The Coffee Shop in a Different World Station

Coming down from the private room to the hall, the two were led to a special seat provided in front of the counter on the kitchen side following Takumi's instructions. The hall is lit with lamps and a hint of brightness.

Before the two sitting side by side, there was a figure of Takumi wearing a cafe apron across the counter.

Takumi, who guided the two of them, checks the ingredients on hand again.

First, the main cream-colored dough - a crepe dough that has been lightly cooked with aloose flour combined with milk, eggs and sugar.

And the fruit of Naranha (orange), which is in harvest season. This one is pre-squeezed and juiced and I have one separate whole thing available.

There are three other ingredients prepared: butter in white sugar, and fruit liquor soaked with Naranha fruit. Fruit liquor was planted more than six months ago by Takumi as one of the liqueurs used in the store. Naranha fruit and sugar crystals are soaked in a distilled liquor called Ron, which is made from sugar cane as the main ingredient.

Takumi then confirmed the burning and subtraction of the oven stove, which he had put on fire in advance.

The small oven stove on the counter is replaced by an iron lattice, not a ceiling, half of the top. Because today's dessert is easier to cook on direct heat, the setting was changed beforehand so that it could be used instead of stoves.

The flame rises firmly from the firewood visible under the iron lattice, and the ceiling, which is half left behind, also seems to warm firmly.

Looks like you're getting ready. Takumi takes one breath with Phew, and then bows her head to both of them again.

"Well, then, let me get started"

They nodded silently at the signal of Takumi's initiation.

What the hell is going to happen...... the two of them excitedly sent their gaze to Takumi's one-by-one throw.

Add white sugar by making sure that the takumi is laid throughout the frying pan before it is put on fire. Then he placed that frying pan on the top plate and began to warm it up quietly and slowly.

Takumi, who then took the fruit of Naranha, tries to take the lid and chops it off near the heta, then places it upside down on the plate. Then, overlapping the lid-shaped Naranha skin I had just cut on top of it, I pierced the two large strands of fork used in cooking deeply into the Naranha for each of its skins.

Takumi's expression, which concentrated more on cooking than usual, was really serious.

Sophia's eyes are completely nailed to takumi. Libert, sitting next to him, also swallowed solitary spit and watched how Takumi was doing.

In the frying pan, the white sugar I added earlier was beginning to melt slightly. Having checked its appearance horizontally, Takumi lifts each fork of Naranja, which she skewered earlier, and skins it cleverly with a small eyed knife. The thickly peeled skin drooped long underneath as she put the knife in as she twirled and turned Naranha.

The skin of Naranha was not peeled until the end, and it was assumed that the fruit and skin remained connected by stripping some of it.

Takumi, once the skin of Naranha is returned as it was, then puts it on the plate with every piece of fruit and moves its standing position in front of the frying pan.

The white sugar in the frying pan had slowly changed to a clear liquid form due to the heat added.

Takumi puts butter in a frying pan containing melted sugar and melts it to make it look whole while gently holding it down at the tip of the fork.

Then, as the butter melted, I added the prepared Naranha juice and transferred the frying pan to the stove side of the iron plaid.

A frying pan where a higher heat is applied due to direct heat than earlier. Leaving it there for a while, warm Naranha juice bubbles up small.

Then, anticipating the timing, which began to boil only slightly, Takumi gently lined up the frying pan back onto the ceiling with a crepe fabric that had been folded into a fan shape into it.

Seeing how it goes, Sophia accidentally speaks to Takumi.

"Oh, I'm gonna boil the dough, so what?

"Yes, I will prepare the crepe as a warm dessert today. Well, here's the real deal. Please have a quiet look."

Sophia's expectations grow more and more in the words returned by Takumi.

Sophia sees the Libert sitting next to her in an attempt to share this overflowing expectation. Riverto, who noticed that gaze, also nodded quietly towards Sofia.

Their gaze was poured into Takumi's hands again.

Takumi moves on to the final finish as she receives a glimpse of expectation from both of us.

