Chapter 74 – Foir (10)

A small party was held to commemorate Jack’s apology and the death of the wicked leader.

Wine and delicious food. Meat and vegetables brought from each ranch were being cooked on the stove, and Lorena and I were busy with an untimely party. Jack thanked people several times with his tear-stained face, and apologized to them again.

“I’m really sorry. I got my eyes on the money, so I just spent it even though it was obvious that it was someone else’s money.”

In fact, Jack wasn’t without fault. After all, he had committed the very shameful crime of spending the money he suddenly had on his bedside. But the townsfolk seem to have decided to skip this part, since they have been rewarded, and Hanson, with a thick beard, bursts into his wild grin.

“It’s okay. I received all the rewards properly, and if I suddenly had money, I would have secretly spent it. Would you rather have a drink? Just one last drink today, and now I’m going to brush it off.”

Hanson handed Jack a drink. Lorena, who was setting her grilled meat down, me, who was leaning next to her and secretly eating, and Alice, who was stroking her chin and looking out the window, all looked at Jack. A moment of stillness passed like an arrow, and Jack, who was swallowing his mouth with his head lowered, shook his head firmly and said,

“Oh, no. Sue, alcohol… ! I don’t want to drink alcohol anymore! I-I’ll go up first, that…”

Saying that, Jack hurriedly left the place. Hanson opened her eyes wide and looked at me and Lorena, and Lorena walked over to Hanson and she said,

“Because you decided to stop drinking.”

“Heh heh, I guess he really wants to change. Then, this drink is for you, Lorena. You should receive it on behalf of your father.”

“Ah, is that so?”

I saw Lorena accepting her drink. She took her glass skillfully and drank it, as if she wasn’t bad at her drink at all. Because she was a wine made from very good grapes, just standing next to her gave off a sweet scent of grapes.

“This is so delicious.”

After taking a sip, Lorena said with a wide smile, and Hanson said.

“Yes? This is a very high quality item. It’s a pity that I quit drinking on this exact day. I’m sorry.”

Even as Hanson said that, he didn’t offer Jack any more to drink. I also didn’t want to call Jack who had gone up. Even without Jack, the party was lively, and above all, Lorena was drinking.

I sat down next to Lorena and held out her glass once more. Lorena seemed very happy that her father had decided to give her up and start over. She smiled and accepted my drink, revealing her drunkenness as she sipped little by little.

Her blushing face and her twinkling eyes into the air told her that she was drunk.

“How are you feeling?”

“Huh? Oh what… ! Are you okay. No, I think it’s kind of nice.”

Saying that, Lorena looked around her. People were enjoying the banquet in their own way, drinking or sharing food. Uproarious singing could be heard, and there were also people talking about how unlucky the head of the union was.

Even the people who sang or laughed happily once they joined the group were nodding with their mouths closed like humans at a funeral, so it was very strange. Lorena said, looking back at each one of their faces.

“To be honest, it was a bit difficult.”

“Huh?”

Lorena said that with her wet eyes. The expression that looked like it was going to cry at any moment returned to a smile.

“When I heard that I couldn’t be a knight, I really wanted to cry. Dad just keeps drinking and gambling…”

Lorena looked at me again.

“Evan. If you and Alice hadn’t come, I, I might have really hated my dad.”

I answered her with her smile. She smiled and touched her hand, and Lorena spread her hand like a spider, trying to catch me. We intertwined our fingers as if playing a prank among children, then turned our heads again.

Alice stood leaning against the window sill. Her figure in the moonlight was beautiful, but it didn’t match the mood of the party. When Lorena gestured for us to come to our table, she shook her head, then turned her head away in amazement among us.

As expected, I touched Lorena’s shoulder, thinking that my daughter is smart.

“Leave it. I guess you need some time to think.”

“Is it. I just wanted to say thank you.”

“You can say thank you at any time. For now, just enjoy the atmosphere. Come on look How happy you look.”

The ranch people, who seemed to be enjoying themselves for a while, were all talking seriously and nodding their heads or pointing at distant mountains. The reason they gathered this time was to forgive Jack and accept him as a member of the village, but it seemed that they were also planning to hold a village meeting as well. Since the guild leader is gone, we will have to elect a new guild leader.

