That’s when it happened.
—-Don!
An empty mug was slammed on the table.
I looked up to see Spinoza glaring at me.
“Sieg. I challenge you. I lost to you in an arm-wrestling match the other day. I’ll definitely get my revenge today.
A match was suddenly thrown at me.
“I see. Are we going to arm wrestle again?| I asked.
“Nope. We’ll have a different match today.”
Spinoza said while raising her empty mug.
“Let’s have a drinking contest, shall we?”
“Dinking contest?”
“That’s right. The first one to collapse is the loser. Sieg, it’s not like you can’t drink, right?”
“Well, I’ve got a taste for it.”
“Let me tell you, I’m crazy strong. I once emptied an entire keg of liquor in a store. I’ve never lost a single drinking contest before.”
“Didn’t you also say that when we arm wrestled?”
“I might have lost at arm wrestling, but this time, I’m more confident than ever. After all, I’ve always won free drinks from it.”
She proudly came out with something shameful.
I remembered when I first met Spinoza at the bar. There were a lot of people who collapsed at the bar around her. Was that after they had gotten drunk in a drinking contest with her?
“Rumors have spread, and now no one wants to compete with me.”
“So the playing field is completely in your favor.”
“I hate losing more than being unable to rink three times a day. If I have to win, I’m going to play to my advantage.”
Spinoza grinned and put her foot on the chair as she stared at me.
“Of course you’re not going to run away, right?”
“All right. I’ll be your opponent.”
The guards around us were watching.
“Whoa. Two guys from the 5th squad are going to have a drinking contest.”
“Sounds like fun. Let’s join in.”
They got excited and decided to join the drinking contest.
“Seira, Fam, how about you guys.”
Spinoza tried to get the rest of the team to join the contest.
“No, I’d rather not. I’m not a drinker……”
“I’ll pass. I like to see people drunk, but I’m embarrassed when people see me drunk.”
“What killjoys. Well, whatever. Now, let’s get this over with. I’ll be the last one standing.”
All the participants in the drinking contest toasted with each other and tipped their mugs at the same time.
The moment the liquid in the mug went down their throats, almost half the guards spat out their drinks. They gulped and choked bitterly.
“W-what the hell is this drink!? It’s unusually thick!?”
“That’s high ale with ninety percent alcohol by volume. If you’re too weak to drink it, you’ll go down with a bang.”
“I can’t! I can’t! This shit is undrinkable!”
“This is not the kind of concentration that’s enjoyable!”
“That so? When you’re short of money, it works as a substitute because it’s cheap.”
Spinoza’s words were that of a complete alcoholic.
Most of the guards dropped out after the first drink.
“Damn, they’re so pathetic.”
Spinoza muttered in exasperation.
I drank out of the mug in my hand while next to her.
“Oh, Sieg. You’ve got a pretty good mouth, don’t you?”
“It’s about this much.”
“It’s good to know that you’re a worthy opponent…… but this is like water to me!”
Spinoza said and drowned her refilled mug in one gulp. The high ale with ninety percent alcohol content was nothing to her.
“You’re a good drinker,” I said.
“—- what do you think? Can you keep up with me?”
Spinoza looked at me like she was challenging me.
“Stop it! Sieg! Stop it!”
“You’ll ruin your liver!”
“You can’t beat an alcoholic!”
The guards were worried about me and tried to stop me.
“I’m confident in my endurance, and alcohol is no exception. No amount of alcohol will be able to destroy my liver.”
I declared and downed my second glass of high ale in one gulp.
I returned my gaze to Spinoza and she twisted her mouth in delight.
“That’s great. You’re the best. You know that?” Spinoza said.
“Master! Bring me more and more drinks!”
We continued on and drank our third, fourth, fifth mugs.
Spinoza’s face was slightly red. I couldn’t see it myself, but I could feel a little drunkenness in my body.
“Are you okay? Your face seems to be getting red.”
