Dragon King's Harem Chapter 74. Whitevalley Village II (Patreon)

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 74. Whitevalley Village II

A tap on my shoulder broke my reverie.
"Are you okay?" Evelina's voice that came from my side accompanied it. Their eyes were fixed on me in confusion.

"I'm fine," I said as I tried to regain my composure. My feet stepped on the wooden floor, entered that simple place and approached that man.
"Good evening sir. Can you give us 4 rooms?" I asked.

"I'm sorry. Our Inn is full now, only a guest room and a servant room are left," the bar master said regretfully.

"What?! But there's no one here," said Jyne in surprise with a frown. Her hand swept around, showing the empty tables and chairs. There was literally no one beside us there, so I could understand her confusion. But I could already guess who the other guests were who took most of the rooms in that place.

"We'll take it, sir," I said in a calm tone. The bed might be a little cramp for the 3 of us, but it was better than spending the cold night outside. Besides that, since we came here as commoners, I couldn't ask the village chief for help. It was a normal thing for a noble to stay at the village chief's house or sleep at the village hall if the Inn was full or not enough for the noble convoy. Therefore usually the village chief had several empty rooms in his house.

"Please wait. I will give you the keys." He turned and picked up two keys on the rack behind him.

Meanwhile, I swept my gaze around us, looking for a waiter or a servant to order our dinner before I returned my gaze to him and took the two keys on the counter.
"May I know where the waiter is?" I asked. This place was too quiet for an Inn.

"We don't have any waiters, sir," he replied.

"How about the Inn owner?" This was the first time I found an Inn with a minimum number of workers like this.

He let out a small laughter.
"I am the Inn owner, sir." He stopped his laugh and smiled kindly.
"This inn only has me as the bar master, owner and the waiter. A chef who doubles as the waiter, sometimes cleaning service and an Inn guard who also doubles as cleaning service. As you can see this is just a simple Inn in the middle of nowhere so I just need a few people to manage it."

"I see. Then can we order dinner for 4 people?"

"But we only have some vegetable soup and bread. Is that okay?" he asked since the Dragon tribe preferred meat over vegetarian food.

"It's fine," I said. A warm soup sounded like a good idea in this cold weather.

"All right. I'll bring it for you right away," he said.

"Thank you." Then the bar master went into the kitchen and we took a seat at one of the empty tables by the fireplace.

"Haa... I don't get it. Why would he lie to us?" said Jyne with a pout as she sat down across from me.

"Maybe the owner has a certain reason," said Evelina. As the owner said, this place was in the middle of nowhere. It was kinda weird if he ran out of the room.

"He's not lying. I'll tell you why after Eir joined us," I said in a calm tone. My hands opened the hood that covered my head. I turned to Jyne and gave her a seductive smile.
"After all, isn't that what you want?" I teased. And Jyne could only reply to me with a shy smile.

"Does that have anything to do with what happened in the forest?" guessed Evelina.

"Yes."

After that, the front door opened and Eir approached us in a hurry. The trace of worry was evident on his face.
"Do you manage to get the rooms, sir?" he said without further ado. Looks like he realized this since the stable was probably full too. His hands placed our bags on the empty chair beside him.

"I only can get a guest room and a servant room. I hope you don't mind." Of course, what I meant was the servant room. The inn servant room which was usually occupied by the servant or coach was much smaller than the guest room. Usually, the room only accommodated a single bed with a small table for the small magic lamp and a chair. The rest of the room was only enough for one person to stand.

"I don't mind it, but... Three of you in the same bed? Isn't that cramped?" said Eir. He took a seat beside me.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Suddenly the owner approached us with 4 wooden beer mugs in his hands.
"Some welcome drink to warm you up, ladies and gentlemen," he said with a smile. His hand placed the mugs on the table and spilled a little of dark liquid on it.
"Its name is Night Alley Beer, a local brew, Whitevalley Village's speciality. You don't need to worry, it's free for all my guests. Please enjoy. I will bring your dinner immediately." Then he left.

Our eyes fell on the beer.

"That drink's smell is weird," said Jyne with a frown. She had the sharpest sense of smell among us. For safety reasons, I used my Analyze skill to check whether the drink was poisonous or not.

[Name: Night Alley Beer]
[Type: Consumable Items]
[Special beer from Whitevalley Village. Contains higher alcohol than regular beer.]
[Maker: Darksnow Brewery]
[Status: Normal ]

Since I was level 50 now, I could get more information from my Analyze skill. Including detecting abnormal status in food and drink like this.
"It's okay. That drink is not poisonous." My hand took a mug and placed it in front of me. I guessed Jyne never drank cheap beer like this so the smell was very foreign to her. This kind of drink was also foreign to the real Argod since he never and didn't want to drink cheap beer like this considering his status as a king.

"Sir, are you going to drink it?" asked Eir in disbelief. His eyes looked at me in confusion.

"Why not? There's always the first time for everything," I said in a casual tone. Besides, I was a little curious about the taste. Without a doubt, I drank it. The taste wasn't that weird. It was only a bit bitter and stronger than the Lager type of beer from my original world.

- Tak.

I put the mug and wiped the foam moustache over my lips.
"It's not that bad. Only a little bitter from the Palace's wine," I said.

"Really?" said Jyne in disbelief. Her hand took a mug. Likewise with Eir and Evelina. Their eyes stared at that black liquid with a massive foam in front of them.

"You don't have to push yourself," I said. My eyes shifted to each of them. The Dragon King's body had a high tolerance for alcohol. Meanwhile, I was used to drinking all kinds of alcoholic beverages because of my previous profession. But they still drank it.

*Cough* *Cough* *Cough*

Jyne coughed after she took a sip. While Evelina covered her mouth in silence. But from her expression, it seemed she didn't like it. And Eir frowned as soon as he put down his mug.

"I don't think this beer is to my taste," said Jyne as soon as she could get her voice out.

"This drink has a unique taste," said Evelina.

"Indeed this is unique. But it doesn't taste as bad as the look," said Eir. His eyes were on the beer that looked normal to me. At least better than the other foods' bizarre appearance.

"Is that too strong for you?" said the owner out of blue. His hands moved the bowls inside the tray to our table swiftly and placed a plate of big chunks of pieces of bread.

"It's a bit strong for the ladies, but I like it. Thank you for the drink," I said politely. Beer was considered a high-value drink in a cold village like this and he gave us 4 mugs so I had to thank him for his kindness.

"Ah! It's rare to meet an adventurer like you. If you want to have some more, just call me," said the owner happily. After that, he left.

I returned my gaze to the front.
"Shall we eat now? I will tell you about the Wyvern later." Although the soup looked a bit plain, we had to eat it while it was warm. I had also made sure all of this food wasn't poisonous.

Then we took the spoon and started eating.