Side Story Chapter 46 - Nectar (2)

"P-People with Deific Essence can get drunk?!"

"Where do you get that drink?!"

Oh Kang-Woo and Cha Yeon-Joo leaned toward Lilith as they snorted in excitement.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"My, how scary." Lilith giggled as the two of them got up in her face as if they were about to devour her. "I'm not too sure about the details either. Is getting drunk something to get so excited about?"

Lilith tilted her head incomprehensibly. She did not know what getting drunk felt like since alcohol did not exist in the Nine Hells.

"Of course, it is!" shouted Yeon-Joo as she clenched her fists. "Do you have any idea how precious a cold beer is after a long day of hard work?! The tingles! The spark! The slow creep of tipsiness! Kaaah...!" Yeon-Joo trembled in excitement. "After I got Deific Essence, I thought I was going crazy because I couldn't get drunk no matter how strong the alcohol was!"

"Mm. I still don't get it," Lilith remarked as she stared in confusion at the passionate Yeon-Joo.

Kang-Woo smiled bitterly and said, "That's just because Yeon-Joo is an alcoholic. It's nothing to get that excited about."

"Haaah? What the hell did you just say?"

"But I can't deny it feels good."

Kang-Woo shrugged as he turned away from Yeon-Joo glaring at him fiercely. He was not showing it, but he also loved alcohol a great deal.

'Alcohol used to be my only source of joy.'

Kang-Woo used to live in poverty since he was an orphan. He received subsidies from the government but it wasn't much. Hence, he needed to work various jobs just to stay alive. Alcohol was like a stress reliever that allowed him to forget his miserable life even for a moment.

'I don't know if that's a good thing, though.'

In any case, he did indeed miss the feeling of getting drunk.

"Hoho. I'm sure Layla can get some if I ask her," Lilith answered.

Yeon-Joo ecstatically grabbed Lilith's hands and asked, "How can we get it? Just tell me how and I'll use all of my guild's funds to secure as much as possible—"

'Is Red Rose gonna be alright?'

Kang-Woo thought.

He intervened, "It's called nectar. It's probably something you can only get in the divine realm."

"Oh..." Yeon-Joo groaned. "I knew I heard the name somewhere. It's the thing that appears in Greek mythology."

Nectar, the drink of the gods, was one of the most famous foods in Greek mythology alongside ambrosia.

'Was Dionysus the one who made it...?'

Kang-Woo honestly had no idea. There were Greek mythology stories made into comic books in the orphanage but he barely remembered any of them because he was too focused on the book where Heracles sucked on Hera's tits.

'Ahhh, my younger self, driven by instinct. The boy who used to think with his dick than his brain. I've fulfilled the dream of our dicks after ten long millennia.'

"DARLIIIIIIIIIIIING!!"

"Yes? K-Kang-Woo?"

Kang-Woo, driven by blazing impulse, jumped into Seol-Ah's arms. Seol-Ah expressed confusion from his sudden actions but did not push him away.

"What the fuck is up with you all of a sudden?" Yeon-Joo frowned in dissatisfaction and dragged Kang-Woo away from Seol-Ah by his collar. "Sheesh, is Darling all you know how to say...? I-It's not like Seol-Ah is your only Darling, is she?"

"But she is."

"Then what the fuck am I?"

"You're... a tsundere little sister?"

"What?"

"Call me oppa."

"Wanna die?"

"I'm sorry."

Yeon-Joo glared at Kang-Woo as she panted furiously. Kang-Woo snickered and softly kissed her, to which Yeon-Joo widened her eyes in surprise. The way her face turned as red as her hair was extremely cute.

"Wh-What the hell are you doing?!"

"I'm joking. I wouldn't be dating you if I thought of you as a little sister."

"U-Urgh..."

"But still, Seol-Ah is my only Darling."

"Motherfucker." Yeon-Joo grimaced fiercely. "Haaa. Seriously... I'd love to just beat you to death."

Yeon-Joo glared at Kang-Woo as she trembled in anger with her fists clenched. She wanted to smack Kang-Woo senseless to her heart's content but couldn't since she knew how Seol-Ah, who was watching hesitantly, would react if she did.

"Fuuu. At times like this, alcohol is... Ah!" Yeon-Joo's eyes shone, recalling something she had forgotten about. "Forget that, alcohol! That nectar thing or whatever it's called! Can we drink it during the party?"

"Hmm. Just a second, I'll try asking Layla," said Lilith as she pulled out a transparent crystal orb from between her breasts.

"Tch." Yeon-Joo (72 cm) frowned as she witnessed how natural Lilith's motion was. "Unnie's aren't as large as Seol-Ah's, but they're still pretty big..."

She was highly dissatisfied.

"Hm? What are?" Lilith asked.

"Nothing."

"Fufu. If you're talking about breasts, why don't I make them bigger for you?"

"Huh? R-Really?"

"I heard human female breasts get bigger if you massage them!"

Lilith giggled, smiling lewdly as her black hair squirmed. Yeon-Joo's eyes blazed fiercely.

"Shut up and order the damn alcohol," Yeon-Joo warned.

"My, I'm so scared."

