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* CookingMechanics: When brewing tea, there are multiple combinations of three ingredients that have different results, and the game keeps track of which ones you've created in a special recipe section.
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* GameGourmet: When brewing tea, there are multiple combinations of three ingredients that have different results, and the game keeps track of which ones you've created in a special recipe section.
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* EvolvingTitleScreen: After completing the main story, the view of the tavern from outside changes from daytime to nighttime, to show that the player has reached the PlayableEpilogue.
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* EvolvingTitleScreen: After completing the main story, the title screen's view of the tavern from outside changes from daytime to nighttime, to show that the player has reached the PlayableEpilogue.
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* GameGourmet: When brewing tea, there are multiple combinations of three ingredient that have different results, and the game keeps track of which ones you've created in a special recipe section.
* GroundhogDayLoop: Although the story initially appears to completely restart every time, with it always being the adventurer's first time visiting the tavern, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect what happened in past runs, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other. [[spoiler:This turns out to be one of their Witch powers.]]
* GroundhogDayLoop: Although the story initially appears to completely restart every time, with it always being the adventurer's first time visiting the tavern, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect what happened in past runs, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other. [[spoiler:This turns out to be one of their Witch powers.]]
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* GameGourmet: When brewing tea, there are multiple combinations of three ingredient ingredients that have different results, and the game keeps track of which ones you've created in a special recipe section.
* GroundhogDayLoop: Although the story initially appears to completely restart every time, with it always being the adventurer's first time visiting the tavern, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect what happened in past runs, such as trying to encouragehis their customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other. [[spoiler:This turns out to be one of their Witch powers.]]
* GroundhogDayLoop: Although the story initially appears to completely restart every time, with it always being the adventurer's first time visiting the tavern, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect what happened in past runs, such as trying to encourage
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* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon lord, though he has an UnmanlySecret and is accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone.
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* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the feared, princess-kidnapping demon lord, though he has an UnmanlySecret and is accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone.
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* RebelliousPrincess: In the PlayableEpilogue, [[spoiler:when the adventurer comes in after the Recipes are all found, he states that he's allowed to take a break from adventuring because it turns out the princess he kept saving ''wanted'' to be kidnapped in order to get away from her restrictive father]].
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* RebelliousPrincess: In the PlayableEpilogue, [[spoiler:when the adventurer comes in after the Recipes are all found, he states that he's allowed to take a break from adventuring because it turns out the princess he kept saving ''wanted'' to be kidnapped in order to get away from her restrictive father]].father and is actually capable of taking care of herself when allowed to roam free]].
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* GargleBlaster: Some of the potential teas that can be served are not considered appetizing by the customers, such as a "Savoury Potion" that's stated to taste more like soup than tea. Additionally, [[spoiler:after enough runs to learn about both the hero and the demon lord, the tavern keeper decides that the best way for them to bond is by serving them the sourest possible drink to act as a conversation starter]].
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* GargleBlaster: Some of the potential teas that can be served are not considered appetizing by the customers, such as a "Savoury Potion" that's stated to taste more like soup than tea. Additionally, [[spoiler:after enough runs to learn about both the hero adventurer and the demon lord, the tavern keeper decides that the best way for them to bond is by serving them the sourest possible drink to act as a conversation starter]].
* GroundhogDayLoop: Although the story initially appears to completely restart every time, with it always being the adventurer's first time visiting the tavern, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect what happened in past runs, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other. [[spoiler:This turns out to be one of their Witch powers.]]
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* MediumAwareness: Although the story initially appears to completely restart in every run, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect the status of their Notes, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other. [[spoiler:This turns out to be one of their Witch powers.]]
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* CalmingTea: The adventurer is unable to open up to the tavernkeeper unless his request for a calming tea is fulfilled, due to the stress that comes with what people expect of him.
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* CalmingTea: The adventurer is unable to open up to the tavernkeeper unless his request for a calming calming, not-sour tea is fulfilled, due to the stress that comes with what people expect of him.
* EvolvingTitleScreen: After completing the main story, the view of the tavern from outside changes from daytime to nighttime, to show that the player has reached the PlayableEpilogue.
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* FeaturelessProtagonist: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no point are they seen by the player, nor is their appearance described by the customers.
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* FeaturelessProtagonist: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no point are they seen by the player, nor is their appearance described by the customers. The only hint to their true appearance is at the end of the main story, when [[spoiler:the customers leave and the tavern keeper remarks how they're glad that Witches like themself aren't common in this territory, so people aren't aware of their full powers]].
