Thursday, February 28, 2013
Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.12)
Early in the next morning, I put a washbasin in front and began to wash, I almost cried.
"I never knew that washbasin is such an important thing!"
And there is even soap in the bathroom. I had only heard of this precious thing, and now I get a chance to use it, but it's taking me a long time. This thing is really difficult to hold. Sanson laughed when he saw me like this, but his face looked a little anxious. When he was walking to have breakfast, he was absently looking around.
We woke up early, so there are no other guests in the dining hall yet. Jusina actually pretended that she didn't see us when we came in, continued cleaning the tables.
"Hey, Jusina, obtuse girls like you of course would be dumped by men."
"You want to make trouble in an early morning?"
Jusina is getting angry again. I blithely said:
"I want to order, bread and soup, any kind will do."
Karl and Sanson also ordered theirs. Sanson is looking anxiously at the entrance, but Karl didn't seem to notice Sanson' face. He looked around, found that there is a large piece of paper on another table, he picked it up and read.
"What's that?"
"It's a magazine, Nedval."
"Magazine?"
"This is a weekly magazine, documenting what is happening in this city every week. It can be used to deliver messages to the people of the city."
"Isn't it something like public reports by our thane?"
"No, this is something issued by the citizen. It records someone's cow missing, whose birthday is on this Tuesday, or news from the southern war with Zypern, etc. Quite interesting, this article tells 'Why Zypern has a Strong Navy?' opinions!"
"Well, even people like me know the reason why. Because they got a lot of desert, so they can only develop on the ocean, right?"
My answer gives Karl a very satisfied face.
"Brilliant! Nedval. In short, they collect information from travelers, and post on here. Selling this magazine can also make money. "
"Oh, you mean someone will pay for this? Ha! You can just ask people for the information, can't you?"
"The price will not be very high. And this city is much larger than our hometown, it is difficult to spread all the news. Look! Take a look at this ad. Message from The Temple of Gran Elver on the Hertz Mountains. Temple of Gran Elver offers a winter religious research, interested members can apply for trainee positions during Winter, participate in the researches about Gran Elver. The Autumn harvest has ended, so temples won't be busy in farm works, of course, they can then do catechisms."
"Oh, that kind of message, can't they just announce...... it?"
"Because this is a huge city, people who want to deliver a message can pay the magazine money, and then ask it to publish the message. Plus this is not just a fief, but a city, if institutions like the municipal government want to announce something to the public, they also give money to the magazines and ask them to publish. So the retail price can't be too expensive. "
"But, no matter what, paper is very very expensive isn't it?"
"Well, maybe the magazines signed contracts with the shrines, paper are provided by the shrines here. And in return shrines and temples can publish news in cheap prices."
Karl smiled. I shook my head and said:
"Amazing. If it's not this trip, I might not get to know magazines such things until I die."
Jusina who was cleaning another table chuckled after she heard what I said. Hum, so what, I am very ignorant. If you were born and grew up in a place like Fief Haltant, what would you become? Karl said:
"Travel often brings us new knowledge. This is a pleasant gift of trips. "
"Right. Ah! That we can sell messages to the magazine too."
"Huh?"
"'The Ninth Amurtaat Crusade is defeated.' How about that?"
"This is a good idea. But we should report to the King first. Things should be sequenced. So we should still report to the King first."
Then another voice came.
"You said the king's dragon is defeated?"
We focused into the chat so much that we didn't notice Iruril walked over. Iruril sat down at our table and asked:
"Who defeated the king's dragon?"
Who? Well, why didn't she ask 'What"? Why she asked 'Who'? This seems a odd way to ask. Karl replied:
"What a fresh morning! Miss Sereniel, since you have heard our conversation, you must know we have to report to the King His Majesty first."
"He is not my king."
Iruril pointed out Karl's mistake gently. Karl smiled sorrily and said:
"My apologies, Miss Sereniel,. Cathselprime is defeated by Amurtaat."
"Is Cathselprime the white dragon of Hustheil?"
"Oh, you are very clear about that."
Iruril looks very cautious.
"Speaking of Amurtaat...... The Watcher of Sunset, the Black Window of Helkanes, Amurtaat is also a name of this Black Dragon. Did it wake?"
Huh? What does it mean? Did it wake? Did it sleep before? But Karl replied blandly:
"Yes, it woke fifty years ago."
"Really?"
Strange. This elf lady didn't know get to know of this news for 50 years? I wanted to question her, but then Jusina carried the breakfast over. Jusina saw Iruril on the same table with us, asked:
"What do you want for breakfast?"
"Bread and milk please."
Jusina immediately carried the food over. Simple orders really result in fast service. I don't know whether elves chat when they are eating, so I am not talking. Sanson is worshiping Iruril with his admirers eyes while she is eating. Do you really want to watch people eating? He can actually be able to focus on watching someone eating! I kicked Sanson's feet under the table to warn him, he hurried began to eat his own breakfast. But pretty soon, he held his spoon motionless and stared at Iruril again, he didn't notice even the soup is flowing out of the spoon and making the table wet. God! I can't take this anymore. Iruril noticed Sanson's action, she was surprised and say:
"Mr. Sanson, the soup is all going to the table!"
"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry!"
Sorry for what? I'm really going crazy. Iruril is also surprised and looked at Sanson. Sanson is sticking his face on the plate, eating his stuff hastily.
Jusina's brother, that Breadie, is really good at cooking. I finished my soup, could not help but wanted to lick the soup plate, I spent a lot of efforts to control myself. If it's not Jusina watching me like watching a clown, maybe I would really do that. After we finished our breakfast, Jusina asked what drinks do we want. Everyone ordered juice, only Karl ordered coffee. What the heck is Coffee? After a while, Jusina brought over a cup of black and hot smoking thing. Because it's in a cup, it looks something like tea.
Karl drank the coffee joyfully.
"Wow, I haven't drank a coffee for a long time."
In the end what is that? Is that tasty? I absently finished my juice, and ordered a cup of coffee from Jusina. Jusina seems to think that I look ridiculous, and then immediately sent me a cup of coffee, she even put that in front of me with excessively careful action. I took a sip of that thing, Sanson kept looking at me asked curiously:
"Hey, Huchi, is that thing good?"
I didn't answer him, so he made a more curious face. That's because I made a very ominous speculation, so I couldn't answer him. Soon, I glared at Jusina furiously:
"Ju... Jusina! Are you trying to poison me!!?"
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.11)
Not only the beer, even the dishes here are very tasty. We (Karl is excluded) devoured all the dishes, the halfling next to us began to suspect that we contain dwarves blood.
