Chapter 139:

Chapter 139:

The students gasped once again at the appearance of Kwon Seokhoon.

"Wow"

"Guys, it's Kwon Seokhoon. No, it's Actor Kwon Seokhoon."

"What's this? Could this be some kind of hidden camera or something?"

Kwon Seokhoon smiled subtly at the students' reactions. As someone who had never experienced meeting fans so casually, this situation felt refreshingly new.

"Having the chance to eat food served by Actor Kang Jinseok is not something that happens every day. That's why I came."

With one hand on Jinseok's shoulder, Kwon Seokhoon spoke.

"Ah Sure."

"Make yourselves at home."

"Hey, Dongseok! Bring us some drinks."

Despite Jinseok and Kwon Seokhoon's efforts to be friendly, the students found it challenging to interact with them easily.

It was inevitable. To these students, Jinseok and Kwon Seokhoon weren't just celebrities or entertainers; they were dreams and goals.

After the initial excitement passed, Jinseok asked, "So, what should I do? I can handle pretty much anything."

The students exchanged glances again, unsure of what to assign him.

They hadn't discussed specific tasks, mainly because they thought anything illuminating Jinseok's face was already more than enough.

It wasn't that they couldn't assign him anything; it was just that nothing seemed fitting for Jinseok.

"What do you want to do, oppa?"

As the students hesitated, Seo Yeonsoo spoke up.

"Me? I'm fine with anything"

"Even if you're fine with anything, there must be something you particularly enjoy."

Perhaps only Seo Yeonsoo could speak so boldly in this situation. Of course, she couldn't speak as comfortably as before, cautiously watching Jinseok's reactions.

"Since you're here to help, how about serving? I used to focus on serving when I worked part-time."

At the mention of serving, some students reacted.

"Kang Jinseok, a senior, serving?"

"Does that mean I get to be a customer? No, not a customer But still, isn't serving usually tough? Are you sure it's okay?"

Though challenging, serving is one of the most direct ways to interact with customers, presenting various challenges.

Of course, with Jinseok serving, the sales would explode. Kang Jinseok bringing soju if you couldn't drink it here, many would probably take it home.

Caught between concerns about Jinseok and the potential sales, the students found themselves in a dilemma. While they genuinely wanted to assign Jinseok something relatively easy, they also knew that serving could greatly boost sales.

As the students grappled with these conflicting thoughts, Jinseok had already put on an apron.

"Wearing an apron after a long time. It reminds me of the old days."

"Haha"

In the face of Jinseok's overwhelmingly enthusiastic demeanor, the students couldn't help but chuckle, nodding their heads as if to convey that they had no choice.

"Got it!"

"We entrust it to you!"

"Please take care of it!"

Although the surrounding reactions were a bit lukewarm, since there was no opposition, Jinseok smiled and said,

"Well then, shall we start slowly?"

***

University pubs are usually about networking.' Since our department runs this pub, it's like, "Come and support us" that kind of networking.

As a result, it's not common to see people lining up to get into university pubs or regular individuals coming to university pubs without any acquaintances, unless it's a school festival attracting many outsiders.

However, today, the atmosphere at the Seoguk University Department of Theater's pub is very different.

"Whoa, look at all these people. Is this all for waiting in line?"

Looking at the queue in front of the pub, the customer clicked their tongue.

When pictures of Jinseok serving started circulating on social media, it attracted not only Seoguk University students but also students from other universities and even some regular people.

"Excuse me. How long do we have to wait?"

The customer asked the employee wearing an apron and the busy female student, Seo Yeonsoo. She was busy moving around.

"Yes, the expected waiting time from now is two hours and thirty minutes!"The most uptodate novels are published on n0velbj)n((.))co/m

"Two hours and thirty minutes? It's not even a club or anything"

"I'm sorry! There's a waiting list upfront; if you write down your name and number, we'll contact you 30 minutes before. We set a one-hour time limit per table, so we can contact you on time!"

