Chapter 73 – Exit the Tavern.
“Roman… You don’t seem to have any interest in the elf? Is it because of the young lady?”
It’s not quite sharp Kitty… I giggled impatiently at Eclair’s question.
“I’m not interested. Do you see it?”
“Even looking at it like this, it’s a body that leads a group that is mostly male. From a human point of view, it’s strange that elves don’t even have the impression that they’re looking at a work of art apart from lust. Isn’t there something wrong?”
Looking at it at this time, the leader of the imperial knights was not just anyone. For a man to look at an elf and say he’s indifferent to his health.
Eclair looked at me with both hands resting on his chin, probably more serious than he thought.
“I’m not sick. I’m completely fine.”
“Really?”
-The food you ordered is here~
The tempo of the story slowed once as the food ordered at an ambiguous timing was placed on the table.
“Why does that adventurer who is rumored to be horny have no reaction when he sees elves with perfect facial features? It’s only natural that such questions arise.”
“…Is there even a reason to take it for granted here?”
What we need to do is to blend in with Limno, identify Cutler Dure, and, if possible, locate the people involved.
Anyway, the only thing you can do at the tavern right now is to check if there are any similar people or rumors to pick up with only a few pieces of information.
Rather than sitting here and talking about requests, exchanging trivial chatter and occasionally rolling one’s eyes would be a great mission performance on the contrary.
“There are things I’ve learned about the creature called man by seeing, hearing, or reading books. But that means I don’t know anything about my ‘friend’, Roman.”
Éclair, who confirmed the lively atmosphere around her, smiled with a small but smooth arc.
“It’s not such a bad timing to have a sad conversation.”
“What about alcohol?”
Is there anything more strange than a group of people who eat only rice at a tavern with poor cost-effectiveness over the many restaurants?
Contrary to the initial recommendation, Eclair accepted it enthusiastically.
“If only a little.”
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Although the image in my head seemed like an éclair dritna that would only open a luxurious wine or a wine bottle with beautifully crafted glass.
Unexpected.
The cheap rum, which can be bought for a few fairy tales, was also a good idea.
“This type of alcohol isn’t bad either. I should say it’s a wild mummy… I like the strong natural taste.”
“Unexpected. I didn’t think this would suit your taste.”
After emptying her glass, she lifted her bottle and filled her glass and her mine with her liquor.
“Hearing that made it clear to me that we didn’t know each other.”
Whoa-!
When I took a full cup of hers straight in, a hot breath came out.
She is aware that she is working, so she enjoys the intoxication that dulls the touch and releases it with mana.
“Shall we address Kitty’s first question?”
“…”
“It’s no fun just to tell you, so why don’t you try an analogy? It’s true that I’m not interested in those elves. Why?”
Eclair came up with some inferences after seeing the elf employees who were receiving hot attention regardless of race or gender.
“As long as she exists, there is no possibility that she is homosexual… To give a one-dimensional opinion, it is that her appearance is not a prerequisite for interest in the first place. Is it a rejection of a particular race itself?”
“Kitty ~ To find the answer, you have to look under the lamp. It’s closer than you think? You collected my rumors more diligently than anyone else.”
I know how much word of mouth I gathered before the imperial family gave me a request.
Éclair looked up at the rippled glass and looked up in disbelief.
“No, that her preference for a virgin is before all conditions? Perhaps that rumor…”
“It’s not something to brag about, so I didn’t say it out loud. But if I can confirm the rumors with my friends – as expected, this is it.”
He pointed a finger full of scars and placed it on his forehead.
At the same time, Eclair’s dumbfounded expression is actually not a bad snack.
“There are occasionally among knights and nobles who make a profession of temperance, but among famous adventurers, this is the first time I’ve seen someone who drank unicorn blood…”
It is not uncommon for an adventurer who puts up freedom and values it as the highest value to put on shackles with their own hands.
“I’ve never seen anyone other than myself. It might be the case that I don’t bother talking about it.”
“There’s no reason to bring it out… Is she a fact she knows too?”
Eclair’s ‘she’ refers to her lique, so I strongly nodded her head.
“Of course. We had a chance to mention it before we became friends.”
“I don’t know if there was a situation where they mentioned that story, but…The relationship between the two is interesting the more I look at it.”
After ordering additional chews, a wooden bowl of nuts and dried fish was served.
While chewing on the peanuts sprinkled with salty powder, I filled the glass of eclair this time.
