Vol 2 Chapter 1 (2/2)
“Yeah! Lady Tess is the eet lost?”
“Un… I got lost as I walked on and on, and even er”
“It’s a prey that I’ve been tracking for a day Hei–sho”
He shouldered the alth from that slim body
“My name’s Jack”
“Oh, mine’s Molan”
“Mo lan? What a strange name”
“It’s froue of my hometown”
“What does it mean?”
“‘Ink is finishi+ng’, it e”
(TL: I ainal but the first is correct In Mandarin, 墨水 is literally ink, but here it refers to knowledge/learning)
“Isn’t that a terrible name huh~”
“Yeah, no idea why ave me this name”
“My naht”
(TL: Sure Jack)
No hint of unfah infected ly suy, always a pleasure to hang out with
“Speaking of which, your sto huh”
“Wu”
“Haha, you’re hungry eh” Jack paused to think for a moment, “My house is nearby, why don’t you come over for dinner!”
“Let me tell you uncle, at that ti and exploded!”
Jack’s family only consisted of him and his father The house was small, unlike Tess’s, but it ell-equipped, warm and breezy Jack’s father was called Walter, and it was clear that Jack was a chip off the old block He was very friendly and ware I had of elves being distant and cold I sat around the fire with theer barbecue and drank the red wine Walter e restrictions on liquor We talked about anything and everything, ate the juicy chunks of meat and drank delicious wine as the sun crept slowly down the horizon, leaving an alow that looked like the sky was alit
“And so I said, ‘wang ba du zi’, you dare touch ood one!”
(TL: Untranslateable… And it’s a continuing gag below… 王八犊子 = wang ba du zi, the first 2 letters is basically bastard while du zi is aba originated froui, what happened is essentially intergenerational word play and blending of dialects that led to the modern form)
“What is ‘wang ba du zi’?”
“It means they are little tortoises!”
“Why do you call them little tortoises? I think little tortoises are so cute, especially how silly they look swi in the water”
“Jack don’t interrupt! Moleng was just reaching a good part, let him continue!”
“But dad, he is Molan, not Moleng!”
“Stop changing the topic! Listen to me Nohere was I?”
“You were talking about little tortoises”
“Oh thanks Yeah so little tortoises when they swi about giving theood one!”
“Yeah yeah yeah! You were going to give theood one! What happened then?”
“Then? Then I pulled out ht and left, and killed them all, haha!”
“Wowee! Awesome!”
“I don’t believe you! You’re just bullshi+tting, you look like you can’t even stand against a breeze!”
“Come on uncle, I don’t want to hear that, what can’t stand a breeze, I, eh, my cup is empty, fill me up”
“Come come come, drink as much as you want, lot more where that came from!”
“Guru guru (drinking sounds)… Heheh, this wine is really addictive”
“Isn’t it! Geh, it’s our fa, if I sell my wine in human lands, I can make a pretty penny, no?”
“That is! Uncle, I think you can at least make this much”
“No no no, add another zero”
“Eh eh, Molan continue your story, what happened after you killed them? From what you said, wouldn’t there be a war?”
“Yeah, I screwed Txarango over, geh”
“Not just that! Molan, you can’t go back anymore, you’re a wanted man in every nation, your brain will be separate froht!”
“… Right you are!”
“Never fear! Just stay here in the forest of us elves, stay with us here! I’ll take you as my son! All you need to do is chop wood, draater and so with Jack”
“Aiyo dad! Even if he were to stay, he wouldn’t stay with us, he would stay with Lady Tess! He and Lady Tess…”
“Ah? You are Lady Tess’s man!?”
“Bu, bullshi+t! I only knew her name today!”
“You’re good huh boy… Even that Lady Tess fell to you, you’re smooth huh! Hai, I too was popular back in the day But you youngsters should listen to this piece of advice from the old et a harem!”
“No no no, I have no such relationshi+p with Tess! I only love Tina… Oh right uncle, do you elves have any spell that can resurrect the dead?”
“Resurrect the dead? How is that possible! That goes against the natural order! But Lady Tess is divinely powerful, and she has the favour of the God of fate… Maybe she can do so”
“Eh…”
“Why so gloomy?”
“I’m really worried about Tina… What will I do if she dies…”
“… It’ll be alright Molan, if she couldn’t save her, she wouldn’t have brought her back There have been reat people have failed but yet she succeeded!”
“Do you all knohere Tina is being treated?”
“No, but I think, it should be the holy lake”
“Holy lake?”
“Only Lady Tess and members of elven royalty know about it It is said to be the place that is closest to God Resurrecting the dead is probably the sort of thing where you need the help of God”
“…”
“Okay no loom, what’s the use anyway? Be more optimistic Oh, it’s already dark outside Lady Tess’s place is too far, why not stay here for the night!”
“Sounds good sounds good”
Dong dong dong
“So! hello–Lady Tess!”
In an instant, everyone snapped out of their drunken stupor and regained their vision and realised what a mess the place was
Tess pulled her hair as she walked into the room As she entered, Jack and Walter did their best to fix their drunken expressions and bowed deeply, or so they tried but they could barely keep their balance
“Lady Tess, what brings you here?” Walter asked as he belched, “Please forgive us for not receiving you properly, we didn’t know you were co to our humble abode…”
“I’m here for Molan”
“Te, Tess”
I kept my head bent low and didn’t dare to look at her because I ran away fro a glimpse of her made his heart race like a Harley motor Before the confession, it was still okay but after the confession, I couldn’t resist her
“You know o back”
“How did you knoas here?”
“God told me”
Another drea me trouble!
I looked at the father-son pair and tried to communicate to them with htly tipsy, and understood my intent first
“Lady Tess! Molan is drunk The journey is so far, why not let him rest here!”
Good one I quickly lay down on the ground and groaned
“Is he unwell?” Tess i scent enveloped iddy
She reached out and touchedhotter and hotter, he really is unwell”
“No Lady Tess Molan isn’t having fever, he is just drunk, no need to touch his head”
What are you running your o back herself!
“No need to touch his head?” Tess asked, with suspicion floating onto her face, “What sort of illness is being drunk like? I don’t knohat it’s like, will touching his chest help?”
She reached out and caressed my chest
“His heartbeat is so fast! Are you okay, Molan? I don’t know healing ic…”
Say soo back you two!
“Lady Tess, when one is drunk, receiving a kiss makes it a lot better”
Oi uncle what are you saying! Have you gone completely drunk!
“It’s true, in the past when I was drunk and out of it, a kiss froood”
“Is that how it is?”
Tess actually believed it, and softly kissed my forehead
“His heartbeat is increasing even more! What do I do!”
“That’s because you kissed the wrong place, you should kiss him on his lips”
You fuckers shut up already!!!!!!!!!!
“Lady Tess, just one kiss and he will recover fully? My wife used to always kiss me on my lips too!”
“Yeah! Mom always kissed dad on the lips!”
Both father and son were flushed red but did not take their eyes off me and Tess
“Kiss!”
“Kiss!”
“…O, okay then…”
“I’ refreshed! No probleo back now!”
Just as Tess was about to kissas far as I could
“Molan you’re okay already”
“See Lady Tess, I told you a kiss worked!”
“Dad said it!”
You bastards, I’ll burn your shi+tty house down sooner or later