socalfunplaces Chapter 261: Fun in the Tavern
Chapter 261: Fun in the Tavern
The sky was clear, the sea of clouds was rolling, and the fishermen who had been fishing at sea returned with a boat full of fish and shrimp and their family's income.
In a small tavern in Inazuma City, the owner was busy serving wine. The tavern was very small because there was no currency called Mora yet, so people still had to barter for other things.
There were six tables in the tavern, five of which were occupied by guests, except for one person and a ghost.
This person was Mo Ran. When he first arrived, he was carrying a cloth bag on his shoulder. The bag was bulging with very pure rice, enough for him to drink wine here until dark.
As for that ghost, she had a pair of red horns on both sides of her forehead, a delicate face, and eyes like two gurgling springs, clear and transparent. It was obvious that she was a very lively girl.
However, it was precisely because of the appearance of this ghost that many people who wanted to get close to it stopped.
Although the ghosts can enter and leave Inazuma freely, they still try to avoid this legendary existence that brings bad luck. This is why no one is willing to sit at the same table with this ghost girl when she comes here to drink. Even the boss, who has a good heart, hurried away after serving the wine.
But today is a special day. The ghost girl looked at the young man in black sitting opposite her, and she seemed to see flowers on that ordinary face.
Mo Ran drank half the bowl in one gulp, shook the rest in his hand, and asked, "Why are you always looking at me? Don't you want to drink?"
“Hey, can I ask you a question?” The ghost girl rubbed her palms together, put her hands together in front of her, and begged, “Please, please!”
"What's the matter? Just ask." Mo Ran nodded.
"Thank you, um... why did you agree to share the table with me?"
"Have you committed any crime, or have you brought disaster upon the world? If you haven't done any of that, and you're just sharing a drinking table, what's wrong with that?"
The ghost girl blinked her lively eyes and shook her head, her black hair swaying. After making sure she had heard correctly, she smiled and said, "My name is Miyu Chiyo, what's your name?"
"Mo Ran, Mo means black ink, Ran means relief." Mo Ran drank the remaining wine in the bowl and poured another bowl. If it was replaced with tea and a storyteller, there would be no difference between him and the idler from Liyue.
"Mo Ran, right? Come, let me have a drink since you agreed to let me share the table with you!" Yu Chiyo was holding the full wine bowl with a smile on her face.
Mo Ran also held the bowl and said, "Please."
The sound of clinking bowls was crisp, and Miyu Chiyo deliberately lowered the bowl a little. This was something she had always wanted to do with someone other than herself during the years she had practiced clinking bowls and glasses.
Mo Ran smiled faintly and teased: "Little girl, I am not your elder. It is not nice to clink bowls like this."
"It's nothing. Although the lifespan of ghosts is longer, uncle is the only human that Chiyo knows now and the only human who can speak. Let's not worry about it!" Miyu Chiyo said playfully.
Boom!
Before he finished speaking, there were several shouts from the tavern, and the sounds of tables, chairs and benches being overturned, and the drinkers cursing, making it extremely noisy.
A sturdy man stood on a long bench, holding a strange big knife in one hand and pointing his other hand at Miyu Chiyo, muttering: "Ghost tribe born from the wild land! My name is Miyuga Vajra Lion King!"
"Today I carry my precious sword, named the Red Horn Stone Pestle, which is coated with gold and bites the lion, and I will expel you from the land where my human race lives and promote the inviolability of the human race's sacred power!"
This long and difficult to understand self-introduction stunned everyone in the tavern. They all wondered where this madman came from. It would be fine if he was just looking for trouble, but he even overturned two wine tables when there was still wine on them. The wine was not expensive, but he shouldn't have been squandered!
Some children who were traveling together outside the door heard what was happening and hid by the door. They stuck their heads out and looked at the strange man holding a big knife with stars in their eyes.
"Wow, it's really King Goga, he really came to drive away the evil spirits!"
"And that red-horned pestle, I really want to touch it!"
"You guys, are you sure you don't want to run? I just saw my father running!"
"Why are you running? We are here to watch King Yuga get rid of harm for the people. Daddy won't give it to us! Besides, let's be careful. It will be over soon. We can just run!"
"Well, let's do it this way."
In the tavern, Mo Ran looked at the big knife made from the broken horn of Prajna, and thought of what happened in the Guard Forest recently.
It is rumored that there is a strange man with immense strength, holding a huge sword that contains a sinister ghostly aura. Ordinary little demons are no match for him at all and are beaten to their knees begging for mercy. Originally, Sasayuri and Kitsainomiya were planning to take action to seek justice.
However, later on, the little demons said that King Yuga was merely competing with them and was not in danger of death. The injuries he suffered were only minor scratches, so they let him go.
But at the same time, news came out that the Great Tengu of Ying Xiangshan and his ilk were also afraid of this ghost energy and did not dare to show up in front of this person, for fear of ruining their reputation.
After seeing this slander, the good-tempered Sasayuri couldn't help but spit fire in her eyes. If it were another big demon, this person would have died without a burial place long ago, and would not have the life to make such a noise here.
"Evil ghost, do you dare to compete in wrestling with me, the King of Vajra Lion? The winner gets to continue drinking, and the loser gets to leave here!" King Yuga shook his head, eager to try.
