“Myoha!”
Myoryeong, who was standing in front of the guest house, rushed to me. Thud! The waiter who took me to the door under the orders of the old owner kicked his tongue and slammed the door shut. The sound brought me to my senses. I also started running while calling Myoryeong’s name.
“Myoryeong!”
“Are you okay? Are you hurt?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
“What happened?”
“We’ll start to work tomorrow!”
I tried to speak calmly, but my voice grew louder without realizing it. Myoryeong’s eyes opened wide.
“What? Really?”
“Yes, but you’re going to work in the kitchen; There isn’t a need for two more waiters.”
“I can work too!?”
“You can! We can take the leftovers home too!”
I can’t do this, I can’t stand it at all. We hugged each other and screamed. People looked at us, but I couldn’t control this feeling. When we calmed down, it was already dark outside. I wanted to commemorate more, but I was too hungry. I took out the rice cakes I received earlier and gave one to Myoryeong. Myoryeong devoured the rice cake.
“The owner is really nice. He hires two children who are not even adults, and gives them rice cakes.”
“…….”
“Let’s make sure to repay the master’s kindness after we succeed.”
I kept my mouth shut all the way home. It was because of the agreement I made with Soseo earlier.
‘I’ll help you, but don’t tell your younger sibling about me.’
When asked why, Soseo lowered his voice and said as if it was a secret.
“Why? I want it to be just the two of us next time.”
I couldn’t help but be impressed by that sentence. I can’t believe a 13-year-old boy just said that. If it had been a RoFan book, and if it had been a line from the future male lead to the female protagonist, I would have marveled at it and thought, ‘Oh, I can already see the sprouts of an obsessive male lead. It’s very attractive!’ And his family seemed to be quite amazing too. The owner, who was already balding, was busy nodding his head to Soseo’s words, who was much smaller than him. The more I thought about it, the more perfect Soseo seemed.
“But this is a martial arts world, and I’m not the heroine.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“No, nothing.”
Too bad it’s not a RoFan world. Huh? Wait a minute. I stopped walking.
“What’s wrong with you again?”
As I said earlier, this is a martial arts world, and I’m not a heroine. So why did Soseo say that to me? The moment I was about to fall into a daze, I remembered what Soseo said.
‘It’s my first time meeting a child who’s the same age as me.’
It seems that Soseo just wants to play with his first friend. I understand that feeling a hundred and a thousand times. When I was young, I often felt jealous when Myoryeong went to play with her other friends. When my doubt was solved, I went inside the house with peace of mind.
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“I’m so glad we won’t have to worry about our meals starting tomorrow.”
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“Let’s go to bed early today. I have to go to the guest house early tomorrow morning to greet the customers.”
“You’re right, we should.”
“I need to take a bath, too. I don’t want to wash myself with cold water, but there’s no other choice. You’re going to shower tomorrow, right?”
“Yes, I’ll wash up.”
I got ready to go to bed while talking to Myoryeong. I went to my room and was about to lie down, when I noticed the bowl. There was one piece of rice cake left in it. It was the rice cake I left on purpose earlier. Oh, I forgot about this. I quickly picked up the bowl and went outside again. I crept towards the next door.
“…The man next door, he must be sleeping now, right?”
I figured out long ago that the guy next door, who had a fiery personality and got into all kinds of trouble, would be fast asleep at night, but there was no harm in being careful. I slid my head out into the yard next door. I could hear the man next door snoring up to here. Phew, he’s dead to the world. Relieved, I went into the yard. As he once did in my yard, Yoo Seolhwa was dozing off under the fence of the house.
“Oh, there you are.”
I approached Yoo Seolhwa while deliberately speaking loudly. Yoo Seolhwa slightly raised his face, which was resting on his knee. Yoo Seolhwa’s eyes opened wide.
“……You.”
When Yoo Seolhwa instinctively tried to stand up, I quickly put my finger on his lips. Taking advantage of Yoo Seolhwa’s hesitation, I took the rice cake out of the bowl and handed it to him.
“You, eat this.”
Yoo Seolhwa closed his mouth tightly and turned his head quickly. Normally, I would just leave it in front of him, but now I’m a tactless bastard who randomly flirts with the main character. I held Yoo Seolhwa’s hand without hesitation. Yoo Seolhwa twisted his body and resisted, but when have you ever seen a tactless bastard not cross the line? I forced Yoo Seolhwa to hold the rice cake. And I said, while showing off.
“Don’t be shy, take it. I brought it because I wanted you to eat it. Do you know how precious and delicious this rice cake is? You’ll be surprised if you take a bite. It’s that delicious.”
What do you think, aren’t you unlucky? Also, there’s nothing more burdensome than a one-sided favor. I think this is enough for today. Satisfied, I raised my hand.
“Goodnight.”
