MCB Chapter 01
by Lilac
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Chapter 019de4242043206e02
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I’m tired. I’m fed up. The expression ‘disillusionment’ might be accurate.c460db5fd773218f
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What I had barely suppressed 8c2f1a66f1 burst like a balloon.68df0ad1234e057d
Of course, it didn’t happen overnight. Were there problems? Way too many.7057d1e8b10f5aa2
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“Sena, you went on a business trip to that hotel last time, right?”f23ac1a67384be07
“Yes.”8a414c5f0bfd1116
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“The manager there praised you a lot! Customers are still asking for you!”bd0a7be18c122bfe
“Yes.”0c3b3c5274a2efdc
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I responded indifferently 5a9ec17749 while busily making f5d4b15cab a cocktail.2cb618886e1ce3e8
It wasn’t a time for idle chatter. There were tons of orders piled up.6df83d8d0ed0d3b9
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‘Suspicious.’bccf32c0b0a05456
This person always had e7d1e0d34c a reason when giving c61656fb74 unsolicited praise.b9afee906f5aa874
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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?”bfca95a6a7a3dbc2
Like now.53c673336c5efa35
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I turned my ef3ee739c2 back to the 0c18b50bce bar manager and 0649f33c3b handed a glass 7d54a1cf24 to a customer.e087a6dc75288c49
“…Here’s the ‘Daiquiri’ you ordered.”22748740488ed696
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“Oho. Is this the cocktail Hemingway liked? Even I’m sincere about that man.”1bc3f3484b08bb6a
“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?”486698a7cbf889e2
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I briskly made the next dba573457e cocktail while responding formally and 45ff73f144 politely.6988facbab4e0d16
“You’re quite diligent and kind for these days, Missy. Maybe that’s why I want to take you home?”a46f938bf17c5f11
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The customer, no, the jerk, f858661709 ignored my explanation and made 0359da2631 a crude remark.72e84ea7057c7a15
What sincerity to Hemingway. I could be around your daughter’s age, mister.5a731e8425099e13
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“Hey! One more!”2f8ed5928c8fb6b2
“I’m sorry sir, but you’re already drunk.”f1c44aee280499d3
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“No, I’m not! I’m paying to drink!”bb40cb6b640ebecf
“You have a liver condition. Excessive drinking could…”1688faafa35592b6
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“Tsk. How dare you talk back to a customer. Serve me.”8148bd48bb21315e
The manager butted in.be77923c351149a2
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“But…”971642f89521cba4
“Everyone has the right to drink alcohol.”85822cc2cbde1fce
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“Nonsense!”1bc4e486e2c139e3
The manager and customer teamed e073ab91a1 up and bickered loudly.0b6e0ef4d4ac8dfd
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Right, your liver. Not mine. I silently made the 35d790d21d cocktail; meanwhile, the manager 791633c8cb kept pestering me.f551b131ae260771
“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…”583e6f00163c77d6
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“Manager.”dcb9135ccdaea292
There were countless reasons, b09fd36d09 but that one remark 09902dff4c was the tipping point.f7d52e7dd1590a43
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Suddenly realizing I’d been living like a fool, I took out the pink envelope I’d been keeping.7ebaf73db8999ad9
“Oh? This is…”63f3e30ea1e2d1c3
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“Please accept it.”90d3952828a0335e
“Hah. Kids these days are 5411650bc7 so brazen.Ahem, let’s see…”f38577c8ed9e31c2
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The manager, clearly mistaken about 10bdc94f95 something, slowly opened the envelope 69acee28b1 with an awkward cough.657969267de9d05d
Ah, was the 72cee1e50c envelope the problem? A pretty flowery envelope. I had recycled cdacfc7a61 an old wedding 59bf4acb4f invitation envelope.c392e4a135945c76
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I couldn’t even afford a new envelope.a2f847bcfb40b556
“…What! A resignation letter?”0eb62b7ad95fbe50
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“Thank you for everything. Please deposit my pay accordingly.”038c3a5ec6923893
