Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 14

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Episode 14

And so, now.

I rested my chin on my hand and looked at Parhan. He was praying to God with both eyes closed.

‘Did he say he couldn’t do his afternoon prayers because of me?’

Parhan had asked for my understanding, saying he gave up his afternoon prayer time to participate in my performance. And now, he was praying inside the carriage heading to the cafe.

I could understand that much.

A devout believer had given up important time for me, after all.

Thanks to that, didn’t I also get time to relax?

This is what mutual assistance is all about. Good for everyone involved.

From now on, Parhan and I would be in a relationship of helping each other. What we did in the square today was the foundation for this.

That is, Parhan mentioning my coffee and God while simultaneously coming to the cafe.

Just doing this much would promote the cafe on its own. Also, the reed field would become a famous spot that people would visit just because Parhan saw it.

‘This really kills two birds with one stone.’

This is why everyone uses famous people for promotion.

When people focused on our conversation, it couldn’t have been more thrilling.

This was all thanks to Parhan.

I looked at the man who had softly melted the sunlight, then turned my head to look out the window.

Since we were almost at the cafe, the surrounding scenery came into view.

The densely packed buildings gradually decreasing and natural elements gradually increasing. When the surroundings gradually became sparse, it would be time to arrive at the cafe.

That time was right now.

Neighhhh!

Following the coachman’s command, the horse slowed down. Perhaps feeling the carriage’s gradually decreasing speed, Parhan slowly opened his eyes.

“Did your prayers go well?”

“Of course. Thanks to you, Miss Lailah.”

“I didn’t really do anything though.”

I lightly shrugged my shoulders. Then Parhan let out a small laugh.

“Then what should I do when we arrive at the cafe? This should be the extent of our agreement, so please feel free to tell me.”

“Hmm, what you need to do now is…”

He leaned his upper body forward slightly to listen carefully to my words. Seeing this, I also leaned forward following him, closing the distance between us. Then I whispered softly.

“Now you can just sit back and enjoy.”

“…Is that so?”

“I guarantee you’ll be satisfied.”

Parhan burst into a small laugh.

I gave a thumbs up with a confident expression.

This kind of thing is all about momentum. Just like how even unreasonable customers can’t act up when I’m confident.

While we were having this conversation, the carriage came to a complete stop and the door opened. Parhan and I exchanged glances briefly before getting off the carriage.

And we faced it.

Quite a large number of carriages that had followed us.

‘Yes, this is it.’

This is why I deliberately had that conversation in the square. So that even just one person would follow us.

So that crowd psychology could occur.

Seeing the crowd psychology that had activated very well, I smiled with satisfaction.

Having come this far, it was half successful.

Now I just needed to properly captivate them.

If I did well now, customers would continue even when I opened later. I could even make regulars before opening.

I made a very kind expression and guided Parhan and the people.

“The inside of the cafe is currently under construction, so you can’t go in. Instead, I’ve prepared it so you can enjoy it like a picnic.”

I pointed to the picnic area set up in front of the mini bar. These were things I had prepared as soon as the performance with Parhan was arranged.

I immediately took out the craftsman’s universal hammer and found usable items among the broken things inside to fix them. What I salvaged were two tables, 8 chairs, and 4 tablecloths.

I wanted to find more, but there wasn’t time. I had to work at the street stall until today.

I simply decorated the front yard of the mini bar with the moderately repaired items. Millen moved the heavy things, and I laid the tablecloths on the ground.

Pointing to the place created this way, I continued my explanation.

“You can sit wherever you’d like. But there’s one announcement.”

As the people who followed began murmuring, Parhan asked on their behalf.

“What is the announcement?”

“Well… since we’re not open yet, it seems difficult to serve coffee to everyone who came. Due to ingredient supply issues, we plan to sell exactly 20 cups from now until opening.”

Sighs of “I knew it” leaked out. Since it wasn’t open yet, everyone seemed to have expected this.

However, the announcement wasn’t over.

