Survive In The Last Days: My Second Life

|(21) Ash Artemaies|

Warning: This work is my original work and is only a fictitious work. Language can be harsh so please do not imitate it.

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“Then wait especially? Don't we have to catch up with the two brothers so we can figure out the way to the restaurant?” tanya Lin then ran after the two older brothers earlier.

“Lin! Don't run around in the hospital aisle!” leo then chased after Lin in the back.

“Hoi, you two, don't scream inside the hospital!” zen yelled, not realizing that he was also shouting and rushed after the two of them.

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“Do you need my help Lin?” leo asked as he looked at Lin who was walking over the dirty mud.

“Uhhhh, no need for a sis, I can walk slowly,” Lin replied while lifting her little shoe-clad feet with mud underneath.

“Hahhh, I did not expect that what they meant by this less clean place was the slums,” muttered Leo while frowning.

‘This is even worse than the way home to the orphanage during the rainy season,’ Inner Leo.

"Sister Zen, how much longer do we have to walk?” asked Lin slowly.

“I'm sorry that I lost track of both brothers earlier,” continued Lin in a weak voice.

“It's okay, it's not your fault. Besides we can see through the map from my phone,” Zen said while stroking Lin's head slowly.

‘I am very grateful in the slums like this still have the signal to open the map in my handphon,’ Inner Zen while paying attention around.

“Uh, it looks like we don't need to walk on mud anymore,” Zen continued while staring at the small restaurant (?) with some food posters in front of him.

“Ah, I didn't notice it,” Lin said as she followed Zen's gaze followed by Leo's.

“Then let's go inside,” said Zen as he stepped foot into the small restaurant.

“Hmm, I don't know I don't really want food anymore,” muttered Lin as he stared at his mud-covered shoes.

“You can't pull your words back Lin,” said Leo then pulled Lin's hand to immediately follow Zen who had walked first.

Lin who was pulled by Leo could only sigh and pray that the restaurant was clean, unlike the mud road he had just passed.

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“Excuse me..!” exclaim Zen while pushing the small restaurant door plan.

“Ahhh, a customer? Let's go!” said the teenage girl with a smile on her face.

“Daddy, you get customers again!” it's going towards the kitchen.

“Owhh, a customer, let's please sit in this chair,” said the middle-aged man as he walked up to them.

“Ahhh, sorry to trouble,” Zen said as he sat in the chair shown.

“No, no, however you are a customer here, so what do you want to order?” asked the middle-aged man with a friendly smile as he poked the menu book towards them.

“Hmm, I want to order one japchae, how about you two?” zen asked while handing the menu book over to Leo and Lin.

“I want one jajangmyeon, how about you sister?” asked Lin excitedly forgetting her words earlier.

“Then just liken my order to you Lin,” replied Leo.

“Alright, uncle please one japchae and two of his Jajangmyeon,” Zen told the middle-aged man.

“Alright, one japchae and two jajangmyeon will be ready in 20 minutes, I will ask my son to serve tea first for the three of you,”.

“Alright, thank you uncle,” said Zen who replied with a smile by the middle-aged man.

“Hmm, it looks like the food here is really good! I can even smell the fragrant aroma of the kitchen!” exclaimed Lin with spirit.

“Yeah, I think you're right, moreover this place is not what I imagined,” Leo said.

“Yak! You must have thought that this place would be so dirty as outside, right?” said one woman while serving tea to the three of them.

“Ah! I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way,” Leo said frantically then lowered his head.

“Pftt .. it's okay, I'm also used to saying that, after all it's our fault for choosing the wrong location to set up a restaurant,” said the woman.

“Indeed why did you set up a restaurant here?” asked Lin confusedly.

“Lin, that's a disrespectful question. I'm sorry for the disrespectful words from my sister,” Leo said.

“It's okay, you don't need to apologize for such trivial questions. My grandfather who founded a restaurant here and before my grandfather died, he asked my father to keep running this restaurant,” explained the woman while putting a thin smile on her face.

“Once,” said Lin while nodding his head.

“But wouldn't it be a pity if you didn't set up a business in a good place? Even from the smell of the cooking made by uncle it seemed like the food was very tasty! I think if you move places to sell, your business will be visited by more visitors!” yang Lin exclaimed with a bright smile on his face.

“Hahaha, but it's a pity that this uncle still does not want to leave the place inherited by uncle's father,” said the middle-aged man while carrying a tray containing food towards them.

“Hmm, what a pity but Lin will pray that uncle's business be visited by many customers in the future!” lin exclaimed which made the middle-aged man laugh even more.

“Hahaha, well, thank you for your prayer that little girl. Here is your order please enjoy,” said the middle-aged man after putting all three bowls on the table.

“Happy eating all!” lin said then started eating vigorously.