After the dinner, we were taken to our room.
It's a large room with four beds, but we only have three people, so there is one extra bed. Hence Sanson and I threw our bags on the bed, and kindly asked the luggage to take a good rest, and then we went down to the lobby again. The mellow taste of the beer is still lingering in my head at the moment. Karl said he wanted to lie on the bed, so only two of us came down.
The lobby is very spacious, it has a low ceiling like the dining hall. The whole ground floor of this building is very short, and this is a matter of course. Wooden buildings with a lot of floors, are not like castles which can be built to a very great height, because beams and columns will be broken. Fortunately, this low ceiling doesn't make people feel stuffy, but elegant with the bright-colored wall.
The time Sanson and I came down was quite late, so we couldn't get a good seat near the fireplace. But the weather is not very cold, so it doesn't matter. We chose a seat by the window, and began to enjoy the rye beer. People are talking, there are also gent singing voices. I looked around.
Here except the halfling named Duhon and another halfing, all the others are humans. I paid particular attention to the halflings. Because our village is like Amurtaat's front yard, that's a place that halfings don't want to live in. If it is not human, who would want to live in a village like that anyway? So I have rarely seen a halfling.
I heard that halfling's feet are super hairy. Duhon Butter is now lying his feet on the table, and talking to his friend excitedly.
"Did yous visit the arena today? Damn, I thought that guy could survive. "
"Why would you do such a ridiculous bet? Nobody would bet on that guy."
"Well I might win a higher bonus by doing so! "
What are they talking about? Anyway, to say whether that is kind of skill, that is certainly a kind of skill. I admire them much. The table Duhon at is a human table, which is too tall for him, so Duhon put a bucket on the chair, and then sat on it. He also put his feet to on the table, in order to get balance. And he is drinking with a beer mug which is as big as his head. After he drank certain amount, it seems he is almost falling backwards, that put me on tenterhooks.
Besides them, Jusina put a candle on the table in a corner of the lobby, she is now calculating with an abacus while writing something. Is that an account book? Jusina seemed to notice that I was looking at her, she lifted her head a bit, and suddenly bowed her head again. Sigh, although she is a stranger to me, our relationship became like this, it still makes me feel bad. Soon, Jusina heard someone ordering, she picked up the wooden plate and quickly ran towards the dining hall.
"With such tasty beers, I really don't want to leave." Sanson said.
I laughed and replied:
"So can we stay here tomorrow?"
"No, we have to hurry. We are not leisure travelers."
"Ah, we have people in hometown waiting for us. When these things are over, I would like to travel around the entire continent once."
"So you have already tried the taste of travel."
"Yeah. If it's not this incident, I would never know such magical places like the Bridge of Dozen. And I'm sure there're more bizarre things that I don't know. I have never had such a feeling before. Now suddenly I get to see so many things I don't know, think about it, if I had not seen them, that would be a great pity!"
"Even you want to try everything on the world, how can we have enough long life to do so? I think there is no need to feel pity for the things you haven't tried. It more important to enjoy the things you experienced."
"Thank you! You are right. I only wish to enjoy all the things I experienced. Say a horse and Sanson riding on me at the same time..."
"Shut up!"
"Actually why did you make the same mistake twice in the morning and at noon?"
"I don't know! Really, why did I say that? If I meet Iruril again, I will really be mad. Though we will not meet again."
"Your judgment is too hasty."
"Huh? "
"Look at the entrance. Really surprising! Meeting a person three times in a day without any appointment beforehand...., how do you say that again?"
Sanson quickly turned to see, then moaned a few times. The other guests in the lobby are also looking towards the entrance. Iruril is standing there.
Iruril's black hair under the reflection of the light looks like black and red waterfall scattered on the shoulders. Iruril looked around, and then stopped her sight on us. Her eyes are a little bigger.
Iruril walked toward us. She put her luggage on the table, sat down and said:
"Really surprising! Without any appointment beforehand, meeting a person three times in a day, I shall consign my life to this person."
Right, right! That's the statement! Without any appointment beforehand, meeting the same person three times in a single day, even they are separated by the whole mainland, they will eventually meet again, so they absolutely can't be enemies. In case they are enemies, they won't be able to escape from each other and will get killed, so theirs life is each other's. If they are friends, under any circumstances, they will help each other out, so theirs life can also be said it's each other's.
Iruril said the same sentence that I was thinking of. I laughed and asked her:
"Who said that?"
"You seem to ask me about human words often. This was said by King Rhuterino, when he was in the Central Avenue, meeting Handrake the Archmage three times in a single day."
"We are now also meeting three times in the Central Avenue ha. Oh, did you get a horse? How come you could get here so fast?"
"Horse is for human roads. I ran through the forest."
Well, there is a saying, don't race with dwarves underground, don't race with elves in the forest. Wow! She runs really fast! Sanson very carefully said:
"Hmm, really happy to see you again, Iruril, are you going to stay in this hostel tonight?"
"Yes, I like the sign here. And I recalled the things happened today with you, and I came to take a look. I did not expect to see you again."
At this time, Jusina came over and pouted:
"Madam, are you with them?"
"No, but I know them. I also want to spend the night here, do you have a room?"
"Of course. Do you want it now?"
"No, I would like to chat with them first. Can you give me a beer please?"
Jusina nodded, and then went away. She is looking at me with strange eyes, as if questioning in the end what is this guy, why does he have such a strength, and even is a friend of elves. Then I saw the other guests, seemed to be because we know the black-haired beautiful elf suddenly appears, became more interested in watching us.
Honestly, I quite like these sights. I asked Iruril:
"Where are you going? Ah, I don't have any reason to ask, just curiosity."
"I am going to the Dellhapha Harbor."
Where is that? I looked Sanson, Sanson stopped a while and said:
"Oh, then you will go across the capital, right?"
"I will go across the capital of Human."
"Oh, then, although it's my third request, would you like to join us?"
Wow, this is the third time. If Iruril says she has no horse again, then how would Sanson answer? But I am very disappointed, Iruil didn't say things like she has no horse.
"In the afternoon when I was walking in the woods, I thought a lot. Seems that I may be able to learn a lot of things from you, so I regretted that I did not join you."
Iruril suddenly shocked a bit, then tranced:
"Did I just say the word 'Regret'? "
"What?"
"Regret... I've actually learned that much. In the past, I would never change my mind. Now I have learned to desire those things I couldn't reach. Now I actually talk like humans."
I can't understand these words, so I kept silence. Iruril went on to say:
"I refused twice, yet you proposed again, I am really grateful, Sanson. I will travel with you to the capital. But I need to find a horse first."
