Dinner. (2)

" Are you okay with the counter seat, meow? "

Chloe tried looking for available table inside the pub but she found nothing. They are all still fully occupied by the already drunk adventurers inside.

The only seats that are not taken yet were those that are in the counter. Those place are not that popular because it's very close to this pub's owner, Mia whom most adventurers here are scared of.

She can only offer them to Bell.

" What do you think, Eina? "

" I... "

Bell was completely fine with the counter seats. After all, he came here for their food not for their best seats. Also, that place was the least crowded part of this pub so they can eat their meal peacefully there.

But he still asked for Eina's opinion, just to make sure since he's the one who brought her here. If she declines, then they can only look for another restaurant nearby. It's no big deal.

Eina is nervous.

She can see that the room inside was filled with a group of drunk men. If it wasn't for Bell standing beside her, Eina would have long run as fast and as faraway as she can.

This place is simply too scary for her.

But there's also this adventurous side of her that wanted to try it. After all, who would not want to experience something new and exciting things?

Besides, she has Bell with her. And though he still look very young, he's already level 2. Eina can't help but feel safe with him around.

There's also the fact that she's hungry now. As long as there are good food inside to eat, then Eina's fine with it.

You can do it, Eina!

" Mn. " she nodded, cheering herself inside.

Seeing that, Bell once again turned to Chloe. " You heard her. We will take that seat, Chloe. "

" Alright! " she answered him. " Another seat for two, meow! "

" Ugh. No need to announce it like that. "

" Fu-fu. It's our protocol. Please follow me, meow. "

" Let's go, Eina. "

" O-okay... Thank you. "

Chloe led the two towards the counter seat.

The half-elf advisor timidly followed behind Chloe, trying her best not to get noticed by anyone. But of course, that didn't work out well.

Their arrival caught almost everyone's attention as they tuned their heads to them. This was meant to happen since the waitresses here always announce the arrival of their customers. Perhaps it is one of their marketing strategy or some sort.

Eina continue following Chloe towards the counter and sat down near the corner.

Bell on the other hand met the gazes thrown at him. For some 'reasons' he didn't want to know, most of these gazes are as sharp as knife, wanting to stab and slice him to tiny pieces. Bell chose to ignore them as he turned to the Loki familia's direction.

Now that he think about it, today should be the celebration of their 'failed' expedition.

These people had experienced a series of life and death events during their last expedition, which forced them to head back to the surface prematurely.

Well, the fact that none of them died during that expedition was indeed admirable and deserve a celebration like this.

Bell saw a few people in Loki familia that he knew personally since they'd already met before. He nodded at them.

Loki raised her bottle of wine, Aiz nod her head in his direction, Leene smiled and politely greeted Bell.

As for Lefiya, this young elfess only looked at him for a moment before turning to the side with a harrumph. It seems like she's still hostile towards him.

Bell also saw that moody werewolf, the twin amazons and the three top leaders of the Loki familia, especially Reveria who's gracefully taking a sip of her red wine.

She's really beautiful.. He thought.

Appearance wise, Aiz will not lose to her at all but she's simply too young.

Reveria has this elegance and mature aura around her that gives her this edge that even the young sword princess cannot compare with.

As if noticing his gaze, Reveria's eyes found their way to Bell, no-------- to Eina who's heading towards the counter.

Though Eina didn't noticed her presence due to her nervousness, Reveria's sharp eyes easily spotted the young advisor that she recognized.

Reveria gave Bell a puzzled look for a moment before getting her eyes off him. It is unknown what she's thinking right now.

Gareth and Finn still have this friendly smile they always have as they looked at Bell with slight curiosity. Bell politely nodded at back at them.

Only after that did he finally walked towards Eina and sat down beside her.

The counter is a long L shaped table, Chloe places them at the small corner seat at the end, the best place for the two of them.

" What do you want to order, meow? "

" Erm... give me pasta, roasted duck, roasted pork belly, two pineapple fruit juice and..... your tonight's special. "

Bell didn't even look at their prices and quickly list down all the food he thinks that are tasty before turning to Eina.

" What about you, Eina? "

But instead of answering his question, the half-elf also asked him with, " Can you finish all of that? "

" I don't know. But I'm incredibly hungry right now so I ordered a lot. You don't have to hold back either, Eina. You can order as much as you like, my treat. "

" I-I don't eat a lot! Hmph! " she snapped again.

Does he think I am a glutton or something?

Eina looked at the menu for a moment before facing Chloe. " I also want a pasta and juice. Thank you. "

" Alright. Please wait a moment, meow. "

The cat girl listed all of their orders on a piece of paper before heading towards the kitchen. As she passed behind Bell, she whispered. " You are very sly, Bell. "

Then she nimbly left.

Bell can only smile wryly after hearing that. Chloe definitely had misunderstood his relationship with Eina. She's probably thinking that they are having a dinner date right now.

But he's too lazy and wasn't very keen on explaining himself to others so Bell just let it be. Looking at Eina, though she still look nervous, there wasn't any changes in her facial expression. She probably did not hear what Chloe said to him.

He also noticed that Mia was not around. She's probably still inside the kitchen right now.

" Still nervous, Eina? Aren't you supposed to be very familiar with adventurers? After all, you encounter them everyday at the guild pantheon. "

" That's different. The adventurers I meet there are not drunk. I... I'm simply not familiar to places like this. "

" Hmm.. That make sense, considering it was your first time. "

" BEELL! "

While the two of them were conversing, a female voice suddenly called out to Bell. Looking back, he saw that it was Syr, walking towards his direction. Beside her was Lyu which Bell was also quite familiar with.

The two girls are both wearing their uniforms which composed of green blouse, skirts and white apron. They looked very refreshing.

" Yow. " He casually greeted them.

" You've finally come, mister Cranel. Syr has been waiting for you. "

" Lyu! What are you saying?! "

Surprisingly, Lyu's words are identical to what Chloe had told him earlier. Syr instantly blushed but was taken aback when she saw that Bell has a company.

And a female at that!

" This is.. "

" Oh. This here is Eina, my dungeon advisor. " Then he turned to Eina and also introduced Syr and Lyu to her.

" Ohh.. Nice to meet you, Eina. Can I call you that? You can also call me Syr if you don't mind. " Syr warmly introduced herself to Eina. " Come on, Lyu. Introduce yourself too. "

" Nice to meet you, Miss Eina. " Lyu politely said.

Eina was about to answer when two huge plate was dropped heavily on their table.

It's the pub owner, Mia Grande.

" Was wondering who it was that's keeping two of my people busy here. Turns out it's you again, kid. "

" Ha-ha.That's very cold of you, Mia. " Bell replied. Not intimidated by this level 6 in front of him at all.

" I don't need to be polite to someone who's trying to poach my people right under my nose. "

"....."

" You two, go to the kitchen and bring the rest of this kid's order here. "

" See you later, Bell! "

" See you later, mister Cranel. "

With Syr and Lyu gone, the dwarfess leaned halfway over the counter, staring at Bell with almost dark eyes.

" I'm watching you. "

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