BXBX NOVEL Chapter 15
Next was the new skill.
[Extraction of Barista (D)
Details: (Lv.1) Extract espresso from ground coffee beans.]
To make an Americano, I have to extract espresso from ground coffee beans. Is it the skill for that?
The problem was that Americano recipe. Unlike in the case of coffee mix, when I selected the recipe, the details appeared, and the content was….
[Recipe: Americano
Ingredients: Dried Fruit of Yggdrasil, hot water.]
There was an incomprehensible word written from the first line.
Yeah? Is not a normal coffee bean powder? Perhaps it’s the name of a bean type like Yirgacheffe or Kenya AA? There must be a bean called Yggdrasil.
“Wait a minute … Yggdrasil?”
I remember hearing a similar word recently. Where was it? Yggdrasil, Yggdrasil….
“Isn’t it that tree?”
Then, Mieum pointed to one side of the table.
On the table, there was a branch that was recently obtained as an achievement’s reward. I took it out to imitate the natural interior I saw on Instagram. Come to think of it, I think the name was like that.
I thought it was just for interior decoration, but it turned out to be useful.
However, the Branch of Yggdrasil has only a few green leaves with no fruit at all. How do I get the fruit?
At that time, a new notification window appeared in front of me.
[Congratulations.
The Eligible who has completed the tutorial quest, you have obtained the right to access the Ether-Wiki.
Ether-Wiki is an encyclopedia completed with user contributions.
Gather as much information as possible to fill in the contents of the Ether-Wiki.
Access Now ☜]
What is this?
I tried to turn off the notification window, but it didn’t turn off. Not only that, but the ‘Access Now’ part started flashing. It was like asking me to access it now.
Should I press it or not? While I was hesitating, the contents of the system message changed.
[Please log in ( ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )]
[Are you really not going to log in? ( ._.)]
Why … why are you suddenly acting like a pitiful being?
[Ether-Wiki is waiting for the right person] ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡)
A burdensome emoticon put pressure on me in the dazzling notification window. It’s like I’ve become a bad person. I feel like I’ve become a bad person.
Eventually I picked up the white flag and accessed the wiki.
[Checking your eligibilities … Completed.]
[The Eligible: Your rights have been confirmed.]
[Ether-Wiki]
[Welcome to the encyclopedia of the dimension cultivated by The Eligible.]
[Information collection rate: 0.05%]
[Viewable Items: ██ ███ ███…..]
Eh, what is this.
Below the brief description, almost all of them were black blocks and could not be read. It is a feast of black squares.
I was expecting it to have some great features, but it doesn’t seem very useful. Sheesh, why did you ask me to see this?
I was trying to turn off the wiki right away, but the system notification popped up again.
[You can see more information by completing quests and collecting information.]
No, it’s fine….
I’m not going to see it, so I hope you just leave me alone.
“Mieum, is there any way to turn off system notifications?”
“What are you talking about? Of course not!”
It’s a system that doesn’t have any ‘no notifications‘ feature. So, does that mean that I have no choice but to keep seeing this message?
[Search for the item you are curious about.]
If you say it like that….
I reluctantly typed ‘Fruit of Yggdrasil’ on the wiki screen that appeared in front of me. The page soon opened to see if this item was among 0.05 percent of the information.
《The Fruit of Yggdrasil》
Type: Plant>Fruit
Description: A fruit that grows on the branches of Yggdrasil, the World Tree. You can make coffee beans by peeling off the pulp and drying it.
How to get:
1) Plant the branches of Yggdrasil in the soil flowing with ether.
2) Give them fresh water.
3) If you check it after one night, the roots will fall and the fruit will open.
4) Harvest the fruits.
It’s really easy, right?
Related Topics: How to Make Coffee Beans
To be honest, the first feeling I had after reading the item’s information is….
‘It’s annoying.’
It was too much. I need to plant and water that branch to get the fruits, not the coffee. I had a strong foreboding that it would be extremely troublesome to make coffee again with the fruit.
It was annoying enough to make 100 cups of coffee mix.
I don’t want to work hard. I was curious about the Americano recipe, but the curiousty was not enough to make me harvest the fruits on my own.
I have already received 5 million won, so do I need to work harder on the quest? I just want to relax. It’s possible to run a cafe with ordinary coffee.
Last time, I got involved in the system by accident, but my initial plan was just an ordinary cafe.
To be precise, run an ordinary cafe, work less, and rest a lot.
As if laughing at my resolution, a sound effect rang out right away.
[A quest has occurred]
[Quest: Start making Americano (0/1).]
No, I won’t. I just want to relax now.
Well, I might be tempted to do it after a couple more months of idleness, but not now. Go back.
