Chapter 270 – Inversion

#270.

“Where do you want to be…”

I left the drinking party and walked along the shore, looking around to find a place for Kiris. It was beautiful to see the stars embroidering the night sky, but I couldn’t waste my time in such a place.

However, no matter how much I looked around, it was a long way to find Kiris. It is impossible to cover the entire island with detection. In the end, I decided to climb up to a high place and find it, and after thinking about it, I headed for the watchtower.

A watchtower on a ship should be enough to find Kiris. Arriving on the ship with such thoughts, I was able to find Kiris.

That’s also true, because that Kiris was in the watchtower.

Kiris was perched on the sail with the tallest watchtower, the largest among the ships that had settled in the harbor.

I was worried for a while as I drank wine from the bottle and stared blankly at the horizon across the sea before going upstairs. In one leap, the body soared into the air.

Widely!

“… What’s going on here?”
“Just. I came here to get some wind.”

Kiris, who had already sensed my presence, was not surprised by the sudden appearance. Rather, I responded calmly to the question asked back calmly, leaning on the watchtower and looking around.

When I meet Kiris, I don’t know what to say. Garos had half pushed him to come, but we weren’t close enough to talk while drinking.

Thirst arose as if she was thirsty for no reason at the sight of her constantly drinking alcohol, so she took out the fruit wine she had received from Reina from her inventory.

Kiss!

Scary to open the stopper blocking the entrance, the sweet and sour incense spread in an instant. As I was bringing the bottle to my mouth, I suddenly felt their eyes on me.

“…”
“Can I get you a bottle?”

Kiris’ eyes were fixed on the fruit wine. The twitching of her nose seems curious about her first scent. Realizing that now was an opportunity to reduce the distance, I took another bottle of fruit juice from my inventory and threw it without listening to an answer.

“This… What kind of drink is it?”
“It is fruit wine made by elves. The sweet and sour taste is excellent.”
“… Were you familiar with the elves? I heard that the road to Elvenguard was blocked for several years.”
“Oh, come to think of it, don’t you know? In fact, Elven Guard is also similar to the Kingdom of Carleya.”

I was still thirsty, but talking about it made me feel even more thirsty. When I drank the fruit wine, the fermented alcohol went down my throat.

Keew, the taste that I felt after a long time naturally flowed out. Beer is good, but fruit wine has its own sensibility that only it can give.

When I stopped talking and drank, Kiris, whose eyebrows twitched, asked a question in a strangely curt voice.

“Similar to Carleya? What do you mean?”
“Whoa… This fruit wine was given to you by the high elf princess Reina Ornyx. Currently, Elven Guard is ruled by the Karster family, the founding contributor family.”
“… Could it be that the throne was usurped?”
“You know right away, too. You’re right. Harbin Karster killed her queen and she took her place. Of course, there is the Church of Destruction behind it.”

Kiris clenched his fists at my explanation. The wine bottle in his hand was crushed by his grip and then split in two and fell into the sea.

Even so, there is not even a small scratch on the hand of the keyless. He nervously brushed off the shards of glass clinging to his hand and spat it out in a growl.

“It’s those guys again. What is the purpose of those who were called the Church of Destruction? Why are you doing such a thing?”
“… I don’t know. It’s just that I know they’re doing something that doesn’t deserve the name of destruction.”

With that the conversation was cut off. We drank for a while and didn’t say a word.

Meanwhile, Kiris tilted the bottle and frowned. Seeing him biting his lip and sighing, he took out another bottle and handed it to him without saying anything. Kiris silently whispered after handing it over.

“… Thank you.”
“It was nothing. Say anything. There are many.”
“Then I will gladly accept the favor.”

It’s not a big deal, but it feels like the distance has decreased a little more. We repeated drinking there silently.

Fruit wine was a masterpiece that I could not get tired of no matter how much I drank. Kiris also began to drink excitedly to see if it suited her taste.

Her face and ears as well as her neck were flushed red, and it seems that she has become quite drunk.

However, there was no change in the speed of drinking, and five minutes later, Kiris, who had emptied the entire bottle, reached out to me again.

“I’m sorry, but would you like another bottle?”
“Are you okay? You seem to have drunk a lot.”
“… No problem.”
“How about changing the Aura practice method? A lot of drunkenness will go away.”
“Aren’t you supposed to drink to get drunk? I haven’t had any problems so far, so it’s ok. Give me another bottle.”

I agree with the saying that you eat to get drunk. In my previous life on Earth, that thought was especially strong. Why pay expensive money to eat that dirty, bitter and tasteless thing?

But that too has diminished with age. Because the alcohol wasn’t really for taste. If you can just drink and pass the day’s troubles, it’s enough if you get comfort from it.

To be able to forget the pain, even for a moment, is a great blessing.

Is Kiris like that too? Doesn’t he take the alcohol out of his mouth like this to take comfort in his current situation? His eyes naturally softened.

