Chapter 253: Nerding Out.

Chapter 253: Nerding Out.

Ahahaha! Ahh, that makes sense now. I thought you knew me from back when I was on Earth. Whew, you made me worry that I had forgotten your face and your name! I laughed out loud while sitting with two of Saoris students inside a tavern.

Huh? Hestia-san, you have amnesia? Kyouya, the guy with dirt blond hair and equipment which made him look like a knight, responded.

I tilted my head. Did Saori or Tamae-chan not tell you two? Yeah, when I was reincarnated by Aurena and Kargryxmor, they tried to erase my memories. Normal procedure, apparently. When you die, your soul gets a memory wipe. A clean slate. So, it kind of makes Saori and me special, right?

Y-Yeah, you and Sensei do seem more like Peolyncians at first glance than we do. Unlike us, you even speak Common fluently and look like the more human-like beastmen, Hestia-san, Tatsuya, the wolf-smelling spearman with dark green hair, commented. I could also hear him murmur, A wolf and dragon girl but I didnt bring it up.

After meeting these two for the first time a few minutes ago, I was a bit surprised to hear Tatsuya say Do I know you? From that dream sequence, I knew my face was similar to my previous lifes, only with draconic features now. So, I was quite baffled to suddenly learn that a former Japanese student knew me. It just seemed like the perfect time to gain back some of my memories.

Unfortunately, that wasnt the case. When I told Kyouya and Tatsuya about my predicament, I had anticipated some good news, only to hear that they saw me unconscious in bed when they arrived in Griffonpeak. I laughed it off, but I would lie if I didnt say I felt a sharp sting of disappointment.

Still, idols smile even in the hardest times. It would have been too easy to just suddenly learn about my entire past. Guess Ill have to follow Aurenas advice for now and wait for my soul to repair.

Hmm, I havent heard from Aurena in a while. Should I ask her? Nah, shes probably busy after Eshes death.Ñ00v€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Aurena didnt speak much but I thought she would at least have something to say. No idea what she was doing now was she even mourning Eshes death? Well, it didnt matter right now, as I had my own problems to solve first.

Sorry for the wait! Your food and rice wine! A katzune woman walked up to us, carrying a tray with food in one hand and another tray with three small wooden cups and a bottle with a white liquid in the other hand.

Before she came too close, I preemptively took control of the [Air Shield] around our table, creating a hole for her to enter to place all the dishes and drinks down. Without Tasianna around, the air barrier couldnt just let air and sound in without preventing our voices from escaping at the same time.

Thank you very much, Haati, I thanked her. You got us the best parts of the meat from the stew, right?

The young katzune woman smiled and nodded vigorously, Of course, Lady Hestia! After everything you did for me, I made sure to tell the chef to give you three the best we can offer. Although, I think it might still not be very fitting for a princess. Hehe, I do hope it's to your liking.

She seemed a bit nervous, but considering the situation, it was to be expected.

Haati was one of the people I saved from the slave auction held by Hamil. I might have went there just to rescue the orphan kids, but we decided to free everybody from their bonds. I played the haughty noble act to infiltrate the auction house where, to my surprise, I met Haati, who had been caught and enslaved there.

She lost her brothers on the night she was kidnapped during my first concert of Griffonpeak. Its good that she was able to get her life back in order, seeing as she managed to get a job. Still, I wonder how much shes hiding behind that smile of hers.

Life wasnt fair the truth behind these words became clearer and clearer to me with every passing day. Well, not like I havent already experienced it multiple times here in Peolynca and on Earth. But, what does a tantrum solve? All it does is push people away from me.

Argh, forget it! All these shitty thoughts when Im trying to calm myself down! Its stew time!

I ignored my brain and placed the spoonful of stew into my mouth, taking in the warm broth with bits of vegetable and meat. To be honest, the stew lacked some salt, and, if I really wanted to be critical, the texture was a bit too watery like a soup. Still, that didnt mean it had no flavor. In fact, from the still crunchy vegetables and succulent meat, it had it aplenty.

Its pretty good. I like it, I said, clearly causing everybody, even the other guests, to let out a sigh in relief.

Yeah, its not bad. Pretty hearty, Kyouya agreed while Tatsuya nodded.

After Haati left with a satisfied smile, I closed up the air barrier.

