Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 52

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Episode 52

 

Two days after the discharge celebration party ended.

 

I was able to quickly return to my daily routine.

 

Since the massive project called the Rose Garden tea party had ended, I wasn’t as busy as before.

 

We weren’t suffering from a staff shortage, nor were we lacking customers.

 

In fact, our customers had increased.

 

Along with Tonik, who said cafe work was his calling, Eldora also quietly began serving in human form.

 

It seemed she had realized that if she helped with serving, Hyu wouldn’t dislike her human form as much, at least.

 

She seemed to have her own rules too – when working at the cafe, Eldora didn’t show her ears and tail.

 

Her appearance already drew enough attention as it was, so she found it bothersome or something.

 

Seeing the fox ears and tail that popped out the moment we closed the cafe became the perfect end to a tiring day.

 

Also, Eldora had apparently interacted with many people while selling ingredients, so she was quite good at handling customers.

 

With her characteristically charming way of speaking, she even managed to captivate the customers.

 

True to being a fox, she made not only customers but even Hyu, who had opposed her so much, come to like her.

 

‘Hmm, or maybe they just became friends…?

 

Or should I say they entered an indefinite ceasefire.’

 

Perhaps there was something that similar species understood about each other – they seemed busy talking to each other every night.

 

I tried to eavesdrop on what they were talking about…

 

“Gasp, no way!”

 

“Mmhm, that’s right~. Lailah can’t hear this.”

 

They would say things like this while maintaining their distance from me.

 

Yet after their secret meetings ended, the two would always climb onto my bed together in their animal forms.

 

Thanks to that, my bed was always at full capacity.

 

Millen would sigh every time he saw this sight.

 

“At this rate, you’ll lose your bed too.”

 

He would say this while openly showing his displeasure.

 

Only after spending about two days like this was I able to prepare for the next task.

 

‘Even though there isn’t much work to do… the situation has changed a lot. I feel like I’ve become a celebrity.’

 

I was so busy handling immediate matters that I couldn’t even think about leaving the cafe.

 

Just as Iliyana had told me before.

 

“Where is the owner of this place? I’d like to ask if we could have a brief conversation.”

 

“Hey, what kind of cutting in line is that! I came here first!”

 

“Listen here. The amount of tokens determines who gets to talk! Why does who came first matter!”

 

The cafe was filled with attendants from noble families who had come looking for me.

 

They would arrive right when the cafe opened and take their seats. Then they would order various things while showing off their wealth.

 

There was no more obvious way to appeal than spending money.

 

Even without knowing whether I was in the cafe or not, they tried quite desperately to show themselves off.

 

Thanks to this, several fight-like incidents occurred inside the cafe.

 

At least they had some dignity… they would disappear from the cafe on their own before things got serious.

 

When those seats became empty, new noble attendants would occupy them.

 

Then the new attendants would eagerly spend money again.

 

It was a kind of virtuous cycle, in a way.

 

Our sales were hitting new records every day.

 

Today too, I was in the kitchen, quickly looking through the invitations that had come in.

 

I was sure I had looked at this many yesterday, but today there was just as many piled up again.

 

“I’ve been in the kitchen the whole time, but did they see me?”

 

‘Everyone has such good eyesight…’

 

I still hadn’t properly shown myself even within Yonggari Cafe. There might have been people who saw me coming and going, but I had never directly communicated with them.

 

‘Though it’s also a ploy to raise my value even higher.’

 

For now, I had a lot of things to do.

 

The moment I accepted one invitation, I would have to attend all the invitations I had received so far.

 

My status wasn’t grand enough to pick and choose where to go, so I had no choice.

 

Also, there was a place I wanted to visit before I got too busy.

 

‘I couldn’t go because I was preparing for the tea party…

 

But now I can’t postpone it any longer…’

 

I quickly set aside the invitations I had checked and started walking.

 

I even showed the thoroughness of wrapping my hair with a handkerchief in case someone might see me.

 

There was a reason for going this far.

 

Right now was the time when Yonggari Cafe was operating to great acclaim!

 

Since everyone had gathered at this cafe looking for me, I couldn’t boldly walk out the front door.

