episode_0081

“What are you doing, you’re not following me.”

A child wearing a hat waves to me.

I stared blankly outside the elevator for a moment, then cautiously followed him.

The reason I had no choice but to react this way is simple.

Because the sight that unfolded when the elevator opened was extremely bizarre.

A long corridor stretches out, and at the far end of it stands a small door.

In addition, the entire exterior of the passage is surrounded by opaque glass.

It’s like the road leading to a testing facility you’d see in a zombie movie.

“—.”

As soon as I reached the end, I screamed.

Because white gas was pouring out from above.

“That’s funny. Every kid who comes here has that reaction.”

I lift my head to follow his fingers and a sharp jet of gunpowder comes into view.

Fortunately, it was disinfectant gas.

“But the lobby won’t be bad. It’s a replica of a 5-star hotel.”

He opened the door as if he was annoyed.

And at that moment.

A luxurious hotel lobby unfolds, unlike any other SF movie atmosphere we’ve seen so far.

My mouth fell open at the disparity.

I’m not dreaming right now, am I?

The hotel lobby is on the 10th basement floor…

“Well, as you can see, our Ppakkaki has very sophisticated tastes.”

The boy shrugs and points to the restaurant entrance to the left.

A familiar sound is heard inside.

The sound of glasses clinking.

It is the sound that is most familiar to me and the most familiar to me.

When I went inside, I couldn’t help but be surprised.

Lounge bar.

On the 10th basement floor of the research center, there was a cocktail bar with a variety of alcoholic beverages on display.

A man wiping a glass in the middle of it all.

He was a muscular, tanned man with a body that looked like it would burst.

His biceps are so massive they make his shirt bulge, taking my breath away.

The guy who told me to be careful was me…

“03, I brought Mia.”

“Mia?”

He asks in a deep voice, as if it were true.

Soon the muscular man raises his head and looks at me.

“Wait a minute… That person…”

He looked at me and stuttered as if he had a lag.

“Ah, hello… I’m Han Si-ho, who will be working here starting today.”

I bowed my head in greeting.

But soon I had no choice but to raise my head again.

Because the man who witnessed me completely stopped working, as if he had broken down.

Then the boy standing next to me sighed deeply.

“When you leave, just go back the way you came.”

“Yeah, thanks for the guidance.”

“Don’t mention it… Let’s have a good time next time we meet.”

He shook the cell phone he was holding.

I also winked at him and made a gun-shooting pose with my finger.

Then the boy snickered and headed out of the lounge.

A man named 03 is watching us intently.

Soon he opened his thick lips.

“That’s amazing. Siho is the first person who became so close with 07 so easily.”

“Really? He’s so kind and friendly-.”

“That, that’s… because Siho is so pretty, kind, and cute…”

Did I hear wrong?

I turned around at the unfamiliar sound I heard behind me.

The man whose eyes met mine quickly avoided my gaze.

And then she bit her finger shyly like a girl.

No, why does this grown man act so girlish?

My body tenses up involuntarily due to a strange sense of discomfort.

He approaches me slowly.

Because he looked to be 190 cm tall, a dark shadow was cast over my body.

“Why…Why are you coming?”

Instinctively feeling fear, I stumbled and took a step back.

But soon I was able to stop walking because I could see why he had come near me.

Because the old man held out a piece of paper and a pen with his huge hand.

“Please sign…”

“Is that a sign…?”

My eyebrows are twitching.

Oh, are you talking about the contract?

But there’s nothing written on the paper, even though it’s a contract…

It’s such a clean blank sheet of paper.

“Actually, I’m a big fan of Siho!!”

He shouted so loudly that the lounge bar echoed.

Because of that, I almost covered my ears with both hands for a moment.

“You’re my fan…? But I’ve never really been on TV or broadcast before…”

The man snickered at my ambiguous reaction.

And he motioned for me to follow him to the back of the bar.

When he opened the side door and turned on the light, an unimaginable sight unfolded inside.

There are a lot of pictures of me hanging in the small room.

From photos taken at the Academy to photos of him bartending at Moment Bar.

Some of them were even filmed with hidden cameras.

“Actually, I was the one who asked you to recruit Siho.”

The man smiles faintly at my dumbfounded expression.

