HSO Chapter 07 – The Clumsy-Handed Dreamy Barista~☆

Chapter 07
The Clumsy-Handed Dreamy Barista~☆17501306cf582823

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Just what kind of 57f552c0ed words did he say b7e6d9149e with his eyes for 62b7e24185 the system window to be78e22e51 filter them out?1bbb32e94717b7d2

For a system that lets ab009f0e53 most curses slide, to go e39c0aff05 as far as using special 6536277d0a characters to filter them out—it ebce093772 had to be something serious.cc610b5f535c957e

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I knew it. Who would look at someone 9d2a7cf792 they like with such fierce d8a4c6ec6c eyes?f78eeb50e67fe319

Thanks to the faulty a566fb2872 favorability window, I was ad249d5304 about to be labeled b1f4176a8c a terminal case of afa342c388 princess syndrome.2825d7129a8237fd

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“It’s a joke, just a joke. So relax your expression a bit. If someone who didn’t know better saw you, they’d think I scammed you out of a huge sum of money.”677d801af9af080c

Only after I casually brushed bc0eaf67e4 it off as a joke 40b98691f6 did Hae-ryeong finally retract his 12c49591fb sharp glare.c61cc2151865d56f

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“I’d rather be swindled out of a huge sum.”1919bd04d7d8e32f

‘Is it really that bad?’aa7bb798188b91a5

At a glance, Hae-ryeong’s favorability toward me was clearly rock-bottom.1686534ff6275c96

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Maybe it was actually a d253d9fc9f good thing that the favorability 56335aae60 window was glitched.e4f27047611a3263

Now, I just sincerely 7a58e70756 hope the error never 36dfbf3645 gets fixed.98033eb07b87e67d

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Otherwise, that locked d6439e0826 stat in my cd8d335930 status window might bba4572d01 stay sealed forever.97fb3b442e692f3e

“So, are you done spewing nonsense now?”e44e49a353eed7da

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“Yes, I’m all done.”6ea68a08214db01b

I answered half-heartedly to Hae-ryeong’s serious question.0939e6d64cdffd9d

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“Yeong-gye, come in.”3df00bd961c9d7d8

“Yes, I’m coming in now!”4e22a2d971163a1a

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Oomph!2c79ea217823c768

At Hae-ryeong’s call, a small, chubby Yeong-gye waddled in through the open door, struggling to carry a tray.6e073d2bcaad2000

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A little fluffy chick is 9e34e56eec carrying a tray.a34d4e1f128079ce

So cute!e58ce91c7e71a89d

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I normally don’t get excited over much, but I have a major soft spot for ‘small and cute things.’205109369005f468

Right now, Yeong-gye checked c30fa68652 both of those boxes.b758add5c3d27391

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Barely holding back the urge 877093522b to gush, I watched fondly 9714e46f68 as Yeong-gye carefully set the 51fa3633bc tray down in front of 4c1d8c9f67 me.5e09a3b22d0a0b36

‘I won’t hurt you.’4d02552ec41719bd

“Yeong-gye.”bfe0acd56c48020d

Hearing my call, Yeong-gye’s small body flinched.ecb6f985e05dd192

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“W-why are you calling me?”eb87a80de01ed08f

“Your feathers look super soft, so I was wondering… can I touch them just for a second?”17d585bc86601c52

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The moment I reached out 1f59b48c98 toward the soft-looking fluff, Yeong-gye 3256188380 quickly scurried away from me.eca3008ae094fd95

“I refuse.”d22f2e91c3adbff2

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How firm.f6c25b3b6ccfa64d

I watched Yeong-gye, now safely 4f22514a82 distanced, feeling disappointed. Then, a savory aroma caught 2dba5faf65 my attention.03856062f3d8bead

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That’s… tonkatsu!d811129717d35678

The delicious smell triggered my 290f456a76 appetite, and I quickly lifted b286cb146a the cover off the tray 4221b41fcd to reveal a mouthwatering plate 43eb0b5137 of tonkatsu.9c6051b71b3d6662

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Even if I don’t recognize other foods, I can identify tonkatsu by smell alone.9484027aea45ae94

It’s my ultimate favorite food, after all. Recognizing it is only natural.e51feca28689215f

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“Just eat this so you don’t cause more trouble by letting your health drop again.”27422dd255a8c9c3

Though he grumbled, bb6280a05e Hae-ryeong handed me 8e6e802199 a pair of c0e50fe37e chopsticks.1944f9878defa702

