CH 34

[Achievement: Find The Best Combo

The notification window flickered in front of me.

I was half asleep and stared at the window blankly.

Yesterday, I failed to get information about the dark etheric item, and I even remembered opening the thick Dungeon Ecology Encyclopedia again.

And….

……

I must have fallen asleep.

“Ugh….”

I slept in an uncomfortable position and my neck was sore. As I stretched, there was a crackling sound in my neck.

I achieved an achievement, but a day has already passed. Why now?

Isn’t your system too slow? The notification quickly appear when you asked me to do something bothersome, it’s a sabotage to only post a reward notification late.

[Sorry for the inconvenience caused by the service delay.]

Eh, yes….

The tone of the system is slightly different from usual.

It was questionable, but it was not an important situation. I chose to receive the reward while rubbing the back of my stiff neck.

[Finally, you are The Eligible who is ready to grow as a Cafe Owner.

The system update will start.

1, 5, 10 … 100% Complete.

The Dimensional Shop feature has been unlocked.]

Uhm? What’s this?

“You have finally unlocked that feature! Meow!”

Mieum intervened as I blinked at the notification window with my half-asleep head.

“What is The Dimensional Shop?”

“It is a store that transcends dimensions, specially prepared by the great system ██ ███. You can buy things that are not easily available through the system.”

“Hmm….”

“Waeongh!”

Mieum jumped up with her front paws and punched me.

“The response is lukewarm! React more enthusiastically!”

“Wow. Whoa. Whoa.”

“There’s no soul in it!”

“But right now, I don’t have anything I really want….”

Pakpak. Mieum’s front paw hit my back again. I paused as I set Mieum, who was rushing at me wildly, aside.

Wait, it’s an item that I can’t get easily?

This shop feature at this timing, maybe there’s a dark etheric item there.

System guy, you’re helpful sometimes. I’ve only been complaining all this time, and I’m feeling a little sorry.

My sleepiness ran away. I tried this new feature right away.

‘The Dimensional Shop.’

[Dimensional Shop]

Welcome! This is a shop that connects multi-dimensional gaps.

The Eligibles can purchase the items they need.

Item update time: 24:00:00 left]

I checked the item list while passing through the exciting description.

“Umh, 1 ruby for a fresh milk…?”

[Fresh Milk: 1 Ruby

Savory Whipped Cream: 2 Rubies

Chocolate Sauce: 5 Rubies

Cinnamon Powder: 3 Rubies

………………………….]

But, let alone a dark etheric item, there were only ingredients for food and coffee drinks.

Is it an item that I can’t get easily?

“Why do you only have these?”

Pakpakpak! Mieum threw her front paw at me again, but this time I turned my body aside to avoid it.

“What do you mean ‘only‘? We’ve selected the right items for the right person!”

“….this?”

“Kiyaoooo, what would be the right item for a cafe owner? Isn’t that a drink ingredient?”

But they sell milk at the supermarket, too.

I lost interest and tried to close the shop window.

[Super Special Rapid News] HOT tea/won/clothing/top/store § new user special. special. three. days.

100% discount on immediate purchase ※No eat-and-run ※☞New stock every day☜New items

Various rare / rare / ITEM coming soon § taste § quantity § yes § affection §

Direct entry ☞E.N.T.E.R☜CLICK

…………………………….

It is a business that is so desperate that it brings tears to my eyes.

Yeah, well, if you say that … I checked the detailed screen of the item.

[Item: Fresh Milk (★★☆☆☆)

Milk obtained from a rare A-class Golden Triangular Rhinoceros.

A rich taste different from ordinary milk.

Other items were similar. Each of them was accompanied by an explanation that it improves the quality of the drink.

There are rubies I got from the quest last time, so I’ll buy some. First of all, milk is essential, and…..

The ingredients piled up like a mountain on the table.

[20 rubies have been paid.]

Heck, I came to realize that I’ve overspent.

Even if I regretted it, 20 rubies were already changed to ingredients. No matter how much I look at the screen, I can’t see the refund button.

Isn’t this a rogue shop….

I blamed myself at first, but being able to purchase cafe ingredients through the system was a pretty convenient feature. If the quality of the drink gets better, it means that it has a better effect.

Yes. I bought them all because I needed them. I quickly finished rationalizing.

[Main Quest: The Path of The Barista (2)

You’re a confident barista now.

Increase the sales menu by completing the cafe’s five basic menus (café latte, cappuccino, cafe mocha, vanilla latte, and caramel macchiato).

Complete the 5 basic cafe menus: 0/5]

[Rewards: Experience (200 EXP), Random Recipe, ???]

Since I bought the ingredients, I decided to do the five drink quest that I had postponed.

It’s too boring to endlessly go through the Dungeon Management Encyclopedia. As you move your hands, you may come up with a good idea to find the item.

I paid attention to the ‘???’ in the quest reward column.

Just as The Dimensional Shop has been updated without notice, there must still be hidden parts in the system. The quest could be an unexpected hint, and there was a possibility that ??? might be a good item.

