SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon — Side Story 7
Translated by cabinfourtranslations.
It all started about a week ago, when Ju Noeul visited Cafe Rieul.
She, still a regular at our cafe, was leisurely enjoying her coffee that day as well. I was about to bring her a new cup when I happened to glance at her tablet PC screen. It was a screenshot of a ga I’d seen many tis before. I bead as I recognized it.
“Oh, Noeul-ssi, did you play that ga too?”
“Don’t tell , you know this ga….?” Ju Noeul looked at in surprise.
“Of course I do. I miss it. I used to play it quite diligently.”
“I can’t believe it, I never thought you had played this ga, Rieul-ssi … Not many people know about it, but it’s truly a masterpiece … The deep storyline and kitsch graphics were a wake-up call to the complacent gaming market … The in-ga purchase system was a ss, so despite its popularity, it didn’t generate much revenue and the servers were shut down, but its system was ahead of its ti…..”
I couldn’t understand half of what she was saying, but I agreed that the ga was a lot of fun. I’ve played a lot of gas since then, but I haven’t found anything as fun as this cafe managent ga.
“But I stopped playing halfway through.”
“Why did you quit…….”
“Oh, because I got hacked. One day I logged into the ga and everything was gone and my character was only wearing her underwear.”
“What kind of bastards are they……!”
It was a long ti ago now, but seeing Ju Noeul got angry about it made feel both grateful and relieved. Smiling happily, I added, “Well, at least I got to be number one in the rankings once, so I have no regrets.”
“Rieul-ssi was ranked number one…? Number one … wait, number one?! N-no-no-no way … Rieul-ssi, what was your in-ga userna…..”
“I couldn’t think of a good nickna, so I just wrote my na, R, like this.”
“……!”
I traced the letters of my old userna on the table with my finger. Ju Noeul looked completely shocked. I did make it a bit carelessly, but was my userna really that surprising?
“Rieul-ssi … you were the number one in rankings, that R……”
“Oh, you know ? It seems you were on the sa server as , Noeul-ssi!”
“That’s right…….”
It was a ga that wasn’t very popular, to the point where the servers were shut down. I had never t anyone around who knew about it, so I was really happy to et soone who played it too.
We chatted joyfully about the ga for a while. We talked about how that quest went and what the event was like … the topics were endless, and ti flew by. Then I rembered the ga’s endga item, the Platinum Royal Gorgeous Teacup Set. It was truly a nasty item. I brought up the mory with a lighthearted tone.
“Oh yeah, rember those? It was really hard to get a set of Platinum Royal Gorgeous teacups.”
“Yes … the drop rate was so low that no matter how much I spent on gacha, I couldn’t get it…..”
“That’s right, that’s right. I grinded a lot and managed to draw it without spending any money.”
“Without spending money … you said?”
The color drained from Ju Noeul’s face, but I didn’t notice her change and continued speaking.
“Yep. Back then, mobile paynts were blocked, so I just played without spending any money.”
“…….”
“When I drew it, I imdiately beca number one in the rankings.”
“…….”
“And then, I had a conflict with so guild. and their na was quite unusual. Oh, was it ‘You Stop Playing Could Cause Server Termination’?’
“…….”
“But honestly, I prefer playing gas alone. And then when I got hacked, I figured it was a sign to quit.”
“…….”
“…..Noeul-ssi?”
“I-I suddenly rembered sothing urgent, so I need to go……”
“Uh, Noeul-ssi, are you okay? You don’t look well.”
“I’m okay…..”
Ju Noeul, who replied while not looking the least bit okay, looked back at from the doorway.
“Still, the spirit of ‘You Stop Playing Could Cause Server Termination’ will forever stay with ..…!”
Those were her last words.
……That’s what happened. Later, I found out that Ju Noeul and the people of the Royal Guild were from the guild. It was often described as a family guild, but I didn’t realize the family was a cyber family.
I haven’t had a chance to et Ju Noeul since then, but I guess she was still bothered by our conversation.
Hmm, was it because I said I preferred to play gas alone……?
Well, since we’re both going to the sa place for sumr vacation, there would be another opportunity to talk. I gave up trying to speak to Ju Noeul who still had a gloomy expression, and turned my head away.
***
“We’re here!”
“……Ugh, it’s so bright.”
“Kkyuuu!”
“oooow!”
After about two hours on the KTX, we arrived at our destination: Gangneung City, Gangwon Province. The vast blue sea spread out beneath the clear blue sky welcod us.
The accommodation I booked was a newly opened resort located on the beach. I liked that we could use an entire building just for our group, and it also provided a private stable that was perfect for Corong to stay in. Ash decided to share the room next door with Li, while I chose to share a room with Mieum.
Ash told he was going to hang out with the twins, Joo Shinwoo and Joo Shinhee, and as soon as he dropped off his luggage, he rushed outside. The others seed to have their own vacation plans as well and soon scattered in different directions.
“Then, Yoohyun-ssi, I’ll see you later.”
“Okay, I’ll call you later.”
I also had an important schedule. After parting ways with Ki Yoohyun, I unpacked my things in my room and looked around. The wide-open scenery outside the window was beautiful, and the spacious, clean room was quiet and cozy. It was the perfect place to spend a few days on a relaxing vacation.
“I have an important schedule today. Now that we’ve arrived at the accommodation, the first thing I need to do is…..”
“The first thing?!”
Mieum repeated my words with sparkling eyes. She had been pestering Ash all day yesterday to look up information on local attractions, so she must have been looking forward to the vacation a lot.
