Super Equipment
The Chap 20
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There was an uproar in Satisfy as the famous guild moved to find the mysterious blacksmith. In various media and the Internet, the epic ranked arrow appears as a hot issue. Who are craftsmen with great skills and potential but lacking experience and reputation? Many people were looking for the whereabouts of that blacksmith.
'This is a harder road than the others. I always do my best. Nonetheless, there are blacksmiths better than me?’
Panmir had only experienced twice making items with epic ratings. He had the title of first epic ranked item maker. However, there is no mention of 'craftsman' in the description of the item with its epic rank. Who was the one who was given the title of a craftsman, which was not even given to a number one ranked blacksmith?
Tang! Tang!
Panmir is driven by a sense of competition against unknown blacksmiths.
Meanwhile, Sairou, the one who received everyone's attention, was eating cup noodles at the convenience store before going to work.
“Basic jerk. 1,000 won for a cup of noodles? Does he want people like me to starve to death? Huh, people really can't live without acting dirty,” grunts while eating.
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It was 05:30 Even though it was Sunday, the labor office was always busy. However, the days when laborers came every day to look for work have disappeared. Today, young people are turning away from the work of the workers! Foreign labor has long taken over, making South Korea's future look bleak.
'I have a headache.'
Sairou still hasn't adapted to the smell of cigarettes and alcohol in the morning.
'I want to get the job done quickly so I can go home and rest.'
As Sairou sat there, a young man in construction worker uniform shouted, "Find four workers for the construction site of Shinwoo Building!"
Construction site workers do things like cleaning, moving bricks and wood, and shoveling sand. His physical work was heavy, and he would be exposed to a lot of dirt, but Sairou had already done it a lot.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to raise his hand. "Here! Inhere... Uhukk!”
An alcoholic or heavy smoker punched Sairou in the stomach! He was pushed into a corner and missed the opportunity to be employed by the construction site.
“Those people have no heart! You must send those pathetic young people first! ” Sairou complains while glazed.
Meanwhile, a middle-aged man in short-sleeved clothes exclaimed, “I need three strong tile/floor worker assistants. ”
A tile assistant will follow the main tile worker and assist in the delivery of materials such as tiles, cement, and sand. It would be very annoying to carry tiles if he found tiles of poor quality, and he had to be careful not to break the tiles, but it was a decent job.
Sairou raised his hand. "Here! I have carried the tile more than 10 times... Ugh!”
He was once again pushed back into a corner by an older man and lost the opportunity to be hired because there were three people more experienced than him.
“There are others?”
"Here! I... Akh!”
There were some companies looking for workers, but Sairou was not hired due to the continuous disruption.
“Ah, you! You will regret not seeing my quality! ”
Older men in the workforce get in the way. It seems they don't like him seizing their place.
“Who will come here because they like it? Don't you think I want to work part-time like any other young man? I make a living like you! Let me get something too!”
Just looking at them was enough to make Sairou angry. It was like seeing a dog barking. However, his opponent was an adult, so he could not say anything bad and sat down again.
“Hah..” The Chief Contractor, who was reading the newspaper on his desk, looked at Sairou.
The Chief Contractor may be in his early 30s? He was the one who inherited this office from his father. The Chief Contractor had noticed that for every 10 times Sairou came here looking for work, he came home three times in vain.
The Chief Contractor was watching Sairou when everyone else arrived.
“Who can do the work of pulling the power cord? No experience needed. I will pay 110,000 won a day, so hurry up come.”
That's 20,000 won more than a regular salary. However, Sairou did not move. After all, there is a reason for a higher salary offer.
"I can't forget how horrible it is."
He had tried to pull the power cord only once. It was just pulling a large power cord, so it was a very simple task. However, it consumed a lot of stamina, and he had to be careful that the cable did not hit his wrist. Moreover, the cable is very thick and heavy. His job is just interesting, but his hands will blister even while wearing gloves, and he will suffer from muscle pain for at least two days.
'It was an oasis illusion in winter ...' Sairou still remembered the nightmare from last winter.
Other men present looked into the distance, whistled, or went out to smoke.
“No?” The man asked again with an awkward expression.
Then one of the middle-aged men pointed towards Sairou.
“This young man can do very well.”
"Fulse. He is very active and has incredible stamina.?”
“He has often pulled the power cord, An expert, from the experts.”
'This crazy man!' Sairou glared at them to stop, but the other men continued to recommend him.
Then the person offering the job pointed towards Sairou. “Excuse me, young man. Should we go together? You look so good."
If Sairou followed the atmosphere, he would go to hell today. He glanced towards the head of the Contractor, but the head of the Contractor only smiled.
In the end, Sairou picked up his phone to his ear like he had received an incoming call. “Yes, this is Sairou. Ah, is there a place? Yes, directly sa.…”
Diririring ~ ddiririring~
"......"
The S Corporation's default ringtone sounded from the phone in his ear.
In the end, the other workers there laughed until tears came out of their eyes.
People looking for workers laughed too. "Then let's go."
