The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

"Well, what can I get you today? I'm looking forward to it."

On the afternoon of Promise Day, Sophia, who visited Harpertown Station on a lunch arrival flight, sat in the corner of the Coffee Shop "Swallow" where her lunch opening busy had subsided, now waiting late for the "Request" to be carried. Sabbath, who is present across the street, speaks to Sofia.

"When I asked Morning this morning, he said he had several kinds of items for anything.

Having heard Sabbath's words, Sophia swells her cheeks as she gives a flattering look.

"Mr. Sabbath's fine. Hey, we're close, so we can always come. If this happens, why don't we fund the store and have the station near us run a branch too...?

"I don't think Lord Takumi will be able to get away from this station even if he leaves the branch office. Lord Takumi is“ acting station manager ”here in Harpertown.

Sabbath answers Sophia's whispering desire with a white beard. Sophia was perfectly willing to inflate her cheeks, but she would be scared later if she were to speak mean. As the two of us interact like that, Takumi and Nyarch come to the table. On top of the basin the two of them brought, there was on each of them what they thought was probably the object of today.

"Thank you for waiting. Here's today's prototype, a beverage arranged with a tape, and a dessert made with a tape."

"I've prototyped a lot! I'm always confident, but even though I'm so confident today!

Takumi is a polite trick, and Nyarch arranges the items in front of the two of them in an energetic way as usual. Arranged in front of me was a light coffee cup and a glass of green little leaves placed over a pully, resilient orange diced thing.

After finishing his serve to the table, Takumi receives a pot of pottery from Nyarch and pours a tape into the cup as he explains to the two of them. The cup was filled with a slightly reddish, bright orange liquid, and a refreshing aroma containing a little sweetness spread on one side of the perimeter.

"The first thing we prepared was the main focus on enjoying the refreshing fragrance of the tae. Of the tea leaves I received, I use one in this floral container. If it was meant to be, a light cup would be good for enjoying the tae, but we just couldn't prepare it in time, so for today we are replacing it with one of the cups we have in our store.

"I see, in the case of Tae, I like these thin cups."

To Sophia's words, Takumi nods and continues his words.

"It's a little thinner, and the ones that are spreading up are the best, but we're also looking to arrange this one when we start dealing with it in earnest. Enjoy it quickly, then, as any further explanation by mouth will be wild.

When Sophia nods one, she quickly takes the cup and first enjoys the fragrance. A very refreshing and appealing scent tickles my nose, which I also felt during the exposition. However, compared to the time of the exposition, it also felt like it contained a lot of sweet aromas.

I wonder what this smells like......, Sophia tilts the cup as she swells her chest to expectations. Then, the moment I put it in my mouth, along with the refreshing taste characteristic of Tae, the sweetness and sourness that was different from Tae was rolling over my tongue. The fruity flavor applied to the tae had eliminated the tannins of the tae, adding a refreshing sweetness.

"Is this..., have you been paired with any fruit?

"Yeah, this one goes with the fruit and the tae. Today, Piña (pineapple) and Naranja are aligned in the tape.

Takumi opens the pot lid and peeks inside while responding to Sofia's question. Inside the pot were plenty of slices of peeled piña and slices of skinned Naranja.

"I see, Tae is really concerned about tannins and bitterness, so you beat it out with fruit."

When Sabbath snorts and snorts like he's gotten good at it, Takumi quietly shakes his head vertically. Sophia nodded as if she agreed to the conversation between the two of them, then took the glass in her hand this time.

"That means there's a setup here, too. I'll have it."

Spoon in the bright orange dice placed in the glass and scowl. on the spoon. It was carried in a swing with a pull, and delivered into Sophia's mouth. With a slightly limp feel, it is soft enough to be crushed with the tongue, then the cunning elasticity stimulates the tip of the tongue and in the mouth. A sensual feeling accompanied by the freshness characteristic of Tae and a slightly reduced sweetness gently caressed Sofia's mouth.