Fruit liquor is poured into a metal pattern-like appliance and warmed by the direct heat of the stove. Eventually, the fruit liquor warmed up and began to boil with the futz.

Fruit liquor in the pattern gradually bubbles up as heat is applied. Takumi, who was watching the situation, took out the elongated tree, which she saw fit and had moved the fire in the stove beforehand, and brought it closer to the fruit liquor in the pattern.

At that moment, a blue flame rose from the inside of the pattern with the sound of a bowa.

"Geez."

Sophia, surprised by the rising flame, raised her high voice. Reacting to that voice, Riverto embarks on a moment to cover her.

Takumi continues her work without losing focus.

Takumi, with a double-stranded fork skewered with Naranha fruit, lifted the fruit as it was and draped the skin of Naranha talarily over the frying pan where the crepe was simmering.

And when I didn't put in my hair for a while and added the fruit liquor that was raising the blue flame to the skin of Naranha, a blue flame was transmitted to the skin of Naranha and flowed into the frying pan.

"Wow..." "Wow..."

Fantastic Flame Falls - the two of you breathe unexpectedly into that sight that is so beautiful.

And the sweet and sour aroma emanating from Takumi's hand, now it was time for the two of them to give a snug look.

They were completely blinded by Takumi's tricks as if they were watching magic.

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"Thank you for waiting. I used a seasonal Naranha. It's a crepe shuzette. Enjoy."

A beautiful dessert cooked earlier in front of us was brought to the front of the two of us.

On a white plate is laid an orange sauce, on which is placed a fan-shaped crepe containing the sauce firmly.

The sweet and sour aroma emanating from the top of the plate tickles the nostrils, stirring the appetite again. Sophia saw the Libert sitting next to her as chilling and lowered her head gently before putting a knife in the crepe.

"Yummy!! Sweet and sour, but rich..., it's delicious anyway!

A voice of praise popped out of Sofia's mouth where she ate her first bite. Anyway, it's delicious.

The crepe dough simmered over the frying pan contained the sauce firmly. Just because the fabric is soft and sticky doesn't mean it is. The crepe's characteristic mottled skin texture remains properly left behind.

It seems to Sophia that the texture of the skin leaves a good sense of deliciousness.

And it's this Naranha sauce. Where the acidity stands strong in Naranja alone, the sweetness of white sugar and the mellowness of butter add a refreshing and well-balanced flavour.

And the scent and slight bitterness of Naranha felt from the sauce. These two had given the sauce exquisite depth.

This source of aroma and bitterness will be due to the blue flaming waterfall - the fruit liquor of Naranha - placed in the finish. The aroma and slight bitterness had been added by causing the fruit liquor to wrap around the flames to fly excess alcohol and further convey the skin of Naranha.

That magical performance wasn't just about the beauty of the look, it was about the taste well calculated. Sophia was just impressed.

"Excellent. No, that's exactly what you're saying about being speechless."

Riverto, who was silently moving the fork, finally uttered words when he had finished eating about half of it. And when he takes a big breath, he sends his gaze to Takumi.

"Is this dessert what Lord Takumi thought?

Takumi, who was thrown a question, smiled and shook her neck to the side.

"No, today's dessert is also a prototype of what I used to live in. However, we have worked out some ideas to reproduce it with the materials available here. Besides, as you've just seen, this dessert can be a pleasure to“ enchant, "so it took practice to master technology to the level that we could serve to both of you."

"You're stoic anyway. You can't serve this dessert in your usual store, can you?

Sophia pinches her mouth in a slightly awkward condition. To the words too, Takumi responded with the usual smile.

"Yeah. That's just too much for normal sales. However, I thought that if it was a day to welcome just the two of you, I could serve you and let you choose Crepe Suzette. And..."

"And?"

Liberto hangs his neck on Takumi's words. On the side Sofia was also waiting for the next word.

Takumi, seeing how the two breathed, smiled softly, spinning one word away.

"And I haven't seen you two alone in two months around the corner, so I wanted to give you something to make it a little memorable. This gorgeous dessert looks great on both of you."

