With the festivities booming the whole place, bringing up some boorish topic like how that emblem actually reacted to my divine power would do nothing. They may not even care about what kind of means that made the emblem shone like that.
But then again, to see a gathering of people happily chatting and indulging themselves with foods and drinks, arguing over verbal debates, and fooling around like a child. Maybe this isn’t so bad once in a while and…
With this kind of mood, I feel like every worry that weighs in my chest lightens. My constant worry for people that I love, my constant longing for the people I want to be with and, my constant…hate to Nil who started all of this.
For killing Master and Milin…for taking happiness from me for his own pleasure…
“Gao!! Why are you shulking…!~”
“Ahh!!”
Merissa snuck up behind me while I was deep in my thoughts!
“Wha-! Merissa! Don’t startle me like that! My heart almost leaped out from my chest!”
“Heee!~ Gao! Don’t just sit here, come join ushh!~”
“You smell awful! You reek of alcohol! Get away from me!”
“Shooo~ Cold!~ You’re the new hailed Empress of the Sheaaa!~”
“Whose fault do you think it is?! It’s because of that em---never mind!”
“Well, come, come!”
“Wha--! Don’t pull me! Argh…! Damn! You’re so strong!”
“Yeshh! I am still a dwarf you know!”
“I get it, I get it! I’ll come obediently so don’t drag me!”
Merissa who tightly grabbed me by the wrist let go of me when I pleaded. She must be a little drunk and terrible enough, she acts exactly like an old man. Her steps are unsteady and she sways left and right for a little. The festival hasn’t peaked to its liveliest yet, she is already going down.
It seems she can’t handle liquor well but still drinks despite that fact. From the corner of my sight, I saw Casablanca and Hibiscus together with Emby stuffing their mouth with food in a table. A figure of a man sit together with them and it stupefied me when I realized who it is.
It was Hois who is holding a large barrel of beer. He caught sight of me peeking and smiles at me.
He can actually smile normally…
After showing me his normal smile, he gestured a thumbs up. Is he going to stick with the twins to protect them?!
Now that I think about it…it’s fairly dangerous for the two of them to be here, in a place teeming with these weirdoes and perverts!
I appreciate Hois taking the job but he is fairly dangerous in one way or another too.
“Gao! Where are you looking at! Here, here! Have a taste!”
When I came to, Merissa was offering me a mug of beer. In the table seats Ichirou, Airene, and Merissa who happily talks about how great each dishes and alcohols being served. Merissa beckons me to sit beside her while handing out the said mug towards me.
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“Merissa! I can’t drink this kind of stuff! To be completely honest, I hate it.”
“Hahahaha! I’m guessing you hate it because you never tried it! Drink it up!”
“That’s…Ichirou! Say something!”
“Ah? Hmm? Just a sip okay? It won’t kill you.”
He carelessly said.
Geez! This is the problem with you. Pay attention to me and stop looking at Airene’s breast! You are totally checking her out you pervert!
Losing the will to resist, I reluctantly take the mug off from Merissa’s hand. I stare at the foam floating atop of the beer. I really do hope my super regeneration will do something for me if something were really to happen.
It was cold and chilly so I think there’s really nothing going to happen bad…
I raise the mug closer to my mouth with two hands and brace myself for any adverse effect that it could do to this young body of mine. Thinking about it, for someone with an appearance like mine, drinking something like this is practically illegal and yet, I am going to take a sip.
As the mouth of the mug touches my lips, I quickly took a sip out of it. The small quantity of beer immediately runs down my throat leaving a hot and chilly sensation. The bitter taste tingles my tongue and it warms up my body.
Ah… Even though it’s bitter, there weren’t any discomfort!
“It’s not actually baaaa---!”
My mind immediately blanks out…
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My body shivers and I struggle to lift my eyelids. My head does not hurt but it feels hazy that it is uncomfortable. My body feels awfully tired even though I just woke up…
I tried moving my arms and oddly enough, I’m resting around two people who sit beside me while leaning on my body.