I loosened my tie 2e9fc6f448 and placed it squarely b22a052b32 on the bar counter. The gaudy, jeweled 93fba9a46f decorations they put e78f50dbf3 on us female 9a019ec1e9 bartenders always annoyed 379ea18912 me.eec8bafdab364f08
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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!”119ec43c5f9b2b06
“Then hire a skilled bartender as my replacement.”b91f4fe2227be497
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“You insolent…!”ff9fe640c0e858fa
“You don’t have time for this.”450aa8be510ebf68
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“What?”b0f331819a2d2986
There was no need to fb51772173 be polite after submitting my 589e7c0540 resignation.d04e5c1a9b4d4ae0
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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.52172763d3af96bb
I hardened my 6941c82897 expression and spoke.095bba420ca47a3e
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“There are seven cocktail orders pending. Work hard.”70fa9249225435b0
“Lee Sena! Hey, you jerk! Not going to help? How can I do this alone!”c9862f105170b926
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Is that my problem? I did it alone too, 529df16077 so he can do it 5f3d013e45 himself.6c9e7a1b6ada23cb
Whether the manager shouted or ea53e8a0af not, I ignored him, grabbed efc6a4bb53 my bag, and went outside. In the midst of d7719c4a63 it, some customer cheerfully 1b050d49b3 yelled“Order!,”making me snicker.023d25d0af43b805
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‘One more order added.’67352a7a6ef0677b
A ‘Rainbow’ cocktail that requires a lot of work but has a unique taste that irritates customers.23d1bf961ce404a7
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But coincidentally, there were ee44abea1e about five customers who 295009db96 ordered it just for 019e4552bd the visuals.c262b76f6ece5ede
Casting a bartender’s curse, I left the cocktail bar where I had worked.0ae3108c81db403d
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Is this just an exceptionally 6866cf339c bad cocktail bar with an 5445273836 awful manager?25f0d2506788444d
I tried bouncing around, but everywhere was similar. Maybe I’m just terribly unlucky.00192ba55a5490df
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“Boring.”631e54adfd8ecd7f
To the point 89dfd640e8 where I started b45e1ba4e1 carrying around a 2b2ee83320 resignation letter.ff43c8e6b4e3935f
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“Humans must be better suited for leisure than work. I want to live off my savings…”3f98aeb70f17db82
That’s why even a job I loved so much became tedious.30e843ca9e1b1b16
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Sweet gum also becomes 2fa72ff3e0 tough after chewing it b6e5718615 for a while, as 689745d14c the flavor drains out.78f09e4d01891b91
Should I live 7ad00fa60f like others from 1409b64806 now on? Take the college 19491b9dbe entrance exam and 9e85d2933f go to university.2d66f8fe7a565ac1
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“All my friends are in their senior year…”e7a69b383c525813
As I was 08bc7e5aa7 walking with those 7d7659ab81 thoughts,e9bf408b1407bcab
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“Hey, watch out!”eb7add5576bf2af3
Right after someone shouted, 478ff2d91c a motorcycle hit me 3644fc4d39 hard.839f2fc898d17bf5
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My body flew up 2fa700ae8d and crashed onto the 5a4d11aaba rough asphalt.5b5660d94e552cb0
Excruciating pain enveloped e838ca1258 my whole body. Blood spread out from me.c615a643ab37a213
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Am I going 42fc8da751 to die like 7b4c7e2ffc this?8d57961685e163ea
‘I just quit my job, couldn’t they have let me relax for a few days…’d7e4d3884e8d6308
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Fate was cruel.480da1a3c9e4460d
“What do we do! Hey, stay with us!”1797cc89eecb58aa
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“Call an ambulance!”72e9d6427defc433
The voices around me grew c83d8a92d1 fainter.44c9ee0008311b2d
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That was the end.d288f4df993d0aab
…Or so I thought.985104d025a2e212
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How much time had passed?6cbfa65f02cfbed2
Ding!52ffc091b3df260f
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I opened my eyes to 1200a725c6 that crisp sound, and a f6756a24ee translucent notification window occupied my 377aaedcaf view.1a8390f8ce03e0ce
