MCB Chapter 05

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I didn’t bother to look at the notification window this time either.6fd2d5ad0edd5c92

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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?967431e37d9822e6

“It was a good call to have already raided the fridge.”58a8a853424ff1aa

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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.9df115b2bd89d0f7

How much time passed e4742b0b6d like that?0926e3acf9707999

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I was deep 1df90018f2 in a dazed 6057b5b8f2 state, neither asleep f5b53a37ca nor awake.897b60cd14f268cb

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“At best, you’ll just become a third-rate bartender. Your cocktails lack soul, they lack soul!”e42353c8faa3b17e

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Ah, this is a memory ad4369ff92 from my apprentice days.1b5f2b0b358e16c9

I used to fc4dd4c290 get scolded frequently. Back then, the eef4ef35fb bar manager seemed 4234353470 so scary that 2fccbf6371 a single word 0290068a8d from him would ddcd755810 bring me to 848b9c4c04 tears.778e5798b12405ce

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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?”3ee506f58b550f8a

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There were times 1e680f3ca9 when I grit 2119f18a86 my teeth and c94c9cb595 worked hard after 0c1dbf082a hearing such words 59f64180d4 from the head 13ca50cbeb bartender, eventually winning d2ef382c06 awards.d126eb726c53548d

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It had been so long 1d4d4cee2e since I just lazed around bec1935229 like this.065849215110864d

I was always busy living.6ee5033e7cb4e203

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Because I didn’t want to be looked down on anywhere, because I wanted to be recognized as a bartender.5b13df8a4acc1e2d

Looking back, I wonder why de5757453c I lived so diligently.d4ef600a63ed24e3

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In the end, 7cb6a77070 my life just fda250d4fa ends pathetically by 75fc07aaa2 getting hit by d9cd5c3a42 a damn motorcycle.2a8c27aa39f94c93

“I should have just lived like this from the start.”8224c1cefd006450

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Muttering words no 9a694ed2f2 one could hear, b5d5f34f4d I drifted off bfb7af3e5e to sleep.6a40f599785f4247

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The quests that had c95d591d1f been hounding me for f3ed6c3c52 the past few days 9dc595a23a disappeared, and a final 0decc800b0 notification popped up like f01f59ed19 a warning that the bc43993f95 last day had arrived.93e1f9ad2253184a

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It didn’t go away or disappear.ceba1031d278c50e

Like a final summons.aa2a8ea8e837f431

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But what could I do? Even if I 9fb274daec had worked hard, 47d202fd86 selling thousands of 85ea9d81ec cocktails in just 14711194bc ten days was 16a3bc7ec2 impossible.44ee6c7df13b8df2

‘Not like I’m alive in the real world anyway.’ba9326d565c4ef5c

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Growllll—221a840aa902a521

Even in my gloomy state, abc863b84c my body was honest. Right, I was hungry. The problem was that 49e1f7f2e3 the food supplies at 596e2614ce the bar had run 79dcb36433 out.76001f52d7bc3f20

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There was plenty of liquor, but drinking on an empty stomach was something I couldn’t do.1e9ade8f6cd9fc56

“It’s still daytime, so I should go look for something.”c113e2235f19e2d4

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This is a forest, so b6e544f8fe there should be fruits or 644ab77110 greens around.ed39bb32e1d75979

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.7c9201d326334fe3

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‘A gentle pink like cherry blossom petals.’1d8a342a02dcd27f

It was a drastic color 6fef6386b1 change for me, who had 29e977cc9e never even bleached my hair 626da35c65 before.9679760500c20dc7

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Even my eye color had 552f119b2a changed to purple.dc40d06fec38a19e

Flustered, I frantically touched 1b70bf6a4f my face. Only the colors had changed—it 3ea186deec was undoubtedly my face.05c2683e880bf1f8

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“But…”64893b1f8afbdd6f

Why did this feel b7fd700399 so natural?3afda1a35e652574

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My original black hair d7784191d7 and brown eyes now 361a91f447 seemed unfamiliar.37ec9dc249927f87

