At the left side of the wide road of West Main street, a pair of male human and a female half-elf are walking side by side with each other.
After leaving the abandoned church, these two are making their way towards the East direction.
" W-Where are we going, Bell? "
Eina has been meaning to ask this question for awhile now. Bell had suddenly pulled her with him out of that broken down church in the middle of their conversation.
" I told you already, didn't I? I'm hungry, so we will go find a restaurant to eat. "
It's already night, but the streets here was still full of life. Plenty of business establishments are packed with regulars and new comers, the employees are busy dealing with their them.
Eina watches these people and the buildings they passed through with interest. This was her first time coming here at night and she was quite surprised and curious at the same time.
Normally, Eina should have already been back to her apartment at this hour of the night. But due to her concerns for Bell's condition, she's unexpectedly here walking this late at night.
Eina wasn't very keen on going outside without purpose especially at night where anything can happen. She prefer staying at home after work, relaxing there and resting early.
" Aren't you the same, Eina? You also haven't eaten anything yet, have you? "
" Yes but.... I'm not hungry. "
Grrrrr...
She quickly denied, but her stomach was more honest than her.
Eina hasn't eaten anything yet since she quickly rushed to Bell's place right after hearing the news about him getting involved in an accident inside the dungeon. She did this before her work shift was even done.
She's regrets nothing though.
Eina can still clearly remember how relieved she was knowing that he's fine. That matters more to her than the possible scolding she might receive later on.
...Section chief will surely deduct my salary because of this..
In response to her, Bell only made an " Ohh.. " sound. He can tell that she's not telling the truth but that's not worth arguing with so he just let it be.
" What's with that expression?! "
" Nothing, nothing. " he cheekily replied. " You can just have a bite with me later.
Bell then grabbed the half-elf hand and continued. " We are almost there, Eina. Let's hurry. "
With that, Bell pulled his advisor with him as they quicken their footsteps by another fold. The cold wind of the night brushed against their skin as they move forward.
Bell's stomach was already in chaos, screaming for food. What he did earlier was simply too intense and energy consuming. He's incredibly hungry now.
Eina can only stare in shock as her hand was suddenly grabbed by this young man in front of her. This was the first time a man held her hand like this and it made her mind short circuit for a moment.
Eina's mouth opened and closed repeatedly, wanting to tell Bell to let go of her. Her heartbeats becoming rapid.
But in the end, Eina remained silence. She's afraid that doing that will only make things awkward between the two of them.
' Hes only a boy, Eina. Yes. Just like a young little brother. This was nothing at all. ' She tried convincing herself, but her cheeks turning red.
Bell was unaware about the complicated thoughts running inside his dungeon advisor's mind. But even if he did, Bell might not pay much attention to it, thinking that it wasn't a big deal.
He's doing the same to his goddess, holding her hands everytime they go out. And this slightly mature girl, Eina had even bitten his finger before. That's a lot more awkward than this.
The two of them continue paving their path forward for a few more minutes before finally stopping in front of a three-story building made out of stone.
" We're here. "
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" General, I'll pour you another drink. "
" Ah, my thanks, Tione. But you know, this is the third time already. I'm not used to drinking this fast. Is this some kind of plan, getting me drunk? "
" Fu-fu, not at all, not at all. Now, try this one. I can assure you that it's incredibly tasty.. "
Back to the Hostess of fertility, one of the amazon twin, Tione was again messing with her general. Though she denied his claims, the dangerous smile on her face speaks her real intentions.
" Gareth! I will destroy you with this alcohol! Prepare ya self! "
" Yeah! Ya make his cheek feel the coldness of the floor! "
" GA-HA-HA! Brin' it on, ya rookies. "
" Let me in it too! "
" You goddamned werewolf, get yer own drink! "
The whole place was in chaos, with the men of Loki familia at its center -------making the biggest ruckus. They are laughing, drinking, arguing with each other like typical drunk men.
Some of their members from the terrace upstairs were also coming down here from time to time to join the fun or to get more booze and food for them.
With Loki aside, the ladies of this group are more reserved. Most of them aren't drinking beers at all. Instead, fresh fruit juices are what inside their mugs. Lefiya, Leene and Aiz belonged to this group of nonalcoholic drinkers.
Especially Aiz.
The rest of her familia members strictly banned this harmless looking girl from taking even a single drop of any alcoholic drinks. None of them wanted to be the second Loki who had almost accidentally lost her life before.
" Bad things always happened when Aiz drinks. " One of them explained to their other familia members who are clueless of the past events.
"....."
Time passed quickly, but the night was still young.
" Ne, ne, Lefiya. Where have you gone to this morning? I was looking for you and Aiz but can't find you two at all. " Tiona asked the young elf sitting across her.
" M-miss Aiz and I went together with Loki, miss Tiona. We went to visit and give the drop items to that adventurer we brought with us last time. "
" Mn. With ice cream. " added Aiz.
