Chapter 35: The Day You Go Is the Market Day
Cha Eui-jae trudged towards the entrance of the temporary center, his hands deeply buried in his pockets.
'What is this?'
Cha Eui-jae pulled out something hard from his pocket to check. Then, making eye contact with the serene Buddha once again, he reflected on why he had stuffed it into his pocket instead of the glovebox. Sighing softly, Cha Eui-jae put the fan back into his pocket.
As he reached the entrance, an employee standing in front of the container greeted him kindly.
"Hello. What brings you here?"
"I'm here to register as an Awakener."
"Please take a number here and wait for a moment."
Surprisingly, Seo Min-gi's claim that there were no people seemed to be true. In the temporary center, there were only Cha Eui-jae and the affiliated public officials.
Cha Eui-jae took a number from the machine, sat on a plastic chair, and checked the digital clock on the wall. 3:02 PM. The examination itself wouldn't take long, so if he moved quickly, it wouldn't interfere with the evening business.
He'd certainly be taken back to the hangover soup restaurant... Closing his eyes and waiting for a while, Cha Eui-jae's number was called.
"Number 93."
Cha Eui-jae walked to the counter and handed over his number ticket. The staff placed the ticket into a plastic basket and asked,