“sorry. customer! I haven’t finished cleaning up the cafe yet– Huh? young master?”

The guy who hurriedly lowered his head, perhaps thinking of us as customers who came to the cafe, hesitated.

“Looks like you’re working hard?”

When asked with a mischievous smile, Latte quickly nodded.

“Ah yes! As I learned yesterday, I learned how to handle the machine and all the recipes.”

Looking at his confident expression, it seems that he really studied hard all morning.

“yes? Then may I ask for some coffee?”

“Yes! Anything! What would you like? The menu is in the back!”

As she said, I looked behind and saw a menu board written in pretty letters on a large black board.

“yes?”

Familiar handwriting seen on the board. Apparently, Alessia wrote it.

“I added a shot of Americano. What are you guys?”

I turn around and ask for the other kids’ menus.

“I have two cafe latte syrups!”

“Director. I am Einstein.”

The children answered as if they were already used to ordering at a cafe.

At that time, Jin-woo, who passed me by, stopped in front of Latte and spoke in a low voice.

“I am… … Espresso, please. Lady.”

… … that crazy guy Did you get sick again?

I’ve heard that I went to a recipe development club in the past and pretended to be cool and had an accident, but seeing it in front of me makes me feel sick.

… … I really want to hit one.

“… … You mean espresso? I’m going to use some, will you be okay?”

However, Latte answered with a business smile as she was notified in advance.

In response, Jinwoo nodded as if there was no problem.

“Espresso brewed by a lady will be sweeter than any honey in the world.”

“—That crazy bastard. Is your hair gray again?”

“… … I feel bad.”

The cold voices of Sae-ah and Young-jae come from behind.

It wasn’t just me either.

If I was a part-time job at a cafe, it was a comment that would make me want to stop right away, but Latte just nodded and smiled as if she would overcome this too.

“Yes. Okay. Then, will I prepare it right away?”

After that, Latte clapped his hands.

“Everyone. Shall I work?”

– Squeak!

– Squeak squeak squeak!

At the same time, something popped up all over the store.

“Kyaaak!”

Surprised by this, Sae-ah steps back and screams.

“Hey, what is this! mouse? Oh no. What, hamster?”

“Yes! These are the hamster staff, the pride of our cafe.”

– Squeak?

The hamsters tilt their heads at Sae Ah’s reaction.

Yes. This is the best business item and strategy I have devised.

It was a hamster cafe.

“ruler. start!”

At the same time as Latte’s command, several hamsters start moving vigorously.

The hamsters perform their duties in perfect order by hanging on the lever of the machine, operating the machine, and pushing the cup with their bodies.

It was like watching an orchestra. In reality, they were moving along the beat as if they were tap dancing.

A truly unreal sight.

As a result, both cheeks of Sae-ah, who had just screamed, turned red.

“cute… … .”

“Yes? They are friends I am proud of.”

Latte responds with a smile at Se Ah’s favorable response.

“Could you please sit down for a minute? I’ll bring it right away.”

The sun was shining moderately at the seat near the terrace on the 1st floor, so I moved there with the children.

“Director. How did that happen? Hamsters at work. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like a normal cafe… … ?”

One of the expected questions came out of Youngjae’s mouth.

Hamsters making coffee at a cafe. Perhaps a question that should come out of course.

But.

“Is that a logarithm? If it’s cute, that’s fine.”

A smile naturally came to my lips when I confirmed that one of the expected reactions was coming.

After all, the combination of cute animals and cafes is ruinous, right?

In fact, isn’t Sae-ah smiling as if she is happy looking at the hamsters that are working hard?

“This cafe. I think I will become a regular… … .”

… … It seemed to work too well, though.

“boss. i wonder too How could that beautiful person call you a young master? What kind of relationship are you with the boss?”

And unlike Se-ah, Jin-woo asks while looking at Latte, who is diligently managing and supervising the hamsters.

“Latte? Well, he is an employee from the Hanwol Group for this job.”

“employee?”

really. Yesterday, how many people moved to bring latte to the academy.

It was clear that Jinwoo probably couldn’t even imagine it.

Of course, solving her wanted, who was once disguised as a runaway villain. I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t heard from Alessia in the morning about the fact that she went through a lot of trouble in the secretary’s office from washing her past to creating a new identity.

“And… … He’s an Awakener who can handle rats. That ability is unique, so he came to work with me.”

It wasn’t a lie.

In the future, Latte was going to collect various stories and information that wandered around the academy with the ears of hamsters here and tell me.

And this is the key.

Latte’s informants are even cute.

Humans are creatures that can’t help but relax when it comes to cute things. It was clear that soon all the students of the academy would be gathering at this cafe.

The only cafe in the academy? Is that also served by hamsters?

I assure you, this is a plan that will never fail.

“oh? Kyaa!”

At that time, Sae-ah, who suddenly looked at the floor, made a refreshing sound and took out her cell phone from her pocket and turned to the floor.

“oh my god! So cute!”

Where the phone’s camera is pointing. There was a hamster holding up a tray of coffee with both hands as if nothing was wrong.

“Boy. Aren’t they heavy?”

After taking a picture, Sae Ah transfers the coffee on the tray to the table.