Kiris, who was drinking fruit wine, saw my gaze and squinted at his one eye, then lowered the bottle she was tilting.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“How did I see it?”
“…”
“I’m not being sarcastic, it’s because I really don’t know. How was it?”
“… It’s okay.”

Kiris turned away from my gaze and blew the bottle again. He doesn’t know what he read through my eyes. But people see what they want to see.

If he read compassion in my eyes, it means that Kiris himself is sympathizing with himself.

Kirisu may not want to admit that. He may be hiding everything tightly, reasoning himself that everything is already okay.

Thinking that way to myself, I laughed. He remembered a famous line.

‘I’m tired of writing the scenario.’

It’s not the culprit, but it’s been a while since I’ve met, and I’m going to have a good time with other people’s feelings. A very stupid and arrogant idea.

The drinking party, attended by only the two of them, continued until deep in the morning.

Of course, even at that time, there was still a lot of drinking going on down there. As if he was getting tired of peeling the nogari, he set up a place and was making a bet through arm wrestling.

Give or receive As I watched them take turns winning and losing and drinking, a rupture suddenly arose in my ears. It was the sound of glass breaking.

Turning her head, she saw Kiris with her head bowed. From her position astride the sail she was staggering uneasy.

On the deck, a bottle of alcohol that had fallen from Kiris’ hand had shattered and poured out its contents.

“Don’t drink in moderation…”

She liked alcohol so much that I thought she had a lot of alcohol, but she didn’t think so.

Of course, by normal standards, it was strong enough, but it wasn’t to the extent that I could drink it uncontrollably when I was alone with a man like this.

Is it because you trust me? Or maybe you don’t even know how much you drink? I’m sure it’s the latter.

I hurriedly climbed over the watchtower and went next to Kiris, shaking my shoulders and shouting.

“Hey! Captain! Wake up!”

Maybe it’s because I haven’t fallen asleep yet? After repeating that several times, Kirisse opened her eyes. The hazy eyes stared at me and then curved like a crescent moon.

“Hi-Hi… Why are you calling me?”
“…”

His smiling face was quite cute and innocent looking. When I fell silent in a 180 degree change from usual, Kiris waved her hand in front of my eyes with the gesture of a reeling drunkard.

“Why are you calling me~ Huh? More than that, give me a drink! Thirsty…”
“Captain Kiris?”
“Huh? Why do you keep calling give me a drink! Sooooo!”

I totally screwed this up. It feels like my mental age has regressed. Not a very young child, but about a 15-year-old immature girl.

“Let’s drink again tomorrow. Let’s go down.”
“Why, I like this place. Um… It’s nice to be here because I think of my dad.”
“Dad… ?”
“Huh. My dad, whom I don’t even remember anymore. Hi-Hi… When I called him dad, he always got angry at me to call him His Highness. Miss you.”

Should this be considered simply drunkenness? It’s a bit more than that… To put it bluntly, it appears to be a double personality. It’s like two souls in one body.

Unlike Hisha, though, it is different in that they are two personalities sharing one soul. Perhaps this is the strength that Kiris has endured so far.

Painful, weak. A leader who puts them all into one personality and usually leads the vigilantes. It is to live as Kiris.

While I was lost in thought for a moment, Kiris was far away. Her hands were spread out, staggering and precarious.

Then hi! After a hiccup, he tripped and began to struggle with a uh uh uh sound.

Her usual agile movements were gone, and all she was left with was a dull girl.

She hurriedly ran over and grabbed her hand, and Kiris held her against my chest with the rebound. Kiris, who had her face slammed into her chest, grabbed her nose and groaned.

“Ah… Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Rather, let’s go down now.”
“Yes…”

Did leaning on her chest relax her? Kiris soon fell asleep snoring at her.

Her innocent face, which did not match her mature appearance and figure, was quite cute. Of course, the sudden change in her personality was more shocking than that.

I sighed and picked up Kiris and headed under her.

Having made a platform with aura, I went down the stairs and stepped onto the ship. I moved carefully so as not to wake up and entered Kiris’s room.

It was quite fun to see her different appearance than usual, but that much consumed her mental strength. Using her aura, I floated Kiris’ body in the air and gently lowered her to the bed.

And then the interior of the room caught my eye.

“Nothing.”

Literally, nothing really happened. It was larger than the rooms of the other members, but the only thing that filled the room was numerous charts and various documents.

In particular, the documents on the desk were the ones I handed over while preparing for the festival. The ledgers of various organizations related to Siraster, and the areas and locations of the Emperor and Samhae, respectively. For the vigilante, it was more valuable information than anything else.

For a while, I looked around the room, which was too desolate for a woman’s room and full of work. I took one last glance at Kiris and left the room.

It was different from what I expected, but it was the day when I saw Kirisu’s hidden side.

Next time I drink alcohol, I will try to provoke him and make him drunk. Do Orvin and Garos even know about that figure?

I’ll have to ask again tomorrow.