Chapter 56 – Episode 56. Meeting Place (2)
“There bard man!! A good performance, please!”
“Then I will dance beside him!”
Haha! Drink, drink!”
The inside of a busy pub. The watching figure just stared blankly down at the table and at the glass in his hand.
I don’t know what he’s doing, but since he’s interested in it, it’ll be easy to keep an eye on him. I had time to take a look at the woman’s look again with a drink to my mouth.
The attire is very simple.
A hair band that fixes neat green hair that falls below the shoulders.
The clothes he was wearing were almost invisible as they were covered by a black cloak, but unlike the adventurers wearing armor, he was faintly seen wearing relatively light cloth clothes.
With a shortbow tucked into a backpack leaning under the table, could it be a sniper? Other than that, if there is a singularity, it has a charm that is not like an adventurer who does rough work.
It was also a taciturn and cold atmosphere that contrasted with the noisy surroundings.
“…”
No, I don’t think it was just quiet.
Normally, if she came to a bar, she would pretend to have a drink or a snack, but that woman just quietly looks down at the beer glass in her hand.
Continue no matter how much time passes. Even though the noise around you could distract you, your eyes were still fixed on the foam in the beer mug…
“There, lady. Are you here alone?”
In the meantime, two men are paying attention to the woman and approaching.
It was only then that her woman’s gaze moved away from her glass of beer and she began to turn to the two men who had approached her.
In a bar overflowing with wild adventurers, men with a neat appearance. What was painted on his face was what could surely be called a favor.
“If it’s okay, how about hanging out with us?”
Yeah, that’s really blatant courtesy.
As much as I have lived through acting, I could immediately understand that they were approaching women with intentions.
Oh yeah. It’s a place like this, so it’s easy to work.
This meeting place is usually a place where adventurers without companions stop by, and more than anything, since alcohol accompanies them, it will be easy to lead them into a ‘like atmosphere’.
But she seems oblivious to their intentions, she just stares at them and blinks.
“I have no words.”
“It could be. Some people just enjoy being alone in their solitude.”
“Ah, if that’s the case, wouldn’t you come to a place like this? Maybe it’s just because you’re ugly.”
“What’s wrong with my face, you bastard? On a subject that is no different to you.”
Two men point out each other’s looks and giggle.
The distance between the two of them could be seen through the distance between them.
Of course, to be precise, it must have led the person facing him to ‘look that way’.
It is human to subconsciously think that if you know that you are friendly with someone, even if it is the first time, that favor will be directed to you as well.
“Well, anyway, we just needed someone to drink with. If it’s okay, can I drink in the same place as you?”
Two people who try to narrow the distance with the woman I am watching by using such a way of speaking.
Seeing the two of them, the woman still didn’t say anything and just stared at them.
When a man I don’t know speaks to me, I can feel wary, but I can’t believe I’m so silent.
She wondered if she was dumb, but she was only a little late, and she finally showed her affirmation by nodding her head.
“Oh, you mean we can sit together? Excuse me for a minute then~”
“Let’s talk about this kind of conversation over a few drinks. If there is a chance later, it would be nice to have her as a colleague…”
As soon as the two men opened their mouths, the woman began to melt into the commotion around her. She still dominated the conversation with the two men, but she didn’t reject them, at least she wasn’t a woman.
Just like the first time I watched, I just shifted my gaze from the beer mug to them.
It was so consistent that I wondered if I was observing them.
If not… Damn, I don’t know.
She was such a reticent woman she had never seen in her life.
Whether you like it or not, when the other person talks to you, you will see a change in whether you move your eyes or shrink her body, but it occurred to you that trying to capture that woman might be an adventure.
Then, should we modify the target even now?
No, the women in this bar are active adventurers by nature, so most of them have found a mate or are actively looking for a mate.
In fact, that woman is the only person in this store who can accomplish my purpose without any fuss, so it would be better to watch and seek opportunities for now.
“There you are, blonde, dark-skinned brother!”
It was for a while that I tried to continue monitoring with such thoughts.
From far away, I heard words that summarized my impression, and at the same time, a huge shadow began to attack my body.
Is it a raid?
“Why are you sipping a drink here alone!? If you come to a place where there are people, you should drink together!”
No, it’s just a shoulder strap.
The weight of his muscles was quite strong, so he was swung around a lot, but at least he didn’t seem hostile towards his opponent.
