Chapter 86

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"Ah, sake...?"

I was quite surprised by the old lady's words.

No, it's not that I didn't think of sake, but I thought she was joking and not really suggesting it.

"Sake...!"

As she said this, the old lady slammed her hand forcefully on the table.

"!?"

People in the restaurant, including us, turned to see what was happening, but they seemed used to such things and quickly resumed their conversations.

"Listen, the sake here is the best. You can't leave without trying it!"

The old lady's cheeks were slightly flushed as she insisted.

It seems she was indeed drunk.

"Here, you guys drink too!"

"No, no, Tore is still a child!"

I tried to stop the old lady from trying to get Aura and the others to drink, and told them to go ahead and get a room, leading them away from the scene.

The old lady looked a bit disappointed as they left.

"Then, you'll drink, right?"

However, that didn't last long.

The old lady then turned her attention to me and started pushing sake on me.

I thought about refusing, but I was genuinely curious about trying sake for the first time, and thought it might help lift my spirits, so I decided to follow her suggestion and try it.

"..."

Even though I thought that, I couldn't help feeling intimidated by the large sake bottle placed in front of me.

According to the old lady, this amount should be fine even for a child, but is that really true?

The smell was quite strong, and the amount was not small.

But since I had already decided to drink, I gulped down the sake in one go.

"..."

I didn't know how much I had drunk, but the moment it hit my mouth, I felt a tremendous shock.

This... this is sake...

The first time I tried it, it clung to my throat and spread through my body, leaving a strange sensation.

"..."

I guess I drank a bit too much at once, and it was quite intense.

Still, I didn't want to stop drinking.

I thought that if I kept drinking, I might forget the something that was bothering me, something that made me feel uneasy and brought me down.

How long had I been drinking?

I tried to count the number of sake bottles I had drunk by looking at the table.

"..."

How many was that?

Four...?

No, five...?

For some reason, I couldn't count the sake bottles.

What's going on?

The sake bottles seem to be moving on their own, which is quite amusing...

"You've had quite a bit, haven't you?"

"Ugh, yes..."

The old lady spoke to me as I was thinking about this.

"This sake is delicious, isn't it?"

"Yes, it's really delicious."

I reached for another sake bottle, but the old lady took it away.

"What are you doing?"

I glared at the old lady.

It's mean to take away someone's sake when they're about to drink it.

"Come on, it's good to have a chat too."

"Fine, I guess..."

For some reason, my tongue doesn't seem to be working well, but I'll let it go for now.

"So, what do you want to talk about?"

"Don't rush it."

The old lady spoke to me as if scolding me.

"Then, give me the sake."

I want to drink sake quickly.

I don't have time for this.

"Ah, you're impossible..."

The old lady sighed and sat down in the chair in front of me, facing me.

"So, what do you plan to do with Lily?"

"I don't know what to do..."

I really don't know what to do...

Lily would probably be bothered if I came to her...

"Then, let me change the question."

"?"

Change the question?

What is the old lady talking about?

And for some reason, I see three of her...

But I need to hear the rest.

"What do you want to do with Lily?"

"I...?"

I waited for the old lady's next words.

What is she going to ask me?

"..."

The old lady looked at me and asked, "What do you want to do?"