“…”
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“…”
“Aren’t you…shocked? Surprised? Are not even at least having thoughts?”
“No, I am not really that surprised. We just have known each other today, so knowing this and that should be expected.”
“No… aren’t you too calm?! I am an enemy after all.”
“Even so, I can’t ignore the fact that you are the one who saved me. After all, even if you are one of the sins, there must be a good reason for your actions.”
“Ho… you are an interesting boy.”
“There are things that we call cause and effect. Surely there’s a worth for your doings. And also, I am not fit to judge someone else…”
“You seem to have your hands full too, boy.”
“Yeah…”
Silence emerges from the area. I have dedicated my life to a moral and a single belief. I have assigned myself in selflessness and I am long past redemption from withdrawing from it. I won’t bring justice into my own hands. I want to believe in people’s kind heart. Everyone isn’t meant to be bad or evil. Circumstances just led them into that path. They diverge from the real meaning of content and happiness and starts craving for more because they feel inadequate.
I know that much.
My will stays strong even with all situations, whether it is life or death. I will never waver and I will always pursue truths over falsehood. If falsehood is present before my very own eyes, I will unravel it to understand.
Accept other’s kindness, accept their circumstances.
Accept your own faults and regrets, accept your wrong doings.
I have lived my past in rage and hatred once. I will never ever come back to that path again.
“Hey boy, you seem like you are in deep thought.”
“Does my face show it?”
“You are pretty honest lad that even your expression is true to itself too.”
“Hahaha…”
“To tell you the truth, I never once obliged to any orders of my lord. He is fine with it though saying that I am slothful after all.”
“That doesn’t really make me more comfortable, I am more worried about how you live your life here.”
“Well, how about this? Since you really don’t mind me being one of the sins, how about you come with me in my colleague party?”
“Oh?”
“Come on, after that, I may be some of help to you. Most of my buddies there already know about you, though. When I brought you in, they sometimes give a visit to examine your body.”
“What?!”
“That’s a joke. Let’s go then!”
“I haven’t even… fine…”
Without any motivation to decline, I just go with the flow. I really don’t even have an option I think. A party? I wonder what kind of party they are holding.
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Of course, who am I kidding?
It's drinking party with so many people I don’t know.
After Dylan and I talked on the way, we walk through the city.
The city is the very definition of innovation. It’s well maintained and the air is fresh. Despite this continent is floating in the air, they have convenient technologies that let them live normally. For example, they made a very large barrier that covers up the whole continent to shield it from strong wind and even storms.
The trees here are utmost important too so they cultivate it with advanced technology. The weather is also controlled. They manipulate the weather inside this continent to make sure that there’s realism.
There are more to mention about this continent, about how to advance their technologies are despite being secluded from the people below.
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I thought that we are going into one of those tall building but, before I knew it, we were wandering again in a forest as we passed the city.
After a few more minutes, the destination was already in sight.
It was a big wooden shack with people preparing campfires, stages, and stage lights. There are also barrels here and there which I assume the content is alcohol.
Most of the people here are casually wearing coat akin to Dylan’s coat, which more or less, the same but still vary in most parts.
There are men and women. I assume that there about fifty people here… I am thinking that this is some kind of college drinking night.
And the name of the shack is… Nordic Stables…
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“”””DRINK! DRINK! DRINK! DRINK! DRINK!””””
The chant was repeatedly sung as I hold the mug full of alcohol called mead. I am currently facing the crowd of drunkards on the stage while they sing in a merry mood. A woman with a bomb body and beautiful blond hair and sparkling blue eyes is caressing me here and there, whispering me to drink.
“Come on, boy. Won’t you entertain us?”
“I really don’t drink this kind of stuff…”
“Won’t you even have a taste? A sip perhaps? Dylan did tell us to take care of you!~”
“Ahahaha…”
That old geezer…
He called out to this drunk woman named Nirn and told her to take care of me. After that, I was just wandering around in this wheelchair when she pulled into this stage and called out to everyone saying I am a newcomer.
“””DRINK! DRINK! DRINK! DRINK!”””
I want to get out of here as soon as possible!
I really don’t have a choice…
I stare at the mug full of mead and bring it closer to my mouth. I close my eyes and pour the beverage into my mouth.
Everyone becomes quiet as they watch me gulp down the mead.
GULP
GULP
GULP
“Hey…this is actually pretty good!”
I blurt out as I finish the whole mug. It was honestly good. The taste left a good and warm sensation in my throat. The bitterness and sweetness of the mead stimulated my craving to it and I gestured the Nirn for more.
I think I just made a really bad habit…
After pouring a mug full of mead again, Nirn faces everyone and hold out her own mug in the air.
“HE DRANK IT LIKE A MAN! THIS IS NOW THE BIRTH OF OUR NEW BROTHER! HE MAY NOT BE ONE OF US, BUT HE WILL BE TREATED AS OUR OWN FAMILY! CHEERS, MY FELLOW ETHERIANS!”
“”””UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!””””
The lively drunk woman, Nirn, picks me up from my wheelchair and throws me to the crowd!
Random people catch me and pass me like a rockstar who made a crowd dive and being carried in the sea of people!
As I slid down the sea of people, various drinks were held up to me like they are offering it. I gleefully accept it as the festive mood also got into me.
I partied with them from noon to evening…
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It seems that my tolerance to alcohol is unexpectedly godly as I don’t feel like it’s making its way through my head.
