can’t replicate the taste of.

I’m busy, so I guess that’s why. He said that if I just do a little research, I can reproduce it right away, but that’s not the case right now.

The taste will definitely be different, so let’s get some complaints from customers.

In the end, if I wanted to make things difficult for the people at our izakaya, I had to just serve and not bother to even look at the kitchen.

Then, they will feel a sense of crisis and won’t try to change me carelessly.

But I guess I was underestimating the boss too much.

When I went in and said that I would switch jobs for the day with Jonghyun hyung, he immediately said this.

“After Jinhyeon finishes all the egg roll orders that have come in so far, change them and don’t take any egg rolls from then on. Say they’re out of ingredients.”

The boss is cutting the fish again.

We’re in big trouble.

He was biting his lips.

The jaw muscles below the ears were bulging out.

He seemed to be upset because he thought sales would drop due to the change in job.

Ha, I guess that makes sense.

It was a time when I occasionally heard people say that they came here because of the scrambled eggs and ordered raw fish instead.

The boss was hurt by my pride, but as sales gradually increased, he kept me by his side and even taught me Japanese cooking little by little. But when things went this way, I couldn’t help but get angry.

Instead, it was Jonghyun and I who felt the sense of crisis.

When I saw the boss like that, I also regretted not being short-sighted.

But what can I do?

I didn’t have a choice either.

This damn Republic of Korea has a strange culture where people who refuse a request are criticized as heartless rather than the person who asks for it.

In this world, if you refused, you were just rejected and that was the end of it.

And then, whether it’s the CEO, Jonghyun hyung, or Yoon Kang, just show your annoyance to me even a little bit.

I’m going to quit and leave.

I didn’t do it for the money, so I had no regrets.

As expected, human relationships were difficult and just annoying.

“Jinhyun serves you?”

“Only today.”

“Why?”

After I finished the last scrambled eggs, took off my apron, and came out of the kitchen, Se-yeon asked me in surprise.

“Change with Yoon Kang. I’m out of the kitchen because I’m sick of the scrambled eggs.”

“Why? The scrambled eggs Jinhyeon makes are delicious.”

“I can’t even put it in my mouth, but it’s so delicious, what can I do?”

Then Seyun and the other part-timers burst into laughter.

Jonghyun also smiled brightly and Yoon Kang glanced at him as he entered the kitchen.

Oh, it must be for another reason, Yoon Kang.

I was a little impressed with myself too.

There are times when I make other people laugh.

It would be nice if we could see that he has grown as a human being.

“Two glasses of draft beer, please~.”

I have low self-esteem, so I’d like to brag a little about myself.

I’m basically good at my job.

I haven’t done much desk work like an office job, but I’m good at physical work.

I got praised when I went to the warehouse, got praised when I got on and off the truck, and even when I was serving or helping in the kitchen, so shouldn’t I be doing well?

“I’ll add some scrambled eggs here.”

“Sorry, the scrambled eggs are sold out.”

“Huh? Is it scrambled eggs?”

“I’m out of eggs. I have some left to use in other dishes.”

“Hey, lie.”

“I originally made it. But it really sold out, so I was kicked out of the kitchen and now I serve it.”

“Oh, really?”

When I was busy, I would sometimes serve the scrambled eggs myself, so the equation “scrambled eggs = me” was secretly spread.

If you explain it earnestly with a sales smile and a friendly tone, it really works.

It may seem like a strange smile to friends or colleagues, but customers may simply perceive it as a service attitude.

They take orders quickly and serve food quickly too.

When I had free time, I also brought dishes for other tables that other kids were in charge of.

Separately from that, Yoon Kang-yi was seen getting scolded several times for getting the location of ingredients mixed up when the boss asked him to prepare the ingredients, perhaps because it had been a long time since he had entered the kitchen.

I think it would be cooler if Yoon Kang-ah stopped glancing sideways and focused on work since he’s getting scolded.

“Isn’t table number 4 Konowada Bibimbap?”

“Added again in number 2. I’ll order number 4 after eating all the raw fish.”

“Okay~. Jinhyeon is nice.”

I was able to resolve the issue where the order was almost messed up, so Jonghyun hyung was genuinely impressed by my work.

Well, I guess I’m doing well.

But I’m not happy at all.

It just feels like I’m a hard-working slave number one.

I straightened my back and did a little stretching as the sudden sensation approached me.

But then I heard a slightly louder protest from another table.

“No, the raw fish is delicious, but I brought this friend here to eat the scrambled eggs. Please make one. I ordered raw fish, right?”

It was the table that Seyun was serving.

A drunk young man was raising his voice with his girlfriend and his friend.

It seemed like he was acting strong because he was drunk in front of his people.

“We really ran out of ingredients… .”

“No, you said you have eggs to use in other dishes. Can you just make one with those? ”

“Yes, there are just enough left to use in other dishes… .”

“Oh, this is really too much. I’ve been here so many times, and it’s so hard to ask for just one thing?”

My girlfriend and other friends are trying to stop me, but I’m getting more excited than usual.

Although the people around her were apologizing, Se-yeon was helpless when the man glared at her.

Because of the store’s policy, the voice wasn’t too loud.

But because of that, the other part-timers were all busy taking orders and serving, so they didn’t realize that there was a problem here.

I’m the only one who has free time.

