Since you probably submitted the resume yourself, you should know the working hours, right? It's the closing shift. From 5 PM to 11:30 PM. Only during the 2-week training period, you just need to come to work for the morning shift and learn the work. Break time is 30 minutes. The minimum wage is 8,350 won, and I'll pay the weekly holiday allowance included in your salary on the 1st of every month."
I also had concerns that he might not show up.
I don't know about after he became an S-rank hunter, but before that, he definitely had a reckless and unruly temperament.
But it was a needless concern.
He sat in front of me having neatly prepared his parents' consent form, health certificate, resident registration copy, and even a copy of his bankbook to receive his salary. Since it takes some time to issue a health certificate, I thought it would be difficult for him to start work right away, but since he had one issued in advance, he was able to work starting today.
He said it's because he had experience working part-time at a meat restaurant. He had quite a bit of part-time experience for his age. They were all short-term part-time jobs.
However, maybe this time it will be a long-term part-time job.
"Take off your earrings and rings."
As soon as my words ended, Guk-yeong took off his earrings and rings and put them in his pocket.
"When working, wearing any accessories is prohibited. The reason is to prevent foreign substances from getting into coffee or beverages when manufacturing them in advance."
"Yes!"
"Wear the uniform according to the manual so you look as neat as possible, and try to wear black shoes if possible. Because if you splash while making beverages, it looks messy. If you wear bright shoes for no reason and they get dirty, it's not great, right? Right?"
"Yes!"
He was a guy who answered boldly and well. Although it was still questionable whether he would actually work well.
"If you have any questions, you can ask Ye-ri over there, or ask me anytime. For the time being, Ye-ri will teach you this and that about the work, so learn well."
"Yes!"
"Then go change into your uniform first."
It was the moment I was just about to leave my seat.
"Boss, I have a question."
I told him to ask if he had questions, and he was a guy who immediately put it into action.
"What is it?"
"Why did you hire me? Other places really refrain from hiring minors..."
Right? It's strange to you too, right? Since there's no reason for me to exclude numerous applicants and specifically hire you, a minor.
I didn't bother telling him the fact that he would soon awaken as an S-rank hunter. No, there was no need to tell him. Because he will soon realize it himself.
"Because I think you might be able to show me an unexpected side."
Of course, show me and then some.
I had also thought that I wanted to see it at least once. Not the completed form, but this guy in his growth phase.
2.
I sat in the office inside the store and scribbled in a small notebook. I was simply taking notes. I was recording the things I saw and heard from the future before I forgot them.
'Because it would be troublesome if I forgot.'
I was mostly recording information obtained from the Dungeon Encyclopedia. After the first gate opens, at least 1 to 2 years must pass before information on dungeons and hunters starts being collected. And it requires an even longer time until the Hunter Association is established.
When the first gate in human history opens today, the world will become a crucible of chaos.
However, I alone was an exception. Because they were things I had seen countless times.
But there were things I also regretted. Since I am also human, I couldn't perfectly memorize the contents of the encyclopedia.
Although my only hobby was reading the encyclopedia, I didn't perfectly remember the contents appearing in the very beginning parts of the dictionary.
Is it because they are the oldest records?
'The total number of gates manifesting for the first time is five.'
When tonight comes, breaking news will report the news about the first gate with the appearance of goblins in Gangseo-gu, Seoul.
The gate in Gangseo-gu opens, and the fact that it is the first gate does not change.
But the important fact was that there were four more gates. Dungeons caused by the initial gates appear five in total with certain time intervals.
Unlike the dungeon in Gangseo-gu, there was also a dungeon where monsters didn't appear.
Although it's not that they aren't monsters.
'Monsters that don't look like monsters.'
Because of that, news reports were delayed compared to the Gangseo-gu dungeon, or sometimes excluded altogether.
What I remember precisely are the three dungeons excluding Gangseo-gu.
One is the underground parking lot of a commercial building about 1km away from our store. It was the reason I had to close my first cafe.
The second is a subway station in Incheon. At the time, the news said it was a simple subway disaster, but that too was damage caused by the manifestation of a gate.
'A place where numerous casualties occurred, and also the place where Ye-ri lost her life.'
The third is a huge sinkhole that appeared in Hongdae. Considering all initial dungeons are F-rank dungeons, this place was the dungeon with the highest difficulty at least. Because it was E-rank.
The last was a Maze Park. The problem was that even in the Dungeon Encyclopedia, it was only listed as Maze Park, and it didn't say which Maze Park it was.
Other hunters weren't particularly curious either. Because the initial dungeons all disappeared simultaneously upon being cleared. Since there was no opportunity to clear them again, there was no strategy guide, and even if there was, it was useless.
To the hunter who cleared the first five dungeons, a highly useful title that could only be obtained at this exact time was given.
Gangseo-gu, underground parking lot, subway station, Hongdae. These four dungeons are difficult to clear unless one is an A-class hunter. Hunters who had cleared the dungeons said so as if letting it slip on broadcasts.
I had to find out the location of the last fifth Maze Park somehow. Because it was a place that was relatively very easy to clear.