* GargleBlaster: Some of the potential teas that can be served are not considered appetizing by the customers, such as a "Savoury Potion" that's stated to taste more like soup than tea. Additionally, [[spoiler:after enough runs to learn about both the hero and the demon lord, the tavern keeper decides that the best way for them to bond is by serving them the sourest possible drink to act as a conversation starter]].
* GargleBlaster: Some of the potential teas that can be served are not considered appetizing by the customers, such as a "Savoury Potion" that's stated to taste more like soup than tea. Additionally, [[spoiler:after enough runs to learn about both the hero and the demon lord, the tavern keeper decides that the best way for them to bond is by serving them the sourest possible drink to act as a conversation starter]].
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* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon lord, though he's accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone and isn't as willing to fight a visiting adventurer as the adventurer is to fight him.
* MediumAwareness: Although the story initially appears to completely restart in every run, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect the status of their Notes, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other.
* MediumAwareness: Although the story initially appears to completely restart in every run, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect the status of their Notes, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other.
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* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon lord, though he's he has an UnmanlySecret and is accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone and isn't as willing to fight a visiting adventurer as the adventurer is to fight him.
TruceZone.
* MediumAwareness: Although the story initially appears to completely restart in every run, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect the status of their Notes, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other. [[spoiler:This turns out to be one of their Witch powers.]]
* MediumAwareness: Although the story initially appears to completely restart in every run, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect the status of their Notes, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other. [[spoiler:This turns out to be one of their Witch powers.]]
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* PlayableEpilogue: After clearing the main story, an "After Hours" segment is unlocked that allows the player to create as many drinks as they want for the demon lord in order to fill out the "Recipes" section of the menu. Filling out the list then leads to an extra scene where [[spoiler:the adventurer also shows up, and they both admit their plans to take a break from their current positions in order to reevaluate their lives]].
* RebelliousPrincess: In the PlayableEpilogue, [[spoiler:when the adventurer comes in after the Recipes are all found, he states that he's allowed to take a break from adventuring because it turns out the princess he kept saving ''wanted'' to be kidnapped in order to get away from her restrictive father]].
* SpikyHair: The adventurer namedrops this trope, as while his current appearance is more casual, he mentions having to gel his hair into spikes while on the job in order to fit the "hero" image everyone expects from him.
* RebelliousPrincess: In the PlayableEpilogue, [[spoiler:when the adventurer comes in after the Recipes are all found, he states that he's allowed to take a break from adventuring because it turns out the princess he kept saving ''wanted'' to be kidnapped in order to get away from her restrictive father]].
* SpikyHair: The adventurer namedrops this trope, as while his current appearance is more casual, he mentions having to gel his hair into spikes while on the job in order to fit the "hero" image everyone expects from him.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Demon King, waiting for his tea order]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Demon King, demon lord, waiting for his tea order]]
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* CalmingTea: The hero is unable to open up to the tavernkeeper unless his request for a calming tea is fulfilled, due to the stress that comes with what people expect of him.
* TheFaceless: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no point is he seen by the player, nor is his appearance described by the customers.
* FantasticRacism: Unless the hero is sufficiently calmed, he'll try to attack the demon king when he enters the tavern despite it being a TruceZone, and then leave without drinking another cuppa.
* TheFaceless: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no point is he seen by the player, nor is his appearance described by the customers.
* FantasticRacism: Unless the hero is sufficiently calmed, he'll try to attack the demon king when he enters the tavern despite it being a TruceZone, and then leave without drinking another cuppa.
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* CalmingTea: The hero adventurer is unable to open up to the tavernkeeper unless his request for a calming tea is fulfilled, due to the stress that comes with what people expect of him.
*TheFaceless: CannotSpitItOut: If one customer leaves and the other stays, the remaining one admits that they would've been genuinely interested in a conversation but assumed that the other one wouldn't be due to their races' FantasticRacism, leaving it up to the tavern keeper to actually keep them in the same room together.
* FantasticRacism: The human and demon territories generally dislike each other, though when given the chance to admit their frustrations to the tavern keeper, both the adventurer and the demon lord each admit that it's something they've grown tired of.
* FeaturelessProtagonist: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no pointis he are they seen by the player, nor is his their appearance described by the customers.
* FantasticRacism: Unless the hero is sufficiently calmed, he'll try to attack the demon king when he enters the tavern despite it being a TruceZone, and then leave without drinking another cuppa.customers.
