Chapter 12 – Alcohol and Cigarettes Are Not Sold to Minors Born in 2003 or Younger.
Aussie cheese fries.
It was a famous convenience store food recipe even in its original world.
It was a special menu that everyone in the know knew, starting with the fact that you could easily make and eat a famous menu from a family restaurant at a convenience store.
The recipe is so simple that you can make it with your eyes closed.
‘First, pour the potato sticks into the bowl.’
Tear the cheddar cheese on top and place it on top. Sprinkle ketchup in a zigzag pattern on top of the cheddar cheese, and then sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
After this, just put it in the microwave and heat it for about 1 minute to 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Ding!
“It’s done.”
“Already?”
“I said it was a simple dish.”
“It smells good.”
Elena twitched her nose and sniffed.
The delicious smell of grilled cheese and potatoes wrapped around each other wafted through the convenience store.
“It smells amazing, right? “It feels different when you taste it yourself.”
I handed the fork to Elena.
Elena, who was looking at Oji Fry with curious eyes, picked up a potato with her fork.
The melted cheese stretched out and drew a white line.
In addition, the yellow color of cheddar cheese and the red color of ketchup mixed to create a strange color.
“Yum.”
Elena’s eyes widened as she took a bite of the cheese-covered potato snack.
“Hmm?”
As she stuffed the potato into her mouth, she opened her eyes and looked at Oji Fry in turn.
Then take another bite.
Yum.
“Hmm?”
Her eyes got bigger.
Can pupils get any bigger than this? So much so that I want to.
“It’s so delicious!”
It was so delicious that he kept putting the potatoes in his mouth. Elena’s cheeks became puffy.
“It’s the store manager’s recipe.”
I just copied the recipe I saw on YouTube, but there are no YouTube or family restaurants in this world.
‘I guess you could say this is my recipe.’
Elena’s eyes sparkled.
I’m sure eating is sincere.
“Wow, the store manager is a god! How can it taste like this…”
It would be even weirder if cheese, potatoes, and ketchup were combined and had no taste.
Elena looked just like a hamster as she puffed out her cheeks and ate.
Muck, muck.
Since I ate this well, I felt better.
There is no one who makes me more proud than someone who enjoys the food I cook.
I also started to get hungry after watching the hamster’s eating show.
“I need to eat some too.”
“Oh, store manager, please eat some too. It’s really delicious. Hehe.”
Elena smiled brightly as she swallowed all the fried chicken in her mouth.
I also picked up my fork and took a bite.
Ah, I’m craving beer.
I wanted beer like crazy.
Just a bite of canned beer chilled in the refrigerator.
Kiya.
That is heaven.
Should I drink a little?
I don’t have any trouble with my work if I have half a glass of it.
When I was in the middle of thinking.
Jinglang.
“Welcome! It’s a DG convenience store.”
A guest has arrived.
They were kids who seemed a bit young.
Are you 17 or 18?
The 5 kids who came in gathered in a huddle, looked carefully at their surroundings and quietly headed to the drinks corner.
They arrived at the beverage corner, whispering among themselves, opened the door, and quietly put canned beer and soju into the basket.
“Hmm…”
I watched quietly until the kids came to the counter and then asked Elena.
“Elena, what year is it in the imperial calendar?”
“This year is the year 422 according to the imperial calendar.”
“Okay? “The adult standard in this country is 19, right?”
“Yes, that’s right. It is said that the standards for adulthood were different before the Empire, but I heard that in the Empire, people who are 19 years old are considered adults based on the year of graduation from the Imperial Academy.”
Adult ages are similar here too.
Then do the calculation.
Those born in 403 according to the imperial calendar are considered adults.
If you were born in 2003 or younger, you are a minor.
“Okay. Okay.”
“Are those friends also minors?”
“That is highly likely.”
When I saw a young face, a way of buying beer while looking at the counter, and people going to other corners and touching various things when they would just have to look at the beer if they were going to buy beer, etc.
In my experience, they were definitely minors.
I quickly took out a placard and wrote a message in the imperial language.
– Alcohol and cigarettes are not sold to teenagers born in 2003 or younger.
In the Empire, there was no legal problem with selling alcohol to minors.
But that doesn’t mean kids can buy alcohol.
The Empire is also quite conservative in this regard.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have come to our store so secretly.
“But don’t you know what year you were born?”
Elena whispered, lowering her voice.
“I have to ask for a trophy. If we don’t have it, even adults can’t sell it.”
“Ah.”
The empire made and gave tablets to imperial citizens who had become adults.
It is proof that one is an adult, and the most basic means used by the empire to conduct a census.
The kids, who were carefully observing their surroundings, approached the counter.
The kids were shocked when they saw the sign that alcohol was not sold to minors.
“Please calculate.”
The boy who presented the basket to me deliberately lowered his voice to speak loudly.
“Did you buy alcohol? 16 cans of beer and 5 bottles of soju… “You eat a lot.”
“Yes, it’s been a while since I met up with my friends.”
The guy who couldn’t meet her eyes spoke nervously.
“Please calculate quickly. “I don’t have time.”
“Ah, before that, I think you’re too young, so I’d like you to show me your seal.”
For a moment, an expression of disappointment passed across my face.
“I didn’t know I was going to get tested, so I didn’t take it and came out.”
“Then I can’t sell it.”
“Hey, just calculate it for me. “We are adults.”
“That won’t work?”
“Yes?”
“I can’t sell it. Unless you’re an adult.”
“No, just…” …”
“Either bring the card or leave it.”
Then, one of the kids who was watching secretly snatched the basket.
“Hey, run away!”
Are you trying to run away with alcohol?
Dude.
How many years have I been at the convenience store?
