Another World Fluffy Cafe

Chapter 2: The Weight of Happiness

The operating hours of the Mofumofu Café are from 11:00 to 17:00.

Taichi and his tamed familiars follow a style that doesn’t push themselves too hard. However, they quickly get tired when they accompany Luke on hunts, disguised as walks.

When Taichi opened the café, several customers were already lined up.

“Welcome!”

“Hello! I’ve been looking forward to this!”

“Is Sakura-chan doing well?”

“I want to pet Luke today…!”

Recently, more people have come to realize the charm of the fluffiness. When Taichi first arrived in this world, many people were baffled by the idea of doting on monsters.

However, seeing is believing.

Those who actually visit the Mofumofu Café are completely smitten by the cuteness of the fluffballs.

The people who had lined up before the opening were regular customers.

They each have their favorite animals and look forward to seeing them.

(Petting Luke might be too much of a hurdle, though…)

Although it’s hard to tell when interacting with Taichi, Luke isn’t fond of being touched by people. That said, Taichi doesn’t want to crush their hopes.

(One day, Luke might calm down and come to enjoy being petted.)

Well, that possibility seems very low at the moment.

“Good morning! Welcome! I’ll take your orders~!”

A cheerful girl’s voice echoed from inside the Mofumofu Café.

Himeri, who works part-time at the café, was there.

With her softly colored pink hair tied in a bun with a red ribbon at a low position, she has big yellow eyes.

She wore a light blue dress and a white robe, over which she donned the Mofumofu Café apron.

Taichi told her that she was an adventurer wizard, but in reality, she was the guild master of the Adventurers’ Guild.

However, she wasn’t particularly keen on being in that position. It was more convenient for a strong adventurer to be in charge, so she reluctantly accepted the role.

“Actually, our coffee has been revamped starting today! It’s tastier than before, so I recommend it.”

“Really?!”

Three female customers were lined up.

They had apparently intended to order their usual tea, but Himeri’s words made them hesitate.

“What should I do?”

“Well, I’m not really good with bitter flavors…”

It seemed that the women preferred tea over coffee.

However, Himeri shook her finger and said, “Chit chit chit!”

“Coffee is coffee, but we have a new type called ‘café latte’ that has less bitterness and is highly recommended!”

“‘Café latte?’”

“It’s creamy and mellow because it uses milk. It’s my top recommendation!”

In fact, the drink menu at the Mofumofu Café had changed just a little. Why? Because Taichi had introduced a coffee maker.

At first, they used instant powder, but as he got used to this world, he became more comfortable. He wanted people to enjoy delicious coffee and relax.

(That said, it’s not exactly a professional model…)

It was a small, general household model.

With the coffee maker, he could make hot and iced coffee and café lattes.

Taichi enjoyed having coffee after breakfast.

Mofumofu Café Menu

Meals
Meat Sauce Pasta Set: 1,000 Cheru
Drinks: 700 Cheru
Tea: HOT/ICE
Coffee: HOT/ICE
Café Latte: HOT/ICE
Black Tea: HOT/ICE
Snacks: 300 Cheru
Cookies
Chocolate
Snacks (for monsters): 300 Cheru
Rabbit Cookies

Although it was a small change, the offerings were becoming more fulfilling. He was considering increasing the variety of snacks next.

He wanted to buy various ingredients and use his skills to make snacks.

As Taichi watched Himeri interact with the customers, it seemed they had decided on café lattes.

“Alright! That’s three café lattes and three rabbit cookies! I’ll call you from the counter when they’re ready, so take your time.”

“““Okay!”””

When Himeri went to the kitchen to prepare the drinks, a regular merchant arrived.

His favorites were the white and black spotted Berry Rabbit, Monaka, and the round-leafed Forest Cat, Eucalyptus.

At first, he had only liked Monaka, but he naturally grew fond of Eucalyptus after they became friends.

“Hello! Ahh, Monaka-chan and Eucalyptus-chan are getting along again today. Just watching them makes me feel so relaxed…”

The merchant said, clasping his hands in front of his chest, moved by the sight.

Despite having visited many times, he still expressed great joy each time, making Taichi happy as well.

“They’re both full of energy today.”

“Indeed. I’ll have tea—no, coffee with the pasta set and rabbit cookies, please. This coffee is just too delicious and addictive!”

“Thank you very much.”

The merchant usually ordered tea and pasta sets. However, after tasting the newly revamped coffee, he had fallen in love with it.

(How amazing, this coffee maker!)

“I’ll bring it over when it’s ready, so please enjoy your time in the café.”

“Sure! Now, which toy should we play with?”

As Taichi prompted the merchant, he quickly relaxed his cheeks and headed toward Monaka, eager to play with several kinds of toys he held in his hands.

“Ahaha, take your time!”

When he went to the kitchen to prepare the orders, he found Himeri gazing at the coffee maker with sparkling eyes.

On her shoulder, Ume had somehow perched herself.

(Why can’t I have her on my shoulder too?!)

However, Taichi was unsure if he could casually ask her to get on his shoulder. Ume was a girl, and Ruby was already on his shoulder.

(If I said that, would it be considered harassment…?)

What if she got annoyed and left? The thought sent a chill down his spine. As Taichi gave Himeri an indescribable expression, Ruby hopped onto his shoulder.

“Ruby!!”

A godsend.

The pleasant weight on his shoulder wrapped him in happiness. Taichi couldn’t help but grin as he nodded, saying, “That’s right.”

“Is that the drink brewed with that strange tool?”

“Exactly. Everyone is curious about it. Himeri is glued to it.”

As Taichi spoke with a smile, Himeri puffed her cheeks at him.

“It’s not my fault! That tool is full of mysteries, and I can’t help but wonder how it works…”

She was staring intently, wondering how such delicious drinks came from it. It was a very endearing sight.

When Taichi set a cup on the coffee maker’s base and pressed the button, it made a loud whooshing sound as coffee poured out.

The sight seemed to captivate her completely.

While Taichi watched her out of the corner of his eye, he prepared the pasta set.

He used retort meat sauce and fresh salad. It was quite easy, but it was also delicious… He had fond memories of this taste from his company days.

(I’d say this is more reliable than if I made it myself.)

With a wry smile, he prepared the food and coffee.

Once Himeri finished preparing the drinks for the female customers, they returned to the café together. Everyone seemed to be having a great time playing.

However, in the corner of the café, Taichi couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of a customer inching closer to Luke. Unfortunately, Luke moved away before the customer could reach out to pet him.

Cheering Luke on in his heart, Taichi suddenly had a flash of inspiration: Would it be a good idea to create special snacks just for Luke?