The Seirei Gensouki Spirit Chronicles
Chapter 7's

“But I'm impressed. Only dwarves could drink that sake properly. You must be a heavy drinker, Rio,” Dryas said with wide eyes.

“You are right, Your Majesty! It's almost a shame a man like this is human. Now drink, drink!” Dominic agreed cheerfully as he filled Rio's glass. The dwarf elder had already consumed quite a bit of alcohol himself, but his face still looked fine.

“It's really a potent alcohol. It's almost scary how easy it is to get down even so.” Rio stared at his Soul Sake glass with great respect.

“Kan? Usually they end up like that.” With a pleasant smile, Dryas directed his gaze behind Rio, who turned around and followed his gaze. There he saw –

“O-Orphia?!” Orphia tripped on her own feet, heading towards Rio. His face was so red, it was evident he was drunk with just one glance.

“Riooo-Shaama, do you .. drink ..?” Orphia asked with a lisp, dropping down onto the chair next to Rio. The difference between her gentle and usually so great self, Rio was stunned.

“U-Umm, Orphia, haven't you been drinking too much?” Rio asked with a twitching smile, sending out his alarming words.

“Ah! I'm .. I'm an adult. This ... is okay .. ” You are obviously not good at all! – Rio wants to shout. Suddenly, Orphia moved towards Rio.

“More important, Rioooo! When are you going to stop talking so stiffly? ”

“... Umm, I speak stiffly?”

“Yes! you talk like you're trying to distance yourself.” Orphia held onto her eye contact with a steady strange look. He spoke so loudly, Rio could not help but back off.

“I should be closer to Latifa, but it feels like I'm friends with Rio.” It's been half a year since you came here. This cannot be true .. ”

Dazed over how to deal with the drunken Orphia, Rio asked Dominic and Dryas for help. But the two of them disappeared from where they drank a moment ago, standing far away in the distance and laughing at Rio instead. They left me! – Ah, this is Sara! Just as despair overcame Rio, he saw Sara come and heaved a sigh of relief.

“Saddening! Orphia, you caused trouble for Rio!

” Sara said, holding her glass with both hands as she sat down and glued herself on Rio's hip. Judging from her appearance, Sara still looked clear and aware, but Rio could sense that something was terribly wrong. Throughout the time they spent living together, she knew that Orphia and Sara were not the type to proactively touch her.

“Erm .. Are you drunk too, Sara? Haha ..” Rio asked, looking into Sara's eyes.

“Y-Yes. Umm, I might be a little drunk. ” Probably right, her cheeks flushed red as she nodded. His eyes darted about the place, and his tail was also twitching uneasily. He emphasized himself more closely.

“Really ... Should I cast calming spirit arts on you?” Feeling his body being squeezed from both sides made Rio pull himself together and ask.

“T-No! I'd be even more embarrassed if you did that!” Sara shook her head nervously.

“Absolutely. Listen to Shara,” Orphia speak with consent. Even more shame .. It implies he is feeling shy at a certain level at the moment. However, he still chose to stick to her this close. Rio was calmly trying to discern what the reason was.

However, the girls clinging to each side made it very difficult to think. How did it end up like this? Rio regretted himself. Both Sara and Orphia were of very high status, they could be considered as village princesses. Rio could not bear to be in this situation, but it was the kind of circumstance where it would not be strange if everyone around him glared sharply at him.

Then, as if to finish the final blow:

“Hmph! Orphia, Sara, that's not fair!” Latifa suddenly hugged Rio from behind her.

“Are you also drunk, Latifa ..?” Rio lowered his head for giving up.

His face was as close to her as possible, and he could smell the faint scent of sweet Soul Sake from his mouth. Far away in the distance, Rio could see Ursula laughing cheerfully along with Dryas and Dominic. He immediately concluded that this was their dirty work. At that moment, another figure appeared and called out to Rio. It was Alma.

“Good afternoon, Rio. Can I join you too? ”

“Ya of course.” Rio nodded happily. Alma's eyes still had a bit of life in them.