“Huh?”
I strengthened my hand holding the basket before he took it away.
The face of the boy holding the basket became pale.
“Take it and talk about it?”
“Oh, that’s right. That’s not it…”
Shaking eyes.
The guy couldn’t even answer.
“Wow, I’m going to put it back where it was…”
“Let go.”
“Oh, yes.”
With one word, the kids let go of their hands on the shopping cart.
I quietly looked around at the six teenagers.
“Kids.”
“Yes!”
“Kneel down and raise your hands.”
Kids who watched each other.
One of them made eye contact with me.
“If you don’t like it, it’s okay.”
Is it right or on her knees?
Life or pride?
“Well, I’ll be right!”
One person courageously stepped forward. It was a guy who seemed to be the leader of the group.
Ah, I hate having my pride crushed more than dying.
I know.
Confidence without reason that rushes through the turbulent teenage years.
All you have to do is take one hit and hold on.
Is that possible?
“Really?”
I strengthened my fingers.
Crack!
The corner of the counter was broken by the force of my grip.
“Huh?”
“Let’s see how durable our friend’s limbs are.”
“Ah, bird, I changed my mind.”
The captain, who was excited, eventually got down on his knees.
“You guys are standing here on your knees holding this sign.”
I put a sign in the children’s hands saying that alcohol is not sold to minors.
“Oh, you take this and clean it up.”
I handed the basket full of alcohol to the little boy who tried to run away with the basket.
“If you run away, they will die to me.”
“Ah, yes!”
While the disciplined kid was cleaning up his drink, I took a bite of fried eggplant.
Wow, crazy.
I can’t stand this.
“There friend.”
I called back to the little boy holding the basket and putting the drinks in it.
“Yes?”
“Just give me that can of beer.”
“Ah, yes!”
I took the beer can and looked at Elena and asked.
“Elena, would you like to have a bite too?”
“No. Are you okay? “I’m not good at drinking.”
“I don’t know what other fried eggs are, but they taste amazing as a side dish with beer.”
Drinking alcohol while working is not a good idea.
Still, whatever.
Wouldn’t half a glass be okay?
“It’s a shame. “I was planning on having a drink together.”
“Let’s eat together next time.”
Elena, who refused to drink alcohol, took a bite of fried eggplant.
“Mmm, it’s delicious. Manager, can you do one more thing?”
“If you eat it all, I’ll make it again.”
But aren’t you eating too much?
Taaak!
I opened a can of beer.
“Big!”
The taste is amazing.
A combination of potatoes and cheese combined with savory ketchup.
The exhilarating taste of beer that covers the greasiness of greasy food.
Isn’t this happiness?
It was so delicious that I couldn’t even describe it.
I felt stinging gaze, looking at it.
The kids who were on their knees with their hands up were looking at me.
“Well, if you tease me, you too can buy it and eat it when you grow up.”
At that time, I will treat my customers well.
Before that, there was no way.
Ah, but I’m really looking for a combination of cheese potatoes and beer.
“Is it really that delicious?”
The eyes that looked at the beer were full of lingering regret, showing that they really wanted to drink it.
“Do you want to try it too?”
Elena, who was swallowing her saliva while looking at the potatoes and beer, finally shook her head.
“No. I thought I would make a mistake if I drank. “I’ll drink it later.”
“Okay? I get it. “Don’t drink too much.”
I feel so sorry to say that with eyes dripping with regret.
It’s not polite to drink too much in front of people who regret not being able to drink.
I put the beer can back after emptying it exactly halfway.
Ah, it was delicious.
***
At 10 p.M., The kids who had reflected on their feelings were sent away, and Elena had also returned from work.
“Older brother! Hello!”
A sly-looking blond-haired man entered a convenience store with a grim-looking skinhead man.
“I came to bring condoms.”
“It’s been a while?”
“Haha, since you guys took condom duty, I haven’t had a chance to come.”
The blond-haired man with a cheeky smile was Robinson, who worked as an employee at the lake.
Since he dealt with wealthy merchants and knights rather than nobles, his skills in dealing with people were quite good.
He also has a sly personality, so I once considered bringing him in as an employee at our convenience store, but I eventually gave up on the idea.
It’s so famous.
I quit because Robinson was too famous in the back alleys.
I refuse to let our convenience store become a battlefield because of this guy.
“Did Luna not go to work today?”
“Yes, I was on duty today because I was busy working outside. “The store is very busy right now.”
“Ah.”
The work there isn’t finished yet.
It seemed like the work took longer than expected.
I never had to fall into the lake.
“Who is that friend behind you?”
I pointed to a skinhead with a grim expression.
“Ah, I’m a new recruit. I will be in charge of security at the lake, and I brought him here to check out the nearby convenience store.”
“Oh, really?”
At that time, the skinhead hurriedly took off his shoes.
“What are you doing?”
“When you first come to a convenience store, you have to take off your shoes and go in…” …”
Who on earth created that rumor?
“Kkeukkkk.”
I almost knew who it was.
“There’s no need for that. “You can come in with your shoes on.”
Robinson left the newcomer, who was looking at him with a slightly betrayed expression, and pointed to the panel.
“Are you no longer selling alcohol and cigarettes to minors?”
“I didn’t sell it to begin with. I put it there because a lot of kids keep coming to visit these days.”
“How are you going to manage it?”
“It will work out somehow. If you don’t want to do it, you can ask the knights.”
“Wow, the atmosphere must be scary.”
This was when Robinson touched his shoulders with both arms and pretended to be shaking.
Bang!
“The store manager comes out!”
Someone opened the door roughly and came inside.
It was a man with a scorpion-shaped tattoo on his face.
What is that guy?