“Heh. This is not over yet.”
Spinoza and I exchanged glances.
Then out of nowhere, I was hugged from behind.
……W-what!?
When I turned around, Seira was there with a bright red face.
“Sieg-shan. You doing greaaaat……”
“Seira!? Are you drunk……? But why? You said earlier that you don’t drink because you’re weak.”
“It seems that she mistook high ale for water and gulped it down. She spits it out immediately, but this is what happened.”
Fam explained.
“Sieg-shyaan. Munya~ munya~…..”
Seira had fallen asleep in my arms. I pulled her off to get rid of the feeling of her breasts against my back.
“Fam. I’m sorry, but I need you to take care of Seira…… Hm?”
When I looked at Fam, she was slumped over and looked sleepy.
“Don’t tell me you made the same mistake……?”
“Ufufu. I wouldn’t make such a blunder. I’m drowsy just because I can’t stay up late……zzz….”
Fam said and then plopped down on the table as she began to breathe in her sleep.
It was as if a thread had been cut.
She was like a young child that was weak at night.
“It looks like we’re the only ones left..”
We continued to pour high ale into our bodies.
It was all about willpower.
We drunk with such vigor that we emptied the entire store of alcohol.
After a dizzying amount of drinking, everything finally came to an end……
The both of us came to an agreement.
“Uppppu…… I’m done for…….”
Spinoza’s face turned pale as she muttered this.
“Damn…… I thought for sure I could win the…… drinking contest…… Sieg… you’re drinking strength is abnormal……”
“You’re pretty good too.”
“Hehe. But, it was fun to drink with you……”
As she said this, she lay on her back on the floor and fainted.
I had won……
But, no one was there to witness my victory.
The others were all lying drunk on the floor of the tavern.
I looked around and saw a picture of hell.
That’s when I realized something.
“Could this mean……. I have to take care of everyone?”
I felt depressed.
I thought I might as well get drunk and go to sleep.
That’s when it happened.
—-Don!
An empty mug was slammed on the table.
I looked up to see Spinoza glaring at me.
“Sieg. I challenge you. I lost to you in an arm-wrestling match the other day. I’ll definitely get my revenge today.
A match was suddenly thrown at me.
“I see. Are we going to arm wrestle again?| I asked.
“Nope. We’ll have a different match today.”
Spinoza said while raising her empty mug.
“Let’s have a drinking contest, shall we?”
“Dinking contest?”
“That’s right. The first one to collapse is the loser. Sieg, it’s not like you can’t drink, right?”
“Well, I’ve got a taste for it.”
“Let me tell you, I’m crazy strong. I once emptied an entire keg of liquor in a store. I’ve never lost a single drinking contest before.”
“Didn’t you also say that when we arm wrestled?”
“I might have lost at arm wrestling, but this time, I’m more confident than ever. After all, I’ve always won free drinks from it.”
She proudly came out with something shameful.
I remembered when I first met Spinoza at the bar. There were a lot of people who collapsed at the bar around her. Was that after they had gotten drunk in a drinking contest with her?
“Rumors have spread, and now no one wants to compete with me.”
“So the playing field is completely in your favor.”
“I hate losing more than being unable to rink three times a day. If I have to win, I’m going to play to my advantage.”
Spinoza grinned and put her foot on the chair as she stared at me.
“Of course you’re not going to run away, right?”
“All right. I’ll be your opponent.”
The guards around us were watching.
“Whoa. Two guys from the 5th squad are going to have a drinking contest.”
“Sounds like fun. Let’s join in.”
They got excited and decided to join the drinking contest.
“Seira, Fam, how about you guys.”
Spinoza tried to get the rest of the team to join the contest.
“No, I’d rather not. I’m not a drinker……”
“I’ll pass. I like to see people drunk, but I’m embarrassed when people see me drunk.”
“What killjoys. Well, whatever. Now, let’s get this over with. I’ll be the last one standing.”
