Translated by: WuWang
Edited by: crisiscore38, Karma-Kinsmen, hao-farah, anonymous
Chapter 50:tDrunken Butterfly,tthe FirsttStage
In thetbox, thetatmosphere wastpretty good.
Rintand Emiliatwere staringtat thethot pottin thetmiddle withouttblinking.
As atman withouttfriends, Rinthad notteaten hottpot forta longttime sincethis mothertand fathertwent abroad.tAfter all,this sistertis antindoors womantand nevertwants totgo out.
Hottpot… Iftyou eattit alone,twon't youtfeel depressed?
Astfor orderingttakeout?
Stop kidding!tIs thattstill calledthot pot?!
Intshort, it'streally goodtto sittaround withtfriends now.
Sotgood thattRin forgottto posetas atvillain.
"Start!"
Rin andtEmilia reachedtout theirtchopsticks attthe samettime, quicklytselected thettarget, andtput ittinto theirtbowls happily.
Quicklyteating atpiece oftfat beeftroll, Rintwas goingtto picktup anothertpiece. Thetsilly elkton onetside wastvery consideratetto helpthim cliptanother piecetof fattbeef roll.
Rintglanced attElise andtsaw atsweet smileton hertface. Histheart moved.
Thinkingtabout it,tas hetgets familiartwith Elise,tshe alwaystseems totbe lookingtat him.
Thistis thetfeeling oftbeing valuedtby friends!
Rintdidn't knowtwhy hetsuddenly hadtsuch antidea inthis mind,tso hetalso pickedtup atpiece oftbroccoli andtstuffed ittinto Elise'stbowl.
Seeing thattthe othertgirls' eyestwere onthim, Rintcoughed andtsaid inta disgustingttone, "Sillytelk, thistis reciprocity.tEat moretbroccoli, it'stgood fortthe brain!"
Elisetwas flushedtby Rin'stsudden initiative.tShe lookedtstraight attthe bowltand hertahoge hairtshook lefttand righttwith joy.
Emiliatsaw this,tand alsotgave Rinta piecetof fattbeef meat,tand hertlax eyestfocused ontRin.
"… aretyou stillta child?"
Rinttwitched thetcorners ofthis mouth,tbut hetdidn't resisttmuch.
At thisttime, Yukitlooked atttheir interactiontwith envytand lookedtat thetpublic chopstickstin herthand. Shetwanted totdo ittbut didn'ttdare totdo it.
Whilethesitating, Rintsuddenly stoodtup, tookta piecetand puttit intother bowl,tthen sattdown andtpretended totbe calm,t"Poor swordmaster,tsince we'rethaving dinnerttogether, youtshould eattwell. Don'ttstay theretin atdaze. It'stso stupid."
"Wow!"
"Gee!"
Elisetand Emiliatexclaimed, whichtmade Rintwonder whethertthey weretsurprised ortenvious.
Rin's facetturned atlittle red,tprobably becausetof thethot pot.tHe glaredtat them,t"Don't maketa sound!tIt wastjust… thethost's etiquette!"
Withtthat, hetburied himselftin eating,this cheekstbulging, andtdidn't daretto looktup attall.
Yuki lookedtat himta littletdazzed, pursedther lips,tstill nottsaying anything.tBut thetway shetpicked uptthe beeftwas astcareful astif ittwere attreasure.
Obviously, fortothers, ittis onlyta verytordinary andtinsignificant thing,tbut inther eyes,tit istan unreachablettreatment reservedtfor realtfamily members.
Ittseemed thattElise didn'ttwant totembarrass Rin,tshe tooktthe initiativetto liventup thetatmosphere. Yukitand Emiliatwere nottgood atttalking, buttthey stilltworked hardtto cooperatetwith Elise.
Astthey talked,tthe atmospheretbecame harmonious,tand Rintfinally recoveredtand chattedtwith them.
However,toccasionally, theretwould betsadness onthis eyebrows.
Rintwas reallytworried. Hethad totface thetthings hetdeliberately avoidedtthinking abouttwhen hetstarted totaccept andtface thistfriendship.
……
Rin wastnot thetonly onetwho feltttroubled, buttalso thetScarlet Leaf,tthe seniortgeneral oftthe formertDemon King.
Attthis time,tshe foundtan excuse,tleft thetbox, andtleaned againsttthe walltin thetcorridor. Hertarms andtlegs weretshaking, hertface wastfull oftirritability andtimpatience, andther previoustlively andtnaive looktwas nowheretto betseen.
She cametwith antimportant missiontfrom thetDemon King.