“Whoaa! It feels so good!” said Leo then put another spoonful of jajangmyeon in his mouth.

“That's right, is uncle no intention to open a restaurant branch only?” zen asked as he ate his japchae.

“Branch restaurant? Hahaha, I have no capital for it, young man.”

“What about food distribution to the nearest restaurant? Oh, or uncle can distribute uncle's food in the hospital in front there,” said Zen gave his idea.

“Uncle does not need to leave this uncle restaurant and uncle may get a big profit. I heard some restaurants also use this way to increase their sales results,” Zen continued.

“But doesn't the hospital already have a canteen? How can I do distribution there? In addition, this uncle is less confident with the results of the cuisine he made,” replied the middle-aged man.

“What? Uncle's cuisine is the best! I've also heard that some hospital canteens serve bad food. Uncle don't be pessimistic like this, I'm sure if uncle submits a contract, uncle's cooking will definitely be accepted!” exclaimed Lin with spirit.

“It's true! Why didn't I think of this idea in the first place?” suddenly someone screamed.

“Kak Ash? I thought brother would not come because the break time is only 5 minutes away,” said the teenage girl to the man who had just arrived.

“Sorry because a little late, I accidentally saw a kitten that was injured during the trip, so I drove the cat first to the hospital first before returning here again,” explained Ash.

"And uncle! I thought it was okay to do food distribution with the hospital!” ash excitedly shouted.

“Eh? Can it?” asked the middle-aged man hesitantly.

“Of course bo-“

//Bukkk……

“Auchhh, why did you hit me suddenly?” ash shouted in disbelief.

“Because you have said strange things again,” said the man next to him.

“Uncle, I ordered two bibimbap and one hoteok for him,” continued the man while walking towards a chair not far from him.

“Wait, why one? Uncle has to make three for me!” ash exclaimed in reply with a punch that landed on his head.

“Shut up for me Ash Aertemaies, can't you not make a day's trouble? I even wonder why someone like you could be promoted to a specialist this year,”, the man said with a tired sigh.

‘Aertemaies? Hahaha, it seems like a god really made it easier for me to find allies, inner Zen with a smile on his face.

“What if I want more? After all I'll pay it not you!” said Ash with lips slightly raised.

“Sometimes I wonder, why can you be a doctor?” said the man in a mocking tone.

“Yak! Stop taunting me! Of course I can become a doctor because of this great ability of mine! So uncle, please 2 bibimbap and 3 hoteok!” ash said still with his stance.

“Is it okay? Wouldn't eating too much sweet food make your teeth hurt?” asked Lin suddenly.

“See! Even a child seems to know that eating too much sweet food will make your teeth hurt, then why do you still want it huh?” the man exclaimed as he gripped the collar of his best friend and shook it slowly.

“What? You liken me like a child? Hey, did you forget my age? It only affects young children, not adults like me!” ash answered while avoiding the clutches of his best friend.

Lin who heard him only blinked his eyes in confusion then turned his gaze towards Zen.

“Is that true?” asked Lin in a confused tone.

“Yes! Don't you trust me? I am a doctor!” ash interrupts Zen's response.

“Then, I can eat a lot of candy as an adult right?” asked Lin with sparkling eyes.

“Sure sa-“

//Bukkkk…………

“Yak! Why did you raise your hand to me, huh?!”

“Silent, before my hand moves again to hit you!” zen said with a horrible smile on his face that made Ash tremble in fear.

“And Lin, you still can't eat a lot of candy as an adult, it's not good for your teeth,” said Zen and turned his gaze towards Lin.

“But said the doctor's sister..-“.

“Disregard him, he is not a real doctor,” said Zen indifferently while eating his japcha casually.

“Hei!!” ash shouted in disbelief.

//Bukkkk……………

“I'm sorry, I'll watch him properly next time,” said the man, ignoring Ash who was turning towards the wall while gently rubbing his head.

“Sorry for introducing myself late, my name is Rav Barton and the strange man is Ash Artemaies,”, Rav said as he reached out to Zen.

“My name is Zen, the girl is Lin Rodriguez and the boy is Leo Rodriguez, they are brothers,” Zen said kindly as he returned his handshake.

“Greetings Rav and Ash,” said Lin with a wave of his hand and a brief nod from Leo.

“Salam knows you too and once again I apologize on behalf of the man,” said Rav while pointing at Ash who was still turning his body to the wall.

“No problem! Besides, I'm sure eating too much sugar will cause your teeth to hurt. Lin once felt it and it really hurt,” Lin said as she touched her cheek as if she could imagine the pain.

“Hahahaha, you really are a smart kid! Unlike someone I know,” said Rav as he stroked slowly Lin's hair which made him chuckle.

