It was a quit day in the bar, peaceful one might say, as peaceful as it can get with a group of sorcerers and a salary man could get. "Hey, another round of sodas please!" shouted Gojo as he danced around his table, his students already annoyed with his antics.
Its been a few weeks since the goodwill event has ended, an event where they apparently battle another school of theirs. "Yeah, yeah, Im coming" I said to them as I got out a couple glasses and poured various drinks upon request, things like orange soda, ginger ale, etc.
I set the glasses down in front of them and I noticed Sasaki hasn't come back yet. "I wonder were he is at?" I said to myself, and it felt less lively than usual. I went into the back to prepare some bar snacks, pretzels and such, and I delivered them to Gojos table which was lacking in the Okkotsu element.
"Where's Yuta?" I asked Gojo. "He's in Africa training with a sorcerer named Miguel" said Gojo and I was impressed. Travelling outside the country at such a young age, I was kinda jealous about it.
As I was wondering about where my life was heading, I heard the distinct ring of the door's bell and a new person walked in. He was quite unusually dressed, his violet robes spilling onto the floor and a beard that could seemingly touch the floor without issue.
"Welcome sir!" I shouted to him as he looked over at me and the other customers that were visiting the pub. "Well, I didn't know a new pub opened in Hogsmeade, unusual" he said and I had no idea what Hogsmeade was and left it up to other worlds shenanigans I would find out later.
"My name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, you can call me Albus" he said as his name got lost halfway through my head. "That's a long name. My name is Thomas Evans" I said as I stuck out my hand which he gripped tight, a good handshake yes.
"What can I get you?" I asked him as he asked for a glass of Fire whiskey, which I was unfamiliar with and he seemed to be able to see that. As he explained to me what it was, the bottle appeared on the shelves, a function I added to reduce the work load.
"Whooo, amazing" he said as he gulped down the firey liquids, his mouth now breathing fire but he still felt amazing. "Really, I must get some more in stock" I said as I watched the back rooms seemingly fill up with bottles that resembled fireball.
"Hey old man!" shouted Gojo from the back as Albus looked over. "Old mans not a new one, but the face is new" he said with a smile. "Yeah, Im Satoru Gojo and I am also a teacher" he said as he indicated to the group of youngsters with him. "Oh a teacher, are you from Mahoutokoro?" he asked as we all drew a blank.
"Mahou what?" asked Gojo and Albus also drew a similar blank as the strange situation was setting in finally in his eyes. "Who are you people?" he asked as we all then introduced ourselves and where we were before he came here.
"Other worlds? What a peculiar thing" he said as he introduced himself as a head master for a magical school in Scotland. "Huh, wizards that's new" I said as I gave him another glass of sherry. "Indeed, though it looks like you might have the makings of a wizard already, if the feeling I get is accurate" said Albus as I was pleasantly surprised.
"Really, that's neat'" I thought though I had regret since I was past the schooling age. "It is unfortunate, but you could always hire a tutor, or learn other arts" said Albus as he drank his final glass of sherry, and not feeling inebriated, left for his duties at the school.
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Albus had become something of a regular customer now days, along with someone else from his institution, Severus snape, the resident potions teacher. He was rough around the edges but he seemed tolerable, maybe a little more.
On the bright side, Sasaki came back and he was now fourty years old which I decided to celebrate with some limited edition enchanted sake, which he seemed hesitant to grab until I said it was free, then it was fair game.
"Hey Sasaki, I noticed a new friend of yours" I said as I pointed to a java sparrow that was next to him, drinking a bowl of sake, if you could believe it. "Oh yeah, I got this sparrow a few days ago, his name is Peeps" he said as he smiled.
Gojo was here as well and he seemed to take a look at the bird. "This bird feels strange, like not cursed energy strange but something else" said Gojo. "Yes, I can feel the magic eminating from him" said Albus as then a surprising thing happened.
"That's because I am a mage, my name is Piercarlo" said the Java sparrow, Peeps, whose voice did not match its form at all. I had to take a double take on this information. "Since when could sparrows talk?" I asked Sasaki as the sparrow answered for him.
"That's because my soul is a sage from another world" said Peeps as he was devouring the sake in front of him. "A parallel world in a bar about parallel worlds, I am getting a strange sense of deja Vu" I said to Sasaki.
"I know pal, but my world went from strange to weirdly strange" he said and while his statement sounded strange, it seemed to match his weird new world. "Albus, I think I may need another drink" said Snape as the revelation about the truth of this bar only seemed to give him a head ache.
