Chapter 5: Welcome to the Land of the Drunkards!

While Rei and his party were starving from hunger, in the throne room the queen is watching them through a crystal ball.

“Damn that human! How did he get Hanbei to cooperate with him? She is supposed to be loyal to me!”

As she seethes in anger, her eyes spot the female beside him.

“Ho ho ho”

The queen laughs.

“This female looks just like the one we recently summoned. Perhaps we can have some fun here?”

“Human! Come.mmm!”

When the queen calls, a young female of about fifteen years old steps into the room. She has a slightly child like appearance, she is well endowed, and she is pure. The perfect plaything for the sadistic queen.

When the queen is satisfied with looking at the girls body, she commands,

“Now be a good girl and come over here.”

The girl hesitantly obeys. She has been in this world for two days. She was treated like an animal ever since she arrived. The queen can’t get enough of petting her, she even compares her to a cow due to the size of her breasts.

When the girl approaches the queen, she is grabbed by the arm and pulled to her side. The queen speaks.

“Do you see this female in the crystal ball?”

The girl nods in acknowledgement.

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“She looks like you, doesn’t she?”

The girl nods again.

“If you bring her, and the man she’s with to me, then I will release you into the wild. Does that agree with you?”

The girl hesitates for a moment, then once again nods.

“Now, go forth and bring me what’s mine. And be hasty about it!”

The girl listens to the queens command, but her eyes are not on her look alike. Her gaze is fixed on the man collapsed beside her. The young man she knows all too well.

'Onii-chan.'

 ……

It took us three hours of walking before we arrived at the tanuki city. It gave off the feel of a red light district.

In a corner there were tanukis playing cards. Coming out of a hotel were prostitutes dressed in gaudy clothes.

We walk through the streets of this city of drunkards, with a half drunk loli drinking sake from a gourd.

“Puaaa! I feel alive again!”

After hearing her enjoy her sake, I suddenly remember how hungry I am.

“Are there any good restaurants in this city?”

I asked feeling intense stomach pains.

“It doesn’t have to be good. Just feed us!”

Demanded Hanbei-san rather forcefully. Isn’t that a tad rude to someone who’s about to treat you?

It seems that Louise lacks the energy to speak.

“We’re not going to a restaurant. We’re going to my house!”

We walk for half a mile east of the city gate.

“I'm home!”

We arrive at a small, Japanese style house. We walk through the door, and inside is about an eight tatami mat sized room. Sitting at a tea table is a tanuki obaa-san. She 8s wearing a five layered kimono with a willow branch pattern. In her right hand is a long stemmed pipe, and on the tea table in front of her is a sakazuki cup. Every time she inhales from the pipe, she places it on the table and lifts the cup to her lips.

When she notices our arrival, she looks up at us. Even though she’s an elderly woman, there is a youthful light in her eyes.

“Greetings, have you travelled far world traveler?”

What? How does she know I’m from another world?

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Oh don’t play dumb. I’ve seen your kind many a time. This isn’t the first time that fox bitch summoned a creature from another world.”

“You mean I’m not the first one?”

“There was one other before you. But that was several hundred years ago. Although, he might still be wandering this world to this day. That man is one of those so called immortals.”

“Can you tell me about him? How did you meet? Yow long ago was this?”

“Well, it's a long story.”

“I like long stories.”

“Very well.”

“It was 435 years ago….”