Wait…
I fearfully open my eyes as I imagined what happened… there was a gap in my memory and I can’t remember what happened afterward when I drank that beer…
To my baseless horror…
Casablanca and Hibiscus sleep under my arm as I wrap them with it wearing only a large shirt and short pants. I was sitting like a cocky bastard in a large sofa. In my lap sleeps Airene with half stripped clothes. I also noticed that I am wearing Merissa’s cape and hat.
The drunken pirates are sprawled out everywhere in the room, dead drunk and unconscious. Some of them even managed to sleep atop of a high rock or even in a pile stacked bodies with bottles, barrels, and mugs scattered all over the place.
I also noticed that I am wearing gold and diamond accessories in my fingers, neck, and arms.
Those who are conscious are painstakingly trying to clean up, drink some more or desperate to sleep. Tables and chairs alike are overturned and …
Why is Emby hanging by a rope like a piñata?!
He’s still alive, right?!
“Pii…”
Thank goodness…
As I look around further, I found Ferd standing by the entrance with a refined posture. Was he always there or he just got here? Doesn’t matter…
In a far corner, Ichirou’s figure entered my view…
He was sitting there on his knees quietly. I am well aware that he does not need any sleep but, his face looks so tired and dark lines are visibly showing under his eyes. It’s like he is struck with something horrifying. What’s more…he is only wearing his underwear…
Also, Hois is sleeping with his face planted on the ground and his buttock is in full view while he hugs a bottle of wine…
“Bleeerrggghhh!”
A puking sound entered my ears!
I promptly search for the source of the sound and in another corner of the room, I saw Merissa facing the wall while vomiting…rainbow colored fluids…
Okay…
What in the flipping hell happened here?!
“WHAT IN THE FLIPPING HELL HAPPENED HERE?!”
“HahahHaAhaahaA! The Empress is awake!”
Gants haughty laugh resounds the whole room as he comes out from one of the passages. He wears an apron over his clothes while holding a frying pan and a ladle.
He walks towards me with a good mood as he swirls and swings his body. He joyfully hums as he did so…
“Gants…please tell me…what happened?”
“Oh?! Hahaha! You! You are the real empress! WOOOOO!”
“Eh?!”
“A FUCKING LEGEND! A REAL LIVING LEGEND! NOW, THIS IS THE EMPRESS I CAN FULLY SERVE! WOOOO!”
“Wait, wait, wait…! Can you…tell me the details about…what happened?! My…memory is kind of hazy…and don’t shout…”
Cold sweat started crawling into my spine and I can feel my feet getting chilly. My mind is already aghast at what I could have done!
“You suddenly acted like a big shot, you know! I thought it’s going to be bad but, hell that was a wild night!”
“Tell me already!”
You were running around with a mug of beer in one hand. You pick up a random stick right off from the ground and challenged every pirate! One by one, you took them all out and made that pile of bodies!”
What the hell! I did that?!
“You ordered people around and took some treasures from the vault and gaudily wore them! You even stole some of Merissa’s clothes and forced her to chug down more beer! After that, as if you own the whole place, you sexually assaulted my granddaughter and kept groping her breast throughout the night!”
Oh no! I really flipping did that?! God, I wish I can remember that sensation!
“Even the madman Hois becomes meek from your overbearing attitude. You pushed him around with tall orders and he just collapsed there because of it. Then you proceeded to play with the bird by tying it up there.”
Hahahaha! I wish I could remember that!
“Then dragging around those two elves in your arms and my granddaughter with you, you had them sat down around you and look down at everyone with cocky eyes while shouting, These are my bitches! Lay down you filthy mongrels! It was the best!!”
My what…!? Holy crap…I didn’t mean to say that!
“And your boyfriend over there kept following you the whole night trying to control your behavior but because of your abusive tone and insults, he became like that. Your tongue is quite sharp for your size!”
I can feel the blood draining from my face. I want to remember what I did that night but at the same time, I don’t want to! It seems the drunken me is fairly dangerous physically and mentally!
“WOOOO! The first day of being the empress and you already showed them who is the boss around here! HAHAHAHA! YOU LITERALLY BROKE MY SIDE BY MAKING ME LAUGH!”