Everybody was lying on the ground with mugs in their hand while blabbering incomprehensible shits.
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As I was trying to get on my wheelchair with sheer power, I saw a faint glow of beautiful and silky hair going out of the forest…
I think I saw someone in the party earlier who drinks at the sideline timidly…
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Anyway, I got into my wheelchair and starts strolling to see if I can find the bastard geezer.
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Well now, after ten or twenty minutes, I was able to find him outside of the forest, opposite to where we came from, which is in the meadow with a cliff at the edge. He was sitting there while holding his own drink gazing at the starry sky.
I approach him from behind and greeted him.
“Hey, there bastard old geezer…”
“Oh? You really did drink with them! Ga hahaha! Anyway, you seem a bit weird.”
“Weird? Is my speech slurred, old geezer?”
“No, not slurred…err… I don’t quite put it in words.”
“Well, anyway, what are you doing all alone here?”
I also gaze at the night sky, while he pours me a mug full of mead in my own. It feels relaxing. It’s my first time in my whole life to go on a drinking spree like this, but weirdly, I feel comfortable. And now, drinking under the beautiful night…
It gets better.
“Hmmm… don’t you think that the sky is boundless, boy?”
“Well, I really don’t know how to answer your question, but in reality, yes.”
“There are much unexplored knowledge lying in wait, outside there.”
“True… but what are you getting at?”
“…”
He contemplates for a while as he rubs his beard up and down.
“Boy, you are a summoned hero right?”
“Considering that you are one of the sins, isn’t that known already?”
“Yeah, I just want to confirm something, about our Lord’s claim.”
“What is it?”
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“Boy, can you see any red moon together with those blue and yellow moons?”
It was a weird question.
“I don’t.”
“Well… I don’t too…”
“…”
“But our lord says that there’s a red moon larger than those two moons combined.”
Lord? He must be referring to the man named Nil that Susanoo and Priscilla once fought.
“Wait… you’re confusing me. A red moon? Large? What does it mean?!”
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“Our lord can see a red moon but none of us can. Not even any people that I met. Only our lord claims that there’s red moon up there.”
“…So, what is it all about If there’s a red moon?”
“...”
“…”
“This red moon… is a devil… the largest devil that spawns devil too…”
“!!!”
“That’s what our lord said. This red moon of a devil spawns those devils that roam the land and somehow, the dark portal in the center continent, or I might say, Devil’s paradise, is the portal towards that moon and only devils can pass through it.”
“Wait! If this red moon you are talking about is a large devil…then… how big…is it?”
“Hmmm… from my estimation…it might be as large as this planet…”
“You’re kidding…”
“I wish…it is my lord’s word after all…”
“Why… are you saying this to me?”
“Nothing… our lord doesn’t really care if you know a one or two thing about it…”
“…”
Somehow… I feel mentally tired…
“Boy, this is the first time in months that you’ve woken up. You already partied with my colleagues and have to listen to disturbing news…”
“…”
“Shall we return and have a sleep? I don’t want getting caught up in cleaning duties! Ga hahaha!”
“Ok, you lead I follow.”
Dylan and I then escape from the cleaning duties that may force upon us so we swiftly went straight home.
Dylan, after coming home, grabs more alcohol from his refrigerator and starts drinking again while I went to my bed immediately to rest.
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I entered the dark room and carefully slip into my bed, going under the blanket.
It kind of stuffy…
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I open my eyes as morning came. Chilling coldness seeps through my skin.
Thank goodness. I don’t have any hangover from drinking yesterday.
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I support my body by planting my left hand into the bed so I can sit upright.
MUNYU~
Eh?
There’s…a soft sensation in my hand…
Dylan is living alone as far I observed…
This is impossible…
I grasp the thing that I grabbed again and again…
No way…
I slowly pull my hand away and uncover the blanket.
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I was stunned by the sight that I saw…
A girl with blue silky hair and fair white skin is sleeping beside me. She looks like in her mid teens and her height seems to be just as tall as Ruri. Her beauty is so dazzling that I forgot to breathe for a second…
The most noticeable feature of this girl is the fairy wings on her back…
It was dazzling…
I want to touch her more…
I am losing myself…
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BAM!
The door suddenly opens and Dylan was there with ragged breathing.
“Boy! I totally forgot!---Eh?!”
“Dylan?!”
Because of our shouting from surprised, the girl beside me rubs her eyes while moaning. After sitting upright, she opens her eyes.
The first thing her eyes laid on is me. It then turned to curious eyes.
“Boy… I forgot to tell you…this cabin is a getaway for this girl here…she randomly pops up here…”
“Eh?!”
Dylan explained in a really flustered manner. The girl then speaks…
“Dylan, I believe that this room is private. Only for me.”
“Umm… you see… you haven’t been here for months now so I thought…”
“Serve me breakfast.”
“Aye!”
Dylan got pushed around by this girl…
“You…”
“Yes?!”
“You just grabbed my chest right? I felt it.”
“…”
“…”
“I am guilty…I am sorry…”
“No need to. Is it to your liking?”
“Ha?”
“Small breast…is it to your liking?”
“Eh? Ha?! Ah??! W-well…Eh…I-I mean…it’s still a breast… well…ahaha….”
“…”
“Yes…”
“What an honest man.”
“…”
“By the way, I have to introduce myself.”
“…”
“My name is Hydrangea. In the order of Arcana Sins, I am the current Arcana of Wrath, nice to meet you, Hero Ichirou.”