The Man Who Conquered Kal'tsit! / Exusiai Is the Most Dangerous One
Lappland gave Mizuki a knowing look, and both Huang and Gavial gave her knowing smiles, but since they hadn't gotten Mizuki drunk yet, they couldn't say anything.
"Come on, let's keep drinking! It's just the five of us tonight, so let's drink until we drop!"
Huang showed no restraint, pulling Mizuki to drink with him. However, as they drank one cup after another, their faces gradually changed from fair to flushed red. Mizuki's complexion remained unchanged, while Huang and Gavial, the two biggest drinkers, were already somewhat out of their minds.
Mizuki was somewhat worried about the group's condition. Ho'olheyak and Lappland had already been drunk to the point of passing out, and these two girls seemed to have no intention of stopping. Glancing at the empty bottles beside her... well, she wondered who would be able to support these two in the future.
"Ugh, Mizuki, I'm so angry! How did you manage to bewitch Rosemary? Teach me!"
Huang wrapped one arm around Mizuki's neck and couldn't help but complain.
"I was here first! I was here first!"
The saying "drunkenness reveals true feelings" is perfectly exemplified in Huang's case, and Da Mao Mao couldn't help but burst into tears.
Mizuki reached out and gently rubbed her head to soothe her emotions, thinking that coaxing cats should be pretty much the same. He had coaxed Rosemary and Kal'tsit before, so it shouldn't be a problem for Huang either.
"Hey, Mizuki," Gavial said, leaning on the bar, "how's it going for Dr. Kal'tsit, our chief physician, the administrator of all of Rhodes Island Medical Department?"
This question made Mizuki had been scratching Huang's chin, immediately stop. So these two wanted to get him drunk just to get gossip out of him!?
The worst part is that he's now gotten these two girls drunk instead of getting them drunk. What's going on here?
"Tell me, I'm really curious, the man who can conquer Kal'tsit... must have some extraordinary qualities."
Gavial reached out and lifted Mizuki's chin, his drunken eyes filled with curiosity. Mizuki suddenly realized that he had made a mistake from the very beginning; he shouldn't have let these two girls drink so much!
Chapter 221 The Man Who Conquered Kal'tsit!
Taking care of two drunk people is a difficult task, especially when there are two other drunk but not completely sober guys clinging to her. Mizuki recalled the scene when she first had a party with the girls from Penguin Logistics.
Everyone was drunk at the time, Croissant he was the only one who was relatively sober. When Croissant was carrying the group back, he accidentally dropped Exusiai, which led to a series of misunderstandings and also facilitated the marriage between Exusiai and Mizuki.
However, looking at Gavial and Huang in front of him, Mizuki felt a headache coming on. These two girls had the same high alcohol tolerance as they said. They had drunk so much but hadn't gotten drunk or passed out. However, they hadn't stayed sober either. Mizuki thought it would be better if they just passed out. That way, he could take Huang and Gavial back to their dormitory directly.
But these two have no intention of letting him go now. Gavial has one hand wrapped around his arm, and Huang has even climbed up to the bar and sat next to him, wrapping his arms around his waist.
"Mizuki, tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone!"
He patted his chest, causing a ripple of emotion. Huang was practically glued to him. Was this girl always this unrestrained and carefree when she was drunk?
No, she'd probably never drunk this much before. Mizuki glanced at the pile of empty bottles beside her, taller than herself. Even though he'd drunk most of them, the four of them had downed quite a bit too. Weren't they feeling unwell?
"How could I possibly say something like that? Anyway, you two are drunk, shall I take you home to rest?"
Mizuki, whose entire body is made of water, is one thing, but his cells are also mimicry, capable of compressing water and absorbing alcohol. But how did these girls manage to drink so much?
"Drunk? You're looking down on us!"
Huang slapped Mizuki's hand away, pointed at himself, and looked completely fearless. He probably thought that even if Kal'tsit were standing here, Huang would dare to ask her to stand up and offer him a toast.
"Drink! Keep drinking! We won't leave until we're drunk!"
