[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 93

Eun-a and I stopped by the local butcher shop to buy some meat and then headed to the convenience store.

“Why not go to the big mart?”

“We grill meat often, so we have plenty of ingredients at home. Just need to buy the meat.”

“Ah, I see.”

“Yeah. Let’s just grab some beer at the convenience store.”

─Ding-dong

As we opened the convenience store door, the bell above made a clear, cheerful sound.

“Welcome.”

“Hello.”

Before I knew it, Eun-a was already in front of the fridge, picking out beers labeled “4 cans for 10,000 won.”

“Just grab any. Beer is beer, right?”

“Gasp. I might be disappointed in you for the first time, Ga-eul.”

After a heated debate with Eun-a, a beer enthusiast, we headed to the checkout counter with a hefty amount of beer.

─Beep! Beep!

“Customer, your balance is insufficient.”

The person in front of us, hearing this, wore the most miserable expression as they removed a triangle kimbap and a bread roll from their items.

─Beep!

“Um, customer. It still says insufficient balance.”

A girl, looking about elementary school age, dressed in shabby clothes.

Seeing the card with a child’s drawing, it looked like a child meal card.

I just want to live comfortably. Just take care of myself, but the world seems to have too many things that catch my eye.

“Here, please use this to pay.”

“Yes.”

The cashier, seemingly feeling sorry, quickly took the card I handed over.

─Beep!

“Your payment is complete.”

The cashier finished calculating even the items the girl had set aside and handed back the card.

Seeing this, I handed the bag with the items to the fidgeting child, who carefully took it.

“Thank you.”

After receiving her thanks and stepping outside, instead of fresh air, the smell of cigarette smoke clouded my nose.

Seems like someone’s smoking in the alley.

“Kid, how much can you spend with that card?”

“…5,000 won.”

“What? 5,000 won?”

[⚔️That only covers one meal a day]

[⚔️Damn, not even three meals a day, how are they supposed to live on just one?]

“F***!”

“Ga-eul, watch your language!”

Perhaps because there was a child, Eun-a quickly covered my mouth.

“Mm, mm!”

Only after making a gesture of understanding could I escape from Eun-a’s grip.

“Phew, do you like meat?”

“Meat?”

“We’re having a pork belly party at our place today, come join.”

Whether out of shyness or not wanting to impose, after a long wait, she mumbled in a small voice.

“Um, my sibling…”

“Sibling? Bring them along. Is your sibling unable to walk due to a disability?”

“No…”

“Then hold hands and come. See that house on the rooftop over there? Come that way.”

She bowed her head without answering.

When children suffer, they mature too quickly, and that’s a problem.

“Want to be friends with me?”

“Huh?”

“I’ve learned that friends eat together and do things together.”

“Friends…”

“Yeah, friends. See that pretty lady next to me? We just met today and became friends. That’s how you make friends.”

[⚔️Is that how it works lol]

[⚔️The room master has no middle ground]

“If you want to be friends with her, come eat meat with us, or if it’s uncomfortable, just eat that.”

After finishing my words and turning to leave, Eun-a quickly caught up beside me.

“Ga-eul, is that okay?”

“What is?”

“She’s still a child, shouldn’t we keep helping her?”

“Eonni, are you going to help her until she’s an adult?”

“Well…”

“Exactly.”

“There are so many people struggling in the world, and I can’t help everyone, including those whose names I don’t even know. I’m not that kind of a saint. I just helped a little because it was bothering me.”

“Hmm. So, Ga-eul, you’re strong but also weak, huh?”

Eun-a, who was saying something similar to Da-rin, overlapped with Da-rin for a moment.

But my answer was always the same.

“No. I’m strong as hell, weak-strong.”

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Sizzle.

Thickly sliced pork belly sizzled deliciously on the grill.

“Ga-eul, I washed the lettuce.”

“Okay. I already put the plates there. Just put it on them.”

Busily running around with Eonni, we prepared everything.

“Eonni, do you like soybean paste stew?”

“Of course! Are you going to make it?”

“It’s already cooking!”

“Yay! Awesome!!”

One lobster tail butter grilled wasn’t enough, so we quickly started grilling the meat.

“Come in, Teacher.”

“Hmm, good.”

