Chapter 66: Cigars and Wine

“Guys, see you in Dubai.”

[Take us too!!]

[Where are you going without us!!]

“I’ll go and turn on the broadcast. Even if you miss your big sister, just hold on for a little bit.”

[Bang Jang-ryeon…. I loved you…]

[It’s so faint===]

“Then I’ll turn it on briefly tomorrow at the airport, so come in then.”

[Let’s go to the airport review broadcast]

“Ong-ya, my babies, have pretty dreams. Bye bye.”

[Bye bye]

[Bye bye, good night Bang Jang]

<Han Ga-eul ends the broadcast>

It was already night, and the broadcast ended earlier than usual in preparation for tomorrow.

“Are you done, master?”

As I was gathering up the cigarettes I had thrown on the desk, Baek Seol-i, who had been sleeping on the bed, came running over to me.

“I just finished. Do you want to go out together?”

“Okay.”

When I took Baek Seol-i out to the rooftop yard, the night sky welcomed me.

Tick, tick.

“Whew.”

I felt Baek Seol-i rolling around above my head.

“Snow White. I’m going far away tomorrow. Will you come with me?”

“I’ll go with the owner.”

“Okay, thank you.”

As I exhaled cigarette smoke and blankly looked up at the sky, I remembered the Arabic lesson the chairman had given me earlier.

“It’s really hard.”

It was on a whole other level from English, which had become a part of my daily life no matter how bad it was.

Texting was like telling an earthworm to go away, and speaking was even harder.

“Status Window!”

[Tiring!]

[Remaining Amount: 121.21 million won]

“Oh…!”

My heart swelled.

I had been busy living hand to mouth, so I had no affinity for foreign languages.

That’s why I became even more greedy.

“Snow White, Arabic is so difficult, but wouldn’t it be cool if I could speak it fluently?”

“I’m hungry.”

[Tiring!]

I handed Snow White the flowers and started shopping in earnest.

[Basic Language]

[Price: 100 million won]

As soon as I started shopping, my heart that had been so magnificent seemed to shrink.

“Shit-pearl…”

I still live in the attic, but the skill prices are amazing.

And the basics are attached to it.

“Baekseol-ah, should I buy this?”

Mumbling “Okay.”

Before I knew it, I had come down to the restaurant on my shoulder, and all I could hear was the sound of flowers being picked and Baekseol munching, “Hmm…”

If I don’t buy this, a good car? A new house?

Well, I’ve never had a car or lived in a nice house.

I’ve driven for someone else and gone to destinations that weren’t my will, and I’ve lived in other people’s houses while paying rent.

“Even if I like this house, it would be nice to have a car. I could go to the beach and play. Right, Baekseol-ah?”

“Yeah.”

“You answer well.”

My heart felt much better as I patted Baekseol-ah, who was picking flower petals on my shoulder.

“Since when did I live in a nice house and drive a nice car?”

[Tiring!]

[Basic Language Lv.1]

Language Understanding

Basic Ancient Language Understanding

[Price: 200 million won]

Even though it wasn’t a combat skill, I clenched and unclenched my fists like a habit, but nothing changed.

I thought I probably had to experience this myself to find out.

“Snow White, do you know what the ancient language is?”

I glanced at Snow White riding on my shoulder and perked up my ears.

“I don’t know.”

“Do you understand the Voynich Documents on your own? Well, that’s okay. Let’s go to bed, Snow White.”

“Yeah.”

I entered the room and laid down on the bed, and I felt Snow White settle down on my palm.

Ding-dong.

“Yes, I’m going.”

A black suit visible through the iron bars.

“Good morning, Miss.”

“Hello, Grandpa Kamar.”

His mustache, which looked like it had been waxed, was neat again today.

“Grandpa, could you not call me that young lady? It’s so awkward.”

Grandpa Kamar hesitated for a moment at my words and then opened his mouth.

“Okay, Youngae.”

“No… Come in first. I’ll get ready soon so I can come out.”

He looked at his watch and nodded.

“I came early. There’s plenty of time.”

“Oh, then I’ll just have a cigarette and go.”

“I’ll get ready.”

“Huh? What should I prepare?”

Grandpa Kamar, who was talking strangely, walked to the cheap assembled chair and table that he had set up in the yard to play with his older sister.

“Miss, would you like to sit down?”

“Uh, yes.”

As I sat down without thinking, he started taking out a bunch of things from his bag.

He opened a box containing several short brown sticks and cut off the ends with a pair of strangely shaped scissors.

Pong.

The sound of a lighter cap echoed elegantly from the rooftop.

“Is this the lighter that makes the pong sound?”

Grandpa Kamar laughed and answered yes, holding the stick up to the flame of the lighter and starting to turn it little by little.

“Here it is. The smoke is heavy, so be careful not to inhale too much.”

It was the first time I had smoked a cigar.

“Whew. Oh, this is good.”

As I inhaled the smoke, I felt a deep, heavy scent and a nice hit on my throat.

“You can enjoy it together.”

While I was deeply immersed in the cigar, he handed me something else.

“Isn’t it wine?”

“Chateau Latour.”

“Yes… I don’t know what it is, but thank you.”

As I was slowly bringing the glass filled with the bright red wine that I had never seen before to my lips, I heard Grandpa Kamar’s voice.

“Latour is not usually a wine suitable for eating with meat or for breakfast, but I personally think that it goes well with cigars because of its strong tannin flavor.”

As the wine entered my mouth, I felt a surprisingly deep flavor.

I could feel the fruity aroma, cherry-like flavor, and a slightly bitter taste for the first time.

As I rolled the wine around in my mouth, I could hear Grandpa Kamar’s voice continuously.

