SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon-SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon — Special Side Story 1

Translated by cabinfourtranslations.

When the seventh agent who carried out the will of the Great One, known as Mieum, completed her mission and returned to Her side.

The Great One spoke,

Go and experience the finite human world to your heart’s content.

Stay by the cafe owner’s side and see her choice through to the end.

That’s your new mission.

【Black and White Chef … What in the world is that supposed to be?】

“It’s a cooking show that’s about to be released, waeogh!”

【…….】

“The Great ██ ███, I really want to watch that, so could you perhaps get me a Netflix membership, meooow…….”

【We have the Library of Omniscience here, where you can access the knowledge of all worlds, so why would you want to watch such a television program?】

“It’s not television, it’s OTT, waeoong!”

【There’s nothing of the sort here, so go back to the human world right now. Go, and don’t ever come back!】

“Waeolgh?!”

【…Haa, so it’s true what they say, there’s no point in raising a cat.】

Didn’t Mieum’s memory differ slightly from what was actually said?

Let’s overlook the small details. The important thing was that, as a result, the cat ended up spending her life in the human world.

Anyway, after a long journey, Mieum returned to the cafe owner’s side…….

And now,

“Unyaaaa…….”

Mieum stretched out lazily on the soft cushion and yawned. On the television right in front her, advertisements had been playing for some time.

The smash-hit drama, ‘The Temptation of the Returned Hunter’, has finished airing. Mieum’s ultimate bias, Oh Seoho, announced his marriage, and due to that, after a period of frustration, she eventually quit being a fan. There were many events along the way, but they’re all in the past now.

These days, Mieum was completely hooked on a new program.

It was none other than the super popular children’s drama, ‘Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin’, airing at 10 AM on weekends.

As the title hinted, it was a children’s tokusatsu1 drama about a magic hunter who could transform. If you assumed that, because it was for children, it would be childish, you were being prejudiced. Thanks to its well-crafted storyline, fascinating characters, and eye-catching special effects, it gained massive popularity.

For reference, Mieum’s ultimate bias was the character Dios, the villainous boss and a handsome man with a cold gaze and a hidden tragic backstory.

“Unyaa! It’s starting!”

The long commercial finally ended. Mieum pressed her head closely toward the television.

“Mieum-ah, your eyesight will get worse if you keep doing that. Sit back and watch from a distance.”

The passing cafe owner nagged at her, but Mieum, already completely engrossed in the television, didn’t hear a word. And so, she immersed herself in the world of the drama.

About 40 minutes later.

“This week’s episode was fun too, waeoong!”

The episode ended with a scene of Transformation Magic Hunter Karin using her ultimate attack on the monster. Satisfied with the episode, Mieum flopped back down onto the soft cushion.

Now then, time to relax and take a nice little nap…….

[<Breaking News for All Beloved Fans of Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin!>]

“Unyaa?!”

Normally, this would be the time for the ending song and commercials, but suddenly, a breaking news alert appeared.

[<A fan event for our loyal viewers will be held soon!>]

“Hoooo, what is this!”

[<At the fan event venue, there will also be auditions for Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin’s cast.

You too can become a transformation magic hunter of light and justice, fighting alongside Karin!>]

It certainly sounded like a fun event.

“…Waeoong.”

However, Mieum was a native indoor cat. Mieum wasn’t interested in fan events where a lot of people gathered. After all, even if she went, she wouldn’t be able to meet her ultimate bias, Dios.

Just as she was about to change the channel with an indifferent expression.

[<The judges for the audition are none other than Transformation Magic Hunter Karin and the evil boss Dios!>]

“Unyaa?! Di-Dios?”

Mieum rubbed her eyes with her blunt front paw and then looked back at the television. At the bottom of the screen, she clearly saw the words ‘Judges: Karin, Dios‘.

“Uh, what should I do to go? I want to go too! Meow!”

[<Purchase any merchandise at the ‘Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin’ pop-up store located in front of the special studio in Sangam!

You’ll receive an event participation ticket!>]

…Thud.

“How’s a cat supposed to have money, waeoong…….”

This cold, capitalist world! Even a cat with no money might want to see Dios!

No, wait, wait?

It was still too early to give up. Mieum rummaged through the snack basket beside her and pulled out something from inside. That item was a watch with a round display and a leather strap … in other words, a smartwatch.

