Chapter 61 Daytime Drinking
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
So, I came to the store that Isabella had chosen…
”Wow! Ah, the ale is delicious!!”
”…Uh…”
”Don’t mind me, just eat as much as you want! Look, we have steak and sautéed fish too!”
”Yeah… then, let’s start with the meat…”
By the way, this is a private room in a restaurant. However, it’s quite cramped, and the surroundings are noisy.
The steak in front of me is incredibly thick, like the sole of a shoe, and it’s slathered with garlic sauce. The sautéed fish is also cut into thick slices and smothered in butter.
”Munch munch…”
By the way, the taste is good. But, there’s not a shred of elegance… I didn’t expect Isabella to choose a place like this.
”Ah… it’s so satisfying…”
Isabella is happily guzzling down the ale and devouring the steak.
Even among the Midnight Fangs, I’ve never seen anyone eat like this in front of me. Belzeda, for example, is extremely particular about table manners.
Usually, we’d start with a salad or appetizer, but Isabella skipped all that and went straight for the steak and sautéed fish.
”…Do you come to places like this often?”
”Does it look surprising? Well, I did want it since I become police officer, though.”
Gulp gulp. Before I knew it, the ale was almost gone. Isabella was eating and drinking at an incredible pace.
”I used to have a pretty good diet, but… if I did that, I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the people around me. Well, I’m more comfortable like this, anyway.”
”That’s true…”
Isabella is showing me this side of herself, maybe to relax and put me at ease. Certainly, if she acts like this, my psychological guard will drop.
”Well, you and… uh, Sherry, you’re also friends, right?”
”…I’ll leave that to your imagination.”
I don’t know how much Isabella knows about my relationship with Sherry. But, I’m sure she knows we’re close enough to be on a first-name basis. If not, things wouldn’t have unfolded like this.
”That girl is smart and can handle both hard and soft approaches… you’re also serious, so that’s how it is, right?”
”Ahaha, who knows? But I agree that Miss Sherry is good at switching gears.”
”Hmm… Sherry wasn’t that good at fighting, but you’re different. Even in a situation like that earlier, you handled it well.”
”It’s not that big of a deal, though.”
”No way, you had a cool face and were bold and calm. You instantly saw through that guy’s magic and figured out he was just fast on his feet. Woohoo! Additional cheer!!”
That pickpocket from earlier probably used self-taught magic to boost his speed. As a magician, he’s pretty low-level, but if he uses it for crime, it’s a real pain.
So, noble-born magicians are expected to learn at the academy and become a deterrent for the country…
But for most students, that’s a hassle. Magicians have duties attached to them, after all. For me, it’s better if society is more organized like this.
”…It’s really not that big of a deal, you know. By the way, Miss Isabella can drink a lot, huh?”
Isabella had already emptied her mug. Compared to Lana from the other day, her drinking pace was ridiculously fast.
”Drinking from noon is the best… Oh, new drinks have arrived.”
”Haven’t you had enough already?”
”No way! Phew… that’s not true… glug glug…”
She can’t even call it a refined way of drinking. I guess it’s hard to have a serious conversation. So, let’s talk about that guy from earlier instead… It might come in handy when we do something perverted later.
”By the way, that guy who left… is he a relative or something?”
I put on an innocent face and said something that was intentionally different from what I was thinking. This is a technique. When people are told they’re wrong, they want to correct it.
”Hmm, that guy… he’s…”
Isabella was moving her mouth, trying to say something, but eventually slumped her shoulders.
”A fiancé candidate… or something like that…”
”I see, that’s how it is…”
It’s that kind of thing, after all. Isabella remembered something and started chugging her drink even harder.
”I was told I didn’t match with Sherry… So I reacted against that, but lately…”
Mumble mumble, murmur murmur. Isabella’s tone was terribly bad. No wonder, though. But I, being a bit of a troublemaker, spoke to Isabella in a gentle tone.
”Would you like to talk about it with me?”
My calm and collected voice was my weapon. I was aware of its effectiveness.
”……”
Isabella seemed to be staring at my reflection in the mirror. Right now, she wasn’t the sharp and capable Police Inspector, but a troubled young lady.
”…I don’t want to talk about it too loudly, but.”
”Then, let’s go to the side and talk about it.”
I stood up nonchalantly and sat down next to Isabella. The narrow room made it feel quite intimate.
Isabella’s eyes widened slightly, but she didn’t back away, instead, she kept staring at me.
”You’re an adult, after all… Sherry is going to get along with you, isn’t she?”
”…Is that so?”
Well, this was because I was a reincarnator. In terms of mental age, I was far older than Isabella and Sherry.
But when I sat down next to her… the scent of Isabella’s light rose perfume tickled my nose. It was a fragrance that attracted men. Although, she probably put it on for the guy she initially liked, not for me. What a waste.
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