Sanson's face... I don't even want to mention. This playboy! Just wait until I return to hometown! Can my mouth keep secrets? Of course not!
Iruril finished her beer and went to the second floor. Sanson is still unconscious due to excitement, after he noticed my face he quickly coughed, finally began to control himself a bit. I tried to make an unhappy face, then said:
"You are fascinated. Else you are pretending to be fascinated!"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, the third possibility. You aren't neither fascinated nor pretending to be fascinated, it's just me who thinks you are fascinated? Really strange!"
"Huchi! Stopping saying crap! Finish the beer and go. We should sleep earlier. Get up earlier tomorrow morning to buy some food, kerosene, and other supplements, it will be very busy."
"That won't matter. Karl and I will handle those things. You understand horses the most among us, so you should go to help Iruril to choose a horse."
"Really? You guys will handle all those things?"
Sanson stared at me happily for a while, finally realized that he fell into my trap. Sigh, even Jamini won't be faked by this simple words. Sanson is really like an ogre, not just strength, but mind!
After we entered our room on the second floor, I saw Karl sitting on the bed reading a book. We haven't had beds and candles for a long time, so only just now he could start reading, but I guess he must be reading some boring academic books.
Karl only reads that kind of book. When traveling shouldn't it be more suitable to read a novel, right?
"What book is this?"
Karl closed the book, then said:
"Some kind of wizards biographies. The book title is too long, so I won't bother mentioning. I would like to find out Tyburn Highseeker who built the Bridge of Dozen, but I don't see his name here. Although it is not like a name list of wizards, I thought after making such a great achievement, he must be a very famous wizard."
"Really? Oh, right, we met Iruril downstairs."
Karl's eyes are very surprised.
"She is in this hostel?"
"Yes."
"Really surprising! There is a saying that, meeting a person three times a day without any appointment beforehand, you should dedicate your life on this person."
"King Rhuterino said that, right? Iruril said the same thing. Sanson made his third furious invitation, she finally agreed to travel with us. "
"Percival, she really wants to go with us?"
Karl asked Sanson, and Sanson nodded. Karl laughed.
"Although that's nice, traveling with... Eh, nevermind. Percival arranges our trip, we should respect Percival's decision."
Karl agreed without any objection, Sanson looks very happy because of that.
Later, because Sanson and I haven't enjoyed wallowing on a bed for a long time, we kept throwing pillows at each other, rolling under the sheets, and jumping on the beds. If Karl didn't stop us, we would probably play for a whole night.
After the dinner, we were taken to our room.
It's a large room with four beds, but we only have three people, so there is one extra bed. Hence Sanson and I threw our bags on the bed, and kindly asked the luggage to take a good rest, and then we went down to the lobby again. The mellow taste of the beer is still lingering in my head at the moment. Karl said he wanted to lie on the bed, so only two of us came down.
The lobby is very spacious, it has a low ceiling like the dining hall. The whole ground floor of this building is very short, and this is a matter of course. Wooden buildings with a lot of floors, are not like castles which can be built to a very great height, because beams and columns will be broken. Fortunately, this low ceiling doesn't make people feel stuffy, but elegant with the bright-colored wall.
The time Sanson and I came down was quite late, so we couldn't get a good seat near the fireplace. But the weather is not very cold, so it doesn't matter. We chose a seat by the window, and began to enjoy the rye beer. People are talking, there are also gent singing voices. I looked around.
Here except the halfling named Duhon and another halfing, all the others are humans. I paid particular attention to the halflings. Because our village is like Amurtaat's front yard, that's a place that halfings don't want to live in. If it is not human, who would want to live in a village like that anyway? So I have rarely seen a halfling.
I heard that halfling's feet are super hairy. Duhon Butter is now lying his feet on the table, and talking to his friend excitedly.
"Did yous visit the arena today? Damn, I thought that guy could survive. "
"Why would you do such a ridiculous bet? Nobody would bet on that guy."
"Well I might win a higher bonus by doing so! "
What are they talking about? Anyway, to say whether that is kind of skill, that is certainly a kind of skill. I admire them much. The table Duhon at is a human table, which is too tall for him, so Duhon put a bucket on the chair, and then sat on it. He also put his feet to on the table, in order to get balance. And he is drinking with a beer mug which is as big as his head. After he drank certain amount, it seems he is almost falling backwards, that put me on tenterhooks.
Besides them, Jusina put a candle on the table in a corner of the lobby, she is now calculating with an abacus while writing something. Is that an account book? Jusina seemed to notice that I was looking at her, she lifted her head a bit, and suddenly bowed her head again. Sigh, although she is a stranger to me, our relationship became like this, it still makes me feel bad. Soon, Jusina heard someone ordering, she picked up the wooden plate and quickly ran towards the dining hall.
"With such tasty beers, I really don't want to leave." Sanson said.
I laughed and replied:
"So can we stay here tomorrow?"
"No, we have to hurry. We are not leisure travelers."
"Ah, we have people in hometown waiting for us. When these things are over, I would like to travel around the entire continent once."
"So you have already tried the taste of travel."
"Yeah. If it's not this incident, I would never know such magical places like the Bridge of Dozen. And I'm sure there're more bizarre things that I don't know. I have never had such a feeling before. Now suddenly I get to see so many things I don't know, think about it, if I had not seen them, that would be a great pity!"
"Even you want to try everything on the world, how can we have enough long life to do so? I think there is no need to feel pity for the things you haven't tried. It more important to enjoy the things you experienced."
"Thank you! You are right. I only wish to enjoy all the things I experienced. Say a horse and Sanson riding on me at the same time..."
"Shut up!"
"Actually why did you make the same mistake twice in the morning and at noon?"
"I don't know! Really, why did I say that? If I meet Iruril again, I will really be mad. Though we will not meet again."
"Your judgment is too hasty."
"Huh? "
"Look at the entrance. Really surprising! Meeting a person three times in a day without any appointment beforehand...., how do you say that again?"
Sanson quickly turned to see, then moaned a few times. The other guests in the lobby are also looking towards the entrance. Iruril is standing there.
Iruril's black hair under the reflection of the light looks like black and red waterfall scattered on the shoulders. Iruril looked around, and then stopped her sight on us. Her eyes are a little bigger.
Iruril walked toward us. She put her luggage on the table, sat down and said:
"Really surprising! Without any appointment beforehand, meeting a person three times in a day, I shall consign my life to this person."
