45

I understand the hostility.

Even in the apocalypse, Kim Gi-ro was showing infinite affection for Seung-i, but she actually showed favoritism toward me in Apocalypse, not Kim Gi-ro, so she cannot be viewed favorably.

In a way, from her perspective, it was like NTRing the girl she liked by a man who suddenly appeared. How could she view me favorably?

She was assimilated to Kim Gi-ro in real life, and she was naturally hostile to me.

I saw it for the first time today, and I found it absurd that Seungie and I didn't really know what kind of relationship I had, or how Seungie felt, but he made sure to feel uncomfortable with me.

"Are you a new part-time worker? You look in a bad mood."

In addition, he was expressing his true feelings out loud, as if he had been less educated in etiquette than I, who had received minimal etiquette training even without parents.

Seeing this, not only me but even Seungi had an expression full of displeasure.

"What does that mean all of a sudden?"

Seung asks angrily.

"No, I just tried it. A prank. A prank."

"Are you saying it's a joke?"

It's a face that looks like it doesn't believe it.

In the first place, I met him for the first time today, and does it make sense to say that he seemed in a really bad mood?

Maybe it's because I stayed quiet, but if it were someone else, I might not have been able to endure it and would have argued with Kim Ki-yeok and even got into a fistfight.

This means that it is a very unexpected and rude action.

"This is how men become friends, isn't it?"

"…"

I was speechless at the sound that didn't sound like words.

Even in the apocalypse, he caused all kinds of trouble and caused a nuisance, and even in real life, he went out of his way to cause harm to me, who was quiet. It was even amazing.

"Haa… If you're not going to order it, just leave."

Kim Gi-yeok thought he was going to flip out when he saw Seung-i firmly saying that he didn't want to talk any more, so he smiled and spoke.

"Oh, why? Seung came to see you, so why do you have to do it?"

"It's a business interruption."

When he spoke again with a stiff face, only then did Kim Gi-yeok read Seung-i's mood.

"Okay, you can just order. Uhm…"

Kim Gi-yeok, who had no choice but to order something, fell into deep trouble while looking at the menu.

No, he pretended not to.

"Win. What is delicious?"

Seung sighed deeply when I asked shamelessly, as if it was my first time here and that it was difficult to choose from so many menus.

"I'm going to call the boss."

"No, why? I'm asking because I really don't know? Can you give me a recommendation? What's so difficult about that?"

Of course, I could give a recommendation, but Seung-i turned away without listening any further, as if this had not been the first time he had encountered this.

As he headed straight to the president's office, a look of urgency appeared on Kim Ki-yeok's face.

"Ah, Americano. I'll give you an iced Americano."

Only then did he point out one menu item and talk about it.

It was also the cheapest menu.

Kim Ki-yeok held out his card, asking for payment, but Seung-i looked at his hand and card blankly, then looked at me.

"Oppa. Would you like to sign up to practice?"

"I… ? Well, okay."

It's my first time working at a cafe, but I've made payments countless times while working several part-time jobs.

So, there was no need to practice, but Seung did not seem to want to talk to Kim Ki-yeok anymore, so I decided to take his place and changed places.

Then Kim Ki-yeok's expression turned sour.

"No, what about payment? You can do this, right?"

When I questioned Seungi, she shrugged her shoulders and looked away.

"Ha… Indeed…"

Seung is a person who is truly kind to everyone, even the customers who visit the store, so it was surprising that Kim Ki was hated so much by her.

What on earth should she do? She wonders how Seung could hate her so much.

"Can I have your card, please?"

"Take it."

Despite holding out her hand, she said she was upset and threw the card on the counter.

"…"

I felt bad because I felt like I was the target of my anger, but I tried my best to hold it in.

"4,000 won has been approved."

She finished the payment and returned her card.

"Oppa. When you're done, would you like to come by for a moment?"

Seung, who was waiting for the payment to be completed, called me.

"Iced Americano. Try making it."

"Hey, Seung Park. Why is he making mine?"

Go further and try making coffee. Kim Gi-yeok broke out.

Nevertheless, Seung pretended not to hear.

"What did you say I should do in the beginning?"

He just looked at me and spoke.

"Hey. Park Seung-i. Park Seung-i!"

The truth was not like that either.

As Seung-i ignored him and slowly made coffee as he had learned earlier, Kim Ki-yeok couldn't stand it anymore and tried to come inside the counter.

Seeing that, the customers using the cafe looked at him with uncomfortable faces.

