“The day has finally co….”
After three days of roasting, I was finally able to get my hands on well-aged coffee beans.
I’m glad I have a ring that I bought at Hunter Market. Thanks to the ring, I’ve avoided the sabotage of the evil system.
I opened the box and checked the condition of the coffee beans inside.
[Green Beans (★★★☆☆)
Status: Mature
Beans aged after roasting.
It is aged properly and is suitable for making coffee.]
“It’s well-aged, ong.”
“Kkyuu.”
I didn’t want to do DIY like this. Is this what a farr feels like when he cooks rice with his own rice?
When I saw the vivid brown color of the ‘real_end_last_final_beans’, I felt proud.
I wondered what it would taste like, so I decided to try making coffee right away. Having obtained the beans, the next process was relatively simple. First, I decided to try the skill I got last ti.
‘The Barista’s Extraction.’
As soon as I used the skill, the thod of extracting espresso ca to my mind, and my hands moved naturally.
First, I ground the coffee beans with a grinder. Finely ground coffee beans were placed in a portafilter and tamped by pressing firmly with a stamp. When the properly set machine was operated, espresso was soon extracted.
… Gulp.
The rich sll of coffee made my mouth water.
After putting hot water in a coffee cup, pouring the espresso and mixing it, the Aricano was finally completed.
[Item: Aricano (★★★☆☆)]
Status: Good (Ti Remaining: 00:30:00)
Effect: Nullifies the debuff. (01:00:00)]
“I just wanted this cup of coffee….”
Tears seed to co to my eyes when I rembered the hard work I had done to make Aricano. Debuff invalidation, the effectiveness is fraudulent.
This ti, I put eight ice cubes and cold water in a glass and poured espresso. I like it hot, but I also wanted to drink iced Aricano.
Stir slightly to mix it well and it was done.
[Item: Iced Aricano (★★★☆☆)
Status: Good (Ti Remaining: 00:30:00)
Effect: Using skill does not consu energy. (01:00:00)]
The effect of Iced Aricano also seed quite useful. Wouldn’t it be helpful when using advanced skills that consu a lot of energy?
‘I don’t know if that day will co….’
“Hurry up and drink it!”
“Kkyuuuu.”
As I looked into the Aricano’s status window quietly, a cat and sli, who were impatient, rushed .
So, let’s drink these two precious cups of coffee made by my hard work.
First, I took a sip of hot Aricano. The soft yet deep taste warmly wrapped the body. My stiff body and mind gradually relaxed.
Next, Iced Aricano. This ti, a fresh taste poured into my mouth. It was refreshingly cold, yet the finish was clean.
As soon as the glass was completely emptied, the quest completion notification rang.
[Congratulations! You have completed ‘Main Quest: The Path of The Barista (1)’.
Please collect the reward.]
[Experience: 200 EXP have been acquired.]
[100 rubies have been acquired.]
[You have acquired the new recipes: the basic 5 nus of the cafe recipes.]
The satisfaction of being rewarded. The joy of finally making the coffee. A high level of concentration that suppresses serenity.
“….Right now.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?!”
“….Kkyuu?”
I selected the Golden Draw Tickets from the last quest in my inventory.
A perfect state of mindlessness. This mont was the right ti to draw.
[Current number of Golden Draw Tickets owned: 3]
[Please pull the handle.]
I pulled the handle of the translucent drawing box that appeared in front of . At the end of the hologram, where the capsules were quickly mixed, what ca out was a white capsule.
[Agility status increases by 1.]
[You have acquired 1 Ruby.]
There’s only one chance left.
“Whoa, ha….”
“Hmmm, golden items don’t co out so easily.”
Ignoring eum’s criticism, I imdiately pulled the handle.
“Done!”
I have succeeded! A golden capsule ca out with a splendid effect different from before.
[You have acquired an item. Check your inventory.]
[Item: Stainless Steel Thermos (★★★★☆☆)
It maintains the temperature of the beverage for a long ti.
Capacity: 700ml]
Inside the inventory was a thermos that was commonly used.
Just a thermos. It wasn’t a good item at all, and I was disappointed for a mont, but as I read the description, a certain possibility crossed my mind.
Maybe….
“What’s wrong with you? No matter how disappointed you are, you shouldn’t give up….”
“Wait a minute!
“Waeeong?!”
I imdiately made another cup of Aricano and put it in the thermos. Then, I checked the status window.
[Status: Good (Ti Remaining: 00:30:00)]
[Status: Good (Ti Remaining: 00:30:00)]
………………………….
