Chapter 254: The Seniors at the Workplace (1/2)

He slowly got used to the environment he was unused to, and after a week, Amane had some grasp of the work.

His job was mainly to serve the customers, and not to make any dishes, which relieved him.

There was no need for him to brew coffee for the customers, but he was taught how to brew coffee at the counter as practice. The cafe placed a high emphasis on coffee, and would not allow any compromise of taste.

Any variations in the beans and the granules meant that the extraction temperature and time would change. Amane had to keep practicing as this was the flavor to be provided to the customers, until he could replicate it.

In any case, he should be able to brew a decent coffee as long as he remembered the timing, and how to use the equipment. After serious coaching and continual practice, Amane managed to do it.

“Hmm, it’s nice.”

There were few customers, and thus a certain frequency of orders. Kayano and Oohashi handled the outside, and Amane was assigned to train under Miyamoto.

It was a siphon brewed coffee, as to be expected of a cafe, and it seemed fine.

“You can shorten the extraction time, I guess.”

“I used the timer though…”

“You aren’t familiar with it and delayed it, I guess. Also, you got nervous since you’ll be serving it to the customers, right?”

“Sorry, I’ll deal with it.”

Miyamoto was not being strict and nitpicky; on the contrary, he was kindly explaining things, detailed and patient. Amane was not confident enough to brew coffee for the customers however, and it probably was a reason why he spent too much time. Also, the siphon was made of glass, and he was worried if he broke it.

It seemed Miyamoto too understood what Amane was thinking, I didn’t dare touch it either when I started out. It looks fragile after all, he chuckled.

“Just don’t break it, and don’t be too violent, and you’ll be fine. You’re rather delicate at handling things.”

“That’s good…”

“I think you’re being so attentive about this because Rino broke it on her first day, Fujimiya-kun. Don’t worry, it’s a human error, it’s not like you’ll be scolded that badly if you break one. If you break a few of them however, the owner’s probably going to scold you with a troubled look.”

“It sounds like you experienced that yourself.”

“Rino did that.”