chapter 26
26 – Example
A part-time job at a convenience store that returns every other week.
Because the number of people increases every time I work.
I am suffering greatly.
I worked until I was about to collapse.
I also have to go to the studio and appear on AraTube…
Appearing on Ara’s QTube is so much fun.
Working at a convenience store is very difficult.
It’s a little unfair that it’s only this crowded during my time…
I wonder if I should quit working at a convenience store.
But that is also a nuisance…
Ha… My head hurts…
“It’s 15,800 won.”
“It’s 27,700 won.”
“It’s 1,400 won.”
Complete payments for a total of 3 guests at once
Accept the items of the last customer standing
I stamped each item with a barcode.
“It’s 21,400 won. Do you need discount points??”
“No. Oh, that’s right, please give me an envelope.”
“Yes, it’s 20 won.”
I put the items in an envelope and handed it to the customer.
I want to say something, but it’s a little difficult to say it.
He was making an expression.
When I came back exhausted, when Ara urged me to stay up all night.
It was quite similar to the face he was making.
“Hey… Could it be…”
“Yes, is there anything else you need?”
Once in a while, minors or men of the same age who are just 20 years old come into a convenience store and shyly rub their entire bodies, looking for something, there is a high probability that it will be a cigarette or a condom.
But the person in front of me doesn’t seem to be a minor.
He is not even a man in his 20s.
He is wearing a suit and thick glasses.
Anyone could see that I looked like I was going to work for a company.
“Are you by any chance Song A-ra’s husband?”
“….Yes?”
“Right? I’m having fun watching QTube.”
That QTube isn’t even my channel, it’s Ara’s channel…
I couldn’t even smile bitterly and answered with an awkward expression.
“Ah… Thank you…?”
“Take one of these and do it.”
Then he handed me a cup of coffee that he had just finished paying for.
I went outside.
Actually, I received several cups of coffee a day.
I feel calm now.
Even if I met someone who I knew was Ara’s husband, I wouldn’t be embarrassed by this.
With a chuckle, I opened the lid and took a sip of the cool coffee.
“I feel better after drinking coffee.”
After drinking something sweet
My brain, which had become dull, seems to be regaining vitality.
Now that I think about it, when I fall down
It was after working hard.
Could it be related to low blood sugar?
But I don’t even have diabetes.
Is my blood sugar dropping enough to cause hypoglycemia?
Next time I go to the hospital, I should ask the doctor.
Thinking like that, I put the coffee in the bottle into my mouth.
I brushed it away.
“Ugh, it’s sweet.”
After all, expensive coffee is delicious.
Started a part-time job
I don’t even drink cheap coffee like Laybee anymore.
***
I would also drink sweet coffee.
Only two hours had passed before I decided to work hard again.
It looks like there was an accident again.
No, this time I didn’t mean to, so didn’t I cause an accident?
What is happening in front of me right now?
I honestly don’t know how to explain it.
“I’m a fan of Seonghwan!”
“Sign! Can you give me an autograph?”
“Oppa! Please take a picture for me!”
Suddenly, people of all ages and genders came rushing in.
They say they are fans and are asking for handshakes, autographs, and selfies.
Of course, these were all personal contents that had nothing to do with the convenience store’s services.
“Well…It would be difficult if you did this at the place where you work…”
“It only takes a moment! Just take a picture!”
“Just one copy to post on Outstar! Please!”
Even when I said I was in trouble or that I was working, I didn’t listen.
Seeing people entering the convenience store and causing a commotion.
I sighed heavily.
Of course, those people didn’t know whether I was sighing or asking them to be quiet.
It seemed like he had no intention of listening.
Following early idols like Stekki, Boys, and Hot Sauce.
It was the moment of the second coming of the ‘bad guys’ who had clearly crossed the line even when they crossed it.
What kind of life have they lived? I feel dizzy.
“Just once! One photo is okay!”
“I’m on TV. Is it possible for you to be interviewed?”
“Oppa! That bastard is a mosquito, so you should never interview him!”
Was Pushyung TV a large channel that interviewed celebrities?
Why did such a person come to interview me?
No, where did these people come from in the first place?
Even if we all know the name because it was revealed on the Ara channel,
You probably don’t know where I live.
Even more so for part-timers…
“Where did you know this from?”
“The community has now been completely crushed!”
A man from behind raised his hand high and
They started chatting quietly.
2 Hours ago, Song A-ra said on the community that she saw her husband. She said that a post was posted saying that
She even gave him coffee.
And I took a photo for authentication, and coincidentally, I found out which point was on the sign.
It was stamped.
It seems like all these people also saw that post.
I took out my phone and looked for the post.
The post that is ranked #1 on Today’s Best is
It was only two hours, but the number of views had increased to hundreds of thousands.