Sophia meditates on her eyes and indulges in the feel and taste for a while before gently wiping her mouth and asking Takumi questions.

"This isn't just fruit, is it?

"Yes, it's a sugar and miele, and a tae with Naranha fruit juice stiffened with agar. Sure, was it called Heratina here?

"Right. I just thought Heratina was made from fruit juice like Naranha. It's quite delicious even if it's made with tape..."

Sophia answering Takumi's question, a spoon is firmly held in her hand, cheeks one Tae Heratina after another.

"Looks like you liked it. Above all. How about Mr. Sabbath?

To Takumi's question, Sabbath shows a difficult face.

"No, they both do taste good, they taste good... hmmm..."

"What's going on? That neither drinks nor desserts are great together?

Sophia stares at Sabbath's unexpected attitude with a strange look.

"No, it does taste good. But it still bothers me a little bit about this soothing scent. To be honest, if it's coffee and this tae, I guess I'd prefer coffee."

Sophia wrinkles between her eyebrows to Sabbath's frank opinion. My sensibilities had determined that this fruit tae or tae heratina would be preferred if I were a young woman. But it also seemed to me that older people like Sabbath or, conversely, children would be happy, not necessarily so. Thinking of it as a business, what only some layers receive carries risks. That is, I had to assume that I had to make the decision that too large an investment would be difficult.

Back to back with how Sophia looks like that, Takumi smiles and calls out.

"Mr. Sophia, you're ruining your nice face by putting so much crease between your eyebrows. Okay, I'll give you the following:

Takumi says so, raising her hand and signaling to Nyarch, who was returning to the counter first. Then Nyarch put something on the basin and carried it to the table.

"Go ahead! This one is something else from earlier!

Arranged in front of the two is a thick cup containing a warm beverage with beige colour and something that looks soft with an equally lustrous beige colour. Where served on each one, Takumi begins to explain.

"This is milk tae paired with milk and tae, and if you're in a thick cup, it's a milk tae-based flan (pudding). I hope Fran will eat it first. Please, enjoy."

The two nod at Takumi's description and take a newly arranged little spoon in their hands. And when I plugged the spoon into the milktae flan, I stabbed him without any resistance. The flan is so soft that it is likely to spill out slowly.

Sophia rattles her throat and carries a soft flan into her mouth that reminds her of cream. Smoother than I could have imagined, that flan quickly wanders in my mouth. The rich taste of the milk and eggs spreads the sweetness of the sugar and miele that seems to have been used in abundance.

It is the flavor with the tannins of the tape that is taking them. The strong flavour of the tae formed the core of a single bottle, which together with the flavour of the franc, which tended to be sweetened, made it deeper.

Sophia eats another spoon, another spoon, without hiding her surprise expression. Then Sabbath, sitting across the street, sighed with a cheek. What entered Sophia's eyes, which returned to me with the sound of that breath, was the appearance of Sabbath holding a slightly hot cup and staring up at the ceiling.

"Sabbath...?

When Sophia cries out, Sabbath sends her gaze back to Sophia as she returned to me.

"Excuse me. This milktea was so delicious, so comfortable, so annoying"

Makes Sabbath laugh bitterly as he hides the lights. The hand hasn't let go of the cup. Even Fran had that taste, but is the milk tae that much... Sophia also takes a slightly hot cup placed in front of herself and takes a sip.

"..........................................................................."

Unexpectedly, the sigh spills in his voice and his whole body weakens. What a calming taste. The strong flavour of the tai is rounded by the richness of the milk and the sweetness of the sugar, allowing only the good parts of the tai to be tasted calmly. It's a taste that I'll remember somewhere to start drinking. Sophia even seemed to want to stay immersed in the gentle micturite taste all the time.

