"But seriously, they could be really good opponents if they make it to the later stage, such an unfortunate." said Chris.
"I agree about that... Anyway, since we finished our matches prematurely, we are still having approximately three hours of free time including the intermission break before the second round matches, any plan for these three hours? Or are we just going to head back to our dorm and do nothing for the next three hours?" said Sky.
"That's a great idea." said Chris, with a thumbs up.
"Uh... Not the answer I was expecting..." said Sky, refuse to accept that answer of Chris.
"Maybe we can explore the town for a bit. Ben-chan said he is out of some medical supplies and is going to try out his luck and see if he could find any store in the town that be might be selling those supplies. While the girls and I had planned to have a visit at the famous boutique in the town since yesterday." Maria suggested.
"Sounds troublesome but not a bad idea." said Chris. "Sounds like a good way to spend these three hours." said Sky.
And so, the six of them left the tournament stadium and headed to the town. Seito, Itsuki, and Junior are not interested in that, so they stay in the hostel waiting for the results of the current round and notice for the second round.
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A while later, Sky is strolling on the lively and busy street alone, he sighed while recalling how did he end up getting left out.
As soon as they reached the town area, Maria and the girls immediately rushed towards the boutique without a single moment of delay. While Ben who was actually planning to look for a store that sells medical supplies had his attention drawn by a weird store that sold some weird 'material' including eggs of parasites and seeds of some venomous plants. While Chris who was not very enthusiastic about the whole thing is getting called out by Ben for some rare flesh-eating worms that the shop owner raised and cultivated in a bronze jar. Chris who happened to be quite interested in this sort of thing is easily been dragged along by Ben. Sky who is not interested in either the boutique or those weird parasitic things chose to silently walk away and let them have their own fun time...
Sky sighed as he recalled all those ridiculous things that happened as he continued strolling aimlessly on the street. Then, he suddenly saw a small hostess bar at a hidden corner of the street.
"Hmm? I never know Kapis Dimension has this sort of culture as well. I wonder is it even opened right now?" Sky thought while walking towards that small building of the hostess bar.
Lucky for Sky, it's had just opened when he reached the entry. As soon as he pushed open the door and stepped into the building, he was greeted by ten pretty ladies with their loud and sweet 'welcome' phrase. He is guided by one of the pretty ladies to a comfortable sofa seat before ordered a bottle of chardonnay.
"If I am not mistaken, you are one of the contestants, I remember you still have another round of match this afternoon, is it alright for you to drink alcohol right now?" said the pretty lady as she poured the wine into a wine glass.
"Don't worry, a little bit of alcohol would not be a big deal for me in the tournament, or rather, it might actually improve my performance, alcohol could be a boost sometimes, you know?" said Sky, in a slightly teasing tone.
Hearing this, a pair of cheerful twin sisters immediately ran towards Sky's seat with some strong liquor, they look rather excited.
"Oh my! Oh my! Man who can drink a lot is certainly charming and attractive." said one of the twin sisters, and her sibling nodded.
"Haha! I would really love to have that liquor if it's not so this early. To be honest, I don't really expect a nightclub to be opened in such a daylight time." said Sky as he politely rejected the twin's offer.
"Well, normally we don't, today is a special occasion." said the pretty lady who is sitting at Sky's side.
"I see, that makes sense now." said Sky with a warm smile which caused that pretty lady to blushed a bit.
"Welcome to Sweetheart Hostess Bar!"
Another sweet and warm welcome can be heard from the main entrance, this time, it's a group of six men that looks clean and neat.
"I wonder if any of you came from Null Dimension? As I remembered that this type of bar is quite rare in Kapis." Sky asked as one of the twin sisters started leaning on Sky's left shoulder, while Sky doesn't seem to bother by that at all.
"Yes, the bar owner was from Null Dimension. She started this bar many years ago after she settled herself in Kapis." said the pretty lady.
"Mhmm... The owner is really an amazing lady." said the other of the twin who is a bit away from Sky.
"The owner? Is she available right now? I'm quite interested to meet her." said Sky.
"Unfortunately, she was out for some traveling right now, she is an adventurous person." said the pretty lady.
"I see... I'm not in the luck to meet her I guess." said Sky.
And so, they continue with these random chatters for another fifteen minutes...
Suddenly.
"Don't be shy, show me what's behind your undergarments..." said one of the customers while trying to rip off the clothes of a hostess at his side...
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might caused the writer to stop writing."
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