(Please note that this may contain profanity, references to harmful objects, blood, and violence.)
"Oh shit, that piglet is so heavy."
"Oh my, it smells like alcohol."
"No, how long have you been in that cesspool...?"
"I think I'm great too. It must be hard for you, boss."
***
Finally, I arrived back in the store's basement. The owner was resting, sweating profusely, while Min-gyu was worried about me.
"Are you sure it's okay?"
"What's okay? Killing him? That doesn't matter."
"The problem is that it might get dirty because of the blood splattering."
"Hey, heroine. Do you want to try being a full-time employee? I'll give you 1.5 times your hourly wage."
"No, bro, then what am I..."
"I'll think about it later."
"Oh, but you're talking about brother and sister? I didn't know."
"No, we're not siblings."
"Oh, sir, what's wrong?"
"Hey, shall we start working?"
"Yes, let's go right away."
The boss looks around like a butcher. Min-gyu has a sullen expression, but he's still tying up Dad. What am I supposed to do here?
"Lady, is there a way you want to do it?"
"Well, it's painful, but I hope I don't die."
"It's like, 'You'd rather kill me.'"
"Okay, Mingyu. Do you have anything to do?"
"Well, hit this kid as hard as he hit his daughter."
"As much as the heroine?"
"yes."
"Okay, I'll accept it."
"I haven't been working out lately so I've lost muscle mass, and now I have another sandbag."
···
The president asked, breathing heavily.
"Is this what you want?"
"Yes, thank you for accepting my request."
"Wow, the boss is cool."
"You're being rude and cool, you brat."
"You're cool."
The president nodded as if he finally acknowledged it.
"Lady, tell me everything that happened to you. I'll do the same to you."
"If I tell you everything, you'll kill me."
"It's okay. Tell me the truth."
"Um... getting hit in the head with a bottle, getting hit, getting stabbed by shards of glass, stepping on shards, getting hit hard by a thrown chair, getting stepped on by a chair, being sworn at, etc."
"Fortunately, the day didn't break, even though I don't know if I told you everything."
"Okay, let's do it like that."
The boss did exactly what I said. It was refreshing and exhilarating.
···
(One year later.)
***
I still work at the candy store. The house still smells bad, but for now, I'm staying at Min-gyu's house. The store, still unchanged, is diligently running as it should.
