Chapter 38: Past Events of Shattered Stars

Ahem, even the smallest mosquito is still meat, after all.

The money earned from Brenna can only be considered a single transaction; it cannot be viewed as a long-term job.

Of course, most importantly, Yun Mu couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

After all, this was something already agreed upon with Lita; since she had promised the other party, she had no intention of going back on her word.

Moreover, Lita had already told her that she only needed to work during the early morning and afternoon, the times when the white-collar workers of Liuli Street were commuting, and she could do whatever she wanted at other times.

Looking at it this way, there was still plenty of time.

"So, is there no changing room in the shop for employees?" Yun Mu asked, holding the waiter uniform Lita had handed her.

"Ahem." Lita coughed lightly twice and said, "Not for the moment, but you can go back to your room to change your clothes."

"Alright."

Yun Mu returned to her room holding the waiter uniform.

She took off her Hunter Coat and Shadow Skirt, and changed into this waiter uniform, which was entirely gray-black with only a small amount of white embellishment.

Afterwards, she gently took off her Quiet Boots with her fingers and put on the matching small, rounded leather shoes.

Tap, tap.

She grabbed the hem of the skirt on both sides with her hands and tapped the floor lightly with the tip of her right foot.

It felt like there was nothing that didn't fit; if she had to say something, only the chest area might be a bit loose.

"Miss Yun, have you finished changing your clothes?"

Outside the room, Lita's somewhat expectant voice came through.

This person, she actually just wanted to see what she looked like after wearing the waiter uniform!

Yun Mu considered herself to have seen through Lita's thoughts; she pushed open the door and was met with the sight of the other party, who had also changed into a waiter uniform, standing in the hallway outside her room.

"Just as I expected, it fits very well~" Lita's eyes lit up after seeing her come out of the room.

". Am I suitable wearing this outfit?"

Yun Mu asked, feeling a bit embarrassed from being stared at by Lita.

"Very suitable!"

Lita exclaimed in admiration first, then grabbed her palm.

"Let's go, I'll be with you today."

After she finished speaking, she pulled Yun Mu into the main hall on the first floor of Sisilaiya Cafe.

At this time, there were already a few guests in the shop.

They seemed to be regulars of this cafe, and upon seeing the two appear, they all revealed expressions of slight surprise.

"Little Lita, don't you need to go to the Guard Hall to work today?" one of the middle-aged men, who looked about the same age as Edward, asked while looking at Lita.

"I'm on vacation for the next few days," Lita explained.

"I see, then the person beside you is..." the middle-aged man took a sip of coffee first, then looked at Yun Mu beside Lita and asked.

"She is Miss Yun; she will only come to help during the early morning and afternoon," Lita introduced to the other party.

"Hello, lovely lady." The middle-aged man nodded to Yun Mu in greeting, then introduced himself: "I am a regular of this cafe, my name is Nathan Hawar."

"Just like Lita, you can call me Uncle Nathan."

Nathan Hawar, what a coincidence?

Yun Mu looked at Lita in surprise, only to see the other party smiling and winking at her at this moment.

So, Lita had long known the editor-in-chief of the Frostfall City Weekly; even though Yun Mu hadn't mentioned the other party's name at the time, she knew who she was talking about.

"Okay, Uncle Nathan." She came back to her senses and looked at the gentle-faced middle-aged man in front of her.

"Mm." The other party nodded, then looked at the mechanical watch on his wrist.

"It's about time."

He drank the remaining coffee in his cup in one gulp, then stood up and walked toward the outside of the cafe.

And after the other party left, Yun Mu shifted her gaze to Lita: "You knew the identity of that editor-in-chief of the Frostfall City Weekly all along, didn't you?"

"Yeah." Lita admitted it very straightforwardly.

However, she quickly added: "Of course, it's also true that the cafe is short-handed; I was just helping you out along the way with this matter."

"Thank you, Lita." Yun Mu suddenly thanked Lita sincerely.

Although she didn't really need to take on that commission as much now.

But she had seen Lita's kindness and help toward her.

It could be said that Lita was the first friend she had made after transmigrating!

"Hahaha, don't be so formal all of a sudden." Hearing her thanks, Lita gave a somewhat awkward dry laugh: "I'm even feeling a bit embarrassed."

"It's fine, let's continue."

Shaking her head, Yun Mu said with a smile.

Working at the cafe was not difficult, because the truly difficult work was all being done by Edward.

She and Lita only needed to note down the drinks and desserts ordered by the guests, then tell Edward, and serve them to the guests.

During this time, Yun Mu also finally saw the scene in the kitchen where Edward was preparing drinks and making desserts.

Those movements were truly smooth and flowing, without any delay, and every dessert and drink made by Edward's hands was precise in portion, which was simply exaggerated.

Perhaps this was the strength of a high-level professional.

In that short time, Yun Mu was finally able to catch a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of a High-level Transcendent's abilities...

"Good work!"

After the morning rush ended, the cafe finally returned to its usual peaceful state; Lita sat in front of the bar counter and gave Yun Mu a thumbs up.

"Can I ask a question?"

Yun Mu sat beside Lita and asked with some curiosity.

"What question?" Lita asked, looking at her after hearing her words.

"Hmm, how should I put it." Yun Mu thought for a moment, then looked at Edward and said, "It's just, why did you open a coffee shop like this?"

Edward was clearly a High-level Transcendent of unknown specific rank; what could possibly be the reason for such a High-level Transcendent to open an ordinary coffee shop in Frostfall City?

It couldn't be some drama about a master retiring, washing their hands of the world, and never touching the martial arts scene again, could it?

In just a few seconds, several million-word Epic masterpieces surged through Yun Mu's mind, and countless magnificent, ups-and-downs plots Echoed in her heart.

"Because this was Lita's mother's idea," Edward suddenly spoke up at this moment.

"Lita's mother's idea?"

Yun Mu was a bit curious; come to think of it, she seemed to have never seen Lita's mother, could it be...

"She has long since passed away." Edward's expression became somewhat dim.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to..." Yun Mu apologized hurriedly.

"It's fine." Edward waved his hand casually.

A look of reminiscence appeared on his face as he said, "Lita's mother and I met at sea. At that time, I was still a Mercenary leader on the sea, and she was a Scholar in an inspection team of the Starry Church."

"We shouldn't have had any intersection, until that day, when our mercenary group accepted a commission from the Starry Church to escort the Church's inspection ship to search for the legendary fragments of that fallen star..."

Edward's low, Magnetic voice narrated slowly, leading Yun Mu and Lita to immerse themselves in the story that had once taken place in the distant Shattered Star Sea.

PS: The Starry Church is a faction that split off from the Silver Moon Church.

They have always been pursuing the power of the Painting: Starry Sky.

Including the meteorite that was struck down by the God of War and Thunder during the first God War.

(End of chapter)