Right, right! That's the statement! Without any appointment beforehand, meeting the same person three times in a single day, even they are separated by the whole mainland, they will eventually meet again, so they absolutely can't be enemies. In case they are enemies, they won't be able to escape from each other and will get killed, so theirs life is each other's. If they are friends, under any circumstances, they will help each other out, so theirs life can also be said it's each other's.
Iruril said the same sentence that I was thinking of. I laughed and asked her:
"Who said that?"
"You seem to ask me about human words often. This was said by King Rhuterino, when he was in the Central Avenue, meeting Handrake the Archmage three times in a single day."
"We are now also meeting three times in the Central Avenue ha. Oh, did you get a horse? How come you could get here so fast?"
"Horse is for human roads. I ran through the forest."
Well, there is a saying, don't race with dwarves underground, don't race with elves in the forest. Wow! She runs really fast! Sanson very carefully said:
"Hmm, really happy to see you again, Iruril, are you going to stay in this hostel tonight?"
"Yes, I like the sign here. And I recalled the things happened today with you, and I came to take a look. I did not expect to see you again."
At this time, Jusina came over and pouted:
"Madam, are you with them?"
"No, but I know them. I also want to spend the night here, do you have a room?"
"Of course. Do you want it now?"
"No, I would like to chat with them first. Can you give me a beer please?"
Jusina nodded, and then went away. She is looking at me with strange eyes, as if questioning in the end what is this guy, why does he have such a strength, and even is a friend of elves. Then I saw the other guests, seemed to be because we know the black-haired beautiful elf suddenly appears, became more interested in watching us.
Honestly, I quite like these sights. I asked Iruril:
"Where are you going? Ah, I don't have any reason to ask, just curiosity."
"I am going to the Dellhapha Harbor."
Where is that? I looked Sanson, Sanson stopped a while and said:
"Oh, then you will go across the capital, right?"
"I will go across the capital of Human."
"Oh, then, although it's my third request, would you like to join us?"
Wow, this is the third time. If Iruril says she has no horse again, then how would Sanson answer? But I am very disappointed, Iruil didn't say things like she has no horse.
"In the afternoon when I was walking in the woods, I thought a lot. Seems that I may be able to learn a lot of things from you, so I regretted that I did not join you."
Iruril suddenly shocked a bit, then tranced:
"Did I just say the word 'Regret'? "
"What?"
"Regret... I've actually learned that much. In the past, I would never change my mind. Now I have learned to desire those things I couldn't reach. Now I actually talk like humans."
I can't understand these words, so I kept silence. Iruril went on to say:
"I refused twice, yet you proposed again, I am really grateful, Sanson. I will travel with you to the capital. But I need to find a horse first."
Sanson's face... I don't even want to mention. This playboy! Just wait until I return to hometown! Can my mouth keep secrets? Of course not!
Iruril finished her beer and went to the second floor. Sanson is still unconscious due to excitement, after he noticed my face he quickly coughed, finally began to control himself a bit. I tried to make an unhappy face, then said:
"You are fascinated. Else you are pretending to be fascinated!"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, the third possibility. You aren't neither fascinated nor pretending to be fascinated, it's just me who thinks you are fascinated? Really strange!"
"Huchi! Stopping saying crap! Finish the beer and go. We should sleep earlier. Get up earlier tomorrow morning to buy some food, kerosene, and other supplements, it will be very busy."
"That won't matter. Karl and I will handle those things. You understand horses the most among us, so you should go to help Iruril to choose a horse."
"Really? You guys will handle all those things?"
Sanson stared at me happily for a while, finally realized that he fell into my trap. Sigh, even Jamini won't be faked by this simple words. Sanson is really like an ogre, not just strength, but mind!
After we entered our room on the second floor, I saw Karl sitting on the bed reading a book. We haven't had beds and candles for a long time, so only just now he could start reading, but I guess he must be reading some boring academic books.
Karl only reads that kind of book. When traveling shouldn't it be more suitable to read a novel, right?
"What book is this?"
Karl closed the book, then said:
"Some kind of wizards biographies. The book title is too long, so I won't bother mentioning. I would like to find out Tyburn Highseeker who built the Bridge of Dozen, but I don't see his name here. Although it is not like a name list of wizards, I thought after making such a great achievement, he must be a very famous wizard."
"Really? Oh, right, we met Iruril downstairs."
Karl's eyes are very surprised.
"She is in this hostel?"
"Yes."
"Really surprising! There is a saying that, meeting a person three times a day without any appointment beforehand, you should dedicate your life on this person."
"King Rhuterino said that, right? Iruril said the same thing. Sanson made his third furious invitation, she finally agreed to travel with us. "
"Percival, she really wants to go with us?"
Karl asked Sanson, and Sanson nodded. Karl laughed.
"Although that's nice, traveling with... Eh, nevermind. Percival arranges our trip, we should respect Percival's decision."
Karl agreed without any objection, Sanson looks very happy because of that.
Later, because Sanson and I haven't enjoyed wallowing on a bed for a long time, we kept throwing pillows at each other, rolling under the sheets, and jumping on the beds. If Karl didn't stop us, we would probably play for a whole night.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Chapter Two: The Difference Between a Kettle And a Brain (Pt.10)
The western sky behind us is turning red, the land in front of us is glowing dark, we are about to enter the night. Far far away, when the lights of the city have all lit, we have already passed through the Hudyne Ridge, we are heading towards the plains. In the chilly evening air, twinkling lights in front of our eyes, we are naturally urging the horses to run straight-up forward.
After a while, the city appeared. This city is much larger than our hometown Heltant. One of the characteristics is the huge river surrounding the city. This is the confluence place of the Hudyne River. Around the rivers there is a vast wilderness. Along with the night, we saw the cattle and the shepherd boy returning. Sanson told me that the name of this city is Renus. Because it is located at the westernmost of the Mid Glade, so it can be said that it's playing the role of a gateway city of the Hudyne Ridge, hence it became such a metropolis.
Under the dark sky without a trace of evening sunlight, we entered Renus.
After passing through the Hudyne River, we crossed a bridge that leads to the entrance of Renus, the lights of the city seem to become warmer in order to welcome us. We walked along the main road of the city, then turned into a road lined with taverns and guesthouses. I don't know whether it's because here is a gateway city, there are a lot of hostels.
I looked around and said:
"How do we choose a better hostel?"
"Of course you ask people."
I nodded, then asked a middle-aged man passing by.
"Excuse me! I would like to ask something. We are travelers, where is the best hostel of this city?"
The middle-aged man raised his hand, pointing to a sign. It says "Hostel of Dozen".
"Lived over there, no matter where will you be on the land, you will be able to share good memories of this city."
