episode_0125
by fnovelpiaDwarven drinking competition.
It’s very simple. It’s a crude and vulgar way to decide who will drink better by competing.
It’s similar to the duel trial that was used to resolve cases in medieval Europe, but it’s more peaceful.
This is a possible match for a dwarf who loves alcohol.
“Hey, did you hear what Jjikjeong said just now? He wants to have a drinking fight with you!”
“Hahahaha! Are you out of your mind?”
The dwarves, who are proud of their drinking capacity, even laugh heartily at ridicule.
Dwarves have the highest drinking capacity among many races. It would be foolish to think of fighting over drinking capacity with a dwarf.
“Why? Are you nervous?”
But what do you want me to do?
I have my own thoughts too?
“What the heck, you little brat?”
“If you’re confident, just accept it. Why do you keep talking?”
As he stood there, his face crumpled into a grim expression as he stood there, sullenly. Suddenly, he scratched his face as if it was itchy, and then shouted at the tavern.
“Baldirah!”
Soon after, a female dwarf came walking towards the tavern, her hips swaying. The dwarves watching the situation welcomed her with whistles and cheers.
“What’s the fuss, Roxar.”
“I’m going to teach this dwarf-fool the fear of dwarves!”
“Hmm?”
The woman staring at me is Valdira, the manager of the drunkard’s keg.
The heavy makeup, bright red lipstick on her lips, a mole next to her mouth, and her plump body are exactly like the appearance I once saw in an illustration.
Baldi is known as one of the most beautiful women in Doomheim… .
‘mom.’
It was time to see how different the aesthetic sense of humans and dwarves was. I realized once again how great Asies was, who was called a princess by such a dwarf.
“Oh my, is this the princess? She’s a little prettier than me. Just a little bit, really.”
Has this year’s conscience gone out of style?
“And he is the slave trader who brought Perka.”
Baldira, who is sitting at the same eye level as me, stares at me intently. Then, as I raise the corners of my lips, the dot disappears into the wrinkles between my lips.
“You look cute? You’re quite my type. What do you think? Do you want to go eat stew at your sister’s house tonight?”
Baldira leaned in, putting his arm around my shoulder as he chattered like that. In an instant, goosebumps appeared all over my body!
“I don’t like it. You can’t do it. Don’t do it.”
“Oh my, are you acting cute to your older sister? Are you attractive?”
“Haha, if you act cute twice, you’ll get goosebumps instead of chicken feathers, so you should live in the water country.”
I pulled my body to the side and pulled my arm out as carefully as I could.
“That guy… refused Baldira’s plotting?”
“What? Are you not seeing any women?”
“I said your eyes were black, but you were blind!”
Amidst the countless speculations, Valdira’s expression turned sour as she realized she had been rejected. The corners of her mouth twitched in anger.
“Oh my! I’m so dumb. Roxar! Did you call me to bring me this kind of shame?”
“That’s not it, Baldira. I’m just trying to have a drinking match with this idiot.”
“That’s nice to hear. I won’t charge you for drinks, so don’t show me that ugly face ever again!”
“Don’t worry!”
Clap clap.
“Hey guys, set up!”
To the beat of Valdira’s clapping, dwarf clerks came carrying wooden barrels as big as my body on their shoulders. They thumped the barrels down around the table.
That big thing is all alcohol. Instead of worrying about getting drunk, I should be worrying about getting full.
Roxar drags a chair and sits down.
“The rules are very simple. The first one to go loses.”
“It’s simple and good.”
“If I win, I leave Doomheim right now, leaving the princess behind. If you win… .”
“If I win, let’s do a small favor. Hmm… For example, block the dragon’s breath instead of running away?”
“It’s unnecessarily specific, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll win anyway. Then, Baldi. You give the signal!”
“Just a moment before that.”
Roxar furrowed his brow, displeased that I interrupted the flow.
“Why are you doing that? Are you trying to run away now and not do it?”
“I just had a drink. I’ll just take care of business for a bit.”
“Ha! You’re really out of your mind. Do you think you’ll win because of that?”
“You have to try to see if something is long or short. Well, some people can see that it’s short without trying.”
I politely apologized and headed to the back of the building, where there were no people. After making sure there were no people, I waved my finger in the air.
Ah, this cool, heavy feeling.
The time has come for me to take pictures of the item exhibition alone.
***
Karami quickly returned to his seat.
His expression was much lighter, as if he had finished his work. The corners of his lips, which were curved in a unique way, made him look good. Only to those who did not know him well.