Lilith giggled and placed her hand over the orb. After Kang-Woo's kidnapping incident, she and Layla made a communication orb where they could communicate directly with each other to maintain good relations between their intelligence organizations.

"Hello? Can you hear me, Layla?"

Layla appeared from the communication orb as a hologram.

[SHIIIIIIIIIEEEEEET!! Dog ears and a leash! Hell yeah! This time, I'll make my cute little Si-Hun wear this—

Gasp!!

]

They saw Layla in a light green tracksuit, sitting in her office chair and screeching like a madman as if she were worshiping a demon. She was clicking her mouse furiously when she noticed her communication orb was on and stared at it flusteredly.

[A-Ahem! This armor looks like it would have high defense.]

"The dog ears and a leash?" Kang-Woo asked.

[My, Kang-Woo. To what do I owe the pleasure? I was just on the Player auction website, looking through the item catalog because Si-Hun's armor is fairly worn out.]

"I can see Bananamall[1] in the URL."

[Hohoho. What are you talking about? Why would I be on such an indecent website?]

"Say that after you close the Hitomi tab."

'Have some shame, woman.'

[Ahaha. Oh, Kang-Woo. Well, if you would go so far, it can't be helped. I'll have this dog ears and leash set shipped to your address so Seol-Ah can—]

"I can see the armor is made with high-quality leather. Wow, a +8 defense enchantment? It looks super lightweight too. I think it would be great for an agile warrior like Si-Hun."

[Do you think so too?]

"Of course! I would love one too! You sure have an excellent eye for equipment, sister-in-law!"

[Would you like me to buy you one as well?]

"Hahaha! I appreciate the gesture, but it's fine."

'Si-Hun... my beloved little brother... you sure have it hard too. I'm sorry I wasn't able to protect you.'

"Dog ears... Leash...!"

Seol-Ah was snorting in excitement with her fists clenched from behind.

'Mm. I'll pretend I didn't see it.'

[So, did you need something?]

Lilith answered, "I have a favor to ask. Oh, and to invite you to the party as well."

Layla tilted her head in wonder and asked, [A party? What party?]

"Fufu. Something great happened to Balrog, so we're throwing him a party."

[The NTR lover?]

"Pardon?"

[N-No, I misspoke. What happened to Balrog that deserves to be celebrated?]

"Hohoho. Get this~"

Lilith went on and on about the events a week ago with a smile.

'It looks like I'm watching two old ladies gossiping over the phone.'

Kang-Woo shook his head as their conversation continued without end. They seemed to be a good match for one another, considering how much fun they were having as they talked to each other.

Yeon-Joo was glancing at Lilith, wondering when she would bring up the alcohol, and Seol-Ah pulled Kang-Woo toward her to place him on her lap and hugged him from behind with a smile.

"Do you like dogs, Kang-Woo?" she asked.

"What? Why do you want to know that all of a sudden?"

"Hohoho No reason~ I'm just curious about whether you like dogs or not."

'I don't think it's for no reason.'

"I hate dogs," Kang-Woo said.

"Oh~ I knew it! You love dogs, right?"

?

"I said I hate dogs."

"Hohoho. I knew you would love dogs, Kang-Woo! There's no way any human would hate something as cute as dogs."

"I'm a demon."

'The Demon King, no less.'

"Hehehe~ Oh, I think the cutest part about a dog is their ears!"

"I feel like I'll puke just from the sight of them."

"Oh, right! I heard that no matter how well-trained a dog is, they need a leash!"

"I disagree."

'Can you hear me? Am I muted?'

"Hm, hm, hm~?"

Seol-Ah hummed as she rubbed her cheeks on Kang-Woo's head.

"..."

Kang-Woo turned to Lilith, who was chatting away with Layla. His expression darkened.

"Alcohol..."

'Yes. I need alcohol to forget about this bullshit life. Right now. I'm desperate.'

[Hmm, so you're saying you need nectar to celebrate Balrog being in a relationship, right?]

"Yes. Would you be able to get some for us?" Lilith asked.

[Lady Gaia will get me some right away once I ask her.]

"My, that's perfect ❤"

[Hoho. I'll let Si-Hun know, so please let me know once you set a date!]

"Okay~"

The call ended.

"Alcohol... I need alcohol..."

"Huff, huff. N-Now...! Right now!"

Yeon-Joo and Kang-Woo were staring at Lilith with bloodshot eyes.

"Oh?" Lilith tilted her head in confusion as she stared at the two of them, who had turned into alcoholics during her call with Layla. "Fufu. Then why don't we hold the party tonight?"

She had a feeling she shouldn't make these two wait any longer than that.

"HEL YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! LET'S DRINK TILL WE FUCKING DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!" Yeon-Joo cheered, pumping her fists in the air.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Kang-Woo sprang up as well as he screamed.

Clap!

Yeon-Joo and Kang-Woo high-fived and they locked eyes with each other.

"Hihihi! Oh Kang-Woo, don't you dare fall behind, you hear?"

"Kek. That's my fucking line."

"Heh, big words for a brat."

"Looks like I'll be adding another page to our cherished memories together."

"Fuck you."

"Shut up."

1. Bananamall is a Korean online store of adult goods. ☜