Chapter 141 – Finally Elfriede (Part 1 Completed)
It was truly a drinking party after a long time.
Even though it hasn’t been that long, it felt that way. This is because I have been very busy taking care of various matters in El Balom recently.
One difference is that today, rather than drinking within El Balom’s residence, he chose to drink among others.
We sometimes needed something like this.
For those of us who had drawn boundaries and led extraordinary lives, it was quite a welcome feeling to mingle with ordinary people and drink alcohol.
… Of course, the people in the store looked closely at us and hurriedly finished paying and left the place.
We actually wanted to hang out with them, but if you think about it, it was only natural. A strange group of people come in and drink, so how can you join them because you’re anxious?
“Huh? Why is everyone leaving?”
Alice tilted her head as if she really didn’t know, but I think she was probably also the cause. It would be a very strange outfit for other people to see.
A figure wearing a coat over a bunny girl is not a common sight. In this way, issues related to nuance were not something that could be resolved by just staying quiet.
Alice, who was cutely nibbling on her dried snacks like a rabbit eating carrots or grass, nodded her head as if she had realized something at some point.
“Aha, I understand. It’s because Beca is so impressed. Just looking at it says it all.”
“…”
Beca, on the other hand, just continued to drink her drink without even bothering to eat her snacks. And she wouldn’t have been able to deny Alice’s words.
It was true that I was actually making an impression that could be called ‘living’.
Beca didn’t even look at Alice. I’m just asking for myself.
“Florian, can I ask you a few questions?”
“As much as you want. “It’s up to me to answer instead.”
“First, what are you going to do from now on? “I don’t think I’ll stay here forever just because I have a place to live.”
I took a drink and then opened my mouth.
“It’s not necessarily set in stone. In any case, what is needed is to make as much noise as possible.”
“Why?”
“So Elfriede will know I’m there. Then she will either come looking for me or send someone else, or I will catch her tail and go find her.”
“Are you confident that you will win if we meet?”
The most basic yet important question. The question was who was stronger between Elfriede and me.
I was lost in thought for a moment.
“Elfriede and I.”
To be honest, even I am not sure, and I am curious. If I think back on my previous life, I have never had a head-on collision with Elfriede.
“The key will be whether Elfriede appears alone. In terms of pure skill, I think Elfriede would be higher?”
Then Beca’s eyes widened.
“You’re not strong enough to be sure of victory, so are you saying you’re going to summon Elfriede somehow?”
I nodded as if it was obvious.
“Even if I were to lose, wouldn’t I be able to rip off Elfriede’s leg or at least one of her arms? Moreover, I also selected El Balom executives.”
“That means…”
“Yes, I’m just saying that it’s enough as long as Elfriede isn’t in the same revered position as she is now.”
I think Elfriede probably also recognized my presence. However, keeping in mind the points I mentioned, I guess I am not rushing forward.
In other words, since I was given this time, I needed to make good use of it.
This time I asked Becca.
“Anyway, what are you going to do?”
“Me? What am I?”
“Why do I have to point it out one by one? Okay. “Just wait.”
I started going back to the beginning and remembering what things I should say to Becca.
Getting hit for fussing, getting strangled and having to urinate, getting hit for fussing about leading and having control taken away from me, free riding on victory…
“Now, just a moment.”
When their eyes met in the air, Beca hurriedly held out a hand. Her face turned as red as the head of a matchstick, and she screamed.
“Don’t say it. Don’t say it! Because I understand!”
She cleared her throat and continued speaking.
“I actually don’t like wandering around. I thought it would be enough to become the head of a certain area, be satisfied in my own way, and do whatever I want. .”
“I thought?”
“After going through this, I think I was too much of a frog. I can’t erase that from my mind. So, I’d like to follow you and learn something…”
“I don’t need anything like you?”
“Okay. That’s how we benefit each other… Huh?”
Beca’s eyes widened a beat later.
She asks me again.
“What did you just say?”
“I don’t need you in El Balom.”
Beca’s mouth dropped open, as if she had never expected such a reaction. It’s to the point where I wonder if her chin might fall out.
I continued speaking calmly.
“El Balom does not only take like-minded people. As you said, in order to benefit both parties, there must be supporting capabilities. “You’re useless to anyone right now?”
“…”
“Puh, puhp, puhhahaha!”
While Beca couldn’t respond with any words, Alice, who was next to her, couldn’t hold back her laughter and burst out laughing.
Beca looked at Alice with her killer eyes.
“What are you laughing at?”
“I laugh because it’s funny. Isn’t it obvious? Ah, it’s good that the owner said these words calmly.”
In the past, Beca would have immediately jumped out of her seat and grabbed Alice by the collar, but for some reason she persevered for once. He looks at me and continues speaking.
“There is room for rehabilitation for everyone. If I take you with me, your opinion might change. There will definitely be times when you will think that it was a good thing you had me with you.”
I took another sip of alcohol.
“Aren’t you afraid of death?”
“It’s death…”
“Even though you received my help, you have now become the undisputed leader of this district. “I’m wondering if there’s any need to take the risk of following me around.”
“I thought I was a frog in a well. And I realized that if I was satisfied here, it would be the same as being dead. That’s it.”
I put down my drink and quietly looked into Beca’s eyes.
To be honest, if it was an impulsive choice, I was definitely going to stop her, but as I looked into her eyes, I could see that this was a very sincere story.
Becca followed up with a wedge.
“I won’t die for you, but I also won’t blame you if I do die. Do you understand what I mean? “I said everything I had to say.”
It was only after hearing that I realized her true feelings.
‘At least what I said this time wasn’t a lie.’
In the end, I nodded my head countless times.
“Okay.”
Then this time Alice’s eyes widened. The guy said something and looked like he wanted to kick Beca out, but I continued to speak step by step.
“Elfriede is not a woman who can be easily misunderstood. We need a diverse group of people, and a strange and unusual person like Beca might also be helpful.”
“… Well, I agree that it’s bizarre and unusual.”
Beca made a noisy noise as she silently drank her drink and we both got more and more drunk. In conclusion, it wasn’t such a bad drinking party.
Bekhara was officially recruited as a colleague.
The direction of how we should move forward has been more perfectly established. In that situation, was it when I thought about giving up the drinking party?
“…”
It was then that I suddenly realized that there was no one in this space except the members of El Balom. Even the waitress and bartender had disappeared.
And slowly the world began to darken.
A thought suddenly struck me.
‘This can’t be right…’ .’
Memories from a previous world come to mind. Every time ‘that woman’ appeared, the surroundings would become dark.
‘Could it be, Elfriede?’
As soon as I sensed that energy, I jumped up from my seat. But for some reason, all the other executives were motionless in their seats, as if time had stopped.
And finally a voice is heard.
“You can finally see it. Florian.”
From the shadows, Elfriede appeared.
