Chapter 192 – Episode 192

Madam. They say a man cries only three times in his life.

I think I used up all three times today. Is today a day of emotional explosion?

“Here is the handkerchief.”

“Uh, okay. Thanks… Lady, get out!”

He even slapped the back of his hand and refused, but this time, Ohana shook his shoulders and smiled.
Wow, I’m getting goosebumps. It’s terrible.

I’m sure my life is being wasted by that bastard in real time. He said with a pleasant smile that he must be feeling it with his body.

“I guess I’ll stop by often after work before I go home. To relieve stress.”

When I heard that, the corners of my mouth went up.

Now is my chance to fuck this bastard!

“Unfortunately, I’m only supposed to work until this week. I don’t think that will work. What should I do?”

“Oh, I see.”

Oh Ha-nam, whose eyes were wide open, smiled.

“Congratulations. Quitting your part-time job means that you are now at the starting line to move forward in earnest.”

“Uh, okay… Something like that. “What?”

I was shocked because the reaction was more calm than I expected.

You might be a little embarrassed or something. I feel sad for no reason.

“I guess it’s not that disappointing?”

“It must be a pity, but I have prepared something else for you. It’s okay. “It doesn’t change anything just because you regret it.”

“Oh, is that so? Do your best. “No matter what you do, I won’t bat an eye.”

I don’t know what you prepared.

What can they do to me, who is now an unemployed person who is practically invincible?

I snorted.

If you can, give it a try.

… I thought so.

“Huh?”

“Gasp!”

After work, as usual today, Ohana and I, who were quietly smoking cigarettes in the alley, opened our mouths.

Oh Hanam was smiling at us along with the moving center that had been diligently visiting us since early morning.

“Starting today, we become neighbors. “I look forward to seeing you in the future.”

What?

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Is this a true story?

Oh Ha-nam, who has already arrived, is grinning.

“Your eyes are fluttering. Should you at least go to an ophthalmologist?”

Shouldn’t we go to a mental hospital first rather than an ophthalmologist?

Damn it.

* * *

Fortunately, I greeted Sunday morning with a sound mind.

Even though Oh Hanam moved next door, nothing really changed. This is because the time spent working outside was overwhelmingly longer than the time spent at home.

Also, he is a guy who often goes on business trips overseas. I haven’t seen him since, except for the first day he moved.

“Brother! I don’t think there is one. “I’m going to go smoke a cigarette.”

“Okay.”

Ohana seems quite concerned just because Ohanam moved next door. He used to look at me like that.

Actually, although I am now reluctant to go to Ohanam, I am not afraid.

Nevertheless, the person whose life changed the most was me. It’s not because of Oh Hanam, but because I became truly unemployed as of yesterday.

I tapped the cigarette pack.

I wonder if the store manager needs to receive unemployment benefits somehow.

Since he said he would help with anything he could, I had a small feeling that I was really quitting this job.

I’m not sure yet. Maybe it won’t really hit home if I don’t go to work starting next week?

“Whoa! It feels strange.”

“What is it?”

He mutters while exhaling cigarette smoke, and Ohana, who was smoking next to him, asks.

I said while touching her hand.

“Just something, this and that, everything?”

“What is that?”

“I know. It may still not feel real that I am unemployed. Should I say I’m not as scared as I thought?”

A year ago, I was very afraid.

What if I become unemployed and don’t even have a part-time job at a convenience store while my friends are getting jobs? And.

Furthermore, if I quit my part-time job at a convenience store, can I find another job? Even if I find another job, will I still be able to do well? I started getting scared by myself for some reason.

‘I see it’s not like that anymore. I did grow.’

Because I have grown in many ways.

Even when things didn’t go as well as I wanted, I had the confidence to somehow make a living. Furthermore, the strong emergency funds piled up in my bank account helped relieve some of my burden.

I never even dreamed that I would be able to save up this amount of money, even though I didn’t actually receive it until maturity.

“Oppa, how long have you worked at that convenience store?”

“Let’s see.” Because I started in December of the year before last. “It’s been exactly 18 months.”

“Wow, I’ve been working for a long time.”

“I worked a long time.”

I thought this was a bit funny.

In the past, people worked hard at any company for 5 or 10 years. Even though it’s only been 1 year and 6 months now, you can’t help but say that it’s been a long time.

‘Well, in those days, if you quit your job quickly, other companies wouldn’t accept you because you weren’t loyal to the company. I guess it couldn’t be helped.’

As Ohanam said.

It was a difference in values ​​that came naturally from the difference in era.

“What are you going to do today?”

“Today? First, I decided to meet with the store manager around 3 PM, right? He said he would buy me food and drinks. So let’s see… “There are about 5 hours left.”

If it were me in the past, I would have been here for about 5 hours just looking at YouTube in a daze or just lounging around doing nothing.

In fact, that is also a way to enjoy life.

Now, I have a goal to achieve, and I know that the road to that goal is very long, but I couldn’t do that.

“First of all, I’m going to do as much research as I can about employment preparation.”

After talking about it, I feel like 5 hours is a really long time.

Ohana flinched when she heard what I said.

“Oh, really?”

“Uh. Was there something you wanted to do? If that’s the case, I’ll take some rest too.”

“Oh, no. What is there to do? I have nothing to do. So, brother, do your job.”

“Okay.”

After she nodded, Ohana and I went up to the studio again.
Today, as always, I see Han Ae-bom sitting in front of the computer. I thought it would be easier to search for employment information on a computer rather than a phone, so I asked carefully.

“Mr. Aebom, can I use that computer?”

