Chapter 1: The Otherworldly Tavern
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"Boss, give me another glass."

The black-haired and black-eyed young man didn't stand out much in the chaotic and noisy bar.

He raised his empty glass, letting the bartender fill it up with wine.

Gurgling -

The rose-red liquid rolled down his throat, a fiery sensation filling his chest, trying to extinguish the melancholy in his heart.

"Sigh, how many times have I been here drinking, uncle?"

The young man felt a little dizzy, rubbed his head, and asked the bearded uncle at the bar.

The bearded uncle glanced at the drunken young man and continued his work. His faint voice was soothing and charming, which made people feel at ease.

"Seven days, you've been drinking too much."

"… Seven days, huh? I didn't realize it’s been that long."

Upon hearing the words, a bitter smile appeared on his handsome face, and his nose felt sour.

If it weren't for the childhood education that 'men don't cry easily,' he might have been crying loudly by now.

The young man's name was NanGong YeYu, from a blue planet called Earth, who had just turned seventeen. Without any warning, he woke up one day and found himself in this strange, foreign world.

At that time, he was lying in a vast wilderness. If it weren't for his harsh training since childhood and knowledge of secret arts, he might have already become food for the wolves or a lonely wandering soul in the wilderness.

He followed a mercenary group through the wilderness to this enormous city, HuoLun.

Now, he was like a lost little lamb.

He took a big gulp of the strong wine, which at least helped him forget some of his homesickness.

"Boss, give me a glass too."

A sudden voice from the side caught NanGong YeYu's attention because it was a beautiful feminine voice that was rare in a bar.

Judging a person's appearance by their voice.

Just by that energetic but delightful voice, he was sure that the woman beside him must be quite beautiful.

In fact, it was indeed the case.

Her pale golden hair cascaded down like a waterfall, reaching her slender waist, and her upright face made her look more like a beautiful Valkyrie.

Although dressed in simple and conservative attire, her presence was still dazzling.

The attentive young man could feel that the beautiful woman was not only beautiful, but also well-built. Her fingers were rough, possibly from long-term weapon use, and she had that unique quality of hers.

The young man guessed that this beautiful girl might seem harmless, but she had probably killed many people and witnessed much bloodshed.

Excluding that iron-blooded and fierce trait, overall, she was a rare beauty.

"Hey, beautiful older sister, do you have any troublesome thoughts too?"

After taking a sip of wine, YeYu greeted her drunkenly. After all, it seemed that the woman was going to sit down here.

Calling an unfamiliar woman "older sister" seemed to be a habit that YeYu couldn't change, even though the girl looked to be about the same age as him, around seventeen or eighteen.

"Do you know that?"

Slightly surprised, Lelia's light blue eyes glanced sharply at YeYu.

After realizing he was a handsome young man, the coldness in her eyes gradually faded, and she took a seat beside him.

"It's not hard to tell, your troubles are written all over your face."

"… Tsk, really annoying. Can't I even hide it?"

Grabbing a handful of her pale golden hair, the blonde woman seemed disgusted with herself, looking very troubled that outsiders could see her thoughts.

Could it be caused by his random conversation attempt? -

After the uncle passed a glass of wine, the blonde woman also started drinking heavily.

"… Drinking like this can get you drunk easily… well, never mind."

YeYu looked at the woman drinking silently, but she seemed not to hear him, so he just shrugged.

Continued drinking.

YeYu ordered the strongest wine in the bar, which seemed to be filled with deep red flames. He poured it little by little into his stomach.

For a moment, there was no conversation between them.

In the noisy bar, the two people with different thoughts were drinking sullenly at the bar counter, and neither of them spoke again....

Bang!

On the second floor of an ordinary inn, a room by the edge, the door was kicked open in a very violent way.

Two people walked in and then closed the door.

The drunken Night Rain looked at the person who seemed to have completely fallen asleep on his shoulder, quite speechless.

"I say, as a girl, if you can't drink, don't drink. Don't you know that there are many people in the tavern waiting for a beautiful and delicate face like yours?"

Although he said that, he himself was also quite drunk, just not as miserable as this woman.

He threw the woman onto the bed and sat down by the edge of the bed.

