“Yawn~”
Another strong and good morning! I woke up feeling the sunlight streaming through the window. I used to not like basking in the sunlight, but now it’s completely different. I rolled around on the floor, soaking in the sun. Rolling around like this in the sunlight made me feel like all my fatigue just flew away.
After successfully soaking up some sun, I got up and dashed to the bathroom. Today, I decided on chocolate-flavored toothpaste. I squeezed out the toothpaste and stuck out my tongue to taste a bit. The sweet chocolate flavor filled my mouth, and I felt great.
If it were the old me, I might have eaten the toothpaste, but now I’m different. I absolutely don’t act like a kid and eat toothpaste.
*Brush brush*
I brushed my teeth diligently while looking in the mirror. With every stroke of the brush, the chocolate scent spread throughout my mouth. I really wanted to swallow the toothpaste foam. It felt like a test every time I brushed my teeth.
After finishing brushing, I turned on the TV. It was time to watch the rerun of *Little Magician Lumi*. It was 7 AM, so no one had come to the office yet. Sometimes Bora or Haru would come early and visit my room, but today they were both busy, so no one came.
But it was okay. Watching just one or two episodes of *Little Magician Lumi* would be fine since the office would soon fill up with people. As I was about to get absorbed in the TV, Haru came in.
“Hana, aren’t you watching too intently?”
Haru seemed to notice how focused I was and hugged me, pulling me away from the TV.
“Haru! This is the important part!”
Haru always used this method to keep me at a distance from the TV, probably because sitting too close would ruin my eyes. But Haru’s embrace was so warm and nice that I didn’t say anything. After watching the final villain get punched and turned into a star, I went to eat with Haru. Holding Haru’s hand, I left the room and saw many familiar faces in the hallway.
“Hi! Hi!”
I greeted the office people as I headed to the cafeteria. I caught the elevator and greeted everyone I saw. No one ignored my greetings. Everyone smiled warmly and accepted my greetings.
Some even patted my head. It must be because I’m too cute. Knowing better than anyone how cute I am, I could live comfortably. After all, no one dislikes cuteness. Elementary school kids are the best!
When I arrived at the cafeteria, it was bustling. It seemed like not many office workers came to eat breakfast. I remember when I first came here, not many people ate breakfast…
Of course, the quality of the food now is worlds apart from back then. Before I came, the food here wasn’t very tasty. They must have made some improvements.
I picked up a tray. Sometimes Haru would bring it for me, but I needed to practice eating on my own. Relying on others too much could lead to trouble. I’m not a kid anymore; I’m an adult.
Scanning today’s menu, the stir-fried pork caught my eye. It’s one of the top three favorite foods of Korean men, right? I grinned and headed to get the stir-fried pork.
“Hana… aren’t you taking too much stir-fried pork?”
Haru looked at my tray and twitched her eyes as she spoke. Instead of taking other side dishes, I had filled the entire side dish section with stir-fried pork. There were other side dishes, but once stir-fried pork was available, the others didn’t catch my eye. Of course, if the nutritionist heard this, they’d probably cry.
“Haru, I’m still in my growth period, so I need to eat a lot.”
“Isn’t that different from this…?”
But Haru didn’t say anything more. I got to eat stir-fried pork until I was stuffed. It was truly a good day.
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Kim Sehee couldn’t hide her fluttering heart after a long time. Today was the day the coffee prototype made from the coffee tree Hana had given her was ready.
The product, named “Starlight Coffee,” had a variety of flavors like Americano, Latte, and more. Kim Sehee decided to start by tasting the Americano. In some distant country, Americano was considered a bizarre food, likened to mixing ramen with the Han River, but in Korea, it was the best-selling coffee drink.
“Hmm…”
The design looked good too. Recently, they had hired many employees, so the workload wasn’t as heavy as before. That’s why they could produce various prototypes without overburdening the company.
Opening the lid, Kim Sehee first smelled the coffee aroma. It was the same as the last time. This was already a success. Her request to preserve the aroma as much as possible had been perfectly met. If the coffee smelled good, there was no way it could fail. Even if the taste was mediocre, the aroma alone would ensure its success.
In her mind, she could already see Starlight Coffee dominating the massive 1.5 trillion won coffee beverage market. Just imagining it made her feel incredibly happy. While daydreaming about Starlight Coffee achieving top sales, she took a sip of the Americano.
!!!
Kim Sehee’s eyes widened and became round. It was much tastier than the coffee she had failed to make last time, even though she had added one of Hana’s hairs. The coffee flavor lingered in her mouth and didn’t easily fade. It was as if the coffee was telling her not to forget it. Just one sip, and it already showed this level of flavor…
Kim Sehee realized she had created something extraordinary. With a coffee beverage this good, consumers might even beg to give her their money.
She then tasted the other coffees. Each one successfully satisfied her picky palate.
From Kim Sehee’s perspective, who wasn’t easily impressed by ordinary coffee, she was confident that this coffee would satisfy the tastes of the majority of people. While some might think coffee beverages are made from low-quality beans with added flavorings, Starlight Coffee was different.
It offered a taste that even most specialty coffee shops couldn’t replicate. Once you tasted it, you’d be hooked for life, a prisoner of its flavor until death.
Smiling brightly, Kim Sehee finished tasting the coffee beverages and prepared herself to try the premium line.
The coffee she had tasted so far was made purely from coffee beans, but this time, it was a coffee beverage that included one of Hana’s hairs. She had tried it before, which made her even more nervous. Back then, it was made by a professional barista with freshly roasted beans, and now it was mass-produced by machines. It would be strange if the taste was the same.
But it should be okay, right? So far, any food that included one of Hana’s hairs had never disappointed her. Even if the coffee beverage was mediocre, adding one of Hana’s hairs made it much tastier than most coffee drinks.
Taking a deep breath, Kim Sehee opened the lid of the coffee beverage. As soon as she did, an incredible aroma filled the room, different from the previous coffee. If the aroma was this good, how amazing would the taste be? The first step was already a success.
With a solemn heart, Kim Sehee began to drink the coffee with precise movements.
The taste was incredible.
Kim Sehee’s back arched like a bow.