And he explained how much he admired me.

“You recently gave a lecture at the academy. I heard you watched the Rainbow Aid demonstration video hundreds of times!”

He twisted his body around in ecstasy just thinking about it.

With that big body, it feels like a bodybuilder’s pose, and it’s burdensome.

“In addition, you received the highest rating on the ‘Cocktail Diary’ of power blogger, Mr. Jeong Gil! As expected… I knew that Siho would get 10 points…”

His rapid-fire muttering makes my head spin.

It’s nice to have fans in this big world, but this is so scary…

I tried to clear my voice.

I grabbed my pen to quickly get out of this strange room.

“Oh, okay… I’ll sign it.”

I put the nib of the pen in the middle of a blank sheet of paper.

But I couldn’t just draw something.

Because I didn’t have a signature in the first place.

Damn, what should I write?

Should I draw some characters?

After racking my brain, I ended up drawing a wolf’s face with a cocktail glass next to it.

There is no particular reason why I drew a wolf.

Maybe it’s because Anna wore a headband at the amusement park a few days ago.

“What is your name?”

“Oh my, my name is…”

He had an ecstatic expression on his face, as if he had been nominated by an idol.

Even though it’s clearly a positive expression, something feels burdensome.

“My name is Misha… Misha Danilova.”

The man shook his head slowly, placing both hands on his cheeks.

I followed his instructions and slowly wrote my name in the corner of the autograph book.

Misha… Danilova…

Wait, Danilova?

what.

Something is strange.

It’s also a problem that the name is feminine for a man.

But, more than anything, her full name is all too familiar.

Danilova.

Wasn’t Anna’s saint Danilova?

He frowned for a moment, lost in thought.

A bell rings at the cocktail bar.

“Oh my, I guess we have guests!”

For a moment, my concentration was broken by his deep voice.

The man hurriedly ran to the cocktail bar, his voice booming.

When I went outside, there was a man standing in front of the counter.

A middle-aged man wearing a white gown, his clothes were stained with red blood here and there.

for a moment.

Are you a guest?

“Aren’t you our doctor-.”

But the man greeted the man as if nothing had happened even after seeing him.

The man also smiles slightly, as if he is familiar with this situation.

“Misha, you’re not alone today, are you?”

“Yes, you are the bartender I wanted to recruit so badly.”

“Oh, you even gave a lecture at that academy?”

“Yes-.”

I don’t know what to do with the sudden outpouring of compliments.

I tried to smile and waved my hand.

“So, can I have a proper cocktail instead of that fucking gin fizz?”

“No, right-. First, I have to show you how to do it myself.”

Dog-like gin fizz…?

While I was tilting my head, Misha prepared to bartend.

“Do I really have to drink it… I’m really having a hard time today…”

The man came to Misha on his own and asked her with a very anxious expression.

What? If you don’t want to drink, then just don’t drink it?

“No. Don’t you remember Article 1 of the Work Law?”

Misha shook her head firmly.

“Everyone working at the research lab is required to drink Missha’s special cocktail.”

What kind of ridiculous clause is that?

I was so dumbfounded that I bit my lips tightly.

“Haa… Okay. Just give it to me. Drink it quickly and get off work.”

Now I can finally understand the man’s attitude.

I’ve never seen a workplace like this before where I’m forced to drink even if I don’t want to.

Where is there a workplace that forces you to drink?

He blinks his long eyelids and glances at me.

The huge fingers make the glass look as small as a shot glass.

1 ounce of gin in a clean glass.

1 half ounce sugar syrup.

Carbonated water fill up.

Obviously the ingredients are the same…

Something is really messy.

Is it because the glass is small or because my fingers are too big?

He struggled terribly with making even a simple gin fizz.

“Oh, right. You missed the lemon juice!”

He tried to offer the dangerous Gin Fizz to the doctor, but it was snatched back from him.

Then pour lemon juice into a clear glass.

“Full of love-.”

The liquid pours out into the gin fizz.

Wait a minute… is that right?!

“Okay…guy! Gin Fizz is here!”

Rating: ☆

Effect: Disgust increases by 2. Mental power increases by 5 for 5 minutes.

