15 Another Invite Ticket!
Isaac quietly made his lunch and ate it while there were still not many customers around.
Wiping his mouth with a handkerchief, he took a glass of cold water and drank.
Just then, the notification appeared in front of him that came from the system.
[B-Rank Quest]
[Type: Side Quest]
[Title: Will (1)]
[Objectives: Provide a place of relaxation for a total of three characters related to the story.]
[Reward: Invite ticket(1)]
'Another invite ticket!' The moment Isaac saw the reward he got from the side quest, his eyes slightly contracted. 'I thought I'd never be able to see it again...'
'Ever since I used my last invite ticket, I hadn't been able to invite other characters since I needed more points to buy them...' He sighed internally. 'I didn't know that I'd still get more of them from the quest features...'
It was true.
Since most side quests are hidden, generated at the spot, or need special conditions to appear, Isaac hadn't been able to find any quests available to him that had invite tickets as rewards.
Opening his inventory, Isaac saw the familiar ticket, smiled, and then let out a sigh. 'I wonder who will it be this time...'
With that thought in mind, he picked up his plate and headed to the kitchen, planning to leave them by the sink to clean later.
'I sure do hope it's no one chaotic...'
If the future Isaac heard his thoughts right, he would have smacked him right on the spot for jinxing himself.
Isaac would have never thought he'd summon one of, if not the most mischievous person in the world.
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"Here, a total of 600 Mora." Navia, who had finished eating and drinking with her two attendants, took out some Mora and neatly placed it on the counter. "Keep the change! The coffee here was great! I'll make sure to come back here again in the future!"
Isaac, who was rubbing some cups with a clean damp cloth, looked at the money and instantly stopped what he was doing. Putting down the cup and the cloth, he politely took the money before looking at Navia. "Thank you for your kindness, Madam."
His languid yet somehow alluring eyes then shifted to the three of them. "Having such kind patrons who know the value of what they are drinking is nothing short of a blessing for a feeble business like mine."
He was genuinely thanking them.
The reason is that they are truly one of the few patrons Isaac receives. Since opening the cafe, Isaac noticed that the daily number of people who came in for a drink and relaxation was quite small.
Navia, who heard his genuine words, nodded with a warm smile. "It's no problem! Humble people like you are exactly what this world needs more of."
'No, miss, you're quite wrong.' Isaac chided himself. 'I'm no humble person...'
Isaac was aware of himself. He knows he has these episodes of wanting to seek thrill and episodes of just wanting to slouch on his bed and do nothing the whole day.
As for being humble... Isaac never really saw that in himself. He would only act humble if it favors his situation. In short, it was just a part of his façade— a convenient mask.
'But being thankful? That I am.' Isaac shook his head. Opening his mouth, Isaac, for the first time, let out a genuinely bright smile. "You flatter me, Madam. I believe that you too are a good person."
Seeing Isaac's smile, Navia was momentarily caught in a hypotonic charm of his. However, she soon shook it off. Looking at Isaac's alluring deep amber eyes, Navia gave a wry smile. "Alright, I'll be going now!"
Isaac looked at Navia who was trying to leave. He then thought of something for a brief moment.
He hesitated to open his mouth, but in the end, just right before Navia was about to open the door, Isaac's voice reached her ears. "Be careful, miss. I can tell that it's about to rain today. Try not to get... Soaked. After all, as seemingly harmless as they are, waters can still inflict illnesses."
Isaac was subtly hinting at the Waters from the Primordial Sea— a special substance that can instantly turn someone into water!
However, it only exclusively works on the people born on Fontaine— as such, Isaac too is vulnerable to such substance.
As a requirement for his second main quest, he decided to first tease the mission.
It had only been a day since he finished his first main mission, after all. 'She'll have to settle with this for now... I still haven't rested enough.'
He was going to do the second main mission soon, but not now when it was still chaotic from what he previously did.
Navia, who heard Isaac's words, thought for a moment before giving a reassuring nod. "Thank you for your reminder."
"Silver?" She then looked at her solemn attendant on the side.
"Your parasol is ready, boss." Silver pulled out a yellow parasol with black patterns from seemingly out of nowhere.
Navia nodded and then looked at Isaac. "Well then, goodbye!"
"Farewell, Miss." Isaac gave a slight nod.