"That's right, it's rare to drink to our hearts' content, come on!"
Gavial and Huang each picked up a bottle of wine, opened it, and took a big gulp. Then, in perfect unison, they handed the bottle to Mizuki, grinning at him.
"Maybe we shouldn't drink it?"
"You're disgusted by the fact that I drank it?"
"Um... it's not quite like that, it's just that if I get drunk too, there'll be no one to take you home."
"Don't worry! I can get back by myself!"
Huang's hand was casually waving when she almost slapped Gavial. She stood up unsteadily, seemingly trying to prove to Mizuki that she could walk back, but she lost her balance and landed directly on Mizuki.
(And he says he can get back? He'll probably just collapse and fall asleep in the hallway halfway there.)
Mizuki, whose head had been padded with Huang's energy, blinked. Just as she was about to move Huang off her, she heard Gavial let out a soft "Eh."
"What are you two playing? Count me in!"
Already somewhat unsteady due to being pressed down by Huang, Gavial became the final crocodile to crush Mizuki.
The bar wobbled, and the bottles on it teetered precariously before finally falling and hitting Huang squarely on the head.
"Ouch!"
The drunken cat, its eyes brimming with tears from being hit, looked at Mizuki with pitiful eyes. Its red lips, capable of downing a bottle of wine in one gulp, trembled, as if it were about to burst into tears at any moment.
"Waaah..."
"Don't cry, don't cry, it doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt anymore."
Mizuki quickly put Gavial aside, reached out and rubbed Huang's head, blowing on it to help reduce the swelling.
"Rosemary! Waaaaah!"
However, it was no use. Huang still howled and shook Mizuki vigorously with both hands on her shoulders.
"Give me back my Rosemary! Give me back my Rosemary!"
The fact that the kitten she had raised for so long was so easily taken away by Mizuki was a huge blow to Huang, especially after Rosemary moved out of the dormitory and moved next door to Kal'tsit with Mizuki.
Thinking back to how that little kitten chose Mizuki without hesitation, packing her bags without a second thought, Huang was heartbroken. She had raised that heartless little kitten for nothing.
"Waaaaah, do you know how painful it is to sleep at night without Rosemary in your arms? I haven't slept well at all!"
"... No wonder Rosemary complained to me that she wouldn't suffocate when she was in my arms."
Mizuki's gaze swept over Huang's chest. For Rosemary, who had always harbored resentment because of her thin figure, facing Huang, such a carefree and hot cat, every day was indeed a painful thing, especially since Huang would definitely hug her very tightly every night.
Leng Tianhuang's high body temperature was tolerable, but in the height of summer, discomfort would be unavoidable.
"What do you mean by 'suffocating'? You think I won't suffocate you right now?!"
Huang cried uncontrollably; she probably hadn't cried in a long time. The Rosemary incident was just a trigger. Mizuki could sense Huang's grievances and unease, which were probably related to her identity. This was also a secret that the Doctor had revealed to Mizuki: Huang's identity was related to a destroyed family in the Great Yan, involving a major case. This was part of the reason she came to Rhodes Island.
When drunk, a person's self-awareness becomes weaker, making it easier to find a reason to vent their emotions. Huang originally just wanted to complain that Mizuki had taken Rosemary away from her. That little cat was her most important friend, and she was used to taking care of Rosemary, just like taking care of herself when she was a child. It might be hard for many people to believe, but she was actually a very quiet and polite girl when she was a child, at least that's what she thought.
"Woo!"
Before Mizuki could finish speaking, he experienced the bittersweet feeling of pain again. Huang pressed his head against his chest, the touch felt good, but it was suffocating. Fortunately, he could survive without breathing now, but the problem was that Huang wasn't planning to let him go.
"Yes, I'll do it too!"
Gavial reached out as if trying to pull Mizuki's head away from Huang's side, but the two girls were strong enough to twist steel bars into pretzels, and Mizuki felt that they were increasing their strength.
No wonder they've never gotten drunk before. You're kidding, right? Who would dare let them get drunk? They'd tear someone apart at the slightest provocation.
