Chapter 118
There were quite a few noteworthy aspects to the system.
Firstly, new items have been added to all quest and achievement rewards.
'System corruption recovery.'
In the case of a linked quest that just occurred, it says that 1% of the damage will be restored when cleared.
This means that only by achieving 100% recovery from damage within two years can I prevent a catastrophe where the system disappears.
In short, I must never fail the quest.
'Until now, only the penalty of lowering my stats has occurred, but since the reward system itself has changed a little, it wouldn't be strange if other penalties appeared. For example, even the percentage of repaired damage would decrease again.'
It's a really bad penalty, but I always have to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Only then will precise analysis and quick responses be possible, even if a bad situation arises.
First of all, in the case of this linked quest, the damage recovery percentage is very low.
It's almost like it's at the lowest level.
Perhaps making coffee is not an activity that is very important to an idol's fame.
I checked one achievement that was locked.
[Achievements,]
[Reward: Passive Skill Experience Points (Large) x3, System Damage Recovery 13%]
There is a big reward for the achievement of collecting a whopping 15 first-place trophies on a single music show.
It can instantly restore 13% of system damage and also give three passive skill experience points.
In other words, the more important the achievement or quest is in an idol's career, the more generous the rewards will be.
'Even a small percentage is very precious, so the fact remains that I must clear all future quests without any problems.'
I looked at the paper in front of me and thought deeply.
The item to write is 'My favorite cafe menu.'
If I think back to my taste in my past life.... I liked the sweet chocolate cake the best.
But the problem is that I've never done basic baking, let alone a cake, in my life.
'My quest is to successfully create a menu. Given that the criteria for success are vague, I guess I have to make sure the taste is right first.'
It will be easier to clear quests if I choose a menu with less risk.
But I don't know the recipes and difficulty levels of all the menus...
I can only guess.
'I'll go with the most popular menu, Americano.'
Unlike me, who was trying to think as analytically as possible, the other guys were freely writing about their preferences.
"I really like mint chocolate frappes! Whenever I go to that cafe, I only eat frappes."
"I like strawberry smoothies. I don't really like anything with caffeine."
"That's unexpected. I thought Eun-gyu Hyung would like coffee since he's the oldest."
"Are you making fun of me for getting older? "
At Song Hyung-bin's words, Chae Eun-gyu playfully flared up.
Then, the quick-witted Kang Si-yoon quickly hushed up the situation by telling him about his tastes.
"I don't like caffeine that much either! I'm a non-caffeine person like Eun-gyu Hyung, and my favorite menu item is peach iced tea! "
"Hey, saying it like that is more like feeding Hyung! "
"Hey, Hyung-bin Hyung. What if you say that? I'll get caught."
"Wow, Kang Si-yoon was worse than I thought? "
While everyone was laughing at Kang Si-yoon's words, I was lamenting inside.
'Oh, there was iced tea! To make iced tea, just pour the iced tea from the market into a cup. Why didn't I think of that first? '
The easiest menu was taken away so easily.
I had no choice but to choose Americano, as originally planned.
"Karis is Americano. I think it goes well together."
"I already have a name for the menu. 'Karis's Karisma Americano.' What do you think? It's the perfect collaboration cafe menu name, isn't it? "
"You shouldn't play with my name and drink, Siyoon―."
"Siyoon, your idea is quite good?"
"See, Eun-gyu Hyung said it was good too, bro! Why are you ignoring this hyung nim's sense!"
"...I get it."
Because I was suddenly forced into a one-on-many fight, I had no choice but to raise both hands and surrender.
Kang Si-yoon's naming method was adopted as is, and the names of other members' menus were quickly decided.
"'Heo Yu-bin's unexpected charm-filled mint chocolate frappe.' How about this? "
"Do I have a surprising charm? "
"Of course. You're usually so timid, but when you go on stage, you change completely."
"It doesn't changggeee!"
The remaining menus are those of Song Hyung-bin, Yoo Min-ha, and Ji Yoon-chul.
Yoo Minha was the first to raise his hand and announce it loudly.
"Men have always thought of espresso as the best! You can only say you have drunk coffee if you taste the original bitterness of the coffee and the richness of the beans. Coffee mixed with other things to make it sweet is not coffee!"
"Then, Min-ha, how about making espresso? "
"Let's make some hot espresso! "
"But even in Italy, people drink espresso with sugar."
This time too, Yoo Min-ha's passionate speaking skills were unleashed without fail.
Of course, Song Hyung-bin's words were naturally buried in the face of his passion.
So, there wasn't much trouble deciding on a menu name.
After deciding on 'Espresso as hot and fiery as Yoo Min-ha', Song Hyung-bin chose an unexpected menu.
"Is it real, Hyung-bin? "
"Yeah."
"When you go to a real cafe, do you drink yuzu tea the most? "
"How sweet and delicious yuzu tea is."
He was the only one among us who chose the tea type.
Everyone questioned Song Hyung-bin about not choosing coffee or a smoothie, but I kept thinking about the difficulty of making it.
'The tea is not bad, but it's a pain to keep boiling it. However, unlike fruit drinks, it doesn't have to be ground, so it might be a little more convenient.'
The only one left was Ji Yoon-chul.
