Convenience Store 24: The Tower of the End 1st - Chapter 117



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Episode 117: Ice Magic (1)

It’s clear that something is off about the atmosphere.

I also knew the parameters well.

‘Why are you all so surprised? What is Inseong Cafe?!’

But this changed atmosphere started with one word he said.

It was just so damn close.

“What is Inseong Cafe? Is it a famous place?”

Mosu asked the question, trying hard to hide her nervous expression.

“Mosu, don’t you know about Inseong Cafe? It was really popular on Youtube with Nurstar.”

“It’s super famous! It only has 2 stars in the Gourmet Guide! It even got 3 ribbons from the Red Ribbon, so it’s a real restaurant among the best!”

“That’s right, that’s right! Even celebrities come here to secretly take certification shots… … Mosuya, do you really not know?”

The girls are rushing to reveal information that they don’t necessarily want to know.

‘… … Gourmet Guide 2 stars? 3 ribbons?’

It is established that the Gourmet Guide is the world’s most authoritative food review book.

He also knew very well that he was not a nerd.

‘That’s ridiculous… … ‘

I heard that even receiving just one star can change the ‘class’ of a restaurant.

What’s more, that worthless cafe got two stars?

“Ha, haha… … A bit too much for a joke… … .”

Mosu tried to answer with a trembling voice.

“Inseong! Are you really the owner of that Inseong cafe?”

“There are a lot of restaurant photos on Nastya, but the owner’s face is almost always pixelated.”

“Inseong, Inseong! Can I come over and play sometime next time? I’ve never been there before!”

People’s interest is already, no.

The girls’ attention was all focused on Inseong.

Mosu blankly stared at Nara, who was looking at Inseong with sparkling eyes.

Slowly, anger began to build up inside him.

‘My country, why are you looking at that guy with those eyes? Are you really just that kind of woman? You really have a pathetic lack of eye for men.’

Mosu, who had been feeling jealous and angry for a moment, calmed down.

It is foolish to continue fighting on a losing battlefield.

In a winning battle, you have to change the frame.

‘You’re from a poor family. You can’t win against money troubles.’

It’s not his money yet though.

After all, isn’t his parents’ money his money?

‘What should I start with? If I start with dad’s money, it’ll lose its shape, so should I start with the watch to establish discipline?’

Thinking back to the 7 million won Molex I got from my parents a few days ago.

Mosu, who tried hard to hide his sharp gaze, smiled brightly.

“That’s amazing. It’s not easy to be successful in your own business.”

“Well, you worked hard.”

“You must have made a lot of money, but your current assets are… … .”

The moment you try to stamp out character with money.

He discovers something on Inseong’s wrist.

And then, Mosu’s tongue stopped for a moment.

“You, you… … what’s that watch?”

“Oh, this? I got this as a gift.”

Mosu’s tongue rolls in confusion at the unexpected turn of events.

That’s the new model of Jagger-Lecourt.

That’s not something a slacker would have… … ?

At that moment, my friend Dong-Hyeon intervened.

“Inseong got this as a gift from the gourmet guide. Isn’t it amazing?”

“Wow… … Inseong, can I take a look for a moment? I won’t touch it, I’ll just look.”

“Haha, no. It won’t wear out if you touch it. Just take it easy.”

A human nature that willingly takes off its watch and hands it over to its country.

The country carefully examines the watch as if it were a child.

“Wow, the watch looks really fancy. But is there something written on the back of the watch? Jaeger-Lecourt X Gourmet? Wow… … Is this really from the gourmet guide?”

Mosu felt dizzy.

It wouldn’t be to the extent of buying salt by forging the engraving on the back of the watch.

So in the end, the conclusion is one.

‘Is it real? If it’s real, it would be worth about 40 million won… … .’

Suddenly, the Molex on his wrist seems too small.

He held my wrist and smiled faintly.

But no one paid attention to him.

A personality that seems to shine.

People gathered around him and laughed.

Mosu felt like vomiting because this place was so disgusting.

‘Die, you piece of trash. You will never be able to raise your heads before me again.’

But I’m packing my clothes to leave.

With the expectation that maybe someone would catch me.

A parameter for getting dressed slowly, very slowly.

But surprisingly, no one caught him.

Even taxis refuse him.

He thought about missing three generations in a row.

‘X-arm… … .’

It’s a dirty, lonely night.

* * *

After the class reunion ended.

When I got home, I lay on the sofa and chuckled.

