Free Extra: Red-Eyed Demon
Towns bordering forests were never particularly prosperous.
For the adult men in town, the small tavern was one of their few forms of entertainment.
They did not need particularly good liquor. What many drinkers wanted was simply the atmosphere.
Inside a tavern in town.
It was evening, and the tavern was packed with noise and chatter.
The air was filled with the pungent mixture of alcohol and sweat, while wisps of white smoke drifted slowly along the ceiling.
"Hic, heard the news? Someone saw a ghost with glowing red eyes in the southern forest a while back."
A big man with a red nose let out a drunken belch and peered hazily at his companion across the table.
His companion was equally drunk, his face flushed bright red.
Hearing the red-nosed man, he stammered, "I-I've heard several people t-talk about it."
"Hic, if you ask me, it's complete bullshit..."
The red-nosed man suddenly sneered, his tone dripping with mockery.
"There are no ghosts in this world. Those bastards these days... hic, they'll do any stupid thing to seize resources."
"Y-you don't believe it?"
His companion slumped over the table and muttered.
The red-nosed man glared. "Only an idiot would believe it."
"I've encountered one."
A low male voice suddenly came from the next table over.
The red-nosed man and his drunken companion instinctively turned toward the neighboring table.
The man who had interrupted them had a crew cut and striped tattoos covering half his face.
He ignored the red-nosed man's scrutinizing gaze, lowering his eyes toward the mug of beer before him.
"But it wasn't a ghost. It was a Red-Eyed Demon..."
"Hahaha."
The red-nosed man could not help bursting into laughter.
The tattooed man still did not look at him and continued, "The Red-Eyed Demon