Chapter 26 – Episode 26

I’ve been looking at part-time job sites for about two hours with my eyes peeled, but I can’t find a single decent part-time job. The only ones I can see are part-time jobs at convenience stores or cleaning meat grills.

Either that or a suspicious part-time job that is strangely marked as highly profitable. Actually, I don’t know exactly what that is, but it feels better not to touch it.

‘Meat grill?’

The moment the meat grill is lifted, Han Ae-bom falls forward due to the weight. I can’t picture her bravely wiping her grease-covered meat grill.

If I make you do that part-time job, you might cut my head off with a meat grill later.

‘Convenience store?’

Convenience stores weren’t as easy as I thought. No, you won’t be able to do it. Because of Han Ae-bom’s personality, when she meets Jin-sang, she doesn’t seem to let go.

“Okay.”

I try to search a little more while squeezing my tired eyes, but it’s still not easy.

“The start of the semester is quickly approaching, so it’s great to join the ranks of college students.”

The problem is that when it comes to perfect part-time jobs, most college students leave the job to their acquaintances.

“It’s tough, it’s tough.”

Even though people talk about the recession and the recession, as someone who only works part-time, I haven’t really experienced it. It’s been a while since I entered a part-time job search site, and I’m immediately struck by the fact that it’s not easy.

Well, I think there is nothing we can do because the minimum wage is ridiculously high these days.

‘I’m not really receiving the full night allowance either.’

In life, it is impossible to do everything according to the law. There were things that felt flexible, whether I knew it or not. The problem is the trash that abuses it.

“No, you don’t have to get it in one day in the first place…”

I needed to take some time to find a good part-time job. Han Ae-bom falls for O Hana’s unexpected provocation and makes such a ridiculous bet. Well, in Ohana’s case she probably really was herself.
In fact, if she were Ohana, even if she quit her current part-time job, she would get a good job anywhere in one day. She is not only pretty, but also has a good personality and is good at everything.

So, he made a more confident provocation, and Han Ae-bom probably fell for it.

[Let’s make the relationship between Ohana and Han Ae-bom, the people living in the studio together, better.]

[0/1]

[Reward: 1 million won, stamina +1, erogenous zone confirmation skill]

I didn’t specifically think of this quest. I was just wondering when Han Ae-bom and Oh Ha-na will become closer. Suddenly, her head hurts.

What is this anxiety?

In most cases, when people bicker under the same roof, even people who dislike each other will quickly become friends, but the vague feeling of anxiety that the two will not become friends in that way sends shivers down the spine.

“No, I feel like it’s Han Ae-bom’s self-employment. In fact, isn’t there nothing we can do even if we can’t save her?”

If she couldn’t be saved, she could also enjoy the pleasure of washing with Aebom. Wouldn’t it be better for me if Han Ae-bom loses the bet? It’s a great opportunity to see her naked and shy for the first time.

“Heh, that’s not it.”

She shook her head. Let’s not do that. That’s so trash. You can see that I feel uncomfortable and turn my head away while looking at the dusty workbooks. The more I shamed myself, the more tired I became of life.

“Ringle!”

A guest has arrived.

3 o’clock in the morning. It was time for people who suddenly got hungry at night or needed snacks to come. The person who came today looks somewhat familiar. To be exact, he wasn’t the person who came for that kind of business.

‘Have you seen that person for about a year?’

This is someone who would buy me a handful of snacks and drinks every time I visited. He didn’t come often, but he came occasionally and said hello politely.

I used to feel a sense of kinship somewhere. Should we say that the sense of homogeneity mentioned here is anxiety about the world? A sense of danger somewhere.

However, today his expression is truly bright. It was wide open.

「Rattling」

The things I put in my shopping cart weren’t the snacks or drinks I usually choose, but beer and soju. After serious consideration, I also added a highball.

We thought seriously about the snacks, so we went back and forth for 5 minutes and then added a cake that looked extremely expensive but looked delicious. Oh, and canned fruit.

“Calculation, calculation… Please do it.”

“All right. Do you need an envelope?”

“Ah! Please give me a large envelope.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Beep, beep, beep.

… And the price goes up tremendously every time you scan the brought items with a barcode scanner. I ended up spending over 50,000 won at the convenience store. Nevertheless, the woman’s face was still smiling.

“Well, I guess something good happened?”

“Ah! Swing… !”

If I was a complete stranger, I wouldn’t have talked to him. No, to be precise, even if the other person wasn’t anxious to reveal something, he wouldn’t have bothered to talk.

But something about the woman in front of her was that she was very anxious today to show others that she was excited. Her fingers keep wiggling.

“… Ah, that! Haha, it was an additional pass. “She finally got into the school she wanted after only one year of retaking the exam.”

“Hey, which university is it?”

“Seoul National University!”

Look. As soon as I ask, they start talking so excitedly. When I saw that, I felt a sense of celebration, but also a sense of bitterness.

If you had a hard time retaking the exam and got an additional pass, congratulations would not be enough. It feels like another huge competitor has been added to society. Something like a shallow sense of inferiority or jealousy.

“Isn’t it amazing? Congratulations very much. Wow, Seoul National University. “It couldn’t have been a joke.”

