Chapter 144: A Tasty Meal

Chapter 144: A Tasty Meal

Mid Afternoon - Early Spring : Springarrow City, Elynnor

Inside the city walls, Springarrow was quite pretty.

It seemed to be fairly small compared to Kaelallan's capital but it didn't fall behind in beauty at all, in fact it was a bit ahead of Kaelallan.

The city was incredibly clean and didn't even seem to have slums. -Maybe it's just because Kaelallan is a huge capital city that its slums were.. so rough..-

Another huge difference from Kaelallan though was the amount of greenery.

To my surprise, there were actually trees planted along the main road with some kind of greenery planted outside of each building.

The greenery mixed with the fresh air made strolling through town quite enjoyable.

Not long after I just started walking around though, I found the building I was looking for.

Next to the road was a large two story building with two signs. The bottom was a simple tavern logo with a mug, fork and knife, and the other had a bow and arrow in front of a leaf and flower, the same insignia that the knights wore.

-That must be it!-

As I walked up to the doors, I heard music, singing and people talking and laughing coming from inside.

A wave of nostalgia washed over me as I pushed open the doors.

The atmosphere reminded me of many memories that I thought I had forgotten from earth.

The air was full of the smell of delicious food and music that made me want to sing and tap my foot along.

"You seem new!" A man next to me tried to yell over the noise. "Do you need help with anything?" He was a large and muscular man that was covered in scars but he wore a bright smile.

"Do you know where to order food?"

"Of course! Feel free to pick a table and a pretty lady will come take your order!" His genuine happiness was contagious.

"Sweet! Do you have any food recommendations?" Looking around the room I saw several different foods on each table, and they all looked delicious.

"Ah, you need to try their 'Pirates Special'! It's a bit pricey but it comes with some heavenly meats, soups and booze!"

"Alright, I think I'll give it a try! Thanks for the recommendation!" My excitement to try some of the food was mounting.

"Any time!"

Walking towards the section with the tables, I found a table and sat down.

-Oh.. my.. goodness..- The food had completely filled the table and looked absolutely divine.

"Wow, someone actually had the balls to order the Pirates special?" There was commotion around the tavern but I didn't pay attention to it.

I wasted no time and quickly dug into the food.

The good atmosphere, good music, and good food made for a wonderful experience. The alcohol was also not super strong and tasted sweet and fruity.

"Haahh.." I let out a satisfied breath as I finished off the mug of cooled alcohol. -Making it cold was a game changer..-

"Would you like a refill on that drink sir?" A man that looked like a waiter walked up.

"Sure!" I leaned back a bit to let him refill the drink. "Thanks!" As soon as I took a sip, I noticed the smell was vastly different and instead of tasting fruity sweetness, it was more sour.

It only took a second for me to realize what it was. -Poison..-

I paused my sip and scanned the room to notice the guy I thought was a waiter had sat down at a table and blended in with the crowd.

After a second of thinking what to do, I tilted up the glass and threw the alcohol down.

-It honestly doesn't even taste that bad.. the sourness is actually kinda nice..-

As I slammed down the empty mug, the man who gave me the refill wore a greedy smile.

As the day passed though, along with the food on my table his greedy smile steadily disappeared.

It was a great night, I struck up conversations with the people at neighboring tables and ended up talking to them until late in the night.

It was honestly a blast to just talk and have fun with everyone, some of them even turned out to be some big name adventurers as well.

"Well, I think it's time we get going." A beautiful elf woman I was talking to slowly picked up her dead-drunk boyfriend.

"Haha, no worries. It was good talking to you!" I gave a small wave as she walked out the door.

"Sir, would you li-" *Bonk* *Thud*

I smacked the 'waiter' in the head with my wooden mug, knocking him out as he offered me poisoned alcohol for the 7th time tonight. "How have you not noticed that not only alcohol, but also that weak ass poison does nothing to me.." I looked down at him with a look of disbelief.

-I guess I should thank him for the free drinks though..- I glanced over at Ilios who was by my feet. “Did you get enough to eat, Ilios?”

His tail was wagging as he gave me a light nod before he rolled over.

“Haha, good.” I leaned back in my chair with a look of satisfaction. -That was some good food..-