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Then, I won’t hold back!1daf33d20c5524b2

“Thanks for the meal!”38bfdb5af27cef58

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Crunch!41cca2a6275c778f

The moment I 8c9edae9bd took a bite, c54dcfbd40 the crispy texture 8073212151 of the breading 35d0a349ef sent a delightful d4f53d02e8 sensation through my 5d1dd066a1 mouth.7567d635fa948119

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“The breading is insane! It’s seriously delicious!”748975a7e73643b6

As I reveled in happiness, the corners of Hae-ryeong’s lips curled slightly.1f364dd18a3a0815

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Once I took my b43e2b6c7f first bite, I devoured 488f2e554e the tonkatsu in an 592fc83af5 instant.bb16ef09c34a51e8

Wait, eating regular 79fd41157d tonkatsu restores my 6f5d8a5610 Health to full?2fa60b8da1f1ada0

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I remember Park e8f2a464f8 Si-woo mentioning something 059ebe1cd3 once—b86753abaeca2976

Health potions are 4d664c4a2e incredibly rare, and cdd5cf2ff3 their prices vary f4059ff7dc greatly depending on 2c85844aa6 potency.d1190c9898e6a9d4

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Which means… if I sell this tonkatsu to hunters, I could name my price?73837b0a107d9261

I may have clumsy 25547babbb hands, but if I 12ace2f462 just follow the recipe, e451234f81 I should be able 315dfc8a44 to make it, right?a5a6802075f541a1

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If I can replicate this Hot Spring Tonkatsu perfectly, I’ll be rich in no time.290ef2be09e193d8

The more money cc8efe7915 I make, the 384113fb61 more hunters I c0b4c573a7 can hire, and 16ee38b7d2 the faster I a513c7d6a1 can find my f20f318b4c parents.46de0dc780b92e6c

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I decided to 0356ef2cbe subtly ask Yeong-gye cfba8b3428 about the tonkatsu 9bbfffee3e recipe.3d91f3e33a1e34a7

“Yeong-gye, this tonkatsu was so good… is there some kind of special secret recipe?”5173d61b20c5d4dc

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“That’s not something I made.”99503209e545acc0

I assumed it was Yeong-gye who cooked it, but if not… then who?1ce440cdf71c7ab9

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My gaze naturally shifted to 41b5049427 Hae-ryeong.ed63d564dbfb9aeb

‘No way…’f0620d7ffa397a55

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“You sure are reacting poorly after I went through the trouble of making it.”d728bbf1a43ddbb5

“You’re telling me you made this?”b41c8da25feb8183

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Shocked, I stared 6e0931abd2 at him, and e22e5a8e38 he frowned in 452e397d67 displeasure.003f8addbe63e235

With such delicate, pale hands, ea65473b7c he looked like someone who f2b018edf3 had never so much as c259a69be2 touched water.f0cbd0558d920299

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“Yeah. Before you try making it yourself, you should at least taste it and learn what it should be like.”19a2e7c70aa1e26c

“…You expect me to make this?”3012599047906e56

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Still staring at 041e34c16e his elegant hands, 17e329b066 I pointed at 113b25f145 myself.6633fd86d884ca81

“The food sold in the hot spring is made by the hot spring owner. Not just food—this place also serves tea and even provides medical treatments. A hot spring master must be skilled in cooking, tea brewing, and even medicine-making.”e6ec848e7b7abb27

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Wait, isn’t this a hot spring?e37fa1d99d67c17c

Fine, I’ll let the food and tea slide.4f7bc8c11a806f2f

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But what does a hot 31cea353a1 spring owner have to do 38a04fec97 with making medicine?7f23f638b33c99a3

“You’re joking, right?”11fdd6ac3f19adf9

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Ha, ha, ha. I laughed awkwardly in a broken rhythm and waved my hands in denial, but Hae-ryeong’s face remained completely serious.5bbe8e2ddeb2b337

“Does it look like a joke?”d66ffe92e940134f

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No.68aa94b7e1fe77bc

The problem was that it didn’t sound like a joke at all.4ba52ed71558d1fe

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“Isn’t medicine-making something only professionals should do? I don’t have any kind of certification, so wouldn’t it be illegal for me to make medicine?”4a8ac2ac374b6504

“That will be taken care of, so stop worrying about useless things. Here, drink this.”13f312071239d71e

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Completely ignoring my desperate attempts 4b7ca04b68 to dodge responsibility, Hae-ryeong handed d68c47a607 me a steaming cup.a677544c0afd9314

