CH 49

“……!”

The customer looked surprised for a moment, then answered with a cautious tone.

“It’s not like that.”

However, there was still nearly half of the iced Americano in the glass, and the overhead bar was not fully filled.

“If you don’t like it, I would like to offer you a different menu.”

When she asked again, the customer added an explanation.

“This menu is very delicious. It’s just that I don’t normally drink coffee.”

……Ah. A slow enlightenment flashed through my mind.

He can’t drink coffee. It was natural that this customer ordered the same menu every day. After all, coffee was the only thing on the menu.

No matter how special coffee is made with the ‘Cafe in My Hand’ skill, there is nothing that can be done about taste and constitution.

Some might say this.

“It’s because you haven’t drunk a real delicious coffee!”.

No, the taste of “real delicious coffee” is just not that person’s cup of tea.

A cafe must have a menu other than coffee for customers who can’t drink coffee. I was busy making the menu in the quest, so I didn’t think about it.

Anyway, this customer is ordering without complaints, but the light bar that only filled up to half was annoying to my eyes.

Yeah, I made up my mind. Let’s make a non-coffee menu.

“Next time … we plan to make a new menu other than coffee, you’ll be able to eat it on your next visit.”

“……!”

Perhaps because I suddenly brought up a new menu, the customer looked surprised.

“When should I come?”

Uh, when? I didn’t think about the date….

It’ll be fine in a few days. When I pointed out the appropriate date of next week, the customer nodded carefully.

As soon as a customer left the store after saying he would come that day, a system notification appeared in front of me.

[A quest has occurred.]

[Quest: Complete the non-coffee menu (0/1) begins.]

***

“Hua … Huahahahaha…..!”

As soon as he left the door of Cafe Rieul, Kim Taewoon couldn’t resist his joy and burst into laughter.

Done. It was worthwhile to go in and out of the cafe pretending to be an ordinary customer for several days.

Order the same menu several times at the same time. Finally, he got a clue to the illegal monster secret trade.

There will be a big deal in their hideout in a few days.

It’s a smuggling of the rare monster, a long-tailed phoenix.

It was the news delivered by Kim Taewoon’s secret information, who had given a considerable amount of money, alcohol, and food by him.

But it was just that, and he couldn’t figure out exactly how the deal was done.

The only clue was here at Cafe Rieul. There must have been a clue here to participate in the deal.

No matter how much he looked at the situation for several days, there was no result, but Kim Taewoon did not give in. A true journalist must have his own sparkle and persistence.

He believed in his senses. That’s why he ate butter cookies and iced Americano every day.

And finally, today.

When the S-class Hunter Choi Yichan was away, the cafe owner secretly asked if the menu didn’t suit his taste for the first time.

Kim Taewoon was surprised, but soon regained his composure.

It was clear that this question was a test for the trading deal. Otherwise, then why would they suddenly ask what the menu he likes? He doesn’t like coffee, but he’s been drinking it all to avoid suspicion.

He carefully chose his words and answered calmly.

“It’s not like that.”

The cafe owner, with a surprised expression on her face, asked him to visit again.

The date she specified is … It was the same as the date of the smuggling trade, as stated by the secret informant.

Done. He finally found a clue. If he digs this up properly, he can get a scoop.

Like that, Kim Taewoon left Cafe Rieul with a light step. without even realizing that he had made a ridiculous misunderstanding.

***

[Sub Quest: Satisfy The Customer]

People have different tastes.

Create a special non-coffee menu that satisfies even the customers who don’t like coffee.

Deliver Non-Coffee Menu to Customer: 0/1

Rewards: Experience (100 EXP), 1 Golden Ticket, Fame (5), Popularity (10)]

When I read the new quest, it was not particularly difficult.

Hot chocolate, tea, fruit juice, etc. There are many kinds of cafe drinks other than coffee. I would be able to create one of them.

However, under the quest window, a small letter in the size of 3pt caught my eye.

“Ugh….”

[※ Note: Do not use ordinary drinks. Create a special drink according to the recipe.]

………………………

That’s right. It was obvious that this system did not allow me to be comfortable. Nothing was going to be easy.

The problem is that all the recipes I have now are coffee. There is no quest to get a new recipe. I opened the recipe window to see if there was any new information and looked around.

At that time.

[You have acquired information about a new recipe with a high level of curiosity.]

[You have acquired a new recipe ‘Lemonade’.]

“Huh?”

I didn’t do anything, but I suddenly got a recipe?

What kind of system is this.….

It was a bit uncomfortable because they gave me a recipe all of a sudden. But now that this notification popped up, it means that I have to make lemonade to complete the quest.

However, there were words written in the recipe details that I couldn’t understand.

[Recipe: Lemonade

Ingredients: Purifying Tree’s Fruit, Magic Sugar, Sparkling Water]

“……?”

Can I call a drink that doesn’t contain lemons lemonade.…?

Aside from the question of the essence of lemonade, what is a Purifying Tree? Judging from the name, it looks like a tree.

“A tree with the power to purify the unclean, meow! The fruit is very refreshing.”

“Really? Then where can we get that Purifyng Tree?”