Latte, who had followed the hamster, smiled as if telling him not to worry.

“My ability also has the ability to strengthen rats. This is enough for these kids.”

“Ah, I’m glad. ah! came out nice Mr. Eugene. Can I post this to the school community?”

“To the community?”

“Yes! If it’s a cafe with cute kids like this, you can definitely sweep away the likes! Today’s hit is no problem!”

Originally, I was going to post a separate advertisement later, but… … Certainly, like Sae Ah said, it would be better to melt naturally.

First of all, it could be viral marketing.

I nodded and said.

“Well, the more people there are in the cafe, the better. I do not care.”

“Yes! I’ll upload it right away!”

Sae-ah bows her head at my permission and makes fun of her thumb.

Did you expect this time?

What will happen to the academy with this single article.

* * *

the next morning.

As usual, I drove to the school gate and came to the academy. I had no choice but to stand in a daze when I witnessed a strange scene that was different from usual.

“… … What is that?”

A huge line of processions that you can’t even see from where they came from.

I didn’t bother to join the procession because it was a bit far from the road leading to the main building, but as I walked along the side, I finally knew where they were headed.

[Cielo notturno]

It was my cafe that officially opened this morning.

“… … What the hell is this?”

I expected that a moderate amount of people would find it with interest, but could it be that so many people lined up to go to the cafe? from day one?

At that time, I was able to see a person who looked familiar among the people standing in line at the cafe.

“Seniors?”

“Who else… … uh? junior?”

The vice president of the student council at Seoul Hero Academy. Julie Rodman. It was her.

“What are you doing here, senior?”

“What are you doing? I’m standing in line for coffee.”

“… … Isn’t there a modern coffee machine in the student council room?”

Our class, which placed first in the class ranking match, also has a coffee machine.

“Can you compare that to the coffee here? Junior, do you live without seeing the community?”

“Yes?”

When I questioned her because she didn’t know what she was really talking about, she sighed and showed the screen of her phone that was already open.

What you see there is a video of a hamster running around the cafe eagerly serving coffee to other customers.

And below that, the contents of the post and countless comments were written.

[Title: Has anyone been to the newly opened Academy Cafe today?]

[This video was taken at the new cafe in the academy today. Isn’t it really great? It’s a cafe run by an awakened person related to the animal world, but those cute mochi mochi serve coffee and serve?

And what the beans are used for is really the best coffee I’ve ever had! The boss is cute and pretty, so I hope other people go too. really.]

[ㅇㅇ: Huh? Did the academy have a cafe?]

[└Author: Since long ago, seniors have put in a petition to make a cafe. Could it be because of that?]

[ㅇㅇ: Looking at it, it doesn’t seem like it’s a franchise, but it seems like the real boss is doing business as a hobby. The hamster was really cute.]

Most of the others said, ‘The drink is delicious. Hamsters are cute.’

“… … It sure looks like a hit. By the way, isn’t it late if you line up like this?”

“It may seem a bit risky, but… … Will it work somehow?”

… … Ugh.

“Follow me.”

“yes? Where are you going?”

“coffee. Aren’t you buying it?”

As you pass through the long lines and enter, countless eyes are drawn from the surroundings.

Apparently, he thought of me as a cutthroat.

“Welcome——Ah, boss!”

However, at the word boss, ‘people who turn their eyes away or start fiddling with their phones again.

“Aren’t you busy?”

“It’s because other children are suffering, not me.”

Certainly, the movements of the hamsters seem more skilled than yesterday.

“Seniors. What are you going to eat?”

“yes? uh? It’s me, the Americano is warm. Did you try to eat it?”

“Latte, did you hear? One Americano.”

“Yep! All right!”

Latte disappears inside the building on my order.

“Here, junior. What situation is this?”

“No big deal. It’s only possible because I’m the boss.”

“what? here. Are you a junior?”

“just. I am doing both.”

At that time, Latte came out with a warm Americano from the inside.

“The Americano you ordered is here! Bon appetite!”

What I ordered must have been a cup of Americano, but there were two hot and cold ones.

“two?”

“Yes! One is a thief——the boss’s!”

Judging by the color of the iced americano, it looked like it was made just like the recipe I ordered yesterday.

“yes. thanks.”

After receiving two cups of coffee from Latte, he gives the warm one to Yuli.

“here. Americano.”

Yuli looks at me with a fierce expression and quietly accepts the coffee.

“… … I expected to be served by a hamster, but it might not be bad to be served by a junior.”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing. But, why are you bringing me to the cafe and giving me coffee? Do you have anything to ask for?”

I thought she was just a person who wanted to go to a cafe, but Yuli pointed out the sharp part.

Is it really the vice president of the student council? Seeing my intentions at once, I answered her question as if it were nothing special.

“Could you set up a meeting for me?”

“… … Meeting? What, something like overtaking?”

“Besides that, I have something to talk about with the club manager. I would appreciate it if you could reserve a seat for me.”

“With training? I don’t know what’s going on… … Okay. I’ll ask you once.”

Alright, it goes as I thought.

This is the official route to step 2 of taking over the academy.

Even for future business, this meeting was very important.

“Well, I sent it with coffee, but he’ll take care of it.”

… … will you be good to me?