Blood of Mercury

It's already six o'clock in the afternoon.

At the end of the month of December, the sun has already set at this time.

After night fell, "Hot Calista" started normal business.

Before that, some guests who were planning to have their dinner here arrived before sunset. Except for a few passers-by who left after eating, more people decided to stay here and have a few drinks.

Warm lighting, a warm fireplace, the best food in the entire White Tower, a lively but not vulgar atmosphere, plus a soft harmony - in the cold winter, there is nothing like drinking here for two. Cup is more enjoyable.

Therefore, even if the consumption here is relatively high, there are many wizard apprentices, full-fledged wizards and even great wizards who come here every day for a while. After all, as long as you're a wizard, you don't need money.

Now new guests come in from time to time, and the dinner and wine ordered by the previous guests are going to be served. It is definitely not something that two waitresses on duty can handle.

That's exactly what happened. From 5:30 pm, the other waiters also changed into formal and neat clothes one by one and started to work.

Hot Calista isn't one of those gigantic bars. Counting the two waiters at the door, a man and a woman, there were only seven or eight people in total. You know, almost all the wait staff here are wizard apprentices. And Kalista, the proprietress, is Huoxin's mentor...

... The bar where the boss brought his students to work part-time, let alone in the Baita, even if you look at the entire Faens, it may be the only one.

Perhaps because of this, the guests here are different from other bars, very friendly. After all, among the people from outside, those who have time and money and can go to the second ring of the Baita to drink through identity verification are basically impossible to have other people except mercenaries.

Except for a few scattered waves of mercenaries every month, the guests here are wizards on weekdays. The circle between wizards is not too big, and they basically know each other. They don't look up and see each other, so naturally they won't play the temper of some drinkers.

Even if you accidentally drink too much. There will also be acquaintances pulling. Coupled with the proprietress who is a great wizard, no one has ever made trouble here, and the harmony is not like a bar at all.

In addition to some wizard apprentices who came to play with friends, of course, there were also some young and vigorous wizards who came specifically for the girl they liked. Every time at six or seven in the evening. When the atmosphere is still not hot, it is when they brush the girl's favor.

"Lily, is Dinah on vacation today?"

A young wizard with round glasses and blue eyes and blonde hair whispered to a waitress with short hair in disappointment.

Lily was stunned when she heard the words, and her eyes lit up when she stared at the young wizard.

"Eh~"

Her voice was full of excitement. All of a sudden, his hands were on the shoulders of the young wizard. The girl's unique fragrance made the young wizard's face turn red all of a sudden, and his head immediately staggered to the side, not daring to stare at the girl's high chest.

"Dinah? Soso, you really like Dinah, don't you?"

"Eh? Eh? No, wait for Lily to whisper..."

"Isn't it right! Zoroya, just tell me, right! I can help you!"

Despite being told by Zoroja to keep her voice down, Lily was caught in an overwhelming excitement.

Her big eyes flickered like a puppy who saw flesh and bones, and the child-like voice that always had a long tone became louder and louder: "Soso, talk about it, talk about it, you are right. What does Dinah think?"

"How can I say it here..."

"As expected, I like it, right? Right!"

"Wait! Lily, calm down!"

Lily's upper body leaned forward more and more, and finally almost pushed Zoroja down on the table.

The handsome boy who gave the impression of a lemon did not dare to resist Lily at all. In order to avoid Lily's approaching face, his waist was bent back in a nearly breaking arc.

even so. The fragrance of Lily's loose shoulder-length hair also filled his face with trouble and embarrassment.

At this moment, the other wizards sitting beside Zoroja also kept screaming and screaming.

Of course, the object of their coaxing was definitely not the cheerful and lively Lily, but Zoroja who "suspected to like Dinah".

With beautiful long hair, gentle and considerate, Dinah is also quite popular among the apprentices. The point is, she also seemed to express her liking for Zoroja several times.

"Of course this kind of thing can't be put off! Soso, be quick! The answer is that simple - you tell me yes or no, and I'll tell you where Dinah is!"

