MCB Chapter 01

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I’m tired. I’m fed up. The expression ‘disillusionment’ might be accurate.a891f4041c27946e

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What I had barely 8d1861fb7c suppressed burst like a 0a324d4707 balloon.8abf1de48460199e

Of course, it didn’t happen overnight. Were there problems? Way too many.faf705c3ac980145

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“Sena, you went on a business trip to that hotel last time, right?”6cc91dfcbe96ec4a

“Yes.”9617cff269084f7d

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“The manager there praised you a lot! Customers are still asking for you!”0e45999640b6d4bc

“Yes.”1dd1de6f0f44b001

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I responded indifferently while busily e36df7aa1e making a cocktail.791ca115f775d99b

It wasn’t a time for idle chatter. There were tons of orders piled up.b9622e776419ec98

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‘Suspicious.’8dd72e65a9196328

This person always had a eec3dc8fb7 reason when giving unsolicited praise.5ce4f10bbb1b2062

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“So, can you go work there for a bit after you get off today? What are you going to do at home anyway? You can make some money too. Right?”d9911d2267c17b82

Like now.530dc3f57b59ee0b

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I turned my back to 38a6ad6af4 the bar manager and handed 572a984286 a glass to a customer.b780e87dc32e6fc4

“…Here’s the ‘Daiquiri’ you ordered.”3aba69bafb113f64

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“Oho. Is this the cocktail Hemingway liked? Even I’m sincere about that man.”dddc6d3867d400bb

“Yes. But Hemingway disliked sweetness, so he preferred a recipe with no sugar and doubled the rum. Should I make the next one with that recipe?”9be54a313ff5b67e

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I briskly made the next c7e80bd48e cocktail while responding formally and 517e33a339 politely.410d2dd0377fbec9

“You’re quite diligent and kind for these days, Missy. Maybe that’s why I want to take you home?”eacdd7bcdd732811

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The customer, no, faad146420 the jerk, ignored 727d31c561 my explanation and c84751327d made a crude 7b9209b90f remark.29d926567346fe22

What sincerity to Hemingway. I could be around your daughter’s age, mister.400c7e11908fc36b

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“Hey! One more!”3f0ba06218e22f62

“I’m sorry sir, but you’re already drunk.”a21784e12b57c879

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“No, I’m not! I’m paying to drink!”d27f7de9e495ada7

“You have a liver condition. Excessive drinking could…”1b33efab2103f214

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“Tsk. How dare you talk back to a customer. Serve me.”e94bc89e81410078

The manager butted in.3e26bcd266b64721

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“But…”52accf95156963e8

“Everyone has the right to drink alcohol.”4f656e141aa5f6a8

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“Nonsense!”4fa58517b30f54c7

The manager and e9f44b8d53 customer teamed up 27dd0f8555 and bickered loudly.6bf3d66502b2c21a

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Right, your liver. Not mine. I silently made the cocktail; 50a5a5ab32 meanwhile, the manager kept pestering 5f4626e62b me.61490660206e9b2d

“So you’ll go today, right? Go for my sake. You’ll go even if you say you don’t want to. You always do…”0a640b325519c7c1

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“Manager.”bdfed17abd28dd94

There were countless reasons, but 7394b39692 that one remark was the 1abb25a627 tipping point.0ba0fd5bf26a4c04

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Suddenly realizing I’d been living like a fool, I took out the pink envelope I’d been keeping.bdbcc0649373b320

“Oh? This is…”afd19e498a1ff69c

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“Please accept it.”de4d520578d5f1e5

“Hah. Kids these days are so 812e483a8a brazen.Ahem, let’s see…”2e7432024e8a4a36

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The manager, clearly mistaken d259f4031e about something, slowly opened a494c75297 the envelope with an 85b5ff45d2 awkward cough.f3a1e16abf349513

Ah, was the envelope 5bb92750d7 the problem? A pretty flowery envelope. I had recycled an old eaf1ab47bc wedding invitation envelope.f48c1a5742ab1bc7