"Ah, thank you."
I nodded then turned to Karl:
"The Hostel of Dozen? So if we don't have 12 people, we won't be served? "
"I'm afraid that's unlikely to happen. They may just be copying the name of the Bridge of Dozen I guess."
So we headed towards the hostel. The hotel is located a little further next to the main road. Once we got close to the hostel we could see a quite large backyard. The front of the hostel is built from wood, with elegant windows. It's a four-storey building.
We got off from the horses, walked to the hostel entrance.
Bang!
What was that? I am scared and stepped back. Then a heavyset man ran from the hotel entrance in a panic. Then, a bucket flew out from the hostel immediately and hit the man in the hind-brain. Whew!
The man fell forward, rolled down the stairs in front of the door. Really amazing! But soon a sharp cry came.
"If you have died, lie there, if you haven't, also lie there! Because I am going to make you die!"
But the man was not stupid, he got up and ran away immediately. And we are scared and looking at each other.
Sanson spoke first:
"Looks like we chose the wrong place."
Karl also nodded worriedly. But after a blink of eye, there is a girl coming out from the main entrance, holding another bucket. The girl ran down the stairs, nearly bumped into Sanson. Sanson was scared and walked back a few steps, The girl glanced Sanson, and then glanced the two of us. She is a blond girl in similar age as me.
"You are here for meal and sleep?"
"Any other special services?"
The girl heard my answer, deliberately picked up the bucket and said:
"Of course you can also eat this. But didn't you see someone ran out hurriedly just now? Okay, forget that. He must have run far away. You got three horses and three people, right? Please come in. Leave the horses here. Hugh! Come on, quick! Take the horses to the stables to get them tied, any of these need to change their horseshoes? Seems not. Looks like they run good! Hugh! Be careful of your head if you still don't hurry up! Why aren't you guys coming in? What you are doing? Do I have to prepare a red carpet in front of you? Hugh! You! You are so slow, are you useless? Take the horses! Quick! Horses follow Hugh, men follow me!"
Now the horses have fallen into their hands, seems that we must go in? Sanson and I heard her words, took a deep breath and followed her. Karl with a helpless face, smiled and came with us. Once we entered the hall the girl asked:
"Wine, food, bath, sleep, toilet? "
It's really hard to understand the question. I managed to find out that she is asking which one out of those five we want to do now. So I answered:
"The former two."
Under the guidance of the girl we entered the dining hall. The dining hall is quite dark, so we were unable to see clearly, but when our eyes adapted to darkness, we found that this is a very broad place. A light is hung from the ceiling, under the light some people looked at us carelessly, then went back to their own business.
It's quite noisy here. We were like pushed by the girl and sat down at a table, the girl immediately disappeared after shouting at someone else on another table. But soon enough, the woman took some huge beer mugs and appeared again. Those are foaming rye beer, the yellow foam are shining under the lights. That girl is literally throwing the mugs. The mugs are falling on the table and issuing loud sound. Surprisingly not even a single drop splashed out.
"What do you want to eat? You can order whatever you want, I guess I don't have to explain anymore?"
Sanson sheepishly said:
"Do you have chicken?"
"Didn't I say you can order anything you want? One chicken, and?"
"Pork pies and sesame cakes. "
Karl ordered. Sanson also picked up his courage and ordered again.
"Well, then I will get pork pies, plus meatballs and pancakes, but can you remember them all?"
"I can remember 'all' only after that kid ordered. Lad, what are you going to get?"
She is similar to my age, but keeps calling me a kid. Of course I don't feel good. Didn't she say I can order anything? I pouted, and then said:
"Dragon meat pie."
The eyes of the girl immediately sharpened up. I smiled and continued:
"Stew Gargoyle Wings, I especially like the wings. Roast Orcs Loin and Giant Flea soup. For dessert I want Water Element juice and Black Slime pudding. I haven't got a pudding for a long long time."
The girl said angrily.
"Hey, kid, do you know why that big man escaped like that?"
"Why?"
"Because he said he wanted to drink my milk."
Sanson suddenly blushed, and turned his head away, Karl also lowered his head. But I am looking at the girl with my very kind eyes and asked:
"Can I have one too?"
"Tired of living?"
The girl slammed the table, the guests around are all looking at us. A guest with a very tiny body murmured:
"Hey, Jusina can't even be patient for five minutes, she is about to fight again!"
I looked at the man. He is really short, even looks like Sanson's 8-years-old brother. But from his face, he looks a lot older. Halfling? I turned to the aggressive girl.
"So Jusina is your name?"
"Kid! If you piss off Jusina here, you will become the thirteenth!"
"The thirteenth? "
"This hostel is called the Hostel of Dozen. We don't need the thirteenth! I mean you will get your ass kicked out of the house!"
"Is this little girl the boss of this place?"
Jusina's cheek is twitching. Although the time we spent with this girl is not very long, that expression shows that her anger is about to explode. She is holding a plate with mugs on it. She suddenly lifted the plate.
Phew!
I really want to yawn. Even the Orc's machete can move faster. I blocked the plate pounding to my head, and pulled it back softly. Of course, Jusina who lost her plate is now looking at me with astonished eyes. All the other people in the dining place stopped talking and looked at us. Nice, it's much more quiet.
I am spinning the wooden plate with my fingertips and said:
"Oi, Jusina, I asked someone for a recommended hostel, he actually recommended such an unfriendly one, what could be the reason?"
Karl with a smile leaned back on the chair and drank the rye beer. Sanson who is so hungry with a dying face is now looking at me.
"Dude! Just order quickly, so that I can fill my stomach, can't you?"
"Well, I did order, but this young lady wants to hit me with this thing."
"Isn't that because you ordered some ridiculous things!"
Weapon snatched away, the overwhelmed Jusina said:
"You! You are an adventurer? I see you have a bit strength, so you are trying to be rude on me, aren't you?"
"Speaking of rude, you are the one who behaved rudely first. "
Jusina didn't want to listen to what I said, turned away and shouted:
"Brother!"
Whoops! She really got so many tricks. Why didn't she simply call out her dad? I expected a four cubits tall big man, with a ferocious and grim face.
My expectation is only partially right.
From the kitchen there is really a four cubits tall big man coming out, almost as big as Sanson. His face, however, is covered by big beard , so can't tell it's ferocious or not. His beard is really rich! He walked over, the low ceiling now looks even lower. The light hanging from the ceiling almost hit his head. The man wiped his hands with his pron, and then said:
"Why call me out?"
