## Chapter 200 – 200화-Disaster
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A week later.
The news that the monster surge had subsided and the dungeon had returned to normal was delivered to all adventurers at the Adventurer’s Guild in the morning.
Of course, it was the Guild Master who delivered the news.
“…….”
The end of the surge.
The moment they heard the news, all the adventurers, the mages of the magic city, and the royal army of Escar were silent for a moment.
“Yesssssssssss!!!”
“Yahoooooooooo!”
“It’s finally over! It’s finally over!”
“I’m going to rest! I’m not going to the dungeon for a week!”
“Kyaaaaaaaak! We did it!”
“Booze! Bring the booze! I’m drinking from morning today!”
They cheered and rejoiced.
For six days, until they heard this news, the adventurers had fought the overflowing monsters almost all day, every day.
On the third day, the mages of the magic city and the royal army of Escar came to support them and fought together, but even so, the monsters appeared so quickly and in such large numbers that there was no room to relax.
According to what Jason told me, the fact that Puldann and the magic city belonged to Escar was the reason why reinforcements arrived in just three days.
He said that even if reinforcements were sent from Solario, Abyss, or Bridan, it would take more than a week due to the distance.
Until the 5th day, the rate of production decreased little by little, but they were still defeating many monsters, and they were wondering when it would end.
However, that momentum had decreased significantly yesterday, and finally, today, the dungeon had returned to normal.
“I, it’s finally over.”
“I can finally sleep comfortably.”
“This time was really hard.”
Noah, Elsie, and Ninya were also very relieved to hear the news that the dungeon had returned to normal.
All three of them were fine until the second day, but after the third day, their fatigue began to show more and more.
“Rent… let’s not go to the dungeon for a while… I want to rest.”
“M-me too.”
“I agree.”
All three of them seemed to be fed up with the dungeon right now.
Personally, I felt a little satisfied because I could use my skills to my heart’s content.
“Okay, let’s do that.”
Everyone really did their best.
So, it would be okay to have a little long rest.
Come to think of it, the day I was supposed to go home was delayed because I was dealing with the surge.
During the break, I should visit the village and see Melissa…
“Heyyyyy! Rent!”
At that moment, Craig came towards me with Amanda.
As soon as Craig approached me, he put his hand on my shoulder and laughed heartily.
“Hahahaha! The boring surge is finally over! It’s all thanks to you that it ended so quickly! Hahahaha!”
His face was red and he smelled of alcohol, so it seemed like he had already been drinking.
“No, it’s because all the adventurers worked together.”
“Yeah, yeah! All the adventurers! If you look at the contribution, you took up almost all of it! Well! That doesn’t matter now! Let’s celebrate this auspicious day together! You can drink, right?”
“Yes.”
I don’t get drunk, though.
“Hahahaha! Good! Then let’s drink today!”
“Hey, Craig. Don’t push it too hard. Rent has his party members too.”
“Huh? Ah, that’s right! But on a day like this, it’s good to drink! Hey, you guys! Let’s drink together! I’ll pay for the drinks!”
At Craig’s words, Noah’s eyes sparkled.
“Oh! Free booze! I’ll drink! I’ll drink!”
“Hehe, on a day like this, it’s not bad to relieve fatigue with alcohol like an adventurer.”
“Ah, I, I…”
Noah and Ninya agreed to Craig’s proposal, and Elsie was hesitating a little.
“R-Rent, what are you going to do?”
“I’m…”
“Hey, Rent! Let’s drink! Jason, Misha, and Jen are all there too! Let’s raise a toast together as the vanguard of the surge!”
Honestly, I don’t really want to drink because I don’t get drunk even if I drink, and it just tastes bitter… but if it’s for socializing with the people who have worked hard together, I can endure that much.
“Elsie, let’s go together. They won’t force you to drink if you don’t want to. Right, Craig?”
“Of course! If you can’t drink, there’s fruit juice too! Hahahaha!”
Elsie nodded her head slightly at Craig’s words.