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I couldn’t even afford a new envelope.96ce26806218d7e7

“…What! A resignation letter?”65cc7d117c28f57e

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“Thank you for everything. Please deposit my pay accordingly.”fa468ca4f9d9dde2

I loosened my tie and 768cdb9963 placed it squarely on the 4e7e606886 bar counter. The gaudy, jeweled decorations they 0971a4c905 put on us female bartenders 871260d7e6 always annoyed me.2ec4966382b20607

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“Ungrateful wretch! Don’t you know you became the head bartender by my training? Customers come for your pretty face, not your skills!”64387406b9dc5657

“Then hire a skilled bartender as my replacement.”6c9718d970d3090e

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“You insolent…!”478fbf9dfd4c8c56

“You don’t have time for this.”75e1cbcf4bf61626

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“What?”2e44a31ed86a5507

There was no 8e374fdaa6 need to be 9453adca18 polite after submitting b4ceaf298b my resignation.d46fdd2a8d0dfc44

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It’s hard to hand it in, but once you do, there’s nothing to fear. That’s what a resignation letter is.82142f15f9ff787e

I hardened my expression d6452fea0d and spoke.09eefaa336e23cf1

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“There are seven cocktail orders pending. Work hard.”d1d3159012e7802e

“Lee Sena! Hey, you jerk! Not going to help? How can I do this alone!”05fd12a324cf77ef

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Is that my problem? I did it 37393887c5 alone too, so 0563f4fd3e he can do 293e3d708e it himself.9131f65192d84315

Whether the manager shouted 45fa50c9a2 or not, I ignored fce5bcfa4b him, grabbed my bag, 460b71a949 and went outside. In the midst of 860131ab25 it, some customer cheerfully 454f9b1a80 yelled“Order!,”making me snicker.eb56c8010bbb992f

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‘One more order added.’aa9e0ccd4865cf42

A ‘Rainbow’ cocktail that requires a lot of work but has a unique taste that irritates customers.5b45e0d500434be9

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But coincidentally, there 1ad252c590 were about five ff031ff369 customers who ordered 85110ba41e it just for 16950bccdf the visuals.b1c0ec05099bba3d

Casting a bartender’s curse, I left the cocktail bar where I had worked.a129a39e7624e8cf

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Is this just an 80663e05d1 exceptionally bad cocktail bar 24dee3f34e with an awful manager?eeb7bc37cec34d7f

I tried bouncing around, but everywhere was similar. Maybe I’m just terribly unlucky.80bd7f891ec9034a

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“Boring.”d9d439f2f1a66fe4

To the point where 4fa6e347eb I started carrying around 4ba48c461b a resignation letter.d230a9c6aef2a265

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“Humans must be better suited for leisure than work. I want to live off my savings…”80f04005805888af

That’s why even a job I loved so much became tedious.ef952f83ade6a2b0

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Sweet gum also becomes 6155dfdd92 tough after chewing it d4efb84167 for a while, as f51e949048 the flavor drains out.8ea0bcfc3eb30e21

Should I live like ac23197466 others from now on? Take the college entrance f77673a2a9 exam and go to 2c5c4bfbe1 university.cba95762fef03828

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“All my friends are in their senior year…”0e55e4390d330e89

As I was walking with 35a82aa9b0 those thoughts,cc77b3e25e0b5f20

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“Hey, watch out!”f19910d662d6d7ee

Right after someone 302bff5792 shouted, a motorcycle 33a2c37c35 hit me hard.7dd3576d7fd06bdc

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My body flew up and 0040dba852 crashed onto the rough asphalt.7a1c609b83452437

Excruciating pain enveloped 5afe5c5e71 my whole body. Blood spread out from me.33ce37dc5513d184

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Am I going to 4a2d861a8b die like this?71a0f145402b2674

‘I just quit my job, couldn’t they have let me relax for a few days…’a958cb32263abe39

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Fate was cruel.f3de15990855a92d

