[Title: The Rumored Waiter]
"A horse belonging to an old man living near the frontier (Life is unpredictable)."
One cannot predict the good or bad of the future, and one overlooked that immediate fortune could become misfortune.
Understandably, great trials exist before great rewards, and responsibility follows power.
In the end, she intended to thoroughly prepare and grasp fortune if it was a mountain she had to cross, but...
"What would you do."
Sa Mayeon, thrown into the bitter cold without even being able to prepare, simply trembled in the rushing chill.
After all, how can a human go against great nature... If it collapses, one gets swept away, and if it overflows, one gets washed away...
What is overflowing right now is Arin's deep blue rage, and what is collapsing is not just Chwihyangru, but Sa Mayeon's life itself.
However, behind this giant tsunami lies a peach blossom spring overflowing with gold and silver treasures.
Sa Mayeon calmed her heart which almost popped out and started flapping her lips... no, her trap.
"Arin-nim, it's been a long time... How did you take in a disciple so distinguished and full of intelligence..."
—Flinch
Her sharp eyes, honed to the limit by survival instinct, keenly caught the change in Arin's expression.
"He is a child you want to take care of and protect... right?"
Sa Mayeon put on the warmest and most harmless smile she could possibly make.
"I wondered if perhaps the Gods of Heaven and Earth sent a virtuous man to praise Arin-nim's karma. Fufu."
Arin closed her eyes slightly and smiled.
"Right... He is a lovely child."
Sa Mayeon was terrified seeing Arin's smile.
'This crazy b*tch smiles too...'
Is that really the Arin who used to slice necks chop chop with an expressionless face?
Driving away the fear trying to eat her brain, Sa Mayeon put on a serious face.
"Then all the more reason you must let him out."
—Flinch
She was freaked out seeing Arin's brow narrowing in an instant, but now is the time to be firm and stubborn.
Judging by the fact that her head is still working, it seems her neck is still attached.
Sa Mayeon started flapping her lips as if it were the last gamble of her life.
"Do you intend to bind his wings and keep him only by your side just because the bird is lovely? A bird is only beautiful when it flies freely in the blue sky."
"…What are you trying to say?"
"The child seems to want to work at Chwihyangru, so please let him go."
She thought her neck would be grabbed and she would float in the air around this point, but Arin just closed her eyes and fell into thought.
'Seeeeeex!'
The moment to push has arrived.
"Of course, he will only go back and forth between the 1st and 2nd floors and work like a waiter. Don't you know? How famous Chwihyangru is."
"What does being famous have to do with it?"
"Of course, public order. Since I fed the guards plenty of salary, who would dare cause a disturbance in Chwihyangru?"
"Hmm..."
"What about the incoming information? Just the information heard while passing by exceeds tens and goes over hundreds. When he goes out into the world someday, what he needs to hold isn't just a sword, but brilliant wisdom as well."
"That is true..."
"Arin-nim, I will speak honestly. The disciple is pure and beautiful. Can such a child like a blank drawing paper survive in that pitch-black labyrinth over there? That doesn't mean he shouldn't be able to write because he's afraid of ink stains."
"…"
"I told the disciple about the alcohol Arin-nim likes. How mournfully the disciple called out that gift with his mouth... Just, uh? It was pitiful, he was groaning thinking of his Master but the kid has no money... My my, my insides were bursting watching him, so I told him to work! Work! I said it like thaaat, but do you know what he said? That he would ask his Master... Then are you going to give him pocket money and tell him to buy it? In the end, it's Arin-nim's money? Yes?"
"He said that...?"
"Arin-nim's martial arts are refreshing, but you have a slightly frustrating side. Think about it. A bottle of alcohol bought by a disciple who worked hard and came back smiling brightly, gathering money little by little. When you look at him with surprised eyes because the price is quite high, the disciple smiling shyly! If you two share alcohol like that, wouldn't that be happiness? Why raise a disciple? Everyone raises them for that taste!"
"Haa..."
Why was the pathetic sound a woman shouldn't make more scary than anger...
Still, Sa Mayeon, standing proudly before the gold mine, smiled brightly and said.
"Do not worry Arin-nim, the disciple will learn about the world very safely at Chwihyangru."
Seeing the main gate I arrived at before I knew it, I feel a sense of stability.
I haven't lived here long, but I already feel comfort like home, so a smile automatically formed on my lips.
Smiling broadly, I opened the gate and called Master.
"Master~ I'm home!"
—Thud thud thud!
"… Master?"
Master, with her top dangerously draped, smiled and welcomed me.
"Haa... Haa... Right, did you have a safe trip?"
'Wow...'
I barely fixed my gaze on her face.
I was worried about Master breathing heavily, which was rare.