“That … meooong……”

I shouldn’t have asked. Perhaps she felt my pitiful gaze, Mieum puffed up the hair on her tail and flew her front paws. This time, I received a good reception.

“Do you think I’m an encyclopedia! Let’s look up the encyclopedia! Meoong!”

“Encyclopedia”?

Was there something like that?

“Don’t tell me you forgot! Meooong!”

That’s right. Come to think of it, the system has an encyclopedia function. It was of little use, so I completely forgot about it.

I dodged a flying meow punch and connected to the Ether-Wiki.

[Checking your eligibilities … Completed.]

[The Eligible: Checking your rights…..]

‘Skip.’

I skipped the string that was listed in a row, and searched for the item “Fruit of Purifying Tree”.

《Fruit of the Purifying Tree》

Type: Plant>Fruit

Description: A fruit from the branch of a Purifying Tree that has the power to purify unclean things. It tastes sour and fresh.

How to get:

███ ████ ██ █…………………..

Fortunately, the item was open, but the way to get it was painted black and could not be read. Then where should I get the information? Should I just ask people around me one by one?

What’s with all these annoying quests? Should i just quit?

At the time when I was drowning in trouble, Choi Yichan returned.

“Yichan-ah, you’re a little late …. uh, what’s that?”

There was a large plastic bag in Choi Yichan’s hand, who said that he had lost all his strength by running.

“Haha … I bought it on the way here.”

When I opened it, it was fruit. It was a considerable amount because it was full of apples, pears, and bananas.

“On the way? From where?”

It’s impossible to find a fruit shop near Dungeon Gate 3, which doesn’t even have a convenience store.

“That’s, haha … it just happened.”

Hopefully he wasn’t forced to buy it…..

Anyway, there were a lot of fresh fruits, so I decided to put aside the worries about the quest and eat it right away. It was just when I was hungry, and I don’t think the answer will come out just by thinking about it.

“I will cut it.”

After taking out the plate and fruit knife, Choi Yichan first began to peel the apple. However, the attempt soon ended in failure.

“…..Ah.”

This was because the apple was broken into small pieces in Choi Yichan’s grasp. I took the knife from Choi Yichan.

“Cheer up, I’ll cut it.”

“I’m sorry, I’m…….”

“I just wanted apple juice, and that’s good.”

Choi Yichan was still having trouble controlling his strength. He’s better than before, but he still broke my coffee cup once in five times. Even an S-class hunter has many inconveniences.

He said that the progress of finding a new house to live in was very slow, as he has to find a place with strict security.

It’s me who lived alone even before the regression, so it’s nice to be able to meet friends like this every day.

I cut the apple and put it on the plate. When I tried one piece, it was well-riped, so it tasted deliciously sweet and sour. After sharing it with Mieum and Lime, we sat down together for a while and ate apples.

Sitting down like this and eating apples suddenly reminded me of the old days.

Before regression, before starting to live alone, I lived with Kwon Jiwoon. Kwon Jiwoon had not yet awakened, and we had a good relationship.

At that time, I couldn’t cut the apples, so Kwon Jiwoon used to cut them for me instead. Half of the apple, which he had cut for a while, would belong to Kwon Jiwoon.

‘There was a time like that….’

Until Kwon Jiwoon awakened.

A lot has changed since his awakening. I couldn’t adapt to the changed environment, and I thought Kwon Jiwoon, who suddenly became the leader of the guild, must had gone through a lot of things too.

As Kwon Jiwoon became busy, I naturally spent more time alone at home. When I wast left in an empty house, all kinds of negative emotions flooded in. Am I bothering my brother? Why aren’t my parents and grandmother there? Such unanswered questions rushed in.

I thought it would be better to live alone, so I decided to live alone after entering college. However, I still could not meet Kwon Jiwoon until the day of the move.

“Isn’t Kwon Jiwoon here? I am moving today.”

“He’s busy right now. I’ll deliver it to him.”

“But if I could just talk to him for a second…..”

“Kwon Rieul-ssi, do you not understand what I’m saying? The deputy guild leader is busy.”

“…..”

Time passed with only some things deviated like that … and it ended with an absurd death.

However, this time, the future has changed in many ways because of the regression. Choi Yichan, who should have been dead in the past, is eating an apple in front of me.

Then, will it be possible to change the relationship with Kwon Jiwoon?

No, let’s stop. What’s the point of thinking like this? It’s not uncommon for cousins to be estranged from each other. I just felt dull for no reason

Shall we cut a pear this time and eat it?

“Yichan-ah, would you like to eat a pear too?”

“Oh? That’s nice.”

I was rummaging through the plastic bag to choose a ripe pear, and the leaves came out from inside.

“……? What is this?”

On the surface, they are just plain green leaves.

Did the leaves get mixed in the plastic bag? I shook the leaves with my hands, and suddenly the system window popped up.

[Skill: The Barista’s Eyes (D) is used.]

[Item: Leaf of the Purifying Tree (★☆☆☆☆)

Type: Leaf

The leaf of the Purifying Tree. It smells good, but you can’t eat it as is.]

What? Suddenly?

“Yichan-ah.”

“Huh, what’s wrong?”

“Where did you buy this fruit?”