 

If I got caught by one person, I would end up being caught by everyone in the cafe.

 

I felt like a popular celebrity.

 

“Millen!”

 

I eventually went to find Millen, who could teleport. He was standing quietly in one corner of the workshop we had set up on the 2nd floor.

 

Millen looked me up and down for a moment, then chuckled.

 

“I see you’ve come to me for refuge.”

 

“That’s about right. If I get caught now, I’ll definitely be dragged off somewhere! I feel like there’s even a bounty on my head.”

 

“That’s not entirely wrong. Some impatient nobles have actually put up money.”

 

“…Wait, why is that actually true?”

 

‘I was joking!’

 

I blinked repeatedly in bewilderment. That lasted only a moment before I rummaged through my pockets and approached Millen.

 

“More importantly, I have something important to do right now.”

 

“What is it.”

 

“It’s something only you can do for me. This time I’ve properly prepared compensation too!”

 

I held out a diamond to Millen. He looked at the diamond indifferently before speaking.

 

“I don’t think I told you about this ability so you could work me like this.”

 

“Then what can I do? There’s a whole pack of crocodiles outside.”

 

“Sigh… You don’t listen to a word I say about resting.”

 

“I’ve rested plenty. I stayed quietly in the cafe for two whole days!”

 

I need to set aside a day sometime to show how healthy I am. This won’t do, really.

 

No matter how much it was a divine curse, I was perfectly fine and healthy until I received the debuff.

 

I stared at him intently. Millen sighed and grabbed my hand. Perhaps because he put some emotion into it, my caught hand hurt a little.

 

Just as I was about to protest.

 

Flash!

 

Light burst forth.

 

Light so bright it was hard to open my eyes enveloped my body, and at the same time, the surroundings twisted.

 

And when the light faded,

 

“There, satisfied?”

 

I had arrived at the place I wanted to go – that is, Dael Temple.

 

And not just anywhere.

 

“…You could come directly here too?”

 

Right in front of the Divine Artifact of Dael where the miracle had occurred!

 

I looked up at the divine artifact emitting a gentle light in admiration. This admiration was directed at Millen.

 

‘No matter how I think about it, teleportation is really cheating.’

 

It was definitely the number one ability any modern person would want to have.

 

I admired it two or three more times before turning my head to Millen. He shrugged his shoulders lightly and spoke.

 

“Coming to this place is easier than going anywhere else. We’re connected… and there are no watching eyes.”

 

“That’s true… we came here secretly right now.”

 

“So hurry up and take care of your business. It’ll be troublesome if we’re discovered.”

 

“When that happens, I’ll have to use Parhan now. I definitely said I’d visit within a few days. I got a reply saying I could come anytime too.”

 

I gave a thumbs up.

 

Actually, I hadn’t expected to come directly to the Divine Artifact, so I had prepared this in advance. Ever since I heard about the disaster.

 

‘Now, shall I take care of my business?’

 

I shifted my gaze to the Divine Artifact. Just like when I saw it before, a gentle light was flowing from the Divine Artifact.

 

‘Hmm, has the light gotten a bit stronger?’

 

Somehow, the light flowing from the Divine Artifact felt more solid than before.

 

Well, people must have prayed a lot during this time. Or maybe it recovered its power.

 

If it recovered its power, that’s good news for me.

 

From now on, I was planning to pester the Gods to give me an answer somehow.

 

I put my hands together with a determined expression. After taking a long breath, I slowly recited the prayer I had thought of.

 

“Gods. Just as you granted me the Coffee Machine, I hope you could show me favor once more.

 

Could you please remove the disaster that has befallen me? Or at least tell me a way to overcome the disaster. Then I’ll try to solve it somehow.”

 

‘Even if you tell me to make coffee while doing windmills, I’ll give it a try…!

 

Gods! Please tell me the answer!’

 

Whether my earnest prayer reached them.

 

Flash!

 

A strong light burst forth from the Divine Artifact.

 

At the same time.

 

Hidden Quest!

 

-Restore the Collapsing ‘World’

 

-Increase your influence to restore the collapsing ‘World’.

 

Reward: All debuffs eliminated

 

Upon failure: ‘World’ destruction

 

A Quest window appeared.

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