“Honestly, just because Soul Sake feels good doesn't mean you can drink as much as you like,” Alma said amusedly as she moved to sit facing Rio. They were less than an arm away from each other, but it was the perfect distance to be able to communicate without shouting over the noisy banquet that was going on around them.

“Looks like you haven't drunk, Alma.”

“Alma Shangaat cute!” Orphia, sensing a faint change in expression on Alma's face, suddenly hugged her.

“Wah! That tickles, Orphia! ” Despite being embarrassed, Alma did not fight back.

Sara giggles. “Alma used to be a crybaby, always following me and Orphia. She is very cute .. But now she is becoming an adult, a dull adult. Do you believe she used to call us Sis?” He said, revealing Alma's old story to Rio. Rio and Latifa looked at Alma in surprise.

“K-Wah! Sara! What are you saying?! You're too drunk!

” Alma tried to stop Sara in a panic, but it was too late.

“I wanted to hear more about Alma when she was a child! Right, Onii-chan? ” Latifa laughed happily, turning to Rio.

“True,” Rio approves by teasing.

“T-Not really, Rio ... T-Don't you think we should use this time to deepen our friendship alone?!” Shouted Alma, his face flushed red.

“True once! I want to become stronger if Rio! But Rioooo keeps trying to keep his distance! ” Orphia related to the topic Alma had brought up, stressing her previous statement.

“D-With me …? But I've been living with you .. ” It took some time before Rio could find an answer, but he couldn't deny the distance he was trying to maintain. They might live under the same roof, but Rio definitely spent the entire time guarding his walls while interacting with them.

“It's true we live together. You helped us with our training and taught us how to cook as well. How should I say this .. Although Latifa learned to love us like sisters, there is still this kind of distance when it comes to you. And it feels a little ... lonely, you know? We are already sworn friends now, so ... ” Sara's cheeks flushed red as she avoided Rio's gaze and spoke in a sharp tone.

“We just want to be a closer friend. Ehehe,” Orphia grinned. In the end, it all boils down to that one simple phrase.

So that's why they are so attached .. and brave .. in their actions. Although I don't think it's the right way to approach this .. She's glad they decided to express their feelings in a direct way. Rio glanced at Latifa, who climbed onto her back and peeked over her shoulder. He grinned happily as he watched the course of the event.

Is Latifa behind all this? Sara and the others usually don't act like this. With that thought, Rio could not help but smile. The girls had gone so far out of their habit just to become close friends with her. That fact made him very happy.

“A-What's funny?” Sara asked with a red face. He was drunk, or embarrassed by how directly he expressed his desire to be a close friend.

“Nothing, I'm just happy. Thank you all. It's part of my personality that I don't get along too much with other people, so I'd be very grateful if we could just keep getting along.” Rio smiled gently, looked around at the girls and slightly bowed to them.

“Y-Yes! We'll love it! ” After winking for a moment, Sara and the others nodded happily. They held each other's hands and jumped up and down with boisterous cheers.

“Now we can all be good friends!” Latifa said happily from where she stuck to Rio's neck.

“Gahaha! It seems like everything is in order. Here, I brought some food and sake .. Now you can deepen your relationship with this.” Dominic suddenly appears out of nowhere and approaches the group with a heartfelt laugh. Ursula stood behind him.

“I know you two will be involved as well ..” said Rio with a restless face. Ursula nagged well. “Oho, it looks like everything went exactly as planned.”

“Dominate grandfather, what does this mean?” Alma looked at the food and drinks being offered curiously.

“You're also a dwarf, aren't you? All you need to do is eat, drink, and laugh, of course! ”

“Please don't include me in your stereotype muscular species.”

“Gaha! This flimsy! What about that, Rio, my son? She may be a little tense with her jokes, but she is beautiful, and she also has her cute moments. Now that you are the sworn friend of the spirit of the people, how about you bring the bride of the spirit of the people with you?” Dominic said it with a dazzling smile.

“Umm, it's somewhat ..” Rio tried hard to answer.

“J-Don't say such absurd things!” Alma blushed in embarrassment and objection, causing Rio to force a smile on his face.

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