CH 55

Translated by cabinfourtranslations.

I put freshly squeezed salty lemon chung in a glass cup.

Next, pour carbonated water to the cup and fill it with an appropriate amount of ice. Although it’s cumbersome to make lemon chung, the process of making it to a drink is simple.

[Item: Lemonade (★★★☆☆)

Status: Good (Remaining Time: 00:30:00)

Effect: It purifies the mind.]

Perhaps because it was made from the fruit of a Purifying Tree, a purification-related effect came out.

However, when I held out this lemonade without lemon, the customer made a puzzled expression. Did he not expect lemonade to come out?

“Not this, you’re supposed to give me something else.”

“What?”

Was there something like that?

“This is the new menu that I was supposed to give you today.”

The customer raised his voice, as if he felt stuffy.

“Not this kind of drink! Aren’t you trading the Long-tailed Phoenix today?”

“The Long-tailed Phoenix … What is it?”

Judging by the name, it looks like a monster. Is it a rare monster?

“Don’t play innocent! You, I know you’re in touch with the smugglers!”

“What did you know? Don’t talk about scary things like smuggling! This is an ordinary cafe!”

“Why is there an ordinary cafe like this?”

………

I have nothing to say about that….

I don’t know why, but this customer seems to have a strong misunderstanding. I explained again to clear up the misunderstanding.

“That … still, this is just a cafe.”

“Then where is the Long-tailed Phoenix?”

“I’ve never seen such a monster before. There’s only a cat and a slime here.”

“Nyaooong.”

“Kkyuu!”

“…….!”

The customer suddenly distorted his face and tried to leave the store in a hurry as if he had nothing more to do.

However, I hurriedly reached out and grabbed the customer.

Where are you going? You have to drink this to complete the quest. My Golden Draw Ticket!

“Sir, it’s already made, so please drink this before you go.”

“I don’t need it!”

“Take just one sip.”

“What the hell is this drink……!”

However, as I kept strongly insisting it, the customer eventually took a lemonade cup in his hand. Gulp, he drank a sip.

Flinch. He looked at the lemonade again with a surprised expression.

Gulp, gulp….

He emptied all the remaining lemonade.

Above his head, the satisfaction gauge began to fill with light. The sparks appeared so clearly that one could guess his feeling without asking.

The sour taste, the deep sweetness, and the sparkling taste of carbonated water. Surrounded by a storm of fresh taste, the customer was very moved.

[The target loves your drink. You made a deep connection with drink.]

[Congratulations! You have completed ‘Sub Quest: Satisfy The Customer’.

Please collect the reward.]

[Experience: 100 EXP have been acquired.]

[You have obtained 1 Golden Draw Ticket.]

[Fame: 5 / Popularity: 10.]

[Cafe Rieul’s current grade: F]

A quest completion message rang just in time.

Done. Since the misunderstanding was cleared up, I tried to tell him to go quickly.

“I … I’ve been living my life wrong.”

Pardon?

“At first, it had its own meaning. I tried to spread my will as a hunter on the media. However, the better the view counts, the more money it makes.”

The customer’s story continued.

“From that moment on, I became a slave to Aggro. Clickbait articles, gossip, advertising articles …. I’ve become a giraegi.”

I couldn’t get my mind off the pouring feast of TMI.

In summary, this guest is Kim Taewoon of Hunter Scope. His job is writing low-level articles to earn views, in other words, he’s a trash journalist. He said that he came here while investigating the site of the smuggling of illegal monsters.

After talking to himself for a long time, the customer’s face looked very clear when he raised his head.

A pair of burdensome twinkling eyes. A comfortable expression that dispels all false desires. A smile full of good intentions

You looked very pure….

“I was wrong! That’s not true journalism!”

It’s a very different attitude than before. What is this?

I checked the status window of the lemonade again.

The rather vague expression of ‘purifies the mind‘ caught my eye. No way … did the lemonade purify the journalist’s mind?

The journalist ahjussi exclaimed with flawless, clear eyes.

“Thank you! You opened my eyes. Now I’m going to walk down the path of true journalism!”

Well, at least it’s better than continue being a giraegi, right?

“It’s … cheer up. That’s right.”

The moment when I exhorted the journalist ahjussi like that.

The cafe door opened and Ki Yoohyun appeared.

“I came here because I was worried.”

With a calm look in his eyes, he turned to the clear-eyed journalist ahjussi.

“What kind of situation is this?”

I don’t know about that either….

[Achievement: Almost Infinitely Transparent

You purified the mind of a disturbed person.

His heart is now pure.

His heart will never be tainted by darkness again.

Reward: Ether-Wiki Update]

Uh, this much?

It was almost at the same time as the achievement that felt so grandiose that it felt embarrassing.

“…….!”

The eyes of the journalist ahjussi who preached the path of true journalism with an impeccable face and Ki Yoohyun met.