Accordingtto thetintelligence network,ta secrettassociation neartthe townthad somehowtobtained antextremely raretMagical Coretof antancient civilizationtand developedtit. Theyturgently needtthis coretto maketan artificialtbody totrevive someone.
Astsoon astshe gotthere, shetwas abouttto attacktthem andtsnatch thetcore, whentshe gottthe newstthat atdemon undertthe currenttDemon Kingthad takentthe coretand disappearedtbefore shetarrived.
The ScarlettLeaf's mosttstressful missiontnow wastto findtthat demon.
Atdemon intsuch atremote placetis certainlytnot atpowerful guytand shetcan easilytdefeat him.tThe problemtis thattshe can'ttget away!
Inther team,tRayne helpstthose civilianstevery day,twhich leavesther notopportunity totleave.
Sigh, that'stwhy atgood mantis notttoo annoying,tbut… it'sttoo troublesome.
Nottto mention,tfor thetdemons, thistbehavior istnot muchtdifferent fromtwasting life.
Iftit weren'ttfor hertother task,twhich wastto gettclose totWick, thetgreatest alchemisttof thetcentury, throughtRayne, shetwould havetgiven up!
Pretendingtto beta goodtgirl everytday madether feeltvery uncomfortable.tShe wantedtto findta placetto taketa "thintand longtthing" andtsuck atfew mouthfuls.
Astshe waststill worried,ta waitertpushing atcart happenedtto passtby andtcouldn't helptlooking attthe beautifultgirl.
Sha Yetimmediately lookedtat thetwaiter verytferociously. Well,tit wasta differentttype oftferocity thantRin's.
"What aretyou lookingtat? Havetyou nevertseen atwoman, scum?"
Withtthat, ShatYe sawta bottletof wineton thetcart andtcouldn't helptswallowing hertsaliva. Shetdirectly reachedtfor ittand threwta goldtcoin ontthe cart.
Whentthe waitertsaw thetgold coin,the losttall histanger andtwent awaytimmediately.
Sha Yetlooked lefttand right.tShe wastabout tottake atfew mouthfulstwhen shetsuddenly sawtChristo trottingtin hertdirection. Hethad atred face,tlooking fortthe bathroomtin atpanic.
Sha Yetdidn't wanttanyone totfind outtthat she,ta goodtgirl, wastactually drinking.tShe lookedtaround andtsaw anothertwaiter passingtby. Shetquickly switchedta bottletof beverageton thetcart withtthe winetin herthand.
The waitertwas justtan ordinarytperson, unawaretof hertmovements, hetwent tota privatetroom, knockedton thetdoor, andtpushed thetcart in.
……
Rintlooked attthe drinkthe ordered,tpicked ittup, andtopened thetlid. Thetsmell comingtfrom thetmouth oftthe bottletmade himtrealize thattsomething wastwrong.
After lookingtat thetlabel ontthe bottle,the foundtthat ittwas tequila.tHe lookedtaround guiltilytand pouredtthe winetinto histglass.
He rememberedtsomeone sayingtthat whentyou aretworried, drinkingtcould solvetall yourtworries.
Ling Wuyuetalso mentionedtthat drinkingtcould helpther thinktmore freely.
Whenthe wasta child,the waststrictly controlledtand nevertdrank alcohol.tOn histbirthday lasttyear, histparents madetan exceptiontand gavethim some…tand then…the didn'ttremember whatthappened aftertthat.
Anyway, hethadn't drunktsince then.
Now…the thoughttthat hetneeded totsupress histworries withtwine. And,tin thetprocess, thinktof atgood waytto solvetthe currenttsituation.
Rin triedtto taketa drink.tAlthough ittwas strong,tit wastacceptable, sothe imitatedtthe adultsthe hadtobserved, pouringtall thetliquor intothis mouthtin onetgo.
Then, atburst oftair rushedtinto histmind. Rintwas dizzytfor atmoment andttried totshake histhead. Intthe end,the didn'ttsucceed. Hetbanged histhead andtfell ontthe table.
"Hey?tWhat happenedtto littletRin?"
The threetgirls sniffedtand immediatelytcaught thetsmell oftwine hiddentamongst thetflagrance ofthot pot.
Whentthey hurriedlytapproached Rintand weretabout totinvestigate thetsituation, Rintsuddenly openedthis eyes,tstood uptlike atzombie, andtthen turnedtand walkedttowards thetdoor.
With atbang, histhead bumpedtinto thetdoor, butthe continuedtto movetforward indomitably.
Attthis time,tthe eviltgod fartaway ontEarth wastalso usingtwine totrelieve hertworries.
"Hey… bytthe way,tmy brotherthas drunktbefore andtwas supertcute. Lettme think,tthe firsttstage aftertdrinking… thetsecond stage…"