Who would call Sairou this early? He almost never takes a phone call. So, how did he receive the phone at this exact time? Then he was late seeing the caller ID and hurriedly picked up the phone.
It was an unforgettable sound.
(Halo~ This is Mother's Heart is Happy Financial Services. Customer Sairou, you know that the deadline is tomorrow, right?)
"...Already?"
(If you forget, does that mean no money?)
“T-Of course not. Yes I understand. I'll prepare the amount for tomorrow. ”
(Thank you, Debt. Have a nice day. Happy Mother's heart hope you will smile today~)
“This shame...”
Sairou had played the game and ignored reality, forgetting that he was a debtor.
He had to work hard to pay off the interest. It will be hard work, not easy work, that will get him out of this position.
"Excuse me... Are you really going to pay 110,000 won?"
"Yes!"
“Is that true?”
"of course! You will never go hungry while working for me!”
Sairou finally went to hell.
That night...
“K-Rigger?” Sehee stuttered as she saw the exhausted Sairou self return home.
He could not even take off his shoes before collapsing.
“Sials... The words are true, but.... did all that work just to receive the loaves of bread...? There is no milk...! What kind of person would give you bread and no milkuuu?!!! U-Ugh... I have to play a game... Arrows... sold..”.
Sairou would not remember anything that happened after that. That's because he's asleep.
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When he woke up, he felt like he had been crushed by steel. His body was throbbing, and he could barely see the time. It was 5:20 in the morning.
“Ugh!”
Its serious. When he considered the distance between his home and the labor office, he was already too late. Sairou rushed to change his work clothes while worried about getting a good job. If he came late, then something like yesterday might happen again.
“Akh~! I'm going."
After he paid the interest on the loan, he would only have 9,220 won in his hands. He needs to make money to pay for the game in a week.
As he put on his shoes without washing, his mother approached and patted him on the shoulder. “Come breakfast.”
“I can't. I'm late,” he replied in a hurry.
“Sai!,” his mother suddenly mentioned his name in a serious voice.
Sairou curled up reflexively. It was clear that his tirade was about to begin. His mother knew about his debt. She wonders why she is addicted to games and is saddened by her absence at school. He was grieving because he had a debt and was living in this situation.
However, when he looked back, his mother's eyes were calm and friendly.
"Let's eat, '" he said.
“K-Why? I have to get to the office,” he replied.
At that moment, the door opened, and his father appeared.
His father sat down at the table, opened the newspaper, and said quietly, "Have a rest today."
Sairou asked, “Rest? What are you saying?"
"Uhuk uhuk." His father just coughed and looked at the newspaper.
His mother whispered in his ear, “You came back completely exhausted yesterday. Your father was worried and even took you to your bedroom~”
"Huh?" sairou.
“We are your mother and father. We don't want to see our children suffer. Didn't you suffer yesterday? You should rest today.”
“I-Mother ..” Sairou was touched by the fact that her parents were still taking care of her, despite all the disappointments she had caused them in the past year.
At that moment, Sehee came out of her room by yawning and giving something to him. It's a pain reliever patch.
“Tempel. Didn't you run into a lot of trouble yesterday?”
“S-Sehee ..”
'Ah! What a beautiful family!’
He shouted loudly as he hugged his mother and Sehee.
Sairou thought he was alone in this difficult world, but he actually had such a warm family beside him. His family members were like angels to their disappointing sons and brothers. He was so grateful to have this family.
“A-What? Who are you hugging? Big Brother's hug is good... Ah, naw. Isn't that bad?” Sehee grumbled softly as she hugged him back.
Meanwhile, his mother silently stroked his head.
Afterwards, Sairou took off his work clothes and sat down at the table, tasting beef rib soup for the first time in months. “Then, Father, can you pay off my debt?”
Pfftts! Plastered
His father, who was eating quietly, looked at him and threw his spoon.
Sairou screamed as it hit his forehead, while his mother clicked his tongue and handed the new spoon to his father.
“Don't I tell you? We want you to be independent. You are 26 years old. You have to take responsibility for your own actions" his father said.
The atmosphere was so full of harmony that Sairou never imagined the spoon would fly. As Sairou rubbed his forehead, his father handed him an envelope.
His father said, “I'll give you an allowance for today. You rested today because of us, so I can't let you make a loss. ”
“Dad ...” Sairou touched. Her father usually takes care of her today. He gladly accepted the Envelope.
'Then…'
He caught the bill number inside the envelope with his sharp fingertips. The number seems a bit small...? When he looked into the envelope, he saw seven pieces of money.
Disappointed, he said carefully, "Dad, the minimum payment for today's labor is at least nine ..."
His father looked at him regretfully. “Hah, really? I'm sorry, but that's all the cash you have right now. Be satisfied with it.”
He told Sairou not to ask for the missing amount later. Sairou had forgotten, but his father was quite restrained in terms of arranging money. If he buys a chicken, he thinks that the family should eat it for three meals. Therefore, Sairou was forced to give up to receive a stipend of 70,000 won.
"At least Dad gave me money right from the start."
...~TBC~...