episode_0053

I returned to the village with a light heart.

As expected, Sabrina arrived before me.

But the negotiations did not go as expected.

“On hold for now?”

“It’s a bit wrong to say it’s on hold. Rather··· I think it’s to check if the person is trustworthy.”

“Ugh··· It’s not going so well.”

But I don’t think there will be any particular problem.

Karen, who returned to the guild today, will do her best.

I don’t think the noise will get any worse.

“I hope you don’t get nitpicked. Besides… how are you going to check if someone is trustworthy?”

“Ah! That’s right···”

Sabrina opened her mouth to say something, then closed it.

Instead, the smile that followed aroused curiosity.

“Well··· I don’t know···♥”

“You were just trying to say something, right? Didn’t you have an idea?”

“If you guess and it turns out to be wrong, you might run into problems, right?”

“It’s better than not knowing at all.”

“Huh-huh··· I think they’ll probably call me out and ask me questions here and there. Maybe they’ll even ask about my private life?”

So that’s why you laughed.

It may seem like a subtle but appropriate answer, but he is a person who deserves it.

You must have imagined how embarrassed I looked.

Because he has quite a mischievous personality.

“Still··· Doesn’t the fact that it’s on hold mean that they’re looking at it in a good light?”

Nabia seems to be looking at it positively in her own way.

But it seemed to me that it could turn into a nuisance at any time.

“You say hold and you don’t know what they’ll do.”

“Sure··· That might be···♥ ”

“If the person who negotiated directly does that, I feel even more anxious. Sabrina.”

“Sorry~”

This is a completely insincere answer.

Sabrina just stares at her teacup with languid eyes, as if she doesn’t even care.

Still, the fact that he came back safely isn’t a bad sign.

If you really want to be hostile, you can’t just let her go.

“After listening to the story, it seems like he was trying to confirm if I was trustworthy and then entrust me with various requests.”

“ ···I don’t want to get involved in the fight for the throne by getting entangled in it for no reason.”

“I guess so. But still, that princess was an incredible beauty?”

Sabrina’s blatant gaze asks me a question.

It’s an expression of not being interested.

Of course, it would be a lie if I said there wasn’t, but I don’t want to ruin my life by messing with the princess for no reason.

“If you get involved in the wrong way, you’ll end up with your head blown off.”

“Huh··· That might be true.”

“I’ve built up some strength, and it’s easier and better to just help someone.”

“He’s definitely a pretty decent adventurer now. Except for the fact that he treats the women in the party a little roughly.”

Sabrina’s gaze turns to Navia.

Nabih looked a little embarrassed because they knew each other’s secret.

“Pyeot, Glut is usually kind··· so that part··· uh··· um, shouldn’t be a problem···?”

“I’m not saying it’s particularly bad. Rather··· I like it more often···♥ Of course, I don’t think it’s just me. ”

“Hey, first of all···! Since I don’t know when I’ll hear from the princess, should I rest in the village for the time being···!?”

“That would be good. I think··· I think I’ll get back to you pretty quickly.”

It was quite a meaningful smile.

It seems like he has his own guess.

At least that means things aren’t all that bad right now.

First of all, there wasn’t really any good way other than just resting comfortably.

“Then let’s rest in the village for now, like Nabania said. We have a lot of money thanks to Sabrina raiding the mansion.”

“We all worked hard together, so we split the spoils. Even if that amount disappeared, no one would notice, right?”

Something bothered me because of that Butadon guy.

They can’t say anything in hell about me taking some jewels from the mansion.

“Thanks to you, I won’t have to worry about money.”

“Then shall we drink a little more today?”

“Of course. Since I have nothing to do.”

“First of all··· Here are 10 bottles!”

Sabrina immediately ordered a drink.

The problem is that the amount ordered is unusual.

It was still broad daylight, but I was trying to order a huge amount that would last until night.

“How much are you going to drink···”

“I don’t know how much it is···but even so, Sabrina, you’ve already had 10 bottles···”

Not only Nabiah, but even I, who had agreed, had a tired expression on my face.

Even regular drinkers wouldn’t order that much in the morning.

As evidence, the clerk who took my order looked quite embarrassed.

