VIP: Chapter 128 – You Raised Them
Isaac knew…
Shuna was completely consumed by love.
Why would such an independent and handsome girl be so consumed by love?
Of course, according to what she said…
“Hmm… The Young Master of the Hysterm Family, and he’s very interested in dungeons, reads a lot, and has a super good personality. Why can’t I go for him!?”
Okay, he was convinced.
Isaac chose to help her.
For example…
By using a slightly stronger dose of alcohol.
“Once he’s drunk, and I don’t know where he lives, I can just take him back to my hotel!”
“I won’t do anything. What are you talking about? I’ll just take him back to my hotel for a good chat and to deepen our relationship.”
“I’m very respectful of others. If he’s unwilling, I won’t do anything.”
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“Alright, the drinks are ready.”
Isaac held two cups of Chaos Alpha. This drink was indeed chaotic; judging by its color, it looked like water used for rinsing paint brushes.
A rich aroma wafted from the rim of the cup, a pungent smell that Isaac, still a distance away from his hand, could clearly detect.
Meanwhile, the two who were waiting seemed to be engaged in an unusually heated conversation.
“I see, Little Will is so strong, he managed to clear it on the first try without needing outside help.”
“…It’s nothing. Look, this is just a beginner’s mission, it’s very simple.”
“No, no, it’s definitely not. For most people, it’s so difficult that even an S Rank Adventurer leading a party might fail.”
Will listened to Shuna talk, wondering what she had been through during this time.
“Hmm, maybe many people didn’t do their research beforehand, and didn’t know they could stop the Green Mane Lion from advancing to its next phase by cutting off its tail buds in advance?”
Shuna pondered for a moment.
“I don’t think that’s the problem. Most of these people are probably… uh… probably rookies who might die from Slimes just by entering the dungeon?”
Will felt a chill down his spine, recalling memories that didn’t exist and never happened.
He quickly grabbed the Chaos Alpha that had just been served and took a small sip to relieve himself.
But…
What is this thing?!
Will only took a small sip with his tongue, but the rich, potent taste of alcohol surged directly into his brain. Despite only tasting it on his tongue, he felt as if his stomach was stimulated by the alcohol.
Although the Original Work described this stuff as “thick and hard to swallow,” Will admitted that he had underestimated it when he ordered it.
However…
Will felt the fragrant aroma of mint spreading from his throat. This aroma extended forward to his tongue and back to his esophagus, refreshing him and dispelling all the chaotic alcoholic fumes. He only felt a sense of comfort throughout his body.
This Original Work item was quite good, Will approved.
This is bad.
He seemed to have recommended such a drink to Shuna. As the first drink a man recommends to a woman on a date, isn’t this taste a bit too unique?!
Won’t she deduct a lot of points from his impression because of this?!
Will turned his head…
He saw Shuna take a big gulp, close her eyes tightly, looking as flustered and pained as if she were drinking for the first time, and then—
“Ahhh! So refreshing! What is this feeling? There was such a strong alcoholic scent just now, and in the next second, only a refreshing fragrance remained in my mouth.”
Shuna opened her eyes, which she had just closed, and seemed to be quite enjoying the taste.
Will was relieved.
“Hmm… However, so this is what alcohol tastes like. It’s indeed very special and addictive.”
“Huh? ‘This is what alcohol tastes like’… Shuna, is this your first time…”
“Ahahaha, how could it be? Do I look like someone who drinks for the first time?”
Shuna laughed heartily and slapped the table, causing Will’s drinks on the table to jiggle slightly.
Will looked carefully at her unrestrained style. She was dressed like an old Adventurer—it’s common knowledge that old Adventurers love to hang out in taverns.
Moreover…
As if to prove her point, Shuna took two or three large gulps after saying that.
It really didn’t look like it!
Her alcohol tolerance must be superb!
He was overthinking it!
“So, back to our topic—Little Will didn’t just clear the beginner’s level, but he did it as a captain leading a party. He’s truly strong.”
Shuna held her wine glass and, without realizing it, moved her chair closer, clinking her glass against his on the bar counter.
“Congratulations. However… I want to hear about your heroic deeds. We can talk while we drink, and refills are on the house tonight.”
“Heroic… heroic deeds?”
“For example, hmm… how did you deal with the Green Mane Lion’s charge?”
Shuna took a sip.
“Uh… In the party, there was a very strong Shield Saint. Do you remember the Ice Array I mentioned? It’s very effective at blocking!”
“Then… how do you weaken its HP?”
Shuna took her second sip.
“Wood is weak against fire. Do you remember Extreme Flame Meteor? There’s a Witch in the party who is very useful.”
“Finally, to stop it from advancing, you have to quickly chop off its tail…”
Shuna took her third sip.
“There’s a Swordsman with excessive agility. Entak’s Demonic Sword Arts, I think I consulted you about it, it’s super fast!”
This is not right.
With this Q&A, Will was still excited. After finishing, he felt something was wrong.
He suddenly realized…
This sounds exactly like he, the captain, was slacking off and being carried by his teammates!
He felt like she would mock him, and that the W he had been writing to for so many years, who studied so diligently, was actually just a hanger-on hiding behind the team and winning effortlessly.
He had tried his best too.
Will’s eyes subconsciously avoided Shuna in front of him.
Compared to the limitations fate imposed on him, he felt that “talent” imposed even greater limitations.
He could understand why, when his math grades were so good back then, some people in his class could only guess their answers.
“Pfft.”
Shuna put down her glass and chuckled lightly.
Then she turned her head and leaned forward towards Will. Will felt her face flushing with a drunken blush, and her eyes even had a slightly tipsy, unfocused look.
“Why do you seem like the pampered one in the team?”
“!? ”
This was the first time Will had heard someone call him that.
Like this…
Thinking about it, he did seem quite like it.
Perhaps being the pampered one wasn’t so bad, after all, they were all raised by him.
Then being pampered wouldn’t be shameful!
“So the things you wrote to me about weren’t for training yourself. I was wondering how one person could be so amazing, wanting to do everything.”
She raised her wine glass and looked wistfully at the single remaining bottom of Chaos Alpha in her cup.
“Yes. As support, of course, you have to train the whole team. Everyone in a team is very important…”
Will also picked up his wine glass. The Chaos Alpha was too strong. While Shuna was chugging it down, he could only manage half a cup. The light from the tavern above flickered on the dark green Chaos Alpha in his cup.
“So, Little Will.”
Clink.
Shuna clinked her glass with his.
“Don’t you want to, not as the background, but to personally go onto the battlefield, become the strongest, and deliver the most spectacular blow?”
After clinking glasses, Shuna, separated from Will by his own wine glass, could see Shuna’s slightly narrowed eyes through the Chaos Alpha, with a hint of allure.
It was as if this clink of glasses was meant to make Will, who had been avoiding eye contact with insecurity, look up at her.
She seemed a little drunk, but under this drunkenness, she appeared even more sincere.
“…I want to! It’s just…”
“No problem.”
Shuna suddenly put down her wine glass, reached out, and touched Will’s arm, squeezing the muscles on his arm.
“Here, you’re much more muscular than I expected. You must work out a lot, hehe.”
