Chapter 28 – When She Came Back, It Looked as if Her Soul Had Escaped.
“I organized all my stuff.”
“It was hard.”
“Is there anything else you want me to do?”
“I think it’s all over now.”
“Yes!”
Elena shouted excitedly and sat down next to me.
“What are you doing?”
“Yes?”
“Why are you sitting so close? There’s a lot of space over there.”
“Because it’s comfortable here.”
Comfortable?
Next to me?
“Isn’t it hot? Even if I turned on the air conditioner, it would still be quite hot.”
“Are you okay. “It is naturally resistant to heat.”
“Is that so?”
If you are strong in the heat, well.
There is no need to stop it further.
“Hey, store manager.”
“Huh?”
Elena, who was close next to me, wiggled her fingers and asked.
“The store manager is my girlfriend… “You don’t have one, right?”
“Girlfriend?”
“Yes. I guess you don’t have one…”
“There isn’t one.”
Even if I want to make it, I can’t because of this damn characteristic.
But why do you sprinkle salt on painful wounds?
I also had a dream.
That’s because it’s all broken.
“Oh, I’m not trying to make fun of the store manager, I was just curious. Pure curiosity. You know that, right?”
Now he winks and makes a snorting noise.
It’s not a bad thing to hear, but that doesn’t mean the open wounds are healed.
“Thanks. “For comforting me.”
“I’m the only one, right? “It’s rare to find a part-timer like me who is charming, pretty, and good at her job.”
I nodded at the unexpected self-appeal.
“There is no one like you.”
So it becomes even more disturbing.
What kind of guy is trying to take it away.
Just thinking about that makes the store manager feel sad.
Anyone who takes you will have to get my permission.
First, it starts with a one-on-one sparring to see if you can protect Elena, followed by a personality test and a pressure interview.
I will order everything I can and send it to you, so be prepared.
“You have to catch me well. “There is no woman like me anywhere.”
Elena shrugs.
She quietly pushed her face towards me.
I’m talking to Elena like that.
Jinglang.
The door opened.
“Welcome… “Sylvia?”
It was Sylvia in a red dress.
Is the situation strange?
Her shoulders slumped as she looked downcast.
Her eyes were empty, and she couldn’t respond to her calls.
I just trudge through the convenience store.
What’s going on?
Normally, she would still be enjoying the meal she wanted at Ever Garden.
A luxury she enjoys once a month.
Eating Evergarden’s meat stew, which she loved in the past.
A final hobby that made her aware of her nobility.
As much as she enjoyed it, Sylvia would change into her former noble lady mode instead of her part-time worker mode.
Look at that old, blood-red dress you’re wearing now.
A dress studded with jewels that still sparkles as if symbolizing her shining past.
It was the only party dress in her large suitcase on the day she was kicked out of her family.
“Sylvia?”
“I’m sorry. “You couldn’t say hello, right?”
However, the woman who answered my question was Sylvia in part-time worker mode.
Empty and powerless eyes.
She had dead eyes.
Sylvia returned much sooner than expected.
An unmotivated greeting.
Weird. A lot of that too.
“Are you okay?”
“To? “What is it?”
“You look unwell.”
“Oh, it’s okay.”
Sylvia’s smile, which was trying hard to smile, felt so sad.
“Can I come in? “I’m a little tired.”
“Okay.”
She looked at me blankly and then turned her body helplessly.
Sylvia was walking forward.
Beans.
“Ah.”
I lightly hit my forehead on the stand.
Objects fell, but she walked briskly as if she didn’t even notice it.
“Silvia is strange.”
I also think the same way.
What’s the problem?
The conclusion came quickly.
Evergarden.
It was clear something had happened there.
What’s going on?
“Just ask and come. “Please take a moment.”
“Yes.”
Leaving behind Elena, who was worried, I caught Silvia standing on the stairs leading up to the dorm.
“Sylvia!”
“Yes?”
“What happened in Evergarden?”
“No. “Nothing happened.”
The eyes are empty.
The area around the eyes is slightly red.
It was a trace of crying.
… No way.
“Did you not eat it?”
What that meant, Sylvia knew.
Evergarden’s meat stew.
Her only hobby.
And the last remaining pride of Sylvia.
One last hint that she was a noblewoman.
“Yes.”
Smile sadly.
But I saw it.
The corners of the mouth are trembling.
She purses her lips well.
“They said they ran out of ingredients.”
But she also knows it’s a lie.
It can’t be.
What kind of restaurant is that?
It was a restaurant that specialized in serving nobles.
The central aristocrats are said to be worthy of that.
Are there no ingredients in that restaurant?
It made no sense.
It would be more realistic to say that convenience stores are out of beer.
“Then I’ll go to sleep for a while. I’m tired today. “Because I can’t eat what I want.”
As she turned her body, Sylvia’s eyes sparkled for a moment.
“Did you say you ran out of ingredients?”
“Yes. So I couldn’t eat it. It’s funny, right? I’m running out of ingredients…”
Sylvia said, turning her back to me.
