MCB Chapter 01

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I’m tired. I’m fed up. The expression ‘disillusionment’ might be accurate.3411212bd3da226c

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What I had barely suppressed 95fce3f682 burst like a balloon.65b265591078d0da

Of course, it didn’t happen overnight. Were there problems? Way too many.4f0e67f1879c9ea3

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“Sena, you went on a business trip to that hotel last time, right?”303f56846c57bf96

“Yes.”46ad71d5db874e22

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“The manager there praised you a lot! Customers are still asking for you!”7f45e5549596ea6d

“Yes.”166780965db372c6

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I responded indifferently a2a6ecddb0 while busily making 40a0515550 a cocktail.aff5cd00a79733cd

It wasn’t a time for idle chatter. There were tons of orders piled up.7b7dcd0b06466485

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‘Suspicious.’cc21934a888999b1

This person always had a 1956599c9a reason when giving unsolicited praise.ec01defd9e31dcaf

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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?”966035f7799ae48d

Like now.97eef1e693c359b0

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I turned my back to e82f900cd7 the bar manager and handed 45126619f4 a glass to a customer.c502064b98e85c66

“…Here’s the ‘Daiquiri’ you ordered.”3e7b9c3437e8c7a6

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“Oho. Is this the cocktail Hemingway liked? Even I’m sincere about that man.”d31b7535d4e6d034

“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?”bc7a292c7c3869cc

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I briskly made 8e0b701412 the next cocktail 4a5355df13 while responding formally b835cb90d7 and politely.41e6a8406d449655

“You’re quite diligent and kind for these days, Missy. Maybe that’s why I want to take you home?”6c6e3ec38bd16b6c

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The customer, no, 77a30f32f6 the jerk, ignored 5d577f5b87 my explanation and 4843a210d3 made a crude 682f4cc5a0 remark.15a2dd953f014e30

What sincerity to Hemingway. I could be around your daughter’s age, mister.89b790ba6304bb3a

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“Hey! One more!”36722aa548bc2fea

“I’m sorry sir, but you’re already drunk.”288247eb8b2dfc6e

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“No, I’m not! I’m paying to drink!”6c63547f7aacaf00

“You have a liver condition. Excessive drinking could…”8acc869c18251dc0

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“Tsk. How dare you talk back to a customer. Serve me.”bdb3823128d740b9

The manager butted in.a0d0815fe4e03d8c

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“But…”cad467a2c8260f7d

“Everyone has the right to drink alcohol.”cda09890594e088d

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“Nonsense!”8fa18f633d08600c

The manager and 72428f517a customer teamed up f8af4b1859 and bickered loudly.29d0df5088f9fc2d

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Right, your liver. Not mine. I silently made 7654e0aeaf the cocktail; meanwhile, 6e0b9151d1 the manager kept 93d9249512 pestering me.7e2e5017d94f132e

“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…”ede638f134148d9b

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“Manager.”226c471cad72d99e

There were countless 4dcc073797 reasons, but that 2e32387617 one remark was faa12f1ea3 the tipping point.6eeb20eae5c605b8

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Suddenly realizing I’d been living like a fool, I took out the pink envelope I’d been keeping.c3ba6438cb1fdfe6

“Oh? This is…”359211ec1cbee4f6

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“Please accept it.”54dde681bfd922c5

“Hah. Kids these days are so ef6e880eb7 brazen.Ahem, let’s see…”0596882c98c8f7b9

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The manager, clearly f5e5051dd1 mistaken about something, fa70205fa7 slowly opened the e4cea31046 envelope with an 7805b9c412 awkward cough.32c07757d5ded9e9

Ah, was the envelope the bc8628ca55 problem? A pretty flowery envelope. I had recycled a43321ece8 an old wedding a73e366c5a invitation envelope.6ff1c2a2952b2392

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I couldn’t even afford a new envelope.58e89c2f29ee2273

“…What! A resignation letter?”0739a5145ef12100

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“Thank you for everything. Please deposit my pay accordingly.”c705a82afdc2ab5e

I loosened my tie and 36f46c7073 placed it squarely on the 734246371e bar counter. The gaudy, jeweled decorations b27b0fb159 they put on us 0c4ad2ec51 female bartenders always annoyed d2c93c59d5 me.ca65d681a9a6d6b8

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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!”318c528282465809

“Then hire a skilled bartender as my replacement.”93e7675b6d26140c

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“You insolent…!”17ea5f30df18c759

“You don’t have time for this.”2b1831a56f8b6dbf

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“What?”ce1cffd5f2a70494

There was no 69a3342bbe need to be 1fbd450aca polite after submitting 2c849f4d41 my resignation.5282c4d7c52453fb

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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.1bc1c14b7157580e

I hardened my expression and 8149318808 spoke.c2d0ff6bab33fa27

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“There are seven cocktail orders pending. Work hard.”3076b95af34365a6

“Lee Sena! Hey, you jerk! Not going to help? How can I do this alone!”d06105d9b5f5d7c4

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Is that my problem? I did it alone ba79566cb4 too, so he can c69ae8f6d5 do it himself.19f3d1750b0b6eac

Whether the manager a6af324f7e shouted or not, c24faf725b I ignored him, 15efd5956f grabbed my bag, a5af0a706e and went outside. In the midst of it, d08f67fefa some customer cheerfully yelled“Order!,”making me snicker.4d4e3f421aab3303

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‘One more order added.’d23d225f9d55cafb

A ‘Rainbow’ cocktail that requires a lot of work but has a unique taste that irritates customers.cb6d9f87119e13a0

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But coincidentally, there f3955d72e2 were about five ffe614f5ba customers who ordered eddfa74148 it just for 9eed0c2c88 the visuals.bfb2423a5bfc489d

