SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon - Chapter 64
When I heard the full story, it was like this.
It has been a long time since Muwon, the No. 1 in Korea’s Hunter Rankings, disappeared. The overwhelming power was compared to his quiet deeds. He’s occasionally wiping out serious rifts alone.
Someone with a past that cannot be revealed no matter how much you dig, a Hunter behind the curtain who doesn’t even bother with attention.
The influence Muwon has on the Korea’s Hunter World was enormous.
It became a problem when the number of Hunters who admire him and imitate his hard work has increased.
Even if someone becomes an A-class, instead of registering with the Dungeon Management Office, they’ll become a dark hero who’s playing hard in the shadow of Abyss. It caused quite a commotion.
There are many Hunters who try to pose as Fake Muwon for the number of views on YouTube, so the so-called Sandbag Prevention Act has been newly established.
With this brief explanation, I could guess what kind of situation he has been dealing with.
The new S-class, Choi Yichan, who announced his existence on the news after clearing the Suwon dungeon splendidly, disappeared without measuring his ranking or renewing his Hunter Registration.
An E-class on paper, but S-class on reality.
It’s only natural that Kang Hyunwoo’s powerful radar, who suffered from countless people who hid their power, was triggered. This case was immediately designated as a first-level management target and the team leader, Kang Hyunwoo, moved directly.
With the formidable administrative power of the Dungeon Management Office, Choi Yichan’s whereabouts were known, but he did not come right away because it was difficult if he approached Choi Yichan prematurely. I’ll be be hard to find an S-class who is determined to be hidden.
Instead, in order to convince Choi Yichan smoothly, a compensation plan was perfectly prepared for renewing the Hunter Registration to S-class.
Finally, he came today to catch Choi Yichan … no, to encourage him to register.
“When did he leave?”
In the behalf of Kang Hyunwoo, who is frozen, Jina carefully asked.
“About an hour ago……?”
“Unbelievable….”
Thud!
If only they had come a day or a few hours earlier … the officials were frustrated.
The two government officials left their direct contact information and asked me to contact me when he returns.
After seeing them off with regret, I was trying to clean up the empty cups, but Mieum and Lime were playing with some paper.
“Kkyuuu!”
“Nyaaaah (Give me that, slime guy)!”
“Kkyuu, kkyuuu!”
Pakpak! The battle between Mieum, who flung her front paws, and Lime, who was chubby and dodged perfectly, continued. The result is Lime’s victory, who showed a perfect dodging technique.
“What is that?”
I approached the two animals and quickly took the paper.
“Meoooong (The human dropped it off earlier)!”
“If you find something like this, you must return it immediately … Hmm?”
The paper was a flyer looking for a person. There was a picture of a young man with an ordinary impression that he would be easily forgetten even if we run into him on the street. His name is Kim Jihoon.
I’ve never heard of this name. By the way….
“….Doesn’t he look like I’ve seen him somewhere?”
“Kkyuu!”
“How do I know that! You didn’t even take me! Kyaooo!”
Mieum turned her head to show that she’s sulking. Lime also makes a cry of sympathy next to her.
These animals are upset because I went to the farm to save the Blue Celaeno Flower alone. They can’t believe that I did such a fun thing on my own.
Is that fun? Besides, I almost died there……?
“I just wanted to see the flower of starlight, meooong!”
“Mieum, you said you didn’t want to go into the suitcase.”
“Can’t you ask the flower owner to show it to us?”
“No.”
“Kyakyaooong!”
Mieum jumped up and threw a punch. She really wants to see the flower. Still, what’s done can’t be undone.
‘I got Choi Cedric’s contact number, but let’s keep it a secret….’
“I heard it’s a medicine for his sick younger sister. How can I ask him to show me?”
“…….”
However, Mieum didn’t answer.
I glanced to her because I thought she was sulking again, but the words suddenly continued.
“That’s a strange story.”
“What?”
“The Blue Celaeno Flower blooms under the starlight of Celaeno. It is not a drug to cure a disease.”
“But the Monster Hell that swallowed the flower was revived?”
“That is because of the influence of ███ Celaeno ██! That███ regenerates monsters with magical power…..”
[Warning: Abnormal Approach]
[System Error: —. —.—]
Mieum’s voice crackled and began to drifted away, and a red warning window popped up without a fail.
This damned system window!
“Waeoong! Hurry up and level up!”
“All of a sudden?!”
However, now that I’m level 11, my status is this much.
Name: Kwon Rieul
Class: Cafe Owner (F)(Lv. 11)
Stamina 110/110, Energy 110/110
Strength: 22 (+10), Intelligence: 14, Agility: 13, Luck: 14
Although it was only a little, I’ve became stronger, but it seems that it was still not enough for Mieum’s level.
“I can’t speak because you’re weak! In order to unleash the power of me, the seventh agent who enforces the system, you, human, must be strong, meong!”
Pakpak!
After avoiding the flying front paws, I looked at Mieum. She has cereal crumbs around her mouth.
In the morning, she occupied the front of the television and watched the drama, and until five minutes ago, she played with tearing paper. Bickering with Lime is a bonus.
‘She’s having a lot of fun….?’
It was brazen to see the seventh agent completely forgetting her duty and pretending that she’s not enjoying the life of a cat.
“Nyaoong! Don’t look at me with the eyes that see me like I’m only good at talking and only playing around!”
“Ah, I got caught.”
“Kyakyakkyaoong!”
Avoiding the interference of the system, Mieum told me that the flower is not harmful.
Come to think of it, it’s not a cure, but, to be precise, a pain reliever.
‘Whatever it is, I hope she doesn’t get sick….’
Anyway, I looked at the flyer again.
“Hu-um.”
