Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 127: Lieblich opening and player arrival

The next day at school, Kaito talked to me proudly. Apparently, he was going to a new country. According to Kaito, most of the other players were moving today. My stepsisters said they were going today, too. It's going to be a busy day.

After school, I got my energy up. Today is the day I'm going to open my store. Whether it will be successful or not is in my hands.

All right! Let's go! Let's go!

I logged into the game and woke up from my bed to find four cute maids in front of me.

""""We, Welcome back, Master""""

Guhaa!? After logging in, I was fatally injured by that swift attack.

"Takuto, are you alright!?"

Lily in her maid outfit comes over. Her maid outfit is classical. It's the kind of maid outfit you see in manga.

"A, Ah...I'm fine"

"Huhu. It was too stimualting for Takuto-sama"

"Oh, of course! This is the way it should be!"

The shy Ions maid outfit is a miniskirt often found in maid cafes. If you're embarrassed, why did you wear it? The gesture to suppress the miniskirt is a foul.

Setia's maid outfit, which is not shy at all, is French. It's strange! I can't see anything through the security, but she should be a little embarrassed.

Koihi's maid outfit is Japanese. I feel relieved. I always look at her shrine maiden clothes, so it doesn't feel strange.

I wasn't asked what I thought this time. Setia said.

"We don't need to ask. Takuto-sama's reaction is the answer"

Guu! I don't know what to say...it cant be helped. I thought it was a normal waitress.

"Isn't it a maid outfit?"

If Aura-san is going to run a store, we should wear this

And by the way, their first words were also sent by Aura-san, right? What is that? What the hell is she doing? Thank you very much.

But the problem is that if I let Lily and the others go to the store, it will become a complete maid cafe...what am I going to do about it?

When I went downstairs, I found Regin-san. She looks like a normal waitress at a restaurant. Hey.

"Takuto-san, there's a huge line in front of the store"

Eh? Seriously? I looked outside and saw an unprecedented line in front of the restaurant!

The line was so long that it blocked our escape. I wanted to at least do something about what Lily and the others were wearing, but they'd only given me a maid's uniform. And the girls are very motivated.

Aura-san, you must have told Lily and the others something.

Haa, it can't be helped...let's just open it up.

"Thank you for your patience. Lieblich is now open!"

When I said that, they cheered. Are they really that excited?

The honey juice was selling like hotcakes. The price was set by Aura-san. I was too busy just making the juice.

Lily and the others are busily carrying the juice that we've made. I was sure something would happen, but they were carrying the juice. I guess they'll be okay.

There seemed to be two main reasons why they came to the store. The first was to see how delicious the honey juice was and the second was to see how cute Lily and her friends were.

This was the work of Liese and Aura-san. But even without them, there seemed to be a certain amount of people coming in. The reason was the girls. As I recall, they were popular even without their maid uniforms.

Humans are Lily or Regin, Lizardmen are Ion, Dryads are Setia and Cerian Beasts have taken the trouble to nominate Koihi.

On the way, Liese-sama, Aura-san and Nephi-san also came. I've kept my promise. I was afraid of what would happen later.

But all I wanted to do was have a normal coffee shop...how did this happen?

I'm closing the store.

I'm tired!

Everyone sits down on the chairs. The amount of honey I had has been reduced to about half. Naturally, my cooking skills have improved. The money is rough, too. I promised Ruin-san half of the store's sales, but it's still a lot of money.

I think I'll be able to afford to buy food with this.

But it's tough to keep doing this...I realized that opening a store requires a productive job.

"Thank you for your hard work, Regin-san. Thank you for your help"

"Thanks for your hard work too, Takuto-san. I've never done anything like this before and I was worried, but I'm glad I could be of help"

That's right...I've never heard of a Valkyrie being a waitress, though at this point we're talking about the same name.

I handed Regin-san her reward and logged out for dinner.

After dinner and a bath, I logged back in.

When I went downstairs, there were many guests. Ruin-san, Mel, Rook and the others. The store was packed, so I put my summoned beasts back into their stones.

Ah~!?

There were screams from the female players who enjoyed Loco Moco...if you want it, summon it yourself.

Or rather, I saw the members of Mels party for the first time, but I know them. But I have to apologize to everyone first.

"Welcome. Sorry I've been so busy I haven't gotten time to reply"

I knew I was getting a lot of emails while I was cooking, but I didn't have time to reply.

"I heard your restaurant was a big success"

"Yes. We made a lot of money, but it was hard work. It's a tough job in production"

"Maybe you're an exception, Takuto-kun. You've got Lily and the other NPCs to help you out

Gasp!

