Chapter 127: Lieblich opening and player arrival
The next day at school, Kaito talked to me proudly. Apparently, he was going to a new country. According to Kaito, most of the other players were moving today. My stepsisters said they were going today, too. It's going to be a busy day.
After school, I got my energy up. Today is the day I'm going to open my store. Whether it will be successful or not is in my hands.
All right! Let's go! Let's go!
I logged into the game and woke up from my bed to find four cute maids in front of me.
""""We, Welcome back, Master""""
Guhaa!? After logging in, I was fatally injured by that swift attack.
"Takuto, are you alright!?"
Lily in her maid outfit comes over. Her maid outfit is classical. It's the kind of maid outfit you see in manga.
"A, Ah...I'm fine"
"Huhu. It was too stimualting for Takuto-sama"
"Oh, of course! This is the way it should be!"
The shy Ions maid outfit is a miniskirt often found in maid cafes. If you're embarrassed, why did you wear it? The gesture to suppress the miniskirt is a foul.
Setia's maid outfit, which is not shy at all, is French. It's strange! I can't see anything through the security, but she should be a little embarrassed.
Koihi's maid outfit is Japanese. I feel relieved. I always look at her shrine maiden clothes, so it doesn't feel strange.
I wasn't asked what I thought this time. Setia said.
"We don't need to ask. Takuto-sama's reaction is the answer"
Guu! I don't know what to say...it cant be helped. I thought it was a normal waitress.
"Isn't it a maid outfit?"
If Aura-san is going to run a store, we should wear this
And by the way, their first words were also sent by Aura-san, right? What is that? What the hell is she doing? Thank you very much.
But the problem is that if I let Lily and the others go to the store, it will become a complete maid cafe...what am I going to do about it?
When I went downstairs, I found Regin-san. She looks like a normal waitress at a restaurant. Hey.
"Takuto-san, there's a huge line in front of the store"
Eh? Seriously? I looked outside and saw an unprecedented line in front of the restaurant!
The line was so long that it blocked our escape. I wanted to at least do something about what Lily and the others were wearing, but they'd only given me a maid's uniform. And the girls are very motivated.
Aura-san, you must have told Lily and the others something.
Haa, it can't be helped...let's just open it up.
"Thank you for your patience. Lieblich is now open!"
When I said that, they cheered. Are they really that excited?
The honey juice was selling like hotcakes. The price was set by Aura-san. I was too busy just making the juice.
Lily and the others are busily carrying the juice that we've made. I was sure something would happen, but they were carrying the juice. I guess they'll be okay.
There seemed to be two main reasons why they came to the store. The first was to see how delicious the honey juice was and the second was to see how cute Lily and her friends were.
This was the work of Liese and Aura-san. But even without them, there seemed to be a certain amount of people coming in. The reason was the girls. As I recall, they were popular even without their maid uniforms.
Humans are Lily or Regin, Lizardmen are Ion, Dryads are Setia and Cerian Beasts have taken the trouble to nominate Koihi.
On the way, Liese-sama, Aura-san and Nephi-san also came. I've kept my promise. I was afraid of what would happen later.
But all I wanted to do was have a normal coffee shop...how did this happen?
I'm closing the store.
I'm tired!
Everyone sits down on the chairs. The amount of honey I had has been reduced to about half. Naturally, my cooking skills have improved. The money is rough, too. I promised Ruin-san half of the store's sales, but it's still a lot of money.
I think I'll be able to afford to buy food with this.
But it's tough to keep doing this...I realized that opening a store requires a productive job.
"Thank you for your hard work, Regin-san. Thank you for your help"
"Thanks for your hard work too, Takuto-san. I've never done anything like this before and I was worried, but I'm glad I could be of help"
That's right...I've never heard of a Valkyrie being a waitress, though at this point we're talking about the same name.
I handed Regin-san her reward and logged out for dinner.
After dinner and a bath, I logged back in.
When I went downstairs, there were many guests. Ruin-san, Mel, Rook and the others. The store was packed, so I put my summoned beasts back into their stones.
Ah~!?
There were screams from the female players who enjoyed Loco Moco...if you want it, summon it yourself.
Or rather, I saw the members of Mels party for the first time, but I know them. But I have to apologize to everyone first.
"No, No, he's always been like this"
"That's right. He's the type of guy who will thoroughly destroy you in a strategy game"
I don't want to be told that by the guy who lied about a game he'd never played and then beaten me to a pulp. That's where Ruin-san comes in.
"I'm sure you have a lot to talk about, but are you going to be able to take care of your business, Takuto-kun?"
"I haven't done my summons for today, so I'd like to go summoning and raise my level"
Summons!
Everyone reacts. Apparently, they all haven't yet. Well then, let's take them to the Beastmasters Guild, shall we?
Name Takuto Intermediate Summoner Lv7
Vitality 41
Magic Power 82
Strength 30
Defense 20
Agility 26
Dexterity 57
Skills
Fighting Lv7
Kicking Lv12
Staff Lv18
One-handed Sword Lv8
Throwing Lv3
High-speed Chanting Lv7
Summoning Magic Lv20
Seal Magic Lv2
Alchemy Lv9
Mining Lv14
Logging Lv11
Dismantling Lv21
Appraisal Lv10
Identification Lv17
Wind Magic Lv20
Fire Magic Lv20
Earth Magic Lv20
Water Magic Lv20
Dark Magic Lv19
Light Magic Lv25
Lightning Magic Lv18
Explosion Magic Lv17
Wood Magic Lv16
Ice Magic Lv16
Space-Time Magic Lv16
Reading Lv8
Cooking Lv21Lv25
Feeding Lv6
Fishing Lv8
Synchro Lv4
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Author note:
I dropped a bombshell of an appearance level of Koihi in Episode 2. Looking back, I finally got around to writing it after I got a part-time job cooking in chapter 1. Well, it was a long time.
In case you're wondering, Lily and the others in maid costumes are in work clothes, so they're in maid costumes all the time when they help out at the store.
As a general rule, it is forbidden by the Labor Standards Law to let elementary school students work. There are exceptions, but maid cafes are definitely out, so please enjoy them only in the game world.