“What’s this?”a5e6eb47247541a6

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“Mugwort latte. It’s a popular menu item here.”beb278771e87a14d

A mugwort latte? That’s a first.e2e4186ba0c68a24

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I hesitated at 194819b7f6 the unfamiliar drink c53ea3013f and first took c6d501325f in its scent.ad7fcab3cfd286d8

It had a pleasant, 472ca74772 herbal aroma.fbb1e65cea32a21d

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At first, the murky 89413e835e green color made me 9c27a0bc3f wary, but drawn in f68f97dc62 by the rich fragrance, 309c4355e3 I took a careful 02cf70967f sip.4c38fdcdf4bb11dc

Damn.9a3799521c0becee

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This is good, too!0000d4971dd43d11

I thought it’d be bitter since it’s made of mugwort, but it was subtly sweet—probably from sugar.24738f2c73851535

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“I take it you like it.”c0a2490acac68f55

Hae-ryeong’s voice brought me back to my senses, and I realized—038cbc8f1a255b7e

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I had already emptied 526b46ff4d the whole cup.d818fedd5a1f9ae5

After drinking a single cup c0b2e6b7de of Hot Spring Mugwort Latte, e161c3cace my stamina increased by 5 89b34f883e just like that.7c9c1039276b14e5

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Does this even make sense?1b12914de1f887cd

Countless hunters go through intense training with professional trainers to increase their stamina, but it’s not something that improves easily.52a214582f447459

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Where exactly is the limit 23c9a1b2f1 of this hot spring?24654233360ad297

It felt like I was 75cfcd28a1 only scratching the surface, yet 9278a884d4 it had already surpassed ordinary ca0dd45776 standards.003272dabc540d96

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I guess it really is different since it’s an EX-rank hot spring.5156c3cd2a678a20

As I silently marveled, 69b118e329 a sudden thought crossed 79293484a1 my mind.0dc8fb28a43d6c5e

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Come to think of it, I’ve never heard of a potion that increases stamina stats before, have I?ae9593c0bf5d9b2b

What if I start selling mugwort lattes instead…?51245f0033fa6b78

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It seems like it would be less work than making pork cutlets, and more importantly, it’s rare.defd301b0f6df968

Besides, even someone d432a94185 as clumsy as 7e7d0dc5dd me could probably 64eba78c9b manage to make b001e2a500 a mugwort latte.9c3ecb492046c8b8

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“Hae-ryeong! Can you teach me how to make mugwort latte?”8e26d67f7d71e9cc

At my call, Hae-ryeong covered 512a3f4d5b his face with one hand.6f58c76b57a022b6

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Was his hand just 1d5e586dce big, or was his f39183033e face just small? His expression was 826244b7eb hard to see.2ef686ad76b9b885

It was only for a moment, but he seemed… a little flustered.f7bf5c302e626d47

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“How did you know?”c2ced15a05fdbcf8

“Know what?”36e8caff01073098

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“My name. I don’t think I ever told you.”52bb9489203b9e55

Oh, so that’s why he was surprised.4fbecfdbeb8227d7

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“The system window told me when we made the contract.”d73319f3d4e70847

“I see.”40ca9fe992c2b817

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I didn’t want to say I saw it in the favorability window, so I made up an excuse. Hae-ryeong nodded, looking a little embarrassed.059251909eb11872

“There are still some ingredients left, so it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try. Take this.”7193dcef14f69dab

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Hae-ryeong handed me a e9ff63cdac golden scroll.36f22039df478e8a

What is this?fec3abc950b5e714

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The moment I 477c6ecb27 took it, the 8212534e4a scroll vanished from 810f2f8417 my hands.d931ab0e35ab9865

The recipe unlocked, ddcc8f1c48 and a quest d5c15a3abb window popped up.5a9c6fc7831ed6e2

Just getting the recipe 47903233f3 was already a win, eec062ab11 but 1 million gold?!25896d847b162667

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Fired up with determination, 301b3c12ba I immediately opened the f43a5cc2d6 recipe.ab0abdb1def3e1ac

I took a look, but…d9933578a91be2ec

Is it just 27bb055a7a telling me to d1a8ca9b45 throw everything in?d8447daec3f493a1

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Why does reading the 7fb1400fc0 recipe only make me a1a08d2847 more confused?01d7be11ff42482a