Huh? The voice sounds pretty young! Although he looks old because of the beard, in fact he can't be too old. Maybe around Sanson's age? Anyway, since he is the brother of the young girl, he could be very young. Jusina said with a righteous expression to me :
"Order again in front of my brother."
Why not! I crossed my arms, looked at the man and said:
"Dragon meat pie, Stew Gargoyle Wings, Roast Orcs Loin, Giant Flea Soup. Water Element Juice and Black Slime Pudding for dessert."
Ha, what will be flying over this time? Firstly a bucket, then a plate, what could be next? How exciting! However, I found the man's eyes are with a smile.
"Sorry sir. The ingredients just ran out. Would you mind ordering something else?"
Hum! That's quite a gracious answer. This gives me an opportunity to clean up my joke! I should also answer graciously.
"Then I'll get pork pies and chicken, sesame cakes, coupled with meatballs and pancakes. We'll drink the beer first, so you can take your time to prepare."
"Yes sir."
The man immediately walked away. Jusina with a funny face chased after.
"Brother! That kid was fooling..."
"I heard what you just yelled. You are calling him a kid, but in fact he is as old as you."
"What, what!"
Jusina continued talking to her brother while he walked into the kitchen. I laughed, then leaned on my chair. This is really a pair of ridiculous siblings. Well, the brother is nice, but the sister is very ridiculous.
"Why would someone recommend this place?"
Karl said with a smile:
"I think I know the reason."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Please try the beer in front of you."
I tilted my head, then picked up the huge mug and moved it to my mouth. One, ah? Two, Huh? Three, Ah! Glou-glou.
"Wow, ha, wow!"
Sanson who was with a painful expression because of hunger, saw my sudden change of mood, also picked up his rye beer and drank. Sanson's eyes suddenly widened.
"Oh, it tastes really good!"
Sanson and I finished the two-pint mugs in a glance. Even someone like me who doesn't understand wine thinks it tastes good. I asked Sanson whether he wants another one, and then shouted at the kitchen.
"Oi! Jusina! Give us two more beers!"
Jusina ran over from the kitchen like a dashing wild boar.
"How dare you speak to me with such a command tone!"
"The mighty noble lady Jusina, may I have the honor to get two cups of delicious rye beer from you?"
Of course, I was not trying to praise her. Jusina immediately raised her eyebrows angrily:
"What? Are you making jokes on me?"
She lost her temper again. In the end why is this lady so dissatisfied, how come she gets offended so easily? Why so aggressive? The other guests in the dining are looking forward to the second round showdown and watching us.
"Hey, Jusina, I would like to ask you a question, seriously. Did you just break up with your boyfriend?"
Laughter burst in the dining hall . And Jusina is now grabbing my throat. Oh my God! Now I have no way to speak, so I can only stare at Jusina. If she were in our village, she's absolutely a smelly bitch that no one wants, even Jamini wouldn't be so rude. Zero mark!
I finally said in a broken voice:
"I'm done! Take your hands off now, otherwise you'll regret! "
"Then give it a try!"
Can this be tough? I grabbed Jusina's waist and lifted her up, because I often practice with Jamini, and I got OPG, so I feel that her weight is even lighter than a beer mug. I threw Jusina up like a child, then caught her back (I try not to let her hitting the ceiling, but that's difficult). People in the dining hall started screaming.
"Mum!"
Jusina is struggling like drowning people, and then fell down towards me.
"Am I your mum? Then please be a good girl!"
Jusina although fell down quickly, I'm still able catch her on her waist, she is hanging in midair. Jusina kicked my chest a few times, but I couldn't feel hurt even when my horse kicked me before. I ignored this, warned Jusina:
"If you can stop attacking me, I will quietly put you down. Otherwise my action will be more brutal, whether you believe it or not, I have the record of throwing Orcs 60 cubits away. "
"Liar!"
I turned to Sanson, Sanson said.
"Miss, what he said is true. During the day at the Bridge of Dozen he saw four Orcs, they were unable to cross the bridge because they had insufficient number. In the end he threw them all over, so those Orcs could cross the Hudyne Valley. But hey Huchi, put her down, what are you doing man? "
I obediently put down Jusina. Jusina is staring at me with bitterly eyes, but now she knows my strength so she doesn't dare to do anything. I handed out the empty mugs, and then said:
"If you can take us some beer, I'll appreciate much, and then drink quietly. Peace, okay?"
Jusina picked up the mugs and then ran away swiftly. I took a deep breath, sat on my chair.
"What a rude girl! She actually grabbed my throat!"
"Well, I was astounded too. Maybe she turned into this after working in this bustling hostel."
"No, that should be her raw personality."
The halfling on the table next to us then spoke:
"Excuse me, is what you said really true? You really threw the Orcs across the Hudyne valley?"
"Yes, it's true. Thanks to those Orcs we could make up the number to cross the bridge. So we had to send them back."
The halfling's eyes are blinking, and said:
"Oh, really incredible! If it's not a giant, it is impossible to throw a person over a distance like the Hudyne Valley. Ah, my name is Duhon • Butter."
"My name is Huchi Nedval. You name is Butter? Really a special surname, does your family make butter?"
"That is not my surname, but my nickname."
"Oh, is that?"
At this time, Jusina came back. The huge beer mugs are still being thrown on the table forcefully, but she didn't even throw me a glance.
"Thank you!"
Jusina then fiercely stared me in the face, and then walked away. Really a rude girl.
"Despite the quality of the beer here, the service is really bad. With that kind of girl here, how do they do business?"
The halfling named Duhon laughed and said:
"Jusina is in fact a very kind girl. She is different from her appearance. She thinks that she is already a grown up woman, being thrown around by a man she first met, how could her mood be good?"
"She provoked me first."
Duhon laughed, and continued to eat. I started relaxing and began to enjoy the beer slowly.
That's because I am not good at drinking, and I don't want to get Jusina here again. But Sanson has already finished another mug. He is really an ogre.
Sanson looked at me, I said without any hesitation:
"I definitely won't get that damn girl here again. Do it by youself."
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After a while, the city appeared. This city is much larger than our hometown Heltant. One of the characteristics is the huge river surrounding the city. This is the confluence place of the Hudyne River. Around the rivers there is a vast wilderness. Along with the night, we saw the cattle and the shepherd boy returning. Sanson told me that the name of this city is Renus. Because it is located at the westernmost of the Mid Glade, so it can be said that it's playing the role of a gateway city of the Hudyne Ridge, hence it became such a metropolis.
Under the dark sky without a trace of evening sunlight, we entered Renus.