“But! I’ve prepared something for those who are disappointed! For customers who came from far away, I’ll provide ice cream.”

Since all the people who followed had tasted the ice cream, the reaction was very good.

But I couldn’t give it easily.

“However! Ice cream will only be provided to those who watch the sunset in the reed field behind Yonggari Cafe, so please keep that in mind.”

I had to promote the reed field too, so it couldn’t be helped. This way, even people who couldn’t drink coffee would stay at the cafe.

The more people there are, the greater the regret for what they couldn’t experience… the better the cafe promotion would be.

After finishing the announcement, I looked around and met eyes with Parhan. He looked at me, then leaned down and whispered softly in my ear.

“Do I have to pay money too?”

“You’ve done something for us, Cult Leader, so we should sponsor you. But you have to drink it very deliciously, okay?”

“That’s no problem at all.”

He smiled as if to just leave it to him.

Then it was time for me to move busily. I quickly checked the number of people.

Since it was 20 cups, I took orders with a limit of one cup per person.

The menu was only drip coffee for now, but people didn’t say anything particular.

Even after taking orders for all 20 cups, about 10 more people remained. They expressed disappointment but said they’d at least have ice cream before leaving and settled in at the cafe.

So I started brewing the 20 cups of coffee first. The savory coffee aroma spread in all directions.

‘I’m really grateful this is still the tutorial stage.’

The taste was guaranteed to be fixed at ‘the best taste.’ Therefore, I quickly made the drip coffee.

After serving coffee to the people who ordered, I also gave coffee to Parhan.

His was specially made as ‘heartfelt drip coffee.’

Parhan thanked me and took a sip of coffee.

His impression could be seen just from his expression. His eyes widened and surprise appeared on his face.

That was true not only for Parhan but for everyone who drank the coffee.

Although I received help from the system, I somehow felt proud.

Time gradually passed, and finally the time for sunset approached.

The sky gradually began to be tinged with sunset colors. Soon, the sunset over the reed field that Hyu had so proudly boasted about would unfold.

Some people positioned themselves among the reeds with expectant expressions.

Some other people clicked their tongues, saying a sunset was just a sunset.

Still, the fact that everyone here was waiting for the sunset,

this one thing was certain.

I waited with an excited heart for the sun to fall into the reed field.

Come to think of it, this was my first time watching a sunset too.

For someone worried about what to eat tomorrow, natural scenery is just a luxury.

So I rarely looked at the sky. Whether the weather was good or cloudy, I wasn’t in a situation to afford leisure.

Even after becoming Leilah Token, that was the same.

I repaired the building as soon as I arrived, I was busy trying to win over Millen…

So spending time leisurely like this felt unfamiliar. The fact that I was spending time just to watch the sun fall.

Is this why I’m so excited?

Because I can finally see the scenery that was a luxury for me?

Complex emotions surged up.

That’s when it happened.

“Look over there! Over there!”

The sun setting through the clouds revealed itself. More red and blazing than anything else, the warm-colored sun appeared before our eyes.

The orange sunset gradually became more vivid in color. Along with it, the Reed Field slowly began to be dyed in the sunset glow.

The deep color of the reeds touched the warm sunset light and became one. A gentle breeze created golden waves.

Those waves that blew over reached me.

It was truly a magnificent sight.

‘If I could live while constantly watching this scene… it would really make work worthwhile.’

…It’s nice.

I gazed blankly at the sunset before looking around at my surroundings.

The expressions of people who were spellbound.

A scenery that was incredibly beautiful and awe-inspiring.

This moment, at least… would be remembered for a lifetime by the people who came here.

The same was true for me. Because of that, one regret remained.

“…Hyu was right to brag about it like that.”

It would have been nice if we could have watched this scene together.

I found myself missing Millen and Hyu, who were away.

They had probably already seen this beautiful sunset, but still, good things are meant to be shared.

That’s when it happened.

Ding!

A familiar notification sound rang out in my head.

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