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A loud "Ziiing!" burst out as I couldn't hide my astonishment at the news. Soon after, my phone began to vibrate.
I sneaked a glance and saw that the notifications in the messenger app were starting to pile up. Most of them were messages from my friends who had seen the news.
[Eternal Class President - Not because of the penguin going to the Galapagos? Why are you making a tourist attraction there?]
[Give Me Money - The Galapagos is far! Make one in Busan too!]
[Kim Gukbap - Is there gokbap there?]
[Speed Dragon - Hahaha my friend is seeing all the news about me haha]
[Juni Junni Ho Junni - Suhwan. Is it hard to go to the Galapagos? Since I saw you went, I really want to go too.]
The friends' messages started piling up one after another.
"Haa…… Is this what fame is like?"
"What? Middle school syndrome hasn't worn off yet?"
I shook my head while muttering to myself, and Noona, who heard it, looked at me with a puzzled expression.
I let out a light laugh at Noona's reaction and sat beside her, pulling her into my arms.
It wasn't like I had done anything wrong to appear in the news, so I decided not to worry about it anymore. It wasn't my first time on TV either.
It had been on the news when I first awakened my superpower, and after that, I had appeared on various broadcasts from time to time. Since I had filmed for the exotic cafe concept in China and Japan, there was no reason to make a fuss about it being on TV.
"Well, that's fine. Since So-eun is sleeping, shall we make a second one?"
"You mean a child?"
"Not a child, but something else?"
"Saying weird things again?"
At my words, Noona let out a light laugh and gently touched my cheek.
I quickly turned off the TV and secretly brought my face closer.
Approaching very slowly, as if one minute felt like ten, before I knew it, my lips were about to touch.
"Kiss?"
"Kyaa!"
"Waa!"
But unlike the slow approach, we fell apart in the blink of an eye.
It was because So-eun had appeared, trying desperately to prevent the birth of a sibling. She was sitting on Cheongho's back, clinging to his fur.
"……So-eun can't have a sibling."
"Yeah……"
Noona and I couldn't help but let out a small sigh at the sudden appearance of So-eun. We had just been trying to set the mood, but she had interrupted and ruined it, so it wasn't pleasant at all.
Moreover, So-eun had done this several times even when she was in the Galapagos, making it even more regrettable.
But we couldn't hate So-eun for smiling brightly as she found us and said she was happy.
In the end, Noona and I had to hold So-eun and spend time as a family rather than just the two of us.
"By the way, how did So-eun come out? Didn't she come out without closing the door?"
"Obviously Cheongho, that guy."
At my words, Cheongho secretly avoided my gaze.
"So-eun woke up and couldn't find us, so she was looking for us, and that guy who is completely smitten with So-eun came to us carrying So-eun. The door just opens if you tap the handle."
Our house door was designed to open slightly. It was a form where if you lock it with the latch, there's no problem, but if you tap the handle to unlock the latch, it opens slightly.
"Ppuah!"
And, as if my words were correct, So-eun buried her face in my chest and drooled a drop.
"You can't drool on Dad."
Noona, seeing the scene, wiped the corner of her mouth, and So-eun smiled brightly as if she liked it.
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The next morning after returning home. We were preparing to open the cafe again.
Since it had been almost two weeks, moving the animals to the cafe felt strangely awkward. Especially since we had to take the waddling penguin Pe-eng as well, it was even more awkward.
However, since we had done various trainings since deciding to bring the guy to Korea when he was in the Galapagos, there were no problems.
The awkwardness from moving after just two weeks passed briefly, and the animals started finding their own spots.
Natae sprawled out between the vending machine and the table where people liked to sit, Maru, Jjamong, and Soolbbang ran to the grassy area.
The cats spread out into every corner of the cafe, and the geese were running around here and there among themselves. Hanmu was sunbathing in the place where the sunlight was best.
And the other animals were all sticking to So-eun's side, unable to let go.
"How is it the same even after two weeks have passed?"
"It's not like we didn't open the cafe for two weeks, it was the same even when we went on a trip? No, it was even worse."
"That's true."
I shook my head at the sight of the animals following So-eun around happily and immediately opened the cafe.
Since we had announced in advance that it would be open after just two weeks, people were already crowding outside the cafe.