After passing through the Hudyne River, we crossed a bridge that leads to the entrance of Renus, the lights of the city seem to become warmer in order to welcome us. We walked along the main road of the city, then turned into a road lined with taverns and guesthouses. I don't know whether it's because here is a gateway city, there are a lot of hostels.
I looked around and said:
"How do we choose a better hostel?"
"Of course you ask people."
I nodded, then asked a middle-aged man passing by.
"Excuse me! I would like to ask something. We are travelers, where is the best hostel of this city?"
The middle-aged man raised his hand, pointing to a sign. It says "Hostel of Dozen".
"Lived over there, no matter where will you be on the land, you will be able to share good memories of this city."
"Ah, thank you."
I nodded then turned to Karl:
"The Hostel of Dozen? So if we don't have 12 people, we won't be served? "
"I'm afraid that's unlikely to happen. They may just be copying the name of the Bridge of Dozen I guess."
So we headed towards the hostel. The hotel is located a little further next to the main road. Once we got close to the hostel we could see a quite large backyard. The front of the hostel is built from wood, with elegant windows. It's a four-storey building.
We got off from the horses, walked to the hostel entrance.
Bang!
What was that? I am scared and stepped back. Then a heavyset man ran from the hotel entrance in a panic. Then, a bucket flew out from the hostel immediately and hit the man in the hind-brain. Whew!
The man fell forward, rolled down the stairs in front of the door. Really amazing! But soon a sharp cry came.
"If you have died, lie there, if you haven't, also lie there! Because I am going to make you die!"
But the man was not stupid, he got up and ran away immediately. And we are scared and looking at each other.
Sanson spoke first:
"Looks like we chose the wrong place."
Karl also nodded worriedly. But after a blink of eye, there is a girl coming out from the main entrance, holding another bucket. The girl ran down the stairs, nearly bumped into Sanson. Sanson was scared and walked back a few steps, The girl glanced Sanson, and then glanced the two of us. She is a blond girl in similar age as me.
"You are here for meal and sleep?"
"Any other special services?"
The girl heard my answer, deliberately picked up the bucket and said:
"Of course you can also eat this. But didn't you see someone ran out hurriedly just now? Okay, forget that. He must have run far away. You got three horses and three people, right? Please come in. Leave the horses here. Hugh! Come on, quick! Take the horses to the stables to get them tied, any of these need to change their horseshoes? Seems not. Looks like they run good! Hugh! Be careful of your head if you still don't hurry up! Why aren't you guys coming in? What you are doing? Do I have to prepare a red carpet in front of you? Hugh! You! You are so slow, are you useless? Take the horses! Quick! Horses follow Hugh, men follow me!"
Now the horses have fallen into their hands, seems that we must go in? Sanson and I heard her words, took a deep breath and followed her. Karl with a helpless face, smiled and came with us. Once we entered the hall the girl asked:
"Wine, food, bath, sleep, toilet? "
It's really hard to understand the question. I managed to find out that she is asking which one out of those five we want to do now. So I answered:
"The former two."
Under the guidance of the girl we entered the dining hall. The dining hall is quite dark, so we were unable to see clearly, but when our eyes adapted to darkness, we found that this is a very broad place. A light is hung from the ceiling, under the light some people looked at us carelessly, then went back to their own business.
It's quite noisy here. We were like pushed by the girl and sat down at a table, the girl immediately disappeared after shouting at someone else on another table. But soon enough, the woman took some huge beer mugs and appeared again. Those are foaming rye beer, the yellow foam are shining under the lights. That girl is literally throwing the mugs. The mugs are falling on the table and issuing loud sound. Surprisingly not even a single drop splashed out.
"What do you want to eat? You can order whatever you want, I guess I don't have to explain anymore?"
Sanson sheepishly said:
"Do you have chicken?"
"Didn't I say you can order anything you want? One chicken, and?"
"Pork pies and sesame cakes. "
Karl ordered. Sanson also picked up his courage and ordered again.
"Well, then I will get pork pies, plus meatballs and pancakes, but can you remember them all?"
"I can remember 'all' only after that kid ordered. Lad, what are you going to get?"
She is similar to my age, but keeps calling me a kid. Of course I don't feel good. Didn't she say I can order anything? I pouted, and then said:
"Dragon meat pie."
The eyes of the girl immediately sharpened up. I smiled and continued:
"Stew Gargoyle Wings, I especially like the wings. Roast Orcs Loin and Giant Flea soup. For dessert I want Water Element juice and Black Slime pudding. I haven't got a pudding for a long long time."
The girl said angrily.
"Hey, kid, do you know why that big man escaped like that?"
"Because he said he wanted to drink my milk."
Sanson suddenly blushed, and turned his head away, Karl also lowered his head. But I am looking at the girl with my very kind eyes and asked:
"Can I have one too?"
"Tired of living?"
The girl slammed the table, the guests around are all looking at us. A guest with a very tiny body murmured:
"Hey, Jusina can't even be patient for five minutes, she is about to fight again!"
I looked at the man. He is really short, even looks like Sanson's 8-years-old brother. But from his face, he looks a lot older. Halfling? I turned to the aggressive girl.
"So Jusina is your name?"
"Kid! If you piss off Jusina here, you will become the thirteenth!"
"The thirteenth? "
"This hostel is called the Hostel of Dozen. We don't need the thirteenth! I mean you will get your ass kicked out of the house!"
"Is this little girl the boss of this place?"
Jusina's cheek is twitching. Although the time we spent with this girl is not very long, that expression shows that her anger is about to explode. She is holding a plate with mugs on it. She suddenly lifted the plate.
Phew!
I really want to yawn. Even the Orc's machete can move faster. I blocked the plate pounding to my head, and pulled it back softly. Of course, Jusina who lost her plate is now looking at me with astonished eyes. All the other people in the dining place stopped talking and looked at us. Nice, it's much more quiet.
I am spinning the wooden plate with my fingertips and said:
"Oi, Jusina, I asked someone for a recommended hostel, he actually recommended such an unfriendly one, what could be the reason?"
Karl with a smile leaned back on the chair and drank the rye beer. Sanson who is so hungry with a dying face is now looking at me.
"Dude! Just order quickly, so that I can fill my stomach, can't you?"
"Well, I did order, but this young lady wants to hit me with this thing."
"Isn't that because you ordered some ridiculous things!"
Weapon snatched away, the overwhelmed Jusina said:
"You! You are an adventurer? I see you have a bit strength, so you are trying to be rude on me, aren't you?"
"Speaking of rude, you are the one who behaved rudely first. "
Jusina didn't want to listen to what I said, turned away and shouted:
"Brother!"
