“That fool lost a drinking contest against Retina and was crushed.”
“Ha?”
“Look, he is rolling over there.”
In the direction Elanza pointed, there was the figure of a man collapsed dead drunk in the corner of the cafeteria. Or rather, it wasn’t just one or two people; quite a number were rolling around. You’re kidding, right? Did Retina do all this……?
I thought there were strangely few people considering the late hour, but it seems something terrible had happened.
“In the end, she started going up to people herself to fight them. So, I stepped in before the damage could expand any further. I am strong with liquor, after all.”
No, what does that mean? Wouldn’t it be better to just make her stop drinking normally? Why is it necessary to drink together……? Didn’t this guy just want to skip work and drink?
I turned suspicious eyes toward Elanza, who continued drinking while flipping her mask up slightly.
“W-What is with those eyes?”
“……No, nothing. So, did you need something from me?”
“Oh, that is right, that is right. You, add Retina to your party.”
“…………Why me?”
“You are good at this kind of thing, aren’t you?”
“……Isn’t she under a Mediation restriction?”
“That is why this is my personal request.”
“……And if I refuse?”
“I won’t say I will force you, you know? Well, considering what will happen to this girl afterward, it is somewhat pitiable though~”
Retina’s future. Either find a new party without the Guild’s intervention or obediently return to the Church.
The former carries risk. If she plays her cards wrong, she might get snagged by a bad crowd and meet a terrible fate.
The latter would involve shame and awkwardness, but at least there is no danger to her life. I think she should just go home obediently.
“She says she has no intention of going home.”
“…………What do you think, Linfa?”
I looked over at Linfa.
“I…… will leave the judgment to you.”
Linfa told me this with a solemn expression.
After a good few seconds of silence, I let out a deep sigh.
“……Understood. Let’s try adding her to the party.”
“Kakaka, I thought you would say that! Good for you, Retina.”
I turned my gaze to Retina once again. Whether she was listening to the conversation or not, her slightly vacant eyes were looking straight at me.
“Well, anyway…… nice to have you.”
“…………”
No reaction. Eh, what, did she drink so much she has almost no consciousness left……?
Just as I was getting worried and continued calling out to her—KA! Retina opened her eyes wide and vigorously leaned her body forward.
“Uwoh.”
“Aaadem-sama!!”
“Y-Yes!?”
“I, adore you very muuuch!!!”
“Hah!?”
“!?”
“Bufohh!?”
What??
Attacked by a sudden confession, my thoughts suspend.
Elanza spat out the liquor she was drinking grandly, shouting things like, “M-My mask—!”
“Aaadem-sama……!”
“H-Hey, too close, too close!”
And you smell like booze!!
“Aaadem-sama, with meeee……”
I leaned back to escape from Retina, who was aggressively bringing her face closer, but she closed the distance further as if chasing me, until the distance became practically zero and—
“Pleaase driiink!!”
“Ha? Goboh!?”
“Adem—!?”
What was shoved into my mouth was a bottle. Strong spirits flowed in.
“Goboboboppuha!? Geho geho!!”
“Nice drinking style~! One mooore!”
“Wa-, wait…… Gobu!?”
Liquor, liquor, liquor shoved in one after another. I’m drowning, I’m drowning!
I tried to pull her off, but she was entangled with my whole body and it wasn’t working!
“O-Oi, Retina!? Isn’t Adem suffering!?”
“That’s not truuue, right, Aaadem-samaaa?”
“Gobobo……!”
“See?”
“No, no matter how you look at it he is suffering…… Anyway, release him for a moment…… She won’t move!?”
Linfa tried to stop Retina’s outrage, but it seems she was clinging on considerably tight, and Linfa’s strength couldn’t do anything about it.
“E-Elanza! Help……!”
“Wait a bit, right now my mask is……!”
When I asked Elanza next to me for help, she replied while skillfully wiping her mask while still wearing it wet. Stop screwing around, do that later! Seriously!
“Driiiink, drink, drink!”
“Gabobobobobobo!?”
“Adem—!”
The liquor being poured in, my consciousness fading away.
I have no memory of what happened after that.
