Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 26

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Episode 26

 

The day before the cafe opening.

 

“Ugh…”

 

As soon as I opened my eyes, I had to suffer from muscle pain.

 

This was a natural result.

 

It was the result of moving non-stop for three days, receiving and arranging the furniture that had been pouring in.

 

My schedule had been like this for a while.

 

Wake up at 8 AM.

 

Get ready by 9 AM and go to the grocery store.

 

Then from 10 AM to about 5 PM, I received customers for the Special Quest.

 

Just like the first day, I took exactly 20 customers, and provided ice cream to the remaining customers who wanted to see the sunset over the reed field.

 

I spent the remaining time developing new menu items.

 

Since the opening was right around the corner, I wanted to add at least a couple more menu items.

 

Since there weren’t the types of syrups I used in modern times or the various fruit preserves that came ready-made… I had to measure, combine, and make everything from scratch.

 

But creating new menu items wasn’t an easy task.

 

Creating new menu items drained an enormous amount of energy…

 

I had felt it before when making the strawberry latte, but experiencing it again was torture.

 

After making a fuss about creating new menu items and collapsing in front of Millen once more, I’ve been restraining myself.

 

That cold look in his eyes from that time is burned into my mind…

 

He didn’t even look at me like I was human. So I ended up preparing new menu items while watching Millen’s reactions during my moderate work breaks.

 

In conclusion, even though there aren’t many new menu items, they’ll decorate the menu board quite nicely.

 

After spending time like this until 5 PM, I had a simple dinner. Millen mainly prepared the meals.

 

He was not only exceptionally capable but also good at cooking. The taste was even excellent enough to be sold at any restaurant right away!

 

In that disorganized kitchen, he efficiently prepared food. Thanks to Millen, the disaster of eating uncooked noodles didn’t happen.

 

After having dinner like that, Frizia would come with an armful of furniture to arrange in the shop.

 

Exchanging various opinions with me, she would even make furniture on the spot. The bewilderment I felt when a piece of raw wood as big as Millen popped out of her pocket would be hard to describe.

 

Anyway, after spending passionate time with Frizia like this until 11 PM, it was time to sleep.

 

After organizing the day and reorganizing tomorrow’s tasks, I’d go to bed at midnight.

 

This non-stop daily schedule continued for nearly a whole week.

 

If Frizia hadn’t been shocked at seeing the poor sleeping arrangements of me, Hyu, and Millen and made beds for us first…

 

“I would have been carried to the hospital by now.”

 

The cause would have been extreme fatigue.

 

I really must praise the bed Frizia made. I learned for the first time after being transported into this game how important a sleeping place is.

 

In reality, I was someone who would sleep on the street using my youth as collateral.

 

But in this place where I couldn’t use my life as collateral, I was realizing the gratitude for a bed day by day.

 

Thanks to that, the muscle pain was less than expected.

 

‘This will get better quickly if I just loosen it up with some morning stretching.’

 

And today was the day before opening, with no Special Quest!

 

I planned to spend time entirely on opening preparations.

 

‘Actually, I didn’t really need to set aside a whole day like this…’

 

Thanks to all the hard work, the cafe was ready to open immediately without any issues.

 

The cozy and comfortable cafe interior, decorated to harmonize with natural elements as desired.

 

The exterior creating a lyrical atmosphere decorated with ivy plants.

 

In the yard, I placed tea tables and chairs that went well with the reed field, and planted flower trees around the mini bar to draw more attention.

 

Amazingly, in this game, you could plant flower trees and cast magic to make flowers bloom all year round. This was helped by Anne, a landscape architect who was Frizia’s acquaintance.

 

I had casually mentioned it to Millen too, but…

 

“I don’t work without compensation.”

 

He said it so firmly that I paid Anne a large sum to commission the work.

 

I had to spend half of my gold, but… thanks to that, pink flowers are blooming beautifully around the mini bar, so I’m satisfied.

 

The kitchen and tools are all prepared too.

 

With the 10 diamonds I got from completing all the Special Quests, I purchased the ‘Grinder That Grinds Anything’ from Millen’s Tool Shop.

 

This was a regular barrel-shaped grinder. It was a grinder, but the ability contained within was beyond imagination. It was a divine tool that ground things finely without harming the flavor of coffee beans.

