episode_0029
by fnovelpia“If I win, you will let me go?”
Could it be that I heard it wrong?
Even though Alfia clearly heard Karami’s suggestion, she couldn’t believe it and asked again.
But Karami’s answer did not change.
“Yes, I will release it.”
“You want me to believe that?”
“Isn’t that an opportunity for you?”
“But… .”
Of course, it was something I had hoped for, but when I heard about it, Alfia was dumbfounded. I didn’t know that just drinking a little alcohol would solve the problem.
However, if you accept it too quickly, you will be in big trouble. I’m an elf who doesn’t know anything about the world, so I know at least one thing.
“What if I lose? What are you going to bet?”
“I won’t bet anything.”
“What… ?”
Karami’s eyes draw a flowing line.
“Doing something while clearly knowing the outcome is not betting, but fraud.”
The way he spoke was as if his victory had been predicted. Alpia’s eyebrows twitch slightly at the blatant provocation. He was clearly smiling, but no one thought he was smiling.
I even had the illusion that the temperature had dropped when an ice spirit appeared.
“Yes, that’s right? Damn. Let’s do it. I didn’t know it would be so easy to be liberated~”
Although she was forced to drink alcohol due to innate reasons, Alfia is now confident that she is a drinker. I am confident that I will not be defeated by anyone when it comes to drinking.
Moreover, they are even provoking you, and it would be a shame for the elves to back down from here.
This is no longer a battle between yourself and Karami.
It is a battle between elves and humans.
“What should I do? Can we exchange one drink each?”
“Let’s say something like that. Before we start, let me go to the bathroom for a moment.”
“As you wish.”
Karami, who had left, quickly returned and sat down.
“I will leave the judgment to the master. If you decide that one party can’t drink any more, just stop.”
“That’s right.”
Karami fills each other’s glasses with alcohol.
“Would you like to make a light toast for your first drink?”
“So.”
The man and woman clinked their glasses with a smile that was not a smile.
braided.
A clear sound rings out.
***
The two people who started drinking drank their first drink together and then began exchanging questions over drinks.
“Now that I think about it, I haven’t made my full statement yet. It’s Arpia Liliande.”
“Is it a playful flower? It’s a pretty name.”
“Candy-coated praise is okay. Did you say Karami? What do you do?”
“He is a slave trader. Inevitably, he has the nickname Slave Reaper.”
“Slave Reaper? What is that?”
“This nickname was earned by killing slaves. It’s such a bittersweet thing. I am confident that I treat my slaves better than anyone else, but to have earned that nickname…”
Since I was an Arpia who didn’t know much about human society, I didn’t really understand it, but I quickly realized that it wasn’t normal.
And if it’s a Shinigami… Alfia asked again in a low voice weighed down by anxiety.
“Have you ever enslaved other elves besides me?”
“Of course. Elves are money-grubbers in the beginning, but once they have a certain level of foundation, they can be used in various fields. There are often elves who know how to make potions, and even with just one elf, it’s easy to spend money.”
“… … .”
I see.
Karami can feel the energy of the forest, although it is faint, but the concentration is not at an average level. Even if you roll around in the forest, it’s not like that.
‘World Tree.’
The first tree in the world.
It is the energy of the World Tree, the spiritual pillar of the elves. Because he had been with the elves of his hometown for a long time, their energy was ingrained in him.
Otherwise, there would be no way to feel the energy of the World Tree in Karami’s body.
“Where have all the elves gone?”
“All were returned to nature.”
Alpia pondered the phrase ‘nature’s embrace.’
For elves, the embrace of nature means returning to their hometown, the great forest. Karami seems to be well-versed in elven culture, so it may have been used in that sense.
But Karami is a slave reaper. If it is the embrace of nature that he means… .
Alfia stopped thinking deeply. Because I was heartbroken, all I could think about was winning this bet.
One drink.
Another drink.
The glass of Mobius is endlessly emptied and refilled. As the series of actions was repeated, before I knew it, nine empty bottles were rolling around.
The price of each drink was more than dozens of gold, so the joy spread on Victor’s face as the number increased.
Karami, who usually got things for free under Emily’s pretext, said she would pay for some reason this time.
It doesn’t matter who wins.
Victor would be grateful if he just kept drinking.
On the contrary, Alfia’s pure white face turned red, and her heart turned black as if she had been struck by her face.
Inherently, elves’ ability to detoxify alcohol is excellent. In particular, Alfia was of a higher level among elves, but she became more and more intoxicated.
The pain went away thanks to the rush of alcohol that lingered throughout my body, but the more I felt like it, the more the light of freedom went away. Karami’s complexion had not changed since the first time she drank alcohol.
“You… Get some sleep, drink well?”
