Token of Trust
Liria reached into her interspatial pouch and pulled out a single gold coin, holding it up for everyone to see.
It was a commemorative gold coin minted in the Eleas Kingdom.
Once Eleas coffee had taken the entire Selenia by storm, Liria's parents had decided to create a commemorative coin featuring Liria's engraving.
They had initially planned to commission the dwarves, but Liria had insisted that since she was the one depicted, she would make it herself.
The commemorative coin had been crafted using roughly three times the amount of gold as the original, valued at three times the worth of the standard coin.
They had originally intended to call it the Eleas commemorative coin, but the engraving of Liria's face had turned it into what everyone now knew as the Liria gold coin.
Elves, dwarves, and dragons all possessed Liria gold coins, yet only a handful had ever entered the human market, giving them immense rarity among humans.
Liria had initially priced the coin at three times the value, but in truth, its worth far exceeded that.
Not only was there no one in the world with the same level of craftsmanship as Liria, but it had also been engraved with preservation magic through powerful spells.
Furthermore, no one who owned a Liria gold coin had ever tried to sell it in the human world.
There had been a few instances where low-ranking adventurer elves had gifted small amounts to humans or beastmen, and dwarves had somehow passed them along to humans as well.
Once the dwarves learned that no one was using Liria gold coins, they had struck the ground in regret for ever having accepted them.
Consequently, the actual Liria gold coins that had entered the human society were extremely scarce.
The Liria gold coins had been used by High Elf royalty as a gesture of goodwill toward human kings and nobles.
When Liria tried to use her own coin, Silvia had somehow prevented her from doing so.
They had then traded at a 1:3 ratio, exchanging their own coins for Liria gold coins.
Thus, aside from Liria and the royalty, Silvia currently held the largest number of Liria gold coins.
The Liria gold coins had been produced for three years, after which production had ceased, and their value had continued to skyrocket to astronomical levels even now.
Liria had since used them as gifts for kind people she had grown close to.
She could still create them if she wished, and she had valued each Liria gold coin at three times the worth of a regular gold coin.
“It has Liria's face engraved on the coin. This picture is Liria, right?”
“It is Liria. It is a commemorative coin.”
“If this coin is pure gold, it must be worth more than three million won.”
Liria had learned that if the Liria gold coin was valued purely by its gold content, it would be around three million won.
That meant a regular gold coin would be valued at around one million won.
Liria had calculated how much that would be in Earth currency based on the minimum price at which it was supplied in Selenia.
“Eleas coffee is about three million won per cup in Selenia.”
“Three million won per cup? Now I'm really curious about the taste.”
“A high-grade green bean like this is definitely worth that price.”
“Liria, can I roast the beans I received?”
“Of course. These beans are ones that bring out the sweetness and acidity.”
“Understood.”
Park Dahye had received the beans Liria handed her.
Having learned coffee roasting from Liria, she understood the instructions and began roasting.
According to Liria's words, she should roast them lightly.
“Oh, this Liria-embossed coin is so cute.”
“Liria, won't you sell this coin to me? I'll give you five million won.”
“That I will give as a gift. I have been using it only for gifting.”
“Really?”
Liria had pulled out two more Liria gold coins from her interspatial pouch and handed one to each person.
Liria knew that her family had gifted Liria gold coins as tokens of trust.
She herself had often given them as gifts to elves and dwarves.
Those who received the Liria gold coins could hardly contain their joy.
Gifting a gold coin worth at least three million won was a gesture that left them both in awe of Liria's generosity and deeply grateful.
They had vowed to carry the coins Liria had given them as lucky charms.
“Waa, thank you, Liria.”
“Thank you. I will treasure this for the rest of my life.”
“Thank you, Liria.”
Park Dahye had brought the roasted beans back to Liria, holding a small amount.
She believed Liria, who knew the beans best, would know how to extract the perfect flavor.
Since there were no coffee machines in Selenia, Liria had commissioned the dwarves to craft one.
Liria had taken out the dwarf-made coffee machine she used from her interspatial pouch.
The dwarves had earned enormous profits thanks to Liria sparking the coffee boom and the coffee machine she had designed.
Liria had received special treatment even from the dwarves, who were notoriously unfriendly toward elves.
Of course, even without the coffee machine, Liria would have been popular with the dwarves.
After all, cuteness was the truth among dwarves as well.
Liria had also profited immensely from patenting the coffee machine.
“Where did that appear from just now?”
“Interspatial magic.”
“Interspatial spaces are the most amazing.”
