Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 61

퓨쳐나이트 61화

Chelsea, curious about the elf being with a human, Kang Chan, asked, and Elradion answered without hesitation.

“He’s my disciple. Introduce yourselves.”

“Hello…”

Kang Chan couldn’t even look Chelsea in the eye, just greeted her and quickly turned his head.

“Disciple? You took a human as a disciple? Don’t the villagers say anything?”

Chelsea’s eyes widened at the word ‘disciple,’ and Elradion waved his hand, saying,

“It’s okay. This guy is a hero of our village, recognized even by Arteon.”

Kang Chan’s face reddened at Elradion’s words, and Chelsea shook her head in disbelief.

“Hey, you there, Chelsea! Bring me some more beer!”

“Trying to order me around when you’re drinking for free! Go get it yourself!”

“Oops! Oh, dear…”

The dwarf couldn’t say a word as Chelsea glared at him as if she would devour him, and he headed to the kitchen to get beer. Chelsea turned back to Kang Chan, extended her hand, and said,

“Nice to see you again. We’ve met before, right?”

“……”

“Oh? You’ve been here before?”

“Ah, well, that’s…”

As Kang Chan was panicking, Chelsea delivered the final blow.

“Yesterday, you came with a beautiful young lady and drank 30,000cc! You drank so well that you passed out and had to be carried out by the lady. Did you get home okay yesterday?”

Thanks to Chelsea’s playful tone, Kang Chan’s face turned completely red, and Elradion looked at Kang Chan with distrust, making Kang Chan even more unable to lift his head.

“What kind of snacks do you want? A fruit salad made with seasonal fruits? Or a cheese platter?”

“Give me both. It’s been a while, so I have to taste everything. And give me a smoked duck, the best-selling one here. This friend will eat it.”

“Oh, you had three of those yesterday, so maybe you should try something else?”

Chelsea seemed to be enjoying teasing Kang Chan, relentlessly badgering him, and Kang Chan’s expression was filled with embarrassment.

“Hehehe, just kidding, just kidding! A man shouldn’t be that flustered. Hey! Misha!”

Chelsea’s voice, as loud as a train whistle, echoed through the pub, and the waitress Misha, who was busy carrying beer and snacks, shouted back to Chelsea.

“Yes, sis!”

“Three thousand of our special beer, a fruit salad, a cheese platter, and a smoked duck.”

“Yes, sis!”

“By the way, oppa [Korean term for older brother/male friend], I was so worried when I heard that the elf village was attacked by green elves! Are you hurt anywhere?”

Elradion’s expression turned slightly gloomy, but he forced a smile at Chelsea, who was worried about him. Seeing this, Chelsea didn’t say anything more and poured the beer Misha brought into a large glass, handing it to Elradion.

“I’m glad you’re alive. Drink, oppa.”

“Thank you, Chelsea.”

“Let’s have a toast!”

“Cheers!”

The three glasses clinked roughly, and they all took a refreshing gulp of beer.

Kang Chan, drinking his beer, called out to the computer.

‘Computer, break down the alcohol for me.’

Kang Chan decided to drink in moderation today.

He couldn’t handle alcohol at all today because of the drinks he had yesterday.

However, the arrogant computer was not easy to deal with.

-I refuse.

‘What, what did you say?’

-Do I have to do that kind of cleanup for you?

‘Are you going to keep doing this? This is an order!’

-What a pathetic order. It’s the worst. Beep!

‘…….’

Leaving behind Kang Chan with a dazed expression, Chelsea got up from her seat.

“Then I’ll leave you to it. I’m going to help the kids.”

“Okay, don’t worry about us and get to work.”

“Alright. Tell me if you need anything.”

“Thanks.”

As Chelsea went back to work, Elradion took a refreshing sip of beer and looked at Kang Chan.

“Chan-ah.”

Kang Chan, still not recovered from the shock the computer gave him, turned his head with a spaced-out expression.

“Yes?”

“Is something bothering you?”

“No…”

Elradion, looking at his disciple acting out of character with suspicious eyes, carefully opened his mouth.

“This is a personal question, but what exactly is your relationship with Zikyon?”

“Yes? What do you mean? We’re just friends.”

“Do friends these days sleep in the same bed?”

“Huh! How did you know that?”

Kang Chan was so surprised by Elradion’s words that he even hiccuped.

“Stop talking nonsense and answer the question.”

“That’s really unfair. Zikyon just slept in my bed without permission. And we’ve never actually slept together before, but yesterday we were both a little drunk…”

Despite Kang Chan’s excuses, the suspicion in Elradion’s eyes didn’t disappear.

“Please don’t look at me like that. Master, you know that I only have Jaina…”

Elradion was the only elf who knew from the beginning that Kang Chan and Jaina were dating.

Moreover, he was the one who knew better than anyone else how deep their love was.

“You rascal! Who said I was doubting you? It’s because you don’t take care of yourself that I’m saying this! A man should always take good care of himself! Make sure this doesn’t happen again. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Master…”

As Kang Chan became depressed, Elradion changed the subject.

“By the way, did you receive the newly made Elven Knight [likely referring to a type of armor or construct]?”

“I’m supposed to take it over tomorrow.”

“The Gigantes [likely referring to a large construct or vehicle] cannot be moved easily just because it possesses mana. You will have to put in a lot of effort in the future. So, get on it as soon as possible.”

“Yes, Master.”

As Kang Chan and Elradion were talking about this and that with beer, an uninvited guest suddenly entered the pub.

