Alcohol and Ogre-girls ch51

It can turn an ogre into a human.
I don't want to live in hiding anymore.

Humanity isn't so great that she can simply become human
and call it a happy ending.

Something to be proud of.
I want Hinata-san to be happy.

But will finding the Shinpen Kidoku Sake and making her human...
really accomplish that?

Erm, that would be...
riding on wooden planks. Right, Naori?
...That's right.
You ever done that before, Naori?
Erm... A little, when I was a kid.

I've done it too~

Not me.

I have.

Obviously not, since I'm a tanuki.

Okay, let's vote on who you think the werewolf is.
One, two...

Who's the bad guy?
Aju
Hinata
Mikage
Naori
Notarou

Eh?

You lose, Naori~!
Why me again...?

The werewolf was skiing while the others were snowboarding!
It was so obvious~

Uuh... I can't win at all.
You're so bad at Word Wolf, Naori~

[tn: Word Wolf: An online/mobile variant of the werewolf game. The villagers are all given the same word while the werewolf is given a slightly different word. Through questioning and discussion, the villagers must try to find out who the werewolf is without clueing them in on the real word or being so obscure as to cast suspicion upon themselves.]

Let's play the Yamanote Line game next~! [tn:A party game in which players have to name stations on the Yamanote line, or other things relating to a specific theme, while clapping in rhythm.]
Eh? We're still playing!?

Well duh!
Drives are esteemed for their games and music.
Esteemed how?
I wanna sleep~

Whoever loses has to gulp down some hotsauce in one go.
You brought that? It's scary how well-prepared you are.
Hey, hey, hey.
I'll die.

Let's rest here for a bit.

I'm hitting the bathroom.
You coming, Aju?
Idols don't use the toilet.

Talk about dated~ What century did you get that image of idols from?
Shut up~ What would a tanuki who only just turned human know?
I've been watching TV at Naori's place.

Hah~...

From Word Wolf and all sorts of party games to cheery music...
Even in a car, extroverts are really busy, huh...?

Fatigue...

I haven't had time to even think...
It's my first time being on a drive with so many adults, after all...

I don't have any experience since I don't have many friends,
Wahey~!
but I'm sure Hinata-san does a lot of fun things like this...

...No.

I'm sure if Hinata-san was human,

she'd be able to do even more...

Humanity isn't so great.

But ogres are weaklings who surrendered to humans,
so turning human and becoming the star of this world would be the best?

While the supporting actors are driven into a corner and given the short end of the stick?

Is it
really that simple...?

Yo.

Wah!

Whaddaya mean, wah?
We went into the bathroom at the same time, right?

I-
I didn't mean any ill will. Sorry.
Ill will. Heh.
lol
Uuh... She made me lose my train of thought just as I was on the verge of reaching something.

Okay, I'm heading back to the car.

...I wonder why...

This feels kinda
awkward?
Why is that?

Well then, let's head off.
Okay~.

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...

We're heading onto the mountain trail.

There are a lot of bends, so be careful not to get motion sick.

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Sick

Are you okay?

...

Ah.
Look, Naori!

There it is.

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Oooh...!!

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Welcome, everyone.

Ooooh...!

We have been awaiting your arrival.
Please, enjoy your stay.

OOOOOOH...!!

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Is this heaven...!?
I-I've never been anywhere this ritzy before!

Happy that Naori's happy.

Quit acting like country bumpkins. It's embarrassing.

Look! They've got all this booze!
No, I'm sure we gotta pay for that, so let's restrain ourselves, Notarou-san...!

Oh, don't worry about that. It's all-inclusive.
All-incloosieve?

It means that during our stay, we can eat and drink all we want of the alcohol and bar snacks that they've prepared for us.
All we want!?

What's more, since our family owns this place, we've got the whole place reserved.
Reserved!?

That's right! So for now...

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Let's drink!!
Wait,
you're merrymaking as soon as we get here!?

It's all-inclusive, so we may as well enjoy it!
When else are we gonna get the chance to drink all sorts of booze!?

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That's right, Aju-san...
This is unmistakedly heaven...!!
Hah... Hah...
That gleam in your eyes is freaking me out.

Tamaki went home.
Well then, I'll see you later.

You're drinking too, Mikage?
I mean, sure, we don't have any missions today other than travelling here, but still...

...

...!!
When did I...!?
Enough with the lousy funny man act. It's pissing me off.
Gyahahaha.
Hinata got a hoot out of it~

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I'll fix you up something too, Aju-san!
What do you wanna drink...?
!