“…….”
Leaving behind Yoo Seolhwa, who wordlessly looked at the rice cake, I returned home and muttered while lying on the bed.
“Today was a very good day.”
I found a job and made a great and kind friend. And I didn’t forget to actively engage with Seolhwa so I wouldn’t get involved in the story.
Let’s keep doing this in the future.
I closed my eyes after making a firm resolution.
* * *
“Waiter, the bill please!”
“Yes, I’m going now!”
While I was cleaning the table, I put down the dishcloth and ran to the customer. The drunk customer put a few brass coins in my hand and staggered out. I said goodbye to the customer and ran back inside to clean the table.
“Two more bottles of plum wine!”
“Yes!”
As soon as I finished cleaning the table, another order came in. There are always a lot of customers here, but today it was unusually busier. Even though it was already late, there is no sign of the number of customers decreasing. At that time, Sister Jinmi, who works in the kitchen, rushed to the entrance and shouted.
“Can I take Myoha with me? We’re really short of workers!”
“Sister! We’re so busy that we’re going to die!”
“Oh, it’s okay to have at least one person. Myoha! Come here!”
“I can’t help it. Come help out, Myoha.”
“Yes!”
I bowed to the hyungs working in the front and followed Sister Jinmi. Myoryeong was walking around with her sleeves rolled up and washing the dishes busily. I also quickly rolled up my sleeves and sat next to Myoryeong.
“How’s the kitchen?”
“Everyone is nice to me. How about you?”
“It’s been going okay for me too. Even the hyungs who were cold to me at first are nice now. I guess working hard is the answer.”
“There aren’t any mean customers?”
“Actually, it’s fine because the hyungs have been blocking them.”
We rinsed and cleaned the dishes nonstop. But there was still a mountain of dishes for us to wash. This was because Sister Jinmi appeared from time to time and piled up a lot more dishes. As I moved my hands mechanically, Myoryeong muttered.
“I miss BL…”
I murmured, too.
“I miss RoFan…”
Humans are such insatiable animals. Now that we solved the problem of living and eating by getting a job in a guest house, we need something to enjoy. What should I do when I get home? I want to avoid falling asleep while complaining about being bored like I did yesterday.
“Well done, you can go now.”
“Yes, sister.”
After I finished washing the dishes, I went outside. The guest house, which was full of people before, was already empty. Brother Hanmin, who was sitting in a chair and joking around, said to me.
“Are you done with your kitchen work?”
“Yes. What about others?”
“Everyone’s gone to rest. You should get some rest too.”
“May I do that?”
“Of course. You should get some rest before the guests come again.”
“Yes.”
Oh yeah, it’s break time. I thought I wouldn’t have a break today because we had a lot of customers. I went straight up to the second floor. Other waiters sleep or drink tea during their break time in the break room, but I spend time with Soseo on the second floor. It was so I could keep my promise with him.
‘Thanks to you, my sibling and I were able to work here. Thank you so much.’
‘You didn’t tell your sibling about me, did you?’
‘Yes, I didn’t tell her. But you only want me to do that? I want to properly repay you.’
‘Why should you pay me back? Just come see me whenever you have time. That’s really enough for me.’
I arrived at Soseo’s room. I shouted in front of the door.
“Soseo, I’m here!”
“…….”
“Soseo?”
Strange. I looked at the door, which didn’t budge. He would normally have opened the door right away. Is he sleeping? I called Soseo’s name one more time.
“Soseo! Are you there?”
“…Myoha, you’re here?”
Soseo’s voice could be heard from beyond the door.
“I thought you wouldn’t come today, but here you are.”
“What’s wrong?”
“……I’m just feeling a little under the weather. I think I’ll be fine if I take the day off.”
“Really?”
“Yes, can you go back just for today?”
I asked while still staring at the closed door.
“Can I see your face? Have you eaten?”
“…Myoha.”
Soseo asked in a hoarse voice.
“I’m really fine, can’t you just go?”
“……Okay then, see you tomorrow.”
Ultimately, I couldn’t see Soseo, so I went down the stairs. But I was worried. I kept thinking of his hoarse voice. In a way, it was understandable. It hasn’t been long since we met, but Soseo has helped us a lot. I don’t know what’s going on, but I hope it’s not serious. Brother Hanmin looked at me with a curious look.
“Why do you look so tired? Didn’t you rest?”
“No, I rested.”
“The floor is a bit dirty. Sweep it with a broom.”
“Yes.”
I hope I can meet Soseo tomorrow. I swept the floor weakly.
Hmmm… methinks he was probably doing something NSFW. 😂
This novel is so cute. I thought they will go to some sect to be a disciple… I think they will eventually enter one when a opportunity arise, after all Soseo also need screen time. 😁
Does he get punished or smthg and now in pain?