SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon-Novel

SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon — Chapter 25

Is that the reason why Kwon Jiwoon, who is a close person to me, suddenly sent such a text message?

I tried not to think about the case, but there was only one conclusion that came to mind.

I think the fact that I’ve awakened got caught.

I thought Jiwoon might notice because I registered as an Awakened person in the Dungeon Management Office, went to Hunter Market, and I also joined the tutorial dungeon.

“Don’t show any interest in Hunters or anything like that, and just stay as a normal person.”

The cold words came to mind.

He wish I didn’t bother him, how would he react if he found out that I have awakened?

Ugh….

It felt like my heart was being squeezed tight.

“Rieul-ssi?”

“….It’s nothing.”

First, let’s think about it tomorrow, and for now, let’s focus on making coffee.

‘Cafe in my hand.’

After extracting the espresso, I made an Americano using my skill. As soon as the espresso was poured into the hot water, the fragrant smell gently enveloped the surroundings.

However, after making the coffee, there were not many beans left.

After all, the roaster is small, so it decreases quickly.

I took the green beans out of the box, put them in the roaster, and ignited them with the ring.

Hwuurr, red flames began to heat up the roaster.

“Uh … what did you just do?”

Ki Yoohyun, who was watching the scene, asked.

“Yes? Ah, what Yoohyun-ssi said was right. This ring is a really good item.”

“Ah, yes….”

Even though he said it was right, he looked shaken.

“If you light a fire with the ability of this ring, it’s great for flavoring the coffee.”

Even the degree of roasting could be adjusted automatically when lighting the fire. If the beans made from the fruits of Yggdrasil are lightly roasted, they will have a floral scent and strong acidity, and when roasted strongly, the smell of nuts and savory taste became stronger.

The exquisite taste change is fantastic and, as long as I didn’t get addicted to caffeine, I thought I could drink several cups of it all day.

I bought a filial piety item at a low price.

“You’re using Cthugha’s ring as a gas burner…..”

“What?”

“Nothing. It’s … I’m glad you’re using it well.”

The answer is bland.

I handed out the finished cup of hot Americano to Ki Yoohyun.

“Anyway, have a drink.”

Ki Yoohyun received the cup of coffee and took a sip.

I watched the scene with with a pounding heart. This is because it is the first time to show the taste of Americano to others.

This Americano is truly labor-intensive coffee made with my own labor. I was very curious about how other people would feel about the taste.

… Gulp.

After drinking the Americano, Ki Yoohyun’s expression softened a little. Then, suddenly, a long bar sign appeared over Ki Yoohyun’s head. The more he drank coffee, the more golden gauge filled up until it’s almost 100% full.

It even has a sparkling effect.

What is that?

“Yaooong (It’s a sign of satisfaction, the more satisfied they are with the coffee, the higher it goes).”

“There was no such thing when I made coffee mix, right?”

“Meong (New features are available when you’re leveled up).”

Ah, I was level 5. That’s why I can see that now.

“Waoooong (the higher the level, the more abilities)….”

I pretended I didn’t hear anything.

She was trying to sneak me into the dungeon. Who knows what will come back.

After drinking all the coffee, Ki Yoohyun put down the coffee cup.

“What do you think?”

The golden gauge above his head had already given me the answer, but I asked with anticipation.

“It’s very delicious.”

“Really?”

“It seems bitter, but not too bitter, and although it is thick, it is soft on the throat. I’ve tried many coffees, but I’ve never tasted anything like this before. What’s more, drinking this makes my body feel lighter.”

I also thought the Americano was delicious, but I was excited by the rave reviews that exceeded my expectations.

It was not empty words, considering the almost full golden bar.

Ki Yoohyun emptied all the remaining Americano and asked.

“What’s the price of this Americano?”

“Uh … The price?”

“Since it’s a cafe, aren’t you trying to sell it? If it tastes like this, I want to order it as much as I want.”

“That’s true, but….”

Actually, I haven’t decided yet.

Until now, I did not receive any money because I had made a lot of coffee mix to fill the number of quests.

Today, too, I just invited Ki Yoohyun to taste the coffee.

But I’ll get paid if I open a cafe later.

Still, it was harder to decide the price than I thought.

I think it’s too cheap to follow the normal Americano price. However, it seemed that it would not sell if I set the price blindly.

Besides, I have only two animals to discuss with.

“You have to get 1 million won, kiya!”

“Kkyuu, kkyuu.”

Neither was very helpful.

Tiling!

Then, a familiar alarm rang. I looked at the translucent window that appeared in front of me.

[The menu is ready to be sold.]

[Please set the price.]

[Americano: 0 Ruby]

The cursor was blinking over the number 0 and it was possible to designate a number.

However, the unit is ruby.

Heh, why didn’t I think of this?

Yeah, it’s a cafe that mainly caters to Hunters anyway, so it’d be better to get the money in rubies. Hunters always carry rubies, and the price will be less objectionable.

If you say ₩100,000, it feels expensive, but if you say 1 ruby, it doesn’t feel very expensive. That’s why the price of paid items in the game is displayed in ‘diamond’ or ‘jewel’ rather than cash.

If you draw a card for ₩100,000, you’ll fell the reality, but if you draw it with 100 jewels, it seems like a jackpot.

When I selected the number 0, the text ‘Recommended Price: 1 Ruby‘ appeared. I entered 1 as recommended by the system for now.

[The price has been set.]

“I’m going to get the money in ruby. It’s 1 ruby.”

At that moment, the alarm rang again.

[A quest has occurred.]

[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, ???]

[Sub Quest: The Ultimate Coffee

Make a deep connection with your true friend with the ultimate coffee.

