Chapter 16 - There Are No Mango Cafe's in Dubai

The very next morning, Hari awoke to the sound of Mango-chan enthusiastically yelling something about "feng shui" and "maximum mango ambiance."

He rubbed his eyes and stepped outside. His jaw dropped.

She'd already roped several camels into carrying mango-shaped bean bags, giant fruit posters, and one disturbingly realistic life-sized mango couch into a half-finished building near the mango fields.

"Surprise!" Mango-chan grinned, holding up a glittery sign that read:

WELCOME TO MANGO MUNCHIES™ – Where Every Sip is a Trip

Hari blinked. "I thought we were going to plan this out."

"I did! In my head. For five whole minutes."

He opened his mouth to argue—but the system dinged before he could get a word out.

[New Quest Available: Open Dubai's First Mango Café]Objective: Finish construction, create a menu, and serve 10 customers.Bonus Goal: Add an unnecessarily flashy entrance.Reward: Mango Smoothie Dispenser, Mango Points +100, Café Mascot Outfit for Mango-chan.

Hari squinted at the flashing quest window.

"Wait, Mango Points?"

[Mango Points: The universal currency of mango-based miracles. Use them wisely. Or recklessly. We're not your mom.]

"Great," Hari muttered. "Now I've got fruit money."

Building the Dream (With Camels and Chaos)

Hari enlisted his camel workforce again, who now wore little construction helmets with mango stickers. They dragged in mango-wood planks, hammered nails using their hooves (don't ask how), and set up walls faster than any real-world contractor ever would.

"Boss," said one of the camels telepathically (thanks, System Translation Perk), "we're gonna need a smoothie break soon."

Hari sighed. "After we finish the snack counter, okay?"

By the afternoon, the café's mango-shaped sign sparkled in the Dubai sun, and the interior smelled like both fresh paint and extremely fresh mangoes.

The Menu (and the Trouble)

Mango-chan unveiled her hand-drawn menu. It read:

Mango Smoothie Supreme

Mango-Cino

Mango Nachos (???)

Mango Lasagna (double ???)

Mystery Mango Fusion (triple ??? with a skull emoji)

Hari stared. "Mango lasagna?"

"It's visionary."

"I'm scared."

But the moment they opened, the three skeptical customers from last chapter returned—this time with friends. Word had spread. Mango was the new gold.

People peeked inside, stared at the mango wallpaper, the camel servers, the "TRY A MANGO, COWARD" talking sign—and instead of leaving, they ordered.

System, Activated

[Quest Completed: Open Dubai's First Mango Café!]Mango Points +100Reward Unlocked: Mango Smoothie Dispenser (Powered by Vibes and Fruit)Bonus Achieved: Flashy Entrance!Bonus Reward: Mango-chan Mascot Outfit – Sparkle Edition

Mango-chan gasped. "IT'S SO SPARKLY I'M GONNA CRY."

Hari looked at the growing line of customers, sipping mango-cinos and moaning with joy.

He smiled.

Maybe—just maybe—he could bring paradise back to this mango-less world.

Even if it included mango nachos.