NOVEL NEXT Chapter 84: Coffee
After scouring through the entire kitchen, I quickly completed my mission. With two large cups filled to their two thirds with the thick, black fluid, two more small containers stood atop the silver platter I was carrying. Surprisingly enough, be it thanks to the improvements to my body and cultivation or just because of the sheer quality of the kitchen's porcelain, moving the entire thing back to the basement didn't pose any problem to me at all.
Closing all the doors and locks behind me, I quickly approached the doors before returning to Ayda's place. With the silver platter bending under the weight of the expensive drinks, I felt a shiver running down my spine. For a moment, I felt as if all my carefully prepared surprise would end up scattering on the floor in a sea of sharp porcelain glass, drops of sugar and mix of coffee and hot milk that I carried along with it.
Only managing to rein myself in, in the last possible moment, I carefully placed the platter on a nearby platter before allowing myself to take a proper look at what was gracing my eyes.
"You really look beautiful in those clothes…"
Standing right in front of me, Ayda proved that the suits I picked for her from Earth were just as capable of bringing her adorableness out as her sexy outfit from the night. Thinking about this, if this world had that kind of toys, what would happen if I were to bring some of my own from earth?
But just as the thought of watching Ayda slither in the pleasure of multiple vibrators as my hands would continue to caress her, the old feeling returned.
"Thanks. I figured you would be happy to see me in those."
Stopping my train of thought, I once again focused my attention on the girl in front of me. Her slender yet packed body was now wrapped in a modest, pink sweater dress. The thick material of her outfit reached to the middle of her thighs, whose in turn were wrapped in a thin, black pantyhose.
And seeing her dressed in a casual, earthy dress like that, this recent feeling returned with all its might. The wish to see her enjoying the life on earth to its fullest, the wish to show all the wonders of my world to her… It felt as if my entire soul twisted in agony over my lack of means to turn that wish into a reality.
*Detected Strong Host's Wish.*
*Calculating the reward price**
*Calculating the mission threshold*
*Bonus quest available.*
*Reward: One slot for interplanar transportation*
*Do you wish to proceed?*
It's been a long while since notifications like this appeared in front of my eyes. Suddenly swarming my vision all over, the system proved to be a good companion to have after all. Even though it has rarely shown any activity, once it did, its effects were marvellous.
In the end, I couldn't complain about it at all. While it wrecked my life all over in more than just a few ways, the end result for me was better than anything I could achieve without it. I was perfectly willing to give respects where it was due. And right now, when I was faced with such a relatively slight and pointless trouble, this system reached out with a helping hand to me!
"Ah, while I would love to just grab you and hug you and kiss you and… And you know what else, I don't want you to miss this. Tell me, do you like a strong taste, or rather mild? How about sourness over sweetness?"
Turning myself toward the plate, I pointed my head at the drinks. For some reason, Ayda didn't seem all that interested in the drinks, enjoying my reaction to her wearing the outfits I brought for her far more.
"Mild and… sweet I guess?"
Her answer couldn't get me any happier. While not a coffee connoisseur myself, I had a defined taste to it. Instead of gulping down the black nectar to keep myself awake, I prefered to heavily dilute the drink with milk and sugar. Even though it meant turning the strong drink into basically a shake, I just preferred to sip on it rather than tanking the heavy bomb of the dark coffee.
And from Ayda's answer, it seemed that at least in this regard, our tastes were quite similar!
Yet, I was perfectly aware that right now, the entire topic of the coffee was nothing but a way to distract myself from the real problem. With my hands adding cubicles of sugar into both of the cups before stirring them up and filling the rest of the containers with milk, I continued to ask myself this one question.
Should I tell her about this mission? Or should I keep it to myself?
Unable to decide between those two, I focused on making the coffee for now. With the drink quickly prepared, I grabbed both of the cups before moving towards Eve and passing her one.
"This drink… Is heavily lightened coffee. In my world, we drink it to help us wake up. Outside of great taste, it has some… properties that help one stay awake."
Describing the liquid to my girl as she hesitatingly watched its grey surface, I smiled before raising my cup in cheer.
"Don't worry, I won't hold it against you if you won't like it. It's just one of the things that I'm absolutely addicted to, and practically the only one that is purely beneficial to one's health."
While saying that was actually quite a stretch, as long as one would keep smart dosages of caffeine, it was absolutely best drugs for humanity. Increasing one's brain capability while its side-effects were simply too small to affect a being as huge as humans. But even if not for the wondrous effects of the caffeine, I wanted Ayda to have the first taste of earth.
Convinced by my encouragement, Ayda finally brought the cup up to her lips, before wetting them in the drink. Kept at a perfect temperature, it was just hot enough to be refreshing while being cold enough not to hurt one's lips.
Her eyes widened. After the shy, first gulp, Ayda suddenly raised the angle of her cup, pouring more and more of the liquid into her throat. As if she was some starving man in the middle of the desert, she emptied the container by the time I only managed to take a single gulp.
Noticing her wild expression once she looked down at her empty cup, I was unable to hold back my giggle. Passing her my own cup filled with just a slightly stronger drink while shaking from my gentle laughter, I pretended not to see the pissed-off look in her eyes.
But no matter how much I would regret this honesty of mine, later on, seeing this damned girl enjoy the coffee so much was more than my heart could handle. Melting down over how adorable this mischievous girl was, I lowered and shook my head, before raising it sharply and looking Ayda directly in the eyes.
"You know, there might be a way for you to visit my world."