One week ago.

After receiving the second of the Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage quest from Jarrod, Minhyuk was left lost in thought, ‘From what I heard, quite a few people have received the second of the Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage quest.’

However, no one had succeeded in clearing the second quest. Based on what Minhyuk had heard, it might be possible to win the heart of one Star, but impossible to win the heart of all of them, including the villagers. On top of that, there was little to no information about all of the people that settled in this village.

‘The nearest Star would be the Star Painter Elise, right?’ Minhyuk thought, immediately deciding on Star Painter Elise as the first Star that he would visit.

***

Star Painter Elise was well over forty this year but it was obvious from her looks that she definitely made many men cry in her younger years. The image of her painting a vivid and green landscape in the middle of her exhibition hall was extremely beautiful and awe-inspiring.

After painting for a long time, Elise finally took a short breather. She stretched her body before grabbing the cup of tea nearby and looking outside. Not long after, her expression morphed into that of puzzlement. A man stood outside while admiring the paintings that she hung in front of her shop.

In the man’s hands were…

‘Takoyaki?’

…takoyaki. The very same takoyaki that came in those rectangle paper boxes. Strangely enough, the...