Chapter 105 – Drunk Talk #2

I looked at Kate suspiciously.
Judging from his innocent appearance, he didn’t seem to have a lot of alcohol.
But ordering a strong drink?
Isn’t it stretching as it is after drinking?

“I don’t care. Are you sure you’re okay? You’re not stretching while drinking, are you?”
“It’s okay! Even if I look like this, I drink quite a lot. Even if I pour a whole bottle of Spiritan, I’m fine.”

Spiritan was the traditional liquor of this region. It was a strong distilled liquor with an alcohol concentration of over 70%.
If you drink a bottle of it and you feel fine, you can say that you drink a lot. Maybe I’m just bluffing.

“A drink date is welcome. I’ll attend.”
“Then, what about the others? To commemorate the end of the Promotion Match, we will be running all night!”

Kate asked Allie and Brute in her excitement. She proposes a drinking party at the nun’s side. If it was a dealer, it was a chance that she should have accepted without hesitation, even if it was her parents’ memorial day. If she dared to refuse her drinking party, she would be branded as an ignorant bastard.

Brute was the first to answer.

“Alcohol? I shouldn’t drink brute alcohol.”
“Why?”
“The tavern will be destroyed, you guys are in danger! It will be slaughtered by a strong and powerful spear.”
“Oh, you have a bad drinking habit?”
“Yes.”

You mean you have a habit of smashing taverns when you’re drunk? My body trembled just thinking about it. If such a gigantic lizardman really started a rampage, I wouldn’t be able to stop it. If you bite a person with a crocodile-like snout, a terrible accident will happen.
Kate nodded her head in agreement.

“Okay. Then how about Ally-sama?”
“Sister, I’ll put her head first and talk.”

Puck-!
Allie slammed her face into her lap. It was hard enough to make a sound, and it was while Kate and I were panicking. Ally opened her mouth, raising her reddened brow in shock.

“No. As soon as I go back to Joensuu, I have to work in the arena. I have to be a gladiator.”
“A gladiator? No, are you kidding?”
“I’m not joking! I told you before we left. My brother released monsters in the arena. To pay for the crime together, I have to compete in the arena match. My brother and I have to.”

You mean halfling siblings compete as gladiators? She seems like it would be a huge spectacle just to hear it. Surely it’s not like we’re fighting together and we’re fighting each other, right?

“There is no need to worry. All you have to deal with are weak mobs like goblins. But I don’t think drinking alcohol is okay. “
“All right.”

A nun offered a drink and half of her party members evaporated. It’s amazing enough to be rumored in the adventurer industry. Since each person has their own circumstances, I couldn’t recommend more.

I talked to Kate.

“Then are we two drinking?”
“That’s it.”
“Not bad. Where should we meet tomorrow evening? Do you know of a good shop?”
“The shop that Mongma-nim took you to the other day. It’s the Moon’s Blessing Tavern, right? See you there!”

Kate and I made an appointment to meet again at the Moon’s Blessing Tavern. After making the appointment, Kate was looking very excited. Do you really like to drink?

“Just the two of us with Mongma-sama! Whoo, whoop whoop.”

From the muttering, I think it was for a different reason.
But is it okay for nuns to drink? Couldn’t she be dragged to church after drinking together?

“Kate. Can you really drink? You’re a nun.”
“I don’t care. It’s only apprentice nuns who are prohibited from drinking at Kwangmyeongseong Church.”
“Right.”
“Actually, I secretly drank even when I was an apprentice nun. Whoops!”

It was also an act worthy of a low-class nun. I was getting tired of betting on other porridge, so I kept my mouth shut. If you drink well, that’s good for me. There’s nothing sadder than when, like Rebecca, you stretch out before you even share a few drinks. Just in time, I was in need of a suitable drinking buddy.

The carriage running along the highway was never attacked by monsters. There were monsters roaming the area, but Ally noticed before they even got close. It was enough to urge the coachman to speed up and outrun him.

When the next morning came, we finally reached the gates of Joensuu. Tears welled up in my eyes when I saw the strong towering walls.

Is this really what it feels like to come back home?

“One coachman and four adventurers. You may go in.”

The carriage passed through the guards and finally entered the city.
As usual, the bustling city scene unfolded before us.

*

After returning to Joensuu.
Before returning to the Adventurer’s Guild, we stopped by the smithy. It was to sell off the heavy equipment they had captured from the Orcs. To the blacksmith who was beating the iron, we handed out a pile of equipment we had stripped from the Orcs.

“How about it? Do you have any money?”
“It’s hard to pay for it because all the equipment is damaged. But this glaive is an exception. It’s a very amazing item.”

The blacksmith’s eyes flashed while looking at the Orc Warrior’s glaive.

“It’s a glaive with rare metal mixed in. It contains expensive iron, so I guess I can beat it with 80 silver.”
“Is it 80 silver?”
“I’ll calculate the total of 1 gold, including other equipment. Even if you stop by another store, you won’t be able to get more money than this.”

1 gold!
It is an opportunity to touch the glittering gold coins.
Unfortunately, instead of receiving gold coins from the blacksmith, we received 100 silver coins of the same value. It was because the party members had to distribute the money from the sale of the loot. As a result, the money that came into my hands was a total of 25 silver.