As everyone's eyes turned towards him, Ji Yoon-chul cleared his throat and spoke quietly.
"... Actually, I like cake the best."
"Cake?"
"Yes. The tiramisu cake is delicious."
The cafe also sells cakes, so there are plenty of menu items to choose from.
The rest of the members seemed to have momentarily forgotten about the cake, as they were only choosing drinks.
"Oh, right. We could have written down the types of desserts too."
"It was a cafe, so I only thought about drinks."
"But Yoon-chul. Have you ever made a cake? "
Chae Eun-gyu asked the most important question.
Then, Ji Yoon-chul was startled for a moment.
"...No?"
"Making a cake might be a bit difficult. Choose something else―."
"Hey, no, no! Once you've made a choice, you have to stick with it."
"Huh?"
Kang Si-yoon winked at Chae Eun-gyu and spoke softly.
"We also have to take care of entertainment portions."
I accurately picked up Kang Si-yoon's words with my keen hearing.
There really isn't a single guy who is as scary as him.
Even if he is the youngest, if it seems like the god of entertainment will descend, are you saying that we should just let him go through the hardships?
The person involved, Ji Yoon-chul, just blinks without knowing what is happening.
Finally, the Seleste debut commemorative cafe menu was confirmed without any additional changes.
Manager Hyung returned to the accommodation after receiving a report that the menu was complete and thanked us for our hard work, along with a detailed explanation of the future schedule.
"You might be a little busy because you have to film the reality show and practice your debut song at the same time. And as soon as the reality show filming ends, you'll start producing the music video in earnest. You'll have separate road managers at that time, so you can just focus on filming and practicing."
"I get so excited just hearing the word 'music video'."
"Honestly, I still feel like I'm filming
"Then that would be good news."
Manager Hyung smiled at Song Hyung-bin's words.
"We'll have a meeting with the content production team and the A&R team tomorrow at 9 AM. I think we'll listen to the songs that we've chosen as candidates for your debut song and then decide what the title should be. After the meeting, we'll have a quick meal and then head to a cooking class to film our reality show."
"Debut song! "
Heo Yu-bin smiled brightly, his eyes sparkling.
Since he has the characteristics of a composer, he tends to get very excited when stories related to music come up.
Moreover, it means that we can hear Seleste's first title song.
It's natural to be more excited than usual.
'When he says they decided on a title song, that means there were songs that were chosen in advance.'
It seems that Sigma Entertainment has made thorough preparations for Seleste.
I never imagined they would have completed such essential tasks.
Of course, the most important thing is how well the song is selected.
If they have narrowed down the candidates, that means we have at least two tracks lined up.
"After the song is decided, the lyrics and choreography will be completed sequentially, so I think you should just work hard to prepare for the debut café until then."
"Yes!"
After telling us not to stay up too late, the manager left the dorm.
"Okay, so everyone is probably hungry. Should I make some snacks? "
"Does Siyoon know how to cook? "
"Here we have Mr. Karis von Walden, a living witness who tasted my fantastic cuisine. Mr. Karis, could you tell us what you thought of it? "
Kang Si-yoon looked at me with a refreshing look in his eyes.
I nodded, remembering the pasta I had tasted before.
"I think it was more delicious than the pasta sold at regular restaurants."
"Awesome."
"I also want to eat the food that Siyoon Hyung-nim makes! "
"Thank you all for your enthusiastic support. First, we need to check if we have the ingredients in our dorm and decide what kind of food we are going to make."
I headed to the kitchen with Kang Si-yoon.
I quickly opened the refrigerator and was greeted with another unexpected sight.
It was piled high with abundant ingredients.
Kang Si-yoon spoke quietly after seeing the fresh meat.
"Karis. To be honest, I didn't have high expectations for our company."
"It's the same for me too."
"But after seeing this, I changed my mind. I really respect the people at our company for preparing so many 1+ Korean beef sirloin steaks in the dorms."
I was wondering if the evaluation was changing too rapidly in real time.
I thought it was worth it with this level of preparedness.
I found out later through our manager that the Korean beef that was in the fridge was something he had bought to have a group barbecue the next day.
We never expected that from the first day we moved into our dorm, we would be searching through the refrigerator and even cooking our own meals.
Still, since we created great material for a reality show, the manager seemed satisfied.
After filling our bellies with meat, we each went to our rooms and enjoyed some well-deserved, sweet rest.
While I was sitting on the bed doing some stretching, on the other side, Ji Yoon-chul was hugging a rabbit doll and searching for something on his phone.
"What are you looking at so intently, Yoon-chul? "
"... Tiramisu cake."
"Cake?"
Ji Yoon-chul rested his chin on Muto and nodded gloomily.
The expression on his face, with the corners of his eyes drooping, looked like a cat soaked in water.
"As Hyung-bin Hyung said, I have to make this myself."
"Yes."
"I looked for a recipe just in case it seemed difficult...."
Ji Yoon-chul trailed off.
Looking at the dead eyes, it seems like the difficulty level is as high as expected.
I got up from the bed and walked slowly next to Ji Yoon-chul.
"We need to put information in our heads in advance for tomorrow."
"...Yes?"
"Let's try to memorize the basic manufacturing method before we go to bed tonight."
"...Yes."
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