MCB Chapter 05

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I didn’t bother to look at the notification window this time either.4aa0eb8dbe025e78

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A forced quest? So what if it’s forced? If I’m not doing it, what can they do about it?4f31bd6e05987046

“It was a good call to have already raided the fridge.”cd754611925bd5fb

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It’s a pity I can’t read the manga, but that didn’t make me feel any more motivated to leave home. I just plopped down on the bar counter.0a2741e2b25ac643

How much time passed 03a090dd27 like that?bf833d4f2de8e304

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I was deep in a 45e7175be9 dazed state, neither asleep nor ef1553b4a3 awake.b8274f113a3efbaa

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“At best, you’ll just become a third-rate bartender. Your cocktails lack soul, they lack soul!”9c365805d92e99d1

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Ah, this is a 5df0856351 memory from my apprentice 8f56a272ff days.a0195f4948ce970e

I used to get scolded dc33496f58 frequently. Back then, the bar manager 0bf45209a5 seemed so scary that a 1ec9ecc37b single word from him would 6a025b7aa2 bring me to tears.a38a99524aab3cf9

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“Do you think I’m criticizing you right now? You, who can’t even shake off the trainee label and haven’t earned a single award?”7a4627f00c3a80ba

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There were times when I d4b20f0d6d grit my teeth and worked 9928b04229 hard after hearing such words 5f2a427a9a from the head bartender, eventually 6533533bf4 winning awards.9ee8dc83c0c79ffb

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It had been 6cd1c84cd4 so long since cca7a25297 I just lazed fa15a81754 around like this.2bed8641bbfd4215

I was always busy living.fc33b4447af8f662

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Because I didn’t want to be looked down on anywhere, because I wanted to be recognized as a bartender.e4e8681a73169247

Looking back, I wonder why de6105a35d I lived so diligently.f8381175530e2b3d

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In the end, my a244e80b53 life just ends pathetically d5aea92fd6 by getting hit by 1231320a74 a damn motorcycle.00f312faaf85f603

“I should have just lived like this from the start.”8da0d5f5cafbd9f6

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Muttering words no one could c7f5d35c37 hear, I drifted off to 595bd740dd sleep.02c138b6e33ed4ad

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The quests that had been e1156e7d53 hounding me for the past 3471816a6a few days disappeared, and a dcc9b284c9 final notification popped up like fc280992ba a warning that the last c94cc3c9b8 day had arrived.630a3f0192a7cc66

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It didn’t go away or disappear.4a3310f8eb806caf

Like a final summons.107a61c2aab9711c

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But what could I do? Even if I 79fd1d8491 had worked hard, 38b9c45f54 selling thousands of ea2fef5dd0 cocktails in just 850733b118 ten days was 6a1da530ee impossible.e6938419ea3893f9

‘Not like I’m alive in the real world anyway.’1ab16d98fda97f1a

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Growllll—409fffdbaa9453b0

Even in my gloomy 0f00af6594 state, my body was 4675043744 honest. Right, I was hungry. The problem was that the 0eaebd27c7 food supplies at the bar 335aeb9bab had run out.be7a8fc742dfe975

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There was plenty of liquor, but drinking on an empty stomach was something I couldn’t do.feb36eafd008372d

“It’s still daytime, so I should go look for something.”a47ff204cdbf39d6

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This is a 358b2fb4af forest, so there 5b8b590474 should be fruits af6d3b89a0 or greens around.7d686517c708796f

Before that, I went to the bathroom to wash up, but was taken aback when I saw my hair had turned a soft pink color in the mirror’s reflection.9e3d1c564271b700

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‘A gentle pink like cherry blossom petals.’e37d595c24e25495

It was a 35ecd9d63c drastic color change 42217f047c for me, who 698b022f67 had never even e810614ec8 bleached my hair 3fcce72dc1 before.3347c8fa646aa7e5

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Even my eye color b40cca42dc had changed to purple.241c8815a899a397

Flustered, I frantically dc651c0976 touched my face. Only the colors c513595492 had changed—it was 1c00032482 undoubtedly my face.b80e8a68e5bf9ede