Ho'olheyak and Lappland seemed to still be drunk, Mizuki was too busy to pay attention to them. Huang felt as if he had hugged a puddle of water. It was indeed water, because Mizuki had released the control of this body and dispersed into liquid, so Huang and Gavial were immediately soaked.
Normally it would be fine, but tonight Mizuki drank the most, and given her special condition, the alcohol she drank mixed with the water that makes up her body, turning into a new kind of alcohol.
"Hmm... Mizuki is formed from wine!?"
Huang licked the wine from the corner of her mouth. Even though her consciousness was running wild like a runaway horse, her sense of taste hadn't failed her. She felt that this wine was more intense than any wine she had ever drunk, but it didn't have that bitter taste. Instead, it was exceptionally sweet, an indescribable contradiction.
The novelty of the coexistence of sweetness and intensity in the wine, which was supposed to be strong and bitter, made Huang gasp in amazement. Gavial blinked and tasted it too, and found that it was indeed true.
"After all, the only liquid around is alcohol."
The water on the ground gathered together and transformed back into the shape of Mizuki. However, because a lot of water had been spilled on Gavial and Huang, he could not use much of it. After transforming back, he was only 1.5 meters tall.
It's not that we can't recover the water from Huang and Gavial, it's just that we feel a little embarrassed.
"Mizuki, um... let me take a bite!"
Despite being completely soaked, with even the darker parts still faintly visible, Huang, reeking of alcohol, pounced on him without any restraint.
This time, prepared, Mizuki decisively summoned her tentacles and captured Huang in mid-air.
"You're not so greedy as to want to eat me, are you? By the way, Huang, you've already drunk so much, how can you still drink?"
Mizuki blinked, reached out and poked Huang's cheek, completely unaware that the two drunken figures behind her had quietly approached.
"Huh... Mizuki has gotten shorter, and there are... three of them?"
Perhaps due to excessive drinking, Huang seemed to see a clone of Mizuki appear, but upon closer inspection, it didn't quite resemble her, since one had silver hair and the other's physique was clearly not that of a boy.
"Um?"
Just as Mizuki realized what was happening, Lappland covered his mouth with her hand, and Ho'olheyak's tail wrapped around his feet. He suddenly realized that Gavial and Huang's alcohol tolerance was indeed quite good; even if they had drunk so much, they couldn't have gotten this drunk so quickly.
But the drinks are served in Mizuki, meaning... what about the glasses?
"Hey~ Your second wife made me do this, go find her later."
Ho'olheyak gently licked Mizuki's ear, her breath like a cool breeze on a hot summer day, and her tail gradually swam upwards.
This is a conspiracy. Although she doesn't know why the Doctor would do this, Mizuki is certain that she has no chance to escape tonight. If the Doctor didn't have the backing, Ho'olheyak wouldn't have taken such initiative, especially with Huang and Gavial standing by.
Lappland and Ho'olheyak were already drunk, so it seemed he didn't need to worry about where to take refuge tonight. However... he should still ask the Doctor what was going on tomorrow. It was likely that Huang and Gavial had been given the same drug that Ho'olheyak had used before.
If it had happened a little earlier, Mizuki could have suppressed it, but after drinking for so long, the combined effects of the alcohol and the drug were now too strong for them to handle.
"Anyway, you're not losing out."
"... But they're at a huge disadvantage. If this continues, will I still have any normal female friends around me?"
Mizuki sighed helplessly. Ho'olheyak rolled her eyes at him. Normal female friends? You're kidding. Mizuki never had any. At most, they were only temporary. After spending a long time together, all female friends wanted to become girlfriends.
Huang and Gavial's gazes towards Mizuki were strange from the beginning; they were probably very curious about what kind of person could make Kal'tsit gradually fall for him. Curiosity is the beginning of falling in love.
"Well... we're all abnormal anyway."
Ho'olheyak's tail had done what it was supposed to do. Gavial climbed up from behind the bar, looked at the absurd yet primal scene before him, and couldn't help but smack his lips.
