“Mr. Oh. About what happened earlier.”
“Ah, yes.”
The foreman approached Oh Jin-cheol, who was preparing for work, and bowed his head slightly.
“If it weren’t for you, Mr. Oh, things could have gotten quite difficult. Thank you for your help.”
“Oh, don’t say that. The others are watching. Don’t bow your head for something so trivial. And as you already know, those guys are trying to discourage you, Mr. Foreman.”
“Of course I know that. In fact, I expected something like this to happen from the moment I arrived at the site.”
The foreman smiled wryly. The laborers who participated in the demolition of the blacksmith’s site are veterans of the site. And three of them, including Mr. Oh, are laborers capable of special demolition.
Considering their experience, the foreman should normally go to one of those three.
However, this is not a normal site. It is a site that the association is particularly concerned about. So they held a public interview to select the foreman. Although there were few applicants because the interview was held so suddenly…
Anyway, the young foreman was selected as the person in charge of the site after receiving excellent evaluations.
He may have relatively little experience on site, but he is the one with extensive knowledge of the ongoing construction work, a good reputation, and outstanding leadership skills. That was the young foreman.
And as he mentioned earlier, he had expected something like this to happen at any time.
However, he had not expected Mr. Oh to offer help so readily.
‘I thought he would rather side with them and be hostile. After all, he could have been the one wearing the foreman’s armband if it weren’t for me.’
But Mr. Oh acted unexpectedly. Even now, he was wearing a very kind smile and warning him to be careful.
“Then you must also know what will happen if you lose the tug-of-war. If you lose once, you will have to keep losing. So just ignore the saying that it’s better to be good and go your own way, Mr. Foreman. I will support you wholeheartedly.”
At this, the foreman could not contain his curiosity and asked.
“But why are you helping me like this? To put it bluntly, you must have a deeper connection with them than me. And besides, the one who is having the hardest time right now is actually Mr. Oh.”
The troublemakers, or the two laborers, ended up not attending the training and even missed the mixed mineral special demolition work.
They are probably still waiting for the foreman to come and bow down first, out of pride.
As a result, Oh Jin-cheol was left to do the special demolition alone.
“There is no other reason. I just want the construction work here to go smoothly without any problems. So I don’t want anything to interfere with the construction.”
“…Is that the only reason? Even though you might have to do the special demolition alone?”
Oh Jin-cheol shrugged his shoulders.
“Yes, that’s all. And those guys will know that they are the ones who will lose if they keep stalling, so they will be back soon.”
“What if they don’t? What if they keep acting like that?”
“Then there’s nothing we can do. Well, we’ll have to work overtime.”
It’s not overtime, it’s going to be an all-nighter.
Even so, Oh Jin-cheol didn’t seem to care.
Thanks to that, the foreman was able to relax a little. Since there is a laborer who doesn’t mind working overtime, he has been given time. Time to find new laborers if things don’t work out.
“I feel much better after hearing you say that. I will try my best to persuade them and get them back to work as soon as possible. So please bear with me for just one day today.”
“Yes, yes. Then I’ll go to work. Ah, and even if I end up working alone, I’ll somehow finish what I have to do today, so don’t worry about it and do as you see fit, Mr. Foreman.”
Oh Jin-cheol packed his equipment and headed to the work site.
His figure couldn’t look more reliable.
‘As you see fit…’
The foreman turned his gaze.
At the end of his gaze, he saw two troublemakers.
***
A few hours later.
Trigo, who had just arrived at work, could sense the subtle atmosphere flowing through the site.
“What are you two doing now?”
“What are we doing? We’re working. Work.”
“So why are you two doing that? The basic demolition will be done by others, so please move to your position and proceed with the special demolition.”
“Mr. Oh can do it alone. What’s the matter? We listened to the training carefully and we will do the demolition properly.”
“I asked you to be respectful on site the other day.”
“Oh, right!”
“Be careful. And follow my instructions.”
“…You’re going to go all the way. You’re going to take something that could be resolved through conversation and go all the way? Just because you have an armband, you’re coming out here and being forceful.”
‘He should have apologized, not given orders’.
That’s what the two troublemakers thought.
So they acted tough.
“If this is the way it’s going to be, we have no choice but to go all the way.”
“What’s wrong?”
They raised their voices without even realizing that Trigo had arrived.
“It doesn’t feel good to hear harsh words, right? So let’s respect each other. Let’s be considerate of each other. If you have any complaints about me, you can talk to me after work. Don’t you think we shouldn’t disrupt work?”
“No, we need to straighten things out. You just talked to us like dogs and you’re just going to let it go? I can’t let that happen. I, no, we need an apology. We can’t do the special demolition or anything until then.”
“You’re still being informal. And an apology? You’re the ones who should be apologizing. Can’t you see that Mr. Oh is suffering alone because of you two?”
“This is ridiculous! Hey, you jerk. If you weren’t the foreman!”
The troublemaker, unable to control his temper, shouted with a fierce expression. At that sight, the foreman hardened his resolve.
“I can’t have a conversation with you anymore. If you’re so dissatisfied, then just leave. I’ll expel you from the team. It’s better to sort things out early than to drag along people who don’t fit in.”