If anyone cared about Karami being a slave messenger, they would have tried to uncover the sinister intentions hidden behind her smile, but dwarves were a race that was not good at cunning.
Since no one present suspected anything, Roxar naturally took the starting line for the bet.
“Are you both ready?”
“Yeah.”
“Of course.”
“Okay. Then ready. Start.”
Valdira clapped his hands together to signal the start of the bet. Roxar launched into full sprint right from the start.
“Look carefully, you idiot. This is how you drink alcohol since ancient times!”
Roxar, who had the wooden barrel in his hand, literally poured the entire drink into his mouth. It was not his first or second time doing it, as it barely spilled out.
At some point, when the cask of Roxar, which he had been gulping down while leaning back, was pointed towards the sky, he took it out of his mouth.
Thud!
He slammed it down on the table.
He wiped the corner of his mouth with his thick arm and looked around.
“What are you doing, kids! You’re not responding!”
“Damn, it’s Roxar, the Shield of the Earth! I’ve never seen anyone drink as refreshingly as Roxar?”
“Yes, this is it. This is how you become a master!”
The dwarves clap and cheer. The drunkard’s keg has already become a place of celebration.
Roxar laughed greedily at the satisfactory response. On the other hand, Karami was holding a glass, and his glass looked particularly small.
Roxar sneered as he looked at the miniature wine glass.
“Yeah, don’t push yourself too hard, you little brat. A kid’s cup like that suits a guy like you. Hahahahahaha!”
Not only was his stomach full, but Karami couldn’t drink like Roxar. Not only was his technique lacking, but he couldn’t even lift the barrel.
Even if they did drink it, it was obvious that half of it would spill. The difference in the amount that the two drank was enormous.
“Um… .”
If they speed up from that side, it would be great from Karami’s point of view, but there was something to be concerned about.
Currently, Karami has invested 5,000 points and drank the [Potion of Inviolability] item. She said she was going to take care of business, so she didn’t lie.
The Inviolable Elixir is an item used when drinking with Arphia. If you drink the elixir, you become completely immune to debuffs that are harmful to your body, such as poison and intoxication.
As great as its fraudulent performance was, it had limitations: it was expensive, had a cooldown, and lasted only one hour.
‘If you’re in that state, you’ll be drinking for over an hour?’
They drink from the barrel without showing any sign of getting drunk. They are dwarves, and ale is like water to them, so they have become accustomed to it.
Besides, the amount of drinking is so different… Even if Roxar falls, no one will acknowledge Karami’s victory.
Karami’s judgment was that numbers had to be used here. Suddenly, the onlookers let out a deep sigh, as if they were tired.
“Haa… . I was looking forward to it because it’s said to be a drink enjoyed by dwarves, but this is the first time I’ve had such a bland drink. How can you be proud of drinking something like this… . What a bunch of ridiculous cowards. ”
“… … … What?”
“This is the best tavern in Doomheim, so it can’t be helped. After all, dwarves are just losers from the underground of a bygone era.”
The noisy hall becomes cold and frozen. Assis looks up at the sky.
I wonder if I did something again.
Fortunately, it didn’t snow.
This was because of the frosty aura that the dwarves exuded.
“What are you saying now…?”
“The alcohol I drank at Daesurim was fragrant and sweet, so I liked it. But as expected, Elmit… .”
Boom!
Roxar’s arm, now a hammer, falls to the table. The table shatters into dust.
“Cancel… ! What did you just say… !!!”
Karami smiles and raises both hands in surrender.
“Cancel.”
“Who is this kid kidding right now?”
“I cancelled it because you told me to. Why are you doing this? Oh, was it really true?”
“No way! No one can match our dwarves when it comes to drinking! Those little rascals drink the kind of drinks that kids drink!”
“Hmm, even if you say that, it’s just talk… . Even slave traders let people watch when they trade slaves… … .”
Karami intentionally blurted out his words. Roxar, who had fallen for the slave trader’s trick, shouted like a volcano erupting.
“What are you doing standing there, Baldi? Why don’t you bring the most poisonous one!”
“Wait a minute, Roxar. I get that you’re angry, but that’s not something you can drink to make a bet. And do you know how much that is?”
“Eight! You’re being compared to a tree stump right now, so what’s the big deal about money? I’ll pay, so bring it right now!”
I feel like something is going wrong.
However, as a dwarf owner who ran a tavern, Valdira could not tolerate being ignored because of alcohol.
He came into the store and came out with a new bottle of liquor and a beautifully crafted glass. It was in a bottle, not a barrel like before.
“Oh, something new has appeared.”