“It is produced in a village called Poyac in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, and the vintage of the wine you are drinking now is 1982.

The weather was unusually hot at that time.

That’s why it made an even more delicious wine.”

It was fun, like the old stories my grandfather told me before I went to dreamland when I was young.

I enjoyed the wine and cigars while listening to the story that flowed so comfortably that even I, who had no knowledge of wine, could enjoy it.

“Good. Doing this in the attic yard makes me feel like a millionaire.

But where do you keep such things?”

“It’s the butler’s secret.”

While I was thinking that there was a reason for everything expensive, Snow White, who was rolling around on my lap and showing her belly, spoke to me.

“Master, I’m hungry.”

“Just a moment.”

[Tiring!]

“Come on, eat.”

“Okay.”

When I pretended to take a flower out of my pocket, Grandpa Kamal looked at me with a curious look.

“Small animals have weak digestive systems, so eating raw flowers with a lot of moisture can cause stomachaches.”

“Oh, my child is a bit special. This flower is also a bit special.”

I couldn’t bring myself to say that I like to dip the flower petals in ramen soup and eat them.

After having Snow White’s untimely brunch time and my wine time, I leisurely finished getting ready and went back out into the yard.

“You were playing with Snow White.”

When I was washing, I wondered where Snow White, who had been right next to me, had gone, and saw Grandpa Kamar combing Snow White’s fur.

“Hehe, what a smart rabbit. I’ve never seen a rabbit like this before.”

Snow White, who was lying on the table enjoying being combed, jumped up to me with her ears perked up when she heard my voice.

“I’ve roughly packed everything, but what do you need, Snow White?”

“Food.”

“Okay.”

When Grandpa Kamar saw the luggage I had packed in bulk at first, he told me to pack lightly, so I packed only what I really needed.

“Then let’s go, miss.”

“Yes, let’s go.”

When I came down from the house, a sports car that I had seen somewhere was parked.

“Wow, you drive a really cool car. How much does a car like this cost?”

“It’s about 7 billion won in Korean currency.”

“7 billion won? I’ve heard that price a lot.”

“It was my birthday a while ago, and the master gave it to me as a present.”

A word came to mind at Grandpa Kamar’s words.

“Oh! Is this called Black Parade?”

At my words, Grandpa Kamar smiled and nodded.

“You know a lot about cars, Miss.”

“No, Red… No, Namir told me about it.”

“I see.”

As we chatted and got into the car, the open-top car moved forward with an engine noise that was deafening.

Every time it stopped and started, I felt like everyone around me was staring at me.

I arrived at the airport feeling so embarrassed.

“Miss, I actually wanted to pick you up comfortably, but the private plane couldn’t move due to maintenance. I’m sorry.”

“Huh? A private plane? I don’t even know what that looks like.”

Morning cigar and morning wine for the first time in my life.

Moving in a sports car that left my mouth wide open.

Now, he was saying strange things about a private plane.

“It’s really okay. I only rode a low-cost airline once when I was in middle school, so what’s a private plane?”

I stopped Grandpa Kamar, who kept apologizing, because my sense of economy was making my head spin.

“You have some time left, so I think you should rest in the lounge.”

“Oh, the lounge. It’s so nice. I wanted to go there once.”

I followed Grandpa Kamar to the VIP lounge, and it seemed like there was absolutely nothing missing.

“You have about an hour left, so if you rest comfortably, I’ll come pick you up.”

“Okay, have a good day!”

As Grandpa Kamar went to take care of business, I quickly put my phone in the holder.

<Han Ga-eul starts broadcasting>

[**][Snow White Hi]

[Ga-ha]

Guys, I only have an hour left until my flight leaves.

Hurry up and bring the kids over.

Oh, is this the lounge?

Yes, it’s the lounge.

Since there was no one in sight, she comfortably turned her phone around to show the viewers.

There’s also a buffet.

Is this really good?

This is my first time coming to a place like this.

The host is cuteaaaa.

Have you never been on a plane before?

I’ve been, you punk.

I took a budget flight when I went on a school trip.

aaaa You know you have to take your shoes off when you fly a budget flight, right?

Are you really going to lie down?

While eating lounge food and chatting with the viewers about what happened that morning,

Hello, customer.

It’s almost time to leave, so I’ve come to pick you up.

When she turned her head at the sound of a voice, she saw a foreign man and Grandpa Kamal.

Yes, thank you.

Is there such a service on airplanes?

I don’t know?

A foreigner speaks Korean well==

Where is there something like that, kids?

Have you never been on an airplane?

Guys, I’ll turn on the broadcast when we get there.

You know what I mean, my kids can’t go to another room and act like idiots while I’m away, right?

If there are any kids like that, you’re going to have to kick them out.

Just leave it to me.

Ahaaaa Just trust us.

Okay, see you later.

Bye.

<Han Ga-eul ends the broadcast>

She could tell that the people were waiting for me, so she quickly ended the broadcast and got up from her seat.

I’ll take you.

Okay, let’s go.

As I followed the man, we went straight inside the plane without any special departure procedures or waiting.

The man kept moving forward even after we were inside the plane.

This is it.

When I opened the door at the man’s introduction, I saw a small hotel-like room.

Huh?

You can change into slippers here.

I thought it was a seat, but the first thing I saw when I suddenly entered the room was a sofa, a refrigerator, and a TV.

Next to it, there was a pile of food, and as I passed through the aisle, I saw a large bed and a shower room.

I’m your dedicated customer, so if you need anything, just press the call bell anytime.

I hope you have a pleasant trip.

I’m also sitting next to you, so if you need anything, please call me, miss.

After finishing the introduction, the man and the old man left the room and Baekseol and I lay down on the bed.

You really have to take off your shoes to ride?