A few days have passed since the uproar over the memories of an ancient magical civilization.

　The White Wolf Store was closed for the first time in a long time, and everyone, including the manager, Luke, was spending the day thinking about it.

　For example, Erica of Walnut Street.

　The girl who had been unwillingly caught up in the situation, sat at a table in the corner of the Spring Wakaba Tei, waiting for her best friend to visit her in a daze with her cheekbones.

　As she was passing the time in this way for a while, Sylvia, the signboard girl, pattered over to her.

''You're late, Sylvia,''
Sorry, sorry, I just took a long time.
'Come on, quick snack snack ......, where's the cake?'
Miss Militia will bring it to you later. Wait a little longer.

　The two girls behave in a reformed manner in the presence of Luke, the store manager, but always speak in a natural tone while they are spending time together as friends.

　It's a relaxed and easygoing way of communicating with adults who are a year older than him, which he rarely shows.

　It's not that she isn't open to Luke, but when you have different generations and genders, the appropriate way to interact with him changes.

　Sylvia and Erica were engaged in meaningless banter while poking at a piece of cake brought by an employee of the inn, when suddenly Sylvia changed the subject with a low voice.

'...... Speaking of which. Is there any truth to the rumor that something terrible happened at the store?
"Uh, um, ...... I'm still being kept quiet about the details, but ......, I mean, it's not unlike the weird dreams I've been having, in my opinion, but I'd say it was there. Maybe .......

　Erica is mumbling gibberish in a whisper while repeatedly failing to insert her fork into a large strawberry.

　It's true that there is a gag order in place.

　As for the events that I experienced that night, the date of disclosure was to be set again after consultation with the royal palace and guild.

　It could possibly take ten or twenty years for the information to be released to the public, but what would happen in the end would depend on the outcome of future discussions.

　But regardless of the intricacies of the situation, Erica didn't understand enough about the events of that night to be able to explain them to others.

It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what's going on because I was also involved in the process of explaining to you what happened,...... It's just that the content of the article is kind of blown out of proportion to the first 10 percent. It's not like I'm starting to refuse or anything: ......
'Oh ...... what Luke and the others are doing is putting one foot in a pretty awesome place.

　Sylvia laughed and agreed with Erica's distress.

　The fields that the White Wolf Shop and the White Wolf Knights are involved in are all cutting edge, but among them, their research and investigation into ancient magical civilizations is outstanding.

　It's a good thing that you're a specialist in that field, when Hild is happily engaged in the duties of the White Wolf Knights, the level of expertise is naturally evident.

''Well, you won't be wrong if you leave it to Luke-san.
Yeah. By the way, Sylvia.

　Erica's expression brightened and she threw the strawberries she'd finally caught into her mouth, and then she broached the subject that had occurred to her.

'Do you know what coffee is?'
What, coffee?　It's a southern crop, right, you know it well. I think we have a sample of it in our warehouse ...... somewhere in the warehouse. I don't know how to use it, you know.

　Even though continental unification was achieved and specialty products from the north, south, east, west, and west began to be widely distributed, not all crops are available on the entire continent.

　There are many crops that are still consumed only in certain regions, and coffee is a luxury product that is hardly recognized outside of its place of origin.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the next few weeks.

'...... I'm just, maybe, but I might know how to brew it.
Oh, really?
'Maybe. I remember being given a great deal of practice, or something like that. Roasting it and crushing it into small pieces and extracting it ...... uh, yeah. I guess I still remember it oddly.

　Erica repeated the process of the work process with a hand gesture as she continued to use vague phrases.

　This was another memory she had experienced in a recreated ancient magical civilization.

　Erica, who was applied to the shopkeeper of the Fraxinus coffee shop, was made to learn the types of methods of making the products that were served in that shop that could be left to the ordinary shopkeeper.

　Coffee is a prime example of those.

　It was prepared more carefully than the rest of the menu, as the young Gandalf, a fellow bounty hunter and regular customer of the shop owner, was a favorite drinker.

　In the end, Luke was never present at the scene, but there were many times when Gandalf, who came in as a customer unrelated to his work, would order coffee from Erica and complain about it, giving her far-reaching advice.

　To Erica, who hadn't participated in the shura, such a casual time was the whole experience of the world over there.

　However, Erica didn't realize until the very end that the regular customer was the young Demon King Gandalf--

If you've got some unused inventory, you mind if I give it a try?　The tools are ...... Well, maybe it looks like that, so I think you can substitute it.
I love it!　Sounds interesting!

　Sylvia leaned forward at Erica's casual suggestion, looking greatly curious.

'If it works, you can show me how to do it too. If it's good, I'll order more. And then I'll make a new menu item out of it!
No, no, no, it's just too soon to know what's on the menu. I mean, how are you going to get it?
I'm sure Grandma could help with that.
Ah ...... that's right. That guy can afford to make it from the south, right? Anyway, if I'm going to make it to try it out, I'll need sugar and milk too. It's deadly bitter and sour when left plain.

　Sylvia and Erica are happily chatting in the corner of the cafeteria.

　The day when a new southern-inspired menu will be added to the Wakaba-tei for spring is not far away.