The fact that Saoris students were otherworldly heroes might be known to the public but their faces, on the other hand, weren't. These two asked me to erect an [Air Shield] since they understood how much attention they might draw from their time in the Lecartiglio duchy. Well, I guess they probably underestimated how much attention I would draw.

Everybody is looking. A few even left. I should apologize to the owner by buying a bit more food. Feeling a bit peckish from flying around the town.

Well, in any case, its good to meet you two, Kyouya, Tatsuya. Im Hestia Atsuko, although I dont exactly know my past name, so please call me Hestia. I stood up and gestured for a handshake and both young men responded. I heard from Tamae-san that, uhm, The Magical Biscuits and Misfits are intending to join up with us. Saori already said okay, but I gave my own okay after I woke up if that matters at all to you two. One question, though. Why exactly did you call your party Misfits?

Ehhh, well Kyouya scratched his cheek, looking conflicted. Its what the others called us for a while since we were a team made up of those who couldnt find a team at first. We had to party up out of necessity.

Well, everybody but Kyouya, Tatsuya interjected. Haruka-chan small girl, smells like a foxian because of her unique skill was the last pick for the girls, so she had to end up with us. Two others and I were not even in anybodys consideration, but, Kyouya? Dude was chosen for the Hero party, but declined them just for me. Hes a real pal, you know.

Tatsuya began clapping Kyouya on the back while the latter laughed it off, saying If I hadnt, you probably would have caused more trouble for everybody while Tatsuya replied with Shut up! With how stressful this world can be, you should be glad I havent been broken yet!

Hiehie, I giggled. They sounded like good friends.

As they were arguing, my nose suddenly picked up a disgusting smell from the wooden bottle Haati placed down. Rice wine, she called it. I had smelled sake before, and this was just as disgusting as last time.

Still, I told Haati to bring three cups when the boys ordered it. They mentioned they would get in trouble with Saori if she knew they drank, so I told them I wouldnt say anything if I could have some as well. As such, I poured the white liquid into our three cups and served them to everybody.

Oh, thanks, Hestia-san, Tatsuya thanked me. But, uhm, do you really want to drink that?

Hmm? What do you mean?

Well, youre still underaged, right? Also, the sake here isnt the best, but it still has a pretty strong alcohol taste. Its pretty intense.

Drinking age is 15 in most Peolyncian countries from what I heard, at least it is in Artorias. If youre talking about Japanese drinking age, then shouldnt you be underaged as well? Really no need to complain about it.

Arent you American, Hestia-san? Drinking age is 21 there, so you really shouldnt be drinking stuff like this. Sure, we might be 19 right now, but its better than a 15-year-old like you.

Oh, come on! Im 16 this year, alright? Besides, this is Peolynca, Im just at the right age to drink!

You say that, but I know from Sensei that you two were just born last year in your new Peolyncian bodies. In other words, you are just a year old! What if you get too drunk and Sensei finds us here? Considering how protective she seemed of you, we really would like to avoid you stumbling around, drunk as a salaryman after their payday!

Saori is protective of me? Well, I can see that with how much of a worrywart she is, but we are friends, to the point I consider her family at this point. I too am protective of her and the others of Aurora. But why would she be worried if I drank a bit?

Alright, alright, chill, you two. Seeing us argue like this, Kyouya stepped in between us, figuratively, and attempted to calm things down. Tatsuya, just have her try it. Considering well be working together from this point, I dont think you should already start antagonizing her like this.

Tatsuya raised a brow to his friend. Im not trying to antagonize her. Im just warning her of this stuff. You drank it with me before, so you should know that it hits hard. Argh, whatever, I came here to just rest before going back to the guild, so lets just drink. Do you know what to say when we toast in Japanese, Hestia-san?

Of course. I have family in Japan, after all.

We all picked up our small cups and with a countdown, gently touched our cups together, letting out a small wooden dud.

Kanpei! (Cheers!)

As I saw Kyouya and Tatsuya only sipping a small bit from the rice wine, I drew the cup closer to me, noticing how warm it had made my fingers. I steeled myself, ignored my nose, and took a si

Bruff! Puff!

This is disgusting!!!

Ark, see! I knew this would happen, Kyouya!

The moment the warm liquid touched my tongue, my body instinctively rejected it, causing me to spit it out before it could move past the entrance of my mouth. From the wind I expelled, some of the sake spilled onto the table, earning me the annoyance of Tatsuya.

