Chapter 28: The Blue YouTuber 2
Na Sujeong clasped her hands together, her voice warm with genuine gratitude. “Thank you for giving me such a wonderful opportunity.”
Liria’s golden eyes sparkled with quiet pride. “It is the finest coffee from Eleas.”
Na Sujeong tilted her head, curious. “Eleas? Is that the name of the origin?”
“It is so.”
“So this coffee is only delivered from here on Earth?”
“That is correct.”
Na Sujeong’s eyes widened in realization. She had just discovered that the coffee she was about to taste was something truly extraordinary. A smile of pure delight spread across her face. “Thank you for the opportunity. I’m truly grateful.”
Although she still didn’t know exactly where Eleas was, she figured it must be some kind of new and special coffee-producing region. That was why she had assumed the coffee expert had never tasted it before.
Na Sujeong was the first YouTuber to review 100% Eleas coffee. With her heart fluttering, she lifted the cup to her lips and took a small sip.
“Whoa… This is amazing. It’s so delicious.”
She had barely finished the sentence when her eyes flew wide open in shock. Up until now, the coffees she had tried had been nothing more than mixed coffee, Americano, or lattes with milk. But this… this was on an entirely different level.
She needed to describe the taste to her viewers, yet no words could capture it. “I’m sorry. I have to explain the taste, but I’ve never tasted anything like this—sweet, sour, and with a nutty richness. I’ve never had fruit or nuts that taste like this either. And there’s no bitterness at all, unlike the Americano I usually drink.”
Despite having stayed up all night, fatigue vanished the moment she took that first sip. Moreover, her mind felt refreshingly clear. How was it possible for a single sip of coffee to have such powerful effects?
She was afraid to tell her viewers about this, especially since she had learned that Eleas coffee was only delivered to this Elf Cafe on Earth. Would uploading the review cause trouble for Liria?
“I’m sorry. I’ll pause the broadcast for a moment.”
Na Sujeong turned off the camera and straightened her posture. If word got out that this special coffee was being sold to the public, wouldn’t Liria suffer? How many troublesome customers would come looking for it?
She decided it was better not to upload the video for her sake. She stopped filming right away.
“I’ll skip uploading the video. I really enjoyed the coffee.”
“Human.”
“The taste and recovery effects of this coffee are just too incredible. I don’t think I should upload it to my YouTube channel.”
“As expected, blue is different. Just upload it. You can even explain the effects properly.”
“No, thank you for the opportunity.”
Na Sujeong had thought that once the coffee’s benefits were revealed, many people would come looking for it, and extreme actions might follow. She imagined desperate humans from Earth, since this was the only place the coffee was delivered. They might even try to steal it or send spies to other cafes.
But there was one thing she had overlooked. The red lights had already passed through before she arrived, so they could simply be chased away. She didn’t need to worry.
“It’s fine. The red lights can be dealt with.”
“Red lights?”
“Red lights are humans on the opposite side of the spectrum. Just chase them away.”
“I’ve never heard of such a mysterious machine.”
Na Sujeong found the mysterious Good and Evil Detector truly fascinating. And there were red lights in addition to blue ones. She wondered if that was why the signboard didn’t accept red lights.
“Even if the quality is this high, there might still be people who refuse to leave or threaten us.”
“Such wicked humans can never touch us. You can rest easy.”
“Are you really sure?”
“It’s fine. There’s no problem at all. We have the power to chase away the troublemakers.”
“I’m relieved.”
“Thank you. Then I’ll continue filming.”
Na Sujeong decided to believe them when they spoke so confidently. She restarted the recording and took another sip of the coffee. This time, she resolved to describe the effects exactly as Silvia had explained.
“The coffee’s taste is so amazing, I was shocked. You probably won’t believe me, but it also has recovery effects and clears the mind. Even though I stayed up all night yesterday, I feel incredibly refreshed.”
“That is the true effect of Eleas coffee.”
“It’s so amazing. I’ve never felt this mentally clear and free of fatigue in a long time. I drink other coffees often, but they never have this effect.”
Na Sujeong found it incredibly surprising that a single cup of coffee could erase all the accumulated fatigue she had built up. With other coffees, caffeine only temporarily dulled the tiredness, but this one simply removed fatigue itself. And with her mind clear, she believed she could accomplish far more than usual.
