039. Heroic Spirit Bar

The bar was bathed in dark blue lights. With a mint and chili tequila in hand, a mercenary holding a laser rifle, strumming a heat-seeking acoustic guitar, and a silicon-based lifeform bartender with dead fish eyes were casually chatting with you.

The mercenary next to you, clearly drunk, spewed acidic spit while cursing and discussing political conspiracies. He talked about how to chop off Redd Gold's head, as if that would free the border satellites of Valkyrie Fortress from control.

This was Mintak'yko, the most famous bar in Valkyrie Fortress, but regular patrons couldn't care less about remembering its cumbersome name.

"Heroes"

That was their true destination.

In the pricey Valkyrie Fortress, not everyone could afford hotels and apartments. Even if you splurged on housing, gang wars and mercenary skirmishes, coupled with frequent changes of local overlords, made most new arrivals opt to rest in bars.