Dinner. (1)

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. "

*

" 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. "

O.-.0

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