Chapter 44

Among the Pyongyang cold noodle shops.

This place, renowned as the top restaurant in Gyeonggi Province, is extremely reluctant to allow broadcast filming.

The reason is none other than the excessive misdeeds of some YouTubers.

The misdeeds were so varied that they couldn’t be counted.

Cases where they demanded free food under the pretext of filming.

Cases where they excessively demanded service or complained.

Cases where they filmed without permission and demanded advertising fees.

Cases where they maliciously edited videos, uploaded them to YouTube, and tarnished the restaurant’s reputation.

And so on.

Concerned about the restaurant’s image being damaged, the cold noodle shop owner eventually banned all filming.

The staff knew this well.

Especially the employee at the counter couldn’t have been unaware.

She was the manager of the shop and had witnessed the hardships the owner had endured.

Yet, the manager didn’t kick out Gye Se-hoon.

Instead, she rushed into the kitchen to find the owner, offering to grant filming permission.

“Owner!”

The manager shouted excitedly.

The owner, who was resting on a chair in the kitchen, jumped up in surprise.

“What, what? Did something happen?”

“No, a person who does personal broadcasting visited the shop!”

“…So what? Are they causing a scene asking for filming permission?”

“No. As soon as they found out filming wasn’t allowed, they quietly tried to leave.”

“Then what’s the problem?”

“But I couldn’t just let them go…”

“What?”

The owner glared sharply at the manager.

The manager hesitated, then finally mustered the courage to speak.

“I couldn’t just let them go… because they’re too handsome…”

“……”

The owner made a bewildered expression.

What is this woman saying now?

Has she finally gone crazy after working for so long?

It was so absurd that he couldn’t even get angry.

“So, you’re saying you kept them because a handsome broadcaster came, and it might help promote the shop?”

“No… Not for promotion, but…”

The manager added more to convince the owner.

“If we just let them go, I felt like we’d be punished by the male god who governs beauty…”

Hearing that.

The owner was so stunned he forgot what to say.

No words came to mind except curses.

“You crazy woman.”

“Owner, come out and see for yourself! Then you’ll understand how I feel!”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

The owner dismissed the manager’s words as nonsense.

And rightly so.

The manager was always a woman starved for male attention.

“This woman hasn’t met a man in so long, she’s finally gone wild. Like a beast in heat.”

“Owner, you’re a man too, so you’d understand.”

“Like you? At least I don’t pant like a dog over a man in his 60s.”

“When did I pant?! I just said middle-aged men are possible too! Oh, no! This time it’s really not an exaggeration!”

“Sigh… Fine. Let’s see just how handsome he is to cause such a fuss.”

The owner sighed and left the kitchen.

Naturally, he didn’t have high expectations.

People all look more or less the same.

He thought it was just the manager’s exaggeration.

But that thought disappeared like light the moment he saw Gye Se-hoon.

“……”

The owner stopped in his tracks.

“Ah! Why did you suddenly stop, Owner!”

The manager, following behind, bumped her head into the owner’s back.

Regardless.

The owner quickly strode over to Gye Se-hoon.

And with a soft expression and a gentle voice, he greeted.

“Hello. I’m the owner of this shop. You wanted to film, right?”

“Yes. But I didn’t know filming wasn’t allowed here. It’s not for YouTube, but… filming is filming, so I’ll just go to another shop. It’s a nuisance to ask for filming when others can’t.”

Gye Se-hoon replied.

The owner waved his hand in denial.

“What are you talking about? Our shop is always open. Saying filming isn’t allowed is nonsense.”

“Owner. It’s not nonsense, it’s just unheard of…”

The manager whispered beside the owner.

The owner quickly corrected himself.

“Ah. It’s just unheard of.”

“I also say it’s nonsense!”

The manager parroted the owner like a parrot.

The owner and manager smiled the brightest smiles in the world and gave Gye Se-hoon sticky glances.

Gye Se-hoon frowned and asked the manager.

“Didn’t you say earlier that filming isn’t allowed here?”

“Ah… I must have been confused because I’m mentally ill! Sorry!”