‘To be honest, I was a little worried, but it wasn’t such a bad experience.’

Even if you’ve lived in the same nest for three years.

Friends who live with wings of different colors spread out.

[Oh, company life? It’s not easy… … It’s just like the military without any locks. Just think about working with someone whose personality you don’t really get along with.]

[I work as a guard, and this is also secretly hard. But I work 3 shifts, and places that work 2 shifts are really… … .]

Traces of the lives they experienced in various places.

It was a good experience for me, who had relatively little social experience because I only worked at cafes.

‘Well, I guess they’ve adapted the story in their own way. But I’d still like to see it again later.’

I even exchanged phone numbers with some of my classmates whom I became close with.

The girls, led by Nara, kept begging to come to Insung Cafe at least once, so I told them to do so.

‘Well, that’s what happened then. I should go to sleep soon.’

I have to go to the tower tomorrow.

I’ve already finished preparing to move.

* * *

The next day.

35th floor, Demon King’s Castle.

The raiders who were already gathered in one place were talking among themselves.

“Have you heard? The scales of balance have been shattered beyond repair.”

“I know. Is there anyone who doesn’t know that?”

“Really? So the leaders and members of the Balance of Scales clan were imprisoned in the Ent Forest?”

The man next to him opens his eyes wide at the clan member’s question.

“What are you talking about?”

“Oh, I only half-knew. Those guys who attacked the store owner, they’re all working there now. I heard they’re supposed to be locked up for decades. How many decades is that? I think they’re finished.”

“… … Are you sure?”

The man’s colleague nods to his question.

“I heard this from a colleague who worked there before Ent Forest became a prison, so I’m sure it’s true. Anyway, it’s true that if you’re taken there, you’ll have to work until you die with fertilizer smeared on your face, right?”

“That sounds a little… … scary.”

“What is there to be afraid of? Don’t worry, as long as you don’t attack the shopkeeper, nothing will happen. By the way, I wonder who will be crowned the new ‘target person’.”

“Wasn’t the commercial rights dispute already in progress?”

A man wearing a robe listens to a conversation coming from beside him.

Let out a small sigh.

‘shit…….’

The Ice Demon sighed repeatedly and thought.

‘You idiot kids… … .’

The day when the target, Alves, made a foolish decision.

He raised his voice and insisted on his resolute opposition.

‘If you tried so hard to stop me from doing it, you should have listened to the advice of someone with experience!’

He too was once a member of the vanguard.

He witnessed the ‘power’ of the shopkeepers closer than anyone else.

How Biden was destroyed, and how powerful the shopkeepers are.

“ha…….”

‘How can it be that everywhere I go I get destroyed?’

Even if we make a hundred concessions and say that it was his will to come out of the advance party.

I never imagined that the balance of living comfortably on the lower floor would collapse so quickly.

Of course, finding a new clan to join isn’t difficult.

Ice magic.

There will be many clans that would want to take him away just for this one word.

‘However, those places are not at my level.’

So he made a really difficult decision.

‘Let’s go back to the vanguard… … no, let’s go into the pioneers.’

Strategy? I’m so curious.

I didn’t want to fight a battle that would risk my life.

However, the only clans that were of a similar level were the pioneers.

Above all, there are colleagues there who once worked together.

‘Still, it’s better to hang out with people I know than to get acquainted with people I don’t know.’

Because becoming close to others was really difficult for him.

And above all, if you enter the pioneers.

A big advantage was that the fantasy shop was easy to use.

‘Ah, right… … that’s the point… … no, anyway, it really was, heavenly… … .’

[Look! Do you know what I brought?!]

Back when Lee Ji-soo was still in the vanguard.

A piece of bread she offered him.

A heavenly bread with rich cream and sweet red bean paste.

He still couldn’t forget the taste of the red bean cream bun he ate back then.

‘It’s a bit weird to be doing this again, but… … .’

What should I do?

Life is an equivalent exchange.

Sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to do to get what you want.

And what I regret the most is this.

At that moment, when the ice magician was licking his lips again.

Ss …

Suddenly, a light flickered on one side of the empty space.

A store with the words [Convenience Store 24 Tower of the End No. 1] written on it appears.

“Oh! It’s here, it’s here! The fantasy shop has arrived!”

“Okay, let’s go!”

chuck-

After the players standing on one side each held up colorful cards.

He begins to shake the baton vigorously from side to side.

“… … ?”

Binggeulmaje looks at them with gloomy eyes.

‘Have you guys lost your minds as a group?’