Yes, rather than holding onto a book and thinking about it, let’s start with what I can do.

I hate to work hard, but finding a way to save Choi Yichan is an exception.

Once this problem is solved, I should run the cafe really leisurely.

There are a lot of coffee beans and other ingredients, so there is no need to enter the dungeon anymore. It was a step forward to the opening of a relaxed and free-spirited cafe.

Before that….

“Give, give me food! Waeeung!”

“Kkyuu!”

Mieum cried as she scratched the empty cereal bowl. When Mieum cried, Lime just cried along.

“Human, I’m hungry!”

“Kyuuu!”

“Yes, yes….”

I couldn’t resist Mieum’s whining, so I looked in the cupboard, but all of the cereal had run out.

My neck is sore because I fell asleep on a book. It’s a bit far, but I decided to go to the convenience store to buy something to eat.

“I’ll be right back, so wait for me.”

“Give me food! Waeoong!”

“Kkyu!”

I was kicked out at the behest of the animals.

I don’t want much. I only wish there is one convenience store in front of the Dungeon Gate. This is probably the only place in downtown Seoul that doesn’t have a convenience store. If possible, I want a chicken restaurant too.

I took a step with these vain thoughts.

It’s late October. The chilly morning air felt pleasant.

I was on my way back from the convenience store where I walked for a long time to buy cereal and gimbap for me to eat.

I stood looking at the endlessly upward stone wall of the Great Dungeon Abyss while stretching my body. My sore shoulder has eased a little.

At that moment, I could feel the presence of people in the vicinity.

‘Who is it?’

I turned to the side of the sound.

The owners of the voices were Ki Yoohyun and Han Yiseong.

I thought about greeting them, but the two were talking in a serious mood. The wind made me hide. I wanted to avoid them, but I have to pass the road in front of them to get back to the store.

I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Do I have to make some noise?

But here,

‘Uhum, hmm, it’s been a while.‘

Wouldn’t it be incredibly awkward if I sneak out while doing it? Anyone who sees it will think it’s suspicious

I was thinking about how to appear as unobtrusive as possible, but I heard the sound of words. It was an unusual atmosphere.

“Is it them again? You’re making a nuisance for yourself.”

“The possibility that the denomination was involved….”

“The denomination was destroyed at that time….”

“The remnant is still alive….”

“We’ll find it within today … how do you find it? … I’ll hand it over to the Management Office….”

“Take care of it right away….”

Take care? Deal with what?

I couldn’t hear all the words afterwards, but the meaning of the word ‘take care of it‘ was quite eerie. It was never an atmosphere to talk about garbage disposal or automatic bank transfers.

“…..”

It was already too late to appear naturally. Should I step back for now? I could take a detour.

Gulp, it was the moment when I swallowed dry saliva and took a step back….

Pop!

“U-Uagh!”

The concrete brick wall where I was hiding burst. The hard bricks were turned to powder in an instant.

If I had taken two more steps to the side, it would have been my head, not the brick, that had exploded.

“Who is it?”

A cold voice was heard overhead.

“….Hick.”

I shut my mouth. I was so startled that I hiccuped. Neither sitting down nor standing, I leaned out of the wall in an awkward position.

I could feel the frozen gaze looking down at me. Ki Yoohyun said in a slightly dumbfounded voice.

“What are you doing here?”

“Hiccup, Hic … Hick.”

No words come out because of the hiccups. I tried to hold my breath, but the hiccups kept tormenting me. I covered my mouth with one hand and pointed in the direction of the store with the other.

“….Yes?”

“Uh, hick.”

It’s right in front of my store, so what do you mean with what are you doing here! Instead of proper words, it came out as hiccups.

However, the atmosphere has not improved at all. The sharp eyes stared at me.

Let’s be still, the skill I can use at times like these….

‘Smile.’

[Running the ‘Smile‘ Skill.]

The corners of my mouth drew a gentle arc and gave a perfect business smile.

“….”

“….”

But still static. I don’t know if it works or not. One more time.

‘Smile.’

[Running the ‘Smile‘ Skill.]

Slowly, Ki Yoohyun softened his expression.

With just a little smile, the atmosphere changed drastically. The well-stretched eyes drew a gentle curve, and the morning sunlit eyelashes cast a shadow.

His face was so beautiful that it was hard to make eye contact. It was really scary just now.

“I’m sorry, I surprised you.”

Maybe you weren’t trying to surprise me, but to blow my head off? I had such doubts, but I accepted his apology for now.

“Uh, uhm. It’s okay. Be careful in the future.”

At that time, Han Yiseong, who alternately looked at Ki Yoohyun and me with a cautious expression, bowed his head and said hello.

“Haha, it’s been a while….”

It was our first meeting since the Cave Black Bear appeared, so it had been quite a while since I met Hunter Han Yiseong.

“Did you have anything to do here?”

Ki Yoohyun smiled softly.

“That’s right, I was just about to stop by the cafe later.”

I think you just explicitly avoided to answer my question.