 

I could also make smoothies and frappe varieties with it.

 

So the coffee machine, grinder, and steamer were all ready!

 

I searched for as many fragments of teacups as possible and restored them, managing to collect quite a lot.

 

I had actually considered buying regular teacups. But it seemed like the things touched by Basha’s hands brought out effects better…

 

‘I struggled quite a bit with this.’

 

But I managed to do it all!

 

For other necessary ingredients, I decided to trade with the grocery store I had been dealing with. I hadn’t met the grocery store owner directly, but… it seemed like it would be a pretty good trading partner.

 

The reason I’m taking a day off despite being so well-prepared was just one thing.

 

‘I have to go pick up flower wreaths too!’

 

Flower wreaths, exactly.

 

Those flower wreaths decorated with flowers to celebrate or console ceremonial occasions or events.

 

‘I’m obviously planning to ask for congratulatory flower wreaths.’

 

I’m going to get only good words no matter what.

 

I planned to get flower wreaths that would be unfamiliar to the people here when I formed a connection with Parhan.

 

Since I was going to borrow Parhan’s fame anyway, shouldn’t I properly extract its value?

 

The rumors have probably already spread, but you never know.

 

So I plan to preserve it completely in writing. That writing will naturally be featured on the flower wreaths.

 

Because of this.

 

‘It would be good to get them from as many people as possible.’

 

Even though my network is just a handful… I should still be able to fill at least 3.

 

So I decided today would be the day to collect flower wreath messages. I had pre-ordered the flower wreaths from Anne so I could receive them at dawn on the cafe opening day.

 

So I had to move diligently today.

 

I went down the stairs with a grin.

 

Oh, I decorated the 2nd floor of the cafe entirely as our living space. Otherwise… we had no place to sleep, so it couldn’t be helped.

 

I also set up a workshop for Millen while I was at it, and made a tiny mini house for little Hyu. I heard that Rumi made Hyu’s house.

 

Later, if I get a separate house, I’m thinking of expanding the 2nd floor into part of the cafe too.

 

Anyway, I shouted loudly to Millen, who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. He had no idea what I was planning to do today.

 

In other words, I was notifying him.

 

“Millen! We have to go around a lot of places today!”

 

Millen’s face crumpled at the sudden notification.

 

* * *

 

Millen was still making a sour face even when we stopped by Frizia’s Furniture Shop.

 

However, since he was also a person with emotions…

 

“Millen! Play with me too! Give me a piggyback ride!”

 

He had to soften up in front of Rumi. Rumi wasn’t even scared of Millen and kept talking to him.

 

He had no choice but to play with Rumi.

 

Thanks to that, Frizia and Iliyana gained their freedom.

 

“Thanks to you, I’m saved. Now that Rumi’s illness is completely gone, she’s overflowing with energy, right?

 

Even if Iliyana plays with her all day… it’s hard to handle all that energy.”

 

“But you’re happy about it, right?”

 

“Of course! But why did you come here? Tomorrow’s the opening. Is it okay to come like this? Do you have additional furniture to add?”

 

“That’s not it. I have a favor to ask.”

 

I told Frizia about the flower wreath messages.

 

Then she readily accepted. Right there on the spot, she skillfully wrote messages on the ribbon I had prepared.

 

“I’m curious… who else did you get this from?”

 

“Um… I got them from High Priest Parhan, Sir Valter, and Sir Lev. I happened to run into Sir Valter and Sir Lev and when I asked them, they did it right away… and I also had a connection with High Priest Parhan.”

 

“…Is it okay for me to be included among such people?”

 

Frizia hesitated for a moment, then changed her message to be more polite. Then she asked in a puzzled voice.

 

“But have you hired people to work? After receiving all those applications from such people… you’re not planning to work alone, are you?”

 

Millen won’t help you, and Hyu… would find it difficult.

 

Frizia’s concern was actually my concern too. I couldn’t gauge how many people would come flooding in.

 

However, I had something I believed in. That was my experience. I had countless experiences handling floods of customers.

 

So I should be able to do it.

 

But Frizia seemed to think differently.

 

“There’s absolutely no way you can do that alone, right?”

 

“Do you think so?”

 

“Yes. Oh, that’s right!

 

Iliyana can help you!”

 

It was an energetic voice that was throwing someone into hell.

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