The mood among the part-time workers was ruined, and the boss was angry, so we couldn’t let the problem get any worse.

“Oh, brother, I’m sorry. I know that egg rolls are a popular menu item and you always order them when you come here. But this time, we’re really short on ingredients.”

I started responding while slightly moving Seyun to the side.

Suddenly, a man intervened, and she glared at him with more intensity, perhaps because she felt competitive.

Even so, it is inferior to the gaze of the orcs of Ascraia.

“No, just one. Is that so hard?”

“The ingredients are ingredients, but I am the scrambled eggs themselves, right? Do you remember me? The one who always stirs the egg water in the corner of the kitchen.”

When I look into his face, he opens his eyes wide and looks at me, then nods his head sheepishly.

“I made over 40 scrambled eggs today without lying. Look at this, my hands are shaking. My wrist condition is so bad that I got scolded by the boss while I was in the kitchen and I’m serving you now. Please just look at it once, bro. Eggs are a must in other dishes too. Since you’re a gourmet, bro, you know it’s a big deal if you’re missing one ingredient, right? Next time you come, I’ll know right away and make it even tastier for you. ”

“No, sir, you talked for a long time, but how can I believe it?”

Then I wiped away my smile and put on a serious look.

“I can assure you that when you taste it, it will be on a different level.”

Since we keep emphasizing the principle of induction, we should go with the classics.

If you start by being humble and then turn things around by pushing forward, most people will feel a strange feeling and usually give in.

Lie.

I just used one of the warrior’s abilities, Overwhelming Charisma.

Sorry, I pulled aggro because I wanted to show you this.

The man nodded his head quietly after a moment of hesitation.

“Why why? What’s going on?”

“Oh, bro, it’s not that it’s something else, but the customer really wanted scrambled eggs… .”

Jonghyun noticed it late and came over.

I guess it would have been strange if there were two part-timers sitting next to each other at the table.

After explaining the whole story, Jonghyun decided to serve konowada instead of scrambled eggs.

The man finally backed away, satisfied, when he was told that he would be given something much more expensive and tastier, even if only in terms of unit price.

And then he started scolding his girlfriend, who was serious, asking why she was doing that.

Right, from a woman’s perspective, it’s annoying to pick a fight and cause a commotion while trying to get people to buy you something.

“Thanks for your help, Jinhyeon.”

“… I guess I’m destined to never be able to escape from scrambled eggs.”

I tried to quickly end the conversation with Seyun with a deliberately self-deprecating joke.

But Seyun looked at me and smiled.

“You are so different.”

what?

You are saying disturbing things.

I’m trying to live a life that doesn’t stand out, so when I hear things like this, I feel uneasy for no reason.

Haha, I turned around, trying to cover it up with a laugh, and my eyes met with Yoon Kang, who was looking at me.

“Kwon Yoon-kang, aren’t you concentrating?”

But Yoon Kang-i was immediately scolded by the boss again.

Seyun also sighed softly when she saw that sight.

—

The first day of this shitty week has ended safely.

It’s Tuesday today, and Mondays are a holiday, but I don’t know why so many customers came.

All I was good at was physical labor, and the advanced skill of understanding customer visit patterns was unknown territory.

“Ha, I’m really going to conquer that damn scrambled eggs today. Jinhyeon, don’t finish it and go.”

“Yes, see you tomorrow.”

“There seem to be kids outside. Tell them to hurry up and go away instead of gathering around. I feel like I’m going to scream.”

I quickly grabbed my bag and left the store.

As the boss said, the part-time workers gathered.

It was nice that he still didn’t pay attention to me, but today the air felt different than usual.

“Seyeon, can we talk one last time?”

“I have nothing to say. We already talked about it yesterday.”

“Don’t do that, just once… .”

“Yoon Kang-ah, let’s stop for today. It’s too late. Wake up tomorrow and think about it again.”

Yoon Kang was appealing to Se Yeon again, and Jong Hyun was trying to stop him.

The other kids just watched, holding their breath.

It’s not my fault.

I should send a KakaoTalk message to Yeonseo and tell her it’s over… What the heck?

Why are there so many KakaoTalk messages?

“I don’t like it!”

There was a loud noise behind me.

It seemed like Se-yeon.

“My house is in the same direction as Jinhyeon, so I’ll go with Jinhyeon. Thank you for your hard work. See you tomorrow.”

“Seyeon-ah… !”

Someone was pulling my arm, but I didn’t have time to pay attention.

I was already calling my only recent contact on my smartphone.

A thin voice was heard before the phone even rang.

“… Hello?”

“Where are you, Yeonseo? I’m done with work.”

Yeonseo’s sobbing could be heard faintly through the smartphone.

“I don’t know… ”

“Can’t you see anything around you?”

“There’s a sign that says Beer Chicken Restaurant.”

That will do.

I had a rough idea of the location.

Even though it was far, I was able to find it.

“I’ll go now. Wait there. Don’t hang up.”

It was in the exact opposite direction from home.

I immediately turned around and ran.

“Huh? Hey, Jinhyeon!”

Someone called out urgently from behind, but I ignored them.

Yeonseo is much more important than you guys.

“What? Jinhyun has a girlfriend? Do you understand, hyung?”

“Uh… I heard you had a crush on someone when I came here early today.”

“Really?!”

Oh, that guy’s got a mouthful!