Information: A messy gin fizz made by Misha. It wasn’t made according to the recipe, and it’s unpleasant to drink because it contains strong lemon juice. However, it does have the effect of increasing mental power for a short period of time due to the strong sourness.

No, what kind of half-star cocktail is that…

My eyes widen at the grade I’ve never seen before.

But the doctor accepted the glass as if he was used to it.

And I drank it all down in one gulp like beer.

As if to end the terrible moment in one breath…

“Khak!”

It’s a reaction as if you drank poison.

He clutched his neck and slumped into his seat.

Aren’t you going to die like that?

“Was my love too much…?”

He tilts his head with a strange expression.

Well, isn’t that weird? If you’re my fan, what on earth did you see and learn from?

The doctor’s expression changed as if he had taken some drug.

From arrogance to laughter, it goes back and forth between heaven and hell.

“But you still have to drink it all. Because it’s a cocktail ‘filled’ with my love.”

The doctor’s expression darkened at the words that sounded like a death sentence.

He looked up at me intently.

A look of desperation, as if asking to be let out of this hellish bar.

That expression makes me keenly feel what has been happening here so far.

“Shall I give it a try?”

I force a smile and ask the guest.

Then he nodded desperately.

“Oh my, a cocktail made by Siho herself!”

Misha’s black eyes sparkle.

He quickly took out his cell phone and pressed the shutter button.

“Gin Fizz isn’t that hard.”

I chuckled and took the equipment Misha had been using.

What’s the matter? All the equipment is high-end.

In a jig made of sheep wool, lemon juice is also the most expensive brand on the market.

Even the gin is premium gin, Hendricks (almost twice as expensive as other gins).

He skillfully snaps his fingers to catch the jigger.

And he followed the truth into it.

Let’s get started.

First, put ice in the shaker.

Next…

1 1/2 ounces Hendrick’s Gin.

Half an ounce of lemon juice.

Add a little sugar syrup…

It makes my hair wiggle so much that it makes my hair dance.

Dr. Misha and Dr. Park stared blankly at the sight.

After all that exciting shaking…

Add some ice to the glass.

Then, use a bar spoon to quickly stir the ice.

Remove the ice from the chilled glass and pour the shaken drink.

Finally, fill it with soda water…

Rating: ★★★★★

Effect: Permanently increases mental power by 10. (Cannot be duplicated)

Information: A flawless gin fizz made by Shiho. Less lemon than usual was used for the doctor who felt the strong acidity due to Misha’s alcohol. It’s quite a feat to even put in such meticulous consideration.

“Jin Fizz is out.”

I politely pushed the glass towards the doctor.

Then he adjusted his glasses and stared at the cocktail.

“That’s right, this is real fizz. Look at the color. It’s transparent!”

The doctor exclaimed in admiration as if he had made a great discovery.

However, he seemed reluctant to drink Gin Fizz again because of the intense memories he had experienced a little while ago.

“But I don’t know if I can really taste it in this state.”

“I knew you would like that, so I used less lemon than usual. Please try it.”

I smiled and pulled up my flowing shirt.

“I see-. Indeed, a proper bartender is meticulous.”

He sighed, seemingly relieved by my words.

And then he slowly brought the glass to his lips.

The doctor’s Adam’s apple twitches.

It’s different from Missha’s Gin Fizz, which I spit out after taking a sip.

The glass gradually emptied and soon revealed the bottom.

“Ugh-.”

He gave a cool, airy performance.

The doctor slammed his glass on the counter and shouted in a loud voice.

“This is real fizz! Seriously… I wanted this flavor…”

The middle-aged man’s eyes well up with tears.

As if the past years had been nothing but pain itself, he took off his glasses and wiped away his tears.

No, just how bad was Misha’s cocktail…!

I looked at Misha with great tension.

The dark-skinned man smiles broadly and makes eye contact with me.

He gave me a thumbs up as if he knew nothing.

“Of course, it’s Siho’s cocktail!”

“A cocktail that moves people!”

I will quote verbatim the phrase that appeared in the Academy News.

I shook my head in embarrassment at the sight.

Fortunately, my first day at the lab wasn’t scary.

But, I’m very tired because of this huge man who is so full of energy.

No, I wonder if he was a man in the first place.

Even feminine names and feminine behavior.

I feel like there’s some secret hidden here…