The Villainous Me Turned the Losers into Blackened Bosses – Chapter 129

Her black hair cascaded down, smooth and thick, framing a straight nose and elegant eyelids. In the dim tavern light, she was undeniably beautiful.
She crossed her legs, and her black stockings tightened with the movement.
“What kind of drinks would you two like? Feel free to think it over, as all our drinks have a unique character. I recommend trying them all.”
—It was only when the bartender, who seemed to be the owner, spoke to Will that his gaze shifted away from Shuna beside him.
He happily touched his cheek.
Although Shuna’s pinch had actually hurt a little…
Heh heh heh, it was quite a blissful feeling.
He had now completely accepted the fact that “S is a girl and her name is Shuna!” Moreover, she, like him, used her initial as an alias. How cute was that?
However…
Amidst his joy, he was still contemplating something.
Black hair…
It was a bit strange.
Just as mentioned in the original work, black hair was quite rare in this world that focused on a different world’s setting.
This was for the protagonist’s uniqueness, who was otherwise unremarkable in the original work.
Why…
Was Shuna also black-haired?
Was there any connection between her and Xiu…?
“What’s wrong, spacing out while looking at me? Don’t look at me, look at the drinks.”
As Will pondered, Shuna suddenly leaned closer. Her right eye was illuminated by a small hanging lamp in the tavern, reflecting Will’s figure.
She placed her right hand on the bar counter. Her slender, long fingers tapped the menu on the table with their middle knuckles, making a crisp *dong dong* sound on the wooden surface.
“No… I… I was just thinking, you… your hair is beautiful, black, and rarely seen.”
How did that sound so much like… so much like…
He was hitting on her in a really cheesy way!?
He was regressing, becoming the kind of person who didn’t know what to say in front of a girl again.
“Oh? Is that so…” Shuna twirled a strand of her hair with her finger. “Yes, it’s beautiful, I love it too. A hair color that can be recognized at a glance is the best, right?”
So confident.
Despite being a dark-haired young girl, she made him feel like she was sparkling.
“Then I’ll have a look at the drinks.”
Will actually…
Had always suspected that S was the protagonist…
Hmm… and now they had the same hair color.
He looked at the menu before him—apart from a few snacks, it was all drinks. Suddenly, he felt a slight headache.
But…
Their genders were completely different… Wait, there were only two genders, so if not one, then it must be the other.
Their names were also so different…
“Hugh (Xiu), Shona (Shuna)…”
Could there really be… such a powerful and beautiful girl in this world, and… she didn’t belong to the original protagonist?
Will held the menu, gazing at the drinks listed.
His hands trembled slightly with excitement.
This was…
This was his own encounter?
This was his own story?
This was his own… girl?!
“Hmm… Yes, what kind of drink would you like. Oh, right, Little Will! I’ll treat you this time!”
“Little… Little Will!?”
“I’m older than you, so I’ll call you Little Will. What’s wrong?”
Although he was the youngest brother in his family, this was the first time Will had been addressed as “Little Will” by someone like an “older sister type.”
“N-nothing…”
“Your ears are so red, what’s wrong?”
Will instinctively covered the ear facing Shuna.
Even though he had controlled his words, his body was still uncontrollable! It had exposed him.
However…
Regarding the drinks…
When he knew it was this tavern, before even looking at the menu, he had already decided what he wanted to drink…
“Bartender, one Chaos Alpha. But it’s fine, uh… as someone from the Hysterm Family, I still have some money to cover this…”
“I’ll treat you~ This way you can drink to your heart’s content~”
“Chaos Alpha?”
Isaac flinched upon hearing the name. Chaos Alpha was actually a drink he had concocted when he occasionally made small drinks at the Adventurer’s Guild.
However…
This drink was quite potent, and most people who drank it couldn’t handle it; only a small portion could accept its taste.
This was the first time he had seen someone order it right off the bat.
He looked at Will, with his delicate appearance behind glasses, this “pen pal” that Shuna had been waiting for. He had thought Will was just a naive young master, but he wanted something so intense right away?!
But the reason Will chose Chaos Alpha was because…
It was the drink Xiu ordered in the first chapter of the original work, at the XXX tavern. In the original work, on that snowy night when Xiu was driven away, he went to his favorite XXX tavern and ordered this Chaos Alpha.
Coincidentally, it was this Chaos Alpha that was noticed by an Empress who also frequented the tavern.
Uh…
Then, Xiu’s alcohol tolerance was really not good. While chatting and drinking, he drank too much without realizing it and was taken away by the Empress while in a daze.
So!
Will wanted to try it!
This was a drink whose taste was specifically described in the original work, the drink for the encounter with the original heroine, and a drink with such a peculiar name, holding an unusual significance!
Oh, right…
Now that I mention it…
“Also, bartender, for the Chaos Alpha, remember to add five milliliters of mint extract.”
—Xiu’s favorite way to drink it in the original work!
Today, Will would take on the role of the original protagonist!
He would drink all the drinks that the protagonist liked!
And he would also try the things the protagonist liked to add while drinking!
—After all, today is… it’s a great day to finally meet the pen pal he’s been in contact with for so many years. Let me experience what you’ve done, little guy.
“Huh?!” Isaac’s hand, holding the glass, trembled when he heard this. “Are… are you sure?”
This way of drinking was truly unique.
Isaac had mixed it before, but… Chaos Alpha with five milliliters of mint extract could be said to be even more unacceptable.
It was an extreme of extremes, an anomaly of anomalies.
What kind of judgment did Shuna have? Who did she find?
“I’m sure, I’ll have this one.”
Will even smiled confidently, as if he had tried this drink before, tapping the bar counter with his fingertip.
Isaac slowly picked up the glass, wanting to stall for a moment and see what Shuna would do.
Unexpectedly…
Shuna’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Will like this!
“Wow—that sounds like an incredibly potent drink! Adding mint extract is also a super cool method.”
“Yes. It’s a method I… I heard from a friend… of a friend’s friend.”
Will gazed at Shuna’s curious eyes, further confirming that she probably had nothing to do with the protagonist.
After all… this was his favorite drink in the original work. How could she not have the slightest impression of it?
Shuna turned her head, her eyes still sparkling as she looked at the empty glass in Isaac’s hand.
Isaac felt like this girl was about to pull off something big.
“Bartender, give me one too! The same, with five milliliters of mint extract—”
“Okay…”
Isaac said, while pretending to grab something, he moved closer to Shuna.
“Are you sure the plan is still proceeding?”
“Of course, what’s wrong?”
“And you’re going to drink the same as him? This drink has a high alcohol content, it’s easy to get drunk…”
“Yeah. No problem at all, I trust myself.”
Shuna smiled at Will.
“He looks like he can’t drink as well as me, right? That’s his overestimation!”