Chapter 105: Water of Life (Flammable)
“Oh, by the way, I really haven’t introduced myself properly yet.” Alicia slowly stood up and politely said, “My name is Alicia, a traveler on a journey around the world. It’s a pleasure to meet you all.”
Lilith quickly chimed in, “I am Lilith, the eldest daughter of Nightmoon Tavern.”
Luna glanced at Alicia and said, “I am Luna, the second daughter.”
Stella raised her little hand, “I’m Stella.”
Alicia was momentarily taken aback and suddenly realized, “Ah, the Nightmoon three sisters, the name of this restaurant originally comes from here.”
Saying that, Alicia turned her gaze to Elrose beside her, “So, who is this lady?”
“I’m Elrose. You can call me Elrose,” Elrose replied, “Like you, I also work here.”
“I see.” Alicia nodded; in fact, she had already gathered this information from the intel provided by an information dealer.
But what she really wanted to ask next was the question she was keen on knowing.
“Then, where is Miss Elrose from?” Alicia smiled slightly, “You don’t seem like a local, do you?”
“I’m indeed not a local, but unfortunately, I don’t know where I’m from either.” Elrose smiled helplessly and once again mentioned her amnesia setting, “I’ve lost my memory.”
“You’ve lost your memory?” Alicia was startled and quickly asked, “Since when did that happen?”
Elrose gently smiled, “I’ve been unable to remember anything since Kendrick’s family rescued me from the forest.”
“Kendrick’s family rescued you from the forest?” Alicia said with slight confusion, “What does that mean?”
“Why are you asking so much?” Elrose revealed a hint of annoyance, “What does this have to do with you?”
Alicia was taken aback and quickly apologized, “I apologize for my rudeness.”
Elrose frowned slightly; just as Luna had said earlier, she felt that the person named Alicia across from her seemed to have some other intentions regarding herself.
She was deliberately inquiring about her information.
Could it be another pervert?
Bardel, Henry, Lance, and now that one named Alicia, how long had she been in Karashok? This was already the fourth one.
Could this group of lecherous guys not settle down for a moment?
Yes, yes, I know I’m very cute.
But clearly, you weaklings can’t handle me, right?
Just look from a distance, do not play roughly.
Do you know what that means?
Can we have a bit of self-awareness?
Ah, being a beautiful girl is so tiring; being a strong man is better.
Elrose gently sighed and looked Alicia up and down again.
She couldn’t tell if it was her imagination, but the more she looked at Alicia, the more she felt she looked familiar.
In fact, she almost felt like she was about to remember, but then suddenly stumbled, disrupting her train of thought.
Just then, the door swung open, and a strong aroma of food instantly filled the restaurant like a gas bomb.
Kendrick walked out of the kitchen holding a large dish, and as he approached everyone, exquisite dishes slowly presented themselves before all.
“Crispy roasted meat, braised eel with pepper and vegetable paste, aromatic roasted duck, meat-stuffed cabbage rolls, salad omelet, sizzling blood beef, topped with the finest Water of Life from Toplin Holy Mountain.”
“This is my masterpiece, everyone, please enjoy.”
Kendrick’s booming voice filled Elrose with an irresistible food aroma.
These were dishes that Elrose had never seen before, and just by looking at them, she felt like she might cry from craving.
She had slept all day and hadn’t eaten much.
Plus, this was Kendrick’s masterpiece.
Oh my, just take up the knife and fork and go for it.
“Glug glug.” Elrose transformed into a fierce beast of ancient times, continuously stuffing various delicious foods into her mouth.
“Isn’t this too much?”
Elrose was so touched she was almost in tears; she looked at Kendrick beside her with a strange impulse in her heart.
If I could eat such food every day, even calling a man “dad” wouldn’t seem too bad, right?
But suddenly.
“Ugh, ugh.” Elrose felt a blockage in her throat, a huge chunk of meat stuck in her esophagus that she couldn’t swallow.
“Ugh, I’m choking, I’m choking.” Elrose mumbled in pain.
Seeing this, Luna hurriedly grabbed a drink from the table and poured it for Elrose.
Elrose drank the beverage in one gulp and sighed, “Ah~ much better, thanks Luna.”
Luna said helplessly, “Oh dear, Elrose, don’t eat so fast. Don’t worry; Kendrick’s cooking is always enough. If you’re not full, just ask him to make more.”
“Mm mm mm.” Elrose nodded repeatedly, “Oh, by the way, Luna, what kind of drink did you just pour me? It tasted spicy but was quite good.”
“Let me check.” Luna picked up the nearby glass bottle, looking it over, but found no label.
Luna looked puzzled at Kendrick, “Kendrick, what’s in this bottle?”
Hearing Luna’s voice, Kendrick slowly turned his head, “Didn’t I just say? That’s the finest Water of Life from Toplin Holy Mountain.”
Luna frowned slightly, “Dad, can you speak plainly?”
Kendrick thought for a moment and then slowly replied, “It’s strong liquor, flammable.”
“What did you say?!” Luna turned her head sharply to see that the glass bottle that was originally on the table had vanished.
And beside her, Elrose was holding the glass bottle with both hands, tilting her head back.
“Thud, thud, thud…”
“Elrose, no!”
Luna was startled and quickly snatched the Water of Life from Elrose’s hands.
But Luna was still a step too late.
The spicy, strong taste exploded in Elrose’s throat, shooting straight to her head.
Elrose swayed slightly, patting Luna’s shoulder: “Wow, Luna, you should try this; this drink is really super delicious.”
The next moment.
“Bang!”
A loud noise suddenly echoed.
Everyone slightly paused, only to see Elrose slumping forward onto the table as if she had fainted.
When Elrose opened her eyes again, she was astonished to find Luna, Stella, Lilith, Kendrick, and that person named Alicia all around her.
“Angelic Onee-san, are you alright?” Stella looked concerned.
“Kendrick, you really should have mentioned that it was strong liquor!” Lilith reproached.
Kendrick shrugged helplessly, “I thought you all knew.”
“Know what?!” Luna retorted angrily, “Who could tell that ‘the Water of Life’ means alcohol?!”
“This…”
Just as Kendrick was at a loss for words, Elrose suddenly stood up.
“Quiet!”
“My dear subjects, stop clamoring.”
Elrose rose abruptly, her eyes blazing as she gazed at everyone around her, loudly declaring: “Do you all know who I am?”
“Angelic Onee-san, you seem to be drunk,” Stella said worriedly.
“Angel? I’m no angel!” Elrose raised her right foot to step on the chair, her right hand pointing her thumb at herself, proudly declaring, “My dear Stella, do you know who I am? You dare say I’m drunk?!”
Stella was startled and quickly tried to intervene.
But.
“Then who are you?” Alicia felt this might be an opportunity to gather useful information, so she quickly followed up on Elrose’s words and asked.
“Good question!” Elrose waved her hand dramatically, exuding confidence as she said: “Everyone, listen carefully.”
“My name is Gideon, the fearsome Demon King who towers over all and destroys worlds.”
“I stepped onto the endless heights by using the souls of the seven great demon kings as my stepping stones.”
“The heavens shatter, the earth collapses, all demons bow before me.”
“Fear of blood, souls in despair, the whole world kneels at my feet.”
“Wahaha!!”
The arrogant laughter swept across the room, and everyone’s expressions turned peculiar.
“Ahem.” Kendrick coughed lightly, looking over at the side: “Uh, Mr. Alicia, please excuse my little girl; Elrose is only sixteen this year, so… you understand, right?”
“Ah, I get it, I get it.” Alicia nodded helplessly, “Isn’t that just a phase of secondary sickness? Many kids go through that.”