When I opened the door and announced the start of business, people poured in like a flood into the cafe.
"Long time no see!"
"Yes, welcome."
"Shin Suhwan! Where is Natae?"
"Natae? If he's not on the floor, who took him?"
"Aah…… I should have come earlier!"
"Boss, where is Namcat?"
"I don't know either. Call him with a churu."
"Okay!"
The people who had gathered after a long time greeted me and immediately ordered drinks and went to find the animals.
Of course, there were people looking for the new family member.
"Is there a penguin too?"
"Pe-eng is probably following So-eun around. By the way, his snacks aren't ready yet, so please understand."
"Not having snacks is a bit disappointing. Got it!"
The people looking for Pe-eng felt sorry for the penguin snacks I hadn't prepared in advance and became part of the train play following behind So-eun.
After receiving the customers who had been waiting since morning, creating a line, some breathing room was created.
Since the cafe wasn't for viewing the scenery or just chatting, there was nothing for me to do. The animals were taking care of everything on their own.
"Isn't it awkward for Noona too since it's been a while?"
"Ugh, it's hard because I was resting. I couldn't find the menu earlier. I forgot it was in the corner of the POS and searched for a long time."
I let out a light laugh at Noona's shoulder-patting gesture as she said it was hard, and lightly massaged her shoulder.
But when I massaged her shoulder for a moment, Noona, who had been leaning in saying it felt good, suddenly stood up and looked at me.
"Right. Today, people are coming about the construction, right?"
"Yeah. It was said to come after around ten o'clock."
The people Noona mentioned about construction were those who came to measure for the pool construction.
There was also for Pe-eng, but it was because we needed a space for the bath of our furry animals or to cool down the heat. Nothing suited the purpose as well as a pool.
When Pe-eng's joining was decided, we had contacted the company that built our cafe to see the estimates.
"I hope it's made well."
"It has to be made well. It's almost being done with public money, right?"
I rubbed my thumb, index finger, and middle finger and smiled.
Well, because the penguin was sent from the Galapagos side, they agreed to provide the cost of making the pool as if they would take care of post-management to some extent.
Not just a few bucks as a favor, but providing a huge amount, around 3 billion won, including my business trip expenses.
So, instead of building a good pool, we just had to choose a good pool.
But we couldn't just talk about the pool.
"Waa!"
It was because a customer, not knowing what he was doing, grabbed the tail that Maru was sticking out and started forced exercise, letting out a scream.
Yeah, if it was always peaceful, it wouldn't be our cafe.
I ran to rescue the customer who was being dragged by Maru around the grassy area.
After rescuing the customer caught by Maru, another incident happened. The geese, who were slowly becoming gangsters, gathered and surrounded a customer, tearing at his snacks.
Even after rescuing the customer from the geese who boasted with their heads, various incidents kept happening.
After I held out my arm like a scarecrow saying I'd put Yubu on my arm, rescuing the customer who became a perch for magpies and crows, and then stealing Hanmu's snacks as if forgetting past memories and pulling out raccoons that had been stepped on, there were many such things.
"Haa…… It seems harder than before."
It hadn't been this hard even just two weeks ago.
The phone rang—ring ring ring—ring ring ring—
And, while muttering to myself like that, the phone rang.
It was the contact from the people who had been promised in advance to get the estimate for the pool. I immediately met with those people and started discussing the pool.
"First, the water temperature must be kept constant at any time. I hope you make some flow in the water. Also, the water quality needs to be managed, but since animals will mainly use it, you can't use harsh chemicals."
"……Then the price range will be a bit high?"
"It's fine."
At my words, the people nodded. They also recalled that worrying about the wallet of a Supreme Rank superpower user was as pointless as worrying about an entertainer's.
Thanks to that, I was able to list all the conditions I wanted, and I was able to get a promise to finish the construction as quickly as possible. Of course, I had to pay that much money.
"What do you think about the guy who eats the most money in our house changing from Yubu to you?"
"I have no thoughts!"
"……Yeah. Then it's fine."
Although it was a bit regrettable that Pe-eng, who would use the pool most usefully, had no thoughts, it was good either way.
In case of emergency, we can use it as So-eun's pool.