Bayonetta glanced at him, pointed at that bottle of brandy, and said threateningly, "If you say even one wrong word, I'll shove this bottle of wine into your mouth."
Originally she wanted to say shove it into his ass, but after thinking about it, she still decided to be a little more reserved.
Facing Bayonetta's threat, Enzo shrank his neck and said softly, "Don't overthink it, what I meant was, why don't we play a game of cards together, Texas Hold'em or Thirteen Cards is fine."
"Sorry, I'm not interested in gambling." Aiden shook his head.
Bayonetta nodded at the side, "Same here."
Enzo sighed and showed a regretful expression, "What a pity, I thought I could make a little extra income!"
After speaking, he took another big gulp of wine, then twisting the wine bottle, staggered toward the wine cellar, mumbling, "It's really boring staying with you guys, I'd better go talk with Rodin, at least he won't blame me for saying the wrong thing."
Once the wine cellar door was closed by Enzo, the bar finally quieted down. Aiden and Bayonetta exhaled at the same time, their ears could finally be at peace for a while.
Next, the two just quietly drank like that, neither speaking, and the atmosphere in the bar seemed very silent.
Although Aiden also found Enzo naggy, he didn't like overly quiet settings either, especially now that the place was a bar.
He felt there should be some music at this time, something gentle would do, or maybe start a topic to chat with Bayonetta, but he didn't know how to open his mouth.
He really wasn't good at finding topics.
Luckily, luck had always been on his side. Just as he finished the wine in his glass, pondering whether he should learn from Bayonetta or Enzo and grab another bottle from the liquor cabinet, Bayonetta, only two bodies away from him, unexpectedly took the initiative to ask, "Want another glass?"
"Can I?"
Taking the chance to ask back, Aiden turned his head to look at Bayonetta, only to discover that she was squinting her eyes at him, looking as if she had been watching him for a long time.
And upon hearing Aiden's counter-question, a slight smile appeared on Bayonetta's face. Coupled with her facial lines that were much softer than Jeanne's, it looked somewhat enchanting, but she didn't speak, just pushed the bottle of brandy in front of her toward Aiden.
Aiden picked up the bottle and poured himself a full glass. Just as he was about to push the bottle back, he realized that at some unknown time, Bayonetta was already sitting next to him.
At such a close distance, the scent of rosemary emanating from the black-haired witch instantly overpowered the wine aroma from the glass, making Aiden subconsciously wrinkle his nose slightly.
This reminded him of the steak Jeanne made for him a few days ago, it had rosemary as a spice.
Although Aiden's nose-wrinkling movement was very subtle, it still caught Bayonetta's attention, who had been watching him. She chuckled lightly and said, "Smells good, doesn't it?"
This made Aiden not quite sure how to answer. He couldn't very well say your body scent reminds me of steak, right? But he still honestly nodded, "The steak I had a few days ago had rosemary in it."
As a thoroughly mature big sister, the black-haired witch's wordplay was anything but simple. Still chuckling, she said, "You mean I taste delicious?"
"That would have to be tested to know." Since the topic had been opened, Aiden naturally found a way to respond.
Faced with Aiden's reply, a trace of surprise flashed in the black-haired witch's eyes, "I thought Easterners were all very reserved."
Aiden spread his hands, "We're in the M Country, that doesn't apply here."
"You're quite interesting." Bayonetta was silent for a while, then suddenly replied with a smile, "You're not that kind of boring man."
"Because boring men have a hard time finding a wife. Would you want to be with a boring gourd?" Aiden asked in return.
Upon hearing this, Bayonetta actually thought seriously for a moment, then shook her head vigorously, "Of course not."
Then she asked again, "So are you recommending yourself?"
"I'm quite aware of my own charm, so I don't need to recommend myself to women." Aiden shamelessly replied, "I've always been pretty popular with women."
Bayonetta blinked her eyes and said with amusement, "Doesn't look like it. If you were popular with women, you shouldn't be here alone."
Aiden also blinked and glanced at the black-haired witch with a puzzled look, "Aren't you a woman?"
Bayonetta didn't mind Aiden's gaze sweeping across her body. She just asked, "Do you usually hit on women in bars like this?"
Aiden smiled, "Wasn't it you who came to hit on me, Sister Nun?"
Bayonetta froze for a moment and realized it did seem like she was the one who struck up a conversation with Aiden… No, it should be initiating a chat.
So her eyes narrowed, like a feline discovering prey, "I wasn't hitting on you, just chatting."
"Sister Nun, hitting on someone and chatting are just different word choices, the meaning's almost the same. You should say you wanted to 'discuss something' with me." Aiden deliberately muddled the terms.
It was the first time Bayonetta had encountered such a difficult person. She stared at the man in front of her and nodded, "Alright, we're discussing. So what do you want to discuss?"
"You started it, shouldn't you be the one to say what to discuss?" Aiden asked again. He felt he was getting much better at handling women.
Bayonetta was a bit annoyed, "A proper gentleman shouldn't argue with a lady over this."
Aiden nodded, then reminded her, "But I'm not a gentleman. In our country, we don't follow that. Besides, a lady shouldn't dress like you either."
"But this is the M Country, you just said it." Bayonetta waved her hand forcefully to add emphasis to her point.