[I went to the convenience store today and saw Song Ara’s husband hahahaha]
They also gave me coffee, but they even took pictures of me drinking it hahahaha.
When I saw it in person, it looked really cute.
I thought I knew why she got married to Song Ara.
ㅇㅇ: Crazy b*tch, why are you taking pictures?
ㅇㅇ: I will be sued.
Sure enough, the photo showed me drinking coffee from the side.
Isn’t this a violation of portrait rights?
First of all, I know very well that there is no way for me, as a man, to calm down this situation.
I hid under the cash register and uploaded photos of the inside of the store to my part-time job chat.
Usually, it’s a place to talk about work, but
If an unexpected problem arises, you said to post it here, so it should be okay.
[Yoo Seong-hwan]: The manager is in big trouble ㅠㅠ
[Yoo Seong-Hwan]: I sent you a photo.
I sent a text message as best as I could as a man here.
The number 6 next to the message disappeared in an instant.
I’m sure the manager read the message, but there’s still no reply.
Are you really angry?
“Hibb…”
I hiccuped, perhaps because I was nervous or scared.
Right now, at this very moment, the number of people in the store is increasing.
Because they are making a fuss, asking people to come out and take pictures and shake hands.
What on earth is it that a married man likes so much that is causing such a fuss?
At that time, I heard a chat notification on my phone.
I quickly entered the group chat room and found that
The store manager and several part-time workers left messages.
[Yoo Hye-eun]: Are they crazy?
[Yoo Hye-eun}: Store manager, why don’t you snog all those bastards and sue them for obstruction of business?
[Store Manager]: Mr. Seonghwan, I’ve called the police and SBC, so please wait a moment.
[Manager]: No. First, take a quick look around and leave the convenience store.
[Manager]: I thought of a good way.
After receiving additional instructions from the store manager, I emerged from hiding.
In response, I shouted loudly at the ‘gangsters’ who started going crazy.
“I’m going to answer the phone, so please wait a moment!”
“If I wait, will you take a picture?”
“Yes, yes, I’ll take a picture.”
The ‘strange men’ who had been behaving as they pleased until now
When I told them I would take pictures in a moment, they suddenly became quiet.
Is this it?
The psychology of obeying someone you like?
I don’t remember what they said, but
That’s not what’s important right now.
I’m making my way through the crowd.
Someone suddenly groped my chest.
I massaged that too on purpose.
Are you really crazy?
Touching a married man’s breasts?
This is s*xual harassment by an unspecified number of people.
Let’s see if I leave it alone.
I somehow got out and closed the door slightly.
The people inside quietly watched me close the door.
– Security has started.-
With the sound of the door being locked,
A voice came out from the security equipment along with a clear notification.
The store manager, who was watching the CCTV remotely, confirmed that I had come out and activated the celcom.
“Huh?”
In an instant, the trapped ‘geeks’ seemed to have noticed and were pounding on the door.
I tried to force it to open, but it never opened.
For your information, originally, our convenience store did not have a com.
The store manager said he was worried about me and installed this item not long ago.
It is basically a useless item in a convenience store that operates 24 hours a day.
Because it was useful for crime prevention, it seems that quite a few stores installed it.
“What! Open the door!”
“Seonghwan! Please open the door!”
“Someone is trapped here!!”
First, I hid out of their sight.
Even if you hide, crouch right next to you.
I just put earphones in my ears and listened to music.
It was a little sad that Christmas Martin became a woman, but
The song was the same as the original, so it was all good.
Singing is the only drug allowed by the country…
Huh?
I’m squatting and listening to music.
I heard a loud voice calling me.
“Seonghwan! Are you okay?”
“Hye-eun’s older sister?”
When I looked that way, I saw Hye-eun, the evening shift worker, running in from afar, waving her hand.
There are still over 2 hours left until dinner starts, so what’s going on?
I tilted my head and asked.
“What’s going on at this hour?”
“I came here after seeing what you posted in the group chat room!”
I think he came running because he was worried about me.
I’m a bit sorry…
There will be no such nuisance.
“First of all, the store manager said the police and the police are coming, so just wait a moment.”
“Yes.”
I put my earphones back in my ears, crouched down, and listened to music until the police came.
Hye-eun approached the door and she was shouting.
I couldn’t hear you clearly.
Anyway, do I have to go to the police station again?
Even though she wasn’t physically threatened this time.
What those people did was obstruction of business and trespassing on private land.
I guess I’ll have to go to the police station too.
“Ugh… I should catch that girl who posted it on the community too.”
You should be warned about what will happen if you post photos of people who are still ordinary people on the community.
I will also be active on QTube in the future, but if things like this continue to happen,
Because I am the only one who is stressed.
I need to set an example.