Our Cafe is Open as Usual - Chapter 8

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Episode 8

Following Millen, I arrived at the restaurant ‘Noren’s Breath’. The inside and outside of the restaurant were packed with people, making it quite noisy and bustling.

I looked around the restaurant and shook my head with a fed-up expression.

“There are really so many people. Is the capital always like this?”

‘Seoul was also a city bursting with people, but this place is no joke either…’

There were too many people, way too many. It was almost like the level near the gymnasium on the day of a popular idol concert.

‘Working part-time in a place like this would be death.’

The flood of customers and orders, the piling dishes to wash. Even the troublesome customers who always appear during busy times.

Ugh, just imagining it makes me feel completely drained.

Memories of working at a bar near a baseball stadium in the past came flooding back, and I squeezed my eyes shut. Then Millen, who was sitting in front of me, looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Where did the person who was happy about having a meal just moments ago go? Why do you look so fed up?”

“Ah… There are too many people.”

“Is it because yesterday a miracle happened where the statue of Dael Temple was repaired? Normally, Capital Noren is a much more boring place than this.”

“So this is also a temporary phenomenon.”

“That’s right.”

I slowly nodded and looked around again.

Now that I knew the truth, my surroundings looked quite different. No, it was because I was now a cafe owner rather than a part-time worker that my perspective had changed.

‘This is when I should be doing promotion.’

Although it wasn’t even open yet, this definitely seemed like an opportunity.

If this were South Korea, I would promote through Starstagram or NewTube, but this is a world without Starstagram or NewTube!

So I needed direct, foot-powered promotion.

Preferably in places where people gather! And if that time is now?

‘Even if I die tomorrow, I can’t miss this opportunity.’

Especially for what’s commonly called ‘opening buzz’.

I looked at Millen with sparkling eyes. There was a problem I needed to solve before making any serious moves.

“Millen, I have something I’m curious about. May I ask?”

“Please ask.”

“I want to buy the magic tools you make, but how do I do that? I heard I need to get a certificate… How can I receive one?”

Millen’s certificate, which was the condition for using the tool shop.

I need to get the certificate to use the tool shop, and only then can I open the cafe. If I do promotion now… I’ll need to open the cafe within at least a week to a month to see the promotional effects.

So.

‘I need to get the certificate quickly.’

No matter what.

I looked at him with a good-natured smile. Millen crossed his arms and smiled deeply. The ridiculous look in his eyes asking if I wanted the certificate was a bonus.

“I don’t give my certificate to just anyone. As you know, the magic tools I make have good performance, so it would be big trouble if used carelessly. Don’t you also know how effective my tools are?”

“Of course I know well. I’ve used the ‘Craftsman’s Universal Hammer’. That’s why I want them even more. I absolutely need Millen’s tools to run a cafe.”

“That would be the case. With those stone chunks, you’d only crush precious coffee beans.”

Millen raised his eyebrows as if it were obvious and continued speaking.

“But that’s… Lailah, that’s your situation. It means it has absolutely nothing to do with me now.

If you thought you could easily get a certificate from me just because you’re Basha’s granddaughter, abandon such thoughts even now.

I want to take responsibility for the meal at least. If you understand, just eat quietly and let’s part ways.”

Millen smiled while squinting one eye and looked at the restaurant staff approaching our table. The staff member’s hands were full of the food we had ordered.

So I quietly kept my mouth shut and watched his mood.

While the food was being served, if I tried to talk, it seemed like Millen would storm out of this place. His expression didn’t look very good either.

‘I haven’t even brought up the main point yet, but he’s being so sensitive.

I wasn’t thinking of getting the certificate easily either, you know?’

I grumbled internally while watching the food being arranged on the table.

A salad with fresh vegetables sprinkled with refreshing lemon dressing, and a rich, smooth mushroom soup. Warm, soft bread to accompany them was first placed on the table.

The main dish, Frutti di Mare pasta made with various seafood and tomato sauce, and a thick-looking beef sirloin steak were then placed on the table.

And even a platter of nuts and fruits for Hyu!

‘He said he’d treat me to a meal… He’s really doing it properly.’

I glanced at Millen. He first took care of Hyu, then cut a large piece of steak and moved it to a plate. Then he naturally held out that plate to me.