It was something Rieul had bought but rarely wore out of laziness, so Mieum had ended up playing with it like a toy.

But this watch had a surprising hidden function.

It was…….

If you took this watch to the store, you could get snacks without paying!

Apparently, it could be used to pay via something called Hunter Pay or whatever it was, but that was all too complicated for a cat to understand.

Up until now, she’d only used it to secretly buy snacks from the convenience store across the cafe without Rieul knowing…….

“It’s important, she will understand, waeong!”

Mieum grunted as she strapped the watch onto her stubby front paw. Then she stretched her neck out and peeked outside to check the situation.

Her best buddy, the slime, was nowhere to be seen. She was probably off hanging out with Corong in the space. As for the cafe owner…….

“Yes, we’ve received your order for three iced Americanos.”

“Two cafe lattes are ready!”

As usual, she was busy making and selling coffee.

Then,

“Oh, Yoohyun-ssi, what brings you here?”

“I missed you, so I stopped by.”

“…Ahaha.”

She tried to play it cool, but she couldn’t hide the smile on her face.

Seriously, it’s been quite a while since they started dating. Why was she still acting so smitten? From a cat’s point of view, it was incomprehensible.

Well, it didn’t matter. Mieum would be off to find love too.

The moment Rieul’s gaze turned toward the lover who suddenly appeared … was the right time.

Tada!

Mieum successfully squeezed her chubby body through the crack of the door, without anyone noticing.

And so, she set off on an adventure into the outside world.

***

“Meowww, where is this……”

“Oh, a cat! Kitty, come here. I’ll give you some Churu2.”

“Kyakyakyaolgh! Do you think a noble cat like me would eat such a common treat!”

“Meow, that’s the subway. It’s dangerous, so come out.”

“…Wa, waeolgh.”

However, the adventure wasn’t easy.

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First of all, she didn’t know the way.

To get to the ‘Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin’ pop-up store in front of the Sangam special studio, she would have to take the subway and transfer.

But what exactly is a transfer?

The city’s subway system was too complicated for an introverted indoor cat like her.

She managed to sneak onto the subway, avoiding the station staff’s gaze, and eventually got off at a place called Digital Media City Station…….

“Where is this, waeong!”

She got lost.

What lay ahead of Mieum was a narrow, long alley. The street was littered with trash, and there was no sign of the special studio or the pop-up store in sight.

“If I knew this would happen, I should’ve brought a human with me, waeong………….”

Just as she aimlessly wandered through the alley,

“…Waeolgh?”

Mieum noticed a man walking into a dead-end alley. His silhouette, dressed in vibrant, peacock-like attire, looked like someone she somehow knew.

“What is that human doing here? Meow.”

But that man’s behavior was suspicious. Despite the quiet alley, he glanced over his shoulder multiple times, clearly wary of his surroundings. He even raised his mask to cover his face.

“Ooh, somehow this smells like trouble!

However, no matter how suspicious a person was, they could never escape a cat’s sharp eyes!

Since she don’t know the way anyway, she might as well follow that person.

“Waeoong…….”

Mieum reduced the sound of her steps and stealthily trailed behind the man. Then, she peeked around the corner of the alley…….

“Ahem, ahem, sto … stop right there! Justice, uh, the Apostle of Justice, Transformation Magic Hunter … has arrived!”

“Waeolgh?!”

What on earth is he doing?

The man struck a very stiff pose, pretending to fight, and then shouted the following lines.

“Ultimate … Ul-Ultimate Cosmic Power!”

Whiiir, thwack!

The final move was spinning around three and a half times on the ground, followed by pulling out a pinkish stick and swinging it around.

“…….”

“Ugh, ahem, I think this seems to have gone pretty well…….”

“Human, what are you doing? Waeong!”

“Eek, aaaah!”

That man, to be precise…….

Jijon screamed, his face turning bright red.

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Translator’s Corner:

Tokusatsu (特撮とくさつ, lit. ’special filming’) is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, tokusatsu mainly refers to science fiction, war, fantasy, or horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Like, Power Rangers. ↵︎Churu is cat treat. ↵︎

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Who already read the manhwa? (Me haven’t, only read chapter 1 then … well……)

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