It’s not like we’re performing any rituals.

Why do you keep shaking the board like that?

‘Ahem… … Anyway, I guess that’s the wood-pattern.’

I know that if I have that pack I’ll have priority access to the fantasy shop.

‘I think it would be nice to have a wood-pad too… … .’

There are conditions required to obtain that wood-pattern.

The first condition is that you must be a somewhat well-known raider or a member of a clan of that level.

The second condition was that I had to keep trying to conquer the top.

In addition, if you receive a wood patch and do not accumulate achievement points within a certain period of time.

There was even talk that the wood-pattern would disappear on its own.

‘Still, with my fame, it shouldn’t be hard to get a badge.’

But this guy’s atmosphere really bothers me.

“True! Tsk! Canned food!”

Woo-woo-ton-jo-rim!

Those guys who shout out “canned food” as if they’re singing a chorus.

“Ramen!”

“Geonjjamppong!”

In this place full of people who are crazy about ramen.

It doesn’t look very good to come forward alone and ask for a favor.

‘Hmm, first of all, I’ll join the pioneers as planned and then get a wood-pattern… … .’

“Welcome to the fantasy shop today. Now, customers on this side, please come in first!”

“Of course! This is the value of a Bronze-Pac owner! Hahahahaha!”

The raiders enter the store with hearty laughter.

“Ugh… … .”

“Damn… … . Do I really have to join a clan that only specializes in strategy?”

“I wish I could be the first to enter, even just once. It’s really exciting!”

Let the attackers who don’t have the cards express their envy and jealousy from the side.

The Ice King fully agreed with their jealousy.

There was a time when it boldly showed off its power as a vanguard.

He was now waiting to eat the red bean cream bun, and he was no different from the other attackers who were also waiting.

‘Today… … Let’s hold on. If I go into the pioneers, I can use the store without waiting… … .’

At that time.

“Poohahahahaha! That’s it! This is what I live for?!”

A raider comes out of the store laughing.

And his gaze wavered greatly as he looked at the red bean cream bun in his hand.

“Where else can you find such fine bread?”

“How can I eat that tasteless bread? I thought my teeth would fall out if I ate it.”

“Kiya, this is bread!”

Watching them eat up the bread with such relish that it almost seems as if they are trying to tear the grain of the bread.

The Ice Magician’s hands trembled.

‘… …Should I kill him?’

But the torture didn’t end there.

“Ugh, look at the steam rising! The smell, ugh!”

The guys who come out after that are holding frozen food with steam rising from each hand.

The smell coming all the way here was driving me crazy.

‘Ugh… … .’

pain.

He is a conqueror who deserves to eat delicious food.

He is a person who is the envy of everyone and deserves to be the first to enter the store.

however…….

I have to watch this while sucking my thumb along with other worthless people.

‘But it is a priority to join the pioneers first… … .’

“Ah, I don’t know!”

The Ice Demon, who had lost all pride, screamed.

“… … What is that kid?”

“Leave it. It seems like he wants to farm in the Ent Forest.”

“But you never know.”

The raiders nearby quietly reached for their weapons.

The Ice Magician didn’t care.

Flutter-

Instead, he took off the robe he was wearing and glared at the attackers with bloodshot eyes.

“What are you looking at?”

“What is that crazy guy saying… … Huh… … .”

“Rain, ice magic… … .”

The bewildered attackers froze and stammered their words.

He quickly turned around and headed towards the fantasy shop.

Then, the Ice Demon shouts at the top of his lungs towards the fantasy shop.

“Give me a Wood-Pad too! I’ll do whatever it takes to conquer it!”

Did his words catch your attention?

The shop owner looked at him with a smile.

“You’ll do anything?”

“Yeah! Anything!”

The shop owner smiles brightly.

“That’s great. Then, would you like to stand there and take care of the customers? It’s a daily job.”

“… … ?”

After a while.

“Hey! Aren’t you going to stand in the right line?!”

The Ice Demon shouts at the raiders.

‘What am I… doing right now?’

I couldn’t refuse the request I received unexpectedly.

No, I couldn’t refuse.

It was because I was momentarily afraid of what would happen if I refused the shop owner’s request.

‘Ugh… … This is me… … in a place like this… … the raiders or the managers… … .’

At that time.

“……uh?”

The Ice Demon’s gaze meets someone’s.

“Oh, Hongyeon?”

“… … What are you doing there?”

His face turned bright red as he faced Lee Ji-soo and the pioneers.