Still, it doesn’t feel too bad.
It made me feel happy just holding the shimmering wad of silver coins in my hand.
After finishing the settlement, we left for the adventurer’s guild.
Finally, it was my turn to report on the quest.

“You’ve returned safely, adventurers!”

The lobby of the Adventurer’s Guild.
Wendy, who was sitting at the reception desk, was the first to welcome us back. After Brute placed a bag of orc heads on top of her reception desk, I gave Wendy a report on her quest.

“We defeated 5 orcs in the abandoned mines of Kuntilla Village. Among them, there were warrior-class orcs, so it was quite difficult.”
“Warrior class. The difficulty of the quest must have jumped up by one level. Orcs with a class must be a difficult opponent even for silver tier adventurers.”
“I was lucky. The kobolds were attacking the orcs in the abandoned mines. I managed to take them down with an ambush.”
“A kobold appeared?”

The report on the quest didn’t end with just killing the orc. They even reported in detail that kobolds had built a nest in the basement of an abandoned mine, and that traps had begun to be laid again.
According to the guild’s rules, rewards are sometimes given to adventurers who report faithfully. It was never worn unnecessarily. After the report, Wendy smiled and opened her mouth.

“I understand. Anyway, you guys have successfully completed the promotion match. Congratulations on your promotion to the silver tier, everyone. Your promotion ceremony will be held in a week. At that time, you will receive a new adventurer card.”

Wendy took care of all the quest rewards. From the basic request fee of 8 silver, to the bounty hanging on the necks of the orcs. After distribution, I realized that I had earned exactly 40 silver through this quest.

“Everyone has worked hard.”

After saying goodbye, the party members, including myself, disbanded.

“Thank you for your hard work, blonde dreamer!”
“See you wizard again! From Silver!”

Allie and Brute were walking towards town, their chests wide open. Because they weren’t bronze anymore. Maybe it’s because I can be treated like a decent person.

“You must come to the bar in the evening! Don’t forget your appointment!”
“Yes.”

Kate said goodbye to me and hurried off to town. We could stay together for a while and then break up, but is there something urgent? I couldn’t help but stare at Kate with her puzzled expression as she left without looking back.

“Well, I have urgent business.”

I didn’t bother holding onto Kate. I also wanted to go back to the inn and meet Rebecca. She wanted to show off to Rebecca that her promotion to the silver tier had been confirmed. I left for the inn without hesitation.

How much time has passed
When I arrived at the inn, I realized that Rebecca was not in her room for some reason.

“What?”

I unlocked the door with the spare key I had received in advance, but Rebecca was nowhere to be seen in the room. In addition, the songs she always carried with her were also gone. If it was only for a short time, there’s no way he would have gone out with her knife.
Just in case, I went down to the lobby and asked Brown, the innkeeper.

“Mr. Brown, do you know where Rebecca is?”
“Oh, you mean your girlfriend? She just happened to have a note left for me. When she was away, she said to hand it to you when you get back first?”

I received a nicely folded note from Brown. As I unfolded the paper, I could see Rebecca’s words written in skewed handwriting.

-Luke!

– I’ll probably be back late at night because of the quest. While you were gone, I also received a simple quest from the Adventurer’s Guild. An E-class quest to find a missing pet.

– Yesterday, I went looking for a cat all day. I was really bored because you weren’t by my side. I don’t even know the way

– I want to see you again soon. Luke.

I looked at the note and realized what Rebecca was up to.

It’s a pet search quest.
I couldn’t believe he was breaking the quest while I was gone. If it was a pet search, it was a simple quest that could be done even in the city. However, compared to the hardships, the pay is mostly dirty. As expected of a newbie adventurer, he seems to have chosen a trap.

‘Still, I left a note.’

Seeing the note in my hand warmed my heart. Did you think I would come back while you were away? Thank you for alleviating my worries. It was a trivial consideration, but nothing was as delightful as this.

“I’ll go up to my room, Mr. Brown. And may I use the bath now?”
“Of course.”

I said hello to Brown and went back to my room to unpack. I couldn’t just wait for Rebecca to return late at night. After all, I had an appointment with Kate for dinner. Perhaps Rebecca will be waiting in her room when she returns from drinking.

After washing myself in the bath, I slept for a while on the bed. I couldn’t sleep a sigh of sleep because I was wary of monsters in the wagon in the middle of the night.

I was going to sleep until evening.
Even when I closed my eyes, I couldn’t fall asleep.
She kept thinking of the blond nun she had just broken up with.

“Kate.”

I don’t know how many times I was seduced by Kate during this quest. She lifted her dress to show off her thighs, leaned her head against her like a sweet lover, and ended up kissing her on the cheek.

At this point, she couldn’t help but wonder.
What kind of relationship does Kate want to be with me?
I’m already dating Rebecca. What the hell does she get by seducing a guy who has a girlfriend?

‘It would be meaningless to think about it alone.’

To be honest, I couldn’t stand Kate’s temptation any longer. I wanted to quickly resolve the question and put an end to this ambiguous relationship. And just as luck would have it, it seemed to me that the opportunity had come to get into Kate’s heart.

– How about having a drink?

-Are you okay? I’m going to order a very strong drink.

A drinking party where the two of you meet alone.
He also drinks strong alcohol. You can ask her thoughts about me when the mood is ripe.

“Let’s put an end to it tonight.”

I made that promise.
Even with the help of alcohol, I will definitely find out the truth.