He lit a cigarette.

For a moment, the room was filled with smoke. Night Rain sat on the windowsill, looking at the lonely scene outside and smoking alone.

The moon outside the window was round.

He wondered if his family also saw the same scenery.

The moon hanging high in the sky was slightly crimson, and Night Rain guessed that he might not even be in the Milky Way.

He took a few puffs, put out the cigarette, and threw it out the window, before finally lowering his eyelids slightly.

He had learned this woman's name in the bar.

Similar to the Western world on Earth, most people's names here were different from China, making them hard to remember.

This woman, for instance, was named Lelia…

"..."

Fine, helplessly, Night Rain could only remember the beginning of her name. As for the long suffix that followed, he didn't remember it at all. Although this was rather impolite, he really wasn't used to remembering such long names.

"So… what should I do?"

With his chin resting on his hand, Night Rain looked at the blond woman lying on the bed, thinking about how to sleep.

This was the room he paid for, so he couldn't just let himself sleep on the floor. Besides, this woman was beautiful, with a great figure, and he was the one who carried her back while she was drunk...

"Oh, so I'm her savior, then."

Helping a drunken, beautiful virgin escape from the clutches of hungry wolves, Night Rain felt surprisingly noble.

"Sleeping together shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Swallowing hard, he stared at the woman on the bed who was holding the blanket as a pillow. Due to Lelia's dress, her messy sleeping position exposed a slender, white thigh to the air.

She was a beautiful woman, but now she was showing such a sexy posture, no man could resist her, let alone a 17-year-old boy like Night Rain.

Thirty seconds of silence.

"I see, there's such a way. Very well, that's settled." Night Rain made a decision, his black eyes flashing with a bright light.

"I'll sleep in the bed, and the woman will sleep on the floor."

My goodness, you let a girl sleep on the floor?

"Stop nagging, I paid for the room, so of course, I'll sleep in the bed."

Alright, please ignore this inexplicable argument.

In any case, Night Rain called the innkeeper to bring another blanket.

The bald, old innkeeper looked puzzled.

"Guest, are you cold? If you are, I can find a thicker blanket."

"No, I just want this woman to sleep on the floor, so I need an extra blanket."

"…"

Under the innkeeper's bewildered gaze, Night Rain closed the door of the room.

He spread the blanket on the floor and prepared to move Lelia to sleep on the floor.

"I've been very generous already, if it weren't for me, who knows what would have happened to you? Maybe you would have ended up in a dungeon, being defiled in ways you couldn't imagine."

With this thought, Night Rain felt at ease.

He picked up Lelia from the bed in a princess carry.

"She's so heavy!" Lelia clung tightly to the blanket, making it much more difficult to carry her.

However, after holding Lelia for a short while, Night Rain realized that something was wrong. The woman suddenly twisted her soft body in his arms like a snake, and in a few seconds, she had climbed onto his back, with her thighs clamping his waist.Two arms stretched out from behind, joining together to lock Ye Yu's neck.

The posture seemed to have been practiced thousands of times, and it was indeed a professional-level skill, which made Ye Yu curious about the woman's background.

However, it was better for Ye Yu to break free from the woman's koala-like embrace now, as he felt the two arms gradually tightening, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Ye Yu recalled the survival notes at home and found relevant measures.

As long as the woman's attention was slightly diverted, even if it was just a subconscious action, Ye Yu could take the opportunity to break free.

Although this method was a bit despicable, it was better than dying from suffocation.

Moreover, the woman looked dazed and her mind was not clear. Perhaps she would forget everything by tomorrow morning.

Ye Yu found a way to free his arms and then reached back to embrace the woman who was holding him like a koala and began to tickle her.

"Yi!!!" As expected by Ye Yu, Lelia suddenly straightened her body and let out a cute, startled animal-like cry.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Yu suddenly exerted force, causing Lelia's body to shake, and she began to loosen her grip.

Ye Yu reached back and grabbed Lelia's thigh, holding onto one of her ankles. Unexpectedly, Lelia still tried to counterattack while being held upside down, and one hand grabbed Ye Yu's pants and pulled hard.

"Oh no!" Ye Yu fell down, bringing Lelia down with him.