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“But…”56486857ddbd8465

Why did this feel so 3492446565 natural?6ba0166717f31502

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My original black hair cf5f9e837b and brown eyes now 42fb789955 seemed unfamiliar.86438bb0aa75684e

As if I had just regained my original colors…….61df2803a5eb280f

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“What in the world is going on……”27eee07e2b3e9721

There was no 035e534f2b one to help 57104789f3 resolve this puzzling 5da1d377e2 feeling.f46cc683b3a10bd9

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I had ended 64f6a5c5f1 up in this 5911be9cb7 strange world in 572a391581 the first place, 0e612b5c02 so what did 84f89cf472 hair and eye 827e66a3a8 color changes matter?2b88dae8193df640

“Who cares.”1381527d2bdc0bcb

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Muttering indifferently, I just 031b0c2595 grabbed a basket and 35a590cd63 set off aimlessly.5c73681ba90c2849

Once I left 8dd518eefa the relatively well-maintained a28e4c9630 area around the 00fe04d606 cocktail bar, an f5cf8049c6 untouched forest stretched ef9a0d82e6 out.9d93aacc1b7e834a

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How far had I walked?797532a09fc8dcee

The surroundings gradually took 550c990b58 on a deeper, darker 4bfaae2a22 hue as if enveloped ed9108f773 in darkness.c0c0de06ef751675

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‘It suddenly got chilly.’25b6cd06115093e6

I should have 9c3f4fc58f brought something to 284a2e1ef3 wear. I rubbed my dbf2a9e5f4 bare arms and 31c106dbc7 looked around warily.c81dee0bd20d55f3

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“Found something.”6ecd0b7ec704979a

Finally, something plausible 5dc7690271 came into view.a8c7f68e5ccb1ccc

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A tawny mushroom eab67558cb reaching up to 3724ce607d my waist. With yellow spots 9d7dba7f90 dotted on it, 169d90b7bb like polka dots.43d143faf5d6b967

“Not a poisonous mushroom, is it?”306dfda9fcb40dab

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I hesitated as I 02b00e6004 reached my hand out 1782aa1892 towards the mushroom.13d138a059341dcd

The fruits hanging 67c898ccd6 in clusters from e4184d0011 the trees also 2368d45c60 looked bizarre. I thought they were jet-black 782140a762 fruits, but as I got fa27cbdcf6 closer, they suddenly spread their 3db915838f wings and flew away.20bf9e2fea4e4936

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“Bats? Then all those ‘fruits’ were actually….. Ugh!”0a2f337e7571482e

Flap flap flap flap!f4db617d584cdce2

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At that moment, a swarm 81afb34d9a of bats took flight, causing ae51157752 me to tumble backward.aa4bb792514e56b1

“Owww…”7909c4f0ff0f1c09

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They didn’t act threateningly, but I got a bit scared.6c76574c1e66e242

“I should just go ask the pirates to share some canned food instead.”348a93b68bc20804

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I dusted off my backside 6f4f290b49 and got up.2eb09d578c8b11be

That’s when it happened.94574612c602c5c6

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The system’s warning snapped me back to reality. Even if I had a “leave it be” attitude, I didn’t want to die twice.affc088ff007e95b

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Without looking back, 5da753a578 I hurried my 747ea4824c steps, but suddenly 5e83ac4379 a volley of a8f170c594 arrows came raining bf8f3cf711 down.0b9749e63bd74d16

“Ugh!”3a4959be1c6718ee

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None hit the mark, just grazing my shoulder. So I could relax….ce3fc31735f05840

‘Huh?’5133b8ac47db89fe

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In an instant, 56d841d9b1 my vision swayed 143b47f1c1 and my body 76fdbc5e4c pitched forward.3f9230526b483c76

“Target is down!”53bff928477783a4

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“Lower your bows. I’ll check on it.”5a911834ae38136b

Voices came from not too 0fd44d62df far away.34d0145229658578

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‘Dizzy…’f4f8a056a810772e

I tried to get up somehow, but couldn’t muster any strength.f67b0d185f5caeba

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Then someone approached me. I barely lifted 4c0dfec519 my head to 5da87bcddb identify them—it was e2b511bf01 a huge man 0a51512609 looking flustered at 6967e1d1fb me.da6cbefb97d93377

