Chapter 20. Lewd Goddess Apprentice and Witch
"It was horrible."
I took a sip of lemonade at the tavern and complained. Ten minutes of being hung upside down by a giant cannibal flower by Lucia and Noelle.
Finally, with the help of the two bored people, I returned to the town and reported that I had completed the quest safely.
After that, there was a welcome party for Noelle, who had joined the group, and we started a dinner party at the tavern attached to the Adventurer's Guild. I haven't drunk yet.
"It's okay, Akira, I'm glad you were safe. Look, another drink."
Perhaps sensing my mood, Lucia poured me a large mug of lemonade with a smile.
I took a sip of it and sighed. Sure, my body is safe.
The cannibal flower was so slow that even though I could be humiliated like that, it would be a day later. That doesn't mean we should delay help, though.
"I wish you guys had helped me sooner. I wonder if I can trust you from now on..."
I glanced at Lucia, and she quickly averted her gaze. I wish I had a cheat... or something.
"I'm sorry, Akira. Look, I'll give you my fried food as an apology."
Noelle, who didn't seem scared despite my words, put fox-colored fried chicken on my plate.
"I hope you'll be more careful next time... Hmm?"
I reflexively ate the fried chicken, but it had a unique flavor. Of course, it didn't taste like a pig or cow, nor did it taste like a bird.
"What kind of meat is this?"
"Fried Giant Drinking Swallowtail."
I spit it out.
"It's butterfly meat!?"
"It's always drunk with the nectar of the flowers, and the meat is much more tender and mature than the domestic stuff, so it's a rather popular dish."
Noelle was naturally eating the fried chicken of the drunken swallowtail.
Is there something strange about the food in a different world?
You can eat monsters.
"No way, this lemonade isn't weird either, is it?"
Lucia answered my question.
"It's a special lemon from a lemon tree monster called Lemora in the Forest of the Four Seasons. It's popular because it's more acidic and sweeter, and it's more suitable for lemonade than regular lemons. It's also a specialty of the town."
"I see... I'll do without it, then."
I held out the lemonade that was still about half full in my glass to the two of them.
It tasted good, but when I heard that it came from a demon tree, I lost my appetite a little.
I've been eating normally at this tavern so far, but maybe it's mostly demon food?
I wonder if I was eating it without knowing... I involuntarily pressed my lips together, and Noelle shrugged her shoulders.
"Truly, boys are really sensitive. You must learn to eat monsters. Is it okay to drink that half-drunk lemonade? Akira's Indirect Kiss!"
"Akira is a boy, so he's different from us, and that's what makes him so cute. Also, that half-drunk lemonade is mine! Give me an indirect kiss!"
Don't flirt with indirect kisses. Are you in elementary school?... Worse, in my world someone might...
But I can't eat monster food with a blank face... at least give me time. I am not sensitive because I'm a man; it's just that I'm not used to this otherworldly culture. From the way these guys say it, it seems that men in this world don't like monster food in the first place.
Women, on the other hand, seem to eat demon food normally. This may also be proof that women are stronger.
"Hey, can I order a drink soon?"
Rumor has it that witches hate alcohol because it makes them irrational...
"That's not true. It's a rumor we deliberately spread to make witches look good. Everyone in the village drinks alcohol every day and binges. We'll even do a one-shot show with magic and compete to see who's the most exciting."
Witches aren't bastards. No, in the first place.
"Noelle looks a little older than me, doesn't she? Can I have a drink?"
"Huh? What are you talking about? If you're our age, you can drink it."
"What? Really?"
Lucia, who was sitting next to me, whispered in my ear.
"I don't know about your place, but in this world, everyone can drink alcohol if they are over 15."
Is that right? It's like Japan during the Warring States period.
"Then I'll ask for a drink, but what about the two of you?"
"I don't care."
In this world, it seems that you can drink even if you are my age, but there is still a sense of resistance.
I'm not serious, but I don't want to have my first drink in front of these guys and end up with something irreversible.
"It's okay, it's okay, go with me, Akira."
"No, it's okay."