“Alright, I know I was wrong, so stop mocking me!” said Ash listlessly.

“Oho, I didn't mention your name you know,” said Rav with a strange smile on his face.

Zen who saw the strange smile on Rav's face somehow felt frightened.

‘Is not that smile similar to the smile of someone I know?’ inner Zen wondered then recalled back inside his memories.

‘Yak! Isn't that smile similar to Max's smile?! Don't forget the sacristy sentence he released from earlier!’ The inner Zen and somehow the back neck felt cold.

‘I won't get involved with him, will I? Of course not, after all I do not know someone named Rav, whether it is from my life before the regression or through the old book,” inner Zen while calming his abstract thoughts.

“Si-“ speech stopped when he saw the two minors in front of him.

“Akhhh! I don't care and I don't hear it!” he rattled his hair in frustration.

“Why with brother Ash?” asked Lin confusedly.

“Disregard him, he may be short of medicine,” replied Rav casually who was replied by a nod by Lin and continued to eat his food.

“Sister said, brother is a doctor, right? doctor in what field?” ask Leo curiously.

“I was in the internal part of the disease while he was in the nervous part.” explained Rav that makes Leo's eyes sparkle.

“Nerves? That's cool! I heard it was one of the difficult fields of medicine,” said Leo who made Ash secretly put on a proud face.

“I've always wanted to be a doctor,”mum Leo with an envious expression.

“Sister, you won't be able to become a doctor. Your strength is too terrible, you can mess everything up,” said Lin made Leo look down sad.

“Hahahah, I think you will be able to if you study more vigorously in the future,” said Rav who again increases the spirit of Leo.

“Alright, here's your order! 2 bibimbap and 1 hoteok,” said the daughter of the restaurant owner.

“Thank you for making an order according to what I ordered,” said Rav smiled widely because he saw the number of orders that were not excessive.

“Hahaha, equally. Besides, I also have to keep an eye on Ash's sugar diet so as not to make him have a toothache like last month,” he said then turned to the kitchen.

“Yak! You guys colluded behind my back! I don't want to talk to you guys anymore,” Ash said in a sulking tone.

“Stop acting like a child and quickly finish your meal or I'll eat this hoteok of yours, we've already exceeded the work break hours you know?”

“Of course I know!” said Ash quickly took the hoteok that was on the table and ate it voraciously which made Rav could only sigh tiredly.

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“You two are done, right?” zen asked while looking towards Leo and Lin.

“Yes, we are done,” replied Leo who was nod by Lin.

“Alright then. Our uncle is done and wants to pay for our food!” zen said with a slightly loud voice so that the restaurant owner's uncle who was in the kitchen heard his voice.

“Good and wait a minute there, uncle will be ahead soon!” reply to the old man and hurry to get to them.

“This is uncle, once again thank you for the food that uncle has made!” zen said with a bright smile on his face.

“Hahaha, it's nothing that uncle should thank you for coming to my little restaurant,” replied the old man with a friendly smile.

“Lin please, Lin can taste uncle's cooking again!” lin said with a happy smile.

“That's right, what uncle doesn't want to think about distributing uncle's cooking?” leo asked with a look of hope followed by Lin who looked at the old man with hope.

“Hahahah, I'll think about it next time, but if you want uncle's cooking, you can always come at uncle's small restaurant,” he said while patting them both on the head.

“If uncle changes his mind uncle can contact me, it looks like I can help uncle a little,” Zen said while giving his business card.

“I don't think it's necessary, but I'll take your card,” said the old man with a faint smile.

“See you next time uncle and please rethink the idea earlier,” said Zen then stepped out.

“See you next time uncle!” yang Lin shouted while waving his hand which followed with Leo.

“See you soon too.”

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“What's wrong with you brother?” asked Lin who from earlier noticed the happy smile on Zen's face.

“Hm? Nothing, just remembering something that made me happy,” Zen replied without letting out his smile.

Lin who heard him only gave a short nod then began to refocus on chatting with Leo.

‘I think Ash should be interested in me, right?’ inner Zen while roughly imagining Ash's reaction to what he was doing at the restaurant.

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“Oho! it turns out that the name of the young man was Westerlock!” said the old man who owned the restaurant.

“The young man who gave dad his business card earlier?” ask the woman next to him.

“Iya, the young man earlier,” reply the old man of the restaurant owner who was embraced by his son.

“Westerlock? It seems I've heard the name of the clan,” Ash said.

“Of course you've heard of it, didn't the man who just got involved in the hospital project two months ago also surnamed Westerlock?” said Rav who made Ash hit the table in front of him hard.

“That's him! Was the man just one of the relatives of that obnoxious man?” ask Ash with excitement.

“Well, who knows?" said Rav casually while shrugging both of his shoulders nonchalantly.

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