Miyu Chiyo was not very angry when she was disturbed like this. She rolled up her wide sleeves, revealing two red arms and hands with sharp fingers. She had been hiding them under her sleeves just now and did not dare to show them.
"Come on, let's play a round to decide the winner. I have friends waiting for me."
"Then... come on! Hahahaha." The sturdy body of King Yuyu is twice as big as that of the ghost girl, or even bigger.
At first glance, this wrestling match seemed completely one-sided, but the result was jaw-dropping and shocking.
King Yuyu, who was invincible in the eyes of the children, was pushed out of the tavern by the ghost girl. His legs were powerless and he was half-kneeling on the ground.
This made the children gathered at the door anxious, and they shouted quickly:
"King Yuga, what's wrong with you? Did she cheat? Otherwise, how could you lose!"
"Yes, this despicable ghost must have cheated, otherwise how could the brave and invincible King Yuga lose so quickly!"
"Shameless ghost! Everyone go back and get some beans, and together we can drive this damn ghost away!"
"Drive the ghost away! Drive the ghost away! Throw beans at her so she won't dare to come back again!"
“Wait a minute.” King Yuga forced himself to stand up, called the children, looked at the petite ghost girl, and said, “I haven’t fallen yet…!”
boom!
Before he could finish his words, Miyu Chiyo picked him up with one hand and threw him several feet high. The force was still under control, otherwise he would have been smashed into a meat patty.
This lively girl turned around and walked towards the tavern, tidying up her messy hair on her forehead. Maybe it had pricked her eyes, so her eyes were a little red.
Children's words are harmless, but they are the most hurtful. Ghosts also have emotions and feelings. They are not made of stone. They can be happy, afraid, angry, and sad about something.
Why, why can't the ghosts be treated equally? She also wants to walk on the street one day without anyone pointing at her, and she can be like a normal person without being looked down upon.
"Boss, the losses of the wine shop will be deducted from the rice bags I'm holding as collateral. I won't drink any more wine, so please have a few more bowls of the rest. We met by chance, it's fate, don't refuse." Mo Ran stood up and walked to the counter to give instructions, then walked to the door.
Miyu Chiyo sat alone with her head buried very low. Perhaps there was no need to raise it because there was no one around and no one cared about her.
"I'm sorry..." Miyu Chiyo murmured softly. She thought it was her again who made this human who could have been her friend lose the interest in drinking, and also lost the qualification to be her friend.
The wine, which had been calm during the wrestling just now, now had two ripples. The ripples slowly spread outwards, hit the wall of the bowl and disappeared.
"Little girl, aren't you leaving?" A gentle voice came from the door, as deep as rock, heavy and reassuring.
Seeing that the girl still didn't respond, he called out again, "Miss Miyu Chiyo, can you come with me for a while?"
"I'm coming... I'm coming!" Miyu Chiyo was afraid that her response was not heard, so she shouted again, raised her head and drank the wine in the bowl, wiped her pretty face, turned around and ran away.
She didn't know why she trusted this young man so much, but she just wanted to follow him. She didn't want to change her mind until the world changed and the sun and the moon turned upside down.
Mo Ran glanced at Yu Yu Qiandai beside him, turned his head to look at the people in the tavern, and glanced at the children at the door.
Those people all gave a thumbs up, then patted their chests to show that they were relieved.
Mo Ran nodded and smiled, then walked out of the tavern, and Yu Yu Chiyo followed closely behind. In this way, she really looked like an ignorant girl following her elders out.
On the street, some children were brave enough to grab a handful of beans and throw them over. But every time they did so, the big sleeves of the man in black clothes would suddenly roll up and scatter the beans back.
The man and the ghost safely left Inazuma Castle.
"Thank you, Brother Mo Ran, otherwise I might be covered in beans again." When Yu Chiyo mentioned the word "beans", her body trembled, and she was obviously extremely scared.
"It's just a piece of cake." Mo Ran waved his hand.
Miyu Chiyoko hesitated for a moment, and tried to grab the arm of the man in black with both hands, but he dodged her. This made the ghost girl stunned.
"Don't touch it yet. There may be some beans on it, so there may be residue." Mo Ran raised his hand and washed it with the power of water element. After drying it quickly, he put down his arm.
Yu Yu Qianyan immediately hugged that arm, and his movements were very similar to Lei Dianying, who loved sweets, and even his tone was almost the same: "Brother Mo Ran, can I follow you all the time?"
"I'm not picky about food, and I can help clean the room, and... and I'm very strong, no one can hurt you under my nose!"
Mo Ran smiled calmly and said, "No need."
"But, but..." Miyu Chiyo was looking for words, wanting him to stay with her, because she really didn't want to lose the only person she could rely on.
However, after thinking for a long time, she could not utter a complete sentence. She looked depressed and was so anxious that a few tears appeared in the corners of her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Mo Ran laughed and said, "Don't be nervous. What I mean is that you don't have to be picky about food, and you don't have to clean the room. There are only a few people who can hurt me, so I don't need your protection."
"If you want to follow, then follow!"
The girl's eyes were wide open, and the breeze blew her hair, making her look clear and moving, delicate but not coquettish, and pretty but not coquettish.
"Why, you don't want to follow me?"
"No, no, I'm coming!"
Miyu Chiyo followed the two figures in black clothes in front of him, one large and one small, and slowly disappeared into the forest...