Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Drunkenness

“Burp!”

I let out a short belch and smacked my lips, giggling foolishly.

Suddenly, I felt so happy.

“Barry!” I shouted loudly, startling those around me. Barry looked at me with a bewildered expression, “Come on, burp! Let’s drink!”

Then I raised both hands high, banging the table with a loud “bang.”

“Sister Hill, you can’t drink anymore,” Barry said with a bitter smile, then turned to glare fiercely at Ryan, “Who let her drink! Look at how drunk she is!”

“I’m not drunk!”

I shouted loudly in dissatisfaction. They actually said I was drunk? I could drink a thousand cups without falling over. To me, everyone here was just trash.

“I just wanted to apologize… I didn’t know Sister Hill’s alcohol tolerance was so low; she became like this after just one cup.”

Ryan spread his hands innocently, but there was a smile in his eyes.

“Or… why don’t you rest first, Barry? I’ll take her home?”

“Get lost! If anyone is taking her home, it’s me. What’s your business here?” Barry was so angry his face turned red as he pointed at Ryan and cursed him, “Don’t you even look at yourself! The whole village knows you’re too lazy to do any farm work, all you know is to play! You’re so immature, thinking of eating swan meat while being a toad. How shameless!”

“Barry, you dare to curse me!”

“I’m cursing you!”

“What does it have to do with you if I take your sister home!”

“You want to take advantage of her!”

“I just like her, so what? Sister Hill hasn’t said anything, why are you barking like a dog?”

“Who are you calling a dog?!”

“Whoever answers is a dog!”

“… Alcohol!!!”

Feeling dizzy, I couldn’t quite hear what they were saying anymore. All I wanted was to drink two more cups.

“Hahaha! Little Hill, Uncle will drink with you.”

Uncle Doyle watched the two young people fighting over her and found it very amusing. Feeling the effects of the alcohol, he decided to encourage me to drink more, wanting to see what this incredibly beautiful girl would be like when drunk.

“Uncle Doyle! How can you do that!”

Barry was immediately flustered.

“Hahaha! Today we’re all so happy, if Little Hill wants to drink, let her drink happily!”

Uncle Doyle picked up a new empty glass, filled it with beer from a nearby barrel, and placed it in front of me.

“Come on, Little Hill, let’s toast!”

“Toasting!”

Seeing the drink in front of me, I instantly cheered up again, picked up the glass, and gulped down half of it.

“Ha! It’s good.”

I wiped my mouth and sprang up, trying to stand on the table, but stumbled and fell on my butt.

Huh? Why does it feel strange? This shouldn’t be happening. Why is my body so hard to control? Could I be stuck in the mud of the abyss again… Yes, I am in the abyss.

So I sat on the ground, hugged my knees, curled up into a ball, and started to blow bubbles.

“Blop, blop, blop… Why is it so noisy? Am I going to be born?”

Seeing me in such a silly state, even Ryan was somewhat panicked. He really hadn’t expected my alcohol tolerance to be so poor. If Grandmother Claire knew about this, he would be dead for sure.

“Sister Hill, are you okay? You can’t drink anymore.”

Ryan reached out to help me up, but Barry pushed him off balance.

“Don’t touch her!”

“Barry! Do you want to fight?!”

“Don’t touch her!”

“She fell! Can’t I help her up? Why are you so tense about her? Don’t tell me you like your sister?!”

“Ryan, say that again!”

“You like Sister Hill! So what if I said it?!”

“You bastard!”

After some pushing and shoving, the two started punching and kicking each other.

This time, Uncle Doyle couldn’t sit still either and hurriedly stood up to mediate.

“Hey, you two, stop it!”

I looked dazedly at the three people grappling together. My mind was a complete mess, and I had no idea what was happening.

“Hill~ Little Hill~ Where are you—”

Who is it! Calling me!

Struggling to get up from the ground, I saw a creature resembling Alia, walking towards me with an indifferent stride.

“Alia, you’re drunk, hehe.” I laughed mercilessly at her.

“Little Hill~” Alia hugged me tightly, burying her face in my neck and sniffing deeply, “Little Hill, you smell so nice, like lilac.”

“Alia, don’t, hehe, it tickles.” I laughed and pushed her away, “Let’s, drink.”

Alia and I sat at the table and finished our drinks in one go.

“Why are they fighting, hehe.”

Alia pointed at the three people wrestling together and laughed foolishly.

“I, don’t know, hehe.”

“They’re fighting so ugly.”

