Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 22

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Episode 22

The news that the tutorial had ended had several meanings.

First of all, it meant I could finally start playing the game for real.

Everything up until now had been just a taste.

After all, tutorials are meant to teach you game functions and how to play.

So from now on, unexpected trials could suddenly come my way.

Of course, expected ones could come too.

Just like this.

Main Quest!

-The Path to Becoming a Novice Boss 1

-Officially open ‘Yonggari Cafe’

Reward: 1,000 Gold & 10 Diamonds

This was something I had expected.

The real beginning of [Basha’s Cafe] would start with opening the cafe.

So it was natural that the first main quest would be ‘Opening Yonggari Cafe’. Hadn’t I been working toward this all along?

I could accept this much.

However, there was one fact that posed the biggest problem for me.

The benefit that disappeared when the tutorial ended.

In other words.

‘…What am I going to do about the coffee now?’

It was the guaranteed taste of the coffee.

I retraced my memory and recalled the contents of the system window I had seen back then.

*A dripper, server, and filters needed for the tutorial will be provided.

However, they will disappear when the tutorial ends.

*During the tutorial, the taste is fixed at ‘the best flavor’.

‘…It wasn’t just the taste that was the problem.’

The provided dripper, server… and filters were now gone. I had saved a lot of money by receiving these, but now I had to buy everything myself.

Still, I could use Millen’s Tool Shop for these tools, or buy ones sold on the market.

However.

‘What am I going to do about the taste…!’

The reason my cafe’s coffee had been able to survive until now was largely due to the taste correction. No matter how beautiful the surrounding scenery was or how pretty the cafe looked, customers wouldn’t come if the coffee tasted bad.

Moreover.

‘It’s coffee so delicious that even gods were moved…’

One mountain after another.

I never knew that the catchphrase I had been satisfied with at the time, the phrase I had used well until yesterday, would trip me up.

‘No, I expected this.’

I just didn’t know it would approach so suddenly.

I thought I would at least prepare decent tools before the tutorial ended.

I poked at my well-cooked sunny-side up egg while showing my displeasure. Millen, who had been watching my expression change every moment, let out a long sigh.

“Do you have some complaint about the egg?”

“Ah… I suddenly have more worries. Becoming a boss… is really difficult, Millen.”

“It’s fortunate that you realized that now.”

“Right. If I had known just a little earlier, at least my body would have been more comfortable.”

I let out a deep sigh. Even if I bought a dripper right now and practiced, the taste wouldn’t come out consistently.

Yesterday’s strawberry latte also had a guaranteed level of taste… and I achieved good effects by doing it perfectly.

‘If only I could consistently produce a certain level of taste, I wouldn’t have to worry about this…’

Right, how nice it would be if I had a coffee machine.

That would allow even clumsy hands to produce decent taste.

I blinked as I put the shapeless sunny-side up fried egg in my mouth.

‘Was there something like a coffee machine at Millen’s Tool Shop?’

Thinking about it, there seemed to be.

I opened Millen’s Tool Shop again.

Once I had opened the shop, I could check the list anytime.

Instead, there was the inconvenience of having to ask Millen directly before making a purchase.

It was the same system as having to visit Frizia’s Furniture Shop to use it.

Anyway, I read through the tool shop that appeared before my eyes again.

Tool Shop

*Only handles magic tools made by Millen Bashe.

-Coffee Bean Grinder (Manual): 50 Diamonds

-Container That Grinds Everything Well: 10 Diamonds

-Coffee Extractor (Manual): 50 Diamonds

-All-Purpose Kettle: 10 Diamonds

-Steam Machine: SOLD OUT

*Items are still empty.

“Hmm…”

How many diamonds did I have on me?

I had 1 left after buying the steam machine, and I had gained 10 diamonds as a tutorial reward this time.

So I had a total of 11 diamonds in my pocket.

That meant I could only buy one of either the ‘Container That Grinds Everything Well’ or the ‘All-Purpose Kettle’.

Of course, if I completed all the special quests, I could buy both.

Then I would have 20 diamonds.

But… the taste wasn’t guaranteed by my ancestors.

I furrowed my brow and pondered seriously.

What exactly was the function of that ‘All-Purpose Kettle’?

I could roughly guess what the ‘Container That Grinds Everything Well’ did, but I couldn’t figure out that ‘All-Purpose Kettle’.

‘Should I think of it like the steam machine?’

A kettle that automatically generates espresso?

‘No way, even Millen couldn’t make that possible.’

…Hmm, maybe it is possible.

I recalled the skills Millen had shown so far.

From the all-purpose hammer to the steam machine. And the teleportation ability he had shown in between.

It was entirely possible.

This was a world inside a game where things that wouldn’t work with 21st century Korean logic happened.

In that case.

‘If I commission Millen, wouldn’t he make the tools I want?’

There was no commission option in the tool shop, but as I said, this was a place that made the impossible possible!

I looked at Millen with sparkling eyes.

“Do you take commissions for magic tools too, Millen?”

“Why are you curious about that?”

“The opening is coming soon, but I’m really short on tools.”

“Are you saying my tools are insufficient?”

“It’s more that I don’t have enough diamonds to buy all those tools.”

Millen nodded as if he understood. Then he crossed his arms and gave me an arrogant look.

“So you want to commission me?”

“That’s right. I’d like to put multiple functions into one tool if possible. Is that doable?”

“Tell me what you want first. Different functions require different materials, so it will take a long time to complete.”

“Then…”

I enthusiastically explained to Millen the coffee machine I wanted. Millen listened to me quite attentively.

But that was all.

“That’s impossible.”

“Why?”

“First of all, obtaining the materials is difficult. For such complex equipment, you’d need at least three magic stones, plus additional materials required during the magic construction phase.”

“Ah…”

“So just the equipment cost alone would be quite expensive, and the commission fee would be substantial too. If I were to roughly estimate… you’d need about 1,000 dia.”

Yeah, giving up.

This was definitely something to give up on. I quickly abandoned the idea and decided to purchase the ‘Universal Kettle’ instead.

I’ll just become a master of wrist snapping myself.

I immediately purchased the ‘Universal Kettle’ from Millen. The usage instructions weren’t written down, as expected. Instead, the description was also simple.

Universal Kettle

-Could a kettle ever be this perfect?

-Everything you imagine becomes reality.

Usage Method: Not disclosed

Usage Period: Permanent

With this, it seemed like the universal kettle would automatically adjust things like water temperature and water amount.

Then what remained for me was nothing but countless practice to achieve consistent taste.

‘For today’s customers, I’ll serve ice cream alongside to prevent them from remembering the taste.’

If I make the ice cream sweeter, it should neutralize the taste to some extent.

And tonight I’ll master the kettle.

Then there won’t be any problems starting tomorrow.

Having made plans in my head, I wore a satisfied smile and finished eating the remaining food.

After that, we moved to the cafe and began another busy day.

So I never expected it at all.

That such a Quest would appear for me.

Especially a Quest with something I desperately wanted as the reward.

“They’re giving a coffee machine?”

It was a Quest with a coffee machine as the reward.

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