"Ha. What are you doing now…"

At that time, I couldn't stand it anymore and was about to say something to the person who came inside the counter.

"Kim Ki Station. Are you here again?"

"Ah, tongue, bro."

Unable to overcome the noisy atmosphere, the boss came out from inside.

I don't know if the boss and Kim Ki-yeok knew each other, or if Kim Ki-yeok was infinitely weak to the boss. When Kim Ki-yeok saw the boss, he immediately curled his tail and distanced himself from the counter.

"I personally told you not to come, right?"

"Oh, no. I came here to drink coffee. Did you already order it?"

The boss' eyes turned to us with an expression as if he was asking if that was true.

"I urged him to, and only then did he order."

Seung-i was not a good person.

Rather, when I told the truth as if it was an opportunity, the boss swallowed his laughter as if he was dumbfounded and turned his gaze to Kim Ki-yeok.

"Isn't it time to give up? If Seung-yi refused to confess, you should know how to give up. What is this? They keep barraging you. Are you embarrassed?"

"…"

Kim Ki-yeok closed her mouth and lowered her head.

What. Did she already confess?

She confessed, and it was absurd to hear that even though she clearly said no in response, she still didn't give up and was attacking Seung.

"If they keep pushing you, not just once or twice, just give up and go away. Even though you're my little brother, isn't that too much?"

And she was surprised to hear that she was the boss's younger sister.

It was such a polar opposite that the owner was in his early 30s and had succeeded in opening a cafe at a very young age, while Kim Ki-yeok did not give up even when he was rejected and was living a pathetic life where he continued to harass the woman who refused to confess to him.

For a moment, I couldn't believe my ears, wondering how these two were brothers who came from the same womb.

"Haa… "

The boss sighed, clutching his throbbing forehead.

"It's a win."

"Yes, brother."

"What coffee did he order?"

"I was going to make it now."

"Really? Then make it quickly and send it out."

"Yes."

Seung immediately urged me to make coffee quickly.

Following her words, I started making coffee as I remembered, and Seung did not make any comments as to whether my actions were wrong.

I just keep watching it being made.

"When coffee comes out, don't drink it here. Take it out. Do you understand?"

"Yeah… Okay… "

The president left those words to Kim Ki-yeok and walked back to the president's office.

Then the steps stopped.

"It's a win."

"Yes."

"I'm sorry, but I'll give you a piece of cake as a compliment… Oh, we're all gone, right? I'll give you some fruit."

When asked to provide service to customers who had suffered minor damage due to Kim Ki-yeok, some customers who heard this said their eyes lit up and said the owner's name.

"I'm sorry for my younger brother."

"No, that could be true."

"It's okay~!"

In response to the owner's generosity, the customers even waved their hands and said it was okay.

All of this was a situation created by Kim Ki-yeok.

"Tsk…"

The boss looked at his younger brother, then clicked his tongue and disappeared into the boss' office.

"If you close the lid here and insert a straw…"

The coffee was ready as soon as the owner disappeared.

I glanced at her to see if there was anything wrong, but she was nodding her head with a bright smile.

That means there is nothing wrong.

She was relieved that she hadn't made a mistake and handed the coffee to Kim Gi-yeok.

He left the cafe, looking at Seung-i with eyes full of affection that he still did not give up on even after being treated so harshly, and at me with eyes full of resentment and hostility, as if he had suffered because of me for no reason when it was entirely his fault.

"I'm sorry. Because of me…"

As soon as he left, Seung apologized to me.

"No. There's something wrong with you. Even if you're wrong, it's that person."

Seungi did nothing wrong.

How can you blame me when I just dumped the confession because it was confessed?

So, she urged Seungi to raise her head quickly, but her face was still full of regret, as if she thought that she must have felt bad after hearing bad comments for no reason.

No matter what he said, Seungi never erased his regret until the end.

I felt like it wouldn't end like this, so I decided to change the topic.

"Well… Didn't you say there was a problem you didn't know about? I'll take a look at it now."

She said she would teach me how to study.

"Ah! That's right! I understand!"

Only now were we able to do the study that had been postponed because of Kim Ki Station.

As guests came and went along the way, his concentration kept getting scattered, but Seung, perhaps because he had a talent for studying, seemed to be able to focus again on his studies while receiving guests.

Once I broke the flow, it was difficult to find it again.

Why on earth did I say that I couldn't study in a place like this?

We decided to slowly find out the problem and studied in our spare time while there were no customers until the cafe closed.