" Too bad for ya, Tiona. Ya had missed somethin' real tasty. " Loki also chipped in before chugging her mug clean. " Sucks for y-...."
Bleeeeerrrggg!
" Aah! That's disgusting! "
" Clean it up yourself you alcoholic goddess! "
The girls ignored the commotion made by the still puking Loki.
" So unfair! You should have called for me too. I've been bored the whole day. "
" Beat it, Tiona. If you went with them, who would help me and Leene carry those things earlier? "
" But.. "
Tiona was still unsatisfied, but there's no point in arguing about it now since it's all over.
Seeing that Tiona finally stopped talking, Tione returned her attention to Finn and tried to refill his cup once again which he politely declined.
" How's that young adventurer's condition, Loki? Was he okay, now? "
" Okay? That child's more than okay, now Finn. Chloe-tan, three more mugs of beer here please! " Loki tried returning to her seat, albeit unsteadily. Puking once was not enough to stop her from drinking more booze.
" Although I hate to admit it, that Lil shrimp sure got herself a quite a tough child in her familia. Not even a day had passed and he's already movin' here and there when we arrived. "
According to what Finn had told her, the boy was supposed to be severely injured and unconscious. But what they saw there was the complete opposite of that.
Not only was he already awake, his wounds aren't even that visible anymore. Even Lefiya and Aiz was surprised seeing that but didn't ask anything as they find it very rude. Asking someone why he/she was already healed would be very impolite.
" Welcome to the Hostess of Fertility, meow! "
At the entrance, the two cat person, Chloe Lulu and Anya Flomer greets their customers.
" Morning is a lot better, meow… There are fewer customers and wasn't this noisy, meow. "
" You're right, meow. When it gets late, the beer-starved adventurers always swarming us here, meow. "
" Ugh, it's depressing, meow. "
" Mama Mia is over working us, meow. "
Standing at both side of the pub's entrance, the two cat person speaks out all the indignation they have.
" Hey, kitties we need one more person inside the kitchen. Mama Mia is going to yell at you again if you don't hurry. "
" Anything but that. I'm coming, meow! " Anya hurriedly run towards the kitchen, leaving Chloe there alone to greet and say goodbye to their customers.
" This is so boring, meow. " she whispered.
" Yow, Chloe. Is there still any seats available for two? "
Chloe was about to return inside the pub when someone suddenly called to her. Turning her head towards that voice's direction, she saw that it's someone she knew.
" You've finally come again, meow. Syr has been waiting for you, meow. "
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" Are you okay with the counter seat, meow? "
Chloe tried looking for available table inside the pub but she found nothing. They are all still fully occupied by the already drunk adventurers inside.
The only seats that are not taken yet were those that are in the counter. Those place are not that popular because it's very close to this pub's owner, Mia whom most adventurers here are scared of.
She can only offer them to Bell.
" What do you think, Eina? "
" I... "
Bell was completely fine with the counter seats. After all, he came here for their food not for their best seats. Also, that place was the least crowded part of this pub so they can eat their meal peacefully there.
But he still asked for Eina's opinion, just to make sure since he's the one who brought her here. If she declines, then they can only look for another restaurant nearby. It's no big deal.
Eina is nervous.
She can see that the room inside was filled with a group of drunk men. If it wasn't for Bell standing beside her, Eina would have long run as fast and as faraway as she can.
This place is simply too scary for her.
But there's also this adventurous side of her that wanted to try it. After all, who would not want to experience something new and exciting things?
Besides, she has Bell with her. And though he still look very young, he's already level 2. Eina can't help but feel safe with him around.
There's also the fact that she's hungry now. As long as there are good food inside to eat, then Eina's fine with it.
You can do it, Eina!
" Mn. " she nodded, cheering herself inside.
Seeing that, Bell once again turned to Chloe. " You heard her. We will take that seat, Chloe. "
" Alright! " she answered him. " Another seat for two, meow! "
" Ugh. No need to announce it like that. "
" Fu-fu. It's our protocol. Please follow me, meow. "
" Let's go, Eina. "
" O-okay... Thank you. "
Chloe led the two towards the counter seat.
The half-elf advisor timidly followed behind Chloe, trying her best not to get noticed by anyone. But of course, that didn't work out well.
Their arrival caught almost everyone's attention as they tuned their heads to them. This was meant to happen since the waitresses here always announce the arrival of their customers. Perhaps it is one of their marketing strategy or some sort.
Eina continue following Chloe towards the counter and sat down near the corner.
Bell on the other hand met the gazes thrown at him. For some 'reasons' he didn't want to know, most of these gazes are as sharp as knife, wanting to stab and slice him to tiny pieces. Bell chose to ignore them as he turned to the Loki familia's direction.