“I think spatial teleportation is the most amazing.”
“I want spatial teleportation without any restrictions too.”
Liria had placed the beans Park Dahye had given her into the coffee machine, added water using water magic, and poured it into the tank.
She could even extract coffee with cold water, so she preferred to drink it at a refreshing temperature.
Liria had taken out a cup from her interspatial pouch and brewed the coffee.
Unlike a regular Americano, there was no need to add extra water.
“You always carry this around?”
“I carry it in my interspatial pouch.”
“With interspatial magic, it's incredibly convenient.”
“I'm really curious about how the taste actually is.”
“It is Selenia's best beverage.”
Liria had divided one cup for each of them and had one herself.
As expected, Eleas coffee was the perfect drink for Liria.
They had each sipped their coffee and could not hide their surprise.
Forgetting about the taste, all fatigue in their bodies had vanished.
“What is this? This coffee? It's incredibly delicious.”
“It feels like all fatigue has completely disappeared.”
“I never knew such coffee existed. No bitterness, but it's the best coffee in my life.”
“It also has a fatigue recovery effect.”
Eleas coffee had several effects besides fatigue recovery.
The most noticeable one was fatigue recovery, with no side effects.
“So one cup costs at least three million won?”
“Three million won for coffee is a bit expensive for us, but it seems worth trying occasionally.”
“Isn't the supply price three million won?”
“What if we add it as a premium menu in our cafe?”
“That sounds good.”
“But Liria, at what price can you supply it?”
“I think the supply fee should be three to four million won per cup?”
“If you receive four million, you can sell it for six million and still make two million in profit.”
Liria had intended to supply at the price it was sold in Selenia.
“I will supply it at three million won per cup.”
“Really at that price? That's the minimum price.”
“Since Liria is the owner, Liria can set the price as she wishes.”
“Is Liria not the farm owner, but her parents?”
“Liria is the owner. Humans in Selenia blend and drink it.”
“There is blending even in this world.”
“Right, commoners would find it hard to drink coffee costing three million won per cup at the supply price.”
“But since Liria is a princess and farm owner, she can drink it often.”
Liria had worn a proud expression.
Commoners in Selenia usually drank coffee blended with 10% Eleas green beans and other beans.
Eleas green beans were significantly larger than other beans, so even when roasted for the same time as regular beans suitable for strong extraction, they would roast to a light level.
Therefore, with a dwarf-made coffee machine, one could easily blend and drink without needing separate roasting.
Of course, Liria had only tried blending once.
“I saw Liria just now?”
“Yeah. It's really too cute.”
“The proud expression is also too cute.”
Liria had known a lot about coffee because she had drunk a lot of it on Earth.
She had been able to discover the beans and develop her own roasting methods and extraction techniques.
She had also developed the dwarf-made coffee machine.
“The coffee machine is really amazing.”
“It is a dwarf-made one.”
“Dwarf technology in this world is incredibly advanced.”
“Liria developed it together with the dwarves.”
Liria had said this with a proud expression.
Liria had knowledge from Earth, but the development of the coffee machine had relied heavily on the dwarves' help.
The coffee machine Liria and the dwarves had created with great effort had several enormous advantages.
One coffee machine could handle roasting and extraction all at once.
However, the coffee machine Liria owned could only handle up to three cups, and large-scale roasting was impossible.
“It can even roast, but this is only enough for three cups.”
“It's really amazing. You and the dwarves made this?”
“Liria is truly a genius.”
“Liria is really amazing.”
They had sincerely admired Liria.
They had realized that Liria was the one who had discovered coffee in this world and the one who had created the coffee machine.
In Earth, coffee had originally been eaten in fruit form, and roasting had been invented later.
They thought that in this world, Liria must have been the first to attempt roasting.
Liria had recalled that she had gone on an adventure with Silvia to find the best coffee.
Silvia had carried Liria around the entire Eleas while searching for coffee trees.
They had discovered that the beans grown in the highlands around the World Tree were the best.
The Eleas forest was the center of the World Tree, and with many elementals, it could produce coffee of a completely different level from other regions.
Ever since that day, Liria had grown to like Silvia even more.
If it had not been for Silvia, she would have taken much longer to find the coffee.
And she would not have been able to devote herself to developing coffee, which could become Selenia's best beverage.
“About ten grams per cup?”
“That is correct.”
“Selling 100% Eleas coffee at five million won and 10% mixed at six thousand won would work.”
“The raw material cost of ten grams is three million won, so it's a reasonable price.”
“Then, I accept the contract.”