Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 49

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Episode 49

 

“Lailah!!”

 

Lailah collapsed.

 

And with a nosebleed gushing out profusely.

 

She had been standing perfectly fine just moments ago… She certainly hadn’t looked sick at all throughout the tea party.

 

Throughout the tea party, Lailah had been the most active and vibrant person there.

 

When such a Lailah collapsed, the surroundings instantly became chaotic. Even the servants who had been cleaning up the garden came rushing over.

 

So they didn’t question the person holding Lailah. No, they couldn’t.

 

Not until he opened his mouth.

 

Millen looked down at Lailah cradled in his arms.

 

Her pale face and the blood pouring out. Her breathing was so quiet she seemed almost dead.

 

The white dress she was wearing was gradually staining red, and even her body temperature was dropping.

 

She looked like someone on the verge of death.

 

Millen clicked his tongue and said.

 

“Tsk… I knew this would happen. I told you to be so careful.”

 

A sigh escaped him naturally.

 

What he had been worried about since seeing Lailah’s condition this morning had come to pass.

 

When she had looked for the potion she’d taken before, he thought she knew her own condition.

 

‘And yet she’s in this state.’

 

Millen frowned and placed his hand on Lailah’s forehead.

 

“To make me use even this…”

 

Brilliant silver light flowed from his hand. It was slowly absorbed into her body.

 

When all the light he had released disappeared, Lailah’s complexion gradually returned. The nosebleed that had been flowing endlessly also stopped, and her body temperature began to return as well.

 

‘Now she finally looks like a living person.’

 

Millen clicked his tongue again and muttered.

 

“How are you planning to pay for this one? There’s more than one or two things I need to collect.”

 

It was grumbling tinged with spite. Nevertheless, Millen didn’t take his eyes off Lailah. Only after confirming she was completely fine did he look around.

 

Everyone who had gathered due to the commotion was staring at Millen.

 

Though puzzled about what had happened, they weren’t carelessly opening their mouths.

 

Even Iliyana, who should have been most shocked, kept her mouth tightly shut.

 

The only one making noise was the golden fox Lailah had picked up, Eldora. Maintaining his fox form due to the crowd, he kept barking “Kyeng kyeng!” at Millen’s feet.

 

As if that wasn’t enough, he fearlessly scratched at Millen’s leg with his front paws. He seemed even more frightened because Lailah wasn’t in his line of sight.

 

Millen looked at Eldora for a moment. He barked even more vigorously, “Kyeng kyeng!”

 

‘So much to say. You did as I asked, so hurry up and show you Lailah? Don’t you know who caused Lailah to collapse?’

 

Surely the reason Lailah collapsed was because of the tea party.

 

That alone would have been enough to make her collapse. But on top of that, Eldora had kept her from sleeping…

 

Millen looked at the fox with a cold gaze before turning away. Then he spoke to those surrounding them.

 

“Are you done gawking?

 

What are you doing not immediately showing us to an empty room?”

 

Only then did people begin to move about in confusion. As if finally coming to his senses at Millen’s words, Antonio answered hastily.

 

“This way!”

 

Antonio hurriedly discussed with the butler while guiding Millen to a room.

 

Arriving at the guest room that was always kept ready, Millen carefully laid Lailah down on the bed.

 

Though her complexion had improved considerably, she still looked pale. Still, after a good night’s sleep, Lailah would quickly regain her strength.

 

Then she would again neglect taking care of herself, saying she was busy.

 

‘She’ll keep repeating the cycle of moving to the brink and recovering. So…’

 

“This time I need to make sure she rests properly.”

 

‘At least a week where she can’t leave the bed…’

 

Millen turned around and spoke in a low voice.

 

There stood Antonio, Iliyana, and Eldora, hesitating.

 

“Do you understand?”

 

However, at Millen’s following words, they could only nod as if entranced.

 

Thus Lailah’s forced convalescence was decided.

 

* * *

 

And so, a week later.

 

“…I’m perfectly fine now, Millen.”

 

The convalescence showed no signs of ending.

 

Moreover, this wasn’t even Yonggari Cafe but the Viola Estate. I was convalescing at someone else’s house for over a week!

