Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 43

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Episode 43

 

A secluded area.

 

A place where people’s gazes don’t reach more than expected.

 

This place where light is blocked by the leaves of tall trees.

 

This was exactly our trading location.

 

It was amazingly the perfect place for conducting secret deals.

 

Did Hese always meet ‘this being’ in places like this? I had met here before, but it was still a fascinating location to see again.

 

Of course.

 

‘There’s a being more fascinating than the location right in front of me.’

 

I looked at the being before my eyes.

 

The merchant who was directly trading food supplies with Hese and the one who told me to bring the plums.

 

Brilliant golden hair and golden eyes that shine like a beast’s.

 

Two fangs protruding between the lips.

 

And.

 

‘…Fox ears.’

 

Now that I look, there was a tail too.

 

So the merchant Hese introduced to me was a fox.

 

To be precise, a species similar to Hyu, and fox species could transform into human form, they said.

 

He perked up his fox ears and stared intently at me. Vertically slit pupils examined me.

 

“Why? Are these ears still fascinating to you? You live with a hamster, so why is this fascinating?”

 

“Our Hyu doesn’t take human form.”

 

“That’s not that he doesn’t, but that he can’t. Only we can do this, you know? Hm? Hurry up and agree with me, Lailah.”

 

“That’s right. Only foxes can do it. Is that enough now, Eldora?”

 

“Quite sufficient.”

 

Eldora expressed satisfaction with a bright eye smile. If I were what people commonly call a ‘face-obsessed person,’ I would have been completely charmed.

 

‘This is the second time I’m seeing him, but my eyes still aren’t used to it.

 

He’s pretty every time I look.’

 

There’s a thought I had when Hese first introduced me to Eldora.

 

‘This game… is really going all out, isn’t it?’

 

Yes, this game was going all out.

 

The reviews saying attractive NPCs appear were really true.

 

Honestly, even the characters I’d met so far would have been popular.

 

But fox beastmen are on a different level.

 

That just felt like the developers’ determination to make the game successful.

 

I don’t know if the developers have a suspiciously large amount of money or if they’re targeting suspicious people’s money, but…

 

One thing I could be certain of.

 

‘Eldora is definitely a premium character.’

 

This wasn’t a conclusion I reached simply because of his appearance. Usually, games like this wouldn’t have premium characters anyway.

 

However, the items he sold were different.

 

“Alright, I brought as much as you wanted. You said you’d pay later, right? I don’t usually do this, but I’ll do it since you’re Hese’s friend~!”

 

He lined up the items he brought. Among them were plenty of things I had ordered.

 

Specifically.

 

“5 watermelons and 10 Korean melons. Right?”

 

Fruits that were hard to obtain here.

 

So including the plums, Eldora was selling ingredients that could only be obtained in modern times.

 

‘It was really shocking with a capital S.’

 

When Hese said he had something to show me and pulled out a Korean melon.

 

Korean melons are fruits that don’t grow in the West, as far as I know.

 

Actually, I thought the same about plums… but I let it slide since it could have been a coincidence once.

 

But when it happens twice, it’s a different story. So I immediately grabbed Hese and asked him to introduce me to the merchant.

 

Hese hesitated for a moment. The merchant, that is Eldora, was difficult to meet except at designated times.

 

When I begged Hese so earnestly, he finally nodded.

 

“You really don’t know when to give up. I’ll try contacting him. I don’t know if he’ll reply right away either.”

 

Did we wait about an hour? Eldora replied, and we were able to meet at this place.

 

‘I’ll never forget the shock of seeing Eldora for the first time.’

 

It would be similar to the shock I felt when I first saw Millen.

 

After meeting Eldora and talking, when I learned that he dealt in modern ingredients, I set off fireworks of joy in my heart.

 

Because there were so many things I could do thanks to Eldora!

 

So he must definitely be a premium character.

 

However.

 

‘This is inside a game.’

 

Trading was only possible with this world’s currency.

 

When the three of us met before and got an estimate, Eldora demanded gold. Since he wasn’t asking for hard-to-obtain diamonds like Millen… a very good trading partner had appeared for me.