The two troublemakers were taken aback by those words. This scene was not in the picture they had painted.
“Huh. What? Just leave? Hahaha. You really don’t know, do you? When do you think you’re going to finish that special demolition without us? What? Do you think Oh can do it alone?”
“I’ll figure that out, so just leave your positions. Don’t disturb the atmosphere unnecessarily.”
“…Wait a minute!”
“I’ll talk to the higher-ups myself. And since you haven’t actually done any work today, you won’t get paid for today.”
“Hey-!”
Just then.
Trigo approached them and asked.
“What is it? What’s the matter?”
“Ah, you’re here.”
They were trying to sort things out before Trigo arrived….
But they had shown him an unpleasant sight.
The foreman greeted Trigo with a hardened face.
In the meantime, the troublemakers exchanged glances.
‘There’s no point talking to that foreman bastard.’
‘Yeah, even Trigo won’t be able to do anything about the foreman.’
Then they raised their voices as if they were wronged.
“Mr. Trigo, you came at a good time. Please listen to what we have to say. The foreman is currently trying to fire us unilaterally without thinking about the site. We’ve been to many sites, but this is the first time we’ve seen something like this.”
The day before, when the young foreman was drinking with the hunters, the two troublemakers sat at the same table as Trigo. They were almost like bosom buddies. They definitely thought he would listen to them.
But….
“Hmm. What’s going on, foreman? You tell me. You’re the one in charge here.”
Trigo didn’t even look at the troublemakers and only looked at the foreman.
After a while, the foreman opened his mouth. He told him about the tyranny of the two troublemakers.
“Oh, so that’s what happened? So you fired the two of them? Well, will there be any problems with the construction if you’re short-handed?”
“Yes. Thanks to Mr. Oh’s help, I don’t think there will be any major problems. We plan to find and bring in additional laborers right away.”
“Hmm. I see. Okay. Then let’s all work hard today.”
Trigo didn’t react much to those words. It seemed that he respected the foreman’s decision.
“What? You’re just going to let it go? Mr. Trigo. You’re just going to let it go…?”
“Didn’t you hear the foreman? Just go. He’s the foreman of the site, so what are you going to do by telling me? So why did you do something you couldn’t handle? Tsk.”
The troublemakers tried to speak urgently, but he responded coldly. Since he was a dwarf, he had no choice but to side with the foreman.
Trigo grew up on the site. He is said to know the site better than anyone else.
Those who disrupt the hierarchy on the site deserve to be expelled. That’s true regardless of time, space, or dimension.
“Those who are going to leave should leave quickly. Oh, and I brought some snacks, so tell them to eat after they finish work. With two of them gone, there should be enough for everyone.”
And so, the two troublemakers who were muddying the waters were dealt with. In the aftermath, the two troublemakers belatedly tried to grab the foreman’s trouser legs, but it was no use.
The workers who had been watching them with glee gulped and moved busily.
‘That was scary. I almost got into big trouble for siding with them. I’d better just focus on my own work.’
Ironically, thanks to the two troublemakers, the demolition began to pick up speed.
***
“…The Healing Guild? The Healing Guild that Miss Pyeong-ari is in?”
“Uh-huh. That Healing Guild.”
“Wow! Congratulations, boss!”
Applause erupted inside Dok’s Family’s restaurant. Who wouldn’t congratulate the boss on being on the verge of signing a contract with a huge guild like Healing?
The employees congratulated Jong-pal with one mind and heart. Haeli also joined them, clapping her hands with a mischievous smile.
“Congratulations, little dad!”
“It’s not a contract yet. But thanks anyway.”
Jong-pal ruffled Haeli’s hair. Haeli, who seemed to be quite used to it now, shook her head slightly. Then she began to taste the dishes that were placed before her one by one.
“Hehehe. It’s delicious-!”
“What do you like the best, Haeli?”
This morning, Jong-pal had made several of the same dish in order to get a clear idea of his abilities.
And the result was now before his eyes.
“Hmm. This one. This one is the best.”
Haeli pointed to the dish in the center, even though it was the same dish. It was the dish that contained the most divine power.
“I agree with Haeli. In fact, they’re all delicious, but the third dish seems to have the best effect.”
“I agree!”
The employees agreed. Thanks to them, Jong-pal was able to realize something for sure. And that was how to control the divine power.
‘I have a clear idea of how to control it.’
As he was thinking this, an employee asked Jong-pal cautiously.
“But boss, if you sign a contract with the Healing Guild, are you going to close Dok’s Family’s restaurant?”
“Huh? What are you talking about? I don’t have any plans to do that.”
“Oh, really? That’s a relief. It’s a great thing to celebrate, but on the other hand, I was worried that I might lose my job, so I asked.”
“What, if things go according to plan, I think we’ll have even more work. Are you okay with that?”
The employee smiled brightly at that answer.
“Of course-!”
“Okay. Then Haeli, I’ll help you! I’ll do it all!”
Haeli’s energetic voice followed.
Jong-pal couldn’t help but laugh at that answer.
And then it happened.
Someone came to Dok’s Family’s restaurant.
“I…”
