Alcohol and Ogre-girls ch42

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>Tsukasa-san.
>!

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>Guys!!

>You're okay!!
>Thank goodness~!!

>Do we look okay to you?
>>beaten up...
>Well, in the sense that you're alive, at least...
>...It does look painful, though...
>It is painful.

>Thank you, Watanabe-san... You ended up having to cover for me for pretty much the entire afternoon...
>Well y'know~ There were maybe a few dissatisfied customers, but I did what I could.

>Um... Tsukasa-nii-san. I need to say something too...
>?

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>I'm really sorry... for all the trouble my inadequacy has caused everyone.

>It's only because you were worried about me...
>and these two came for me that we won.

>Thank you.

>...

>Isuzu~!!!
>Wah!

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>Geez~ You're totally honest with yourself now~!
>Stop that! Why do all the senior girls keep ruffling my hair!?

>Me too!
>Naori-senpai!?

>Me too!

>You too, Tsukasa-nii-san...!?

>AH!!

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>Hey, where did you guys run off too!? Leaving the stand short-staffed like that!!
>Uwaaaah! We're sorry! We're sorry!!

>And what's with those injuries...!? Your costumes are wrecked too...!
>S-Sorry! There was a, y'know, erm...

>How'd they get like that...? My costumes that I put all my sweat and tears into...
>This is...
>This is...

>Ah... Sumire-chan...
>We're really sorry... We'll try to fix them somehow...

>They've become truly wonderful...!!
>!?

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>Miss Representative! This is just like in the latter half of the second act when they're all dirty from fighting amidst the collapsing colony!
>What great damage effects... They look just like the real thing...
>That's my costumes for you!

>I guess...
>All's well that ends well...!?

>But there's something off about how weirdly hyper they are...
>Ahahahahaha

>Don't tell me...

>We had a bout of drinking to celebrate the end of the first day before you girls got back☆
>I knew it!

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>I've never experienced a campus festival as fun as this before!

>Well...

>As long as they're enjoying themselves...
>Let's do our best tomorrow too~
>And so...

>everyone was exhausted that day so we all went home...

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>>Keiei Festival Day 2

>Here you go~

>The second day of the campus festival had no monster attacks at all

>and the refreshment stand went off without a hitch.

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>Everyone...

>Thank you so much for these past two days!!

>The customers enjoyed themselves... I'm so moved that we could celebrate 20 years of VerYuri in the best way possible!
>Uuj...
>Uuh...

>To the point of tears...?
>It's all thanks to Shida-san and the others!!

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>The club members will handle the cleanup, so you guys get some rest!
>Eh? You don't have to...
>It's fine! Just leave it to us!

>Ah! In that case, there's a small errand I need to run, so can I leave this to you?

>You can go take it easy too, Naori and Hinata.
>But...

>Go enjoy the bonfire festival.

>...

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>...Well then.
>Shall we go?

>...

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>Ooh~
>You can see the whole bonfire festival venue from here.
>This hole-in-the-wall really is great.

>I've surprised you knew about a place like this, Hinata-san...
>Wait!

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>Hey, I told you not to lean out while you're drinking alcohol!
>Someone from below might see you...
>Nobody's gonna be looking up here~

>Hah~ This is great. This is my first time drinking alcohol at college!

>This "Ditamoni" is delicious.
>The texture from the lychee goes great with the bitter grapefruit.
>I added some green peppercorn this time around to give it a spicy kick.
>I can tell! The green peppercorn is doing fine work!

>There's an afterparty later, meaning you won't be able to drink alcohol for a while, so drink to your heart's content.
>Will do~.

>Man~ Drinking alcohol while listening to live music feels so luxurious.

>...

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>Wait! Stupid, stupid, stupid!
>Why are you just drinking away, you ogrish drunkard!
>Why do you think we came here all alone in the first place!?

>Humans like Naori... are few and far between in this world.

>There's sure to be a lot of customers who want to sit in front of Naori.
>If you don't want anyone to take that seat, you'd better make a reservation.

>A reservation...
>...What does that even mean?
>Just what is that I want to do?

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>It's not like I want to monopolize her or anything.
>I'm happy seeing so many people smile from drinking Naori's alcohol.

>But...

>is wanting a seat prepared just for me
>greedy, I wonder?

>Reservation...

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>Looks like the reservation for the afterparty is from 7pm.
>I-I see...

>Are those... painkillers?
>Ah, yes.

>For my leg injuries... I haven't had the time to visit the hospital...
>I'm thinking I might try going to Urabe-sensei's clinic tomorrow. I'll have a tough time explaining this if I go to a regular hospital...

>Ah, but Urabe-sensei's treatment sounds painful too...

>Ahem... Okay then,
>this'll be our last song.

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>It's what you'd expect from a college band.

>A rap song brimming with cheap lyrics.

>But for some reason,

>it's strangely resonating with me right now...

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>?

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>..Ng.

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>...Hinata-san?

>Ow...

>Sorry.
>My injuries...

>...
>I can't do it...

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>Much as I don't want to be,
>I am the next Shuten-doji...

>A careless word from me
>would surely put this girl in even more danger.

>It's nothing.
>...Just stumbled is all. Must've drank too much.

>It'll take a little time for my horns to recede...
>so give me a moment.

>...
>...Sure.

>I won't make a reservation.

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>Not until I become a woman who's worthy of being with Naori...

>When that time comes,
>I'll book the hell out of it.

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>...It's almost time for the afterparty...
>Where did Tsukasa-nii-san disappear to...?

>Isuzu.

>Ng!

>It's dangerous to come to an empty place like this while you're injured, y'know?

>...Did you...

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>do all this
>by yourself, Tsukada-nii-san...?

>Yeah.

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>They're monsters that were drawn in by the noise of the festival and Naori's alcohol.
>It'd be a pain if they attacked anyone, so I dealt with them.

>The monster from yesterday...

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>I couldn't forgive it...

>I mean, this thing hurt you, didn't it?

>...
>Tsukasa-nii-san.

>You really should become an exorcising warrior.

>You have both the qualifications and the skill.

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>...Ah, I see.

>Ah...

>Please wait, Nii-san!

>Oof!

>...?

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>Long time no see, Tsukasa.

>Ah...

>Aju...