Whoops! She really got so many tricks. Why didn't she simply call out her dad? I expected a four cubits tall big man, with a ferocious and grim face.
My expectation is only partially right.
From the kitchen there is really a four cubits tall big man coming out, almost as big as Sanson. His face, however, is covered by big beard , so can't tell it's ferocious or not. His beard is really rich! He walked over, the low ceiling now looks even lower. The light hanging from the ceiling almost hit his head. The man wiped his hands with his pron, and then said:
"Why call me out?"
Huh? The voice sounds pretty young! Although he looks old because of the beard, in fact he can't be too old. Maybe around Sanson's age? Anyway, since he is the brother of the young girl, he could be very young. Jusina said with a righteous expression to me :
"Order again in front of my brother."
Why not! I crossed my arms, looked at the man and said:
"Dragon meat pie, Stew Gargoyle Wings, Roast Orcs Loin, Giant Flea Soup. Water Element Juice and Black Slime Pudding for dessert."
Ha, what will be flying over this time? Firstly a bucket, then a plate, what could be next? How exciting! However, I found the man's eyes are with a smile.
"Sorry sir. The ingredients just ran out. Would you mind ordering something else?"
Hum! That's quite a gracious answer. This gives me an opportunity to clean up my joke! I should also answer graciously.
"Then I'll get pork pies and chicken, sesame cakes, coupled with meatballs and pancakes. We'll drink the beer first, so you can take your time to prepare."
"Yes sir."
The man immediately walked away. Jusina with a funny face chased after.
"Brother! That kid was fooling..."
"I heard what you just yelled. You are calling him a kid, but in fact he is as old as you."
"What, what!"
Jusina continued talking to her brother while he walked into the kitchen. I laughed, then leaned on my chair. This is really a pair of ridiculous siblings. Well, the brother is nice, but the sister is very ridiculous.
"Why would someone recommend this place?"
Karl said with a smile:
"I think I know the reason."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Please try the beer in front of you."
I tilted my head, then picked up the huge mug and moved it to my mouth. One, ah? Two, Huh? Three, Ah! Glou-glou.
"Wow, ha, wow!"
Sanson who was with a painful expression because of hunger, saw my sudden change of mood, also picked up his rye beer and drank. Sanson's eyes suddenly widened.
"Oh, it tastes really good!"
Sanson and I finished the two-pint mugs in a glance. Even someone like me who doesn't understand wine thinks it tastes good. I asked Sanson whether he wants another one, and then shouted at the kitchen.
"Oi! Jusina! Give us two more beers!"
Jusina ran over from the kitchen like a dashing wild boar.
"How dare you speak to me with such a command tone!"
"The mighty noble lady Jusina, may I have the honor to get two cups of delicious rye beer from you?"
Of course, I was not trying to praise her. Jusina immediately raised her eyebrows angrily:
"What? Are you making jokes on me?"
She lost her temper again. In the end why is this lady so dissatisfied, how come she gets offended so easily? Why so aggressive? The other guests in the dining are looking forward to the second round showdown and watching us.
"Hey, Jusina, I would like to ask you a question, seriously. Did you just break up with your boyfriend?"
Laughter burst in the dining hall . And Jusina is now grabbing my throat. Oh my God! Now I have no way to speak, so I can only stare at Jusina. If she were in our village, she's absolutely a smelly bitch that no one wants, even Jamini wouldn't be so rude. Zero mark!
I finally said in a broken voice:
"I'm done! Take your hands off now, otherwise you'll regret! "
"Then give it a try!"
Can this be tough? I grabbed Jusina's waist and lifted her up, because I often practice with Jamini, and I got OPG, so I feel that her weight is even lighter than a beer mug. I threw Jusina up like a child, then caught her back (I try not to let her hitting the ceiling, but that's difficult). People in the dining hall started screaming.
"Mum!"
Jusina is struggling like drowning people, and then fell down towards me.
"Am I your mum? Then please be a good girl!"
Jusina although fell down quickly, I'm still able catch her on her waist, she is hanging in midair. Jusina kicked my chest a few times, but I couldn't feel hurt even when my horse kicked me before. I ignored this, warned Jusina:
"If you can stop attacking me, I will quietly put you down. Otherwise my action will be more brutal, whether you believe it or not, I have the record of throwing Orcs 60 cubits away. "
"Liar!"
I turned to Sanson, Sanson said.
"Miss, what he said is true. During the day at the Bridge of Dozen he saw four Orcs, they were unable to cross the bridge because they had insufficient number. In the end he threw them all over, so those Orcs could cross the Hudyne Valley. But hey Huchi, put her down, what are you doing man? "
I obediently put down Jusina. Jusina is staring at me with bitterly eyes, but now she knows my strength so she doesn't dare to do anything. I handed out the empty mugs, and then said:
"If you can take us some beer, I'll appreciate much, and then drink quietly. Peace, okay?"
Jusina picked up the mugs and then ran away swiftly. I took a deep breath, sat on my chair.
"What a rude girl! She actually grabbed my throat!"
"Well, I was astounded too. Maybe she turned into this after working in this bustling hostel."
"No, that should be her raw personality."
The halfling on the table next to us then spoke:
"Excuse me, is what you said really true? You really threw the Orcs across the Hudyne valley?"
"Yes, it's true. Thanks to those Orcs we could make up the number to cross the bridge. So we had to send them back."
The halfling's eyes are blinking, and said:
"Oh, really incredible! If it's not a giant, it is impossible to throw a person over a distance like the Hudyne Valley. Ah, my name is Duhon • Butter."
"My name is Huchi Nedval. You name is Butter? Really a special surname, does your family make butter?"
"That is not my surname, but my nickname."
"Oh, is that?"
At this time, Jusina came back. The huge beer mugs are still being thrown on the table forcefully, but she didn't even throw me a glance.
"Thank you!"
Jusina then fiercely stared me in the face, and then walked away. Really a rude girl.
"Despite the quality of the beer here, the service is really bad. With that kind of girl here, how do they do business?"
The halfling named Duhon laughed and said:
"Jusina is in fact a very kind girl. She is different from her appearance. She thinks that she is already a grown up woman, being thrown around by a man she first met, how could her mood be good?"
"She provoked me first."
Duhon laughed, and continued to eat. I started relaxing and began to enjoy the beer slowly.
That's because I am not good at drinking, and I don't want to get Jusina here again. But Sanson has already finished another mug. He is really an ogre.
Sanson looked at me, I said without any hesitation:
"I definitely won't get that damn girl here again. Do it by youself."
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