This Human Was No Simple Man

Aoko and the other two drank juice because they were underage, though they were a little stuffed after drinking juice all afternoon.

Yuan Shikai was not so fortunate. Although Enma-tei's liquor was top-quality, every oni deity came to toast him, some of them making several rounds.

After all, to the oni deities, their princess was like their own daughter.

Now that someone had stolen into their home, the cabbage might have already been thoroughly ravaged by the pig. It was only reasonable for them to complain a little and urge him to drink more.

The oni deities knew their limits. He was human and could not be judged by yokai standards, so they merely wanted to get him drunk as a little revenge.

Yet he acted as if nothing was wrong. "Heavy drinker" was no longer enough to describe him; even Shuten-Douji would have to kneel before that kind of capacity.

Unknowingly, everyone's attitude toward Yuan Shikai had shifted from seeing him as a home-invading thief to regarding him with growing respect. Even their gazes had changed. In peaceful Himeji Castle, anyone who could drink was a big shot.

As for Yuan Shikai, he could not exactly be called drunk. Intoxication and alcohol toxins counted as abnormal statuses, and Goddess's Blessing had already immunized him against them.

To Yuan Shikai, alcohol was merely flavored water. He remained in fine condition, though like Aoko and the other two, he was a little full.

Aoko was delighted to have escaped disaster. If they, already bloated from drinking, were targeted again, they would probably end up getting drunk on juice.

Then she turned and saw Alice's cheeks flushed, her thighs rubbing together as though she desperately needed the bathroom.

"Alice, do you need to pee? If you do, you can go to the