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"Hahahaha!!"
"Cheers!!"
Cheerful laughter rang out in Big Mamma's Canteen, a tavern owned by an old and gentle giantess called Hertha.
"Let us celebrate the awe-inspiring spar that our Captain had with Mr. Daniel and the bond they formed as warriors!!"
"Kanpaii!!" 🍻
The young giants all smiled as they drank some weak ale, all except for the young giantess and Daniel.
"C'mon young warrior, drink with us!"
Tor said raising his drink.
"Haha thanks Tor, but I don't like to drink during missions."
Daniel smiled a bit apologetically.
"Hahaha c'mon! A true warrior never backs out of drinking. Don't tell me someone that can defeat me in a spar is afraid of a bit of ale?"
Tor said teasingly.
"Aah what the heck, pass one to me then!"
Daniel said standing up from the giant table.
Since the Tavern|1| is meant for Giants, Daniel was unable to reach the Table from the huge seat. So, he just sat down in the middle of the Table.
"Hahaha, that's the spirit! Big Mama, a Devil's Piss in a human-sized mug please!"
Tor said grinning a bit mischievously.
"Wait what?!"
Daniel stared at Tor nervously.
"Hohoho!~ It's been a long time since anyone has ordered The Devil's Piss before!"
The old Giantess said as she slapped the counter.
Daniel turned around and saw the previously gentle looking old giantess now with a fierce expression and her sleeves rolled up displaying various savage looking Tattoos.
"*GULP*"
Daniel started sweating nervously.
'Holy sh*t! What kind of drink is it for it to be called a ridiculous name like "Devil's Piss", and for the gentle looking granny giantess to have her character do a 180 degree flip?!'
"T-Tor I was expecting to drink the same normal drinks that you guys are having..."
Daniel said smiling anxiously.
"Hahaha! Don't worry, The Devil's Piss is just a tad stronger than the weak ale that the young'uns are drinking."
Tor said laughingly.
When Tor said that the young giants just laughed weakly, agreeing to what Tor said.
"Oh? Then why the f**k is it called The Devil's Piss?!"
Daniel said a bit irritated.
"Hahaha!! Don't worry! This drink is always drank by true warriors! I'm sure you can handle it!"
Tor said smiling innocently.
Daniel just sighed and smiled helplessly.
"Fine. Bring me one."
"Hohoho!~ One "Devil's Piss" coming up!"
The now savage looking old giantess said grinning excitedly.
'Ugh. The naming is so weird…"
Daniel nervously observed Hertha walk towards a door that lead to a room in the back.
She then came back holding a huge metal barrel. On the side of the barrel was an image of a flaming jalapeno dripping blood.|2| However as the old giantess turned the barrel an image of a red flaming red skull with horns could be seen. She then started to unscrew a metallic 'cork'.
*Fwiiiissshhh*
After the cork came off a burst of fire came out.
By now Daniel was already sweating profusely and was regretting having agreed to Tor's taunting.
'I'm f**ked….'
Hertha then went to the cabinets and took out a human sized mug by pinching them with two fingers and then proceeded to scoop into the small hole of the barrel and some red vicious looking liquid spilled out a bit when she brought the mug back out.
"Hahaha!! Here ya go Danny boy!"
The now savage looking old giantess said placing the mug in front of Daniel.
The rest of the giants just stared at Daniel with anticipation, excitement, and others a bit worriedly. As for Tor, he just continued to stare with a wide grin.
'Sigh… here goes nothing..'
Daniel picked up the mug and stared at the drink nicknamed "The Devil's Piss" with determination. The liquid look like dangerous viscous red ichor that was a lustrous red sloshing in the mug.
He then brought it up to his mouth and swigged the entire thing.
*BAM*
Daniel then slammed the now empty mug onto the table and defiantly stared at Tor who has been staring at him with a smile.
*BUUURP*
Suddenly, Daniel burped a burst of fire.
