Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 32

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Episode 32

 

“Aha….”

 

‘Aha, so that’s why.

 

The system wouldn’t suddenly make me host a tea party for no reason.

 

I was wondering why it had to be a tea party, but this was the plan all along?

 

To make me take on that tea party no matter what….’

 

It wasn’t just about inviting three nobles to a tea party. It was telling me to make the tea party that Viola Baron would entrust to me into my stage.

 

‘It said host, but… I’m only the host in name.’

 

So, I was confused by the word ‘host’. It’s normal to think that ‘hosting’ only refers to events held under my own name.

 

Especially since I just opened a cafe, it was even easier to get confused.

 

‘I thought I had to hold it at Yonggari Cafe under my own name….’

 

Come to think of it, there was no mention of the venue or putting my name on it.

 

So… I just needed to be included as part of the hosting side!

 

‘Ha, they’re telling me this in such a roundabout way?

 

No, is it actually simple? I need to build a relationship with Viola Baron anyway?

 

But what exactly does it want from me?

 

Does this crazy game really want me to ‘succeed with a cafe’?’

 

Questions kept piling up, but there was no one to answer them.

 

This was something I had to figure out myself while solving the quests.

 

I pouted my lips. It never tells me anything nicely just once. But what choice do I have? If it says do it, I have to do it.

 

‘Employees under the boss. Boss under the game, is that it?

 

Ah, my fate.’

 

I shook my head weakly, then put on a gentle smile.

 

It was to serve the strawberry lattes to the Viola family, whose conversation had stopped due to Ashe’s comment. It would be troublesome if the drinks I worked hard to make got cold.

 

I slightly moved the partition and approached the table where they were sitting.

 

“Your strawberry lattes are ready!”

 

I placed a strawberry latte in front of each of them. Ashe’s eyes sparkled as she immediately picked up her teacup.

 

On the other hand, Antonio Viola Baron only glanced at the strawberry latte. Then he soon looked at Ashe.

 

Watching Ashe, who had already taken a sip and gotten white foam around her mouth, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket.

 

“Drink carefully while maintaining your dignity. There are so many eyes watching.”

 

“Yes, Father.”

 

Ashe quickly took the handkerchief and dabbed at the corners of her mouth. It was a more harmonious father-daughter scene than I had worried about.

 

It was such a heartwarming sight that I quietly watched them.

 

After confirming that Ashe was drinking her strawberry latte with dignity, Antonio turned his head to look at me.

 

“Miss Token, please sit for a moment. As you’ve probably heard, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you.”

 

“Ah…. May I sit next to Miss Ashe?”

 

“Make yourself comfortable.”

 

“Yes!”

 

I quietly sat down next to Ashe. I began to feel Ashe’s sparkling gaze. Under her intense stare, I looked at Ashe.

 

“Why are you looking at me like that, Miss Ashe?”

 

“This strawberry latte is so, so delicious! I feel like energy is surging through my body somehow. This really is a special cafe, right? Lailah, you’re a magician, right? You can whip up things like this so easily.”

 

“Thank you for the compliment. But unfortunately, I’m not a magician.”

 

“Then what?”

 

“Um… a barista?”

 

‘I do have a Level 2 barista certification!’

 

It wasn’t Ashe who responded to my words, but her father, Antonio.

 

“A barista. That’s a profession I haven’t heard in a long time. Wasn’t that an occupation that gradually disappeared after the disaster five years ago?”

 

“Ahaha…. Is that so?”

 

“You must have learned it from another ‘Token’.”

 

He muttered quietly as if reminiscing about something. Then he finally picked up his teacup and took a sip of the strawberry latte.

 

Antonio, who slowly savored the drink, smiled faintly as if he liked it.

 

He put down his cup and spoke to me.

 

“You look like you have many questions for me, Miss Token.”

 

“I suppose so. You seem to have had some connection with my grandmother.”

 

“A connection… It was a one-sided connection. I never actually met that Token in person.”

 

“…What?”