“Yes. Are you okay? “I’m going to write the novel for lunch anyway.”

“Oh, it looks like you’re working hard on it?”

“Now I’ve written the prologue. However, it already has 3 views and one comment.”

3 views, 1 comment.

Considering what Song A-young showed me, I don’t think she’s high even with good words.

I guess it’s because he’s someone who has taken pictures with zero views a few times. I really like it. It seems like he’s showing off somehow.

“If you’ve started writing, please at least tell me. I see it too. I will list my favorites and leave comments one by one.”

“No. “Absolutely not!”

“Yes?”

“Absolutely not! If you look at this, if you really look at this… I might kill Hyunwoo.”

That much?

As I watched Abom, who risked her life to refuse, I had no choice but to nod her head in the end. Since neither the pen name nor the title of the novel is given, it would be difficult to secretly look it up later.

“Hmm! Later, I gained more skills. I’ll show it to you when it grows to the point where I feel it’s okay to show it to you. Not now. “It’s so bad now.”

“All right. “I will wait patiently.”

Whatever it is, it’s different from when you just write a novel. I guess it’s because I can see in my eyes that I really enjoy myself when I write web novels.

She felt a little better when I recommended the web novel to her.

‘Oh, I should also send a text message to instructor Song A-young to say thank you.’

After Han Ae-bom decided to write a web novel, I stopped going to web novel academy.

Instead, he said that he would only visit Song A-young if he needed advice or counseling. Well, it’s like a blank check that lets you have a meal later.

I don’t know if I’ll ever actually visit.

Wouldn’t it be better if I introduced Han Ae-bom to Song A-young?

‘But then again, it seemed like he was unwilling to do it.’

When she saw Aebom do something like that, her pride and pride in herself were enormous.
She is stubborn to show that you can succeed without having to go to an academy.

In particular, in the case of web novels, you told me that people who did not go to academies were more successful than those who went to academies. At least this is something I saw in the community.

‘Whoa, that’s my only worry.’

It seems to me that 80% of the posts on that community are all shit. Because people who are thorough in everything else seem to lose their senses when they go in there.

‘Tsk. Who am I worried about? Let’s do well first, me first.’

Among the people living in a studio, I was the only one who couldn’t take care of himself.

Hanae Bom, Oh Hana, and Yoon Suah.

Unlike me, they are people who can take care of themselves.

To begin with, the second half open recruitment season is October and November. As I am finally preparing in earnest, I guess I am the most lazy one.

‘Wow, IT is really hot these days.’

It’s only been a few years since AI began to emerge as a hot topic in earnest. Just as smartphones revolutionized the world.

Too many developers and programmers related to AI were being hired here and there.

I think that would be a good thing then. As the enthusiasm was so high, there were a huge number of people applying. Why is the competition rate over 100 to 1?

‘Was it always this hot?’

Just a few years ago, I heard rumors that people working in the IT industry had an easier time getting into it than other industries and received high salaries.

I didn’t know it would become this hot a few years later.

Is this it? Since Tanghulu has become famous, more than 1,500 new Tanghulu stores are sprouting up all over the country in just one year.

‘It turned, it turned.’

In the end, it was the one that sucked the most.

It was a reasonable level of competition, but at the same time, they were the people who signed the contract at the time when the salary was the highest. It’s such a blue ocean that people who joined when the salary was low probably won’t do that well.

“Wow, online PC game companies… “Everything is ruined.”

Even when I was a college student, I really liked games.

In fact, this time too, if possible, my first choice would be large companies in the gaming industry. No matter how much I quit gaming, I haven’t heard any new game news lately.

Now, except supporting a few affiliates, all the major game companies are making profits using their original long-running games. The direction of development and events are all in that direction.

“Wow, UL Soft isn’t just going out of business, it’s failing.”

Among the four major gaming companies, three are somehow able to breathe or make their own profits.

It is said that the stock price of a game company called ULSoft was cut in half this year alone.

As a result, many employee layoffs are expected, and recently, many people are recommending voluntary resignations.

“Hmm.”

It was a place where bombs were exploding in real time.

Even if you enter late, you never know when your ankles may be blown off by the remaining landmines.

Nevertheless, strangely enough, a company called ULSoft kept catching my eye.

The famous saying, ‘A crisis is an opportunity’ suddenly popped into my head…

‘Actually, even if that’s not the case, it’s still a large company even if it goes bankrupt. Even if you join now, the salary and benefits are much better than most other places.’

Therefore, it was not a place I could enter even if I wanted to.

[PM 2:04]

As I was researching this and that, five hours passed by. TV is an idiot box? That sounds funny. The computer was truly an idiot box.

Is there anything else that makes time pass by better than this?

“Ugh!”

I woke up with a crunching sound.

At the same time, Aebom raises her buttocks on her chair like she was waiting for this moment.
“…”

When she was little, she said, “I can see why my mom told me to take a break from the computer.” I can’t help but feel worried when I see things like that.

“Aebom, you shouldn’t use the computer too much.”

“Yes. “I will.”

Hearing a voice that showed no intention at all, I shook my head and went into the bathroom.

Now it was time to go meet the store manager.

“Shoot!”

Wash lightly and wear decent, clean clothes.

I met the store manager expecting a delicious meal and free alcohol, but was momentarily lost for words. What did I just hear?

“What, where? “Where should we go now?”

“There’s something strange in front of me. Let’s go see it together.”

If it’s something interesting, I’d like to go there at least once.

But if it’s a maid café, it’s a bit different, you guy.

I turned around reflexively, but the store manager held me tightly by the hem of my clothes.

Very, tight.