The strategy was very simple. Enter the maze entrance, and come out the exit.
But I couldn't just blindly search all the maze parks in the country.
Since the gate opens tonight, time was absurdly lacking.
A sigh flowed from my mouth, and I felt stiffness in my shoulders.
"Did I sleep too little yesterday?"
I pulled countless coffees under the pretext of raising skill proficiency. And I tasted countless coffees in that process.
Watching only the letters written in the notebook continuously, drowsiness came rushing in quickly.
"I should have done it in moderation and gone in..."
Since I was at the store until 4 AM, it was understandable to be sleepy. But I had no regrets.
Because I acquired a 'Title' for the first time.
[Title F – The One Who Manufactured 100 Cups of Coffee] You can grant a 1LV skill effect to the 101st coffee.
It might have been a title difficult to acquire if one were an ordinary person, but to me doing cafe business, it wasn't particularly difficult.
The pros and cons of the title I obtained were clear.
As for the advantage, it was that the title's effect wasn't one-time only.
'Well, that would be the same for all titles.'
If I grant a skill effect to the 101st coffee, I can make another 100 cups of coffee afterwards and grant a skill effect to the 101st coffee again.
Of course, the fact that the activation prerequisite is 'to manufacture 100 cups of coffee' is a huge disadvantage.
Come to think of it, it was a title without particular advantages. The skill effect that can be granted is also 1LV.
They were effects that temporarily increased basic stats, not attack skills needed for combat.
For example, it doubles strength or agility, health or magic power, etc. for 10 minutes.
However, considering that high-rank dungeon clear times are minimum one hour to maximum four hours, the effect wasn't that superior.
'But it will be useful now. Since even the First Generation Awakened still have remarkably low levels.'
That is why I stopped skill training yesterday ahead of manufacturing the 101st coffee.
Just in case it might be useful.
'No, maybe it is definitely useful.'
Moreover, if it's for the fifth dungeon I couldn't recall, it was certainly useful.
Even though I drank so much coffee at dawn, the drowsiness didn't go away. I intended to close the notebook and sleep face down for a moment.
At least until a man's shouting was heard from the hall.
"Tell the boss to come out!"
The murmuring sound from the hall was heard all the way to the office.
"Is the boss not here?"
The man's booming voice pierced through the murmuring sound and hit my ears unpleasantly.
When I went out of the office, a man was blocking the front of the counter and frowning heavily. Behind the man, a line of customers waiting to order was stretching out.
Ye-ri approached me and explained the whole situation.
It seems she had done POS training for Guk-yeong who was in training. Of all things, the first order customer happened to be that man.
Since it was rush time, a time when many customers flock in, orders were backed up a lot. The man ordered one Iced Americano, and Guk-yeong guided him on the waiting time as he learned.
"Customer, I'm sorry but orders are backed up a lot right now. It will take about 10 to 15 minutes, is that okay?"
The problem exploded right after that.
"No, what kind of Americano takes 10 minutes to make one cup?"
The situation after that was continuing right now.
If the person taking the order had been me, I would have roughly figured out his tendency by looking at his face or appearance, and then sensibly made that customer's coffee first and sent it out.
But there was no way Guk-yeong, who was in training on his first day of work, would have thought that far. Above all, despite guiding him kindly, that bastard spitting out curses recklessly was the one in the wrong.
Although it was a bit more severe than usual, since things like this happened occasionally, I approached the customer as calmly as possible.
"Hello, customer. What seems to be the matter?"
I stood in front of the man wearing a smile as kindly as possible.
He had been grabbing Guk-yeong by the collar until just a moment ago, but when I approached, he let go of the collar and glared my way.
"Are you the boss?"
The man speaking informally abruptly.
At the senseless man's behavior, not only our store employees but also the expressions of customers standing in line distorted in an instant. Nevertheless, I didn't lose my smile.
"Yes, customer. Did you happen to have any problem?"
"No, this part-timer bastard has no manners."
At the man's words, Guk-yeong's expression standing next to me hardened coldly.
'He isn't a kid with no manners, but he does have a bit of a temper.'
Guk-yeong glared fiercely at the man.
"Look at that bastard's eyes. Pow! You wanna die. You keep looking like that, huh? I have a sashimi knife in my car, you know? I'm gonna stab your belly with that."
I looked at the man closely.
Magnificent dragon tattoos drawn on the man's both arms. Two dragons were intertwined on one arm, and like that, a total of four dragons were sleeping on the man's body. One even peeked its head out to the back of the man's neck.
"Should I bring the sashimi knife? Should I stab you?"
The man glancing at the black sedan outside the shop. He really looks like he would bring a sashimi knife from the car.
Hah, the bluff.
I slowly examined his face which looked menacing. Several small knife scars were drawn on his face too.
'That's right, there's no way I could forget this perfect visual.'
Among the warrior types, a person possessing a class specialized in the Tanker role.
Yongdu Gang No. 2, Jang Deok-gu.
He was one of the First Generation Awakened, and A B-class hunter who possessed the first title.
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