LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 192: Closed for the Night!
Chapter 192: Closed for the Night!
"..."
Walking down the hallway, Ryuu stopped and looked out the window.
The morning sky was overcast with clouds.
Gray clouds covered the entire sky, brewing a dangerous atmosphere.
'Someone is watching me...'
Ever since she started working at 'Hostess of Fertility', Ryuu had always felt 'eyes' on her.
At first, there was no hostility in these gazes, but rather a sense of laziness, so she judged that there was no problem.
But recently, Ryuu had discovered a clear intent in these gazes.
That was, killing intent!
'I thought they weren't enemies at first, but it seems my intuition has become unreliable.'
Luke had told Ryuu long ago that she would definitely be attacked when she started her revenge, and it turned out to be true.
And it just so happened to be now, when she had officially become a tavern waitress.
'This will cause trouble for the tavern, for Syr and the others.'
Thinking of this, Ryuu silently walked towards the innermost room.
That was Mama Mia's room.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Excuse me! I'm sorry, but I have something to say... Syr?"
Ryuu knocked on the door and walked in.
Before she could finish her sentence, she saw Mia Grand and Syr Flova inside.
Unlike Ryuu and Anya, who lived in the tavern, Syr didn't live here.
"Good morning, Ryuu."
"...Good morning, Syr."
"I have something I want to discuss with Mama Mia."
Ryuu greeted them as she walked up to them.
"Actually..."
"Sorry, even though I've just officially joined, please let me resign. You're not going to say that, are you?"
Mia interrupted before Ryuu could finish.
"!!!"
"Really... I guess those guys who were inquiring about 'Gale' have finally decided to take action, right?"
Mia folded her arms impatiently and looked at the surprised elf girl.
"Since you already know, then it's easy to handle. If I continue to stay here, it will cause trouble..."
"Humph! I knew there would be trouble when I agreed to let you work here, idiot."
Ryuu's words were interrupted by Mia again.
"This tavern and all the employees here are my private property. I won't allow you to disappear without permission."
Mia's 'bold words' stunned Ryuu.
"Ryuu, it's rare for us to work together. I'll be very lonely if you leave like this."
"And you don't have to worry, not only Mama Mia, but Anya and the others are also very strong."
"Syr..."
Actually, Ryuu had vaguely sensed that people of this tavern were much stronger than those ordinary Familia, even without Syr saying it.
Not only Mia, but those waitresses with their own hidden stories were not ordinary people either.
"Even so, but..."
Ryuu was at a loss, not wanting to cause them trouble but not knowing what to say.
"It's annoying to be so long-winded. I've known for a long time that this day would come."
"If it really doesn't work out in the end, you can just show your skills and kill them before they make a move. That way, you won't have to cause us any trouble."
The giant dwarf poked Ryuu's forehead with her finger.
Her unreasonable attitude made the elf girl feel a bit embarrassed, but after a while, Ryuu smiled.
"I understand... Since this is the trouble I brought, I will deal with it myself."
Feeling warm in her heart that Mama Mia and Syr treated her like "one of their own," Ryuu made up her mind.
…
"By the way, what are you talking about so early in the morning?"
"Well... we have something to do tonight and need to go out. We can't open the tavern without me and Syr."
"So we're closed tonight."
"Closed? Do you have something to do? Syr is going out too?"
Mia's sudden announcement made Ryuu a little confused.
"It's about you, our new employee. I have to go and explain... because there's a group of people who are 'overprotective' of this silly girl."
Me?
And people who are 'overprotective' of Syr?
The inexplicable answer, instead of clearing up Ryuu's doubts, made her even more confused.
But Mia didn't intend to explain further.
"Really, this silly girl is much more troublesome than you."
"I should have kicked her out earlier."
"Mama~ Mia~ I didn't do anything~" Seeing Mia's impatient look, Syr cried out in grievance.
As for Ryuu, who couldn't keep up with their topic, she could only stand by with a puzzled look on her face.
"Hmph, anyway, that's it. Please stay here and tell the others that the tavern is closed tonight."
"...I understand."
"Right, if I come back and find that the tavern has been damaged in any way, hmph, don't think I'll let you off easily."
Looking at Mia, who was warning her with a ferocious expression, Ryuu immediately nodded.
"I'll keep that in mind."
…
Night.
As soon as Mia and Syr left the tavern, Anya and the others shouted "Yay!" and took off their aprons, throwing them over their heads.
The waitresses, who were usually subjected to hard labor, were all excited about this temporary closure.
They even threw a party to celebrate Mama Mia's departure.
The chefs showed off their skills, constantly bringing the tavern's signature dishes to the table, and even Ryuu couldn't resist the temptation of the delicious food.
'I'm definitely going to get scolded tomorrow,' Ryuu thought as she reached out and took the dish that Anya handed her.
Finally…
As the party ended, Anya and the others, drunk and limp, lay sprawled on the floor.
Looking at the waitresses who were completely unconscious, Ryuu helplessly gave up the idea of carrying them back to their respective rooms.
She simply covered them with blankets and then returned to her own room.
The tranquil moonlight streamed in through the window.
Ryuu lived in a single room.
Apart from a bed, a table, and a backpack full of equipment and tools thrown in the corner, there was nothing else in this small room.
As soon as Ryuu laid down on her bed, she fell into a peaceful sleep.
As an adventurer, she would of course stay alert even in her sleep, but today was really too comfortable.
She felt particularly relaxed, and the bed was particularly soft.
She just wants to keep sleeping like this…
A sweet aroma constantly tempted her to fall into a deeper sleep…
"!!!"
The next moment, Ryuu jumped up from her bed.
Opening her eyes, she swept away the sticky drowsiness, frowned, and immediately covered her nose.
"This scent is 'Sleeping Incense'!"
It was a potion that would induce sleep after inhalation.
The materials and techniques could be said to be ever-changing, and the effects of the potion were also varied.
But, what frightened Ryuu was that even she, who had acquired 'Abnormal Resistance', almost fell asleep.
It was no surprise that the person who made this 'Sleeping Incense' was a high-level alchemist.
To be able to make a potion that would have an effect on a first-class adventurer, one would at least need to have mastered the 'Mixing' development ability and be of a fairly high level.
Ryuu, who had forced herself to wake up, was still a bit dazed.
She couldn't think very clearly at all.
'I can't stay here, I have to move immediately!'
She pulled out the two short swords, 'Kodachi Futaba', which were hidden under her pillow.
This pair of short swords was given to her by Kaguya before she left.
Now they were Ryuu's other main weapon besides the wooden sword, Alf's Lumina.
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