Uhm, Hestia-san? Kyouya suddenly pointed to the side, bringing my attention to Haati standing outside with a wry smile. I opened up the air bubble for her to enter.

Lady Hestia. While hearing Haatis voice again, I saw she had brought a patchwork cloth and a mug filled with something sweet-smelling. It was probably juice.

You expected this? I said, quickly realizing how prepared she was.

I saw you didnt like the fruit wine when we first met. I heard the wine reserved for nobles or rich merchants was usually less strong with a focus on a pleasant aroma. So, since the rice wine we commoners use is, well, cheaply made, its there to make you drunk fast. If you didnt like the fruit wine, I thought you might not like this rice wine, Lady Hestia.

Blinking my eyes blankly for a second, I quickly thanked Haati for her consideration and cleaned the sake on my lips. I could feel my face warming up from embarrassment. I then took a sip from the fruit juice and thanked Aurena. Ooh, being able to cleanse that nasty filth from my mouth was a godsend.

Once Haati left, I noticed Tatsuya giving me that told you so eyes, causing me to scoff at him. I then turned my eyes away and drank a bit more until I felt refreshed. Kyouya and Tatsuya laughed it off and told me to eat before my stew turned cold.

So, I heard from Sensei that you're an idol, right? K-pop or J-pop, Kyouya asked while we were eating together.

K-pop, 100%, I replied with full confidence. I do like the idol scene in Japan, but I personally think the Korean one has developed faster and is more eager to experiment Hold on, that smile. Oh, dont tell me! Youre actually a fan of the scene!

Yeah, damn right, I am! Kyouya tapped the table while raising his voice. I fucking love the composition of the music added with the singing. I began listening to them pretty religiously once I joined the athletic club. Without some music, I cant even train properly.

Huh? Tatsuya took notice. Is that why you always hummed those songs? I never really understood why you liked Korean stuff so much when we have enough gaming studios focusing on their tracks. I mean, come on, imagine if you had battle music accompany you while you go hunting.

I slammed the table the moment he said and stood up, jumping up and up while waggling my tail gleefully. Oooh, I get what youre talking about! Here, how about this!

I activated my music.

[Music Resonation (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

Is this the fated battle, the light shines

Its blinding my sight

But Ive gotta hold on, the stage calls

The cries of a thousand, the flames of war will descend

Rajah slipped through my embrace as he dashed back into the crowd, where I saw a few people suddenly start shivering, despite it being in the middle of summer. This strange event prompted me to activate [Mana Eyes] to look for whatever might be causing this, where I found Rajah moving through the street to the other side.

Noticing a black trail of mana around him, I followed him back to the hunters guild, where I found three people with huge amounts of mana inside of them. One was filled with black, the other had a mix of green and cyan, like Tasiannas ice magic, and the last was filled with a huge

Arck!

Oh sh Hey, Hestia-san, are you okay? That was Tatsuyas voice.

I-Im alright. Dont worry. I overstrained my eyes. I noticed some blood flowing from my eyes. [Mana Eyes] was a great scouting skill for me, but it had the drawback of a huge amount of information entering my head, especially profiles as my [Mana Eyes] also doubled as my [Identify] skill. My parallel minds only recently learned how to ignore certain information to make this process less straining.

Still, if I were to look at a huge concentration of mana in a single area, thats when the skill becomes too much for me. My eyes simply couldnt handle all that mana all that information. The first time this happened was when I looked at the center of Shaturein, and now, it happened again.

Thankfully, no permanent damage has appeared yet. My [White Flames] could heal me up well enough, so there wasnt anything to worry about. I wonder, if I had better eyes, would this still happen?

After showing how my white flames were healing my eyes, I told them to follow me, before flying over to Rajah and picking him. After that, I quickly flew over to the hunters guild building, which I presume Rajah was leading me to.

Why doesnt she love me hic. Am I not strong enough for her to respect me? Maybe its time to get back into the dungeon and train up to become an SSS rank huec!

Once I was inside, I saw Saori, Yorshka, and Muraina trying to suppress a single white-haired woman. Silver powder suddenly escaped her body, floating around before landing on the ground and freezing it. My very breath was turning white from being inside the guild right now.

Cold!

Hestia? Saori noticed me, turning her body around for me to see multiple beautiful porcelain bottles on a table. One spilled its content, smelling so similar to the rice wine from before, only more refined.

Scheie, they got Melloxtressa drunk and those idiots are drunk as well!

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