11 Virtues A Hero's Civilian Friend Must Uphold (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 31

Even though my college life had toughened me up through various part-time jobs, I’d only ever done tutoring or teaching assistant work—never food service or kitchen duties—and that inexperience was now painfully obvious.

Na Eun was lost in a daze, wandering helplessly for over two hours amid the chaos of spinning plates and bustling tables.

It was Friday evening, the night of the departmental event she’d promised to attend with senior Seok Hoon.

Na Eun, assigned to serve at the small food stall run by the department from 8 to 11 p.m., worked diligently thanks to her innate conscientiousness—but she’d even developed a kind of reverence for all the part-timers handling front-of-house duties.

Taking orders, relaying them to the kitchen, setting tables, then delivering dishes correctly matched to each order—

Though it seemed simple, the number of tasks needing simultaneous attention easily exceeded three, thoroughly scrambling her mind.

She sneakily glanced at her wristwatch while working and saw it was already 10 p.m.

Just as she was about to despair over the hour still left until her shift ended, a cautious voice called out to her from behind.

It was Seok Hoon, the senior who’d dragged her into this departmental event.

“Na Eun-ah, are you tired?”

“No, it’s fine. I’m okay.”

She was tired, sure—but since it wasn’t just her doing the work and she’d volunteered herself, she forced an awkward smile instead of complaining.

Noticing her short bob, now damp with sweat and coming loose, Seok Hoon looked at her with a trace of pity and took the initiative to consider her first.

“Customers have thinned out a lot now, and the next shift will be here soon—why don’t you take a quick break and grab something to eat with your friends?”

Na Eun subtly glanced toward where Seok Hoon pointed.

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