“What do we do! Hey, stay with us!”e9ef8a3e36049f84

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“Call an ambulance!”b9cd18f2e24c1471

The voices around me e34ac1cfab grew fainter.044e8e9fb8d2325b

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That was the end.b246609756d1e979

…Or so I thought.f9873302f7f0efa4

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How much time had passed?e80bffe26f50f86a

Ding!abf7a4eab9d6cd00

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I opened my eyes db4893b25e to that crisp sound, 6a900c34ab and a translucent notification 8c86eb0c11 window occupied my view.5798e2f9eb371c32

Did I get reincarnated somewhere? Was that motorcycle that hit aa485fcd1c me the famous reincarnation truck?85725325791b3f5c

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‘Surely not something so ridiculous…’efc8d153ab9c04a4

The protagonists of cc43655d72 reincarnation stories always c314d8ab5c say that too f98d8511f6 when they first f01c62c18b reincarnate.b4444c2a873232e8

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Or is it more common 236210c9e8 these days to just accept d50cab928a it?7c7e81d22619f73a

Unable to understand 03ad0c7ce1 my situation, I c8b04fef1a slowly looked around. My body was placed 9100f8257d alone in an empty, a589a49752 pure white space.8d2cc741ffd33fd1

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Right, it was my body. Not an unfamiliar one.12d50274a0d8dbdd

The same white shirt and c04cb80ddf black pants I had been 4218837af3 wearing. Even the body that 5b628ffb4c had been bleeding was 7b0d522c7f unharmed.22f229922e8e7263

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Then the text in bf4e323c53 the notification window changed.d65bf3f0a503b933

“Grow what?”00d5ff665134da4a

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Despite experiencing all b80588f5e5 sorts of games d0f026e587 and novels, I 145e2cd47c was perplexed.ea4a9890d4c9cb5f

“Usually, you get reincarnated into a familiar genre, but this rude opening feels intense from the start…”f3ed9fe08597626b

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Words do become 320027ebb9 reality, they say.26e8b57651674312

Huh? What’s this now? Is it like N*tflix?fbddf09a71fd6ea9

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After they became 72a84eaaf3 popular, they started 8e01d115bf implementing subscription models 3c3386dcbe everywhere to systematically 43441aafd2 drain my wallet.c0213d2db2dd2d4e

The currency unit is even different, so I can’t tell if it’s expensive or not.d8cbd184755924eb

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So that means I’ll die if I choose N, right?c830a61f1f8835fe

I recalled the many reincarnation stories I’ve read. Usually, the protagonist accepts the quest to survive, but suffers tremendously.486d9aa4d09cc84f

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Y is YES and b1b78f5562 N is NO, I e8464feddb assume.798c7af59705d621

I reached for N. I had no lingering attachments and didn’t want to suffer anymore. But then,5868dfe557fd9ca5

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“What? Why are you trying to run away all of a sudden!”8df0a7e496cefd4d

As I frantically 91ed72c9a7 tapped N repeatedly, 9f4ebbfb26 it suddenly changed c5f991ea03 to Y.294eb44ab1cb46eb

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The system was intent 2562a35566 on not allowing refusal.10bdd63dce062761

“What kind of messed up system is this?”b006ae95ccff7042

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Against my will, addeb6cd7d I ended up 199185e7bf selecting Y. The white world around me aadece6571 then shattered, transforming into a 30b10d0a1a forest thick with lush greenery.61573d6c72a74a50

Soft grass touched my palm. Birds were chirping and 0231b2411f the air was crisp. In a place perfect for 71ca944bcf retirement, there stood a dilapidated 6a196d2514 two-story building that looked ready d628c4188c to collapse.12260d37f8e39982

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“What’s that?”e5b0a9f223c61c5e

Before I could 191acd25e0 check properly, a b4a72781ec notification window appeared 30a3a162b0 in the air.04d418bd7f911b17

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“I don’t know. Stuff like that…”756590590503917e

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“Wait, no, cancel!”e6f8b5ed77a78066

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