"The man who conquers Kal'tsit... um..." Her mind, numbed by alcohol and drugs, raced forward at breakneck speed, "The man who conquers Kal'tsit!"
The first part is a description, while the second part is her current goal: if she pulls off this heist, she'll be the head of the Medical Department!
That night, Kal'tsit, alone in the wilderness, felt a heaviness on her head for some reason. But that shouldn't be the case; if anything, it Exusiai's head that felt heavy, not hers.
However, compared to these things, Kal'tsit was more concerned about Terra's future development.
"The Sami Northern War has begun, and everything is sliding into an unknowable abyss. Mizuki is the only lifeline we can grasp right now... but I also hope he won't break it himself."
Mizuki's condition is very unstable. Perhaps he wasn't as relaxed as he seemed from the very beginning when he met Exusiai and the others. Mizuki himself didn't realize the abnormality, but he may have noticed it recently.
The deeper the connection with the Sea of Life, the greater the desire to control it, and the higher the risks become; pollution also increases with the degree of control exerted.
This pollution cannot be eradicated or stopped; it originates from the Sea of Life itself. So much of the Mizuki transforms itself into nourishment, and memory is naturally necessary, not only because memory allows the Mizuki to grasp more information at many times, but also because memory is the only thing unbound by time and space.
However, these memories were too fragmented, becoming a pollution and confusing Mizuki's perception.
"And then... well, this rain has undoubtedly plunged most of Terra into anxiety. Max Mark all parties to the meeting at Lungmen, including Sargon, Victoria, Sami who is at war), and even Kjerag... Is this an attempt to forge a united front?"
The danger was already on the surface. Mizuki's casual scare made the whole of Terra tense. No one wanted to instantly revert to the way of life a thousand years ago. From this perspective, Kjerag might have an advantage. That place only has one railway now, and 98 percent of the residents still use firewood and candles.
"This was probably Mizuki's idea as well."
"Miss Kal'tsit, are these fruits all edible?"
Dorothy walked over carrying a bag of blue berries, a hint of curiosity on her face.
"Eat, it's a gift from life and evolution." Kal'tsit knew, of course, that these fruits were proof of Mizuki's transformation of this planet. "Why don't you call me Lady Kal'tsit anymore?"
"Because calling you Miss Kal'tsit feels more fitting for your appearance."
"But I'm not young anymore, so let's stay the same as before." Kal'tsit took a fruit, opened her mouth and took a bite. "I already have a partner who will become my husband."
(Although I wasn't the only woman who could become his wife)
It was rare for Kal'tsit to make such a sarcastic remark; she suddenly wanted to rush back to Rhodes Island to hug Mizuki, which was her favorite way to relax right now.
Chapter 222 Exusiai is the most dangerous
"Ouch... my head hurts so much. How much did I drink last night?"
Early in the morning, Gavial rubbed her head and got out of bed. She subconsciously reached for her clothes on the bedside table with her other hand, and then she found that her hand touched something soft.
"?"
Subconsciously, he pinched it with his hand; it felt very soft and elastic. Suddenly, Gavial realized something, and the memories of last night, which had been blurry, gradually became clearer.
A look of utter despair gradually appeared on that once carefree and unrestrained face. Gavial looked at the grotesquely sleeping Huang beside her, as well as Ho'olheyak and Lappland, whom she had kicked off the bed.
"So last night wasn't a dream after all!?"
This is terrible! Gavial felt his brain was spinning. What was going on? Last night they planned to get Mizuki drunk and then... how could he drink so much!?
After that, she and Huang were drunk, and then Huang, in a fit of madness, hugged Mizuki and cried. After that, she and Huang hugged Mizuki and pulled at her. Later, Lappland and Ho'olheyak seemed to get up and, fueled by alcohol, took advantage of Mizuki to have sex with her.
She and Huang watched and cheered for the two of them, and then... then... they got carried away and pushed Ho'olheyak aside, saying they wanted to try it out themselves.
"I only said I wanted to see what a man who conquers Kal'tsit would look like, I didn't say I wanted to conquer Kal'tsit's man."