“A woman?”4060d80fbae84a3f

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The man knelt down and bfba328134 cradled me in his arms.24a53243b4826403

“Bring the antidote immediately!”811c286f8d23a065

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The man who had shouted like thunder immediately tore open my shirt and buried his face in my shoulder. A stranger’s lips enclosed my wound and roughly sucked on it.874b37ad72322b7a

“Ah, it hurts……”46f9fe58368164ee

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“Pah. It’s dangerous if I don’t remove the poison.”0e60be064a1fd78f

The man continued sucking 995c637243 on the wound and d057e3ff3b spitting out blood. His hot breath 726af914c9 brushed against my 67e1cae16f exposed shoulder.26138e771838ce20

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“I’ve brought the antidote!”fbcabab28694b1fa

“Open your mouth wide. It’s quite bitter.”70399bd20133bfef

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The vile taste that flowed 8c53ea9606 into my mouth nearly made 8680403f51 me vomit right there.f974b318f5b104ce

“Urghh.…”27df200a4e7e8a65

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“You have to swallow it.”c08c1dff013674fd

The man’s large hand covered my mouth as he gently lifted my jaw. As the bitter medicine went down my throat, my blurring vision refocused.420d26646392dead

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“Haah……”9d077596cd52b312

I was already feeling hungry and exhausted from getting caught up in this situation. I slumped against the man’s chest, leaning onto him.0daaee0c26109265

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“Please excuse me further.”2d51e14d26eb377c

The man then tore 16a796cd10 open my shirt and 10120c8711 tightly bandaged my shoulder af07292207 wound.a00ff7952499e216

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‘Ah.’c542cbbedcc7ab5f

Only then did I realize 40eb9c635e I had fully exposed my b6bfae7564 bare skin in front of 78a54b535e this strange man.e69fc76e346cd337

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What’s more, this strange man had repeatedly sucked and licked my bare skin…e7f0a4d001a9f0f1

“Your face is red. Are you alright?”b6f45872ca77ee56

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“I, I think I’m okay……”3d9a2b1f0164c7c3

“Then say ‘ah’.”890aaf5fce17da26

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“Ah?”e1d83b26da3323e8

Not understanding why, 4f9621e5d6 I did as 62f218256e instructed and a 5fdb11f201 candy popped right 1e80cef0a6 into my open 9fe36199d5 mouth.49d03e5dcd1a7eb2

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“It will help with the bitterness.”fe64495d2ee46748

The man set me down. With my shirt 6b295a4edf in tatters, I 7fa611b30b used both hands ea1bba70cb to cover my 4f10d3507a upper body.3abd75e9475017e9

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“My apologies. I failed to show proper consideration for a lady.”ee3648b8c2b70bc5

The man took e580ac8d60 off his coat 4c6cf83f4c and draped it cac05f937e over me. A coat that 7502488cce seemed perfectly fitted 80d480d50d for him was fdac00f6b2 oversized and engulfed e344637a57 me.9b0089b9a6edca74

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A heavy, musky fab5242fc3 scent wafted into d17b7f64fd my nose.7611a5c7c0b77674

“….”c52816fe9a452a13

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Finally, with a moment’s respite, I gazed intently at the man.511eea04508dead5

His impeccably tailored uniform b048c83ea0 accentuated his physique splendidly.c75825ec20a3b8c8

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On his back was a 0aa5bb59ec massive sword as tall as 0041f56913 my height.053549d7e21086a0

Only by craning my neck d1c9150f69 could I bring his face 70255535d9 into view.05a68a2bfdaa9b0b

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Neatly groomed black hair. Eyes as deep blue as 1f15988fa3 the sea.bf0dd775e4af6af6

The man had ruggedly 583e4d3671 defined facial features—the quintessential 32500e0190 handsome man.7f18c6c05f862451

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“Is there a problem?”6e28032c1234386c

An icy aura emanated 0d3bbc250e from him. I felt like 4fdb1da5ff a herbivore in e565b50bda front of a d8478a3d88 predator.7b341bd738de5947

