After sitting down, Takumi didn't notice anything strange about Draim at first. After all, this guy is timid and socially anxious, so it's normal for him to be reserved. But during the subsequent chat with Draim, Takumi suddenly realized that the other person seemed to have been avoiding looking at him.
"Is there something wrong with me? Why are you so evasive?" Takumi asked with a slight frown.
Seeing Takumi's golden dragon eyes cast a questioning look, Draim's scalp suddenly went numb, and he quickly waved his hand and explained:
"No, it's my problem, mainly..."
After listening to Draim's explanation, Takumi couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"So that's it, I didn't notice it..."
But he didn't pay too much attention to it. In the blink of an eye, the dragon pupils in his eyes returned to normal. As mentioned before, under the influence of the Perfect Body, Takumi integrated and inherited all of the Gourmet Demon Dragon in his body, so the external influence of the Divine Dragon on Takumi is naturally completely controllable.
It is not like those people in the Toriko world who are affected by the Gourmet Demon in their bodies and will have permanent and irreversible changes. And to a certain extent, this is also the benefit of the system's Pure Version of Gourmet Cells. Because the awakened Gourmet Demon is unconscious, even a person without a Perfect Body can still control the influence of the Gourmet Demon on the host's exterior by using these Gourmet Cells.
"Is this better?"
Seeing Takumi put away his dragon eyes, Draim instantly felt the pressure disappear. He breathed a sigh of relief and nodded at the same time: "Well, this makes me feel better."
After that, the exchange returned to a normal atmosphere. Maybe it was Takumi's initiative to put away his dragon eyes, which made Draim feel that Takumi was easier to talk to, or maybe he just let go. In short, he became much more talkative in the blink of an eye.
But it's normal. Social anxiety is not autism. To put it bluntly, it's just a serious fear of strangers. Once you get familiar with them, it will be fine—especially after getting drunk... Due to Draim's age, Takumi was the one to entertain him this time, so wine was also brought out (most of the previous guests were underage, so no wine was served).
Draim readily accepted this. In addition to not daring to refuse Takumi's kindness, he was also really greedy for wine. The result was...
After a few more drinks, he became a little drunk and transformed from a social introvert into a social extrovert!
"You don't know, the one in my family is so strict that I can't even remember how long it's been since I drank so freely."
"Hiccup! And my daughter, she was still a caring little cotton-padded jacket when she was young, but as she grew up, she became more and more like her mother. She stared at me every day, saying that this is not okay and that is not okay."
"Wuwuwuwu~ It's so difficult for me... glug, glug, glug~!"
Draim, who was so drunk that his face was red, didn't care whether these things should be told to Takumi, a person he had just met for the first time. He vented his bitterness to Takumi, and finally even started to cry to himself.
"..."
Takumi looked at him dumbfounded; he didn't expect that this guy would change so much after being drunk.
"I'm sorry, Master Takumi, my master made you laugh. He does this when he is drunk."
Gucci comforted Draim skillfully while apologizing to Takumi. Obviously, this was not the first time such a thing had happened. Gucci was experienced in handling it.
Takumi waved his hand: "It's okay, I also underestimated the alcohol content of my own wine."
These wines used to entertain guests are naturally not cheap goods obtained from the outside world, but are home-brewed with fortified ingredients. As we all know, home-brewed wines generally have an unknown alcohol content.
However, just because you don't know it, doesn't mean it doesn't have it! Therefore, Takumi knows how strong his own wine is. After all, he has a Perfect Body. Unless he deliberately wants to get drunk, he can't get drunk at all.
As for other people in Dimension City, they get drunk when they get drunk, and he hasn't cared about it much. After all, drinking is just for getting drunk. And for the girls in Dimension City, they might be able to take advantage of the chaos when they are drunk. They also wish that the higher the alcohol content, the better.
However, since Draim was drunk, the reception could not go on this time. Gucci took the initiative to resign very sensibly, and Takumi did not hold them back. He said they were welcome to come again next time and let them go.
Gucci, after completing all the etiquette, said goodbye to Takumi, and then flew away with Draim, who was already drunk. Takumi watched them leave and held a moment of silence for Draim. After all, judging from Draim's blunt words after drinking, this guy's ears will definitely suffer (physically plus magically) after he goes back...
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let him drink. It's such a sin.
"They've already left. What were they here for?"
At this time, Riveria walked over with Tia and asked Takumi curiously. She was originally planning to come over to see if there was anything she needed help with, so she specifically called Tia, a native, but didn't expect the guests to leave so quickly.
"They said they came to apologize for disturbing us with the flying dragon before. Well, that was the gift they sent." As he said that, Takumi also pointed to the box next to him.
As for what was inside, Takumi had never opened it to look before. After all, it is not polite to do this kind of thing in front of others unless the person giving the gift insists. It may make people think you are snobbish.
At Riveria's signal, Tia stepped forward to open the box, and then let out an exclamation.
"These are?!"
Takumi and Riveria saw this and came over curiously to see what treasures were inside. Then they saw two large sharp teeth and a pile of scales as big as a washbasin.
"What's this? Do you know, Tia?" Takumi asked Tia while picking up a sharp tooth and looking at it.
Not to mention, this sharp tooth was indeed a treasure. It has very high material strength and magical properties. It is a rare forging material. Hephaestus would probably like it.
Tia quickly explained: "These dragon teeth and dragon scales are not inferior products like those from Wyverns, but dragon teeth and dragon scales from the pure Dragon Clan."
But as soon as she finished speaking, she found that Takumi's expression instantly became unspeakable.
"Wait, what is your reaction? This is the most advanced forging material in the world. The kind that can be regarded as a national treasure if left outside."
"But..." Takumi threw the dragon tooth back into the box with a look of disgust and also summoned a ball of water to wash his hands.
"Draim is also a giant dragon. What if this comes from Draim?..."
Dragon teeth? No! These are the teeth of a middle-aged man who is afraid of his wife!
Dragon scales? No! This is the body hair (metaphorically) of a middle-aged man who is henpecked by his strict wife!
What the hell! Just thinking about it makes me feel a little sick!
Takumi didn't know what other people thought, but if it really belonged to Draim, he would never touch it again! Not even giving it to Hephaestus! Don't get your hands dirty!