“I, I’ll join too. Priestess Misha is there too… and I want to be with R-Rent.”
“Oh? What’s this? Is that priestess your girlfriend? You’re having a good time! Hahahaha!”
“I’m his girlfriend too~!”
“Me too♡”
“Huh?”
“What?”
Craig and Amanda stared at me with wide eyes.
I pointed at the three of them and said.
“They are my lovely lovers.”
“……You’re strong and you’re also good at picking up girls?”
“Thank you. But I’m going to take responsibility for them and make them happy, so I didn’t pick them up.”
“Hahahaha! You’re a man among men! Good! Then let’s go over there!”
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The Adventurer’s Guild had completely turned into a banquet hall.
We followed Craig and Amanda to the table where Jason, Misha, and Jen were sitting.
First, everyone toasted and celebrated the end of the surge.
Elsie was mainly talking to Misha, but when Jen started bragging about my achievements, she and Noah got excited and talked about how amazing I was.
Seeing Elsie praising me with excitement, Misha’s eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at me and smiled, saying that she was glad that we seemed to be getting along so well.
Ninya was talking to Amanda about clothes, and Craig was gulping down alcohol and laughing loudly about how absurd I had seemed during the week.
Most of it was praise for me, so I didn’t feel bad.
Jason was quietly drinking, but suddenly stood up and started singing loudly.
Jason, who usually spoke in a calm voice, sang with a lively voice and singing ability like a singer.
By the way, the song is called “A Day of an Adventurer,” which is a famous song among adventurers.
Hearing the song, most of the adventurers in the Adventurer’s Guild, the mages of the magic city, and the royal army of Escar also started singing along with Jason.
It was truly a festival-like atmosphere.
However, after 4 hours, the Adventurer’s Guild, which had been like a festival venue, became a scene of chaos.
“Uweeeeeeeck!”
An adventurer who rushed out of the Adventurer’s Guild to throw up.
“Ehyahyahyahyahyahyaha! It’s fun, it’s fun!”
An adventurer dancing in only his underwear.
“Bring me another drink! One more… Ugh!”
An adventurer trying to drink beyond his limits.
“I caught more back then!”
“No, it was me!”
Adventurers who started arguing with each other.
“Hey, royal soldier, you’re not that good! I can drink more!”
“Go, Pecto! Show the will of an adventurer!”
“Adventurers, don’t look down on our royal army! One more drink!”
“Captain, you’re doing great! Crush those adventurers!”
The royal army and adventurers, with their tongues loosened, were having a drinking contest.
“Hey, intellectual mage lady~ Do you have a boyfriend~?”
“Oh my, kya-ha-ha, are you hitting on me?”
An adventurer hitting on a mage from the magic city.
“I like you! I like you, you blockhead~~!”
“Huh? Huh? Huhhhhh?!”
An adventurer confessing his love while drunk.
There were all sorts of drunken antics going on.
The problem was that this was still happening in broad daylight.
By the way, the table where I was sitting was no different.
Jason, who had sung about 20 songs, was exhausted and fell asleep.
Ninya and Amanda had a speed-eating contest and were knocked out at the same time.
Noah, who was following them for fun, fainted halfway through.
Jen, also excited, gulped down strong alcohol and fell asleep.
Elsie and Misha were sipping alcohol and nodding their heads at the same time, then fell asleep leaning on each other’s shoulders.
And Craig was…
“Uh, uh… R-Rent… aren’t you… too strong with alcohol…”
“I guess so.”
When Ninya and Amanda had a speed-drinking contest, Craig said that men couldn’t lose and challenged me to a drinking contest.
It was also a stronger alcohol than what Jen had drunk.
Of course, I didn’t get drunk at all even after drinking a few glasses, so I was fine even after drinking more than 50 glasses.
The strong alcohol had a fruity scent, so it was relatively easy to drink.
Craig wasn’t as strong as me, so he was in a groggy state after drinking 58 glasses.
“Ughhhhh… drrrrrrrrr…”
In the end, Craig also fell asleep, and now, except for the person who was serving in the Adventurer’s Guild and Lenny, who was usually at the reception desk, I was the only sober person.