"... well, here's what this is all about"

Take the spoon again, as if Sophia had suddenly flashed something. Then sip the flan, chewing slowly to taste. After closing his eyes, dusting through his throat, he now contains warm milktails in a sip, and remains silent. Often silence dominates the field.

"... yeah, this, this is it!

Sophia raised her voice as one convinced. Takumi nods silently at the words. Sabbath began to speak for the two words.

"It's a wonderful balance between a neat sweet flan and a milktail flavour that reduces the sweetness and richness a little bit. How calming this is. What if this one was destiny?

"No, you're both destiny. People's preferences vary, so I thought I'd let them have variations. I thought that would inspire you to know Tae better. Apparently, the most resistant person around here is tannin, so I'm going to put on two paths to solve it."

To Takumi's words, Sophia takes a moment before returning the words.

"Yeah, well, I don't have to decide on one thing, and then maybe you just have to choose according to your taste and mood? There will be more opportunities for a wider audience to get acquainted."

Sabbath nods too, as he agrees with Sophia's answer. But Sabbath, an old merchant, had only one thing to worry about. Sabbath asks Takumi the question.

"But all of today's products are just change balls. Sure, it might be good for the first trigger, but is there any way to get more familiar with Tae itself?

Takumi starts to move as if she had been waiting for the word.

"Yeah, so I have just one more thing for you. Nyarch, can you bring it to me?

"It's so aiming! Just a little while!

Nyarch, instructed by Takumi, headed to the kitchen at first sight and brought two glasses some time later. Their eyes snapped into the contents of the glass. A bright orange tae was placed in that glass in front of both of them with a clear mass - along with ice.

"This is the last dish, iced tea. Let me use a little of the ice that Mr. Sophia is giving me. Please try."

Takumi's words on the signal, the two of them mouth the glass. It has a lighter overall impression than warm tea, with little tannin feeling. It has a clear, clutter-free flavour that is enhanced only by the freshness and sweetness of the tape. The soothing sensation of passing your throat is perfect for this time of year when the heat still lingers.

"This is very easy to drink... well, is it going with something?

Sabbath asks strangely. Sophia also stared at Takumi and waited for the answer. In response to those two, Takumi began seeding.

"Actually, this adds nothing but tea leaves for tea. It's a tae that I put up in a" water out "way."

"'Water Out'... is it...? Haven't you boiled it out in hot water?

Sabbath listens back to words he is unfamiliar with.

"Yes, it's literally tea served with“ water, "not hot water. Taking out the ingredients of the tae from the tea leaves without adding heat reduces clutter and tannins, allowing you to extract only the original sweetness and richness that the tae has and the fragrant part of it. It just doesn't add heat, so it takes a lot of time. For today, I wrapped the tea leaves in gauze and put them on boiled water once overnight."

"Additionally, cooling it down with ice makes it even less crunchy and more drinkable... which means it's the same principle as the 'Coffee with Water' I got served before, right?

Takumi nods silently to questions thrown by Sofia to take the word away.

Then Nyarch, who was quietly listening to the three interactions beside him, raised his protest in an intolerable tone.

"Um, I'm not sure it's hard, but I wish the delicious stuff was delicious! How was yours today?

Takumi tries to tempt Nyarch to hear his thoughts in mild words, but both Sophia and Sabbath laugh and answer.

"Yeah, it was delicious today, too." "Um, I'm satisfied."

To the two words, Nyarch smiles satisfactorily. Damn......, and Takumi pounding Nyarch's head in the pom. Also, his face was broken.

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"So you're really free to let me spend this recipe unless I take the money.

Takumi, who made Nyarch clean up plates and cups, was talking with three people, Sofia and Sabbath. Today's prototype was based on "Sofia's request”. We were discussing how to handle it.

"Are you sure? As far as we're concerned, it's very helpful because it leads to Tae's business, but if we monopolize it, let's make the right profit..."

Sabbath checks with Takumi again. Takumi was solidifying all financial gratitude on the condition that this beverage or dessert recipe be 'distributed free of charge to those who bought me the tae'.