As if I had just regained my original colors…….b6b64f546168569e

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“What in the world is going on……”f5c88ede7dc4e367

There was no a5a5d664fe one to help f2afc79f30 resolve this puzzling 46d93d29cb feeling.b397b2239101a9cd

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I had ended up be254bb11e in this strange world 8f87a8447e in the first place, a96b095cf8 so what did hair 9225cbe0b2 and eye color changes 193c082881 matter?5eafb17785b3052e

“Who cares.”a4bf14605a2e7619

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Muttering indifferently, I just grabbed 89779d0b27 a basket and set off 9d2b0241cc aimlessly.9e95102d74cdd5d6

Once I left the relatively 78e019dc20 well-maintained area around the cocktail 4276ec824e bar, an untouched forest stretched bb72279145 out.1b6b931594934981

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How far had I walked?573a3ec6b24bc81c

The surroundings gradually 63e9398a11 took on a fd4fea0306 deeper, darker hue df59bfd049 as if enveloped ce40e78e10 in darkness.0620e64b66548e1e

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‘It suddenly got chilly.’2a25735a7e776bf4

I should have brought something 67d378ada3 to wear. I rubbed my bare 93b374e409 arms and looked around 5fc5700988 warily.e00dfac69898e529

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“Found something.”dd9b99089b30aba0

Finally, something plausible came 3f86ff096e into view.3dbd7bd489df8d07

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A tawny mushroom reaching c45abf353b up to my waist. With yellow spots 4923029aad dotted on it, ac88e8e2c5 like polka dots.32de1549a0059b8b

“Not a poisonous mushroom, is it?”f6a961120cac962b

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I hesitated as I reached 95ab90b721 my hand out towards the 1d00c88e75 mushroom.19db12300279e1ab

The fruits hanging in clusters 7e5b3d66ba from the trees also looked b66f98cb71 bizarre. I thought they 0456f3d4a8 were jet-black fruits, adcc5c2e3a but as I 1ba352fe44 got closer, they 34c76cc9dc suddenly spread their a6349a43cd wings and flew 0d918187db away.6a8119948524d46c

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“Bats? Then all those ‘fruits’ were actually….. Ugh!”88d092eb262cebae

Flap flap flap flap!e4ac84992296ca2d

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At that moment, a swarm 1ea8244130 of bats took flight, causing 15fd625bfc me to tumble backward.fa2f45cadb7a7ad0

“Owww…”25651f0cdc1456c8

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They didn’t act threateningly, but I got a bit scared.811adcdcaae98a06

“I should just go ask the pirates to share some canned food instead.”1045d8da50e6dfc9

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I dusted off my cd219069a3 backside and got up.748509c06cf95bf9

That’s when it happened.a4975d600f44dc47

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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.40b2d7d2a3c2018e

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Without looking back, 52d931f91c I hurried my da8c34548a steps, but suddenly 9a90c0e310 a volley of 0c5082d685 arrows came raining c14fd946a8 down.b29717566e7ecc47

“Ugh!”6c5f93d7b8e5acbd

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None hit the mark, just grazing my shoulder. So I could relax….fe3f9d9b8cf429fc

‘Huh?’e78f6da7a00cef00

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In an instant, my vision b18ed7bf8a swayed and my body pitched a27ff9e856 forward.0899586718da7523

“Target is down!”26963bf26f4513e7

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“Lower your bows. I’ll check on it.”c3842d7c54fbc8a9

Voices came from not too 59a1d82ed2 far away.7b839bce8fd19479

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‘Dizzy…’610d92dd7b6ee4d0

I tried to get up somehow, but couldn’t muster any strength.8837dccb62deae24

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Then someone approached me. I barely lifted 1e64cdfcc1 my head to 49b59ce3a3 identify them—it was a72314aab8 a huge man 76b9ef2bda looking flustered at ebfc23a4f9 me.f021cf09dbc30108