To Takumi's words, Sofia felt her cheeks dyed for some reason.

After a meeting two months ago, Liberto and I were face-to-face several times in relation to our work. But that is only the face of banker Sophia Marimaid and Ambassador Liberto de Laurentis.

We have to have tough negotiations, and we have eyes around us. We don't have time to talk about each other slowly.

(I guess I was looking forward to today...)

Sophia speculates and measures her feelings. I'm sure I'm attracted to him, I felt compelled to admit that.

I just can't let that feeling seem honest...... Sophia's mind just gets a little heavier.

From what I've done, at least I felt that Liberto didn't hate me either.

But you and he are “in position” people. Thinking about each other and whether or not we can move on to "the relationship ahead” is another story.

That's why I want to be a “friend” now. First of all, as a good “friend," let's have a taste of happiness that allows us to talk like this and taste a different air from our strained routine.

Sophia managed to sort out her swinging mind and gently put her own thoughts behind her.

(Still, he won't be alarmed at all either. Well, I mean, my outlook isn't wrong either)

The subject of Sofia's interest moved to Takumi. Sophia looks at Takumi blurry as she finishes cleaning up and begins to prepare her tea (tea) after meals.

Quietly consider their feelings and get ahead of them. And never spare an effort to give the best hospitality - once again Sophia was reviewing the power of Takumi, the person she was attracted to.

At that time, I was accidentally called from the side. The voice of Liberto, the other person who is currently attracting my heart.

"Speaking of which, don't you have to tell me that?

To that word, Sophia returns to me all the time. Sophia, remembering that she had forgotten to tell her important business, speaks to Takumi in a slightly rushed manner.

"Yes, yes. I forgot the important story. Mr. Takumi, may I have a word?

"Yes, why should I?

Takumi, who was boiling water in the pot, turns to Sofia.

When Sophia coughed small with Cohon, she made one report to Takumi with a serious look to show in the business setting.

"It took a little while, but we're finally getting Pato's deal in full swing, too. From now on, there will be different types of pato coming in from your country, Mr. Liberto.

Therefore, to thank you for your efforts so far, we would like to give priority to supplying pato to this coffee shop, the swordfish. This matter has been acknowledged not only by Master Liberto, but also by Sabbath of the Silva Chamber of Commerce, who is responsible for the actual commerce. How about it, can you take it on?

Takumi, listening silently to Sofia's words, bowed her head deeply with her usual smile after opening for a moment.

"Care, it hurts. Pasta… With Pato, you will be able to offer a menu that looks more like a" coffee shop ”. I will work with you if I can, so it would be really helpful if you could just give it a little bit."

To Takumi's words, Libert nods loudly, too, and speaks.

"Lord Takumi will produce new pato dishes, different from the way we eat in our country. I'm counting on it."

To the powerful words of Libert, they gaze and nod.

It was Sophia who would burn a little yakimochi while watching them interact like that.

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"Well, I'd like to make a promise next time, but it will be after the beginning of the year next. Isn't that why we're bringing it forward at the end of the year?

In the midst of enjoying the post-meal tae, Liberto has talked about his next appointment.

To his words, Sophia snorts.

"Right. Exactly what will keep you busy at the end of the year, so it's not going to come this way. Same goes for you, Mr. Libert."

"Right. There's no reason to just throw your job at me and come here..."

Libert's expression of consent to Sophia seemed a real shame.

Sophia, delighted with the lonely look on her face for some reason, cut herself out “the next promise”.

"Then I hope we can ask you again in the same way as this one and in two months' time. The fine time is that we will interact again. It'll be a little late, but we'd love to celebrate the New Year together."

To Sophia's suggestion, Liberto shakes his neck wide and vertically.

"Got it. Well, let's look forward to the next promised day. Lord Takumi, I know you'll be asking for a lot of things again, thank you very much."

"Right. Thank you, Takumi."

"Reservation accepted. I look forward to seeing you at the new year's shop."

It was a takumi who, as usual, bowed his head deeply to respond to requests from the two of them.