"Yeah, that's okay. Nor was this recipe itself produced by me in the first place, which was truly normal where I used to be. So no personal gain can be made from it by me. And..."

"And?"

Sophia strikes a match as she stares at Takumi, who makes a rare and hot assertion. You noticed that gaze, and Takumi kept on saying the words as she blurted.

"Actually, me, tea...... you're a Tae, aren't you? So I also want these people to get acquainted with Tae and increase their Tae fellowship. Oh, of course you like coffee, don't you?

At the end of the day, Takumi spins words in a slight rush. Sophia erupted into a cute trick that looked unusual.

"I understand if that's the case. Then, other than money, can I help you with something? It's not my policy to keep it."

That's what Sophia says, she'll come up with a plan early on in the arrow succession. Apart from the supply of tea leaves, it was decided that Sofia and Sabbath would work together to provide full support, from the procurement of cups suitable for tea utensils and taes to the arrangement of utensils for solder and cup desserts.

"And how about ice? Let's talk a little further..."

Sabbath opens his mouth as we move on. Sophia responded immediately, but Takumi pinched her mouth on the interaction between the two.

"But ice is very valuable, so we've already done enough for you now..."

"That's it. Instead, things are going to change a little bit."

Sophia responds in meaningful terms. Sabbath opened his mouth as he pursued it.

"No, actually, we're going to build a new ice mill on Portside. Of course, with the help of Lord Sophia..."

According to Sabbath's description, at this exposition, he saw ice exert a high effect on the preservation of perishable products - especially damaged seafood - and made a move to incorporate them quickly, even on the portside. At the heart of this was the Silva Chamber of Commerce, which talked about Sophia, a banker (bunker), backing up on ice making techniques and funding. In fact, this time Sofia visited the land, one of which was to conduct an on-site visit on the matter.

"The new ice mill is thinking big enough to cover the demand for ice across Harpertown as well as the portside. So, if you can do that factory over there, you can have as much ice as Takumi needs. Of course, we still have a lot to do, like building sales channels and building factories, but we're going to make it a big business."

Takumi accidentally applauds Sofia for her powerful words.

"It's a great initiative. Please let me use your ice in doing so. Oh, let me“ buy ”it right then."

"If that's what Mr. Takumi is, I'll let him. Instead, I'll give you the best treatment for direct sales."

Thank you, Takumi says thank you and bows his head. But for Sophia, apparently, she feels she hasn't cut her “thank you" back yet. Sophia thinks with a bump and a twinkle about if there was anything else. And suddenly turned to Takumi as if he remembered something.

"Yes, Mr. Sabbath told me, Mr. Takumi, are you looking for something called" Menlouis ”?

"Yeah, yeah. At the venue of the exposition, I was asking you to look for something of that kind, if you have one.

Takumi is pushed by the momentum of Sofia and answers slightly to the mood. Without going through the situation at all, Sophia continued to talk so that she could screw it up quickly.

"Actually, I found that at the exposition venue. Sure, er... yeah, he said parts and pato. Now that we're negotiating whether we can split the samples, I'll give Takumi a gift if we get one."

"Really! I've never been more comfortable with noodles if I can get them. If it comes in well and stably, it's likely to increase variations in the store's menu as well. Please."

Parts, or pato... I'm not familiar with Takumi, but Takumi convinced me that it may be a noodle that developed independently in "this world"... Besides, there was a kind of trust sprouting in Takumi's mind that it must be something interesting if Sofia's eyes were on it.

"I'm here to help you, too, with a slight force. Oh, sure, if I'm not interrupting."

To Sabbath's words, Sophia turns bright red. Takumi, on the other hand, had no choice but to laugh bitterly. Don't make too much fun of him, Takumi said, while giving Sabbath the nail, he looked forward to the day of resumption, which he would visit again in the near future.