Now that he think about it, today should be the celebration of their 'failed' expedition.
These people had experienced a series of life and death events during their last expedition, which forced them to head back to the surface prematurely.
Well, the fact that none of them died during that expedition was indeed admirable and deserve a celebration like this.
Bell saw a few people in Loki familia that he knew personally since they'd already met before. He nodded at them.
Loki raised her bottle of wine, Aiz nod her head in his direction, Leene smiled and politely greeted Bell.
As for Lefiya, this young elfess only looked at him for a moment before turning to the side with a harrumph. It seems like she's still hostile towards him.
Bell also saw that moody werewolf, the twin amazons and the three top leaders of the Loki familia, especially Reveria who's gracefully taking a sip of her red wine.
She's really beautiful.. He thought.
Appearance wise, Aiz will not lose to her at all but she's simply too young.
Reveria has this elegance and mature aura around her that gives her this edge that even the young sword princess cannot compare with.
As if noticing his gaze, Reveria's eyes found their way to Bell, no-------- to Eina who's heading towards the counter.
Though Eina didn't noticed her presence due to her nervousness, Reveria's sharp eyes easily spotted the young advisor that she recognized.
Reveria gave Bell a puzzled look for a moment before getting her eyes off him. It is unknown what she's thinking right now.
Gareth and Finn still have this friendly smile they always have as they looked at Bell with slight curiosity. Bell politely nodded at back at them.
Only after that did he finally walked towards Eina and sat down beside her.
The counter is a long L shaped table, Chloe places them at the small corner seat at the end, the best place for the two of them.
" What do you want to order, meow? "
" Erm... give me pasta, roasted duck, roasted pork belly, two pineapple fruit juice and..... your tonight's special. "
Bell didn't even look at their prices and quickly list down all the food he thinks that are tasty before turning to Eina.
" What about you, Eina? "
But instead of answering his question, the half-elf also asked him with, " Can you finish all of that? "
" I don't know. But I'm incredibly hungry right now so I ordered a lot. You don't have to hold back either, Eina. You can order as much as you like, my treat. "
" I-I don't eat a lot! Hmph! " she snapped again.
Does he think I am a glutton or something?
Eina looked at the menu for a moment before facing Chloe. " I also want a pasta and juice. Thank you. "
" Alright. Please wait a moment, meow. "
The cat girl listed all of their orders on a piece of paper before heading towards the kitchen. As she passed behind Bell, she whispered. " You are very sly, Bell. "
Then she nimbly left.
Bell can only smile wryly after hearing that. Chloe definitely had misunderstood his relationship with Eina. She's probably thinking that they are having a dinner date right now.
But he's too lazy and wasn't very keen on explaining himself to others so Bell just let it be. Looking at Eina, though she still look nervous, there wasn't any changes in her facial expression. She probably did not hear what Chloe said to him.
He also noticed that Mia was not around. She's probably still inside the kitchen right now.
" Still nervous, Eina? Aren't you supposed to be very familiar with adventurers? After all, you encounter them everyday at the guild pantheon. "
" That's different. The adventurers I meet there are not drunk. I... I'm simply not familiar to places like this. "
" Hmm.. That make sense, considering it was your first time. "
" BEELL! "
While the two of them were conversing, a female voice suddenly called out to Bell. Looking back, he saw that it was Syr, walking towards his direction. Beside her was Lyu which Bell was also quite familiar with.
The two girls are both wearing their uniforms which composed of green blouse, skirts and white apron. They looked very refreshing.
" Yow. " He casually greeted them.
" You've finally come, mister Cranel. Syr has been waiting for you. "
" Lyu! What are you saying?! "
Surprisingly, Lyu's words are identical to what Chloe had told him earlier. Syr instantly blushed but was taken aback when she saw that Bell has a company.
And a female at that!
" This is.. "
" Oh. This here is Eina, my dungeon advisor. " Then he turned to Eina and also introduced Syr and Lyu to her.
" Ohh.. Nice to meet you, Eina. Can I call you that? You can also call me Syr if you don't mind. " Syr warmly introduced herself to Eina. " Come on, Lyu. Introduce yourself too. "
" Nice to meet you, Miss Eina. " Lyu politely said.
Eina was about to answer when two huge plate was dropped heavily on their table.
It's the pub owner, Mia Grande.
" Was wondering who it was that's keeping two of my people busy here. Turns out it's you again, kid. "
" Ha-ha.That's very cold of you, Mia. " Bell replied. Not intimidated by this level 6 in front of him at all.
" I don't need to be polite to someone who's trying to poach my people right under my nose. "
"....."
" You two, go to the kitchen and bring the rest of this kid's order here. "
" See you later, Bell! "
" See you later, mister Cranel. "
With Syr and Lyu gone, the dwarfess leaned halfway over the counter, staring at Bell with almost dark eyes.
" I'm watching you. "
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