Although they were lightly dressed, they seemed to be warriors of the avant-garde from the fact that they were wearing elbow pads and leggings.
“Okay, can we have a drink together?”
“The guy over here is about to start an interesting story, so why don’t you come over here and listen?”
“Is this your first time here? Then we’ll buy you some alcohol, so drink as much as you want~! Oh, of course it’s limited to the cheapest barley beer, right? It’s not good for us either, so don’t expect too much!”
… Huh true.
Walk up to the point that you’re alone Why are adventurers so far away?
“Okay, then I’ll just have a light drink.”
It’s okay, if you’re alone in a place like this for no reason, it’s perfect to arouse suspicion, so you should hang out.
“Is it enough for one cup!? Owner! Get one with the biggest cup here!”
“It’s a declaration ceremony, a declaration ceremony! Why don’t you try drinking it all the time!”
A situation where he suddenly intervened in an unexpected drinking party.
But I didn’t think that would be a problem.
Unlike humans, demons are basically not drunk, and I, who inherited the blood of a witch mother, was also quite strong against alcohol, even if not immune.
“Oh oh! This guy drinks pretty well!?”
“Good! Let’s compete weekly! Challenge me first!”
“No, it’s my friend, I asked for it first!”
“I don’t know! Just drink it all!!”
Is it because he showed a good drink and became hotter?
The raucous atmosphere amplified in an instant, and the tumult in the tavern immediately began to focus on me.
Is it good or not…
No, now would be perfect. Normally, it would be better to hide as much as possible, but now that I have the ability, it will be easier to erase the traces by keeping everyone’s eyes in one place.
“Come on, get more here!”
“Ahaha, you’re not going to ask for this later, are you?”
“If you don’t want to do that, you better not fall! Because the guys here could just dump all the money for their drinks!”
… It’s too bloody to say that it scares you.
Of course, that also means that the atmosphere is overheated. But even in the midst of that, there were a handful of people who didn’t pay attention to this side.
People who gamble on board games, or people who have already formed a party and discuss future plans.
And the men who are crazy about sexual desire who are in the middle of putting on work.
“Hey, are you okay?”
“… Hiccup.”
Around the time when I entered a short break after drinking, I had time to look at the object I was watching while avoiding the eyes of others for a while.
A woman with green hair and a black cloak wearing a headband. There were still two men around her, but her blunt and consistent demeanor at first had been somewhat disturbed now.
After all, did you ride the atmosphere and drink?
Judging by the fact that he was intoxicated with cheap barley beer, which was not very strong, the liquor per share did not seem to be very good.
“Just talking about this and giving him a drink made him unintentionally drunk.”
“I never thought I would be this weak to alcohol. Is this your first time drinking?”
A faint murmur amidst the tumult. According to what I’ve heard roughly, at least the woman didn’t seem to reject them.
People who come don’t refuse, and if the other person suggests that they drink, they hang out enough to drink…
Yeah, I think I know the basics.
It’s just that he doesn’t lead, but he has a tendency to adapt to the situation or adjust the atmosphere to the other person.
I don’t know what to do in an unfamiliar environment, so I stand alone and follow the words of people I think I know well…
Usually introverts tend to have just that kind of tendency if they don’t know about the world. To put it simply, he is a perfect human figure to be caught.
“Come to think of it, it’s late to ask, what’s your name?”
And I’m not the only one who noticed that.
When her two men, who had been targeting her all along, asked arrogantly, her woman answered them with difficulty, even with her cloudy eyes.
“… Hey.”
“Oh, that’s a cute name.”
“How old are you?”
“… 102 years old.”
“Ah, 100 years old. Nonsense talk. No matter how high you set it, you look around 20 years old.”
“Looks like I got drunk on this.”
Two men giggle at the woman’s words and look at each other.
“… Can I do it now?”
“Yes, all the guys around me are drinking, but soon…”
Okay. Now that I’m drunk, I’ll start right away, is this?
Well, good It’s faster than planned, but no one is particularly hostile to me here, and my energy has melted into the environment here, so I can start soon.
“Dave, what are you doing! Drink like you did before!”
“I’m sorry, but I have business to do, so I guess I should excuse myself.”
“It’s something to see. Could it be that the limit has already been reached?”
No way.
Since the appetizer is over, it’s time to eat the main dish.
-Fuck!
Cheers and booing from all around…
Ignoring all of that and snapping his fingers to spread his power, starting with him, the turmoil in the tavern quickly subsided.