“Well, I guess it’s because the meat is expensive. Something that isn’t easy to get…”
I can’t speak.
Going to her restaurant and buying her stew for her did not bring back her shattered pride or the last symbol of her nobility that she had.
This is not that kind of problem.
Sylvia’s last bit of pride was shattered, her last self-esteem was shattered.
“That’s hilarious. “I can’t believe the restaurant doesn’t have meat that is available in convenience stores.”
Why does her back look so small?
She should have taken better care of herself.
She had to force herself to hand over her money to Sylvia, who said she could not accept the wage increase.
She worked so hard for this child, she didn’t take care of him for the only reason she said she wouldn’t.
“There are ingredients at the convenience store, I’ll make it for you.”
“Yes?”
“You probably know that we started ordering beef not long ago. “Because I left it in the refrigerated corner.”
It may be less delicious than Evergarden’s meat stew, though.
“It can be made. “I can’t boast that it tastes better than that restaurant, but it’s probably pretty good.”
Sylvia turns her head to look at me and closes her eyes.
It’s not expensive, but they also have wine.
You can get beef and various vegetables.
There is nothing you can’t do.
“You made it for me?”
“It will take some time. “It’s going to be difficult tonight, so I’ll make sure you can eat tomorrow dinner.”
“You don’t have to do that. I am…”
“No. It has to be done. “If you, the store manager, are not able to do what you want while working hard at our store, I cannot tolerate that.”
It was my mistake.
Just because she said it was okay, she didn’t raise her wages.
They did not support her statement that she did not deserve to be treated a little better.
Since she was brave, I just pretended not to notice.
It shouldn’t have been that way.
At least if I got it, I should let them live better than this.
Make me shed tears.
I couldn’t let her self-esteem collapse.
“You can go tomorrow. At that time, restaurants will also have ingredients…”
“What if I fail tomorrow too?”
“Yes?”
“What are you going to do if there are no ingredients the day after tomorrow or the next day?”
You probably know the meaning of what I said.
“Don’t go. I will do it. There is no need to go through the trouble of going there. There is no need to be embarrassed.”
“…”
Sylvia wiped her tears as she looked at me.
“You said tomorrow, right?”
“Okay. “I need time to marinate the ingredients.”
“… I understand.”
“Wear a dress too. I will treat you properly.”
“Yes. Okay.”
Sylvia, who was standing awkwardly on the stairs, asked.
“Then can I go to my dorm? “I’m very tired.”
“Okay.”
The face is much brighter than before.
I should try to make that face brighter.
“Rest in peace. “I’ll make you a really delicious stew.”
“I look forward to it.”
After sending Sylvia up, I immediately contacted Robinson.
-Yes, brother.
“I would like to ask for one vegetable and a pot that is used for stew at the restaurant there.”
-All right. Brother.
Then, I turned on the system and ordered 3 kg of beef strips.
A huge chunk of meat appeared in a refrigerated warehouse.
I’m going to cook for Sylvia myself with this and wine.
“Brother, why did you ask for this?”
“I’m going to cook.”
“Do you cook?”
“Okay. Is it strange?”
“Well, you often serve strange dishes, so it’s nothing strange, but…”
“Chop up all the vegetables you brought with you.”
“Ah, yes!”
Elena will be watching the store carefully.
I removed the fat from the meat, cut it into large pieces, put it in a pot, and added some otherworldly carrots, onions, and sliced green onions. The peel of a fruit with a similar scent to an orange was peeled and added.
I wanted to add more variety of spices, but there was no way, so this is all I can add.
Then I put a bottle full of red wine into the pot.
Soak the meat and vegetables in red wine.
Now we’re going to let this marinate for 18 hours.
What I’m making for Silvia is buffet bourguignon.
It was a French dish called high-class meat stew in our world.
I don’t know if I can do it properly because I only saw it on YouTube.
I’ll have to do my best.
“Robinson.”
“Yes, brother.”
“You and Elena should stay in the store for a while.”
“Tongue, brother, are you okay? That mark, the expression.”
Robinson’s complexion became pale as he made eye contact with me.
“Okay. “I was a little angry.”
To myself.
And.
To Evergarden, who dared to steal her away.
I was angry.
I was so mad.
It wasn’t delicate.
I couldn’t bear that she, who worked hard for me, or rather for our convenience store, be treated like that.
“Well, please be careful.”
“Is there anything I should be careful about?”
“No. “Be careful not to beat up those friends.”
“I’ll have to consider that.”
I don’t know what will happen.
***
“Nice to meet you. Evergarden is where happiness resides.”
A woman wearing an elegant maid uniform bowed her head to me.
She said I’m sorry about that, but I’m going to have to go through some trouble.
“This won’t work.”
“Yes?”
“Call the manager.”
“Yes?”
“Call the manager. “I personally came all the way here, but do you think it makes sense for a maid to entertain me?”
How dare you insult my employees?
I’m the type of person who just can’t get over things like this.
I will show you the truth about what happened at the convenience store.