“Yes, hehehe…”

I don’t know which joke struck a chord, but I couldn’t stop laughing.

“Little Hill, I have a secret to tell you, I… am getting married!”

“With whom, with, Barry?”

“How annoying, Little Hill, with Allen, Allen. How could I marry Barry? You must be drunk, hahaha!”

“Oh. Getting married, is it fun?”

“Mmm… I don’t feel like playing anymore. I’m not happy, little Xerl~”

“Why, not happy?”

“Mmm… I don’t know, why am I not happy?” Aria pouted as she rested her head on the table. “I just feel like everything is happening too fast. We’re getting married before I’m ready, and then we’ll have a baby right away… Just thinking about these things makes me so anxious. I’m still a child myself…”

“Aria, this is premarital anxiety.”

“Premarital anxiety? What’s that? Are you saying I’m sick?”

“No, not sick. It’s just worry. Like you.”

“I don’t understand… You seem to know so much, Xerl. You’ve had these thoughts before. Where did you come from, tell me~” Aria grabbed my arm and cuddled.

“Haha, I’m a monster.”

“A monster? Xerl is a monster?”

“Yeah, one of those that eat people. Grr!”

I was in such a state that I didn’t know what I was saying. I raised my paw and made a face at Aria.

“Haha, Xerl, you’re so cute.” Aria stroked my hair.

“Aria, I want…”

“Pee? Oh, go ahead. I’ll wait for you. And you still haven’t told me where you came from.”

“Okay!”

I responded, swaying as I walked to a secluded place. I looked around and saw no one.

Struggling to stand with my legs apart, I lifted my linen dress high up, removed the undergarment that resembled tights, and reached down to grab my…

…wait, why can’t I find it?

My eyes were hazy as I frowned, trying to remember.

Oh, right. My… friend has been gone for many days now.

I miss him.

So, I squatted down as usual, the sound of water trickling.

…I’m done.

Afterwards, I picked up the undergarment and prepared to return, but suddenly felt dizzy and saw stars when I turned around. When I came to, I was kneeling on the ground, bewildered.

“Gag—” I dry heaved, feeling nauseous.

My head was spinning, and I wanted to vomit.

“What should I say…”

A familiar voice came from somewhere.

“Who… is it?” I immediately became alert, as if a shadowy figure appeared. Who is it… I rubbed my eyes hard, but couldn’t see clearly.

“Little thing, why aren’t you running?”

“Running… where? I… don’t know.”

What was he saying? Why should I run? I don’t want to leave grandma… Why would he say such things, how annoying.

My mind was in a haze, unable to think normally.

“Do you know how easy it is for me to kill you now?”

Something cold touched my shoulder. What was it? I touched it.

“…beef jerky!”

I opened my mouth to bite it.

“Fool!”

The hard object was quickly pulled away, and I pouted unhappily.

This person is so annoying. Is he going to give it to me or not? Is he enjoying teasing me?

I grabbed his pant leg and stood up, raising both hands and slapping him in the face, then started pulling wildly.

“Give it to me!”

“…It seems the Abyssal Lord of the Deep is here. Should I be embarrassed?” The other person caught my wrist, removed his hand from his face, and muttered to himself, “How should I deal with you… Ah, it’s troublesome.”

“It wasn’t easy to find you. I almost searched every village near Woodward, and my legs are nearly broken. While you were comfortably playing house here… These days, I’ve been watching you and asking villagers about you. The situation… really makes things difficult for me. Why don’t you have any sense of being a monster? My mission is to ensure your elimination. Now, what should I do with you, White Night’s Abyss?”

This person… what is he talking about? I can’t hear clearly.

I watched his lips move, but my vision was becoming blurry.

I’m so sleepy… I can hardly keep my eyes open, hehe.

“Before, I thought about many possibilities. Which escape route would you choose? If you managed to reach a slightly larger town, you’d immediately fall into the web of the Church. We predicted all scenarios, but no one could imagine that a monster from the Abyss would hide in this nameless village, living quietly as a country girl… If those old guys knew about this, they’d probably be shocked out of their wits… Why are you so special… Why do you look so much like a human.”

Carlos looked at the young woman whose body had softened, her eyes closed and breathing steady.

She actually fell asleep. Really… what should I say.

“…I might as well stab you right now. My mission would be over.”

Saying chilling words, Carlos knelt down and carried the girl on his back.

“It seems I need to have a good talk with the Pope… This matter, the fewer who know, the better.”