 

‘This is really driving me crazy… Well, it’s understandable to be shocked. Someone suddenly collapsed with a nosebleed. I would have made them rest unconditionally too.

 

But after a whole week, shouldn’t they believe me when I say I’m fine now?’

 

I pouted my lips.

 

Of course.

 

‘This time was really dangerous…’

 

It was dangerous.

 

I really almost died.

 

I was definitely fine until the very last moment of the tea party. No, it was precarious.

 

I had barely managed by drinking beverages that had energy-replenishing effects in between.

 

After seeing off the last guest, my energy had become precarious at around 7%.

 

At that level, even if I couldn’t make it home, I could at least find a decent place to sleep.

 

But suddenly.

 

Beep—!

 

A warning sound rang out loudly.

 

!Warning!

 

!!3% energy remaining!!

 

-Debuff will activate.

 

Please sleep immediately (07:59:99).

 

My energy suddenly plummeted to the bottom.

 

And it suddenly dropped to the 3% range!

 

Debuffs stack.

 

A dizzying headache came over me and simultaneously my body lost strength. Just when I thought standing was becoming difficult, the warning sound rang once more.

 

This time it was a warning sound so loud it seemed to shake the world.

 

My body collapsed forward and consciousness faded. Even in that moment, I saw it.

 

Namely.

 

!Warning!

 

!!1% energy remaining!!

 

-Debuff will activate.

 

Please sleep immediately (07:59:99).

 

The warning window showing energy had dropped to the 1% range.

 

Along with a strange sensation as if I was falling away from the world.

 

The stacked debuffs alone were enough to make me lose consciousness, but with this sensation coming on top of it, I collapsed without being able to say a word.

 

‘After that, well, Millen must have appeared and taken care of everything.’

 

That must have been it.

 

The first person I saw after regaining consciousness was Millen.

 

He had said he’d come pick me up when it was over… so the timing must have been good. Thanks to that, I thought everything had been handled well.

 

So until the second day, I rested without any particular thoughts.

 

Iliyana and Tonik had agreed to look after the cafe.

 

Tonik, the butler’s son, seemed to have an aptitude for cafe work, contrary to his first impression as a playboy.

 

He even sent me a letter asking to be hired as a full employee.

 

I was grateful that he would work, but he didn’t seem very trustworthy, so I separately asked Hyu and Iliyana to keep a good watch on him.

 

Well, there were people to look after the cafe. And that strange sensation from when I collapsed still lingered.

 

I had rested comfortably for two days like that, but….

 

“Where did you say you’re going now? You can’t go. Rest for at least a week.”

 

I tried to return to the cafe but was refused by Millen.

 

Even when I tried asking again, Millen was firm.

 

I casually mentioned it to Antonio and Milena who came to visit, but their reactions were the same as Millen’s.

 

Thanks to that, I had been living in bed for a week now.

 

“There’s no luxury quite like this….”

 

The maids helped me wash and even dressed me. They even tried to feed me.

 

Meanwhile, Millen never left my side for a moment, watching me….

 

I let out a deep sigh and moved my hands around wildly.

 

Eldora’s fur, which had been positioned under my hands, became disheveled.

 

-Kyaeng!

 

“Yes yes, you like it? I like it too.”

 

“Wait, Lailah, do you really think I’m a fox just because I speak fox language~?”

 

“You really are a fox though.”

 

…Kyaeng.

 

Eldora turned his head away in resignation.

 

Currently, Eldora was staying with me on the condition that he maintain his fox form.

 

Otherwise, Millen would have immediately kicked him out to the cafe under the pretext of letting me rest properly.

 

‘Is this nursing care or luxurious surveillance….’

 

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Millen. Then he tilted his head slightly and approached me.

 

“What is it. What excuse are you going to make this time?”

 

“No, I was just looking.”

 

“If you have time to look at me, rest instead.”

 

“I’m telling you I’m fine now.”

 

Millen really annoyingly shrugged his shoulders.

 

‘…Just wait until I get a chance.

 

I’ll kick off these blankets and leave right away.’

 

I glared at Millen while burning with determination.

 

Just then.

 

Knock knock.

 

The sound of knocking could be heard.

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