Lunch at the Cafe
“Then, how about the rose tteokbokki? I’ll order it without spice.”
Liria tilted her head in confusion.
“Rose?”
Liria said, puzzled.
Rose means rose, but rose tteokbokki?
Liria had never heard of rose tteokbokki from Earth.
“Rose is the mix of milk, cream sauce, and tomato sauce. It’s smooth and delicious.”
“Ohh.”
“What about you, Silvia? Chicken? Should I order pizza too?”
“I don’t know what it is, but it sounds good.”
“Today’s first day of business, and it’s been a huge success. Already over a hundred people have come.”
“A hundred people? That means we made about sixty thousand won. Is that enough to buy what we want?”
“That’s less than half the price of the lunch we’re ordering.”
Of course, sixty thousand wasn’t pure profit, but considering they had worked for about three hours on the first day, it was quite a lot.
Although it hadn’t been widely advertised to people yet, if the fatigue recovery effect was properly revealed, office workers would buy a lot.
“More than anything, the turnover is incredibly fast. The daily maximum goal is a thousand people. With this turnover rate, we should be able to sell five hundred in three hours easily.”
“Does the large dwarf-made coffee machine help a lot?”
“Of course. Without that large coffee machine, we never would have achieved this speed.”
“Liria prepared it all for your convenience.”
“Yes. So, we’re really grateful.”
The convenience of the large coffee machine Liria had brought was revolutionary.
It was so convenient that you could fill it with fifty servings of raw beans and just press a button.
They had pre-stored fifty servings of raw beans in the subspace bag and could fill it immediately.
Additionally, there was no need to fill water separately or connect hoses.
They made water with mana stones, and the coffee grounds were automatically processed.
If they pre-blended it 9:1, it seemed possible to sell five hundred cups in two hours instead of three.
Honestly, it seemed like they didn’t need three employees.
“Our cafe doesn’t need three employees, but we’re all hired, so thank you.”
“Wasn’t this originally your store?”
“It is, but…”
“You were kind to the first Liria you met and helped her settle quickly on Earth.”
“Liria is like that. She is endlessly generous to her own people.”
“Yes, Silvia.”
Park Dahye agreed with Silvia’s words.
As the morning business hours came to an end, Kim Gayoung and Lee Nami started wrapping up, and Park Dahye hurriedly ordered delivery food.
Previously, she would have ordered only what she could eat, but now that she had a subspace bag, there was no need.
“I ordered lunch. When the unnies come, let’s eat together.”
“It’s great that we can eat Earth’s food.”
“How about having lunch with us every day?”
“That sounds good, what about Liria?”
“Liria likes it too.”
Silvia found Earth’s food quite to her liking.
She had often gone to the human world to eat meat because of Selenia.
But Selenia’s meat had a strong smell, was tough, and lacked spices, and the taste was inferior to Earth’s meat.
Being a dragon, toughness wasn’t a problem, but the edible meat was expensive and scarce.
When eating with Liria, she could see Liria’s face, so she didn’t even glance at the cheap meat.
But after coming to Earth, Liria could eat meat too, and the leash was off.
After the morning work ended, Kim Gayoung and Lee Nami gathered at the table where the food was ready.
Liria was smiling happily, thinking about the delicious food.
Liria took out cola from the subspace and drank it slowly.
Silvia also took out cola from the subspace bag and drank it in gulps.
“Kya, this is the taste. Carbonation is really good.”
“Cola is definitely tasty, but since there’s zero drink too, I prefer that.”
“Zero?”
“Yes. Zero drinks are those without sugar. If you eat too much sugar, it’s bad for the body.”
“Humans’ bodies are so inconvenient. Just eating too much sugar makes you unhealthy.”
“What can you do? Besides, it makes you gain weight.”
Lee Nami envied Silvia and Liria, who could freely eat sugar.
Although she wasn’t fat yet, she was managing to maintain her current state.
If she didn’t manage, she’d gain weight quickly, so she hated her own body.
Once, she ate junk food for days due to stress and gained 2kg in despair.
She barely managed to return to normal weight management, but she knew management was essential.
“Liria has this.”
