"Oh dear, oh dear, this is not very moral of you."
Suddenly, a fierce-looking burly man sat in front of Rin.
"Sorry."
Rin showed no sign of backing down. "My Ogerpon is so cute, besides me, she won't let any other man touch her."
"A mere newcomer, yet so bold!"
The burly man wasn't interested in cute things. He just came to greet Rin, the newcomer.
"Two glasses of bubbly here!"
"Your bubbly."
Soon, the waitress placed two glasses of bubbly in front of the burly man and Rin.
The burly man pushed one of them in front of Rin. "Welcome to being an Adventurer!!"
Indeed, just as Rin thought, the other party had no ill intentions. He just came to get to know him.
"Thank you."
Rin didn't refuse. He chose to adapt to the pace of the situation.
In this world, Rin decided to play the role of a novice village Adventurer well, and getting along with the Adventurers here was clearly very necessary.
Moreover, after a month of transmigration, Rin hadn't had a normal conversation with anyone for a long time.
"Gulp gulp gulp~"
Rin downed the bubbly in one go, then slammed the empty glass heavily on the table.
"Bang!"
"Refreshing!"
Rin wiped the foam from his mouth, secretly thinking that it was indeed the bubbly Aqua liked, truly delicious.
"How is it? Pretty good, right?"
The unknown bald burly Adventurer. "This is our Axel's specialty bubbly!"
"It's indeed very good."
After Rin finished speaking, the male Adventurers around him gathered, beginning to introduce themselves.
The Adventurer circle in Axel was just that big.
Most of the people here knew each other.
Whenever a newcomer joined, they would make friends with them, just like Aqua and Kazuma in the original work.
"Miss Luna!"
Finally, after being treated to the third glass of bubbly, Rin also couldn't sit still anymore.
He knew what these old hands were up to.
Nothing more than seeing that he had just received 3 million eris, so they wanted him to treat them to a meal.
But Rin didn't care!
He's a man, after all.
How could he dwell on such minor gains and losses.
Moreover, these eris, to Rin, were just a drop in the ocean.
As long as Rin was willing, he could get a hundred, a thousand such magic stones.
"Today's bubbly, drink as much as you want!"
Rin said, while pulling out a few more dog-head gold nuggets diluted with magicules. "I'll pay for the drinks! I'll pay!!!"
"Oh oh oh oh!!!"
"Long live the newcomer!!"
"Rin! Rin! Rin!!"
"Hahahahaha~"
Swept up by this group of idiotic Adventurers in the Adventurers' Guild, Rin also immersed himself in this unprecedented joyful atmosphere, starting to drink and chat with them.
Money flowed like water, but the pressure accumulated from transmigration also quickly dissipated.
"No, I can't, I can't drink anymore..."
"I, I've also reached my limit."
"Gugugu~"
Inside the Adventurers' Guild, a group of burly men lay sprawled, only Rin stood there, downing the last sip of bubbly.
Rin casually tossed the wooden mug onto the mountain of stacked wooden mugs. He looked around, sneering disdainfully. "A bunch of weaklings, is that all?!"
Unfortunately, the bald burly man who started it all had already collapsed.
Otherwise, he would have definitely said: 'I'm very sorry, I couldn't satisfy you.'
"Poniii~~"
And seeing that it had quieted down, Ogerpon, from the embrace of the girls, bounced over.
The little one was quite happy.
The older sisters here were not only beautiful but also very gentle, and they ordered a lot of food for her.
Energy cubes tasted good, but they couldn't provide the enjoyment of eating a large amount of meat.
Ogerpon is a Grass-type Pokémon, a magical creature that can survive on water + sunlight.
But she can also eat meat, and even digest fiber, which means living on grass.
"Are you full?"
Rin asked. "If not, you can order some more."
"Pon-yo."
Ogerpon patted her bulging little belly, indicating full satisfaction. ("Everyone gave Ogerpon so much delicious food, Ogerpon likes them!")
"That's good."
Rin was very happy that Ogerpon liked this world.
When he took Ogerpon away from the Pokémon World, he promised her that he would witness more beautiful scenery with her.
Leaving aside the exploration of the Cardinal World's forests for now, Axel, this beginner town, indeed brought much joy to Ogerpon.
"Miss Luna."
"After deducting the cost of the bubbly and settling the bill, Mr. Rin still has 2.4 million eris left."
"Hmm."
Before leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Rin found Luna and settled the previous drink bill. "You don't need to return the remaining eris. Treat the pretty ladies to some of their favorite delicacies."
"Of course, Miss Luna too."
Rin waved to everyone. "Today's my treat, everyone eat and drink freely, don't be polite with me!"
The second batch of dog-head gold was exchanged for a full 4 million.
After deducting the cost of treating them to drinks, 2.4 million remained, which was completely enough to feast the remaining girls.
"Consider it my welcome gift as a newcomer."
"See you next time, Miss Luna, and everyone!"
"Poniii~"
"Thank you for your hospitality, handsome young man."
"Bye bye~"
Generous and handsome.
In just this short time, he had gained the goodwill of almost all the Adventurers.
"Let's go, Ogerpon."
"Pon-yo!"
Leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Ogerpon and Rin returned to the street, and she curiously asked Rin about their plans for later.
"After we finish purchasing supplies in this world, we'll leave."
Rin didn't plan to stay in the Konosuba world. He still needed Ogerpon to increase her magicules by defeating monsters.
Space backpacks, wood and stone materials, seasonings, vegetable monsters, fruit monsters, various meats, and daily necessities, and so on.
It took a full half-day, until nightfall, before Rin finally completed this major shopping trip.
Of the original 3 million eris, only 500,000 were left, showing that the purchasing power of eris was not as high as Rin had imagined.
"Please send two meal sets to the room, thank you."
The two returned to the inn where they were staying. Rin asked the front desk to send food, then lay back on the soft big bed, exhaling deeply.
"Are you tired, Ogerpon?"
"Pon-yo."
Ogerpon was also a bit tired, but she tried not to show it. "Ogerpon can still keep working!"
"Don't push yourself."
Rin stroked the little one's head with a hint of tenderness, then opened his arms and held her in his embrace.
"Poniii~"
Ogerpon was actually not tired at all.
Being with Rin, Ogerpon was happy no matter what she did.
"Rest well tonight, and tomorrow we'll go accept a subjugation quest."
"Ponooo?" ("Are we going to fight?")
Ogerpon said eagerly. ("Ogerpon will do her best!")
"No, absolutely not!"
Rin quickly exclaimed. "You're already terrifying enough with one punch. If you do your best, you might just blow up Axel."
"Pon?"
"Hold back a bit, try to use less force."
"Pon-yo…"
Ogerpon listened to Rin about everything. Whatever he said, that's what it was.
(To be continued.)
Junkdog's Note: Support with power stones, please. For now, instead of my usual 200 PS, it's a bonus for every 100 PS. So do drop some PS and review if you enjoy this; thanks, xD.