The ti remaining did not decrease while the coffee was kept in the thermos. With this thermos, it was possible to drink the coffee in good condition even far away from the store.
It’s a good item even if it doesn’t look like one, right?
I was thrilled by the joy of winning the draw, and for a mont, my phone rang. At first glance, it was a text ssage.
What is it? There’s no reason for to get a text ssage.
Normally, I would have skipped over it because it was just an text, but why do I feel so anxious?
… Gulp.
Eh, it’s probably just my feeling.
The heart-pounding is probably because of the caffeine, and the chills on the back of my neck are … yes, it’s probably because I drank Iced Aricano earlier.
I unlocked my phone and checked the text. The person who sent the text ssage unexpectedly was Kwon Jiwoon.
[Rieul-ah, how’s the store doing?]
[Co to the guild when you have ti. Let’s talk ^^]
A heterogeneous speech. A smiling emoticon that feels more uncomfortable than the text.
Boom, it felt like my heart was going to drop.
***
The next day.
I was looking at the text left by Kwon Jiwoon on my phone again.
Ugh. Just reading the short sentence stings my stomach.
Kwon Jiwoon doesn’t call this way. He had his guild mber to deliver our business, but he didn’t welco to the guild.
Besides, what’s with the emoticon “^^”?
Ugh….
Ki Yoohyun ca to the store when I caught this bitterness several tis.
I contacted him to offer him a nice cup of coffee, as I promised before. The phone connection isn’t available in the dungeon, so I was going to wait patiently because he might be late.
Surprisingly, Ki Yoohyun arrived at the store in about 20 minutes after leaving a text ssage.
Isn’t it quite far from the Cheongna Guild building here?
However, Ki Yoohyun, who knocked on the door with a bright smile on his shiny face, looked very relaxed.
“Ki Yoohyun-ssi, don’t you go to the dungeon?”
Anyway, it’s true that I promised to let him drink the new coffee. I asked that question while putting the coffee beans in the grinder.
“Haha, the guild mbers feel pressured if I go with them.”
Does it an that if an unskilled hunter joins a party, it will be a burden because of the loss of power?
“And the deputy guild leader Han Yiseong also told to go early.”
“…is that so?”
“Yeah, he’s not that kind of person, I wonder what kind of wind was blowing….”
According to Ki Yoohyun, Hunter Han Yiseong sent him to go right away when he said he had sothing to do at this store.
I heard that each guild is busy because there was a C-class instance dungeon occured recently. From what I’ve heard, it seems like they don’t want to take Ki Yoohyun to the dungeon.
In the Hunter world, survival of the fittest was natural, but I still felt sorry for him.
Even though the main party of Cheongna Guild is famous, they don’t even run dungeons together.
I thought this guy was pretty strong when I saw him before.
Oh, and by the way.
While making a hot Aricano, I suddenly brought up the issue that concerned these days.
“What does it an when soone suddenly does sothing that they have never done before?”
“Did sothing happen?”
Ki Yoohyun was watching Li walking around. When asked where I brought this pet sli, I replied that I picked it up nearby. Well, I’m not lying. I picked it up from the inventory.
“No, I just want to know in general sense.”
In fact, Kwon Jiwoon’s text kept bothering while making coffee.
At first, I wondered if I had read it wrong or if it was a spam text ssage with the sa na and number as Kwon Jiwoon.
However, the denial of reality had no effect. No matter how much I looked at it, it’s true that the text was from Kwon Jiwoon.
I decided to visit the guild a few days later, but I couldn’t guess what was going on.
“I don’t know. Usually….”
“Usually?”
Avoiding Ki Yoohyun’s touch, Li bounced back.
“They’re going to die.”
“Ah, that’s not it.”
Kwon Jiwoon is the best healer in Korea. He was in pretty good health even before my regression. I don’t think he suddenly changed because of illness.
Ki Yoohyun glanced at with a slightly startled expression and spoke again.
“Did there ever be an event that could change their mind? For example….”
“For example?”
“It’s a regression or sothing like that.”
I felt like my heart was going to drop.
Ki Yoohyun was still admiring Li’s translucent body. He turned his head obliquely, so I couldn’t see what expression he was making.
“Well, it’s just an example. Twenty years have passed since the system created the Awakened, but no regressors have ever been observed … so far.”
“That … that’s true. Ahaha….”
Speaking of regression all of a sudden, I was surprised to think if you knew about my regression.
Why are you making your answer so aningful? You surprised people.
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