“Huk, Yo-you are….!”

“You remember. It’s been a long time.”

A smiling lips with a soft voice.

However, the journalist’s face turned pale. Not only that, but his body began to tremble. He seemed to be afraid of Ki Yoohyun.

“I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“Today, today, by chance … it’s just a coincidence! I didn’t come here on purpose! Then, I’ll get going!”

The last words were so shaky to the point of being hard to understand. The journalist ahjussi quickly packed his bag and left the store.

I was wondering if I should keep listening to the pouring TMI, it’s a relief that I’m lucky.

“Did you know that man?”

“In the past, we had bumped into each other because of an information gathering.”

“Really?”

“Hunter Scope, which he belongs to, is a little famous. In a bad way.”

Come to think of it, I remember reading it. What is a famous Hunter’s secret private life like, and some famous guilds have big names behind them. It was a false initials article with no basis.

“I applied for a restraining order because he was so persistent.”

“Hee … what kind of information he gathered?”

“………”

“Yoohyun-ssi?”

“I’m glad Rieul-ssi is okay.”

It’s a pity that he changed the topic. Hmm, he said he came all the way here because he was worried, so should I skip it?

“But it will be fine now.”

Because the journalist has been completely purified by the power of lemonade. It was a terrifying effect.

Well … Anyway, cheer up. In that way, I wished th journalist ahjussi good luck in the future.

By the way, the Ether-Wiki has just been updated as an achievement reward.

[‘Blue Celaeno Flower‘ has been added to the Ether-Wiki.]

The update was, as expected, a way to save the Blue Celaeno Flower. The flower that Choi Cedric struggled to save.

The quests in the right place, the bizarre achievements, the Wiki updates …

This system does not react mechanically, but it seems to have an intention.

It’s meant to annoy me.

Still, thank you for teaching me how to save the flower.

Thank you…….

《Blue Celaeno Flower》

Type: Plant>

Description: A legendary flower that is said to contain the starlight of Celaeno.

How to Bloom Blue Celaeno Flower: [Continue Reading]

“…….!”

I was astonished when I checked the Ether-Wiki.

This is the information I’ve been waiting for, but …. uh, is this real? Is it really okay to do it like this?

It’s not a scam, right?

***

The next day, I headed back to Happy Green Life Dungeon Farm.

Of course, the purpose is to save the Blue Celaeno Flower, but as soon as she found me, Lee Chorok was horrified.

“Cu, cu, cu … customer-nim? Wha-what did you come here for?”

“Hello. I have something to ask you today……”

“Tuesday, no refunds!”

“….Yes?”

“Even if you don’t like the Purifying Tree, I can’t give you a refund!”

“Isn’t it still refundable according to the Consumer Protection Act?”

“But … I-I have already spent all the money, so I don’t have any money to give it back to you!”

“All 50 rubies?”

Isn’t that quite a lot of money?

“That’s because I paid the overdue electricity bill and dealt with this and that….”

I looked around the farm for a while. Lee Chorok tried to cover one side in a hurry, but I had already seen it.

The appearance of the farm was quite different from when I came before. Above all, a large plant at the entrance stood out.

“What is this?”

“Ah, customer-nim! You have a god eye. This is a Flying Spaghetti Tree! It’s a very rare child, and I was lucky enough to get a bid. Once a day, it tells us a Neapolitan ghost story.”

“……how much was the bid?”

Lee Chorok carefully spread out five fingers. Well then….

“I didn’t come here to get a refund.”

“Customer-nim, please don’t refund … huh, is that so? Ugh, I was surprised. You should’ve quickly said it. I was wondering if I should sell my kidney.”

Is this place really okay?

“Then why did you come?”

“There’s a Blue Celaeno Flower.”

“Ah, yes, yes!”

“I found a way to save it.”

“Is that true?”

Lee Chorok took me to the greenhouse immediately without asking long questions.

Soil, water, temperature, nutrition … she said that the flowers did not come back to life, even though she did everything to the best of her knowledge.

Choi Cedric’s urging is getting worse day by day, and she wants to grab the straw. It must be a situation where she wants to believe what I’m saying out of the blue.

“I told you not to come in!”

Even today, Choi Cedric looked depressed in front of the flowers in the greenhouse.

“U-Uagh! Hunter Choi Cedric, don’t be so angry. We have a visitor.”

“Oh? Ah, back then … my fan?”

“I’m not a fan.”

This person and that person listen only to what they want to hear.

“As I’ve said before, I have a private life. It’s hard to ask for an autograph anywhere. … Ah, you’re not a fan? Don’t … don’t confuse people!”

His earlobes are blazing red.

“Then why are you here?”

“I know how to save the flower.”

“……! Don’t talk nonsense!”

Choi Cedric distorted his expression.

The look of embarrassment that was here until now was nowhere to be seen, and he seemed to be wary of me.