 

Wasn’t I just considering changing ingredient shops anyway?

 

I was planning to entrust ingredients to Eldora from now on, taking this opportunity.

 

His ingredients were top quality, as Hese acknowledged.

 

‘Look, those watermelons have such good color.’

 

The sweet scent of the Korean melons wafted all the way here.

 

As I looked at the fruits I ordered with a pleased expression, Eldora urged me on.

 

“Why aren’t you answering?”

 

“…That’s right.”

 

“Good~! Besides these, I brought more food supplies that I thought you might need. How about it, I did well, right? Hm?”

 

“Yes yes, you did well.”

 

“Hmm, praise always feels good to hear~.”

 

Eldora’s tail swished back and forth. His build was almost as big as Millen’s, but his actions were just like a fox.

 

So like a puppy that likes being praised?

 

Anyway, it means he looks good.

 

I also examined the other food supplies Eldora had prepared.

 

“…Wow!”

 

‘What is this? Why is this here?

 

Did this guy read my mind or something?’

 

I exclaimed in admiration and picked up what he had prepared.

 

Heavy weight and a tightly sealed opening!

 

Contains various fruits, and you end up picking out only the coconut jelly inside to eat!

 

Exactly.

 

“Wow, I’m seeing fruit cocktail here?”

 

It was a canned food with various fruits.

 

It was an ingredient that would go very well with the dessert I was planning to prepare for the tea party. Since I never thought I’d see this here, I just gaped.

 

“How is it, how is it? How’s my sense?”

 

“Eldora.”

 

“Mm?”

 

“You’re the best. How did you get this?”

 

“That’s a trade secret~! More than that, I feel so proud that Lailah likes it. When I show Hese things like this, he doesn’t really understand their value. Isn’t that too much?”

 

“Yeah, that’s too much.

 

Hese was bad, mm-hmm.”

 

I enthusiastically responded to his words while examining this and that. Unfortunately, the only thing I needed right away was the fruit cocktail.

 

“How much is this?”

 

“That’s a bit expensive. About 1,000 gold?”

 

“Gasp…”

 

“That’s a processed food, you know. If it’s unprocessed ingredients like fruits or vegetables, I can easily bring them, but if it’s not that kind of ingredient, it’s a bit difficult for me too. This is something I obtained before.”

 

Eldora approached me, swishing her fluffy fox tail. She circled around me before slowly opening her mouth.

 

“But if you do me a favor, I won’t charge you the 1,000 gold.”

 

“…What kind of favor?”

 

“Well… if you agree to do it first, then I’ll tell you~.”

 

“…What?”

 

“It wouldn’t be fun if I told you everything from the start. Right, Lailah?”

 

‘This isn’t fun for me…’

 

I furrowed my brow as I looked at the fruit cocktail.

 

With this, the taste would improve by about twice as much. The taste of canned goods is magnificent, after all.

 

But I couldn’t just accept without knowing what kind of favor it was.

 

‘1,000 gold is burdensome, but it’s not an amount I can’t pay.’

 

Well, I could buy up to three. I had that much money earned from the cafe business.

 

‘Even so…’

 

I’d have to grant that favor to be able to make a deal with Eldora.’

 

Given the flow of this game, that was definitely a precursor to a Quest.

 

Then my choice was already decided. I had no choice but to reluctantly accept.

 

While I was contemplating like this, Eldora kept circling around me. His golden tail kept brushing against my skirt.

 

And his ears were twitching so much…

 

“I’ll do the favor. So please stop spinning around! It’s making me dizzy!”

 

“Great! Then I’ll tell you my favor.”

 

He slowly leaned down and whispered in my ear. His soft, gentle voice flowed into my ear.

 

“Take care of me.

 

I don’t have a home right now.”

 

Along with it came the sound of my thoughts grinding to a halt.

 

Ding.

 

Eldora’s Request!

 

-A fox needs a home!

 

Reward: Eldora

 

Failure: Eldora’s Resentment

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