Especially for students preparing for exams.
“If this coffee were given to exam students, it would be amazing. Especially on the day of the test.”
“But we’re only selling it to special guests.”
“Right? What about special guests?”
“Special guests will be an extremely small number of humans. Even among those who usually live good lives, only a few.”
“What?”
Na Sujeong’s cheeks flushed slightly when she heard Silvia’s words. Silvia had just called her one of the good people, as if to promote herself.
“I don’t think I’ve been that good of a person.”
“Most good humans don’t say such things.”
“Elves also say so.”
“Elves?”
Na Sujeong thought Liria had perfectly captured the elf concept. No one could match Liria in truly harmonizing with elves.
“Then regular customers who aren’t blue lights won’t get a chance to drink 100% coffee?”
“That is being treated as an event.”
“Ah, so there is an opportunity.”
Viewers who had been watching the YouTuber’s review of 100% Eleas coffee cheered. They too wanted to try it.
Liria wondered if it wouldn’t be better to give regular customers a chance as well. At first, she had only planned to sell to blue lights, but she worried regular customers would protest fiercely.
So offering it as an event seemed better.
“How much does the coffee cost?”
“Since you are the first blue-light guest, I will give it to you for free.”
“What?”
“From now on, you can order either 100% or blended coffee.”
“For regular customers, it will be given as an event.”
“However, you can only drink it here. Blue-light guests won’t do that, but a human who offers to treat you might appear instead.”
Liria had been thinking about how to make the cafe more successful. The strategy was to sell 10% blended coffee for takeout while only selling 100% coffee to blue lights. For regular customers, she would hold daily events where the winner would receive it for free.
Since red lights were irrelevant anyway, it was fine to give it to regular customers.
Once the customers heard Liria’s explanation, they looked forward to the event.
“How often will the event be held?”
“Every day. Kim Gayoung, come here for a moment.”
Liria raised her hand and called Kim Gayoung. The moment she saw Liria, Kim Gayoung ran over to her.
Although she had mentioned an event, Liria hadn’t decided on the details yet.
“I don’t know what event Liria has in mind.”
“Um, how about this event?”
Kim Gayoung thought a scratch coupon event where customers received a coupon when buying coffee and the winner got a free coffee was a good idea. If they gave one coupon per cup, it would be fair.
After considering the probability, one in two hundred seemed reasonable. Since Hong Doowon priced one cup of Eleas coffee at 30,000 won, it couldn’t be too expensive even considering cost.
Liria agreed that Kim Gayoung’s idea was excellent.
“If one in two hundred, then five people out of a thousand cups.”
“I think it’s a really good method.”
“Liria also thinks so.”
“Then I’ll prepare scratch coupons for the event starting next week.”
“Please do.”
“The event might change later, but this way seems good.”
Na Sujeong was overjoyed to announce on her YouTube channel that Elf Cafe would be holding an event. Of course, it would also be posted on the official site, but this video would be the only one where she personally explained it in Liria’s voice. Just hearing Liria’s voice made her feel happy and made the corners of her mouth curl up.
She was truly grateful to film a video where Liria herself spoke.
“I really enjoyed the coffee. I’ll upload today’s video to my YouTube channel.”
“Good. Human.”
“By the way, what is Silvia’s true identity?”
“Me? I’m a silver dragon.”
“A silver dragon?”
Na Sujeong answered with a puzzled expression. She had thought Silvia’s concept didn’t match at all. No matter how she looked at her, she only saw a beautiful young girl, not a dragon at all. Of course, Silvia’s silver hair was as beautiful as Liria’s golden hair. A princess would have suited her better.
But since she had seen many fantasy works, she knew about the magic called polymorph and assumed the dragon was polymorph-ed to fit the concept.
“Then I’ll be going. Thank you very much.”
“Safe travels.”
Na Sujeong bowed politely to Liria and Silvia and left the cafe.
The customers had finally learned about Silvia’s concept.
“That silver-haired woman is a dragon.”
“A dragon doesn’t suit her at all.”
“Yeah. A princess would suit her better.”
“That’s why she uses human speech.”
“It’s a complete fantasy cafe concept.”
“As long as it’s fun, right?”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
Only now did the customers understand Silvia’s speech pattern. She had adopted the dragon concept and called humans “human.”