Seo Yeonsoo, trained with numerous part-time jobs, pacified the customer's dissatisfaction with a suitable response.

"Ahem. Just come in first. Speak, pitiful junior."

Gu Seungmin's forehead veins bulged at Park Dongseob's mocking tone. However, as of now, Park Dongseob was A,' and Gu Seungmin was B,' so he suppressed his anger and calmly spoke.

"Lend us actor Kang Jinseok."

"What?"

"Lend us actor Kang Jinseok. If not, we won't be able to pay back the money we borrowed for this pub. In that case, we'll have to use the student council budget."

Park Dongseob was overly surprised at Gu Seungmin's words.

"Wow. This is a real crisis. How serious is it?"

"Stop mocking. You know too. The students worked so hard preparing for this, and if we have to use the student council budget on top of that, how unpleasant would it be?"

"Um"

"Please make a request."

Park Dongseob clenched his fists. Honestly, he wanted to help Gu Seungmin, his friend.

Can I become someone influential enough to tell Kang Jinseok to go here and there?'

Even though he was the president of the student council, Jinseok was an active actor and a highly successful one at that. It was unreasonable for him to be serving here. Even if Park Dongseob wanted to extend a favor to the person who had shown kindness to him, telling Jinseok to work in another pub was a bit much.

But I can't just pretend not to know.'

After contemplating for a moment, Park Dongseob spoke.

"Um. Let's do this."

"How?"

"Since we also have too many waiting customers, and the students are about to burn out, let's merge our pubs. If we use two kitchens, the snacks will come out faster."

Gu Seungmin had no reason to refuse. Just as he was about to nod immediately, Park Dongseob laid down a condition.

"Instead."

"?"

"You have to ask actor Kang Jinseok. It might be hard for him to come and go since the pubs are closed. If he says it's tough, I can't do anything either."

"All right, then. Please ask quickly."

At that moment, Jinseok unexpectedly popped up behind them like a meerkat.

"Why me?"

Although he wasn't talking about Jinseok's stint in service, the sudden appearance of Jinseok made the two startle.

"Oh, well"

With a charming smile, Park Dongseob brought up the conversation he had with Gu Seungmin a little while ago.

Due to the Department of Theater taking too many customers from the Department of Practical Music, there was a concern that they might not be able to recover the initial capital used to prepare the pub.

"So we're thinking of merging our pubs. We're wondering if actor Kang Jinseok is okay with it. It's not far, but he'll have to come and go It seems like it would be too hard for you."

While saying this, Park Dongseob secretly thought, This is an unreasonable request.' He expected Jinseok to refuse outright. That was probably what Gu Seungmin, who asked Park Dongseob for the favor, also thought.

"Sure, I'll do that."

However, Jinseok casually nodded his head in response. Surprised by the unexpected answer, Park Dongseob hurriedly asked.

"I-Is that okay with you?"

"Yes, it's perfectly fine. No problem at all. Besides, it's fun to hang out with peers like this after a long time. Really."

""

"But I don't know the menu of the Department of Practical Music's pub. Can I write down orders on paper and take them?"

When Jinseok asked, Gu Seungmin nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes. Or should we assign another friend to help?"

"Haha, there's no need for that. Shall we move right away?"

"Oh, wait a moment. We need to prepare too. Hey, Dongseob. Thanks. Just wait. I'll be right back."

Gu Seungmin hurriedly returned to his own pub. Left alone, Park Dongseob smiled awkwardly and said,

"Are you really okay with this?"

"Yes, really. It's no problem. In fact, it's a reward."

"A reward"

"Please take our orders!"

"Yes! I'll go right now. President, then I'll go back to work."

"Ah, yes"

As Jinseok fluttered his apron and flew back to the customers, Park Dongseob stared at his departing figure with a blank expression.

Someone was capturing that scene with a mobile phone, not just Jinseok but also the students working with him. It seemed like they didn't want to miss the enthusiasm of this youth.