Did I get reincarnated somewhere? Was that motorcycle 417d9a5994 that hit me 5218cc09e8 the famous reincarnation f218578833 truck?42a4159a98993822
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‘Surely not something so ridiculous…’f05f557b895ded76
The protagonists of reincarnation 8f3ecb93ee stories always say that b278a4b34e too when they first 7bd11f6e8b reincarnate.c6c35f7aa0bdd078
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Or is it 080b118952 more common these 5c7a651f33 days to just 5042f6e6ad accept it?a7166bba83d0b25d
Unable to understand f0c01b0f48 my situation, I 7fbc727209 slowly looked around. My body was placed alone a5bc7dba92 in an empty, pure white e88a2497b5 space.0bcc7bd443edeb9d
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Right, it was my body. Not an unfamiliar one.79bccba24044bfef
The same white shirt e9e569ad80 and black pants I b9c652a2bb had been wearing. Even the body that 6dc1b2d0af had been bleeding was fc6c9c7999 unharmed.c23b591fa9a491b5
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Then the text 4bf9d4715a in the notification 9a971b751d window changed.372e44114f11f58d
“Grow what?”91f9aa46fb7cbfa6
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Despite experiencing all 9c72f91238 sorts of games cfc1c825d5 and novels, I 9bf6adabe5 was perplexed.55a1ab1033cd5de6
“Usually, you get reincarnated into a familiar genre, but this rude opening feels intense from the start…”3ced0a3fa13bcd0b
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Words do become b93e14539c reality, they say.c9e14c24e99b2f95
Huh? What’s this now? Is it like N*tflix?b81498c49a27c1bc
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After they became popular, c4d67eb4ab they started implementing subscription 14ebfd5e97 models everywhere to systematically f662d9a8f3 drain my wallet.ef98724c32953909
The currency unit is even different, so I can’t tell if it’s expensive or not.33a4d75e247f7300
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<Notice> You can freely view other dimensions.56e434a0f489c280
To apply for a 0430eaffb7 10-day free trial with 192c9475a0 limited features, accept the 185680dc34 quest. You can cancel anytime. However, 9b007141b4 failure to pay or b6651dd4bf cancellation will result in 1f93fcc3b8 banishment to hell.2e42494d2a391d3e
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Will you accept the quest?2ec2981817e17e1b
[Y] [N]ad5f8212de4e861a
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So that means I’ll die if I choose N, right?01d0f904bb76b138
I recalled the many reincarnation stories I’ve read. Usually, the protagonist accepts the quest to survive, but suffers tremendously.4136f0ec0ddc65eb
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Y is YES and 76a53f57fa N is NO, I 875fbc1f3d assume.9ffbb423d0f01f66
I reached for N. I had no lingering attachments and didn’t want to suffer anymore. But then,c88bf835a59a42c9
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“What? Why are you trying to run away all of a sudden!”decded6e4da695dd
As I frantically tapped 95cf938e5f N repeatedly, it suddenly 8834b54ca1 changed to Y.9d5bac982495a859
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The system was f23f6c8a9b intent on not 2010b5c9b9 allowing refusal.380ed6b0685a928d
“What kind of messed up system is this?”1f33aabf689294af
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Against my will, 08b7613393 I ended up cab3b4ad9d selecting Y. The white world around me 296c006d84 then shattered, transforming into a 9c68e27cc5 forest thick with lush greenery.3d5257255e96d4ba
Soft grass touched my palm. Birds were chirping f3997f6f87 and the air bc25e426aa was crisp. In a place perfect e565dde49d for retirement, there stood 608533ed0f a dilapidated two-story building 81fff7627e that looked ready to d78d7a7030 collapse.9a766d4971ab6662
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“What’s that?”22f4b667593afe32
Before I could f94ce5ee31 check properly, a a78db78b93 notification window appeared 49fd9dc211 in the air.d3cf49d5428e844f
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<Notice> Please name your establishment.68343515760de02a
“I don’t know. Stuff like that…”e27198768f9a23b8
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<Notice> Establishment named ‘I don’t know. Stuff like that’ Cocktail Bar.75bc115d99f17bb0
“Wait, no, cancel!”eb3a87152cbc4ac6
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