Convenience Store 24: The Tower of the End 1st - Chapter 63



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Episode 63 Stir-fry, stir-fry

After finishing the conversation with Lee Ji-soo.

When I returned home, I was lost in thought.

‘So, the seeds have been sown for now?’

The story ended well.

Now, as the leader of the (new) vanguard, she will gather the personnel needed to conquer the tower.

‘If we continue to attack like that, the world will never end. Besides, the cumbersome advance party has already self-destructed.’

It’s true that I implemented the NO-Attacker Zone in the hopes that the vanguard would collapse on its own.

However, I didn’t know they would fall apart so quickly.

‘Anyway, as soon as Lee Ji-soo forms a new vanguard, we should have them start attacking the top.’

The (new) vanguard will not collapse like the old vanguard.

That is, as long as each other’s thoughts and interests align.

‘First of all, I must support the new vanguard as much as possible.’

There are always variables that arise in what people do.

Even if we come together now and agree on something.

Lee Ji-soo and the (new) vanguard may die or suffer serious injuries at any time.

‘Or you might get discouraged while trying to conquer it.’

That is why it is important to prevent such variables from arising.

‘To do that, it would be important to continuously encourage the raiders and continue to provide them with food.’

Of course, I am not a philanthropist.

I had no intention of supporting it for free.

‘Hehehe, in return for your support, you receive a portion of the items obtained while conquering. That’s a given.’

I have already discussed such matters with Lee Ji-soo and have coordinated them to some extent.

Now there’s only one thing left to do.

‘We just have to wait for the day when the (new) advance team is officially launched.’

I don’t know when Lee Ji-soo will recruit all the members.

He said he’d contact me as soon as the personnel gathering was over, so I guess I’ll just have to wait for now.

‘I have a lot of work to do besides launching the (new) vanguard. Let’s do what we have to do and wait.’

* * *

After discussing the new strategy with Lee Ji-soo and returning home.

Four days have passed in the blink of an eye.

‘Hmm, this is really… … I’m worried.’

I scratched the back of my head while looking at my phone.

Among the comments from Inseong Cafe registered on the delivery app.

Some of the comments have made my mind complicated.

[The special sandwiches and shaved ice cups are really tasty… … but compared to them, the coffee somehow seems to lack some uniqueness. It’s not that it doesn’t taste good… … but it’s just average?]

[It’s a cafe, but they do everything well except coffee.]

[I can drink coffee too. Is it just because everything else is too overwhelming?]

‘Hmm… …That’s not wrong.’

I also think that my coffee tastes different from other brands.

Because it was something I had been aware of for a long time.

‘But that doesn’t mean the taste of coffee itself has changed.’

The only thing that has changed is the environment surrounding coffee.

‘The quality of other products is overwhelming.’

I admit it myself.

Compared to ordinary coffee, the impact of the Demon King’s fish-shaped bread, waffles, and the scent of the sea is on a whole other level.

‘But no matter how hard you try to improve the quality of coffee, it’s not easy… ‘

It’s not like I didn’t try.

I tried shooting light with a can, and tried every possible means I could.

Unfortunately, there was no reaction to the coffee beans.

Still, to somehow make coffee that would not be inferior to the products flowing in from the top.

We purchased coffee beans from famous cafes and other coffee beans, roasted them, and worked hard to improve the quality of our coffee.

‘But the results are the comments right before my eyes. I feel a little bit hurt.’

It’s called a cafe, but I have to hear people say that the coffee isn’t that good.

Is there really no way to improve the quality of coffee?

‘Should I bring some random fruit from the top and roast it? There might be some fruit that surprisingly has a similar nuance to coffee. No, it doesn’t have to be just similar in nuance. The taste and aroma have to be exceptionally good.’

But no matter how much I think about it, no such fruit comes to mind.

‘I’ll take a quick look through YouTube again. I might get some clues… … .’

Just as I was about to look at my phone again.

“Move your hands quickly! It’s already been a minute, what are you doing! Are you kidding me?! Try to make it at least 5 per minute!”

As the clone’s command rang out from the kitchen.