"Master? Are you okay?"
"Fufu, of course. I was doing a little personal training until just now."
"Aha..."
"Right, did you bring the item well?"
When I handed over the item with a smile, Master stroked my head.
"Here it is."
"Fufu, very well done. You must be hungry? Let's go eat."
"Yep!"
—Clatter clatter
Mealtime as usual. Even while eating, thoughts of Chwihyangru didn't leave.
Should I tell her this, or not...
If I assume I don't tell her, what excuse should I give to go out and come back every day?
As I was pondering, Master smiled gently and said.
"Rice is going to go up your nose. Do you have a worry?"
Even though she is strict when training, she always asks affectionately like this.
Right, how dare I lie.
"Actually, the owner asked how about I work at Chwihyangru."
"I see, what do you want to do, child?"
"I want to work."
"Then, do so."
"Living off you is a si... Yes? Ah, thank you."
As I was staring blankly at the answer that came more readily than expected, Master lowered her eyebrows and said.
"Don't say you live off me. It is natural for a master to take care of a disciple."
A pure white and beautiful person saying this, she really seemed like an angel.
Master rested her chin on her hand and grinned.
"And act proudly from now on, always remember that I am standing behind you."
Cool...
Right, what is there to be scared of? I even went out safely today.
And behind me is Master.
I got up from my seat as if possessed and bowed.
—Rattle!
"Thank you Master!"
"No, I said don't do that... Get up quickly, come on, hm?"
"Thank you!"
Who am I? Arin's disciple.
Seo So-and-so of the Seo family (Seo-ga) is walking proudly in the center of the eastern part of the Labyrinth City.
Perhaps wanting to widely announce the fact that the Seo family distributes silk, her whole body is plastered with silk, from ornaments and belts to even the pocket jingling at her waist.
Enjoying the gazes of men secretly stealing glances at her silk, the place she is heading while walking proudly is Chwihyangru.
Recently, rumors of a newly arrived waiter are spreading beyond the entire East, to the Southeast and Northeast.
People who heard the rumor for the first time tilted their heads asking what about just a waiter.
The following word being 'man' aroused slight curiosity, but so what if it's a male waiter?
Ears perked up at... light comes from his face, and heads turned at... his body figure, leading to detailed conversations.
In the end, the state of the women who couldn't stand their curiosity...
—Yang-ssi! Get a hold of yourself! Why are you like this lately!
—Chwihyangru... Must go to Chwihyangru...
One and all became idiots as if hit by sorcery, muttering only Chwihyangru.
Even the guards who stormed in asking if they forcibly fed aphrodisiacs at Chwihyangru were in a terrible state.
Seeing those guards over there dawdling around Chwihyangru says it all.
Curious about how great he is for them to make such a fuss, Seo-ssi eventually crossed the main gate of Chwihyangru and...
"Hey you fcking btch, won't you get lost to the baaaack!!!"
"What are the guards doing! That b*tch is cutting in line!"
"I'll kill you!!!"
Looking back at the brutal shout, a line of people dyed in madness continued endlessly.
The atmosphere was as if they would thrust a knife at the neck immediately, but people were flinching, unable to do this or that because they were scared of leaving the line.
"W... What is this... This was all a line?"
As Seo-ssi stared blankly, someone pointed to a place fa~r away.
"If you go that way, there is a sign guiding to the end of the line, so go there."
"Si... Sign?"
"Right! Get lost to the back quickly!"
At the spirit of the woman chattering her teeth in anxiety even while shouting, Seo-ssi set out to find the sign.
'No, just what does he look like...'
At this point, Seo-ssi, having developed obstinacy beyond curiosity, stood at the end of the line she thought would never end.
Even though she wondered if she should just leave in the middle, she took comfort in seeing the women piling up one by one behind her back.
"I came starving since morning, what is this behavior..."
"Did you come alone, Lady?"
Looking back at the voice coming from behind, a neat-looking female warrior spoke to her.
Seo-ssi, checking that the class roughly matched, nodded.
"That is correct."
"We came as three, would you like to enter together? One of us got a stomachache in the middle, you see..."
Hearing those words, Seo-ssi's eyes furrowed.
"I have no hobby for female lust..."
"Hm? Didn't you know? Chwihyangru requires a minimum of 4 people to order more than 4 dishes. Time is one mealtime (approx. 30 mins)."
No, what kind of bullshit is this? Which inn in the world operates like that?
As curses were about to burst out through her expression, the woman shook her head.
"Tsk tsk, looks like you came knowing nothing... But once you enter, you will understand everything. What will you do?"
She's almost there, to go back now is...
"I am called Seo Seo-in."
"I am Namgung Hyung, pleasure to meet you!"
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