All the participants in the drinking contest toasted with each other and tipped their mugs at the same time.
The moment the liquid in the mug went down their throats, almost half the guards spat out their drinks. They gulped and choked bitterly.
“W-what the hell is this drink!? It’s unusually thick!?”
“That’s high ale with ninety percent alcohol by volume. If you’re too weak to drink it, you’ll go down with a bang.”
“I can’t! I can’t! This shit is undrinkable!”
“This is not the kind of concentration that’s enjoyable!”
“That so? When you’re short of money, it works as a substitute because it’s cheap.”
Spinoza’s words were that of a complete alcoholic.
Most of the guards dropped out after the first drink.
“Damn, they’re so pathetic.”
Spinoza muttered in exasperation.
I drank out of the mug in my hand while next to her.
“Oh, Sieg. You’ve got a pretty good mouth, don’t you?”
“It’s about this much.”
“It’s good to know that you’re a worthy opponent…… but this is like water to me!”
Spinoza said and drowned her refilled mug in one gulp. The high ale with ninety percent alcohol content was nothing to her.
“You’re a good drinker,” I said.
“—- what do you think? Can you keep up with me?”
Spinoza looked at me like she was challenging me.
“Stop it! Sieg! Stop it!”
“You’ll ruin your liver!”
“You can’t beat an alcoholic!”
The guards were worried about me and tried to stop me.
“I’m confident in my endurance, and alcohol is no exception. No amount of alcohol will be able to destroy my liver.”
I declared and downed my second glass of high ale in one gulp.
I returned my gaze to Spinoza and she twisted her mouth in delight.
“That’s great. You’re the best. You know that?” Spinoza said.
“Master! Bring me more and more drinks!”
We continued on and drank our third, fourth, fifth mugs.
Spinoza’s face was slightly red. I couldn’t see it myself, but I could feel a little drunkenness in my body.
“Are you okay? Your face seems to be getting red.”
“Heh. This is not over yet.”
Spinoza and I exchanged glances.
Then out of nowhere, I was hugged from behind.
……W-what!?
When I turned around, Seira was there with a bright red face.
“Sieg-shan. You doing greaaaat……”
“Seira!? Are you drunk……? But why? You said earlier that you don’t drink because you’re weak.”
“It seems that she mistook high ale for water and gulped it down. She spits it out immediately, but this is what happened.”
Fam explained.
“Sieg-shyaan. Munya~ munya~…..”
Seira had fallen asleep in my arms. I pulled her off to get rid of the feeling of her breasts against my back.
“Fam. I’m sorry, but I need you to take care of Seira…… Hm?”
When I looked at Fam, she was slumped over and looked sleepy.
“Don’t tell me you made the same mistake……?”
“Ufufu. I wouldn’t make such a blunder. I’m drowsy just because I can’t stay up late……zzz….”
Fam said and then plopped down on the table as she began to breathe in her sleep.
It was as if a thread had been cut.
She was like a young child that was weak at night.
“It looks like we’re the only ones left..”
We continued to pour high ale into our bodies.
It was all about willpower.
We drunk with such vigor that we emptied the entire store of alcohol.
After a dizzying amount of drinking, everything finally came to an end……
The both of us came to an agreement.
“Uppppu…… I’m done for…….”
Spinoza’s face turned pale as she muttered this.
“Damn…… I thought for sure I could win the…… drinking contest…… Sieg… you’re drinking strength is abnormal……”
“You’re pretty good too.”
“Hehe. But, it was fun to drink with you……”
As she said this, she lay on her back on the floor and fainted.
I had won……
But, no one was there to witness my victory.
The others were all lying drunk on the floor of the tavern.
I looked around and saw a picture of hell.
That’s when I realized something.
“Could this mean……. I have to take care of everyone?”
I felt depressed.
I thought I might as well get drunk and go to sleep.
