Violet Romance — Chapter 1

HEARD THEY'RE BUILDING AN APARTMENT DOWN THE BLOCK.

SHOULD I ENTER THE HOUSING RAFFLE?

YOU? UNDER WHAT CATEGORY? NEWLYWEDS?

DO YOU EVEN HAVE SAVINGS?

DOES ALL OUR MONEY GO DOWN MEN'S DICKS? WHY'S THERE NEVER ANYTHING LEFT?

I GOTTA OPEN UP ALL THE LEDGERS IF I WANNA SEE ANY CASH.

HEY, BAEKDAN! BRING US ANOTHER BOTTLE OF SOJU!

COMING!

HERE YOU GO, GIRLS.

IF IT WERE HER...

SHE WOULD'VE MAXED OUT ALL THE LEDGERS AND THEN SOME...

HEY, COME ON. DON'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT ABOUT THE KID.

SHE AIN'T A KID ANYMORE. I STARTED WORKING AT HER AGE TOO.

LOOK AT THOSE BIG TITS...

WITH KNOCKERS LIKE THAT,

SHE COULD BE MAKING DOUBLE WHAT WE MAKE FROM GIVING A COUPLE BLOWJOBS. ALL WE GET ARE COLD SORES...

HMPH. SHE'S ACTING ALL HIGH AND MIGHTY WHEN SHE'S FROM THE SAME STREETS AS US...

GIRL, ARE YOU DRUNK?!

HEY! HOW THE HELL DO YOU PLAN ON GETTING OUT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BY SELLING 3,500 WON* UDON? HUH? *APPROX. $2

IDIOT...

LOOK AT THOSE LIPS. ALL LUSCIOUS AND RED EVEN WITHOUT LIPSTICK.

IF HER LIPS ARE LIKE THAT, THEN HER NIPPLES ARE TOO. IMAGINE WHAT SHE'S LIKE DOWN THERE-

HEY, THAT'S ENOUGH. YOU'RE BEING JUST LIKE OUR SHIT CUSTOMERS.

WHY'RE YOU... LIVING ALL DESPERATE LIKE THAT...? STUPID GIRL...

HEY, STOP IT!

IT'S FINE. SHARON UNNIE'S JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE SHE'S DRUNK.

SHE PROBABLY WON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHEN SHE SOBERS UP.

MAN, SORRY, HONEY. WE'RE GONNA GET GOING NOW.

THANKS FOR THE FOOD, BAEKDAN!

OH, UNNIE! I'M NOT GONNA BE OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT.

WE HAVE A GROUP RESERVATION.

WHAT? A GROUP RESERVATION?! HERE?!!

RIGHT? I'M NOT SURE WHO IT IS. MAYBE A BUNCH OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS?

THAT'S HILARIOUS! HAHA!

YOU SURE YOU CAN HANDLE IT ALONE?

CALL YONG-AH OR SOMETHING. I'M SURE IF YOU ASK HIM TO HELP, HE'LL DROP EVERYTHING AND RUN OVER.

NAH, IT'S FINE.

GET HOME SAFE!

BYEEE!

I'M SURE IF YOU ASK-HIM-TO HELP, HE'LL DROP EVERYTHING AND RUN OVER.

HEY! HOW THE HELL DO YOU PLAN ON GETTING OUT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BY SELLING 3,500 WON UDON? HUH?

I WANNA ESCAPE THIS PLACE...

BAEKDAN...

YOU'D BETTER NOT HAVE KIDS AND RAISE THEM HERE LIKE I DID.

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT SPENDING YOUR LIFE IN THIS ROTTEN OLD PLACE.

AT LEAST CRAWL OUT OF HERE AND DIE SOMEWHERE ELSE IF YOU CAN...

BUT...

...HOW DO I DO THAT?

HOW DO I ESCAPE THIS PLACE?

MOM...

EVEN YOU ENDED UP DYING HERE...

STILL...

I'VE ALMOST SAVED UP ENOUGH.

PLUS, THE 15 MILLION WON DEBT FOR THE STORE...

ONCE I PAY OFF THE PRINCIPAL...

THOSE DAMN INTEREST PAYMENTS WILL FINALLY BE OVER.

THEN I'LL START SAVING AGAIN FOR MY TUITION...

ONCE THAT'S DONE, I'LL...

I'VE GOT THE ANCHOVIES...

...AND ENOUGH GREEN ONIONS...

I NEED EGGS...

FISH CAKES TOO...

HM?

THIS CAR...

I THINK YONG-AH SAID THIS WAS HIS DREAM CAR...

CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SEEING IT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

ACK!!!

WHAT THE HELL?!

SORRY, MISS.

DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.

BUT WHY WERE YOU JUST STANDING AROUND? DON'T YOU SEE ALL THESE CARS?

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

WHAT? GOT A PROBLEM?

OF COURSE I DO.

I ALMOST GOT HURT!

BUT YOU DIDN'T...

...DID YOU?

HAA...

IF YOU'RE GOING TO APOLOGIZE, DO IT PROPERLY.

ALSO, THROW YOUR TRASH...

...IN THE TRASH CAN, WILL YOU?

WHAT AN ASSHOLE...

OH, THAT ALLEY?

SHE'S A PRO, HUH?

YOUNG MASTER.

HEY, MANAGER YANG.

I'VE HAD A QUICK LOOK AROUND.

THE MEETING WITH THE MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT WILL BE TOMORROW EVENING.

GOOD JOB.

AND TONIGHT AT 10-

I KNOW. THE VIOLET WHATEVER, RIGHT? SOME NOODLE SHOP?

I'LL SEE YOU THERE.

OH, AND...

...PASS THESE AROUND TO THE EXECUTIVES.

WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT KNOWING.

YES, SIR.

30 MINUTES LEFT.

I SHOULD START BOILING THE BROTH...

SORRY, WE'VE GOT A GROUP RESERVATION TONIGHT, SO WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY OTHER CUSTOMERS.

I MADE...

...THAT RESERVATION.

GAH?!

WAIT... SO YOU'RE A SHOP OWNER HERE, NOT ONE OF THE PROS? THAT'S IMPRESSIVE!

YOU'RE PART OF THE GROUP RESERVATION TODAY...?

ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT SOMEONE AS YOUNG AND HANDSOME AS ME SHOWED UP?

WHEN ARE THE OTHERS ARRIVING?

THEY'LL COME WHEN IT'S TIME.

HMM...

YOU ONLY SELL ONE THING?

Udon 3,500 won

I TOLD MANAGER YANG TO FIND A GOOD PLACE, BUT I GUESS HE'S GOT CHEAP TASTES.

YOU DON'T LOOK TOO HAPPY THAT ALL WE SERVE HERE IS CHEAP FOOD

SHOULD I CANCEL YOUR RESERVATION?

NAH, IT'S FINE. WHO EATS FANCY, EXPENSIVE FOOD ALL THE TIME?

CHEAP TRASH LIKE THIS IS STILL FUN ONCE IN A WHILE.

BUT I MUST ADMIT... THE OWNER LOOKS TASTIER THAN THE FOOD.

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU SAYING...?!

I'M MOOSHIN JANG.

YOU CAN CALL ME DIRECTOR JANG.

SO...

SO, WHAT'S YOUR PRICE?

ARE YOU CHEAP TRASH TOO?