Casting a bartender’s curse, I left the cocktail bar where I had worked.0a31860a5511e716

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Is this just an exceptionally 9be5e0857a bad cocktail bar with an 6ed088f726 awful manager?7634139a0ed3e792

I tried bouncing around, but everywhere was similar. Maybe I’m just terribly unlucky.89ba9d3412997202

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“Boring.”b6f49a3c433ab49e

To the point where I 4e7d54909a started carrying around a resignation 869b561695 letter.8358861ee21172ca

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“Humans must be better suited for leisure than work. I want to live off my savings…”c29f1dcff23668bb

That’s why even a job I loved so much became tedious.12ac5d607f4ed14c

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Sweet gum also becomes 69b99fb962 tough after chewing it 1217a4dba8 for a while, as 86beb670c2 the flavor drains out.83b09794f8cf4501

Should I live 8f1dcc61bc like others from abd6165752 now on? Take the college bc14dc743c entrance exam and a4dd6fad98 go to university.bad06108934c7513

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“All my friends are in their senior year…”d1bd548207f1f384

As I was walking with 70d92078de those thoughts,5cfa8083fcf57507

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“Hey, watch out!”9381ee2d797b1229

Right after someone shouted, a b1b4b78430 motorcycle hit me hard.aa4b59fc1c7cfc92

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My body flew up and 855de18e88 crashed onto the rough asphalt.8bb1e457826f64d6

Excruciating pain enveloped my 2374192497 whole body. Blood spread out from me.eb60ef2a1303b3bf

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Am I going 617191759f to die like e846e13ed4 this?bc74df598e276115

‘I just quit my job, couldn’t they have let me relax for a few days…’4f755d541bd96a30

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Fate was cruel.4ec09a47e5c1a40b

“What do we do! Hey, stay with us!”0e61bb37d3f3fbab

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“Call an ambulance!”62168cb7836089c7

The voices around me grew a96e058ef1 fainter.5d0d8fe3f08a15a0

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That was the end.342c410a89a043a7

…Or so I thought.ab34ceef884d9cd9

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How much time had passed?ca9b82637280cdcd

Ding!3758d4a851ea35dd

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I opened my 7120f1e018 eyes to that 12ba456320 crisp sound, and 7a940782a8 a translucent notification 32dc435459 window occupied my b2a7aab423 view.27f99a24cce099dc

Did I get reincarnated somewhere? Was that motorcycle that hit 3554b9d521 me the famous reincarnation truck?dfa8a23989e3a871

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‘Surely not something so ridiculous…’fa4330310f25c14b

The protagonists of reincarnation stories cf35ae8139 always say that too when 0d116df06b they first reincarnate.5d057e4d839d8f5c

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Or is it 18f044a466 more common these 11dddacfeb days to just 57f6ea84e7 accept it?1bfaf0bca6a17e02

Unable to understand my 321eb2d48f situation, I slowly looked 399b72ec06 around. My body was ccf579cd98 placed alone in 9b8e4bc05b an empty, pure 5bfee79879 white space.1798fe80833d11f1

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Right, it was my body. Not an unfamiliar one.0765887670458d7d

The same white f29b616415 shirt and black b6a4e95b18 pants I had 36f8c78119 been wearing. Even the body 5f6a77436a that had been ec789ae3d8 bleeding was unharmed.93c132916c8be3d8

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Then the text in 1c52244246 the notification window changed.a460b522b50c02e6

“Grow what?”8556cb87ec401eca

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Despite experiencing all sorts of d584efab19 games and novels, I was 617b218918 perplexed.a8fff5ed9c44d6a3

“Usually, you get reincarnated into a familiar genre, but this rude opening feels intense from the start…”693bca1ae6d18ec3

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Words do become reality, they 94629cf0cd say.23e98b7903c390b4

Huh? What’s this now? Is it like N*tflix?a64b24fe2374e9d7

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After they became 0c779e913a popular, they started 4462995195 implementing subscription models e7c6e381ba everywhere to systematically 0844398b83 drain my wallet.57959b2c92cc311c

The currency unit is even different, so I can’t tell if it’s expensive or not.f67c93333a34f136

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So that means I’ll die if I choose N, right?98200f704847efa0

I recalled the many reincarnation stories I’ve read. Usually, the protagonist accepts the quest to survive, but suffers tremendously.8b96277bbc70e6b1

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Y is YES and N 291c84bed0 is NO, I assume.61574ae9018dc0bf

I reached for N. I had no lingering attachments and didn’t want to suffer anymore. But then,0b2a51c514da18ac

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“What? Why are you trying to run away all of a sudden!”5625571808657745

As I frantically tapped 61d477f0a4 N repeatedly, it suddenly 17dcbf6983 changed to Y.2d4d35ca848b7e88

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The system was intent on e87a300b25 not allowing refusal.2847b4ff5d5b4b3f

“What kind of messed up system is this?”c2386d90bc3b3c7a

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Against my will, 7a8caacabc I ended up 1e0c7800cb selecting Y. The white world around 5c38cac76b me then shattered, transforming 6286eb0fca into a forest thick 7ccd93bc23 with lush greenery.203323fe53249c18

Soft grass touched my palm. Birds were chirping and the f7661f9f37 air was crisp. In a place 7203e4ca7e perfect for retirement, f5e93b4d98 there stood a 2f54f95d7a dilapidated two-story building 8f28753d62 that looked ready 62c3de6e87 to collapse.d9c273feb3c56836

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“What’s that?”e866575ce1efa9d1

Before I could a0bc4a3d64 check properly, a 43afc43ffc notification window appeared f0e49195cb in the air.dce9a5bf5ef1f4dc

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“I don’t know. Stuff like that…”0ad26b16a48c82a7

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“Wait, no, cancel!”916b69c46a88cd36

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