 

“However, I heard many stories about her. She also caused quite a stir like you do. She was very popular in social circles too.”

 

There were countless people who would pay several times the price just to drink a Token’s beverages.

 

He savored his memories while drinking the strawberry latte. But soon he stared at me with coldly distant eyes.

 

“At some point, I stopped hearing news about her.”

 

The reminiscing ended quickly.

 

The voice of someone recalling a brilliant past had become emotionless.

 

He had even put down his teacup now.

 

“But to think that the subject of those rumors was also a ‘Token’… quite interesting, isn’t it.”

 

“…Indeed. I must resemble my grandmother a lot. In that way too.”

 

“Including the way you don’t get intimidated in front of nobles?”

 

“My grandmother always told me not to be intimidated anywhere I go.”

 

Even though Basha didn’t actually say those words directly, it’s my principle.

 

I looked at Antonio with a gentle smile. Then he burst into loud laughter.

 

He laughed so loudly that the cups vibrated.

 

After laughing like that for a while, he took out a letter envelope from his pocket. A neat white envelope sealed with purple thread. He placed it in front of me.

 

“If you don’t get intimidated anywhere, would you accept this?”

 

“At a glance it looks good… but is the content inside good too?”

 

“That’s for Miss Token to judge.”

 

“That’s also true.”

 

I shrugged my shoulders lightly and picked up the letter envelope. I could feel the smooth texture of the paper.

 

I untied the sealed thread and opened the envelope to find a light purple letter paper inside.

 

I took out the letter paper, unfolded it, and read the contents within.

 

‘It’s exactly what Ashe mentioned earlier.’

 

The letter’s content was simple.

 

A request to take full charge of the upcoming Viola Baron family’s tea party.

 

And one more thing.

 

‘Introduce me at that occasion.’

 

So in other words.

 

‘Make the tea party a success no matter what, then introduce me, right?’

 

According to Ashe, my reputation in social circles is split in half.

 

‘It’s fortunate that there are positive reactions about me too.’

 

However, negative reactions definitely exist as well.

 

So even if they had favorable feelings toward me, the nobles would probably be reluctant to get involved with me.

 

In the midst of this, Ashe visited this place two days in a row and became firmly associated with me… Baron Antonio had only one choice.

 

Namely, to turn the social circles’ opinion of me positive!

 

That’s why he planned this tea party and invited me.

 

‘He’s setting up the stage, so prove my skills…?’

 

All these circumstances were contained in the politely and neatly written text.

 

I let out a soft laugh.

 

“Do you trust me?”

 

“I have to trust you, what choice do I have.”

 

“My skills might be worse than expected.”

 

“Haven’t you already proven that yourself.”

 

Antonio continued speaking while tapping his teacup.

 

“There are already many rumors about your coffee. It’s also famous for having a special taste. But there haven’t been any stories about other beverages.”

 

“…Everyone only asks for coffee.”

 

“I think true skill comes from beverages you don’t make often. Showing unwavering taste even with sudden orders. Isn’t that what skill is?”

 

“Hmm…”

 

I didn’t expect him to praise me so openly like this…

 

I felt embarrassed for no reason and squinted my eyes slightly. Then Antonio looked at his daughter, Ashe, and spoke.

 

“Above all, I trust my daughter. Don’t you know that Ashe keeps praising you constantly?”

 

“…I understand. I didn’t ask you to build me up this much.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“Yes, that’s right.”

 

“Then will you give me an answer now?”

 

The date written on the letter was 6 days from today, a date that fell within the deadline written in the Quest.

 

‘What is there to hesitate about.’

 

He’s offering to set up the stage for me.

 

I smiled as kindly as possible. Then I took out the pen I had put in my pocket and wrote my answer on the back of the letter.

 

Confident letters carved behind the neat handwriting.

 

[Sounds good!]

 

‘Since it’s come to this, I’ll create a tea party atmosphere and handle the Quest cleanly too!’

 

“I’ll make you feel rewarded for choosing me.”

 

You’ll be satisfied.

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