A male player stood up. What is it?

"You're saying you're in a store with Lily-sama?"

"That's right? Lily and the others are able to act alone, so it's helpful"

Ehehe~

All four look happy and are they a little proud?

"Is the helper NPC the beautiful girl over there?"

"That's right? I just hired her yesterday"

"Is the store's costume the same as the NPC over there?"

"Lily and the others were dressed as maids for some reason"

Please open the store! Seriously, please!

The male player asks with all his might. I know how you feel. But...

"Rejected"

"Th, That...at least let them wear a maid costume"

"Still rejected"

I can't show Lily and the others in their maid costumes. As I was saying this, one of Mel's members called out to me.

"You've become a stubborn father. Takuto"

"You are still a bean sprout"

"Ahaha! Nostalgic. I miss that name! But you've changed a lot, haven't you?"

This bean sprout's name is Shinya Miyauchi. Her game name is Rekka. She's a friend of mine from school when I lived with my stepsisters and we used to play games together.

In case you're wondering, I've lost more games than her.

"Right. I'll promote you to Enoki"

"Why mushroom..."

"Can I tell you? It's a direct hit to your privacy"

I look down at Shinya. That's all she needed to know.

"Stop it!? I mean, you're as relentless as ever"

Then another male player talked to me.

"It's been a while since we had this conversation. Takuto"

This guy is a male friend of Kayo-neesan. He is Kengo Mizuno, who I had a fist fight with when I came to live with Kayo and her family. The in-game name is Keigo. I guess he decided it randomly...this guy. I won't tell the reason for the fight for his own sake. The hint is Kayo-neesan.

"Don't party with Mel often"

"I don't have a choice. I can't say no to a request"

Oh dear. It's hard being a man.

The last one was someone I had a hard time with mentally. A friend of Kayo-neesan who was versatile in sports, Kawaguchi Momoko. Her game name was Yuuko. The reason I'm so bad with her is...

"Takuto! Duel! Let's duel! Of course you'll accept, right?"

"Of course not!"

Ever since I was a child, I remember being annoyed by the idea of fighting. It seems to be the same now.

"Eh. I want to fight the real Takuto-kun"

"It's fine. My summoned beast will be your opponent"

"Ahaha! That's good too! Now as always"

I summon Aranea and Sabik.

"...Wait with the match. Uh"

This person is not good with insects or snakes. Well, it may be natural that women are not good with them.

"Ku...it's not fair to prepare a summoned beast that I'm not good at!"

"Sure. It's fine to be cowardly"

"Uh...you used to be so cute!"

"No, No, he's always been like this"

"That's right. He's the type of guy who will thoroughly destroy you in a strategy game"

I don't want to be told that by the guy who lied about a game he'd never played and then beaten me to a pulp. That's where Ruin-san comes in.

"I'm sure you have a lot to talk about, but are you going to be able to take care of your business, Takuto-kun?"

"I haven't done my summons for today, so I'd like to go summoning and raise my level"

Summons!

Everyone reacts. Apparently, they all haven't yet. Well then, let's take them to the Beastmasters Guild, shall we?

Name Takuto Intermediate Summoner Lv7

Vitality 41

Magic Power 82

Strength 30

Defense 20

Agility 26

Dexterity 57

Skills

Fighting Lv7

Kicking Lv12

Staff Lv18

One-handed Sword Lv8

Throwing Lv3

High-speed Chanting Lv7

Summoning Magic Lv20

Seal Magic Lv2

Alchemy Lv9

Mining Lv14

Logging Lv11

Dismantling Lv21

Appraisal Lv10

Identification Lv17

Wind Magic Lv20

Fire Magic Lv20

Earth Magic Lv20

Water Magic Lv20

Dark Magic Lv19

Light Magic Lv25

Lightning Magic Lv18

Explosion Magic Lv17

Wood Magic Lv16

Ice Magic Lv16

Space-Time Magic Lv16

Reading Lv8

Cooking Lv21Lv25

Feeding Lv6

Fishing Lv8

Synchro Lv4

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Author note:

I dropped a bombshell of an appearance level of Koihi in Episode 2. Looking back, I finally got around to writing it after I got a part-time job cooking in chapter 1. Well, it was a long time.

In case you're wondering, Lily and the others in maid costumes are in work clothes, so they're in maid costumes all the time when they help out at the store.

As a general rule, it is forbidden by the Labor Standards Law to let elementary school students work. There are exceptions, but maid cafes are definitely out, so please enjoy them only in the game world.