episode_0065

After finishing the contract related to animation production, we rested well at the hotel.

Perhaps because it was a very expensive hotel, I was able to truly enjoy my staycation.

Especially the hotel public bathhouses and expensive restaurants.

Since I came here with the intention of spending a lot of money, I didn’t hesitate to spend it.

Da-hye said that women should pay for this and tried to pay it herself, but how much would Da-hye earn?

It is right for me, who earns a lot, to pay for this.

So, the amount I spent yesterday was about 1.2 million won.

That’s just the cost of room and meals.

If you think about it, it hasn’t been that long.

What I ate yesterday was really bad.

And the next day.

After finishing my staycation, I came out of the hotel.

Since I made a reservation for two days, I left my luggage at the hotel.

I just took my car keys and wallet and left.

After all, it’s nice to have a car.

It would have been very uncomfortable without it.

“Date~♬ Date~♬”

Dahye, who was sitting in the passenger seat, smiled brightly and started humming.

Thin clothes and fluttering skirts.

Anyone can see that this is a cool outfit that symbolizes midsummer.

I’m just amazed that my girlfriend knows how to wear thin everyday clothes instead of suits anymore.

“Do you like it that much?”

“Of course! This is our first date since my brother broke his leg trying to run an escape room cafe!”

“Sorry…”

It did…

The reason Dahye is so excited is because of me.

I must be so happy because I was neglected for almost a month and a half.

So I feel even more sorry.

“I’m not blaming you, so don’t be too depressed.”

“Still…”

“And we couldn’t go out and have fun, but we had dates at home watching movies.”

“Dahye…”

“Hehe.”

Da-hye smiles while holding my hand.

How can a person be so lovely?

That’s my girlfriend too.

It feels like something is boiling deep inside my heart.

“It’s okay for Dahye to do whatever she wants today.”

“Really? Then hurry to Yongsan!”

“Yongsan?”

“Let’s go to the National Exhibition!”

When it comes to national exhibitions, do you mean the ‘International Electronics Center’?

Isn’t it one of the three largest electronics malls in Seoul?

I’ve never been there yet.

I heard that there are all sorts of things to do there.

“Perhaps you will like it too? They sell a lot of old game machines there.”

“….Like an arcade machine?”

“A. I also know at least what you want, right?”

Well then, I’m glad.

My hobbies were similar to those of women, so I wasn’t too worried.

But there are still places in Korea that sell those old games.

If I had known it would be like this, I would have looked into it.

In my case, I only did all my collecting at retro game cafes, and I didn’t use Green Green Store or anything like that.

Even though there is a risk of buying used goods, they are convenient, cheap, and good.

*

“Oppa. Instead of going in right away, go to the bank and withdraw cash.”

“Huh? Can’t I use a card there?”

“There are many places that offer cheaper prices if you purchase with cash. And in rare cases, there are places that charge an additional fee if you pay with a card.”

Isn’t that illegal?

In places that are not affiliated with a credit card company, it is legal to issue a cash receipt without accepting a card, but I believe it is illegal for a credit card merchant to approach in that way.

Recently, I heard that there is an increase in the number of restaurants offering drinks as free service if you make a bank transfer…

Did you say it was because of card fees and taxes?

Sigh… Should I say that I understand even though I know it’s wrong?

Did I mention that the credit card fee is about 1% of the payment amount?

I mean, it’s been a while.

“What are you thinking?”

“No… I wonder if the card fee is too high.”

“Hmm. It’s expensive. And there might be a tax problem.”

After all, being self-employed must be difficult.

It was an opportunity to think once again about how difficult Minji is overcoming and moving forward.

Dahye and I went to a nearby bank and withdrew cash.

I think Dahye withdrew about 300,000 won, and I only withdrew 50 notes worth 50,000 won just in case.

2.5 million won.

I picked up a bunch with the intention of lending Dahye something later if she wanted to buy it.

“My brother always makes choices like that and doesn’t buy much.”

“I’m just pulling it out just in case.”

“A. If that’s the case, you can just pay with a card.”

“Ah. That’s right.”

Are you smart?

Or am I just too stupid?

He put the cash back in his bank account, held Da-hye’s hand, and entered the National Exhibition Building.

On the first floor, there is the bank and small mart we stopped by just now, but other than this, there doesn’t seem to be much to see.