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* FantasticRacism: The human and demon territories generally dislike each other, though when given the chance to admit their frustrations to the tavern keeper, both the adventurer and the demon lord each admit that it's something they've grown tired of.
* FeaturelessProtagonist: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no point
* FantasticRacism: Unless the hero is sufficiently calmed, he'll try to attack the demon king when he enters the tavern despite it being a TruceZone, and then leave without drinking another cuppa.
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* HintSystem: After a run through the story, the "Notes" section of the menu updates with hints on how to proceed, such as recording the demon king's regular order if the player didn't correctly serve it to him.
* HornedHumanoid: The demon king, in addition to having red skin and black wings, has two small horns protruding from his head.
* InMediasRes: When the story begins, the titular tavern has already been in operation for some time, leading to some potential awkwardness when the demon king asks for "the regular" when the player has never served him before.
* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon king, though he's accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone and isn't as willing to fight a visiting hero as the hero is to fight him.
* MinimalistCast: The story's cast consists of three characters: the tavernkeeper, the hero, and the demon king.
* MultipleEndings: The teas that are served to the hero and demon king determine whether they both leave unsatisfied, if one or the other is able to communicate their issues to the tavernkeeper, or if they both reach an understanding.
* SweetTooth: The demon king's regular order is noted for its sweetness, and if anything else is served to him, he'll note that he's disappointed that it's not as sweet as he'd prefer.
* TrialAndErrorGameplay: While the demon king will outright list the ingredients to his regular order if served something different, learning how to create any other tea requires mixing three of six available ingredients together and then serving the result to record it in the "Recipes" section of the menu. Additionally, knowing what teas to serve the hero requires some guesswork, as statements like the hero wanting "something calming" can narrow down the ingredients without actually stating what specific tea flavor will actually help him to open up.
* TruceZone: The tavern is advertised to its customers as a place for anyone trying to find themselves, and that they only have to share as much strife from their regular life as they wish, with the tavernkeeper treating all customers as equal. This leads to a bit of friction when first-time-customer hero sees the demon king enter for his regular cuppa.
* HornedHumanoid: The demon king, in addition to having red skin and black wings, has two small horns protruding from his head.
* InMediasRes: When the story begins, the titular tavern has already been in operation for some time, leading to some potential awkwardness when the demon king asks for "the regular" when the player has never served him before.
* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon king, though he's accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone and isn't as willing to fight a visiting hero as the hero is to fight him.
* MinimalistCast: The story's cast consists of three characters: the tavernkeeper, the hero, and the demon king.
* MultipleEndings: The teas that are served to the hero and demon king determine whether they both leave unsatisfied, if one or the other is able to communicate their issues to the tavernkeeper, or if they both reach an understanding.
* SweetTooth: The demon king's regular order is noted for its sweetness, and if anything else is served to him, he'll note that he's disappointed that it's not as sweet as he'd prefer.
* TrialAndErrorGameplay: While the demon king will outright list the ingredients to his regular order if served something different, learning how to create any other tea requires mixing three of six available ingredients together and then serving the result to record it in the "Recipes" section of the menu. Additionally, knowing what teas to serve the hero requires some guesswork, as statements like the hero wanting "something calming" can narrow down the ingredients without actually stating what specific tea flavor will actually help him to open up.
* TruceZone: The tavern is advertised to its customers as a place for anyone trying to find themselves, and that they only have to share as much strife from their regular life as they wish, with the tavernkeeper treating all customers as equal. This leads to a bit of friction when first-time-customer hero sees the demon king enter for his regular cuppa.
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* HintSystem: After a run through the story, the "Notes" section of the menu updates with hints on how to proceed, such as recording the demon king's lord's regular order if the player didn't correctly serve it to him.
* HornedHumanoid: The demonking, lord, in addition to having red skin and black wings, has two small horns protruding from his head.
* InMediasRes: When the story begins, the titular tavern has already been in operation for some time, leading to some potential awkwardness when the demonking lord asks for "the regular" when the player has never served him before.
* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demonking, lord, though he's accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone and isn't as willing to fight a visiting hero adventurer as the hero adventurer is to fight him.
* MediumAwareness: Although the story initially appears to completely restart in every run, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect the status of their Notes, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other.
* MinimalistCast: The story's cast consists of three characters: the tavernkeeper, thehero, adventurer, and the demon king.
lord.