The faces of the townsfolk carried a complex emotion that didn’t match the excitement of the party. And Charlie, who followed her word for a party, was sticking his head out in front of our table with a very bored expression. I wondered if I might take this opportunity to feed black chestnuts to Charlie’s hair, and asked while stroking her hair, which stood out like a bird’s nest.

“What. Why did you come here?”

“Don’t touch me.”

Charlie acted like a stray dog ​​who had been beaten up. I obediently removed her hand, and Lorena smiled at her Charlie.

“Charlie. What did you come for?”

It’s a man’s instinct to want to be close to the person he likes. But, to be honest, Charlie wasn’t a mature enough kid. Because these young children of this age have very delicate and fucked up emotions that they want to know their inner thoughts and notice while hiding the truth.

Charlie said, gazing at Lorena’s glass, as most kids his age do.

“What is this?”

“It’s alcohol. Would you like a drink?”

“Wow, it doesn’t taste good.”

As expected, like a bare-footed kid, it seemed that he had already taken up drinking. As soon as Lorena offered to try it, Charlie stuck out her tongue, shook her head, and fell off her table. Then I tried to return to the table with a sorry face

“Charlie.”

Hanson’s stern voice pulled Charlie like a leash on her leash.

“It doesn’t interfere with adults playing.”

When Hanson said that, Charlie pouted her mouth.

“It’s not a hindrance. I’m playing too.”

“Sit here. Dad, I’m going to tell you something important. Be patient. You should listen to the story here too, aren’t you going to run a ranch later?”

“Tooth…”

Charlie pursed her lips like her duck, but she couldn’t resist Hanson. I fed Lorena some more and waited until she was completely drunk, and Lorena spoke to me with her face flushed red.

“Lol… ! Evan, you and… I’m so glad we’re friends…”

“So do i. Lorena. You are really, really a good kid.”

“Is that so… ? Hehe…”

Lorena scratched her head and laughed. I stroked her cheek and looked at Charlie’s eyes. Charlie was dozing while listening to her boring story.

*****

The deep night has arrived. Parties from the party were all on the small tables.

Lorena staggered and sent her guests off. Residents who were not drunk were going home with the food and dishes they had brought with them. Hanson, who had been drinking a glass or two, tried to go outside, but stumbled and sat on the floor. Hanson was about to drop her Charlie from his arms, so I pulled him towards me and saved him.

“Ooh, oh, oh… Are you too drunk?”

“Sleep here. You must be too drunk, but there is an empty room on the second floor.”

Lorena said as she leaned against the wall.

“Oh, I don’t know if this is too much for you.”

Hanson seemed to decline but turned and headed for the second floor. Alice picked up her Charlie and followed Hanson up the stairs, and she heard a momentary drag on her floor before she came down the stairs alone.

“He collapsed as soon as he saw the bed. Charlie didn’t know where to put her, so she just put her on her side. Are you okay?”

“Thank you. Alice. Lol…”

Lorena laughed softly and shook her head. Seeing that cute figure, Alice caressed her Lorena’s cheek as if at a loss for what to do, and I casually crossed her Lorena’s arms and said,

“Alice. Well, I’ll put Lorena to bed. What are you going to do?”

Lorena was dozing with her body leaning against me. Alice played around with Lorena’s ball and backed away from her. Even her face was full of tiredness.

“I’m going to go home and sleep. You have to work again tomorrow.”

She patted her ass and shook her hand. I gave her one more of her greetings and laid her Lorena on her couch.

Narrow sofa.

It was narrow for two people to lie side by side, but it was the best place for overlapping bodies.

In her drunkenness, she was breathing evenly as if she didn’t feel anything when I put my hand on her chest. I kneaded her breasts and watched her reaction.

“Yes… ! Oops… !”

Lorena contorted her face, taking pleasure in her drunkenness. Her hands that were caressing her breasts moved down little by little, and circled around her lower body, her Lorena’s mouth opening and letting out a moan.

“Ah… !”

“Under… ! I can’t fucking do it.”

I wrapped myself in a blanket and began to unbutton Lorena’s pants. The window next to the sofa caught the moonlight, beautifully illuminating her body.