I pulled a chair closer and dodged Noelle, who poked me with her elbow.
Then I heard a tongue-lashing.
"Damn it... I thought I was going to get him drunk and attack him... He's got a tough guard."
Ok.
"Witch, in such a case, you should do more like this, and have a cocktail at a fashionable restaurant. With that dimly lit and moody atmosphere, Akira will fall."
Yeah. Don't drink in front of these guys.
"Oh no, I'm going to give up on letting Akira drink, and Lucia should go with me instead. If you're confident you can drink at the same pace as I do, that is."
"Good courage, witch Noelle. Why don't you drink it too! It's a game of whoever gets crushed first!"
Riding on Noelle's provocation in seconds, Lucia called the waitress and began to order drinks.
I'm not sure if these guys are good friends or bad. But before we had a drink, I wanted to talk to you about something. It's about the future.
Noelle has officially joined the party and we will be able to take on more dangerous quests from now on. In doing so, I also want to acquire some kind of combat skill.
At the very least, I want to be good enough to help them. Anyway, if I'm in a pinch, there's a possibility that these guys will smirk at me with a lascivious heart.
Since my friends are such stupid and lascivious people, I must protect myself.
"It's going to be in the future, but I'm going to get... some useful skills in the future."
"This lemon liquor is exquisite! As expected, Carmelo Town's famous lemon! It's a different depth!"
"The mellow sweetness is followed by the strong alcohol, and it's going to blow you away!"
"Are you serious... Mmmmmmmm..."
"Oh my gosh, after all, alcohol is the best! My brain melts."
While I was serious about my thoughts, these guys were drinking a lot.
...
How strong did you drink?
I involuntarily took a bottle of lemon and strawberry liquor and looked at the label.
It said 40 percent alcohol by volume. It's too strong... Isn't this something to drink by splitting it with carbonated water?
They're drinking it undiluted. It makes my brain melt. Even though my brain is already melting.
"Today is the best day of my life. I can't believe I can party with boys... Hiccup. If it goes well, I think I can do it in one shot. Hey, what's going on there, goddess? Is there hope? Do you think, Akira?"
"Fufufu... There's a good chance you'll get a shot, witch! Because to tell you the truth, I'm already with Akira. Oh, I can't say more!"
"Huh!? Did you do it!? Did you!?"
"I can't say for sure... Well, that's what it is."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I want to too! I had sex with Akira! A little! That's how I became a member, so don't leave me out! The next time I have time with Akira, I can't mix in there somehow! I don't care if I'm second in line!"
"What? Me, you, Akira play three people... That's erotic in its own right! Ehehehehe! Let's mess around with Akira's body together!"
"How about restraining play with chains!?"
"After that, we'll take turns on top of him like this, and we'll take turns on top of him..."
"Then let's set a time limit, so why don't we compete to see who's going to finish first!?"
"Nice idea! But it looks like this, and I'm confident in the tightness! Because I've only done it once, so it's like I'm a virgin! Hehehehe!"
"Then I'm a perfect virgin! Ahahahaha!"
These guys are the worst kind of jokes... Yeah, I think they are not joking.
I often hear that women's bottom stories are tight, but in this different world, the erotic perspective unique to men is added, and the tightness is doubled.
I quietly left my seat so as not to be noticed. Let's leave these drunks alone and go back to the inn.
Also, I'm going to earn a lot of money from now on, so let's make it a separate room from Lucia.
"Thank you very much!"
When the waitress at the tavern saw me off and I walked out, I glanced around and peeked at Lucia and the others.
"Haha, I want to see Akira naked with lucky lewdness... I want to touch."
"I want to touch it again... Akira's is quite hard. But on the surface, it's plump and has a strange feeling."
"That's what the real thing is... I'm going to touch your crotch casually."
"No, no, that's really..."
"That's good~..."
"That's a lot!"
"There is a touch of crotch, isn't it?"
Suddenly, the two of them burst out laughing.
What's so funny, you lascivious drunk bastard?
will I be okay with these guys? My anxiety is only growing.