I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 441



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Episode 441 Beagle [1]

If you think that London Port is close because it is the same London, you are mistaken.

Even in Seoul, absolute distance isn’t really a consideration when going somewhere, right?

Seoul has an incredibly well-developed public transportation system.

The only downside is that it is difficult to travel within Seoul and outside of Seoul without a car, but there is no large city in the world that does not have that level of downside.

That’s understandable, since Seoul is one of the youngest cities among the major cities.

“As expected, the road is like X.”

“Isn’t it inevitable? There are already a lot of people coming and going in this area.”

“Should I have taken an ambulance?”

“Didn’t you say that if you wrote it like that, you’d be killed?”

“I’m going to kill you, but I can’t kill myself.”

“thing…….”

In other words, London, which is one of the oldest cities in the world, has many shortcomings.

First of all, the road is very winding.

It’s not that they like to go back, it’s just that London isn’t a perfectly flat place.

Of course, compared to our country, you might say, ‘Huh? Aren’t all countries except Scotland flat?’… … .

The flat land I am talking about here is a flat land that looks like it has been measured with a ruler.

And since it is difficult for such land to form naturally, there are bound to be large and small hills. Wouldn’t people or animals not want to walk on steep hills?

As a result, even if you turn slightly to the side instead of going in a straight line, you will end up on flat ground. This is actually a road that was created for the same reason that the northern part of Seoul is winding, as it was created when people and animals mostly walked around there.

Later, when cars were invented, cities built after that would be built in straight lines.

Cars, unlike animals or people, don’t pant.

“Oh, but there are too many people today.”

“It’s not that we don’t come here today.”

“Oh, I see.”

“There’s not much to do. Why do you come to this smelly, dirty place?”

Liston opened the window and spoke almost shouting.

He didn’t actually yell, he just has a loud voice so it just sounds that way.

But even so, it’s a bit odd that people who walk around here or even live here can hear such words all the time…

Anyway, I was also feeling quite frustrated.

Rattling.

First of all, because the roads were not well maintained, the carriages would shake violently, which was annoying.

I started to wonder where all the tax money was being used.

Income tax is paid at a much lower rate compared to 21st century South Korea, but…

If you look at the absolute amount, it’s true that we’re paying a lot.

Of course, I am also earning a lot of money.

“By the way, is Darwin famous?”

“You… … Well, you do have a strange lack of common sense.”

The best way to make this path easier is to cultivate patience.

But patience is one of those things that is hard to cultivate and easy to lose.

I was quite patient in my past life, but now… … .

You might say, “What’s so comfortable and nice about living in the 19th century that you have no patience?” But if you live in the upper class, you’ll understand.

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There are servants here.

Even the disciples are practically no different from slaves.

In fact, I can’t remember the last time I served food with my own hands, and I even take care of getting my own bath water.

– Mr. Tiepyeong tells me to get some water and heat it up every evening!

If you do that, anyone will be able to warm up.

It’s not bullying, it’s just the way the times are.

And it’s not like it’s free.

Surprisingly, in the 19th century, Britain was already a developed country that banned the slave trade.

That’s something they do over there, in uncivilized America.

I’m giving you money, that’s what I’m saying.

The only problem is that it’s a little bit less money, but I give quite a bit.

Anyway, the story about being impatient has become long, and at times like this, what we need is a storyteller.

When we go far away, we also fight over YouTube, Netflix, web novels, and webtoons.

Since that’s not possible right now, it’s better to get Liston.

This gentleman is surprisingly extravagant and well-spoken.

There’s a reason it’s popular among women.

“Just open your mouth.”

“You are talking nonsense. How can a gentleman say such things?”

“Honestly, he’s a bastard, so what does he have to be a gentleman?”

“A sheep… How can you say such nonsense?”

“Anyway, what kind of guy is he?”

“Well… … I see. Since we’re going somewhere anyway, let’s talk about money.”

Liston started to open his mouth in earnest after a while of hesitation.

It was about a friend named Darwin, who seemed to be a very rich young man.

“Is the land really that big?”

“Yeah, he has a botanical garden at home. And he went to Edinburgh Medical School.”

“Edinburgh Medical School… …? Where have I heard that name?”

“Don’t you remember the hair incident with William Burke?”

“I remember that name too.”

“You must have heard it when they executed grave robbers. They didn’t just dig up graves, they actually produced corpses.”

“Ah… … That’s right. Those crazy guys.”

It may not be them that are crazy, but the world.

First of all, one of those two escaped from the execution grounds and is currently unknown, and the one who requested the production of the body from those two… … .

So, the professor who committed murder is conducting research normally.

Anyway, it seems that Darwin went to medical school there.

“The professor in charge said it wasn’t that person, and that he stopped going there soon after.”

“Really? You don’t have as much persistence as I thought.”

“Well… … We’ve changed a bit since you came here. Medical school is a difficult place to graduate from.”

“Why is that?”

“Why, it’s because there are so many cowards. What’s so scary about surgery that they run away from it… … I don’t understand why people are scared of dissection. What’s scary about a corpse that’s been dead for so long that it’s already rotted away?”

