<Han Gyeoul has ended the broadcast>
—Whack!
“Gah!”
“Hey, you punk. Did you use kids as drug dealers?”
“W-what are you talking about? Kids? I never did that.”
“You damn bastard. I heard everything about you using kids. You wanna die?”
“What on earth are you talking about? Everyone in my crew is an adult.”
He looks genuinely wronged.
Something feels off, so I glance at Albert, who then looks at Jeremy.
Seems like Jeremy was the one who investigated that part.
“All Asians look young to me…”
—Whack!
“Gah! Why, why again…?”
“Good job. If you crossed the line, you’d be dead right now.”
Gangsahjang, rubbing the back of his head with a look of utter injustice, slowly nods.
“Gangsahjang, you don’t wanna die, right?”
Nod, nod.
“Take what you’ve earned so far and go live quietly somewhere.”
“…Got it.”
“If you get caught doing this again, you’ll really bleed this time.”
He nods again.
“Gangsahjang, you’ve got a week. Wrap everything up and get out.”
After watching Gangsahjang groan while holding his wrist, I stand up.
“That’s done. Let’s go.”
As I step outside with Albert and Jeremy, the clear sky and cool air greet me.
The air inside and outside the office is completely different, probably because Gangsahjang smoked like a chimney in there.
—Puff, puff.
“Whew—. Albert, want a smoke?”
“I don’t smoke.”
“Really?”
After nodding, I exhale smoke, and Baekseol pokes her head out from my pocket.
“It stinks, so stay in there for a bit.”
“Okay!”
Ding!
After buying Baekseol some food at the store, I feel her wriggling around in my pocket.
“Is that magic?”
Albert, who’s been staring at me, asks after seeing what I did.
“Nah, aliens can do anything.”
“……”
“Albert, Area 51…”
“No.”
Albert quickly cuts me off, probably realizing I’m messing with him.
After the conversation ends, I exhale cigarette smoke, and soon Jeremy pulls up in the black car we arrived in.
Click.
Albert opens the back door and waits for me.
“Albert, I don’t need an escort. Go ahead. I’ll hang around here for a bit and head back later.”
“Understood.”
Every time I talk to Albert, I notice how straightforward he is—no dragging things out or unnecessary questions.
He must’ve been a soldier or something.
“Young Lady! Aren’t you coming?”
Jeremy, who’s rolled down the passenger window, pokes his thumb toward the back seat.
No matter how I look at it, they’re polar opposites. I don’t get how Jeremy and Albert stick together.
“Shut up, Jeremy. Just drive.”
“Buddy, if you talk so harshly, women won’t like you. Ladies prefer gentle men like me. Take notes.”
“I don’t care about your love life, but if you mess with the Young Lady, that head of yours won’t last long.”
“Damn you.”
Are they Pat and Mat?
The car’s engine roars, and it disappears from sight.
“Ugh. Haa.”
Stretching makes my stiff body feel refreshed.
<Han Ga-eul has started the broadcast>
[⚔️Boss!!!!!!!]
[⚔️Why’d you leave us hanging!!]
“I already uploaded it.”
[⚔️Well, yeah]
[⚔️Hmm, clever, huh?]
[⚔️LOLOLOLOL]
[What happened to Gangsahjang?]
[⚔️Ah]
No matter where you go, there’s always that one clueless friend.
“Newbie training, huh?”
[⚔️LOL so cute]
[⚔️(・`◡´・)ゝ]
[⚔️What now? Night stream?]
“I just uploaded a Shatta.”
[⚔️Aha]
“Phew──.”
While the viewers were chattering away, I was smoking a cigarette when a taxi pulled up beside me, and a person who seemed to be a passenger got out.
Seeing that, I put out my cigarette and approached the taxi.
“I’ll take that.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Driver, my destination is nearby, is that okay?”
“Yes, where would you like to go?”
“Please take me to the tool market next to the market.”
It was too far to walk but too close to take a taxi, yet he nodded readily, perhaps because it was so close.
[⚔️Why are you going there again?]
[⚔️Isn’t there nothing you wanted to buy there?]
“You guys were talking about camping, so I thought I’d check it out.”
[⚔️Gasp]
[⚔️Please, me]
[⚔️Me! Me! Me! Me!]
While quietly chatting with the viewers, the taxi soon came to a stop.
“We’ve arrived.”
“Thank you, drive safely.”
Getting out of the taxi, I saw a row of tool shops in the tool market.