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“Well, there are quite a few…”5ee2a7fd0318440d

The strange, oppressive feeling 11e0e39291 made me trail off 41f2386453 unconsciously.b2628a0d2b773637

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But I had to say e34e7d7d9e what needed to be said.98c1198db158dc9f

Clenching my fists 78543c90c7 tightly, I faced bfaba48da3 the man directly.191ecb453ec44b75

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“I got hit by an arrow while just passing by, is that not a problem? It was even a poisoned arrow. I almost died, you know.”8ddfafef7c28ad47

Now that I voiced it edd39defe9 out, indignation welled up inside 6a09c431f8 me.297a8828e0c43b11

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I was the victim here. I was just minding my own business when I got hit by a poisoned arrow, and I’m not supposed to be angry?290857726307bbd6

“Why did you suddenly start shooting arrows at me?”cac31ac03cb21f8b

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“I will ask you instead.”2fe4238d3147f9c6

Those piercing winter-blue eyes 5a5acf5f4b fixed on me.cf74a79dce4be3fc

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“What are you even doing in a place like this?”dfebce5002d803ae

“A place like this…”c56460bccce12158

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I had intended e0d11c4338 to stand my 5a3e27d32a ground, but found 29418a6326 myself at a c454674668 loss for words.8a7938806676c795

Because truthfully, I didn’t really know where this place was either.96321f662893ed72

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“I am the Duke who rules the North. While chasing demons and crossing the ice wall, I discovered a gate.”341ed1fa8a8463dd

“A gate?”5a6ffd3e526207c2

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“Yes. Beyond it, usually swarms with demons. I thought of this place as a dungeon.”0422cee632916a22

The man explained calmly, his f48a3e3665 eyes shining sharply. It was as bafa30437b if he was 40bd40bae3 scrutinizing me.75a0a95721b66062

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“I apologize for dragging you into this, but truthfully, I find you rather suspicious. Just who are you?”7e90975dc6d2f17e

“I’m just a bartender.”85a580d3a6ba0ec9

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“A bartender?”f84fe4957da0b2bc

The man’s eyes narrowed.311483ae08aea171

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“I’m someone who makes cocktails, which are mixed drinks made by combining liquor with other ingredients.”177f490ec7b22346

“So you’re saying you run a tavern?”af83c5daa4da4acd

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I nodded.543a76120c9f6011

“But that still doesn’t explain your reason for being here.”ca735c8977c7c1be

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“My bar is located nearby.”b57a1f5bc8ed3938

“What is the name of your bar?”3c419ee5bc0f83b3

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“That’s…”39c453c68f256414

I mumbled, embarrassed 433d8221bb to reveal the 91bead7362 name I had 9aa464e541 accidentally settled on.273da07f40989d75

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As the silence dragged on, 954838759b the man smiled faintly and bec0da9b3e spoke up.7307b9d292f41c88

“Then please show me. I happen to be getting thirsty. Since I’m indebted to you, I’ll help increase your sales.”5fee3b88c4e8febf

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On the surface, it 3b05c81aa5 sounded like an apology, a01411203e but I sensed the 3b3d37cd5f underlying suspicion.3207a68e124cdbd8

‘He probably wants to verify if I’m telling the truth.’36fb8ceb278644f1

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It was a more effective ac8a58eaa6 way than outright doubting and 17167c2968 questioning the validity of my d20f1dfb71 words.15fd7376556b6eea

“Sure, this way, please.”f768191d91ac4dfb

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Since I had 8f0e8876ce nothing to hide, 6f23797d88 I took the 9dfcb529a1 lead confidently.fda417c8dce21c7f

“My lord! We shall…”2376772e3fc9331b

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“Stay nearby and search the surroundings while you wait.”55e672b4e4ab15f8

“Understood!”0adff42588a7095c

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The knights moved in perfect unison following the man’s orders.a4b93963311be7b3

‘A northern duke, just like a fantasy novel.’6a58eaf33e75c219

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By chance, I ended 8405b56ed2 up leading this nameless a7c35dbcf2 duke back to my fb56e067ae bar.853f6279e094ab1e

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