"Tsk...my words..."

"welcome--"

But just when Zoroya was about to say something with her blushing face, the door was suddenly opened amidst the cheers of the two waiters.

Even for a moment, the cold winter wind that blew through made the people in the bar shiver a little, and they felt refreshed.

"Tsk..."

Cheeks puffed up. Leaving Zoroja who was about to speak, Lily shook her head and greeted the new guest with a refreshing smile.

"What do you want, my guest!"

"One creamy bisque, one vegetable salad. One masiyah with lemon juice, two pancakes."

A clear, soft voice came from under the snow-covered hood. The visitor stood at the door and shook his jet-black and shiny leather cloak, shaking off the snow on his body, and then hung his hooded coat on the door, revealing a loose long trench coat inside.

As the coat was taken off, the long black and supple hair that fell down first caught Lily's attention. Then there was the face that made her a little lost, as delicate as a fairy.

It was an unfamiliar face Lily had never seen before. If nothing else, it should be a mercenary from outside.

The long trench coat whose hem covers half of her thighs seems to be made of the skin of some magical creature in the sea. Under the soft yellow light of Calista, the dark and shiny trench coat shimmers faintly.

The sleeves of the trench coat were long enough to cover half of the person's palm; while her lower body was wearing tight black leather pants, emphasizing the slenderness and strength of her legs.

Lily also saw that the guest had a delicate sky-blue short sword hanging from his waist, and in his hand was leaning on a gray metal walking stick with a hollow cross engraved on it.

Compared to the actual function that the cane should have, the delicate body covered with silver plant vines feels like a work of art.

That's a fairly unisex dress.

A handsome young man or a heroic girl—it can be justified on either side.

Either way it's absolutely outstanding.

But Lily is stubborn that she is a girl.

"Guest, you are really beautiful..."

Lily praised sincerely.

Those gray pupils with a faint icy blue look as beautiful as gems. Lily seemed to be able to see a beautiful silver light flickering in her eyes.

Those are very, very beautiful eyes.

Looking at the girl in black holding her hands, who seemed to be a little cold, Lily took a step forward with an inexplicable impulse in her heart and grabbed the cold hands of the guest.

Even if she is as cheerful as Lily on weekdays, it is the first time that she has made direct physical contact with the first person.

But inexplicably, Lily didn't have a trace of disobedience. As if being influenced by the friendship technique, she only felt that the beautiful girl in front of her was very fond of her.

"Perhaps I'm taking the liberty to say that, but..."

Lily's face was full of seriousness: "Can you be a friend with me?"

However, she was stunned when she saw the girl with beautiful and rare black hair.

She had a visibly hesitant look on her face. But under Lily's staring eyes, she finally nodded.

"marvelous!"

Lily cheered, patted her chest and said her name: "My name is Lily! Lily Sorans Ketugya!"

"Cthugya? The Titan's Cthugya?"

The black-haired girl looked surprised: "Who is Ellen from you?"

Lily's big blue eyes suddenly lit up, and she directly squeezed the black-haired girl's two hands together: "It's my uncle... Do you know Uncle Alan?"

"...Ah, let's say we know each other. We're some acquaintances."

There was a subtle look on the black-haired girl's face.

"Hey—Lily!"

At this moment, Lily heard a young witch with a slanted ponytail behind her yelling anxiously, "Lily! This is so rude!"

"It's okay, it's okay! It's my acquaintance!"

Lily turned her head to ~www.NovelMTL.com~ and shouted back with a carefree smile that seemed to hang on her face forever.

Then she turned her head around with a swipe and continued to stare at the black-haired girl, her hands still holding hers tightly but not letting go.

"How about you, sister? What's your name?"

"I am..." (To be continued.)

PS: Plot branch——

A): "I'm Helland, Helland Alexyevna."

B): "I'm Roland. Roland Nerola... By the way, I'm a man."

By the way, this option is one of the few options that Roland won't die if he chooses the wrong one... The difference is that if he chooses the wrong one, Lily will die. (Tea)

Come on, you can choose (Mongolian) it!