“A woman?”7797a04444bfe4ec

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The man knelt down 23da0418ed and cradled me in f9b6b032db his arms.eabc114a5b82191f

“Bring the antidote immediately!”c6e6cbb29ed8d358

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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.2e436be65cd1b011

“Ah, it hurts……”bf60ccc115b4da7c

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“Pah. It’s dangerous if I don’t remove the poison.”5a64706fd3dfd8e8

The man continued 95a15a549f sucking on the 1d56359d3d wound and spitting 0892fbc5ab out blood. His hot breath 99f49c040a brushed against my e60bf9192e exposed shoulder.f4b604180e19ff78

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“I’ve brought the antidote!”aaf6dc51c1b71d72

“Open your mouth wide. It’s quite bitter.”85cba1068068e5cc

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The vile taste that flowed ea2eea4431 into my mouth nearly made e146c95f83 me vomit right there.b9b17d654db8be93

“Urghh.…”293958b6382def4c

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“You have to swallow it.”14e55c93a17418a2

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.e47a851724ceae15

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“Haah……”8baa9b9a70672e99

I was already feeling hungry and exhausted from getting caught up in this situation. I slumped against the man’s chest, leaning onto him.4d0c664620a1f723

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“Please excuse me further.”5beeb0751e0b2edf

The man then 469538688e tore open my 1f4973921a shirt and tightly 108cefd4e8 bandaged my shoulder d4cfd574c6 wound.7b0833354bb373aa

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‘Ah.’46a4d219d999f7c5

Only then did I d14dfb3ebd realize I had fully 8fd1d1d48a exposed my bare skin 8566f9a324 in front of this 7c89290f4c strange man.147667b097fdf66f

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What’s more, this strange man had repeatedly sucked and licked my bare skin…a5ced09c96270c11

“Your face is red. Are you alright?”1a6b7886da396755

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“I, I think I’m okay……”900da57b09eefb38

“Then say ‘ah’.”f110d6a12db2b12f

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“Ah?”16c555179f5184d5

Not understanding why, 322b64a4e2 I did as 3e77e19e23 instructed and a 6e7dd8b1a3 candy popped right 07c1b541e3 into my open d3ee5892bc mouth.d4d9bed9cae6a48e

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“It will help with the bitterness.”6c6864b856e7f8b2

The man set me down. With my shirt 3f182df8af in tatters, I 9633404c3b used both hands 8ad7307005 to cover my 6a11a82174 upper body.7530dc60e933559b

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“My apologies. I failed to show proper consideration for a lady.”a1c0bfe841228543

The man took off 2e008879f0 his coat and draped efd8f9d100 it over me. A coat that seemed 2055aeab91 perfectly fitted for him 3803094e6e was oversized and engulfed 7dfc3b523b me.9e8ab5c6fa88b6c3

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A heavy, musky scent wafted a1130428b3 into my nose.d5e8860486033fe6

“….”8763936f4ff3372f

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Finally, with a moment’s respite, I gazed intently at the man.bdf11ce5ed9cf854

His impeccably tailored 287095e11c uniform accentuated his f0f2dbdb7e physique splendidly.44057a6d80b9e986

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On his back was 16d66e0357 a massive sword as c3b19ef7ec tall as my height.11578a5e67dd2fac

Only by craning c2afcfb701 my neck could d08ad9b989 I bring his 2eb6b83cd6 face into view.cfd415294b1a4468

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Neatly groomed black hair. Eyes as deep blue c80d57313a as the sea.366b9943bb1017a3

The man had b3679865c6 ruggedly defined facial fcb739b6e9 features—the quintessential handsome 39bdb5e512 man.06b3451806b1b100

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“Is there a problem?”8aefd8af76e6e478

An icy aura emanated from c03e40b985 him. I felt like 3179c98f76 a herbivore in db7c20427a front of a dfcfa19c7e predator.223e38df3cd30ce9