“Princess, this place is dangerous.”

“Let go! I’ll go on my own…”

Edeline rushed into the pub, filled with rough-looking dwarves, and Zaijen had no choice but to follow her into the pub.

Then, everyone’s attention turned to the two, and Chelsea blocked Edeline and Zaijen’s path.

“This is not a place for children.”

Looking at their heights, Edeline was taller than Chelsea, making it a strange sight. But it was true that Edeline looked young.

“This lady is not a child.”

“Oh, really? How old are you?”

“Eighteen years old.”

“Still a baby. Hurry up and get out.”

Chelsea roughly pushed Edeline out of the pub as if she didn’t need to hear any more. Zaijen, who was next to her, stopped her.

“How dare you! Do you know who this person is?”

“Who is it?”

“This person is the…”

“Oh? Isn’t that Princess Edeline?”

Before Zaijen could say Edeline’s noble status, Elradion said her identity first.

Thanks to that, Zaijen, who had been puffed up with pride, looked deflated.

“What brings you two to a place like this?”

“Well, that’s… the Princess suddenly…”

Zaijen looked at Edeline, and Edeline walked past Chelsea and approached Kang Chan.

And with a very sad face, she said to Kang Chan.

“This lady will be leaving this place tomorrow.”

“Why are you suddenly going back? You came all the way here with difficulty.”

Zaijen answered Kang Chan’s question instead of Edeline.

“This morning, I contacted the home country, and His Majesty the Emperor issued a strict order to return immediately. So, we decided to leave tomorrow.”

Kang Chan nodded at Zaijen’s words and asked again.

“If you’re leaving right away tomorrow, you must have a lot to prepare, so what brings you here?”

“Th, that’s, well…”

Zaijen couldn’t answer Kang Chan’s question and only looked at Edeline. Then, Edeline sat down in front of Kang Chan as if it were nothing and said.

“This lady came here to see you before leaving.”

“Me?”

Edeline nodded and picked up the glass Chelsea had left behind, handing it to Kang Chan.

“Give me a drink too.”

She would never put her lips on a cup that someone else had used, but now she didn’t seem to care much.

“Are you asking for beer?”

Edeline nodded again, and Kang Chan poured beer into Edeline’s glass with a puzzled expression.

Then, she drank the glass full of beer in one go, and Kang Chan, Elradion, and Zaijen watched her refreshing gulp with surprised eyes.

Clang!

“Kyaa! What is this made of? The taste is truly unique.”

Edeline, with foam all over her mouth, asked with a flushed face, and Kang Chan, who was watching her, couldn’t help but smile.

It was because he saw a new side of her, who had always been arrogant and pretentious.

“I don’t know what it’s made of. I just drink it.”

After speaking, Kang Chan drank the beer in one go like Edeline, and as he put down the glass, Edeline pushed the glass in front of Kang Chan again, asking for another drink.

Then, Kang Chan filled her glass with a not unpleasant expression.

Pour, pour, pour….

Seeing the two of them, Elradion gestured to Chelsea to just leave them alone and asked her to bring one more glass separately.

“Zaijen, was it? Why don’t you come and sit here too.”

“Ah? Ah, yes!”

At Elradion’s words, Zaijen sat next to Edeline with very quick movements.

Zaijen’s expression was slightly excited, as it was a great honor for him, as a knight who had learned swordsmanship, to have a drink with Elradion, one of the continent’s five great martial artists.

As Chelsea brought the glass, Elradion filled Zaijen’s glass with beer.

“Have you ever had beer?”

“Beer, you say? Of course. I used to drink it often with my friends at the Knight Academy in Belaren.”

“Oh, really? Then you know the taste of beer. Try drinking it. The beer you have in your hand right now is the most delicious beer on the continent.”

Zaijen, who was inwardly looking forward to the taste of the beer that Elradion, one of the continent’s five great martial artists, praised as the most delicious on the continent, brought the beer to his mouth without hesitation.

Soon, Zaijen raised his glass high and began to drink the beer, and even the dwarves around him focused their attention on Zaijen.

They were curious to see what kind of reaction the young human would have to the taste of the dwarven beer, which they prided themselves on as the best in the world.

After drinking the beer for a while, Zaijen put the glass down on the table with a refreshing sound, and after being silent for a while, he handed the glass to Elradion and shouted.

“Give me another glass!”

“How is it? Is it worth drinking?”

“It’s the best!”

At the young human’s answer that it was the best, the dwarves cheered and clinked their glasses with each other.

“Wow! Hahaha!”

“That young human friend knows the taste of beer! Hahaha!”

As Bruno playfully spoke to Chelsea, Chelsea was constantly beaming, wondering what was so good. She had been selling beer here for a long time, but she had never had such a good day as today.

Edeline was also in a good mood like Chelsea.

It was the first time in her life that she had ever drunk alcohol like today.

Born as a member of the imperial family who always had to maintain formality and dignity like a knife, she had never had the opportunity to drink alcohol so freely.

But now it was different.

There was no one to say anything even if she drank as much as she wanted, and there was no one to scold her for her posture being out of order.

She was really drinking beer in a cool and refreshing way.

Edeline seemed to like the beer she was drinking for the first time very much.

Kang Chan quietly watched Edeline and spoke to her.

“How did you know to come here?”

“What do you mean?”

“That I’m here.”

“I asked the elves.”

“Oh, really? Then what’s the reason you came to find me?”

“Th, that’s…”

At Kang Chan’s sudden question, Edeline momentarily lost her words.