A chill of revulsion lingered in Ye Chen's heart.
It was as though a feather kept teasing his heartstrings, and... his throat.
The discomfort and tickling were almost unbearable.
Ye Chen nearly threw up the food he had eaten earlier.
Looking ill, he said:
"Huh? Doesn't using a summoned creature's bodily fluids to brew wine affect the creature itself?"
"As far as I know, slugs are fairly rare summoned creatures, aren't they?"
"Wouldn't the slug summons' clan refuse to tolerate treating one of their own like this?"
Jiraiya laughed heartily and teased him with evident delight:
"Ha! So even you have things you're afraid of, kid!"
Ye Chen frowned slightly and insisted in his own defense:
"I'm not afraid. It just makes me uncomfortable."
Jiraiya kept laughing, ignoring Ye Chen's "insistent defense."
This annoyed Ye Chen considerably, and he repeatedly stated his "position," stressing that he was not afraid of "slimy" things at all.
After laughing for a while, Jiraiya stopped and took the initiative to change the subject.
"Slugs do indeed come from one of the three great summoning sanctuaries. Their bodily fluids can be used to make medical preparations, toxins, corrosive potions, mental potions, and so on."
"And Drunken Immortal Brew is a type of mental potion. Originally, this potion didn't have many side effects."
"However, this unique potion has already been 'improved' by the bar's management."
"The Drunken Immortal Brew of today has quite a few added side effects."
"Addiction is one of them. Other side effects, such as impaired sensory functions and hallucinations, are too numerous to count."
"With your abilities, you should have already noticed something wrong with it, shouldn't you?"
Ye Chen nodded lightly. That was also why he had stopped immediately after drinking just three small cups earlier.
Jiraiya's account also confirmed Ye