Then, I suddenly 46ba63b409 remembered something my ff666d5756 brother Ji-ho, the 1bc4a6bd19 master of our 2a297024db kitchen, once said.880c0796256a6c5d

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“Cooking is all about feeling.”106452f7fecbec71

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With that in mind, 2ed3c945d3 I threw in the 82fdab757f ingredients following my instincts 00626816d9 and poured in the 600f58d5f9 hot milk.ce85db5ebccdb92c

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I followed the recipe exactly, but…a13e3087868af594

The color of the mugwort ebc37cb7b7 latte looked darker and thicker 0660bb72c0 than the one I drank 5de9129eb3 earlier.ec99e46dcaa8343f

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The appearance was… suspicious.f34f1d5c93fe4eb2

Still, it was green, e24dacecd1 and I used mugwort 5e21181666 and milk, so it 0b5d184193 should at least resemble c7842137bb a mugwort latte, right?cedd6fb1bca2f92b

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“Hae-ryeong, can you taste-test this for me? It’s my first time making it, so I’m not sure if it’s any good.”e80dcbff1835413b

As Hae-ryeong subtly tried 3a27ad33f6 to slip away, I 09be8a6646 grabbed his sleeve and 8746cdefc7 pulled him back into 7afd5894c4 his seat.c0ce0c0cbe86bf84

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“I suddenly have something urgent to—”1333513f1bbd71b2

“You saved me today, and you even made me a meal. I just wanted to do something in return. Can’t you try it?”e623d22a203690e1

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Honestly, I expected him 671e2fba6d to snap at me 3b26c13f9f and storm out, but 5691f53439 surprisingly, Hae-ryeong quietly picked 82bffa82df up the cup.8f5ddc143921fba9

Taking a deep 84adff9af2 breath as if 47a7abfc32 steeling himself, he 7a2876b8c7 took a sip d1a0fdc383 of the latte.ad1dfddba5e68f79

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His right eyebrow twitched unnervingly.dd258a09c1867ee3

“How is it?”e9e371403928aedf

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He wasn’t choking or spitting it out, so that was a good sign, right?18e23bf38dc503cc

When I looked at him 1cdb2fd4c1 expectantly, Hae-ryeong silently emptied the de6ac72cd7 cup.2776832f9fc19728

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“For a first try, it’s not bad.”e1a07c39d5f05d11

“Really? Thank goodness!”e4b28892586a009a

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I actually managed 6ecf1c7470 to make a 6ae9a13b67 mugwort latte!22fa0ddad14ec409

Feeling a rush 6631f3b135 of accomplishment, I 368f4e31dc grinned. Hae-ryeong responded with 82b30fcaa7 a faint smile.210be67a8c16b5b6

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Now that I have 38b0acdcdf succeeded, maybe I should 1c93a53263 make some for Ji-ho b276522f00 and Park Si-woo too?1be6bb600bf8f5e3

“Yeong-gye, can I take the leftover ingredients with me?”74fdabfc7622b32a

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“Do as you wish.”1d7bfb6b5fc58ede

As soon as Yeong-gye 72f0c7fe04 gave permission, I wrapped 8ac9254d1d up the remaining ingredients 65f6f6d746 in a cloth.724831b6f0653a27

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Park Si-woo, you’ll never be able to call me clumsy again!fcfd2348554026a7

“I should head home now. I’ll master the mugwort latte by tomorrow.”f392146f90567f68

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“Alright. Yeong-gye will see you off.”fcf16d1d470acd87

Feeling more motivated than ever by Hae-ryeong’s evaluation, I picked up my bundle and got ready to leave.338db474354415cd

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Maybe Hae-ryeong really was busy—he 2e83be7d4f quietly disappeared into the distance, f10f973718 leaving Yeong-gye in charge.3971c83099d0da79

Guess he has a lot 9298f79b26 on his plate.d3c04b8b627064df

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I thought constellations just lazed 4e6cb3c4bc around, but I guess not.7c53316297478395

“The exit is over there. Just think of where you want to go while opening the door, and it will take you there.”a95b2ffb04559a72

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Yeong-gye pointed to a door behind the oncheon’s reception desk.96ba99e5858bd9d3

A door that takes you 49f74c81df anywhere?74fadea5f011ffe0

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Following Yeong-gye’s instructions, I grabbed the doorknob while thinking of home.3290a67e16dd32cc

Then—3042346faada7de5

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Tatadat!5500efdb471baf9f

Urgent footsteps echoed from somewhere.116b416bbc27a7fc

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