Chapter 91: The Passionate Gunther
In the game, Starfruit is a top-tier fruit that boosts the player’s stats. It can only be obtained through various means, and only seven exist in total.
The ways to get them are: one from the treasure chest on the 100th floor of the mine; one from your spouse after reaching fourteen hearts of affection post-marriage; one from planting a rare seed bought from the Traveling Merchant on the first day of Fall, harvesting the Gem Berry on the last day of Fall, then offering it to the old man’s statue in the Secret Woods; one from Willy after catching every type of fish in the game; one as a reward for completing the Library’s collection room; one purchased from the special merchant at the Stardew Valley Fair in Fall; and the last one from Krobus in the sewer.
In real-life Stardew Valley, Leon wasn’t sure how many Starfruit could actually be obtained, or whether the methods matched those in the game. The only confirmed one was the Starfruit in Krobus’s possession. As for the others, Leon had no way to verify them for now.
But Starfruit Tea was a different story—there were clues. Leon trusted Gus’s words, and so Lewis having one as a raffle prize intrigued him. After all, it was a new thing he had never heard of. Something this good, with only one character different from “Starfruit,” was worth trying.
“Are there requests on the noticeboard every day?” Leon knew how the board worked in the game but wasn’t sure if it was just as frequent in real life.
“Of course not, but you’ll see two or three a week. Just keep an eye on it when you pass Pierre’s General Store,” said Gus, who shopped there daily for his saloon supplies and knew the board well.
“I see.” Leon wasn’t surprised. It matched the game’s refresh rate. He just didn’t know if the reward formula was the same—three times the item’s selling price.
But since Willy had said it was good money and came with raffle tickets, Leon wasn’t going to skip them. A side hustle was nothing to be ashamed of—who would turn down extra cash?
They ate and chatted without interruption, enjoying a rich spread. Willy and Gus were talkative, easygoing men, so lunch stretched past an hour. Only when the plates were nearly cleared did Gus stand to tidy up.