[Check the quest.]
[Check the quest.]
[Are you really not going to check? ㅠ~ㅠ]
This system now seems to have decided to stimulate my conscience with a pitiful concept. A pitifully pleading message kept flashing before my eyes.
Yeah, I got it. Let’s open it. Even though I opened it, it doesn’t necessarily mean I have to do it.
I opened the blinking quest window in front of me.
[Main Quest: The Path of The Barista (1)
Congratulations.
Now you are ready to start your career as a barista.
Whoever conquers Americano, conquers the cafe.
Making Americano: 0/1
Reward: Experience (200 EXP), 100 rubies, random recipe]
It doesn’t necessarily mean I have to do it.
It’s not.
It’s really not, but….
If I exchange 100 rubies, I can get 10 million won. The moment I did the calculation, many things that could be done with 10 million won flashed through my head. 5 million won is a lot of money, but with 15 million won, wouldn’t my future be more secure?
“Uh…”
Was I this easy?
I felt a little ashamed, but the temptation of 10 million won was more than enough to throw my pride in a trash can.
‘Ah, I don’t know. I’ll give it a try.’
I valiantly grabbed the branch on the table. Okay, all I have to do is plant this and wait overnight.
However, a strange word stood out in Ether-Wiki.
It is the part where the Branch of Yggdrasil must be planted in the “soil flowing with ether”.
What’s that soil flowing with ether? Does that mean not on a plain land?
“Mieum, where is the soil flowing with ether?”
“That’s a common sense. Don’t you know that too, kyaooo!”
“I think you and I have a slightly different range of common sense.”
“Heung, I’ll give you a special explanation. A soil flowing with ether, an etheric soil, of course means the soil inside a dungeon.”
….what?
When I heard the word dungeon, I immediately tried to throw away the branch.
“Why are you so surprised? Isn’t there an etheric soil nearby?”
“Where is that?”
Suddenly, Mieum got up and walked inside. The place where Mieum headed was in front of the wall inside the first floor of the store.
That is, the door that leads to the space where I first discovered Mieum.
I was deliberately pretending not to see it!
“If you plant the tree in the soil inside and water it, it will take root.”
“Is there anywhere else?”
“You can go to the dungeon, meow.”
“…”
Still, this space would be better than a dungeon.
Now, no strange voice could be heard, and instead of the suspicious red light, it was emitting an ordinary blue light. There is no sign of danger.
Yeah, it’s not a big deal.
After I finally calmed myself down, I followed Mieum and entered the blue gate.
Inside the gate, nothing has changed frrom my last visit. The blue sky with floating round clouds, the warm sunlight, and a broad forest of green lawns. If it’s not due to the fact that it’s a space, it would be a comfortable and peaceful scenery that makes me want to pack a lunch box and have a picnic.
I guess I was worried for nothing. After seeing the peaceful scenery, I was relieved and found a suitable land for planting the tree branch.
There happened to be a place where the sun was shining and the soil was soft. I didn’t have a shovel, so I dug up the soil by hand and inserted the branch. And when I poured the water from the water bottle I brought with me, the process was over.
The withered leaves seemed to be slightly alive. It’s just a night away.
By the time I finished my work, it was already dinner time.
I left this space immediately, had a moderate dinner, and came up to the room on the second floor.
It was not spacious, but there was enough room to stay with a bed and furniture.
Outside the window, I can see the endless walls of Abyss.
It’s not Riverview or Ocean View. It’s Dungeon View. Still, it’s good that I don’t need to spend money on rent.
The only inconvenient things are the convenience store is far away, and I also cannot order delivery food.
It was still too early to go to sleep, so I turned on the TV.
— Hello, I’m Sera, the reporter of ‘Hunter TV Live‘ who delivers today’s Hunter news the fastest! We received a news that the Tutorial Dungeon, which had been postponed, would be resumed soon. What do you think about it?
— Yes, it’s been delayed by a week due to the last week’s monster attack. The Hunter Community has high expectations for this year’s rookie hunters.
— Tutorial Dungeons are very helpful for the growth of low-level hunters. The famous Hunter Kang Hyunwoo also cleared the Tutorial Dungeon at 1st place!
— They are still accepting additional recruitment. Hunters who awakened this year, thank you for your participation.
— Okay, the next news….
Hunter TV was in the middle of explaining the Tutorial Dungeon.
It was a story that had nothing to do with me. I’m a F-class Cafe Owner. If you’re not a combat hunter, you don’t have to participate in the tutorial dungeon.
Of course, I have no desire to participate at all, not even a little, not this much. What can a Cafe Owner get from the dungeon?
Translator’s Corner:
I want to see the customer soon, so here’s another release for today.