As we made space between the meat, Eun-a put bean sprouts and kimchi on top.

“Wow, listen to that sound. I already want to eat fried rice.”

“We don’t have any rice ready, but we have instant rice, so let’s use that.”

“Okay!!”

Bubble, bubble.

The soybean paste stew was boiling nicely, and the meat was turning a delicious color.

Knock, knock.

Just as we were about to start eating, a small knock reached our ears.

“Who is it?!”

[⚔️Boss, let’s go check it out.]

[⚔️I think it’s the kids from earlier.]

Opening the iron door blocking the rooftop room, we saw the girl from earlier and an even younger child tightly holding her hand.

“Did you come?”

“Yes…”

“Your voice is so weak. Are you going to run away because you don’t want to eat meat? Speak louder!”

“Yes, yes!”

“Good. Welcome. Come in.”

Unlike the hesitant child, her younger sibling happily ran in.

Just seeing that, it was clear she had been taking good care of her only sibling in a tough environment.

“Hi, kids. I’m Yang Eun-a. Call me Eun-a Eonni.”

“Eonni, your last name is Yang?”

“……?”

[⚔️LOLOLOLOLOL]

[⚔️That’s so our Bangjang-nim LOL]

[⚔️Oh my, sorry, teachers. But the kid is nice.]

Eonni’s dumbfounded expression stabbed at the last bit of my conscience.

“Ahem. So, what are your names?”

“Yoon Ji-a.”

“Yoon Ji-u!”

“Okay, Ji-a, Ji-u. Wash your hands and come eat some meat.”

Despite their young age, they were a sharp pair.

Without being told, they found the bathroom and came back with clean hands.

“Ji-a, Ji-u, sit down.”

When the kids sat on the chairs, their shoulders were just at the table’s edge.

Realizing they couldn’t eat like this, I rolled up a thick blanket from the room and placed it on the chairs, making the height just right.

While I was setting up the chairs, Eun-a was cutting the meat into smaller pieces for the kids.

“Ji-a, Ji-u, follow me. Pick up the lettuce!”

“Pick up.”

“Pick up!”

“Put in the meat and the ssamjang!”

“Put in.”

“Put in!”

It wasn’t meant to be a follow-along, but their chick-like mimicking was adorable.

“Eat well.”

“Thank you for the food.”

“Eat!!”

Ji-u seemed full of energy.

“Is it good? The stew is hot, so blow on it.”

“Blow.”

“Whoa!”

“Good, there’s plenty, so eat a lot.”

Eating meat with the kids, it was…

They shared a story.

Everyone has at least one personal story. That’s what it was.

“Jia.”

“Yes, Eonni.”

“I’ll give this to you.”

Jia, who had been staring intently at the card I handed her, slowly reached out her hand.

“What is this?”

“That’s a Master meal card.”

“Master?”

“Yours is 5,000 won, right? Mine has no limit. You can eat five meals a day.”

“Isn’t this something valuable?”

“What’s so valuable about a meal card? I can’t use it anymore since I’m all grown up. I’ll give it to you.”

Jia, who had been seriously listening to my nonsense, got up and bowed to me.

“Thank you.”

“Hey. But you have to make a promise with Eonni. You can’t let anyone know about this card. Can you do that?”

“Yes, I can!”

“Good, it’s a secret between Eonni and Jia. Keep it hidden and only use it when you need to buy something, okay?”

“Yes! Thank you, Ga-eul Eonni.”

“Alright.”

As I ruffled Jia’s hair, her fluffy strands brushed past my fingers.

“Jia. Do you know where the pharmacy is? Later, go there and say, ‘Please give me children’s multivitamins.'”

“Please give me children’s multivitamins.”

“That’s right. Say that and pay with the card I gave you earlier.”

“Yes!”

“Make sure you and Jiu take them regularly. Do you have anything else you like?”

“I like bread.”

I remembered Jia pouting as she took the bread out of the convenience store earlier.

“Wait. Eonni will give you lots of bread.”

“I’ve already received a lot.”

“Kids need to eat a lot. Eat until you’re stuffed.”

I took out my phone and dialed a saved number.

─Click.

“Hahaha. My daughter!”

“Grandfather, your daughter is Isabel.”