“ah.”

Liston’s words made me think that maybe Darwin didn’t run away because he was particularly persistent.

Well, how could someone who is the founder of a theory not have persistence?

Maybe it was just a rational choice.

Isn’t the surgery that Liston is talking about now a surgery that happened before my time?

In other words, this is surgery in the days before anesthesia, which is not surgery, it’s just murder.

There’s the dissection of the rotten corpse, just… …what more needs to be said?

Is it really necessary to explain in detail?

“Anyway, I ended up going to a theological seminary.”

“Wow… the course changes so quickly?”

“That’s what all rich boys are like. And just for the sake of talking amongst ourselves, don’t doctors and theologians have good prospects?”

“Well… … that’s true.”

Surprisingly, despite the fact that doctors are treated fairly well in society, they are treated almost as well as murderers.

In modern society, we can assume that’s why they’re still alive, but here, I have no idea why.

Of course, since most surgeons are people who argue that we should first discuss whether they are the same doctor, we will leave this out of the discussion.

Liston and I are surgeons, so our social status should have been quite low.

But being an internist is no different.

They are the ones who feed things like mercury and arsenic, and they are also the ones who suck blood under the pretext of bloodletting.

‘Really… … How on earth did things turn out like this?’

When I shook my head to show that I didn’t know, Liston continued talking as if he understood what I was thinking, even though he didn’t know what I was thinking.

“Aren’t the masters the ones who can do this and that?”

“Oh, that’s true.”

I nodded my head because I thought this was still relevant in the 21st century.

There may be many definitions of a golden spoon, but everyone will agree that they deserve a second or third chance.

“Anyway, so you graduated, but… I heard that your original hobby was looking at plants and things like that.”

“ah…….”

I thought he was a nerd.

The 21st century can truly be called the age of nerds.

If you say, “I like this and I’m good at it, whether it’s YouTube or whatever,” then even if it’s not particularly productive, it becomes a job, right?

But not now.

The Industrial Revolution was such a frightening change that it created a society that was even more obsessed with efficiency than modern society.

“He’s a worthless guy. But he ended up on the Beagle as Captain Beagle’s comrade.”

“Talking companion… … It is an important title.”

“That’s true. We also played that role when we went to the Qing Dynasty.”

“Yes, we did. Even though we couldn’t communicate very well.”

“The captain must have had a hard time.”

“I guess so.”

You may wonder what kind of title a talking companion is, but you’ll know it when you see me killing time chatting with Liston right now…

The 19th century can be considered a time when there was still little to do.

Of course, there are some people who drink, smoke opium, and gamble, but it’s not just us who see it as a waste of time. Even in the 19th century, such people were looked down upon.

Above all, if the captain starts making a fuss in an isolated place like a ship, it is considered mutiny.

Does that mean I can talk openly with the sailors and say, ‘Oh, I’m an open person’?

Out of London society, that is.

That’s because it’s a society where the distinction between nobles and non-nobles is clear.

“But how far has the Beagle sailed?”

“5 years.”

“5 years… … ? Then a lot of people must have died… … ?”

“Half of them would be dead.”

“You got on well. You’re a rich kid.”

“Well, you’re the captain’s comrade, so it’s safe. Besides, didn’t you learn medicine?”

So, there’s a higher chance that you’ll die because of that medicine, but unfortunately Liston, a 19th century doctor, despite being educated a lot thanks to me, still believes that what he learned in college will be useful.

what…….

It’s a shame, but that doesn’t mean I’ll say anything right away.

You said we don’t talk about religion or politics, right?

The reason why is that, because it is a story about faith.

For Liston, medicine is a kind of religion, so it must be exposed slowly and not at once.

“I see.”

Besides, didn’t you come back alive?

Then it’s done.

‘Well… … how could one become a great person in the 19th century without being quite strong?’

There are many reasons why development is faster in the 21st century, but I think it is because great people who would have died in other eras are alive and doing something.

This is what I thought when I came here.

It’s also a difficult thought to have unless you come and see it.

“But just hearing it now… … There’s no particular reason for it to become famous? It’s just… … .”

Aren’t you just some rich idiot?

I dropped out of college, used my dad’s connections and money to enroll in another school, and graduated, but I wasn’t able to pursue my major…

My greatest achievement so far has been being a captain.

So when I asked, Liston shook his head.

“They say that whenever that human landed somewhere, he would send here new plants and stuffed animals that he found there… … These are all things that the academic world has never seen before, so he has a great reputation.”

“Ah… … Well, you must have been to all sorts of places in the past five years.”

You must have been to South America, the Galapagos… … .

It would not be an exaggeration to say that I have traveled all over the world.

As I was thinking about that, Liston shook his head with a still dissatisfied expression on his face.

“In my view, it’s empty talk. And I find it disturbing that they are secretly talking about evolution.”

“Why would someone who graduated from seminary do that?”

“I don’t know either. I’ll go and tell him if he doesn’t know either, the Lord’s will.”

“Oh, let me just say it out loud.”

“I was going to say it out loud too.”

“Why are you clenching your fist, though?”

“Oops.”