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“Well, there are quite a few…”99215a9954e84583

The strange, oppressive 4d8c3f4e0f feeling made me 50974140a4 trail off unconsciously.0d7690efb245fafd

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But I had to say 9aba74c0d9 what needed to be said.5279c25c8a9a7377

Clenching my fists 9a74c45623 tightly, I faced 2999736255 the man directly.e50e8ae1e30eb0a0

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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.”cfd12564368d0028

Now that I voiced 6cdcd5a667 it out, indignation welled d7cd955dc0 up inside me.f12f8edfcdbb7dc6

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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?d8eaa87ae69a6fdc

“Why did you suddenly start shooting arrows at me?”66f05d81868c1b40

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“I will ask you instead.”64aa680c271342cc

Those piercing winter-blue eyes fixed f76d326f86 on me.d77e6feda963476c

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“What are you even doing in a place like this?”6a04794433bd6b7e

“A place like this…”026a73cc49c70df2

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I had intended 28f3878f65 to stand my afdfd8eb5c ground, but found fbc8400757 myself at a 6e2a8fe3ff loss for words.4a2aae3512806350

Because truthfully, I didn’t really know where this place was either.cd062b1f81ff33c1

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“I am the Duke who rules the North. While chasing demons and crossing the ice wall, I discovered a gate.”97dc38781b045af6

“A gate?”ef262fe3436bfb8f

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“Yes. Beyond it, usually swarms with demons. I thought of this place as a dungeon.”9bf74b1d89bc477d

The man explained calmly, his 70698f6bf7 eyes shining sharply. It was as if f0ee943750 he was scrutinizing me.00ac750312a1d4f0

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“I apologize for dragging you into this, but truthfully, I find you rather suspicious. Just who are you?”a37dda35fced93f0

“I’m just a bartender.”3333f53edbdd29d4

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“A bartender?”c5cc16ebcdd87556

The man’s eyes narrowed.f027912e9382d1ef

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“I’m someone who makes cocktails, which are mixed drinks made by combining liquor with other ingredients.”69789ae3335cb989

“So you’re saying you run a tavern?”b429e4b21a150cc0

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I nodded.0ed7a68bdf153792

“But that still doesn’t explain your reason for being here.”7d429f9305cc81ef

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“My bar is located nearby.”da638f542e3bf56b

“What is the name of your bar?”70ee9e86f5300b7a

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“That’s…”cd1d943fb52f1b3e

I mumbled, embarrassed to f116a2f9aa reveal the name I e56da43b7f had accidentally settled on.15fdf4663a45419a

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As the silence dragged on, 67a71bcac7 the man smiled faintly and 9c3f75ea0c spoke up.8ab1b7edbf38a9f8

“Then please show me. I happen to be getting thirsty. Since I’m indebted to you, I’ll help increase your sales.”5ba88feb7dfd36c1

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On the surface, it sounded f7fa768884 like an apology, but I eb0ece55c3 sensed the underlying suspicion.beb8f501ffccc3ba

‘He probably wants to verify if I’m telling the truth.’3ed977e199acefb0

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It was a more effective 1aa8842c5a way than outright doubting and 63c611a1ba questioning the validity of my 921f4c1679 words.4f2035530fbe7acd

“Sure, this way, please.”aa132bf42262d295

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Since I had nothing 009e61f172 to hide, I took c68865da92 the lead confidently.9820f6b4a9ec6137

“My lord! We shall…”e88edbd549eda47e

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“Stay nearby and search the surroundings while you wait.”707a9885559dca4f

“Understood!”ae6d1ece79ca2d5c

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The knights moved in perfect unison following the man’s orders.c68563c0b8733516

‘A northern duke, just like a fantasy novel.’29ce155ad0fab1a1

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By chance, I ended up 1da1fd4927 leading this nameless duke back acbf23bef0 to my bar.e1e805825823d0c8

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