“Ahaha, Collock. Thank you Haha, I didn’t know it would really happen either. I am so happy that this happened. Well, I’m going to have a drink before going to the new student welcome party or something.”

I didn’t know it would happen though. I guess I had high expectations that it would work. When you have expectations, you end up disappointed. If I had failed, I wouldn’t have come today, and I wouldn’t have been able to smile as brightly as I do now.

Stop… Not this. It’s so ugly. What are you doing when it’s not enough to shake off this sense of inferiority?

“This is your first time drinking alcohol. Well, I guess soju might not be easy. Still, experience is important. Still, if you want to start with something light, see the blue bottle over there? That’s a real drink-like alcohol.”

“Really? Oh, then I’ll get one of those too. “Just a moment!”

“Yes, thank you.”

Manager, I sold you an alcohol that is expensive for a beer.

Rustling. I said as I carefully put the bottle in the corner. I keep getting the feeling that I want to talk too openly and talk a little more. There won’t be any customers anyway, and it wouldn’t hurt if I had someone to talk to.

“If it had been an additional pass, I would have been a little scared.”

“Oh really! I was really scared. To be honest, my mom said I could retake the exam for two years. I was also working part-time. So actually, even if I have retaken the exam, my mom didn’t say anything. Still, it’s a bit like that, right? If you repeat the exam for 2 years, the age difference between you and the kids when you entered school will be 2 years. “Because I get so scared every time it’s delayed by another year.”

“Right. I know that feeling better than anyone else.”

Okay. Even though there is a convenience store closer than here, the reason this person bothers to come here is probably because I feel more comfortable.

The reason for that convenience may come from what I just said. We live in a time when even if it is delayed by just one year, we become very anxious. The girl who got the job a year before me is already thinking about being assigned overseas or traveling abroad with the bonus.
I don’t have money, so I can’t even order a piece of chicken to my heart’s content. Even if you always tell yourself not to worry, is it easier said than done?

“Did you scream?”

“Sound? I screamed! Wow, this is actually the first time I’ve screamed like that in my life. At the gosiwon, you know. Because I screamed. Suddenly, he hit the wall with a thud and told me to shut up! Even though I was shocked when I did it, I was so happy that I covered my mouth with both hands…”

I smiled happily. It cannot be said that someone’s success, or in fact, admission to university, constitutes success in life. Nevertheless, it wasn’t a bad feeling to listen to someone who worked desperately to overcome one obstacle.

Above all, this person. Just by looking at what he says, I can tell how much he keeps this and that inside of him on a daily basis. I’m the type of person who likes to talk. However, you must have had a bad luck and worked alone without meeting any friends.

“… Oh, I’m sorry. “I thought he was talking too excitedly while he was working.”

“No.”

“Ah! That… Here is the Vita 584, please count this as well.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“And this is him, brother… Eat.”

“Me? Thank you I was already tired from working early in the morning, so thank you. And I’ll say it again, you worked really hard. “How difficult it must have been.”

The woman smiled brightly at my words.

“I think I’m happy now because it’s been that hard. I’m so happy. Really, really.”

“… The night air is cold, so be careful going in. Oh, I will enjoy the Vita drink. Thank you.”

I politely bowed and said goodbye, but as I was about to leave, the woman suddenly asked me a question.

“Ah! Hey. Are you looking for a part-time job?”

“Yes? Ah, yes. “I’m looking for it.”

Suddenly? What? Suddenly… Ah.

I was wondering something, and then I saw a cell phone sitting next to the barcode scanner with a part-time job site open. Maybe you saw this.

“Actually, I know a really cool part-time job, right? I’m quitting now to enter university. Urgent… May be a bit small. Instead, it’s a part-time job that gives me plenty of time to freely study or work.”

Come to think of it. You said earlier that she reapplied while working part-time. Other than a decent part-time job, is there a part-time job that allows you to study well enough to get into Seoul National University?

“Hey, there’s a road a little bit down from here.”

“Yes.”

“It’s a part-time job at the study café over there, right? Two weeks are daytime, and two weeks are nighttime. Of course, the hourly wage is the minimum wage, but waiting time in preparation for unexpected situations is not paid hourly. Instead, I can freely use the study café while working part-time.”

Glancing, glancing, the woman looked at the TOEIC book and workbook placed in the corner of the convenience store and said.

“So, if you want to study while working part-time. Maybe I can recommend it. I also worked part-time there for a year, so I am close with the boss. “In the first place, the owner opened the store just as a hobby, so things weren’t too busy.”

“Oh really? Well then, thank you very much. I’m really thankful, right? After listening to it, I thought it would be perfect for a friend who is currently looking for a part-time job.”

The woman paused.

“Yes? Ah… “Friend.”

“Yes. He has a bit of a passive personality, but I would say the specs themselves are okay. Considering that you know how to work meticulously and also like books, it would be perfect, right?”

“Ah… But, now that I think about it, it seems like the boss said that in most cases, women will be hired for part-time jobs.”

“It’s a woman, a woman. Rather, it’s fortunate, isn’t it?”

“Ahaha… I see. Yes, I… I recommend it. His name and phone number…”

“I’ll take a picture right away. Thank you so much.”

It was truly unexpected luck.

But what is it? Just a little while ago, the eyes that were bright and bright like a fresh college freshman seem to have become colder than ever.