Liria took out a diet herb from her bag that was good for dieting.
It was a herb that reduced unnecessary fat in the body even when drunk as tea.
Of course, it wasn’t necessary for them, but it was a revolutionary herb for humans who couldn’t use magic.
It could be given to them as a product to sell next after coffee.
When mana increased and mana control improved, the herb would become unnecessary, but for now, she intended to keep giving it.
“What is this?”
“It’s a herb that burns fat.”
“Really?”
“Wow, there’s such a herb?”
“Wow, it’s really a fantasy world.”
Lee Nami was startled by Silvia’s words.
It was the herb she had dreamed of.
With just the herb, she wouldn’t have to worry about fat.
Kim Gayoung and Park Dahye also desperately wanted the herb Liria showed.
“How much is this? I want to buy it.”
“Me too.”
“Me too.”
They desperately wanted the herb Liria presented.
Any woman wouldn’t overlook a herb that makes you lose weight just by drinking it.
With this herb, she could eat junk food freely and wouldn’t need to manage weight.
Even if it was expensive, they intended to buy it.
“I’ll just give it to you.”
“No. Such a precious herb.”
“Yes. Liria gives us coffee every day.”
“That’s right. We should give her a salary instead.”
“We feel bad receiving something from Liria.”
They had mana herb, subspace bag, translation ring, good and evil escape ring, and now diet herb.
Kim Gayoung thought that as long as they received the minimum living expense of 1 million won as salary, it was fine.
“Park Dahye is right. From now on, I think we can live with 1 million won as salary.”
“I think so too. Just thinking about the cost of coffee we eat every day, one cup costs 30,000 won in production.”
“I think so too. From next month, if they provide only lunch, 1 million is enough.”
“This week, since Liria has no money, we’ll pay for lunch.”
“Next week, Liria will be very rich. Until then, we’ll pay.”
They thought that with 1 million won salary, they could live comfortably if they gave daily lunch and coffee.
But Liria had no such intention.
She wanted to stay with them on Earth, and she didn’t want to give even 1 gold coin as salary.
“I don’t want that.”
“Sorry. For us, this is the best. We don’t plan to receive more than 1 million.”
“1 million is too little. Liria can do as she pleases.”
“Yes. Okay. You can do as you like, Liria.”
“If 1 million is too little, we can give the minimum wage.”
“The salary, we can leave it to Liria.”
They thought Liria would give 1.2 times the minimum wage.
That would be the most reasonable, and an opportunity to reward Liria.
They hadn’t expected how much salary Liria would give.
“Now, about a hundred people have come. Can we sell over 100 cups per hour?”
“We can sell plenty. The people’s reactions were good too.”
“Although the floating population is small, there’s Liria here.”
The place where they entered was originally where the building owner ran a cafe.
If they hadn’t collaborated with Liria, they wouldn’t have earned much money due to the small floating population.
They had considered that even for the free event.
“This is a corner with small floating population, but the surroundings are nice, and the seats are spacious. It’s really good.”
“The building is for the cafe only. It’s huge, but it’s a pity that the floating population is small.”
“The grandfather who owns the building opened it as a hobby. He didn’t care much about customers.”
“As long as his health is okay, he’s a good person.”
“Yes. That grandfather was really kind.”
They recalled the time they first met the grandfather.
He was an older grandfather who opened the cafe as a hobby.
The coffee was cheap, and the grandfather was kind, so it became a favorite cafe.
Behind the cafe building, there was a mountain view, and the surrounding land was wide, so customers were satisfied.
But due to health issues, he closed the cafe.
And he gave them seats at a very cheap price as his cafe regulars.
It was really a perfect chance for them.
Although the floating population was small, the rent was low, so continuing the cafe wasn’t a problem.
But after meeting Liria, the situation changed rapidly.
“He seemed like a good human.”
“Yes. He was an older grandfather, and he gave us seats at an extremely cheap rent.”
“Was his health not good?”
“Yes. He didn’t say what kind of illness, but it was unfortunate.”
Liria wanted to treat him.
Moreover, she had rented the building but hadn’t met him yet.
Since she was planning to meet him soon, it was okay to visit this time.