But I had no intention of fulfilling Mieum’s expectations right now.
“…..I will not be doing anything.”
“Waeolgh?!”
“Did you not hear what I said yesterday? I ntioned it’s a refreshing vacation. What do you think is the most important thing to get refreshed?”
“Playing a lot….?”
“Ding, you got it wrong. It’s just doing nothing.”
Thud! I flopped down on the bed. Wow, this place, the bed was incredibly fluffy. I felt like I might fall asleep in no ti.
“Are you really saying that you’re not going to do anything after coming all the way here, waeolgh!”
Without rcy, Mieum’s cat punch flew toward . However, it didn’t affect as I lay covered with the blanket up to my head.
“I barely escaped from the hell of Coffee Bingsu. I should be allowed to do nothing for a day. I’ll play with you tomorrow, tomorrow. Just play with Li with today.”
Coffee Bingsu, the nu I made for Ash after his dental treatnt. I imdiately added this bingsu to the nu at Cafe Rieul. Everyone said it was delicious, and I wanted to use the new shaved ice machine. Not to ntion, it was a perfect nu item for sumr.
But I didn’t expect it to sell that much. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that every custor who ca to the cafe in the middle of sumr ordered Coffee Bingsu. Because of that, I spent this sumr grinding ice over and over again. Now, even the sound of the shaved ice machine running made unconsciously start preparing the Bingsu’s toppings.
Coffee Bingsu is delicious. I like it too. It’s really delicious, but … I want to create a different nu now.
When I closed my eyes, it felt like I could still hear the sound of ice being crushed. If the air conditioner hadn’t broken down, I would have probably still been grinding coffee ice right then.
This was my first holiday after escaping from that Coffee Bingsu Hell. Naturally, I planned to do nothing.
My cat, however, didn’t understand my feelings at all.
“Why did you co all the way here if you were just going to take a nap, kyayaogh!”
“The air conditioner is working here.”
“In the first place, weren’t you the one who ca up with the Coffee Bingsu as new nu item! Why are you complaining after all the hard work you’ve done!”
“But coffee bingsu is delicious. And you were the one who ate three bowls a day, Mieum-ah.”
“I-I have fur, so it’s hot for ! Waeoong!”
“Yeah, sure. The air conditioner is working well here, isn’t it? If you just lie still, you’ll feel cool.”
“Kyakyakyaogh!”
Pow! Mieum jumped up on the bed and tried to land a body attack on , but I rolled over onto my side, dodged her attack, and buried my head in the pillow.
“I’m going to sleep, you go play with Li, Li…..”
“Waeolgh! I can’t believe this!”
“…….”
“Play with !”
I feel sorry for Mieum, but I really don’t want to lift a single finger right now. I can just sleep as much as I want and then we can play tomorrow, starting tomorrow.
“Waeoong! Just wait and see!”
When I refused to budge, Mieum gave up and retreated. As silence settled over the room, I sighed and closed my eyes. It’s ti for a comfortable nap. Comfortable, nap…….
Tiling tiling!
Ahhh.
I heard the last sound I wanted to hear in the world right now.
‘……Should I ignore it?’
I had no idea what the notification was, but it couldn’t possibly be as important as my relaxing nap ti. I’d check it later, later.
But the system, as usual, refused to listen to my pleas.
Tiling, tiling!Tiling, tiling!
Tiling, tiling!
It’s not like it was an alarm clock set to go off every minute, but the noise just kept ringing. It would be nice if the system had a silent mode.
I reluctantly opened my eyes. The quest notification imdiately greeted .
[A quest has occurred.]
Yeah, I’ll check it later, later.
[Check the quest.]
[Check the quest.]
[Check the quest.]
It’s so hard to take a nap. I opened the flickering quest window, thinking it would be better to check the quest quickly so I could get back to sleep.
And I was startled.
“What…..? If things continue like this, our sumr vacation is going to be ruined?”
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Translator’s Corner:
This is side story but Rieul still overworked even on vacation….. system please have rcy to our MC….. but tbh going to a nice place and just sleep a day is my dream vacation too
anyway life update, 20-ish days left to my graduation but I still haven’t figured out what to wear (everyone is wearing dress, and the problem is I don’t have one on so I need to buy it quickly but I HAVEN’T FOUND OUT ANYTHING THAT I LIKE) omg I’m dood … everyone else is picking things with the help of their family but since I have no one and have zero choosing skill … I’m not even sure what color to wear ? should i go with red or pink or sothing? It’s once in a lifeti event so I don’t want to choose randomly but I’m running out of ti????? why do won need to dress impressively for graduation anyway … it’s not mandatory but I’m afraid I’ll look out of place if I don’t
ANYWAY I checked and why all the novel-stealer-website not only copied the whole chapters but also THE WHOLE TRANSLATION NOTES CONTAINING MY RANT I’M SO EMBARRASSED T_T I an this blog is fine since it won’t show up on google search, but theirs?????? IF YOU’RE GOING TO STEAL CAN YOU JUST DO THE NOVEL CHAPTER, NOT MY WHOLE PRIVATE RANTS T_T But better if you don’t repost in the first place!!!! I didn’t think much of views since I’m not on ads revenue or whatever that is, but the formatting is better in my own blog … have you seen the care I put on the internet forum formatting…. well anyway it’s so embarrassing I’m going to dig a hole for myself KJSHAdfUJHSDFKDSJ
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