Coffee Expert 2
Hong Doowon studied the coffee beans with a professional eye and asked, "By any chance, how many grams does one cup of this coffee weigh?"
"Based on 100%, it's 10 grams."
"The most expensive coffee in existence is over 20 dollars per 10 grams. For this coffee, I think we could charge at least 30 dollars. If the effects of fatigue recovery and mental clarity are revealed, it could even be double that."
"Liria's pricing at 30,000 almost matches."
"Liria, truly amazing."
"Thank you."
Liria's pricing based on the raw bean cost matched the price the expert had calculated. The difference was slight, even allowing for currency fluctuations, and it guaranteed at least 30,000 won.
"If sold in a cafe, would you sell it for 50,000 to 60,000 won?"
"Yes. That's what I was thinking, around 50,000 won."
"This is the first time I've had such coffee in my life. I've never heard of or seen this coffee before. Is this cafe the first to receive a shipment?"
"Yes."
"Then, I recommend not selling it at 100%."
"Huh?"
"If this coffee can be mass-distributed in the market, the ultra-high-end coffees will walk the path of extinction."
"Is that so?"
"Anyone who is rich would want to drink this coffee that is far superior in taste, with perfect fatigue recovery and mental clarity. There might even be cases where people kidnap you to get this coffee."
"Kidnap?"
"If only this place is the only one receiving shipments worldwide, there's no guarantee that such humans won't appear."
"Still, it's quite shocking."
"There are many drinks that claim to clear the mind, but compared to this coffee, they are nothing. It's a coffee with so much merit."
Hong Doowon thought about the future of Liria's coffee being distributed in the market. He thought it was really dangerous to sell this coffee at 100%. If it became known that there's an extremely precious coffee sold only here, people might do anything. Not just theft, but kidnapping, confinement, even murder threats. A perfect, side-effect-free coffee for fatigue recovery and mental clarity is a scam.
Hong Doowon was worried about them. But he couldn't do anything with his own power.
"Today, I didn't drink any coffee. Please forget about it."
Silvia was grateful to Hong Doowon for worrying about them, but there was something Hong Doowon didn't know. Eleas Coffee wouldn't come from Earth, and couldn't be stolen. But the ones partnering with her were a concern. If she was always on Earth, she could help, but if she returned to Eleas, she couldn't. As long as their safety was guaranteed, she didn't care who she antagonized.
"Who would dare target Liria's coffee?"
"Huh?"
"Human, you have good taste. May I tell you our identity, Liria?"
"Yes. Silvia unnie."
Silvia summoned water from her hand. Hong Doowon was startled by Silvia. Because an enormous amount of water appeared from an empty hand. Hong Doowon wondered what this was if not a hidden camera. Was he dreaming now?
"Liria and I are dragons and high elves from Selenia. There's no reason to be afraid of humans."
"Selenia?"
"I understand. Uncle Hong Doowon. We were like that too."
"Silvia and Liria came from another world. The beans were brought from there."
"It's not a joke at all. It's the truth."
"This, this other world?"
Kim Gayoung took out a subspace bag and pulled out a pack of beans. The bag was small, but a pack much larger than the bag came out. Suddenly, massive water from empty hands, and a huge pack of beans from a small bag. Hong Doowon couldn't believe the situation.
"Then, did you come from the other world too? You look like Koreans on the surface."
"We three are native Koreans."
Kim Gayoung pointed to Lee Nami and Park Dahye. Hong Doowon stood there dumbfounded, expression blank. The existence of other-worlders was shocking enough, but now other races appeared, and even Earthlings could use magic. He thought it was a dream but didn't wake up.
"I'll go to the bathroom for a moment."
"Yes, go ahead."
Hong Doowon went to the bathroom thinking he might wake up from a dream. Was there a hallucinogenic effect in the coffee? He looked in the mirror in the bathroom, washed his face, and slapped his cheeks hard. Surely, coolness from the face and pain from the cheeks were felt. It wasn't a dream.
"Haha."
He had no choice but to laugh helplessly. It wasn't hallucination, nor a dream. Everything now was real. If it was another world, it meant coming from another planet, so maybe think of them as aliens? All sorts of thoughts started in his head.
"Still, they all seemed like good people."
Hong Doowon thought they had quite good personalities. Was it okay to think elves and dragons as humans? But since they were humanoid, it was fine.
When Hong Doowon came out of the bathroom, he found Liria and Silvia eating donuts. It was fortunate that Liria ate them deliciously.
"It's fine. It goes well with coffee."
"Yes. Silvia unnie."
"Glad to hear it's delicious."
Kim Gayoung thought that if she only earned money from the cafe, she could only earn a limited amount. In the end, to sell in bulk, she had to sell the beans themselves. For that, she needed the expert, Hong Doowon. Since she had consulted Liria beforehand, she decided to ask Hong Doowon.
"By any chance, do you have any business with us?"
"Huh?"
"Because Liria wants to."
Hong Doowon didn't understand why she wanted to do business with him. Of course he was a coffee expert, but he didn't have a high social status. He was one of the men who liked coffee and knew it well. He didn't understand why Liria chose him.
"Hong Doowon learned about the 100% Eleas coffee and thought it was something that didn't exist for us."
"Yes. Because I thought it would be dangerous if others knew."
"Liria and Silvia don't have that threat at all."
"Is it because of magic?"
"Yes."
Hong Doowon wondered if magic could beat modern weapons. He didn't know how they settled on Earth, but no matter the magic, he didn't think it could beat modern weapons. But Liria said with confidence.
"There is space movement."
"Space movement?"
"Liria and Silvia are not threatened by any weapons on Earth."
"If it's space movement, it's the magic that moves long distances at once, right?"
"Yes."
Hong Doowon finally understood why Liria was so confident. If there was space movement, modern weapons like missiles wouldn't work at all. Because even if missiles are fast, it takes time to launch them. No need to fear against Earthlings.
"The two of you from the other world are fine, but what about the three Earthlings? Aren't they in danger?"
"It's fine."
When Hong Doowon went to the bathroom, Liria gave him an additional ring as a gift. Because she thought they might fall into danger, as Hong Doowon said. It was a magical tool that required precious Orihalcon that couldn't be made without Liria. Liria had made a ring with mithril for elves and dwarves before. It was a ring with the function to teleport near the World Tree in Eleas in a crisis. She thought the crisis on Earth wouldn't matter no matter where on Earth. So, she had to make a ring that could teleport from Earth to Eleas, and since it had to transcend the world, it needed Orihalcon instead of mithril. Originally, it was equipment to use when mana was insufficient for her and Silvia, but there was plenty of surplus, so she could share it with them.
"This was given by Liria. What color does the ring appear?"
"It appears blue."
"Right? We only see blue among us."
"The deeper the line, the darker the blue. When I see this, it's dark blue."
Moreover, the ring had the effect of distinguishing good and evil. It could distinguish good and evil of surrounding people, so it could be used very usefully. The better the person, the closer to blue, and the worse, the closer to red. Elves and dwarves could also use the ring to filter out bad people. As long as the ring was there, they could never physically harm them.
"Having such a ring is truly amazing."
"As long as there's a ring, there's no danger."
"With this level of preparation, I think there won't be any problems."
Hong Doowon thought Liria, who looked much younger than his daughter, was quite cute, but maintained his composure. More than that, he thought that since she was blue, it was evidence that she had lived faithfully.