“Please take it.”

“…Oh.”

“Don’t you want to eat it?”

“No, I’ll eat it!”

I quickly took the plate he offered. The steak he cut for me was very tender, juicy, and delicious.

While eating, I thought.

‘It’s not just about getting the certificate.’

I need to get that man too!

I absolutely must make him settle down in my cafe.

He seemed quite sensitive and picky, so I was planning to only keep him around until I got the certificate, but that won’t do.

With such perfect manners, I can’t just have a ‘moderate business partnership’ with him.

‘What should I do…?’

What experience should I put to use?

‘Ah, this is it!’

I should mix two part-time job experiences.

After thinking for a moment, I looked at Millen with sparkling eyes. Millen, who was elegantly cutting his food, seemed to feel my gaze and flinched his shoulders before looking up.

“…What? What’s with that sinister look?”

“I want to continue the conversation we didn’t finish earlier.”

“…Hmm?”

He frowned and put down his knife. So the certificate talk? He muttered and made a face as if he had a bad taste in his mouth.

I didn’t mind and confidently continued speaking.

“I just need to capture Millen’s heart, right? Enough for you to give me the certificate.”

“…Well, that’s right. But would that be possible?”

“Of course. I haven’t even shown Millen half of my abilities yet.

If you see my abilities, Millen, you’ll not only want to give me the certificate but also want to stay at the cafe.”

“…Huh?”

“So give me exactly two days.”

I’ll prove it to you.

I confidently held up two fingers.

No more, no less, exactly two days.

With the method I have in mind, exactly two days should be possible.

‘Actually, it would be nice to have more time… Well, this kind of thing is about momentum! First, I’ll push forward.

Look at Millen Bashe with that dazed expression at my confidence!’

I grinned and pressured him for an answer. Then Millen covered his mouth with one hand and nodded slightly.

That’s when it happened.

Ding!

Prove yourself!

-Prove your abilities to Millen Bashe within 48 hours

(47:59:59)

Reward: Millen Bashe & 1,000 Gold

Failure: Permanent closure of Tool Shop.

I really like this reward.

Getting Millen Bashe and getting gold too.

This is exactly killing two birds with one stone. The content written in the failure section was brutal, but if I can’t get the certificate, opening the cafe will become difficult. Then it will soon lead to failing the main Quest.

‘Die early, or die a year later.’

It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Well, I’m definitely going to succeed anyway.

I enjoyed my meal with a satisfied smile filling my entire face.

“The food is very delicious, Millen.”

Of course, I kindly left a review as well.

Even as I cleanly devoured all the food on the table, Millen remained frozen in that same state from earlier.

Even when paying the bill, he seemed mentally distracted by something.

Then he muttered quietly in a very bewildered tone.

“…What the hell is that woman doing?”

In a very bewildered tone.

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Millen Bashe.

He was an outstanding Tool Artisan, and the magical tools he created always showed innovative effects.

Even the Jenen Royal Court approached him wanting to buy his tools.

He could have easily developed an arrogant personality that looked down on others, but Basha was always by his side.

Basha educated Millen Bashe to make him into a proper person. The manners and speech that a gentleman should master. And at the same time, even the concepts that a merchant should learn.

Even though it took a different form from what he learned as his mind matured, Millen Bashe was someone who grew up nourished by her devotion.

That’s why.

“Do you know me?”

He didn’t like Leilah Token, who asked with an innocent face.

‘…That’s supposed to be Basha’s granddaughter?’

He couldn’t believe it.

The Basha he knew was strong and more remarkable than anyone else.

But the granddaughter before his eyes, Leilah Token, was…

‘This is nothing at all.’

Instead of returning to Basha’s side, he had rushed here just to hear her request…

It would be more beneficial to return to her side right now and help with her recovery.

With that thought, he refused Lailah’s handshake.

He planned to just greet Hyu and leave.

As a final gesture, he thought he’d buy a meal for them in their pitiful state before leaving.

However, that resolution couldn’t be fulfilled.

“Everyone come try a bite! This is Yonggari Cafe’s special menu that you can’t taste anywhere else! It’s free sampling, so come without any burden!”

Millen observed Lailah from a distance and muttered.

“…What the hell is that woman doing?”

Once the question arose, it wouldn’t easily fade away.

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