Chapter 7.5: Finale

- This one is big one. Are you sure about this? You can't even slay a single small fry.

- I am sure. I can beat this. But...but...but

- Can you or not?

- AH REEGGGGHHT.

A loud noise can be heard.

- That might be too much

- This is the only move that can kill that thing… thing… thing...

- Stop stuttering for once?

- But… but… but

- Why do you follow me? You only know how to do a move to kill that exhausts all your strength. You only know how to bait all enemies but yet can't even fight well

- I can't use magic nor sword nor bow… bow… bow… . I only know how to dance and sing.

- What has been done is done.

That elf is my best friend, Malia Glank. This is our first quest. To clear out a horde of giant lizards, but we encountered a giant instead of them.

Now, I have to guard her until next morning. All I want for tonight is cold ale. Not just one mug, a barrel. Not just an ordinary one, heavy ale. Our rations are just a roll of cheese, five loaves of bread, five larse of milk and ten larse of water for five days.

- Hey Malia, why don't we get dried meat for this hunt?

- We are forbidden to eat such siiiinnne ne ner thing.

- Meat?

- Yessss.

- I got banished so I can eat whatever right?

- But elves shouldn't eat that kind of thing. Do you fo fo follow the religion or not?

- I still pray for our god.

- Then we aren't allowed to eat meat.

- Whatever. I'm on guard

That little spoiled brat. But still, she is my friend.

Next morning, I track down a trail of giant lizards. I see them

- Malia, can you try to attract them to you?

- I will… will… will... try

She strikes her banjo a note. They look at her. While they pay attention to her, I glide away on a tree to trim them one by one. When they look at me, she switches to hard hearing notes for them. They are stunned. Another arrow to a head, Another arrow to a head, Another arrow to a head…

****

- You did great. That was kinda dangerous. One bite from them, you are poisoned

- You did great too. Every arrow of yours is a kill shot

- Let's report this to the guild.

- Back to Nakitel now?

- Sure. I want a drink now

It is only a few months after I got banished from my village. Making a living in human society is kinda fun. Drinking all you want and earning money as mercenaries. Sadly, I can't eat meat due to our religion. Alternative to meat is soy leather. Chewy like meat and it is cheap too. One sad thing that is too dry and bland.

- Here is your pay. Have a nice day

- Fifty rounds of ale. Yay

- Ehhhmmm, we should spend wisely. Stop wasting money on ale please.

- Okay, for your sake.

***

- Host, Another

- It is the ninth round, lady. How can you drink without passing out?

- Give me another, NOW!

Welp, ten rounds just to celebrate. Many mercenaries look at me with worried eyes.

I think they can't drink as much as I do

- It is unnatural to see an elf with a bow that drunk

- I know right. They are supposed to be beautiful and elegant but this one is inelegant.

- That shy cutie next to her is just perfect.

- You don't want to pick a fight with that ranger.

- I know my limit so I don't go there.

After the tenth round, Malia carried me all the way to the inn.

Next morning, I take a request. This one is hard

****

- Malia, Its skin is too thick.

- Maybe I should finale it

- Finale? That name suits well with your move the other day.

She did it. She raised the note so powerful that it ripped the boar in half. Thankfully, I am not that boar.

- How should we take this boar home?

- Now you want to eat it? Malia, you…

- I want the bonus money. You drank fifteen rounds. To compensate for the overboard of yours.

- Maybe I can get some edible parts back and get some bonus.

I skin the boar. I wrap all the edible parts inside the skin. It is quite a lot so we made a slide from its bones and dragged it.

- A bonus for materials. Here. Skin and meat are perfectly cut. Have a nice day

Another day, another bar drinking.

It is a good life for two of us.