'Holy sh*t!!!'
Daniel felt a bubbly and fiery sensation in the pit of his stomach. |3| His whole body started burning up and turning red. And waves of dizziness and euphoria started assaulting his brain.
[Warning! Warning! Host is currently under the influence of an alcoholic drink. Host may be experiencing mild dizziness, euphoria, stupor and or confusion.]
[Does host wish for the System to help filter out the alcohol and clear the effects? Y/N
Cost : 30 QP]
'Hmmm… I've never really gotten drunk before… Let me experience this for awhile…'
"*Hic!*"
"I feel funny Tor…"
Daniel said slurring his words.
"Hahahaha!! Drinked it like a true warrior! Hertha! Pass me a one as well!"
Tor said slapping the table laughing.
The now savage looking old giantess grabbed a mug the size for a giant and uncorked the metal barrel once more, picked up, and held it gently as she poured the viscous red liquid into the huge mug. She then placed the down the metal barrel gently and put the cork back on.
"Here ya go!"
The old giantess said placing the mug in front of Tor.
"Don't worry young warrior, I will be joining you in your stupor! Hahaha!!"
Tor said staring at Daniel's expression that seemed a bit dazed and swaying to the sides unsteadily.
"For honor and bravery and a warrior's might! For the Eternal Flame!!"
Tor said as he lifted the mug and guzzled down and gulped the incredibly potent alcoholic drink.
*BAM!*
In just under a minute, Tor slammed the empty mug onto the table.
"*BUUURP!!*"
Similar to Daniel, Tor belched a burst of fire from his mouth.
"Hahaha! That hit the spot!"
The giant said laughingly.
"*HIC* Another!!"
Daniel suddenly said raising his mug.
"Hahaha! Pretty gutsy of you young warrior! Pass me another one as well Hertha!!"
That afternoon Daniel and Tor continued to drink away as the young giants chatted amongst themselves, all except for the quiet young giantess who only exchanged a few words with the other young giants.
"So what'sh up with the chick? *HIC* Why ish she here?"
The currently drunk Daniel said in a low voice towards the also drunk Tor.
"Remember *HIC* when you said that it ish rare for us Giants to become Wizards?"
Tor asked Daniel in a low voice.
"Yeah?"
Daniel stared at Tor curiously with a flushed and drunken expression.
"Well she ish one of the few."
Tor said as he picked up another mug and chugged down the red viscous liquid inside.
"WHAAA?"
Daniel turned around to stare at the quiet young giantess.
"What is her Magic?"
"*HIC* Her Magic is Unique… her magic used to be the ability to control any rock or stone, however, she once ate a strange fruit that was growing out of the desert outside of our village. Now her magic is a mixture of fire and earth; Magma."
"Wait wait, I think *HIC* because I'm a little drunk I heard wrong, but did you say a fruit growing out of a desert?"
Daniel said turning his towards Tor with a puzzled expression.
"Yes, when we found out we went to the area she found the strange fruit, but when we arrived we couldn't find anything strange."
After he finished talking Tor picked up another mug and chugged it down, meanwhile Daniel was seemingly in deep thought.
[Host. I need you to use [Observation] on the giantess please.]
'Eeeh? What for?'
[There is a possibility that it was caused by an Anomaly.]
'Anomaly? MmMM naah I don't wanna.'
[Warning : A Pop-up Quest has been issued!!
Quest : Use the Observation Skill on The Giantess. Then travel to where the Strange Fruit was discovered and investigate the area.
Rewards : ???
Consequence of Failure : 1000 QP ]
'You lil sh!t….'
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Hey fellas, it's been awhile. Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and Happy New Years. So I had a very nasty cold recently and on top of that a very tough Writer's Block. I wanted to at least write an outline for future Chapters however I realized that all my Ideas are long-term, so it is hard to come up something for the following chapters. However I will continue to try to strive forward and see where the story is headed.