“They say it’s made from dragon’s blood. Depending on the manufacturing method, it can be used as medicine, but this is made into alcohol.”
Valdira opened the cork of the wine.
A plug that pops out with a popping sound.
Smoke was slowly pouring out of the mouth of the bottle.
“The problem is that it can be poisonous to some living creatures.”
Like the cows of Earth, the dragon’s body is known to have no waste.
Among them, dragon’s blood, known as the main ingredient in elixirs, is traded at the highest price even in a bottle the size of a finger joint.
This liquor has been diluted hundreds of times, so if you list the ingredients, it would only be about 0.0001g, but it is still the blood of the strongest dragon.
It means that if you drink it, you’ll get high.
“Good. If we could settle this with one drink, it would be perfect. Miss Asis, please set it up.”
What are the settings?
Assis tilts his head.
“Here it means to create a table.”
aha.
I learned another thing.
Assis nods.
Damn.
An ice table is created to replace the broken table.
Valdira poured drinks into two glasses. They were filled with a dark purple liquid of a sinister color. Karami and Roxar each grabbed their own glass.
“Don’t be a guest and give up now, you punk. If you accept me with a body as pitiful as yours, your blood will boil.”
“The growth plate that should be on your legs is on your tongue. Why is your tongue so long?”
Roxar made an expression that was a mixture of laughter and anger. The way his facial muscles twitched was quite comical.
“Okay, then drink and die!”
“That’s what I was hoping for.”
Karami held out a glass and tried to take a sip, but Roxar snorted and ignored him. He poured the drink straight into his mouth.
Karami smiled lightly as if she couldn’t stop herself, savoring the scent and slowly sipping the alcohol. In this way, Karami also emptied all the alcohol in her glass.
The two people put down their glasses and looked at each other to check each other’s condition.
Both are relaxed.
The audience watched with bated breath, but as time passed, there was no significant change. Everyone was just confused, since even Karami was fine, let alone Roxar.
Was it Valdira who was making a fuss?
Dragon’s blood wasn’t that great either.
“Roxar… ?”
It was Baldi who noticed something strange at that time. She was upset that she was the only one who was embarrassed and ended up like that, so she prayed that someone would foam at the mouth and collapse, and she looked closely.
Then Baldi discovered that Roxar was motionless.
“Hey, Roxar.”
There is no response even when I call.
Even if you wave your hand in front of his eyes, he doesn’t even blink.
He was still glaring at Karami with his arms crossed.
“Roxar, are you okay?”
Baldira carefully shakes Roxar.
It seemed as if Roxar’s shoulders were shaking.
“Huh?”
Kuung.
It just tilted over and fell to the floor.
Even though he fell to the floor, his posture remained fixed.
I fainted with my eyes open!
“, Roxar!”
“Khuuu… Purrr… … .”
A strange sight, snoring with eyes open.
The drink made from dragon’s blood was no bluff. It was powerful enough to send even Roxar flying in one gulp.
What about Karami?
People’s eyes were focused on him.
Of course, I thought he had fainted while standing up too.
“Hmm~This is tastier than I thought.”
His condition remained the same.
Rather, he smiled with more satisfaction than before and secretly filled his glass with alcohol again.
“That’s a good drink, Madam. I apologize for saying it’s inferior to Elf.”
“Huh, huh?”
“This gentleman will buy you alcohol, so please accept it from him.”
Karami drinks all the newly poured alcohol and gets up from her seat. When Assis smiles and nods, she follows suit and gets up.
I look down at Roxar, who is lost in dreamland.
“Today’s match was fun, Meister Roxar. Since I won the bet, you should come back sometime as promised.”
Even if the dragon breathes its breath.
***
“I tried to spend time comfortably, but it wasn’t easy.”
On the way home, Karami muttered something mixed with grumbling.
The commotion was getting so loud that I had to leave the tavern. It seemed like it would be difficult to see the drunken Assis I had originally planned.
“Next time, instead of a bar, let’s have some cozy time somewhere quiet─”
“Hiphop.”
“Let’s have fun… Miss Asia?”
Karami turned around at the cute hiccuping sound that came out of nowhere. Assis’s eyes widened as he stopped. As if he was surprised too.
“…? Hehe.”
His body shook violently. Assis, who didn’t know why he was doing this, couldn’t even think of covering his mouth and kept hiccuping.
“Oh… .”
Karami lets out an exclamation of admiration without realizing it, even though it’s nothing special. A snicker escapes from her lips.
“It seems like you don’t have any income.”
I saw something good.
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