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When I opened my eyes, the ceiling of the infirmary, which I was starting to get used to seeing, said hello… no, good morning, I guess. We meet often lately. Dammit.
“Ugh, woah… I feel sick…”
Fatigue attacking my whole body, nausea, and a dull headache to boot. The worst wake-up call.
“…………Hm?”
As I tried to manage getting up, I noticed something wrong inside the futon—or rather, something clinging to my arm.
“………………”
With a bad feeling about this, I fearfully lifted the covers.
The Saint was there.
“No way…”
She was clinging to me, holding my arm and leg, her clothes disheveled and revealing quite a bit. Moreover, for some reason, I was half-naked. Why?
Whoosh, cold sweat burst out. Then, while the blood drained from my face, I felt that drained blood gathering in a weird place in my lower body. This isn’t the time for that! Calm down, my son…!
Did I screw up? With the Saint-sama, of all people…!?
I tried to remember last night… It’s no use, I don’t remember anything…! No, but this is the Guild, after all. Such a mistake shouldn’t happen. Most likely, someone just tossed us both into bed after we passed out drunk.
Calm down… First, let’s just get out of bed. Anyway, if Retina wakes up in this situation, it’s bad, and if someone sees us, it’s even worse.
I slowly pulled out the arm being cradled by the sleeping Retina. Alright, I managed to get it out.
I sat up and tried to untangle my leg next.
“Adem-san!”
“Uwoah!?”
Bam, the door opened with force. By reflex, I pulled the covers over Retina and myself and lay back down.
It was Homura who entered. Fortunately, she didn’t seem to notice Retina inside the futon.
“Ho, Homura…?”
“I heard Adem-san was carried to the infirmary again…!”
Who is the guy doing unnecessary things…!
“Did you get injured somewhere again…!? Please let me see, I’ll heal it right away…!”
“No, I didn’t, I didn’t! I’m not injured! I’m fine!”
I insisted on my safety to stop Homura from approaching. I want her to leave immediately before she notices.
“Really…?”
“Really. …See, look.”
I was careful not to show Retina, exposing only my naked upper body from the covers.
“Hyawaa!?”
Seeing my topless form, Homura’s face instantly flushed red, and she covered her face with both hands. Crap, was that natural sexual harassment?
“So, sorry! I showed you something unsightly…”
“W-Wait! It’s not unsightly! I want to confirm properly, so please don’t hide it!”
“O-Oh.”
When I tried to dive back under the covers, she stopped me with tremendous force. It must be embarrassing, but she’s enduring it to confirm my safety; her face was bright red. She really is a kind girl.
“Fuu, fuuu…!”
“…………”
Homura stared at me so intently I thought she’d bore a hole in me. Her breathing is kind of rough; you don’t have to push yourself that hard to look…
“T-That’s enough, right? As you can see, no injuries, and the reason I was sleeping here is—”
“Lower body.”
“Eh.”
“Um, your lower body is…!”
Homura declared this with oddly glittering eyes.
…Is she telling me to strip?
If I do that, I definitely won’t be able to hide the anomaly in the futon—or rather, I wouldn’t strip even without that circumstance.
“No, that’s a bit much…”
“Ah, r-r-right. Ahaha…!”
Homura said, looking a bit flustered at my grimace. I was relieved.
“…I drank a little too much yesterday. So I passed out and was just laid down here to sleep.”
“I-Is that so… I’m sorry, I jumped to conclusions…”
“No, it’s fine. Thanks for worrying.”
“! N-No, not at all!”
Good, looks like the conversation is ending nicely. I’ll just have Homura leave, and then I’ll escape A.S.A.P.—!
“Nnn… Mmn…”
“!?”
“Eh…?”
A voice rang out in the room—neither mine nor Homura’s.
Homura looked around suspiciously, but all the other beds were empty, and there was no one else.
Cold sweat ran down my forehead.
“Was that someone’s voice just now…?”
“R-Really? I didn’t hear anything, isn’t it just your imagination?”
“That can’t be…”
Please…! Don’t notice! Go home!
However, my prayers were in vain, and the worst-case scenario occurred.
Just as I thought the futon covering me squirmed, it rose up and fell away.
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