I quietly stuck my head out the door.

‘Here we go again?’

“Just cut the ingredients! Do you know how many cutting boards you just cut off?!”

“Ugh… … .”

Balina is shaking her fists as if she is angry.

The figure of her clone is seen fiercely persecuting her.

“If I asked you to do something difficult, don’t say anything. Just watch what this swan does!”

“Boom!”

Sasa-sak-

As the swan barks into the air, the tomatoes and lettuce that had been floating into the air are neatly cut.

“Wow, as expected, he’s our kitchen ace!”

“Ugh!”

The clone gives a thumbs up to the swan.

He glared at Balina with fierce eyes.

“You see? This is a pro. You’re a sloppy piece of shit who hasn’t even crossed the line of amateur.”

“I can do that much. Show me the power of chaos!”

Suddenly, black flames flickered in both of Balina’s hands.

He hits her head hard with the frying pan he was holding.

Kang-

“Ugh… … .”

“You piece of shit! Are you crazy?! I told you to ask for my permission before using that! You’re going to burn down the kitchen! Go wash the dishes!”

“Ugh, I see… … .”

While Balina was biting her lips and heading towards the sink.

The tin can that was carving the golden amenity throws a word at her.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

After hearing that she is a tough girl, Balina puts on rubber gloves and starts washing the dishes.

‘He has such high stats, but he can’t do his job… … .’

I recalled the information about the guy I had seen when I first encountered Balina.

Primal chaos

Description: The beginning and origin of chaos, said to have existed since time immemorial.

Balina

Lv: ???

Strength: ???(+999)

Stamina: ???(+999)

Intelligence: ???(+999)

Agility: ???(+999)

Bonus Stat: 0

Unique Abilities: Chaos Karma, Ending Horizon, Primordial Pulse, Consuming World, Hymn of Praise, Full Recovery… … .

Titles: Primal Chaos, The Beginning and End of the Origin, Empress of the Realm of Chaos, The Ruler, Reign of Terror… … .

‘There were too many abilities and titles, so I gave up on looking at them.’

But one thing is certain.

Balina’s specs were so beyond common sense that it was thought that she could devastate the world with just her ability.

‘But what good is it if your abilities are so overwhelming? There’s no work to be done.’

The ‘Kitchen World’ is a place where you will be treated better if you are good at cooking rather than fighting.

And Balina, who had no cooking sense, was no different from the weakest person in that world.

‘Well, if I keep working, it’ll probably get better.’

Clang-

“This pathetic fool! Can’t he even wash the dishes?!”

As the clone’s screams rang out loud.

I quietly closed the door.

* * *

‘I am being subjected to such humiliation… … . I, the originator of chaos, am being subjected to such contempt… … .’

Bubble bubble-

Balina, who was washing the dishes with a dishwashing sponge, bit her lip.

She can accept that she was summoned to an unfamiliar place, that the one who summoned her was the raider, and that she must obey his orders.

‘But, but… …! Am I worse than that piece of shit and scrap metal?!’

I simply could not tolerate the fact that I was inferior to mere mortals and scrap metal.

At that time.

Pokkak-

Could it be because I applied too much force?

The plate he was holding broke in half.

‘Oops… … ‘

Balina turned her head hurriedly, her face turning pale.

When did it come near me?

The kitchen ghost, whose face resembles that of the summoner, smiles with its face lifted high.

“You broke it again?”

“This, this! This is an accident! It wasn’t my fault! This insignificant object broke on its own… … .”

“You gave me the easiest job in the kitchen, and I can’t even do it properly!”

“Ugh… … .”

In the end, Balina was cursed to her heart’s content for about 30 minutes.

After she finished washing the dishes, she thought about the ghost in the kitchen.

‘I will definitely show you. That my abilities are in no way inferior to those of small creatures or scrap metal… ‘

“Hey, Slave Number 4!”

“Yeah, yeah!”

Maybe it’s because of the effects of being teased for several days.

At the call of her clone, Balina was startled and hurriedly answered.

“When you’re done washing the dishes, come here and roast some coffee beans.”

