"Eh? Why?"
"Why what? isn't it a given that you treat me?"
"B-but, the money is. . .how about an icecream instead?"
"Jeez, stingy bastard!"
"Wait huh? What did you called me? anyway, why here? Aren't you an underage?"
"Excuse'me! I'm already fifteen years old! Once an elf turned on that age, time will stop and that is our looks until we withers!" Saying so, Eina-san pouted with arm crossed. I can't help but scratch the back of my head. Ahh this is convulsing.
"Ow, what an interesting to hear, Eina-san", I fired back and followed:
"But if I remember correctly, you're only fourteen and the fact is, everyone has a knowledge that sixteen is the age where an elf body won't start to change. Why did you rush your growth that much? One more fact, elves and half-elves are different in how their life works, correct?" I look at her with shaking head. I also clicked my tongue out of pity. Why are women always rushing things and wanted to become an adult faster? I wonder.
"Ahh mou! come on! I'm curious what is the taste of the wine here!" With high pitch voice, she complained.
Yep, she said it. We are in of one of many tavern inside the city of Orario, a fancy one at that.
By fancy I mean, Its not just a simple tavern for poor adventurer but for a mid-high class adventurer and the gods who could afford their high value. Who was it again? After all, the winemaker here is none other than the god of wine. Forgotten his name though. Or is it a she? Oh well.
With that, I was ripped off by the fourteen year old girl. No, a lady. She prefer calling her by that, so yeah. She ripped me off. Just because I let her guard the mineral from Hephaestus Familia, she ripped me off! Ahh, what a twisted world.
Later that evening, I dropped her drunkard body---as I didn't brought a bodybag---inside the adventurer's guild table and shouted to get their attention. I don't know her place so I guess her guild mate is responsible for waking her up at this point so yeah, bye. Ahhh damn! my mind is heavy, fuzzy. And most of all, that wine is costly!
Of course I've been reprimanded by my goddess after arriving while intoxicated!
Still, after that many ceremony like a housewife---Good thing she did not destroy any of our plates haha---like the last time, we hug each other. Alise's and the rest isn't here yet, I see.
After that, I fell asleep for real.
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"Yep! There it is! ahahaha"
Its been a few days and I wander to almost every nook and cranny and every alleyways inside the Orario and found this place! The place fancied by every living men!
This store doesn't have any name but only a symbol as its banner could be seen. It was a pink colored inverted triangle with tension on two sides! and at the center is an Aria or a chant for water! Yes! That is a symbol of none other than the lady's underwear whose dripping in wet!
Cue? This is none other than the [H-Store]!
Entering excitedly, I pulled down my hoody attached from the cowl I just bought yesterday to hide my identity. I have to stay discreet, after all, I'm quite popular to every men who only dreamt to be one of the protagonist that have their own harem!
Silently walking inside the said store, I found the black curtain and brushed it off to the side.
Ahhh! Heaven! Sure thing, seeing the aligned H-books from everywhere, I felt bliss and camaraderie! Ahh!
With that weird pose of mine whose hand is reaching the sky as if praising the who-knows god who made this, maybe the H-god, I grin from ear to ear.
None would mind my shenanigans or rather, I didn't get their attention who was busy skimming the books they are reading. Of course all, persons here are all male even though different in race! Divided by race, United by thoughts I must say.
Anyway, I heard that this store is one of many store under the banner of troublesome yet strongest familia---The Zeus Familia!
And look who I found! Even if his arcanum is hidden, none can deceive this eye of mine! He is none other than that Zeus himself! He is wearing a farmer's hat and drool could clearly be seen from that thick beard of his! Ahh nevermind! I also have to indulge my self here!
Gods? Humans? Races? What differs us? In this one world, we are equal.
But who would have thought that this mighty Zeus guy here who owns his own Pantheon and owned the strongest familia here in Gekai is the most pervert and bold of all people I've ever seen!?
With two bags hanging on his shoulder with nothing but full of H-books, he just swept inside, paid them and leave. Wow!
I know he hid his presence to not be seen by others but, ahh well, that's not my problem to begin with.
As I'm about to exit. A lady with green colored robe and a hoody, entered the shop.
She was surprised after noticing me even with my hoody. But her sight flew past from behind mine!
Oh fuck!
She stride forward and was about to sweep the black curtain behind my back but I grip her wrist before doing so.
"R-Ryu-san? What are you doing??" I whispered through air. She is an elf, so with this distance even without directly whispering to her ear, she can still hear my word.
"I tried to see you as a stranger because you don't want to reveal your trueself, now not only you hinder my work, you also touch me?!"
E-eh!? I almost forgot.
Remembering the thing about elves, I loosened my grip as she, on the other hand flicked her gloves off of me.
"You're not allowed to enter there!"
She stares at me with full of malice, as if questioning why.
"I have my job to do, get lost!" She finally swept the black curtain and an "Eeeek!" sound echoed inside the shop.
Yeah, she saw it alright. That is why you should at least hear me out before entering the 'real territory belongs to men'
Seeing, her eyes kept on spinning and is in sitting position whose knees are touching. Her legs are trembling and as if forgotten how to stand up!
Of course, men inside that secret territory started to depart frantically one by one after noticing Ryu. As if they run for their lives. If my hunch is correct, one of them is her target but that's that. Its her fault.
Hefting her whole body, we departed. No way she was traumatize, right? No way, right?