Ding~*
Soon, the bell hanging on the door chimed, and the trio left the cafe.
Now once again left with Klee, Isaac sighed lightly. He looked at Klee before lifting his head to look at what she was watching.
[How to make a pipe bomb]
"Ooookay, that's enough TV for one day." Isaac read the title and didn't hesitate to turn off the TV as quickly as a heartbeat.
'How could I let a child watch something like— oh wait.' Isaac was mentally shaking himself when he remembered something. 'Since the child is Klee then it sort of lost its meaning since she makes bombs which are much more dangerous...'
Klee, on the other hand, felt dissatisfied that what she was watching was suddenly cut off.
"Aww, but it was just about to get into the interesting part!" Klee groaned as she sat down while playing with Dodoko on her hand.
'...that wasn't some kind of movie, Klee.' Isaac facepalmed. 'Seriously, I should limit the time Klee watches something— yeah that sounds like a good plan.'
"Alright, I think it's time for you to go back." Isaac sighed before pointing at the door. "Stay here a bit more and I'm sure the Knights would suspect something."
"Fine..." Although Klee wanted to stay longer, she couldn't do anything if the Acting Grand Master punished her and took all her Mora away— rendering her unable to visit the cafe any more!
Picking up her backpack, she stumbled for a moment before running to the door. But not before turning around and waving at Isaac. "See you again tomorrow Mister Isaac!"
"...alright. Farewell, Klee." Isaac refrained from teasing and simply waved her off.
Now, once again left alone in the cafe, Isaac sighed. He sat down on one of the chairs and relaxed.
'Time to summon.' The gambling addiction woke up in Isaac. 'It's Gamba time.'
Opening the system inventory, he selected the invite ticket to use it.
[Use Invite Ticket? Y/N]
'Of course, it's a yes.' Isaac didn't hesitate and proceeded with the summoning.
Just like before, the ticket flew out from his inventory and landed on the cafe's door.
The familiar bright lights once again appeared, indicating that the summoning was currently being held.
'Please don't be a child.' Isaac muttered to himself.
After a few minutes, the summoning finally ended, and the profile of who Isaac summoned appeared in front of him.
"Th-This is...!" Looking at who it was, Isaac didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse.
[Profile]
[Name: Yae Miko]
[Vision: Electro]
[Title: Head Shrine Maiden of the Narukami Shrine]
[From: Inazuma]
"...I pulled the crafty fox." Isaac felt like his soul left his body. This was much more troublesome than Klee!
"At least Klee could still be relatively controlled...' Isaac sighed. 'But she, on the other hand, might control me...'
How could he not be familiar with her? Yae Miko, in public, is an outstanding shrine maiden and an exceptional novel editor.
But beneath this façade of hers, a cunning mischievous fox who's always looking for fun entertainment was lurking.
There was even a point in time in which she tricked a certain general of the Watatsumi Army into crossdressing as a girl!
This resulted in the general's fear of her.
"However..." Soon, a different glint appeared in Isaac's eyes. "This is also an opportunity..."
"An opportunity to have a connection to one of the most powerful figures in the nation of Inazuma and..." Isaac spoke to himself. This time, a wry smile appeared on his face. "...and finally having another adult in the cafe dealing with Klee with me."
Having made up his mind, Isaac stood up before making light stretches. Looking around, he smiled in a leisurely manner. "Right... I should renovate this place a bit like what I did with Klee."
"Alright, let's do this."
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Meanwhile, outside Isaac's cafe, in a shadow behind a building, a few people can be seen intently looking at Isaac's cafe.
"That's the one, right?" One of them asked with a hoarse voice.
"Yeah, that's the recently opened one." One of them replied with a malicious glint in his eyes.
"Then, as usual, we'll stir trouble and the other guys would stop us, got it?" A well-built person said at the back. "After that, we'll ask for protection fees."
"Hehe, let's begin boys." On the leader's leather belt, a single badge with a symbol can be seen.
Once Isaac sees them, he'll immediately know whose symbol that belong to.
The Confrerie of Cabriere!
This organization was built by the same person distributing the Waters from the Primordial Sea!
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A/N: I know there's a lot of words that don't fit here, but I'm too lazy and sleepy to edit them. Would probably fix them tomorrow.