* MultipleEndings: The teas that are served to thehero adventurer and demon king lord determine whether they both leave unsatisfied, if one or the other is able to communicate their issues to the tavernkeeper, or if they both reach an understanding.
* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are addressed by their actual names due to the tavern's stance on keeping personal matters outside its walls; at most, the demon lord is referred to with the nickname "[[HornedHumanoid Horns]]".
* SweetTooth: The demonking's lord's regular order is noted for its sweetness, and if anything else is served to him, he'll note that he's disappointed that it's not as sweet as he'd prefer.
* TrialAndErrorGameplay: While the demonking lord will outright list the ingredients to his regular order if served something different, learning how to create any other tea requires mixing three of six available ingredients together and then serving the result to record it in the "Recipes" section of the menu. Additionally, knowing what teas to serve the hero adventurer requires some guesswork, as statements like the hero adventurer wanting "something calming" can narrow down the ingredients without actually stating what specific tea flavor flavors will actually help him to open up.
* TruceZone: The tavern is advertised to its customers as a place for anyone trying to find themselves, and that they only have to share as much strife from their regular life as they wish, with the tavernkeeper treating all customers as equal. This leads to a bit of friction when first-time-customerhero adventurer sees the demon king lord enter for his regular cuppa.cuppa.
* UnmanlySecret: If talked to alone, the demon lord admits that he just wants to have a peaceful life and grow his own flower garden, but his status and his territory's antagonism with the human territory means that he's unable to show any weakness outside of the tavern.
* HornedHumanoid: The demon
* InMediasRes: When the story begins, the titular tavern has already been in operation for some time, leading to some potential awkwardness when the demon
* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon
* MediumAwareness: Although the story initially appears to completely restart in every run, the tavern keeper's dialogue changes to reflect the status of their Notes, such as trying to encourage his customers to stick around if they've witnessed each of them individually confessing that they would've been interested in learning more about each other.
* MinimalistCast: The story's cast consists of three characters: the tavernkeeper, the
* MultipleEndings: The teas that are served to the
* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are addressed by their actual names due to the tavern's stance on keeping personal matters outside its walls; at most, the demon lord is referred to with the nickname "[[HornedHumanoid Horns]]".
* SweetTooth: The demon
* TrialAndErrorGameplay: While the demon
* TruceZone: The tavern is advertised to its customers as a place for anyone trying to find themselves, and that they only have to share as much strife from their regular life as they wish, with the tavernkeeper treating all customers as equal. This leads to a bit of friction when first-time-customer
* UnmanlySecret: If talked to alone, the demon lord admits that he just wants to have a peaceful life and grow his own flower garden, but his status and his territory's antagonism with the human territory means that he's unable to show any weakness outside of the tavern.
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* MinimalistCast: The story's cast consists of three characters: the tavernkeeper, the hero, and the demon king.
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* TrialAndErrorGameplay: While the demon king will outright list the ingredients to his regular order if served something different, learning how to create any other tea requires mixing three of six available ingredients together and then serving the result to record it in the "Recipes" section of the menu. Additionally, knowing what teas to serve the hero requires some guesswork, as statements like the hero wanting "something calming" can narrow down the ingredients without actually stating what specific tea flavor will actually help him to open up.
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''A Tavern for Tea'' is a short visual novel by Creator/{{npckc}}, released on March 24, 2023.
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''A Tavern for Tea'' TAVERN FOR TEA'' is a short visual novel by Creator/{{npckc}}, released on March 24, 2023.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Demon King, waiting for his tea order]]
''A Tavern for Tea'' is a short visual novel by Creator/{{npckc}}, released on March 24, 2023.
There is a tavern set up on the border between the human and demon realms, which treats all of its customers equally. It does not serve ale, only tea. Business is usually slow, but tonight, two customers are about to make, or miss, a very important connection.
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!!A Tavern for Tropes:
* AllThereInTheManual: The game's built-in gallery contains information not directly stated in the story itself, such as the picture of the tavern's kettle stating that "brewing tea" is more akin to alchemy than actual beverage-making.
* CalmingTea: The hero is unable to open up to the tavernkeeper unless his request for a calming tea is fulfilled, due to the stress that comes with what people expect of him.
* TheFaceless: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no point is he seen by the player, nor is his appearance described by the customers.
* FantasticRacism: Unless the hero is sufficiently calmed, he'll try to attack the demon king when he enters the tavern despite it being a TruceZone, and then leave without drinking another cuppa.