Ah...

...

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S-Sorry, Naori...
We went and had our fill without you...
No, it's fine! I had fun too...

...

Being the only one eating...
feels kinda awkward...

Make sense... Hinata-san and the others get their nutrition from alcohol and can't eat normal food,
which leaves me as the only one who can... I knew that, but...

It was always just the two of us at home,
and it wasn't as luxurious as this, so I never really gave it any thought...

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Ah, sorry!
It must be hard to eat with us being here, huh!?

No. If anything, I'm sorry that I'm the only one who's...
...In this place,

humans are the minority.
...
Ah, hey.

Once we're done eating and our horns have rescinded,
let's go hit the baths!

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...

Calm down! There's nothing to be weirdly conscious about!
You should've expected this since we were going to a hot spring! No need to get flustered!

...
Wait, aren't they a bit close?

...I've never seen Aju-san without her pigtails before...

Aah...
Never seen here let out a sound like that either...

Hot springs really are great.
It's been a while for me.

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I don't get to go on trips often either, so I'm grateful for this.
Don't college students go on trips all the time?
Like with circles or for part-time jobs.

Well... I'm broke from my loner activities, so...
...Sorry about that.

...Hey, Naori.
Have you gained more injuries?
Eh?

What are those wounds on your thigh?
Aah... This happened at the campus festival.

A monster appeared at the festival and yada yada...
Eh? Something like that happened back then!?

But everyone was there since it was a festival, right?
What were you doing, Mikage?

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Back then... my senses were dulled by the heat of the steel plate...
Steel plate?
U-Um, Mikage-san's class was doing yakisoba, right!? I heard they sold the most out of all of the stands...

I can't believe you were doing something so ordinary at such a crucial time.
I'm ashamed of myself...
No, it's fine...

Haha... This is embarrassing.
You two have skin as beautiful as porcelain, completely different to mine...

It's because an ogre's body heals injuries fast.

...Also, the way we monsters feel things is slightly different.

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In the monster world, the most important thing is strength.
Because of that, wounds are considered medals of honor.

So from a monster's point of view, it's probably we, who are uninjured, who are "embarrassing".

Getting to the point... the main problem is that you, a human, has been put in danger countless times.
Even though this should be our burden to bear.
That's...

...She's right.

At the very least, during this mission... I intend to do my upmost to protect both you and Hinata.
I can't bring myself to see your body gain even more injuries.

...That was a pretty creepy way of putting that, no?
...
Eh... Really?
Ah, there you are!

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Ooh~
Rock baths sure are nice!

H-...

Hinata-hyan!
P-Please cover up your front!
Eh? Why?

Huh? Shouldn't you be used to seeing Hinata naked? You live together, after all!
I'll never get used to seeing that! Not in my entire life!!

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Enjoying a hot spring with Naori is fun~!

Forced her way in.

...

A-Are all ogres... outside of the Ibuki family this pretty...?
You're making me blush~
I wouldn't know.

Well, there are legends that say the original Shuten-doji was beautiful.
The way beauty was determined was pretty much the same as humans, after all.

But you're not too bad yourself, Naori. You've got one of those charming tanuki faces~
Tanuki...?
You talking about me!?
No, we're not.

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Shooting Range

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Eh~ You're sleeping already!?
Of course we are.

Eh~? Let's stay up late! What about the games!? The chats!?
We were just playing in the arcade, weren't we?
This isn't some school trip. Besides, you've got a mission to carry out tomorrow, don't you?
Yeah, but...

Late nights are no-go for an entertainer!
How boring~
I'm turning off the lights.

...

...Naori.
Are you awake?

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Yeah, I am.

So, how'd you like Ibuki's sanatorium?

It was all so luxurious and astonishing.
It feels wasted upon me...

There you go again.
You're my bartender, Naori,
so it's not wasted on you at all.

Is that so...?

If anything, Notarou's the one it's wasted upon.
Ahaha.
Notarou-san's got a room to himself, after all.
Why do we all gotta sleep together in a huddle?
But it's fun, like a training camp.

Then let's have a pillow fight tomorrow.
I doubt Aju-san would like that...
Hehehe.

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...I may be getting ahead of myself,

but let's come here again.
Just the two of us.
No missions attached.

!
It'd be nice if we could enjoy both the food and drink together by then.
Not as ogre and human...
but the same... Right?

...

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...Fell asleep, huh?

...This is the first time
Naori hasn't squeeze my hand back.

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