I got up from my seat and walked to where Lenny was.
“Lenny.”
“Ah, Rent.”
Lenny smiled brightly as I approached.
She’s very pretty.
“Are you okay? You drank a lot…”
“I’m strong with alcohol. But aren’t you participating in the banquet, Lenny?”
“Yes. I have to stay here… and count how much alcohol the adventurers have drunk.”
Looking closely, Lenny was writing down on the reception desk table who had drunk how much of what alcohol at which table.
Oh, I can imagine the faces of the adventurers who will receive a receipt for the alcohol they drank the next day turning pale.
“You don’t have to go through such trouble on a day like this…”
“It’s okay. Rather than being anxious because most of the adventurers are not in the guild because of the surge… I’m relieved to see that the adventurers are safe this close.”
Lenny had a kind smile, but she was writing a very scary document for the adventurers who had fainted.
“Lenny.”
“Yes, Rent.”
“Craig said that he would pay for the alcohol we drank.”
It’s important to say that in advance.
“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind. What are you going to do now, Rent?”
“I’m going to take Elsie, Noah, and Ninya back to the inn. It’s better to sleep in a bed at the inn than to sleep in a place like this.”
“I see. Then…”
Lenny put down the pen she was using to write the document and said to me.
“Thank you so much for acting for Puldann during the surge. I’m really… really happy that you came back safely.”
“Thank you, Lenny. I look forward to working with you in the future.”
Lenny smiled brightly like a flower.
“Yes, Rent.”
I thought that this time, it was a smile that contained genuine sincerity.
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First, I put Ninya’s spear and Elsie’s staff in my inventory, then picked up Ninya and entered the Fox’s Rest.
“Oh…”
And I saw a scene similar to the Adventurer’s Guild at the Fox’s Rest.
Adventurers were fainting and sprawled on the floor, or gulping down alcohol.
“Ah, Rent! Welcome!”
Tina, who was carrying alcohol with Pani, greeted me.
Tina looked at Ninya, whom I was holding, and said.
“Did everyone pass out except for you, Rent?”
“Yeah, so I’m going to take them to their rooms. Tina, work hard.”
“Yes! Please rest well, Rent!”
At that moment, an adventurer sitting at a table waved his hand at Tina and said.
“Tina~ Give me another drink~”
“Yes~ Everyone has worked hard, so please drink as much as you want!”
Tina smiled brightly and went back to carrying alcohol.
Like Lenny, Tina seemed happy that the adventurers were safe.
I went up the stairs and laid Ninya on her bed in her room.
Ninya, who was sleeping soundly with her face flushed from alcohol, was very seductive.
I had a slight urge to have drunk sex with her as she was, but today was a day to relieve the fatigue that had accumulated over the past few days.
I restrained my desires and gently covered Ninya with a blanket and went to move Noah.
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After moving Noah, I picked up Elsie and went up to the 4th floor and entered Elsie’s room.
I laid Elsie on the bed, gently covered her with a blanket as I had done with Ninya and Noah, and was about to leave the room.
“Huh?”
The moment I turned to leave the room, there was a slightly large backpack in a corner of Elsie’s room.
“Did Elsie have a backpack like this?”
Even after searching my memory, Elsie had never carried such a big backpack.
When I moved the bed, there was a bundle of clothes, but there was no such backpack.
Besides, the bundle of clothes was behind Elsie’s bed.
At that moment, curiosity grew.
Honestly, it’s not good to peek at Elsie’s belongings while she’s sleeping.
But curiosity won.
I wasn’t sure, but I had a feeling that maybe there was some kind of sexy cosplay outfit, as Ninya had suggested.
Elsie is very shy, so maybe she bought it but couldn’t use it when she was with me, so she put it in her backpack? I thought with a smile.
I approached the backpack and looked inside.
“……Oh.”
Inside the backpack was something completely different from what I had expected.
…Inside the backpack were a large number of vibrators.
