Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 74

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Episode 74

Ding!

Expanding influence on the world!

Current influence: 45%

World restoration: 28%

*Gather more customers.

A system window appeared with a clear sound.

The main quest alone was enough to give me a headache, so what was this about now?

‘…At least it’s not about lacking energy, so that’s a relief.’

I had consumed a lot of energy introducing new teas today. I hadn’t even moved around much, but my energy was already running dangerously low.

I just wanted to quickly clean up the plates and teacups and jump into bed…

I wanted to fall asleep right away, ignoring dinner entirely!

‘But what am I supposed to do when you give me more things to think about, System?’

A sigh escaped me naturally.

The main quest could wait until tomorrow, but… the content that just appeared in the system window couldn’t be postponed.

I carefully examined what was written in the system window. Even looking again, I couldn’t understand what was happening.

‘Why did the influence and world restoration go up?’

What did I do today?

Of course, I did do quite a lot today.

I successfully concluded the ‘Red Tulip’ gathering and became acquainted with several noblewomen. The reviews for the corn tea and quince tea were also very good.

But this was something ‘Leilah Token’ did, not something done under the name of ‘Yonggari Cafe.’

I frowned and brought up the window that listed methods for increasing influence.

Methods to increase influence!

-Consistently receiving customers at ‘Yonggari Cafe’

-Receiving many customers at ‘Yonggari Cafe’ (Current maximum customers: 200)

-Expanding ‘Yonggari Cafe’ (Current number of branches: 1)

-Making ‘Yonggari Cafe’ the best cafe

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Looking again, it was all content related to ‘Yonggari Cafe.’ If I were the subject, it would surely have written ‘Leilah Token.’

No matter how much I was the owner of Yonggari Cafe… it didn’t correspond to the methods for increasing influence.

The only one that seemed remotely applicable was ‘making it the best cafe.’

If influence increased just because one influential social gathering was held at Yonggari Cafe, the system window would have appeared right after the meeting ended.

But it appeared quite a while after the meeting ended.

‘Was there some change due to the meeting?’

If there was a change I wasn’t aware of, it was quite possible.

I pressed my lips with my index finger while pondering.

But would such a change appear this quickly?

‘It would be more reasonable to think that the content written in those broken characters is related to ‘Leilah Token.”

I traced my finger over the broken text. The translucent window let my hand pass through, untouchable.

Withdrawing my finger that had been hovering in the air, I let out a sigh.

Whether it was influence or world restoration, something had increased, so it was definitely a good thing.

I needed to raise world restoration to 30% to use the land Basha left behind.

Even so.

‘Having influence and world restoration increase without knowing why is really unsettling…’

You need to know the reason for anything to be able to prepare, right?

The fact that influence increased also meant it could potentially drop later.

‘What am I supposed to do if it suddenly drops like this…’

Such a frustrating situation. Would it kill them to give me an explanation of why the influence increased?

I glared at the system window for no reason. Not giving explanations no matter what was just like Millen.

I waved my hand to dismiss all the system windows.

Thinking more would only drain my energy.

‘Whatever. If influence drops, I’ll deal with it then.’

My immediate tasks are overwhelming enough without worrying about every single thing.

So I need to set clear priorities.

‘Main quest first.’

I still don’t know when the royal ball will be held.

It was mentioned at ‘Red Tulip,’ but the exact schedule didn’t seem to be known yet.

That means I need to take some action before then.

Whether it’s making contact with the royal court or approaching the royal chef.

‘Presenting a new menu is the most important point.’

And I discovered that influence increases somehow… this is quite a harvest.

‘No, let’s think positively like that.’

I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them. With clear priorities, my complicated mind seemed to clear up too.

However.

“…Ah, I’m getting a headache.”

My energy seemed to have dropped to the 5% range.

Judging by the continuous beep-! warning sound in my ears, I had just reached the limit.

A headache that made it hard to keep my eyes open properly. I staggered toward the stairs.

Then I seemed to close my eyes somewhere in the middle of the stairs. Barely grabbing the railing and leaning my head against it was my last memory.

My consciousness cut out like that.

* * *

Chirp chirp!

Clear bird songs could be heard.

At the same time.

“…Gasp!”

I sat up.

Before my mind fully returned, I blinked hard and looked around.

“…What? Why am I in bed?”

I remember fainting while holding onto the stairs yesterday…

Could I have had sleepwalking or something?

Or did my strong desire for bed move my unconscious body?

I tilted my head at the situation where I seemed to have slept neatly tucked under the covers. Then I saw the golden fox sleeping beside me and slowly nodded.

‘Eldora must have moved me.’

She was on the 2nd floor with Tonik during yesterday’s meeting.

Hyu had been completely absorbed in tending the garden since I entrusted him with the seeds, making it hard to see his face.

He was burning with enthusiasm to make flowers bloom somehow.

So it was likely that Eldora and Tonik discovered me when they came down after the meeting ended and I didn’t call them to the 1st floor.

‘I can ask for the details.’

More importantly, if Millen finds out I collapsed again… I’m in big trouble.

He’ll even find out that I was going to skip dinner.

The very last thing he emphasized was meals.

Thinking about it, on the day of the meeting, after I roughly ate some boiled corn for breakfast, I hadn’t eaten anything after that.

‘…Could even things like this affect energy?’

Sweat was dripping. It seemed I had dug my own grave.

It appeared that eating meals properly was necessary to maintain maximum energy.

Millen had always taken care of it for me, so I didn’t know, but to realize it this way.

I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them, reflecting for a moment.

‘From now on, let’s eat meals properly like before!’

I energetically got out of bed.

Then the golden fox slowly opened her eyes. She seemed to have woken up when the warmth she felt beside her disappeared.

Eldora perked up her ears enthusiastically before suddenly sitting up. Then she gently scratched her head with her front paw.

“Yaaawn! Lailah got up early… I thought I could sleep a bit more.”

“I have to get up. We need to do business properly today.”

“You could rest for just one day~.”

“No way. Will Eldora take responsibility if we lose all our customers?”

“Uuum…”

Eldora drooped her ears and hopped over to my side. She rubbed her head against my skirt, acting cute.

I naturally petted her head while asking something I’d been curious about.

“By the way, yesterday… who moved me to the bed? Was it you, Eldora?”

Eldora glanced at me and then burst out laughing. Pahaha! Seeing her laugh in fox form was utterly frivolous.

She laughed for a while before catching her breath and finally answering.

“Hm? Me? Aha~! Not me. And it wasn’t Tonik either. Who would dare lay a hand on Lailah, right~?”

“…Huh, then who moved me?”

“That’s a secret. They asked me to keep it secret. Even though I like Lailah, this is scary so I’ll keep it secret.”

“…What?”

If it wasn’t Eldora or Tonik, could it have been Hyu?

Was Hyu strong enough to carry me? I thought about it briefly, but the Hyu I knew didn’t have that kind of strength.

Maybe stronger than an ordinary hamster, though.

I narrowed my eyes and stared at Eldora. I hoped this pressure would make her spill the truth.

But Eldora just pretended not to know, whined “Keng keng!” and ran away to the 1st floor.

“Eldora!”

I followed her down to the 1st floor.

However, when I reached the 1st floor, I couldn’t help but be even more flustered.

“…Who made breakfast again?”

…What the heck?

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