The manager quickly bowed her head in apology.

“No, and there’s clearly…”

Gye Se-hoon trailed off as he looked at the “No Filming” sign at the counter.

Then,

Riiip!

The owner mercilessly tore the sign.

And with a hearty laugh, he said.

“Haha! I told them to take this down a while ago, but the staff must have forgotten because they were busy!”

“…You’re not giving me special treatment, are you? That would be burdensome.”

“Absolutely not! We did restrict filming for a while, but now it’s freely allowed, haha!”

Everything was inconsistent.

Gye Se-hoon wasn’t stupid, so he noticed the owner was giving him special treatment.

But he decided to accept the favor.

It was bothersome to go to another shop and ask for filming permission again.

“Then, excuse me.”

“Yes! Please come in! I’ll guide you to the best room!”

“I’ll guide you!”

The owner and manager respectfully welcomed Gye Se-hoon.

“But don’t you need to reserve a room separately?”

“It’s fine now since it’s not busy!”

“It’s fine!”

“…Okay.”

Gye Se-hoon was guided by the owner and had a meal in the largest and most luxurious room in the shop.

***

He only ordered one Pyongyang cold noodle.

He thought it might be a nuisance to take a room and order just one, but considering it was an expensive cold noodle at 54,000 won per bowl, he decided it was fine.

While waiting for the cold noodle, he continued to interact with viewers.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Se-hoon can even break through places where filming is banned.

【Handsome Licker】─The world is unfair. Lick.

【Yoho】─But isn’t it a bit unpleasant? The owner and staff are too blatant. Crazy for men.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Your face is more unpleasant.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Yoho, the discomfort bug!

“It’s originally a place where filming is allowed.”

【Handsome Licker】─You believe that?

【Jujijoa】─Se-hoon is so naive.

“…I know I’m getting special treatment, but I’ll just pretend not to notice. It’s not like I’m being harmed, so you guys should pretend not to notice too.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Exactly. You guys have no sense, idiots.

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, if you were my junior executive, I’d have scolded you hard.

【Maehwa Tree】─My junior has no sense.

【Big Girl】─It’s hard to manage people with no sense.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─ㅠWㅠ

By the way, Maehwa Tree and Big Girl had also entered the broadcast.

They came in almost simultaneously when they were at the entrance.

I thought Maehwa Tree would immediately question why they were expelled, but surprisingly, she didn’t bring it up.

She must have mastered my broadcast.

【Maehwa Tree】─By the way, does our Se-hoon know how to eat Pyongyang cold noodles?

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Our Se-hoon. LOL.

【Big Girl】─I couldn’t eat Pyongyang cold noodles…

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Is this your first time trying it?

“I’ve had it once before.”

【Maehwa Tree】─Really? Wasn’t it tasteless?

【Yoho】─Pyongyang cold noodles are supposed to have a bland taste.

【Big Girl】─The broth tastes like water used to wash a rag…

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Have you ever drank rag water? Are you a rag woman? LOL.

【Big Girl】─It’s just a metaphor.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─LOL, rag woman!

【Big Girl】─Please refrain from excessive attacks. I feel bad.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─OK, sorry…

【Jujijoa】─I also tried Pyongyang cold noodles once, but I gave up after one bite. I really couldn’t eat it.

“Actually, when I had it before, it wasn’t great either. It didn’t suit my taste at all.”

【Yoho】─??

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow?

【Drifting AI】─I also say ?.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Then why did you come, you crazy guy.

“I thought expensive places might be different, so I came.”

I thought I’d never eat Pyongyang cold noodles again in my life.

I had a bad experience before.

But today, I decided to give it another try.

I believed this shop would be different.

Despite the high price, the ratings and reviews were good, so they must have conquered the taste buds of people like me who couldn’t eat Pyongyang cold noodles.

“Excuse me! Your Pyongyang cold noodle is here!”

Just then, the sliding door opened, and the Pyongyang cold noodle I ordered arrived.

I steeled myself and picked up the chopsticks.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Why does this guy look so serious?

It was a revenge match against Pyongyang cold noodles.

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