“Isn’t it work? Don’t swallow the question in your heart, just ask.”
“…That’s right. This isn’t that kind of place.”
“Let’s not just leak it out to each other.”
Eclair emptied his glass at once and said with a smile.
“Didn’t you know that the previous story didn’t happen?”
“…You’re quick-witted.”
“Then I will satisfy your curiosity without hesitation.”
“Come in.”
I chewed on the dried fish and waited for her question.
“I don’t know how, but if you drank the blood of a unicorn… Wouldn’t you regret it? I think vitality without minor illnesses is one of the happiness, but in the end, as time goes by, don’t you take it for granted?”
“Regret. There are definitely a lot of good girls who have left their innocence. Before the value system was fully established, ‘if I met that woman’, she made that assumption and felt regretful.”
“That means her values aren’t fully in place now. Is it because she met her?”
How can I explain this in my head.
I twirled the fish whose head was eaten and only the tail remained like a pen, thinking over and over again.
“Kitty, do you remember what you ate for dinner five days ago?”
She pondered for a long time about what others would not know right away.
“No. I don’t remember.”
“I was lamb with mint jelly. It’s not a special occasion, but I remember it.”
“…Isn’t it simply a good memory?”
Eclair shows a naive face that doesn’t go well with her drinking party.
That, in fact, is the highlight of this place.
“Don’t be offended, listen up, Kitty. They say, ‘Knights are honorable, adventurers are free’, but if you open the inside, you’re living by piercing the intestines of other creatures with a knife and breaking their heads with a pommel.”
“I’m aware of it. I don’t think it’s a particularly offensive story.”
“Those like that. For those who erase other lives and live their lives covered in blood, the real important thing is after they come back alive -.”
Eclair took over my words as I chewed on the fish with only the tail left.
“Are you talking about managing the aftermath of battle or stress?”
“As expected, he’s smart. That’s that. That’s it. For adventurers, methods like drinking and sleeping are typical.”
“There’s not much difference between our members, but… The fact that you brought up the topic of dinner five days ago means that you are doing stress management by eating? I think it’s very healthy.”
“If you look at what I said on the surface, it is. But what if you’re not talking about gluttony or gastronomy?”
“If it’s hiding the meaning… I think the story has gone around like a stone.”
Fill the last glass of eclair waiting for an answer.
“Pleasure is a great help in managing the mind. It is a fact that no one can deny.
“…”
“From now on, keep in mind that this is my personal opinion and standard, and listen. Then you will understand.”
“Remember.”
“The pleasures from sleeping and drinking are simple and strong. But whenever the mind gets tired, if you solve them with those things, the baseline will gradually rise and you will become dull to pleasure. There comes a time when the stress doesn’t go away.”
Eclair left his ears open and passed his last glass in one gulp.
“There was a time when I was exhausted and struggled. Finding the answer at that time… Will be boring, so let’s go straight to the conclusion. If you continue to be aware of and conscious of steady, small happiness, rather than rushing pleasure or happiness all at once, you will be able to clear your mind. That you can keep it intact.”
“…Anyone can do it, but that’s why it’s more difficult.”
“To me, the dinner five days ago is also a fragment of that resolution. The lamb was delicious, but Rike’s expression was so cute when he was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to eat the mint jelly, which he had strong likes and dislikes.”
“Ha-!”
Eclair, who laughed at the end, gave me a closing explanation.
“Let’s go further – let’s say Kitty’s brother prepares dinner for her sister. Whatever the taste of the dish, she’ll be happy if she eats it.”
“···Yes.”
“How do you feel by adding positive emotions like happiness there? Buying ingredients, preparing them, and associating yourself with your younger brother cooking for you is the start! It simply means this.”
“Are you imagining that all actions are connected in that way…?”
“It’s natural to be grateful for the many things my woman does without taking them for granted.”
“… He’s foreign to being called a man of the Empire.”
“Is this the Commonwealth style?”
“I don’t think so either. It’s so… Unique.”
What kind of story did you come all the way here?
It was about whether you regret drinking the blood of a unicorn.
“If I had to come back and give an answer. There were times when I regretted it, but I think it doesn’t matter now.”
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…
For those of us who came out of the tavern without making any big gains, we wanted to get things done quickly.
The two of them were torn apart and decided to meet at the inn after checking out the suspicious store.
“For now, I’m going to look around the suspicious shop once and finish it.”
“Let’s see you when it’s over.”