So this time it was Aiden's turn to be silent for a while, then he nodded, "Alright, Sister Nun, how about we discuss how to turn a wild cat into a house cat!"
As Aiden finished speaking, Bayonetta once again fell silent. Then she looked at Aiden. Although her face still held a faint smile, her gaze had become dangerous.
After a while, she finally said, "Cats are animals that are very difficult to tame. Even if you adopt her, she absolutely won't see you as her master."
Here the black-haired witch used "her" and not "it," so Aiden naturally heard that the witch was talking about herself.
Of course, if the witch could speak his native language, then Aiden would have had to think about who exactly that "her" referred to.
However, Aiden wasn't yet sure whether Bayonetta had realized he had discovered her identity, of course, this referred to her turning into a cat.
So he shook his head and babbled, "You used that 'her' very well, you know? In one of our country's neighboring regions, they love adopting cats, especially wild cats, and they believe 'she' will repay kindness."
Bayonetta was clearly not a homebody (otaku girl), and she didn't understand what Aiden meant, so she asked with confusion, "Cats repay kindness? How?"
"By turning into catgirls." Aiden gestured with his hand at his chest, "They become catgirl about this tall, very cute, and then marry the master who adopted them."
Then he glanced at the witch in front of him and shook his head, pretending to be regretful, "You're too tall. If you were a cat, you'd at least be a tiger… hmm, or maybe a leopard. Of course, I'd rather you be a fox or snake that turned into a human."
The black-haired witch was left speechless by Aiden's words. Besides not being a homebody, it was clear she also hadn't heard of the Eastern legends about foxes and snakes repaying kindness.
However, the black-haired witch still managed to barely understand Aiden's meaning.
She pinched her brow and said with irritation, "I think I understand what you're trying to say. In our West, there are similar legends, but usually, they're not good stories."
"And the female lead in the story usually isn't a cute creature like a cat or fox, so do you know what it is?"
"Nope." Aiden shook his head vigorously.
"A sheep." Bayonetta showed a meaningful smile.
"Uh… alright, I can imagine what you're talking about, but that's not the same as what I'm talking about." Aiden tried hard to forget the bad images in his mind and said with a frown, "Let's keep discussing cats."
"Sure!" Bayonetta nodded, then looked at Aiden's untouched wine glass and said, "But before we discuss, dear cat lover, could you finish your drink first? I bought it for you, after all."
"You have to pay for drinks even here?" Aiden picked up the wine glass and took a big sip with a frown, no matter how many times he drank it, he still didn't like this sweet foreign liquor.
"Mister Cat, we're talking about cats, don't change the subject. Also, Rodin is already dead. I've worked here for twenty years. This bar should belong to me." Bayonetta suddenly raised her voice, as if she was announcing something to someone.
But Aiden's attention wasn't on that. He frowned and said, "Sister Nun, don't go around giving people weird nicknames."
"Don't like this nickname? Mister Cat." The black-haired witch rested her chin on her hand and looked at the man before her, with no intention of changing her wording.
"Of course not. It reminds me of a nickname someone gave me a few days ago." Aiden said gloomily, thinking witches sure love giving nicknames.
"Also related to cats?" The black-haired witch looked curious.
"Yeah." Aiden nodded.
"Was it also Mister Cat?" She grew more curious.
Aiden shook his head, "No, it was Cheshire Cat."
Bayonetta paused, a thoughtful expression appearing on her face, "Was it also a woman?"
"Yeah, also a woman." Aiden stared at the black-haired witch, trying to see from her eyes if she remembered something, but her next words made him give up.
"Didn't expect it to be a woman like me who also likes Cheshire Cat." Bayonetta said with great interest.
Then she also stared at Aiden. After a while, she suddenly shook her head, "Nope, that nickname's already taken."
"I'll just keep calling you Mister Cat." Bayonetta continued, "Or Cat Lover."
"Actually, Cat Lover isn't a good word back where I'm from." Aiden said expressionlessly.
"Then Mister Cat it is."
"I have a name. You can call me Aiden, just like Enzo does."
"Not as nice as Mister Cat."
"…"
Taking a deep breath, Aiden slowly said, "Let's change the topic."
"But you're the one who said to discuss cats?" The black-haired witch's eyes twinkled with a smile, clearly enjoying her verbal advantage.
Aiden said gloomily, "I suddenly don't like cats anymore."
"Cats are so cute, how can you not like them?" Bayonetta's smile deepened.
"Because they can't be tamed." Aiden glanced at her.
"Have you ever raised a cat?" Bayonetta suddenly asked.
"… no." Aiden thought for a moment, not too sure. Jeanne did occasionally turn into a cat to play with him, but she was still human.
"Then why do you say they can't be tamed?" Bayonetta pulled out a lollipop from who knows where, licking it with her tongue while tilting her head and asking.
"You're the one who said that, okay?" Aiden decided to use Bayonetta's earlier rhetorical tricks against her.
But he clearly forgot, Bayonetta was a woman, and a witch at that. She looked puzzled, "When did I say that?"
"Just now. You said cats are animals that are very hard to tame, did you forget?" Aiden asked, annoyed.
"Did I say that?" Bayonetta blinked her eyes, looking innocent like a real nun, "Sorry, I forgot."
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