I handed him a glass of something that tasted strong but with little after effects besides some positive buffs relating to the body.
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As I was cooking one day, somebody entered the pub during the wee hours of my morning. I was making myself some breakfast and preparing the days bar snacks when somebody entered my shop. It was a girl of very young age, most likely 3 or 4 years old.
What struck me about her was her dark blue hair which seemed too natural for it to be fake. She was dressed rather shabbily, a dress that combined an apron and some patch work that seemed professional and would probably work for professional settings. With her was a boy with blonde hair and was dressed in old timey clothes.
"Hi, welcome to the Giants Pub" I said to them as they looked surprised. "A pub, a nice place like this in the lower district? Unbelieveable" I heard the blue haired girl say. 'Lower district?' I thought as I dismissed it from my mind for later.
"Would you like some sodas?" I asked them, the blonde one looked clueless but the one with blue hair was ecstatic. "Soda!" she screamed as she headed over to the soda fountains and got a paper cup and filled it with grape and strawberry soda.
As she drank it, she looked content. "Modern appliances, how I missed you" she whispered but I caught every word. I walked over to her and asked her if she was by any chance from earth, specifically japan. Her eyes widened at that and asked what this place was as I explained it to her and her friend, leaving out the reincarnation bit.
Their eyes were filled with wonder, and her friend, Lutz, seemed excited to visit a place as nice as this without being kicked out. Myne, the blue haired one, told me about their situations at home. Feeling some pity, I offered them a hot meal on the house, not a fancy meal but a good one none the less.
"Wow, this is good mister" said Lutz in a tone of wonder and excitement. He apparently got little to eat at home because of his brothers, so he must have been excited for a full plate of food that's only his.
"Man, while I still don't understand the parallel world thing, this place is amazing!" said Myne as she devoured food that had spices and such, an irregularity for her home and my home as well, considering I live in London.
"Hey guys" I asked them as they began to pay attention to me. "Is it possible to get some information about your world?" I asked them as they gave me all that they knew, which was very little apparently. Myne was learning her letters while Lutz and herself did not have standard education.
I then however, had an oppurtunity that might work. "Hey, why don't I find you guys some teachers?" I asked them and Mynes smile seemingly got bigger at that. Lutz also seemed excited but he quieted down after mentioning it might be a bit expensive, which also caused Myne to deflate at rocket speeds.
"Yeah, buying a teacher there would be expensive" said Myne. "Well, Im sure I can find someone with good qualifications, and if you guys want to pay for it, you can always work here to do so" I said to them as their inflated states seemingly disappeared. "Woohoo!" said Myne before she accidentally fell off a chair, and her body seemingly increased in temperature. "Myne!" shouted Lutz who seemed worried.
"Where does she live?" I asked him, hoping to get her back to her parents. I could feel something like energy permeating her body, how I could feel something like that I don't know, but I grabbed some medicines and a tool to drain energy.
Lutz then led me outside of the pub, which I was then assaulted by a strong smell of waste and piss. I looked around and noticed the medieval atmosphere, and that my clothing was out of character for this place, but I shook the feeling out of my head.
Lutz then lead me to an apartment building which was about 6 stories tall. I was led to the fifth floor of the apartment and I knocked on the door. It was afternoon so her parents should be home, I hope.
As the door open, a tall women with green hair greeted us before she screamed at mynes unconscious body. "Myne!" she screamed and a scramble of feet seemed to near our location as the woman led us inside.
I layed Myne on the couch and asked Lutz to find me a rag to put on her head and a cup. I uncorcked the medicine I brought, but I was interrupted by a strong man, with blue hair resembling Mynes, her father.
"Who are you!?" he asked as he seized the arm with the medicine. "I am a pub owner, and I have medicine and something that might help, so let me go!" I shouted at him as he let me go, seeing nothing evil about me.
I then poured the potion in a cup and poured into Mynes mouth. I then slipped on a ring that was thin but could store an immense amount of power within in, and it got to work quickly as I felt her energy levels stabilize. "Okay, she should be safe for now" I said.
"Are you sure?" asked a little girl that looked older than myne, her sister Tuuli. "Yeah, she shpuld be fine for a little while, though I suggest you make a visit to my shop if those turn red" I pointed to the ring on Myne's finger.
"Uh, sorry for rough handling you buddy" said the dad whose name was apparently Gunther. The older woman was named Effa. "It's fine, here is the address to the restaraunt, it should be in the center square I think, lookf for something with an Axe on it" I said to them as I waved goodbye.
As I headed back towards the pub, I had one thought on my mind 'This was an interesting day'.