“I tend to like it in moderation rather than drinking it sparingly. By the way, Ms. Alfia, you don’t look good. Are you giving up?”
“Po, what is giving up? I’m still cool!”
Alfia shouted excitedly.
***
“I… Be cool. That’s cool… … .”
The fierce battle ends when the 11th cup is opened.
Alfia, who was already showing signs, shook her head dangerously, and finally hit the table! I hit my forehead.
Alfia cannot wake up in that state.
The balance of victory and defeat was shattered with a single headbutt.
“You won.”
“Ha, that’s right.”
Only then did I sigh and slump down on the chair like a slug. Looking at the back of Alfia’s festering head, I couldn’t hide my sense of despair.
‘Is this an elf? A drinking elephant.’
Is it because I have long ears instead of a nose?
anyway.
Getting drunk wasn’t the problem; I was so full that I almost couldn’t eat. I knew I was good at drinking, but I didn’t know it would be to this extent.
One is a squirrel eating fried slime.
One is a drinking elephant.
These are truly unique slaves. Well, I guess that’s because there are vampires who drink milk instead of blood.
‘How much is this?’
Empty bottles scattered everywhere.
That’s all my alcohol, bought with my own money.
Alfia is wary of me. I need to increase Alfia’s favorability towards me, and there is nothing better than alcohol to increase Alfia’s favorability.
But if you eat for free, it’s not from me, it’s from Victor. So I had no choice but to buy alcohol.
“You drink a lot. Was it like that originally?”
“These are the basic skills of a slave trader.”
It’s lame.
Actually, I can’t drink too much. I’m not really a heavy drinker, but Karami was the same way. But how did you beat that elephant?
Ding.
The system beeps.
[The duration of the elixir of inviolability has ended]
What is it?
Of course it’s an item.
A deadly item that is immune to all kinds of debuffs, including poison. The duration is only 1 hour, but the cooldown is almost a week. There are a whopping 5,000 points.
I just used it to bet on alcohol.
Thanks to this, I was just drinking a delicious drink rather than alcohol, and I didn’t feel drunk at all. If Alfia had drank a little better and the duration had ended, I would have been the one to hit her head.
A kind owner who gave me a chance to escape.
The favorability rating also increased, albeit slightly.
If I drank alcohol like this, I wouldn’t feel any pain.
I’m glad it worked out well.
“Let’s go, ugly elephant. If you sleep like that, your neck will hurt.”
“Ugh… I’m not ugly… I’m so pretty… … .”
“Okay, pretty elephant.”
“Heeheehee… Pretty.”
I carried Alfia, who was talking in her sleep, on my back.
“Master, thank you for your hard work today.”
“Hehe, what a hassle. This kind of effort is always welcome. I think I earned more than when I commissioned it? I could buy you pretty clothes for Emily.”
After leaving Victor in full bloom while looking at the bundle of gold coins, I returned to the room and laid Alfia on the bed.
Each time she exhaled, the smell of alcohol and the forest spread out. Her white face was flushed red, but she looked so pretty that she must have been an elf.
I glanced at her, who was sleeping much more comfortably than before.
[Arfia, the eternally suffering elf]
In fact, my first encounter with her is not at the garrison.
There is no such thing as a scenario to save her.
Alfia is kidnapped by the mercenary group from earlier and handed over to Roferman, the owner and collection collector of the Desert Rose Merchants.
At first, Loperman treats Arpia with affection, but his attitude changes after he learns that she has a major flaw.
At the hands of Loperman, she is subjected to all kinds of humiliation that a woman cannot bear, and because she cannot bear the pain even with alcohol, she is forced to take medicine.
Arpia, who has been marinated in medicine, is only when her mind melts and is brought to the slave market at a bargain price, and that is where they meet for the first time.
This is the existing story.
Damn, the main character of the game is ruined after being sexually humiliated by some strange guy.
‘Do you think the unicorn army will just leave it alone? ‘I’ll cough up blood right away.’
Naturally, the community flared up, and the game company revised the story due to strong opposition from users.
‘Ta-da. In fact, Loferman is a eunuch and a sadist who gets pleasure from violence. Although Arpia is abused, she is not sexually assaulted.’
Something like this.
So, if you wait a little bit, you can get Alfia at a low price, and if you nurse the broken Arfia, her favorability will increase in an instant.
Since you know the back story perfectly, you can easily proceed until liberation. I can proceed… .
Wait until it breaks?
‘Absolutely not.’
It would be difficult to twist the story.
Predicting the future will become difficult.
But who am I? I’m not a slave lover.
If something is difficult, it’s up to me to bear it. Even if I die, I can’t bear to see them suffer.
I brushed aside Alfia’s golden bangs, which were moist with sweat.
“Please wait a moment. I will create a body that does not need to suffer and return it to the embrace of nature.”
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