“Yes···? And how many bottles···?”

“Here, I’d like 10 bottles of something a little strong.”

“10 bottles··· Then, can I give you 10 bottles of Oak Breath?”

“I like the name. Give it to me.”

“Okay, please wait a moment···!”

The clerk brought ten bottles to the table with some difficulty.

This is understandable, as this type of order would not have been common.

“Okay. I guess this is enough for a start.”

“Is this enough···?”

It sounds like you’re not satisfied with this.

Especially the playful smile made it seem like there was no need to ask.

Although I was confident in my ability to eat, I was still worried because I had no tolerance for alcohol.

“You’re not planning on ordering more, are you?”

“Hehehe··· You can’t even drink this much? You can eat all the weird stuff?”

“···That’s not it.”

It’s not that I can’t get drunk.

I don’t know if it’s because of psychological problems, but I do get drunk.

However, there are no problems like hangovers, and no matter how much you drink, it won’t reach a critical state.

This is the conclusion I came to after trying various things to improve my abilities.

“Do you know? If you drink a lot, something good will happen?”

Sabrina’s hand goes to her chest.

The hand gestures that seemed to suggest something created a strange atmosphere.

“Ah··· I don’t know what will happen if the nun gets drunk···♥”

“Ugh··· Am I drinking it too?.”

“Nuns can drink, right? Moderation is just a virtue.”

The alcohol on the table was far from moderate.

But surprisingly, Nabia easily fell for the witch’s trick.

“You might have some fun, so drink a little. At least Glut seems to be expecting it.”

“Then··· I’ll just drink a little···!”

Sabrina immediately poured herself a full glass of alcohol.

I could tell just by looking at his actions.

It’s to the point where you can feel the determination that you will never be able to restrain yourself.

“What··· I decided to rest, so it doesn’t matter.”

In the end, I couldn’t help but fall for Sabrina’s lecherous gaze.

It’s a secret that the witch’s toes touched under the table.

*****

“Whoa··· How much did you drink?”

I couldn’t even remember how many bottles I drank.

I didn’t even check how many bottles I ordered from the middle.

Glutton drank all the alcohol Sabrina gave him.

It’s not surprising that the decoding speed can’t keep up.

“If I didn’t have a resistance to poison··· I might have really died by now···”

The amount was so huge that he had to pay for the alcohol with jewels.

Although they ate together, the amount Nabia ate was less than the two of them.

“I thought you’d give up halfway through, but I never thought you’d drink equally. Are witches naturally good at drinking?”

He shook his head from side to side as if he still found it hard to believe.

Gluttony was affected by the ability in his own way.

But Sabrina literally drank pure alcohol.

“And yet, seeing as he took Nabiani to his room··· If the store hadn’t run out of alcohol, what would have happened··· Phew··· Still, he must have had a lot to drink so he can sleep comfortably.”

He let out a sigh mixed with laughter and opened the door to his room.

But a strange warning signal rang in my relaxed mind.

“···?”

As soon as I closed the door, I felt a sense of discomfort.

I couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was in the room.

My mind was a little clouded, but not to the point where I couldn’t make sound judgments.

‘There’s someone. Who is it?’

Definitely not a normal visitor.

If you’re hiding, there’s a reason for it.

‘Is that the guy from Butadon? Even though that pig noble didn’t look like it, he might have had some kind of followers.’

The moment Glut took a step forward to confirm.

The surrounding air was disturbed.

Glutton’s reaction was almost instinctive.

Wheeek-

“Tsk···!”

The sword narrowly cut off Glut’s hand.

Although he defended himself, some blood fell on the floor.

“Who are you!”

An assassin who appears from the exquisitely hidden darkness.

The black cloth completely concealed his identity.

But it’s not like it has no features at all.

The assassin’s swordsmanship felt stealthy.

This is not the swordsmanship you commonly see on the streets or among adventurers.

At least they’ve been properly trained.

“It seems like you don’t intend to answer honestly, so I···”

Glut unconsciously placed his hand on his waist.

The problem was that the thing he wanted wasn’t where he wanted it.

“Ah···”

His black sword was left alone in the bar.