Among them, a shop with the most worn-out sign, called “General Tools.”
─Ding!
The clear bell sound greeted me, as if asking why I had come back overnight.
“Hello, shop owner!”
“Back again?”
“Yes, this time I want to buy some camping gear.”
He made a puzzled expression at my words.
“For that, you should go to a camping specialty store to get clean items.”
“I like it here.”
“Our items are just gathering dust. Occasionally, customers come to buy hammers or generators for camping, so we have a few.”
“It’s okay.”
At my firm attitude, he finally smiled and started taking out items one by one.
As he showed each item, I nodded, so he kept bringing them out.
“We only have a 12-person tent. It’s expensive, so you should buy the tent elsewhere.”
“No, we’ll be sleeping together anyway, so I’ll take that.”
“This isn’t a lightweight tent but a long-stay air tent, so it’s over a million won.”
“Yep. I’ll take that.”
The owner grandpa gave me a look as if he couldn’t believe it.
Nod.
“Wow, really.”
[⚔️Sleeping together?]
[⚔️Me, please!!!!]
[⚔️God, Buddha, mountain spirits, please let me win]
“Please give me all the surrounding items for camping too.”
“….Miss, do you see the things hanging on the wall over there?”
Following the owner grandpa’s gesture, I saw various items densely hung.
“I see hammers, nippers, and even a weed cutter.”
“That’s right, we sell tools here, so we hardly have any camping gear.”
“Still, give them to me.”
“Wow, really.”
At my words, he shook his head but had a slight smile on his face.
Still, it seemed the rumor about someone looking for camping gear wasn’t false, as he started bringing out various items.
After a while, the items piled up.
“I have an acquaintance who runs a camping gear shop. I got this tent from there. Can I get the missing items from them?”
“Of course.”
At the owner grandpa’s honest words, I nodded, and he returned with a smile.
“What about the generator?”
“Do you have any recommendations?”
“For personal or family camping, I recommend a power bank. Think of it as a large mobile phone backup battery. It’s quiet but more expensive than a generator. Other than that, it’s all advantages. Nowadays, most people look for power banks.”
Listening to the explanation, I thought a power bank would be better since I wouldn’t be using power-hungry tools.
“Please give me the power bank.”
“Write your address here. I’ll send it by courier.”
“Yep.”
I wrote my home address on the paper and handed it over, and he immediately reached out his hand.
“The tent is 1.1 million won, surrounding items 210,000 won, power bank 1.84 million won.”
“Customer.”
It’s clear that this person is definitely good at math.
[⚔️Camping gear is so expensive, huh?]
[⚔️Kya, I’m looking forward to camping!]
“Thank you, take care.”
“Yeah, thanks for selling it to me.”
After exchanging greetings with the owner grandpa, I moved on.
─Ding!
“Oh, right.”
“Huh?”
As I half-opened the door, a voice came from behind.
“I heard the story. Thank you.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
The owner grandpa just waved his hand like last time without answering.
“Huh?”
Without realizing it, I waved back and stepped outside, only to be left with more questions.
“What was that about?”
[⚔️No clue?]
[⚔️Did he hear rumors that our room master is a gangster?]
[⚔️LOLOLOL]
“Ah, what are you talking about?”
While wondering what to do next, I habitually reached into my pocket for a cigarette, but instead felt something warm and soft.
I pulled out something fluffy from my pocket, and out came a droopy piece of glutinous rice cake.
[⚔️LOL Baekseol is so cute]
[⚔️Guess she fell asleep LOL]
Baekseol, who loves warmth, must have felt the sudden change in temperature as her ears perked up.
“Oops, sorry for waking you.”
“I was sleeping.”
“Yeah, yeah. Go back to sleep.”
Even after saying “go back to sleep,” she jumped up and settled on my head.
“Guess she’s fully awake now.”
[⚔️LOL so cute]
“I’m hungry, wanna go grab a snack?”
[⚔️Nom nom]
[⚔️You always buy something to eat every time you come here LOL]
“It’s tasty, you know.”
If I just take this narrow alley, I’ll be right there, so I hurried along.
“If this alley wasn’t here, I’d have to go around a lot.”
After walking through the long alley and a bit further, the delicious smell hit me, signaling that I’d arrived.
“Smelling that just makes me hungrier.”
[⚔️I should order chicken too]
[⚔️Should I get the room master to order?]
“Are you guys always about chicken? Don’t you get tired of it?”