Delivering the Ultimate Coffee: 0/1

Reward: Skill Point 1]

I skipped all the notifications that seemed to make me do something annoying just by looking at their names.

Then one last notification popped up.

[Achievement: ‘First Key’ has been achieved. Please collect the reward.]

[Achievement: First Key

Congratulations.

You have obtained the first key.]

However, the name of the achievement was strange.

The first person to drink the coffee I made was Kim Jina. After that, James also drank it, so Ki Yoohyun was the third.

Why is he called the first? What is the ‘key’?

The notification window felt uncomfortable because there were only short words and no detailed explanations. Although there’s no reason to refuse the reward….

‘Collect reward.’

[Achievement Reward: A new area has been opened in the space.]

Huh … an unexpected reward has arrived.

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Page Three: The Coffee and The Cookie

Korea’s No. 1 Hunter Community – Hunter Channel.

Free Forum Board.

— Ranking, The Slave Hunters Guild is banned. Real life player kill in the dungeon.

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*system: This is a deleted post.

[Chatting] The hunter who defeated the Tuto Dungeon boss hasn’t been revealed yet??? (24)

Upvotes: 1 / Downvotes: 3

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Writer: OO

Is the Management Office missing?

Iron rice bowl bastardsㅡㅡ

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— God-sung: It hasn’t come out yet?

└ Triple Set: Isn’t it just not announced????

└ MM: all the top performers were announced until last year, so why not just this time??

└ ddd***: right … it’s weird

— Gunsan Il-jjang: Why is the Management Office an ‘iron rice bowl‘? The salary is so small.

└ A-Grade Potion Farm: It’s just a general job, but a hunter job earns a lot of money haha If you’re a DE-grade, it’s better to be a civil servant than rolling in a guilds.

└ MM: totally agree

— rba***: Is there an experienced hunter who tutored this time? When I saw the issue, it said that there was a mutation [Link]

└ Super Phone: Isn’t there supposed to be no boss in the tutorial?;;

└ No Power: I heard that it was Special Hard, does anyone know? I’ve never had this before;

└ F-class: Giant slime really doesn’t fit the deal. No matter how much I hit it, 0 is reduced ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└ OO: Slime is strong; LOL

└ Consignment Shop No. 3: Slime must not be ignored hahahaha

└ Red Jelly Chop: I want to raise a pet slime, is there no tamer fortress for sale?

└ Lime Love Team: Posts about slime for sale are prohibited in Hunchan; please check your notice.

└ Red Jelly Chop: WHYㅠ

└ Lime Love Team: The case of disposing of slimes and abandoning them happened before.

└ Red Jelly Chop: Huh ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└ wab***: Aren’t you just weak?

└ OO: hatefulㅡㅡ;;;

— cba***: We are looking forward to hearing from anyone who has participated in this tutorial dungeon or is familiar with it.

Email: [email protected]

└ Making Golem: What is this???

└ Elixir Dasam: The above is the email address of Ripple, C&L’s legal team.

└ Making Golem: eh? what’s going on;

[Administrator]: The post have been made private at the request of the right holder.

Reason for request: spreading false information.

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Jijon looked up.

The building in front of him was very colorful and large. If you make a building with a desire to show off your money, it will look like this.

It is said that the sculptures modeled after the Great Dungeon Abyss placed at the entrance alone are worth several billions won.

C&L street No. 1, Seocho District, Seoul. In other words, it’s in front of C&L Corporation’s headquarters.

A few days ago, the unfortunate C-class Hunter Jijon, who was expelled from his guild and had his Hunter Channel ID suspended, headed towards the entrance.

“What brings you here?”

As soon as he passed the entrance, a security guard in a suit approached him and asked fiercely.

A security guard is not something to be trifled with. The security team consisted of at least D-class or higher hunters, and they were given equipment that could temporarily nullify skills.

Jijon tried not to show signs of nervousness and began to talk.

“Ah, I … I have an appointment today.”

“What’s your name?”

“It’s Jijon.”

“….yes?”

Five years ago, after awakening, Jijon abandoned his original name.

His real name was so common and ordinary that there were three people with the same name in his school alone, so it was like an ‘ordinary person’ name.

His alias was given with the great intention of becoming the supreme leader of the Hunter World. He worked under this name anytime, anywhere.

However, the security guard in front of him only looked at him with a look of what-nonsense-are-you-talking-about. Shrinking Jijon quickly put his real name on his mouth.

“….I’m Kim Jihoon.”

“Yes, it has been confirmed. Take the elevator at the end of the right corner. You have to take this visitor’s card to open the door.”

He got the visitor’s card and headed inside.

He never thought he’d be here again….

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Translator’s Corner:

Iron rice bowl (철밥통): ‘iron rice bowl’ means ‘a strong and unbreakable rice bowl made of iron‘, and it is interpreted as a metaphor for a job with low risk of dismissal and stable employment.

Copied from Wikipedia, “Iron rice bowl” is a Chinese term used to refer to an occupation with guaranteed job security, as well as steady income and benefits. The Chinese term can be compared to the similar (but not identical) English concept of a “job for life“. Traditionally, people considered to have such positions include military personnel, members of the civil service, as well as employees of various state-owned enterprises (through the mechanism of the work unit).

Thank you, Wikipedia.

I changed CNL to C&L. I actually like CNL better, but … this name is important.

Oh, I also changed “receive reward” to “collect reward”. Now I think “collect” is more suitable because it’s not like she can rejected the reward.

I know the netizen-talks probably bored you, but don’t skip it. It’s kinda significant for the later plot.