Is it just a feeling? He has a very common impression, so it’s highly likely that I misunderstood about seeing this person somewhere.
As I was about to put the flyer in the drawer, the store door suddenly opened.
Jina, who had just returned, was in front of the door. Her face was red from running and she was breathing heavily.
“Jina-ssi, what’s wrong?”
“Did I leave anything here?”
“Is this it?”
“Ah!”
Jina approached quickly and received the flyer.
“Yes, this is right. Thank you.”
“By the way, who is that?”
“This is….”
Jina bit her lip. When I looked at her, it looked like water will pouring out of her eyes at any moment. At that time, Kang Hyunwoo, who was waiting outside the door, called Jina.
“I’m not sure yet … I’ll tell you later.”
She bowed, nodded her head, and turned away.
What’s going on? Jina looked pale.
***
Choi Yichan left a note as if he was about to practice martial arts while being hit by a waterfall.
I finally decided to support him, although it’s a shame that the temporary part-timer and the person in charge of playing with the animals left.
I’m worried, but after he became an S-class, he experienced a lot of inconveniences . I don’t know what he’s trying to do, but there must be a reason why he suddenly left.
That’s what I thought, but…..
“What’s going on…….”
Life didn’t go my way. For some reason, the number of customers suddenly increased a few days ago.
[Skill: Cafe in My Hand (C) is used.
Recipe: Cafe Latte]
I put the cafe latte in a takeout cup and served it to the customer. Without a moment to catch my breath, the next order came in.
“Two cups of vanilla latte, please.”
“Yes, it’s coming!”
“Can I make a group order?”
My eyes were spinning as I thought about calculating the price, making drinks, and washing the dishes.
‘Yichan-ah, please come back….’
I felt the desperate need for a part-timer now.
[You have obtained 1 Golden Draw Ticket.]
[You have obtained 1 Golden Draw Ticket.]
[You have obtained 1 Golden Draw Ticket.]
In the midst of a sudden business boom, notifications were constantly popping up in the system window.
[A quest has occurred.]
[Sub Quest: The Dream of Cafe Revival
The first step towards an SSS-Grade Cafe.
Make money by selling your menu.
Ruby: 100/100
Reward: ???]
[The Dimensional Shop has been upgraded. You can purchase more various items.]
[Achievement: ‘Where Are You Looking? That’s My Afterimage.’ has been achieved. Please collect the reward.]
[Achievement: ‘I’m the Ruby Rich of the District.’ has been achieved. Please collect the reward.]
[Achievement: Where Are You Looking? That’s My Afterimage
Unbelievable speed!
You’ve processed a flood of orders at a dazzling speed.
Reward: Agility +10]
[Achievement: I’m the Ruby Rich of the District
Accumulated 300 rubies earned through cafe sales.
Get richer and richer.
Reward: Comfortable Cafe Table (★★☆☆☆)]
[You have obtained 1 Golden Draw Ticket.]
[You have obtained 1 Golden Draw Ticket.]
[You have acquired a new recipe ‘Einspanner’.]
[You have acquired a new recipe ‘Cafe Romano’.]
And so on……
The quest was cleared as soon as it occurred, and new recipes and golden tickets were piled up in the inventory.
However, there was no time to look into the details because customers are constantly pouring in and ordering coffee.
[Caution: Your energy has been depleted. (0/110) Status abnormalities may occur when using the skill.]
As I used my skills for a long time to make coffee, I ran out of energy. After drinking an iced Americano that eliminated energy consumption, I processed the remaining orders again.
I want to go home.
The problem is … this is my home.
In the meantime, there have been almost no customers, so it’s good that there are more customers now.
“Oh my God, I can’t believe coffee tastes like this……!”
“One more cup of this, please!”
It was also true that seeing the customers happy and telling me the coffee was delicious made me feel proud.
But why the sudden increase of customers all of a sudden?
“Nyaoong (You don’t like it when there are only few customers, but when there’s a lot of customer, you also don’t like it because it’s too much. You’re really arbitrary).”
“Noisy.”
I glared at Mieum while pouring coffee into a takeout cup.
That’s the original mentality of a human. They’re sad when the business doesn’t go well, but they hate it when they’re busy.
“Waeoong (Human)…..”
“It’s not something you can say while using my Netflix ID.”
There’s no other animal here more perfectly adapted to royalty than you.
At that moment, I could hear the words of the customers who had just received their coffee.
“This is the coffee shop that has special effects, right?”
“I feel like I’ve gotten stronger!”
“It’s really delicious here!”
……what?
How did this coffee get rumored to have special effects? I want to run away….
Tiling!
Then, the system notification rang again.
[A quest has occurred.]
[Sub Quest: A Dungeon Walk
You’re tired of your work, go away.
Let’s go around the dungeon, take care of your health, and refresh your mood.
Enter a random dungeon: 0/1
Rewards: EXP (500 EXP), 100 rubies, random recipe]
I can’t say anything.
I got goosebumps at the quest that popped up as if it had read my mind.
Why is this system doing this to me?
[Next]
Translator’s Corner:
Sandbag is actually not an actual translation. The real used word is 힘순찐, it refers to a main character who hides their power / a person who has an atmosphere of hiding power on the outside, but is actually strong on the inside. It actually being used once when Rieul was suspecting Ki Yoohyun’s ability back in the tutorial dungeon. Back then, I just changed the word to something similiar. I didn’t expect the term to haunt me again– I can’t find a good direct translation, so in this chapter, I used sandbag. It’s a an English slang that means “to downplay one’s ability or act as though one is much less skilled in some task or activity in order to deceive and take advantage of someone/something.”
We finally reached the timeline’s prologue. I hope you enjoyed the story!