[⚔️Don’t disrespect chicken]
While chatting with the viewers, I stopped in front of the first food stall I came across.
Various skewers were sizzling on the grill, looking delicious.
“Welcome!”
[⚔️Wow, that looks good]
[⚔️You can’t not eat chicken skewers at a food stall]
“Owner, one short leek chicken skewer, please.”
“Sure, one short leek chicken skewer. I’ll grill it up nicely for you, just wait a moment.”
[⚔️Why’d you order the short one?]
“Gotta save room for other stuff. Can’t fill up too much.”
[⚔️The Foodie Association approves]
While checking out the fun food names the owner had come up with, the chicken skewer I ordered came out quickly.
“Here’s your Megaton Leek Chicken Skewer.”
“Huh?”
A delicious-looking red-seasoned chicken skewer with a brownish leek in the middle was handed to me.
True to its name, it looked like a megaton. The length was easily three times longer than the short one I ordered.
“Owner, I ordered the short one. I think you gave me the wrong one.”
“Oh dear, I’ve been so out of it lately. My mistake, just take it.”
“No, it’s fine. I was hungry anyway. Charge me for the big one.”
“Haha, no need. Just take it, customer.”
“But the payment…”
“It’s fine.”
My head tilted in confusion.
“Okay, thank you. I’ll enjoy it.”
“Sure, come again.”
The owner, who seemed like a nice person, waved with a smile.
[⚔️The chicken skewer owner is so kind]
“Yeah, he is.”
Thanks to my enhanced body and increased appetite from skills, this one skewer wouldn’t fill me up, but it was still way too big.
“Any of my kids live around here?”
[⚔️Me!!!!!!!!!]
[⚔️I can be there in 5 minutes]
[⚔️I can get there in 3 minutes]
[⚔️I’m a 1-minute cut, please]
“1-minute cut, come out.”
[⚔️If you mess around, your head’s gonna fly off]
[⚔️1-minute brat, watch out on chestnut road]
There were many tables set up around the food stall for people to buy food and eat comfortably.
I went to an empty table and took a seat.
“Let me try it.”
I opened my mouth and took a bite of meat and green onion in one go.
[⚔️Damn, food expert, you gotta eat those together]
[⚔️Fr, you gotta eat stuff like sausage skewers together lol]
It felt like the tender meat melted away with every chew.
The green onion chewed along with the meat added texture to the mouth.
“Mmm, delicious.”
[⚔️Ah, I’m hungry]
[⚔️Ga-eul eats so well]
Tap. Tap.
While eating the chicken skewer, Baekseol tapped my head from above.
I dipped my finger in the sauce and lifted it above my head, and soon felt Baekseol’s tiny tongue licking it.
“Is it good?”
“Yes!”
While sharing food with Baekseol and savoring the chicken skewer, a shadow fell over me.
“Hello, noona.”
A muscular man awkwardly bowed his head in greeting.
“1-minute cut?”
“Yes, I’m the 1-minute cut.”
“Your guys are all big, huh? It’s reassuring. Can we go on air?”
“Of course!”
[⚔️LOLOLOLOLOL]
[⚔️I’m a shrimp thoㅠㅠ]
[⚔️That’s a name?]
─Click.
I broke the end of the skewer with my teeth, bringing the meat and green onion closer.
“Here, say ah─.”
“Uh, uh? Yeah. Ah.”
[⚔️Shiiiiit 1-minute cut, really watch out on chestnut road]
[⚔️Why are you feeding him tho]
[⚔️No hands or what?]
[⚔️Ah mom why do we live hereㅠㅠ]
I held his chin to prevent the sauce from dripping and put the skewer in his mouth, and he ate three pieces at once.
“Is it good?”
“Uh, myeah.”
He ate so much at once that sauce was smeared on his face.
“Your mouth.”
“Huh?”
Swish.
I wiped the sauce off the viewer’s face with my finger and put it in my mouth.
“It’s good. The sauce is sweet and savory, right?”
No answer. When I looked up, the viewer eating the chicken skewer had turned bright red.
[⚔️Kyaaaaaaah!!!!!]
[⚔️I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind]
[⚔️Why’s only he getting the broth? Why’s only he getting the broth?]
[⚔️Mom why do we live here?]
[⚔️AngryAngryAngryAngryAngry]
Suddenly, I felt my phone screen moving rapidly, and when I looked, the chat was exploding.
“My kids, is it time for meds? Why y’all freaking out? It’s lagging, kids.”
***