“Wasn’t that the head chef’s job?”

Perhaps that too could be groundwork for ‘Galgeum’.

Because I didn’t know that someone might shout, “How dare you look down on the head chef’s work!”

Balina watched her clone’s expression with increasing caution.

“Huh? If you tell me to stir-fry, I’ll come and stir-fry. Why are you talking so much! Why aren’t you coming soon?!”

“……i get it.”

Finally, Balina stands in front of the frying pan.

“It won’t be difficult. Just stir these green beans until they turn amber.”

“But I heard that this is a task that requires a high level of skill. If I make a mistake… … .”

“Of course I’ll make mistakes. Did you think I’d do it perfectly from the start? Look at this kid. He still hasn’t gotten over it.”

After a while.

“Ugh… … .”

Balina began to roast the coffee beans on the frying pan with her lips still closed.

Tidi Dick-

The color of the coffee beans, which initially showed no significant change, gradually changed.

‘How strange… … .’

What I thought was just an ordinary tree fruit began to emit a strange fragrance as it darkened in color.

‘It’s really strange.’

Why is that?

I have a feeling that the berries changing color as they roll around on the frying pan are similar to the environment she is in.

‘I’m not much different from these berries in that I’m being fried by the kitchen ghost.’

How can this fate be so pitiful?

How can this fate be so pitiful?

Is being fried and stir-fried the destination of this destiny?

‘No! If that is the fate, then it is right to burn it!’

Even though she is destined to continue to be fried.

Only these fruits can be freed with her own hands!

“I will set you free.”

“That guy is suddenly talking nonsense while roasting coffee beans… … ?!”

Whoosh whoosh-

Just then, Balina created black flames in both hands and was about to shoot them at the coffee beans.

Kang-

A frying pan of her clone explodes on the back of her head.

“Hey! What are you doing! You were roasting coffee beans and ended up roasting your brains too?! Get out of the way!”

“I was just trying to free the unfortunate fate of the beans.”

“You piece of shit, be quiet.”

The clone examined the coffee beans on the frying pan and clicked his tongue softly.

“Ah, it’s all gone. This is useless. Hey, Slave Number 4. Be honest with me. You don’t want to work, so you’re disobeying me… .”

At that moment, the clone was about to start the motor attached to its mouth and go after Balina.

A strange yet refreshing scent enveloped the tip of his nose.

“ok?!”

The clone sticks his nose into the still-hot frying pan.

“Huh? Ohhhhh?! Hey, what the… … ? Are you crazy?! This is, unprecedented! Hey, wait a minute.”

The kitchen ghost suddenly enters the room where the summoner is.

“Master! Come out and take a look at this!”

“What is it?”

“The aroma of these beans is crazy! This is the best ever!”

A few dozen seconds had passed since the clone had entered the room, making a fuss.

Rattling-

The summoner approaches her, holding a dark bean in his hand.

“Did you make this?”

Balina couldn’t answer readily.

‘If you say something wrong… … .’

The terrible memories of that day, the nightmare of that day when half of her body was blown away in an instant, flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.

‘I might die… … .’

“Well, there’s a story behind this. I just feel sorry for the fate of these beans… … .”

In front of the rambling Balina, the summoner gestured to his clone.

Kuung-

The clone brings a huge bag of coffee beans.

“… … What is this?”

“Stir-fry.”

“… … ?”

“Stir-fry it.”

* * *

The next day.

Daughter-

“Hello, Seon-ah, Soo-jeong.”

I went straight to the cafe for work.

“Hello, boss!”

“hello!”

“Are you a little late today?”

I used to smile at them.

I took it out, neatly packed in a ziplock bag.

“Boss, what is that? It looks like it’s been burned a lot… … .”

“This? It’s coffee beans.”

“Oh, you roasted it yourself?”

“Yeah, I wanted to let you guys try it and get your opinions.”

I put the coffee beans I brought into the machine and turned them into powder.

Then, they start pouring hot water over the finely ground coffee beans.

Hwaaaaak-

Then follow the rising steam.

An unfamiliar scent spread into the cafe.