“Hahaha. Was that so?”

“You’ve been drinking again, haven’t you?”

“I only had a little!!”

Judging by his booming voice, it seemed like he had a good drink.

“Grandfather Dennis. I need some bread, can you send me a little?”

“Of course, of course! You don’t even have to ask. Wait a bit. I’ll send you a lot.”

“I don’t need a lot, but I need a little regularly for the kids.”

“Kids need to eat well and run around a lot!! That’s what being a kid is all about.”

Seeing Grandfather Dennis sending it without even asking for details made me laugh for no reason.

“Thank you, Grandfather. I’ll come see you later!”

“Alright, contact me anytime if you need anything.”

Grandfather Dennis, who had been talking, suddenly hung up, and just before he did, I thought I heard Isabel’s nagging.

“Anyway. Here, take this.”

I had activated three phones: one for broadcasting, one for reading chat rooms, and one for calls.

I handed Jia the phone I used for reading chat rooms.

“I’ve registered Eonni’s number, so if anything happens, just press and hold number one.”

“Thank you.”

Jia seemed to be holding a phone for the first time, fiddling with it as she examined it.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes, I do.”

We enjoyed a lively meat party while feeding Jia and Jiu.

How much time had passed?

“Yes, hello.”

“Hello, Lady Han Ga-eul. This is Boulangerie Korea.”

“Where?”

“Boulangerie Korea. We’ve brought some bread, but there’s quite a lot, so we’ve rented an empty space near your place.”

“Huh? No, I’ll come down. Please wait a moment.”

It sounded like they were bringing bread, but I couldn’t understand what they meant by an empty space, so I went down with my sister and siblings.

There, a middle-aged woman was waiting for me.

“Hello. Are you Lady Han Ga-eul?”

“Yes, I am Han Ga-eul. What do you mean by ’empty lot’?”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Park Min-kyung from the Korean branch of Blancherie. As I mentioned, we’ve rented that empty lot over there because of the large quantity.”

Following her finger, I saw a large empty lot usually used as a logistics warehouse.

“Is there bread over there?”

“Yes, it’s over there.”

Following the woman ahead, I arrived at the lot and saw three massive 11-ton trucks parked in a row.

I was staring blankly when the truck cargo compartments started opening like wings.

[⚔️Is that a wing body?]

[⚔️What’s going on lol]

As the lids slowly opened, I saw piles of bread stacked on numerous logistics pallets.

[⚔️Wow, insane amount of bread lol]

[⚔️The room master never does anything halfway lol]

“Uh… Jia, Jiu, want some bread?”

As time passed, Jia, who used to follow me around calling me “Eonni,” gave me a cold glare for the first time.

“Hey, how dare you give that look to someone as great as me? Tsk!”

[⚔️Boomer]

[⚔️Ultra boomer]

[⚔️CEO Han’s bus call is too strong]

[⚔️Hanster call is scary ㄷㄷ]

Everyone, from the driver to the people around, was staring at me, unsure what to do.

“Kids, want some bread?”

[⚔️Even if you threw this into a warzone, they’d fight for a month lol]

[⚔️lol Room master, eat a lot]

Judging by the chat, the viewers were also speechless.

“Ugh, no choice. Gather up, my babies.”

[⚔️???]

[⚔️We’re already gathered]

“Come here, not just on the broadcast. A fan meeting. No, a bread meeting.”

[⚔️Room master, for real?]

[⚔️You’re turning this into a fan meeting??]

[⚔️This is insane lol Room master never does anything normal]

“Come, have some bread, and if there’s any left, we’ll share it. I’ll give a kiss to the best one.”

[⚔️Really, really?]

[⚔️lol The bread’s all dead, just take it]

[⚔️My mom called me a bread addict]

“All my babies, gather up!!!”

[⚔️(･`◡´･)ゝ]

[⚔️(･`◡´･)ゝ]

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<Late Santa Claus’s Bread Gift?>

Reporter Kim Jun

Yesterday afternoon, an unidentified group suddenly appeared at a daycare center and places where vulnerable groups reside.

They brought an enormous amount of bread from Blancherie, a high-end brand, in what’s called a “retail insertion”…

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I, Baekseol, took care of the owner’s thighs and bread butt, so don’t worry!