“You are so stubborn.
Tsk tsk tsk.”
Manho is a thousand-year-old fox.
Manho visits those who are waiting to be reborn as humans after death and asks them to sell him the possibility of becoming human.
It is about living that person's new life.
It was said that if he could save a thousand lives, Manho would become an immortal phoenix that would never die.
I am dead.
And I was told to wait because I would be judged and be reborn as a human again.
On the first day, Manho came to visit.
"You said you could be reborn as a human? Won't you sell me your new life? It won't be free.
Where in the world is there a free lunch? I'll pay you a better price.
Is there someone you'd like to meet again in your old world? If you accept my offer, I'll find out where that person is and take you to that world.
However, if that person is dead, he must be reborn as a human again to be able to trade.
The time here is different from where you live.
A few days here could be decades or even centuries where you lived.
"What do you think? Isn't it a good suggestion?" --- p.8~9

I wrote down the menu, stuck it on the wall, and stared at it blankly.
When Pa and Potato Fall in Love (Pagam Romance)
A romantic relationship is an unfinished dish.
If I hadn't died, I would have completed the romance of Pagam.
I really wanted to complete the romance for Seol-i.
I came out.
There was no restaurant sign.
It didn't take long to decide on a name for the restaurant.
I wrote 'Promise Restaurant' on a piece of paper and stuck it on the glass door.
I started to feel sad after repeating the word 'promise' several times.
--- p.20

The dish I really wanted to perfect was the Pagaromance.
I wanted to break Seol-i's jinx by completing the romance of the past.
I wanted to show that eating potatoes that have been soaked in water is absolutely not bad.
Seol-i never ate potato soup or stew with green onions in it, for fear that it would make her unhappy.
He's a kid who wakes up from his sleep with a start when he sees potatoes.
Seol-i said that on the most unfortunate days she could remember, she strangely ate potato soup or potato stew.
They say that Seol-i ate potato soup the morning she came to the orphanage.
Seol-i said that she ate potato stew the morning she was first hit by a kid.
Seol-i said the reason was because of the green onions in the potato soup or stew.
It was believed that a dish containing green onions and potatoes would bring misfortune to oneself.
“Boiled or baked potatoes are fine.
My stomach doesn't even hurt.
But if you eat green onions, your stomach will hurt and you will be miserable.”
Seol-i said this.
I don't know if what Seol said is true or if it's a coincidence.
What was important was Seol-i's thoughts.
I wanted to show Seol-i that even if green onions and potatoes meet, it doesn't bring misfortune.
So I wanted to let Seol-i eat as much potatoes as she wanted.
And I wanted to free Seol from the word 'unhappiness'.
--- p.45~46

“Money, the harder you try to earn it, the more hesitant you are about whether it will come or not.
“If you decide to work hard instead of trying to make money, the money will come.”
As we returned to the restaurant after the tasting, Director Wang said:
“I’m not trying to make money.”
I said absentmindedly.
I said it without realizing it, even though it didn't matter what Director Wang thought or said.
Strangely enough, I was drawn to Director Wang.
The more I met him, the more I realized he was a good person.
"sure?"
Director Wang asked.
“I don’t know if you’ll believe it or not, but there’s someone I have to meet.
I'm opening a restaurant to meet that person.
“I can’t go into detail, but anyway, that’s it.”
“Does anyone have a crab allergy?”
Director Wang asked as he parked his car in front of the restaurant.
I looked at Director Wang in surprise.
“It seems like everyone who eats the food asks if I have a crab allergy.
So I passed it on.
"I guess that's right." --- p.111

Even though I did everything I could for Seol-i, it always felt like it wasn't enough.
I always felt sorry that I was the only one who could protect Seol-i, but that was all I could do.
So even after I died, I still wanted to protect Seol-i in my next life.
'Was Seol-i not as desperate as I was?'
After Seol-i died, she would have been judged and had the possibility of being reborn as a human again.
Of course, Manho would have gone looking for it.
Nevertheless, the fact that she is still living in poverty is proof that Seol-i did not accept Man-ho's proposal.
It's also proof that you weren't as desperate as I was.
'I wanted to keep my promise.
And I wanted to tell you that it was absolutely not Seol's fault that I died.
I really wanted to say that I like you.'
As Director Wang said, it was all in vain.
'If I hadn't accepted Manho's offer, if I hadn't come here, where would I have gone and what kind of person would I have become?'
Suddenly, that thought occurred to me.
It was a useless thought.

--- p.213~214