Chapter 305 : Hunting For Alcoholic Beverages
After seeing off the guards, Tio turned to us and bowed her head.
「Once again, thank you, guys. If it were not for you, I would have been kidnapped by those bandits. I don’t know how I can repay you.」(Tio)
「Don’t worry about it. You have my thanks too for clearing the heavy atmosphere I made in the carriage. I have to reflect on myself a little…」(Celine)
Celine scratched her cheek with her index finger and smiled at Tio apologetically.
「Fufu. You must have gotten sick of being picked up by men, right? It can’t be helped. You’re very attractive and don’t seem to have a boyfriend after all. That’s why men often pick you up.」(Tio)
「I’m single but do I really look like one? Usually women my age are married.」(Celine)
「Well, that’s true, but I think it’s because you’re not traveling with a man. Plus, you have an attractive body that men can’t resist. You have the privilege to choose your ideal man, you know? But why haven’t you gotten a boyfriend yet?」(Tio)
「B, Boyfriend!? Well… I, It’s because… That’s right! I’m busy being an adventurer now! Yeah, I’m so busy that I don’t have time for that kinda thing. I think I’ll start looking for my ideal man in a few years…」(Celine)
For some reason, Celine glanced at me after awkwardly answering Tio’s question.
「Hee~ A few years, huh? Do you already have someone in mind?」(Tio)
「Eh!? N, N-No…?」(Celine)
「Hmm… Suspicious… Well, I won’t ask any further. Anyway, I’m heading to my uncle’s place now.」(Tio)
「A, Alright…」(Celine)
Celine let out a sigh of relief when Tio turned her gaze to me.
Tio then crouched down and whispered to me.
「Mark, please come to visit when you grow up. I’ll give you plenty of service. Of course, I can give an ‘adult service’ if you want~ Fufu.」(Tio)
After that, she winked at me and stood up.
Did I hear it wrong? Did she just say, “adult service”?
I’d be lying if I said my heart didn’t skip a beat when I heard that.
Aahh… I’m starting to hate my child’s body. I wish I could grow up faster.
「Well then, may we meet again! See you, guys!」(Tio)
Tio waved her hand at us and we waved ours at her.
She then walked away, heading to her uncle’s restaurant.
After seeing her off, Celine bowed and whispered to me.
「Say, Mark, what did she say to you just now?」(Celine)
「Hm? She told me to come visit her when I grow up. She said she will serve me a beer.」(Mark)
「…That’s it?」(Celine)
「That’s it.」(Mark)
I don’t think I should tell Celine about the ‘adult service’ Tio said to me.
Celine looked at me suspiciously for a second and returned her gaze to Tio’s back.
『Hee… Looks like you will be able to enjoy free beer and free ‘onee-san’ in the future. I’m so jealous!』(Nicola)
Ugh… Did she hear what Tio said to me…?
「So, Celine, are we going to look for an inn?」(Mark)
I ignored Nicola and asked Celine.
「Nope. I’ve already booked a room for us when I went here with Garrett yesterday, so we can go there before dinner.」(Celine)
「I see. So, where are we going now?」(Mark)
「Fufu~ Isn’t that obvious? We’re going to buy liquor!」(Celine)
「Ahh… I see…」(Mark)
I just remembered she told me that this town is famous for its delicious alcoholic drinks. She said she would buy tons of alcoholic drinks, and I promised her to put them in my Item Box.
「Alright, I wonder where I should go first~ There must be a good store around here… Ah! Let’s go from that store first!」(Celine)
Celine grabbed my hand tightly and dragged me to a liquor store on the other side of the street.
Nicola and Ester looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and followed us.
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「I want this one, this one, and this one, please!」(Celine)
「Right away! I’m so happy you’re buying this much. I’ll lend you my cart, please wait a moment.」(store owner)
The owner of the liquor store was about to go to the back of the store with a big smile on his face, but Celine stopped him.
「No, you don’t have to. Mark, can you please put them in your Item Box?」(Celine)
「Okay.」(Mark)
I stretched my hand toward the bottles of liquor Celine lined up on the reception table and put them in my Item Box.
「Alright, let’s go to the next store~!」(Celine)
「Eehhh… You still want to buy liquor?」(Mark)
「Of course! I’ve been saving up for this moment! Let’s go~!」(Celine)
This is the third liquor store we visited so far, and Celine still wants to buy more…
Just how much she’s planning to drink…?
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In the end, Celine took us around the town to buy liquor for a few hours, and it was already dark when the four of us arrived at the inn.
In the dining hall on the first floor, there were a lot of people enjoying themselves with drinks in their hands.
Among them, there was a middle-aged man waving at us. It was Garrett.
We waved back at him and sat down at the same table.
「You’re late. Did something happen when you handed over those criminals to the knights?」(Garrett)
「Nope. Everything went smoothly. We’re late because we walked around the town, hunting for liquor.」(Celine)
Listening to Celine, Garrett let out a sigh.
「I see… By the way, you’re heading to the capital tomorrow, right? Have you made arrangements for the trip?」(Garrett)
「Nope. I’m planning to rent a carriage tomorrow morning.」(Celine)
「In that case, let me take you to the capital. For free, of course.」(Garrett)
「Really? That would be great, but…」(Celine)
Celine looked happy, but Garrett only smiled bitterly at her.
There seemed to be something bothering his mind.
「Umm… Are you still thinking about that guy…?」(Celine)
「Well, I’ve been working with Lumon for months. I still can’t believe that he’s a bandit leader… Anyway, I put you in danger because I hired him, so let me at least take you to the capital.」(Garrett)
「You don’t have to worry about it, you know? Of course, we would be grateful if you want to take us to the capital for free, but what about the people who want to go to Lev Village? No public carriages go there except yours, right?」(Celine)
「Don’t worry, people rarely go to that village from this town, so I don’t think I will get any passengers tomorrow. Besides, there’s something I want to buy in the capital.」(Garrett)
「I see. Garrett-san, if you need an escort, I think you should hire someone from the Adventurer Guild next time. It costs more money but it’s much safer than hiring an unlicensed mercenary like that guy.」(Celine)
「You’re right… Well then, I’m going to rest in my room. I’ll see you tomorrow.」(Garrett)
Garrett gulped down his ale quickly as if trying to forget the pain of being betrayed. He then gave us a bitter smile and went upstairs to his room.
As for us, we stayed in the dining hall to have dinner.
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Mark… You know Celine is in love with you lol, Nicole told you that after first day transfer mana to her for Crystal