Well… let’s see…

The 2nd to 5th floors are a place that sells general home appliances.

There doesn’t seem to be any need to stop by here.

If I wanted to buy something like a refrigerator or air conditioner, I bought it in Busan.

“Let’s go to the 6th floor.”

“What’s there?”

“There are computer parts or something like that. You really don’t know anything~”

“You know this because you lived in Seoul… A hillbilly like me doesn’t know that.”

Dahye You also don’t know what’s in the underground store in Jung-gu, Busan.

I was going to say something like that, but I held back.

Even I think it’s childish.

Since I’m a man, I have to endure this much.

“Hehe. Are you upset?”

“I’m not upset. By the way, what floor is the game center?”

It’s hard to see because this is so simplified.

There appears to be a board on each floor that can be viewed at a glance like a map.

“It’s the 9th floor. I guess you can find everything your brother wants to buy?”

“What is the price?”

“Hmm…. I can’t tell you the price. Because it’s offline.”

Do you think offline is expensive or cheap?

Anyway, putting that aside, Minji and I decided to stop by the 6th floor first.

Minji is very interested in computer hardware.

So I asked to come here to change the CPU.

“Can’t you just order it online?”

“Then it’s no fun. If there is a place where you can buy it, it is fun to buy it there.”

“That’s right. Because I enjoy shopping.”

Don’t you think you can buy everything online just because it’s cheap?

If that were the case, department stores and outlet stores would have all closed down already.

By the way, is it the CPU?

I don’t know much about computers, so I don’t have any advice for you.

I didn’t set up the computer I’m using now.

Did I know much about computers before my common sense changed?

Or did you just ask someone for a favor?

“Ajumma. Do you have a 5800x 3D?”

“There is one, but the price is high because the quantity is small.”

Since CPU is a computer component, shouldn’t it be in large quantity?

Not even the local computer store.

“Please give me one.”

“Please give me 450,000 won.”

“Oh.”

How much was Dahye thinking when she only took 300,000 won?

As soon as the word 450,000 won was mentioned, Da-hye became embarrassed and started scratching her head.

cute.

I knew it would be like this.

“Please pay with this.”

“Thank you~”

The owner pays by swiping the card I hold out.

You scratch really cool.

“Oh…oppa…”

“It’s okay. I apologize for neglecting you for a month.”

“Ugh…thank you.”

I came here with the intention of buying it anyway, so I hope you don’t feel sorry.

And isn’t the CPU an essential item for a computer?

And since it has 3D on the back, it will be great to work with!

“….That 3D is not that 3D….”

“Then?”

“I…I’ll tell you later. Let’s go up first.”

Then what is it?

I’ll have to look it up on the internet later.

***

found…

I couldn’t get that game because I searched the internet and couldn’t find it for sale.

How many months have I been looking for this guy?

The game of my life that I wanted to buy even before common sense changed…!

“Fantasy Guardian!”

“If it’s a DS game, it’s quite old.”

“It came out in 2008, so it’s been about 14 years.”

I still remember it.

I went to the supermarket with my parents, saw a Nintendo for sale there, and begged them to buy it.

The mother said no, but the father said he would buy it just once because his son wanted to buy it, so he bought him a game console and a game.

At that time, the game I purchased was…

” Was this a game called Phantom Guardian?”

“No? Was it a Pokemon?”

“….Then what about this?”

“Was this in 5th grade? They only bought it for me because I got a perfect score on the midterm exam.”

My family wasn’t particularly poor.

Rather, it was an upper-middle-class family.

However, my parents seem to have put a bit of emphasis on their children’s education.

He only bought me a cell phone when I entered middle school, and my pocket money was 1,000 won a week until middle school.

After entering high school, it was 10,000 won a week.

I remember being very happy because I had grown tenfold.

“Wow… 10,000 won a week…”

Considering my current spending and income, it is an amount that is hard to imagine.

Still, I think I learned the concept of money well because I had those times.

“Dahye, what about you?”

“For me, it was 200,000 won per month.”

“….Is that common?”

“It’s common, right?”

Then what am I?

I received 10,000 won a week.

“What about Minji?”

“Well… wouldn’t Minji be similar.”

“I’ll have to ask when I get back later.”

Da-hye smiles, saying that there is one more fun thing to do.

I gently stroked his head, but people around him were staring, so he walked away.