Beep.
The part-time worker at the convenience store scanned the barcode of the banana milk and grabbed the next item, a green glass bottle of soju.
He gave the person in front of him a weird look without lifting his face and spoke as casually as he could.
"Can I see your ID?"
After receiving the ID card, he checked the age. Twenty. He looked at the person in front of him again, lifting his face this time.
He had a bit of aggression on his face, but he was also calm. He had delicate features that suited his cold, sharp eyes. His jet-black hair was covering his ears a little, and his clear, fair skin seemed easy to bruise, as there were many faint traces of black and blue there.
The black bucket hat and the black leather jacket fitted the person perfectly. He appeared a bit too young, so he had some doubts, but after checking, his doubts were cleared. He scanned the bottle of soju and returned the ID card, assured.
Kim Seyoung hung the plastic bag on his left wrist and grabbed the banana milk from inside the bag. With the straw, he poked the sealed lid of the container with some force and drank the liquid in a single breath.
He gazed outside the clear glass wall of the convenience store and scanned the area. One. Two. Three. Four. Five.
Kim Seyoung threw the empty container in the trash can and left the convenience store. The bell of the door rang with a ting.
"Please come back again."
The part-time worker behind the counter said in a robotic tone as Seyoung was the only customer in the convenience store. He saw Kim Seyoung leaving with slow steps, but as soon as he set his foot outside, he started running with unfathomable speed. The working student's eyes wiped clean of their sleepiness as he watched five more people come out of nowhere and run after him.