* GameGourmet: When brewing tea, there are multiple combinations of three ingredient that have different results, and the game keeps track of which ones you've created in a special recipe section.
* HintSystem: After a run through the story, the "Notes" section of the menu updates with hints on how to proceed, such as recording the demon king's regular order if the player didn't correctly serve it to him.
* HornedHumanoid: The demon king, in addition to having red skin and black wings, has two small horns protruding from his head.
* InMediasRes: When the story begins, the titular tavern has already been in operation for some time, leading to some potential awkwardness when the demon king asks for "the regular" when the player has never served him before.
* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon king, though he's accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone and isn't as willing to fight a visiting hero as the hero is to fight him.
* MultipleEndings: The teas that are served to the hero and demon king determine whether they both leave unsatisfied, if one or the other is able to communicate their issues to the tavernkeeper, or if they both reach an understanding.
* SweetTooth: The demon king's regular order is noted for its sweetness, and if anything else is served to him, he'll note that he's disappointed that it's not as sweet as he'd prefer.
* TrialAndErrorGameplay: While the demon king will outright list the ingredients to his regular order if served something different, learning how to create any other tea requires mixing three of six available ingredients together and then serving the result to record it in the "Recipes" section of the menu. Additionally, knowing what teas to serve the hero requires some guesswork, as statements like wanting "something calming" can narrow down the ingredients without actually stating what specific tea flavor will actually help him to open up.
* TruceZone: The tavern is advertised to its customers as a place for anyone trying to find themselves, and that they only have to share as much strife from their regular life as they wish, with the tavernkeeper treating all customers as equal. This leads to a bit of friction when first-time-customer hero sees the demon king enter for his regular cuppa.
[[caption-width-right:350:The Demon King, waiting for his tea order]]
''A Tavern for Tea'' is a short visual novel by Creator/{{npckc}}, released on March 24, 2023.
There is a tavern set up on the border between the human and demon realms, which treats all of its customers equally. It does not serve ale, only tea. Business is usually slow, but tonight, two customers are about to make, or miss, a very important connection.
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!!A Tavern for Tropes:
* AllThereInTheManual: The game's built-in gallery contains information not directly stated in the story itself, such as the picture of the tavern's kettle stating that "brewing tea" is more akin to alchemy than actual beverage-making.
* CalmingTea: The hero is unable to open up to the tavernkeeper unless his request for a calming tea is fulfilled, due to the stress that comes with what people expect of him.
* TheFaceless: The story is told from the tavern keeper's perspective, and at no point is he seen by the player, nor is his appearance described by the customers.
* FantasticRacism: Unless the hero is sufficiently calmed, he'll try to attack the demon king when he enters the tavern despite it being a TruceZone, and then leave without drinking another cuppa.
* GameGourmet: When brewing tea, there are multiple combinations of three ingredient that have different results, and the game keeps track of which ones you've created in a special recipe section.
* HintSystem: After a run through the story, the "Notes" section of the menu updates with hints on how to proceed, such as recording the demon king's regular order if the player didn't correctly serve it to him.
* HornedHumanoid: The demon king, in addition to having red skin and black wings, has two small horns protruding from his head.
* InMediasRes: When the story begins, the titular tavern has already been in operation for some time, leading to some potential awkwardness when the demon king asks for "the regular" when the player has never served him before.
* MaouTheDemonKing: The tavern's second customer of the night is the demon king, though he's accustomed to the tavern's status as a TruceZone and isn't as willing to fight a visiting hero as the hero is to fight him.
* MultipleEndings: The teas that are served to the hero and demon king determine whether they both leave unsatisfied, if one or the other is able to communicate their issues to the tavernkeeper, or if they both reach an understanding.
* SweetTooth: The demon king's regular order is noted for its sweetness, and if anything else is served to him, he'll note that he's disappointed that it's not as sweet as he'd prefer.
* TrialAndErrorGameplay: While the demon king will outright list the ingredients to his regular order if served something different, learning how to create any other tea requires mixing three of six available ingredients together and then serving the result to record it in the "Recipes" section of the menu. Additionally, knowing what teas to serve the hero requires some guesswork, as statements like wanting "something calming" can narrow down the ingredients without actually stating what specific tea flavor will actually help him to open up.
* TruceZone: The tavern is advertised to its customers as a place for anyone trying to find themselves, and that they only have to share as much strife from their regular life as they wish, with the tavernkeeper treating all customers as equal. This leads to a bit of friction when first-time-customer hero sees the demon king enter for his regular cuppa.
