Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 48

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Episode 48

 

The success of the long, long main quest was soon proven by the social circle’s reaction.

 

Just as there’s a saying that pet birds hear daytime words and servants hear nighttime words, their rumors spread rapidly.

 

How fast, you ask?

 

“…So you’re saying that cafe owner is at the rose garden tea party right now?”

 

“That’s what I’m telling you! They say the desserts he provided are incredibly delicious.”

 

“I should have gone. I didn’t go because I was being cautious…”

 

“I regret it too. Everyone went…”

 

The contents of the tea party that hadn’t even ended yet were flowing out completely.

 

What happened at the tea party, what was served and what food came out. Also, what the drinks made by that rumored cafe owner were like.

 

What it tasted like and what kind of person ‘Leilah Token’ was, everything!

 

So the social circle was in an uproar both inside and outside the tea party.

 

Not only the nobles who attended the rose garden tea party at the Viola Estate, but even those who viewed Lailah unfavorably were chattering away.

 

Those who attended the tea party all gave favorable reviews. No, it was closer to rave reviews than favorable ones.

 

“The fruit punch is really delicious. I’ve never had anything like this before!”

 

“Me too, madam. I should tell our head chef later. Don’t you think we could make something like this?”

 

“Right, right. But I also found that ade incredibly delicious.”

 

“Exactly. It’s so refreshing, it cleanses your mouth, you know? I should invite her to our mansion later.”

 

“Oh my, we’re first!”

 

They competed to invite Lailah.

 

She didn’t miss the opportunity given by Viola Baron and proved her skills.

 

She even seemed to get along well with the Grimani Countess’s only daughter, who was deeply knowledgeable about tea.

 

That meant, at the very least, they couldn’t dismiss Lailah based on skill.

 

Lailah’s attitude could also be called absolutely perfect.

 

She gave off a sense of trust with her gentle and confident way of speaking, and a kind smile that matched it, never losing either.

 

So what the nobles who attended the tea party had to do was decided.

 

Namely, to build a friendship with her in advance.

 

It was as clear as fire that Lailah’s reputation would soar sky-high.

 

As such, the sooner they built a friendship with Lailah, the faster they could board the new wave of the social circle.

 

Therefore, the nobles who attended the tea party competed with each other to talk to Lailah.

 

Sometimes those with impatient personalities would approach Lailah even before Iliyana could introduce them.

 

Lailah’s popularity was that considerable.

 

Of course, not everyone was like that.

 

Those who had viewed Leilah Token unfavorably from the beginning were also attending this party in some numbers.

 

Such nobles made snide remarks for no reason.

 

However.

 

“You just ate the desserts she made, yet you speak such nonsense with your mouth. How ugly.”

 

When Iliyana stepped forward first, they immediately tucked their tails. The noble who was about to say something in anger had to shut their mouth upon seeing Lailah smiling brightly behind her.

 

Once the pointless remarks disappeared, the tea party became Lailah’s world.

 

Lailah built friendships with young ladies who had just had their debutante balls and promised future meetings.

 

Several young lords showed their favor by kissing Lailah’s hand.

 

Her reputation within the tea party was absolutely perfect.

 

But that didn’t mean her reputation outside the tea party was the worst either.

 

Those who had made unfavorable remarks just because Lailah was merely a commoner quietly switched sides.

 

Though still arrogant, they could no longer ignore ‘Leilah Token’.

 

Lailah had completely successfully imprinted herself at this tea party. There was no one left who could ignore such a person.

 

Now all she lacked was status, but that wasn’t a problem. It would be solved if a noble adopted her as a daughter.

 

Of course, if they adopted her as a daughter, the reason would be to monopolize her abilities rather than because they highly valued her skills.

 

By adopting Lailah as a daughter, they could obtain both her abilities and her reputation simultaneously.

 

Then they could properly establish their position in the stagnant social circle, and furthermore, become a connecting bridge to the royal court.

 

So who would ignore a goose that lays golden eggs?

 

They would only compete for opportunities to build friendships.

 

It didn’t matter if they were already a step behind. They had wealth accumulated over the years.

 

They also possessed honor to give to someone just building their reputation.

 

They weren’t holding onto the social circle for nothing.

 

Thus, the quick-footed had already sent invitations to Yonggari Cafe. Those even more agile sent servants bearing gifts.

 

The social circle became bustling because of just one person.

 

However, the very person at the center of it all had no news even after one day passed, then two days.

 

For the first two days or so, rumors quickly spread that she was raising her value. But when there was no news for three days, four days, and eventually a whole week, the rumors changed.

 

“Someone is already monopolizing Leilah Token!”

 

All sorts of confusing rumors arose, from someone kidnapping and confining her to her locking herself in a room to develop new menu items.

 

Meanwhile, Yonggari Cafe was bustling with visitors.

 

This was because the servants sent to deliver invitations to Lailah used Yonggari Cafe.

 

Since they were waiting anyway, they decided to sit in the cafe and wait.

 

Anyway.

 

The current situation of Lailah, who had caused such a stir in the social circle, was completely different from the rumors.

 

“…I’m fine now, I tell you!”

 

“No, not yet.”

 

“Please…”

 

‘At least let me get out of bed…!’

 

She was being nursed back to health by Millen.

 

And this had been going on for over a week now.

 

* * *

 

Around the time the rose garden tea party ended.

 

All the people who had attended the tea party had left. The servants moved busily to clean up.

 

The chairs, tables, and decorations that had filled the rose garden began to be quickly cleared away.

 

Therefore, there were few people remaining in the rose garden.

 

Lailah and Iliyana, who still had things to discuss. And Viola Baron, who was waiting to see off the main contributor to the tea party’s success.

 

They naturally gathered in one place and began conversing.

 

Naturally, it was Viola Baron who broke the ice.

 

“It’s really hard to see your face!”

 

“Tell me about it. I almost lost track of Lailah several times too, you know?”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“Don’t you believe what I’m saying?”

 

Iliyana answered primly. She too was someone who had almost been swept up in Lailah’s popularity. She had been on edge because people kept trying to take Lailah away from her side.

 

So Iliyana actually couldn’t pay attention to Lailah. She had faith that Lailah would handle things well on her own.

 

She wasn’t the type to be dejected anywhere she went anyway.

 

Iliyana moistened her throat with the ade remaining in her glass, then looked at Lailah.

 

Somehow it felt like she was seeing her face after a long time.

 

‘Was she always that pale…? No, was she ever that wan?’

 

Iliyana tilted her head. Lailah had fair and smooth skin, but it wasn’t pale to that degree.

 

‘Did she finally get nervous or something?’

 

Sometimes there are people who get nervous very late.

 

But the Lailah she had seen so far wasn’t someone who would show signs even if she got nervous.

 

Iliyana frowned slightly and reached out her hand toward Lailah.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

-Kyang!

 

A fox’s cry was heard from somewhere.

 

At the same time, light flashed.

 

It happened so suddenly that Iliyana had no choice but to cover her eyes with her hands.

 

“…What just happened?”

 

Just as questions began to arise, the light faded away.

 

“…Huh?”

 

Before Iliyana’s eyes appeared someone she knew.

 

A person who had never attended this tea party.

 

However, someone whose face she had become familiar with through his connection to Lailah.

 

It was.

 

“How did you get here?”

 

Millen.

 

As an unexpected situation unfolded, Iliyana was momentarily speechless.

 

Blinking her eyes and staring intently at Millen who had suddenly appeared, she opened her eyes wide.

 

“Huh?!”

 

It was because she discovered the person being held in his arms.

 

She was unconscious, bleeding from her nose.

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