Chapter 93: Special Oolong Tea
"Tristan, calm down, what if you get taken down by her too!"
Even though Tristan's aura now was terrifying, Eikou still felt that he didn't stand a chance at all.
Letting a knight who only likes reading hentai about married woman go challenge the Queen of the Fairy Kingdom, wasn't this level gap a bit too much?
"It's fine, Sir Eikou,"
Tristan took out a harp, plucking a lullaby for Gawain,
"Even if I can't stand against this witch, at least I won't end up as miserable as Sir Gawain. She's not my mother, I don't care what she thinks, so I won't feel embarrassed or suffer anything. Moreover, within me burns a fire of sorrowful rage, beyond that I can no longer feel any other emotions!"
"As long as I don't feel embarrassed, then the one embarrassed will be her!"
Tristan solemnly declared.
But Eikou was still a little worried.
"Then how do you plan to deal with her?"
Eikou looked up at Morgan, who was seated high upon the Throne.
The Queen of this Fairy Kingdom looked outwardly delicate and beautiful, but in truth radiated an absolute aura like the snowy peak of a high mountain, unshakable, within her heart she had built a fortress of cold and impregnable despair.
How could Tristan possibly deal with that?
"To be honest, even I am not sure..."
Tristan turned slightly aside, casting Eikou a sharp look full of determination.
"But I've decided to take an unusual path, not directly assault the icy wall she's erected in her heart, but take a 'detour', not touching that closed-off heart, instead creating a natural atmosphere, gaining her trust, using another method to win!"
"What... you actually chose the path of a 'warm and patient man'?!"
Through conversation, letting Morgan lower her guard, creating a relaxed talking environment, making the other party able to trust.
Even if doing this could not move Morgan, at the very least in the end it would leave behind a decent impression.
This plan... truly was feasible and effective!
Tristan, you really are a genius, this method is far more reliable than Gawain's!
One minute later.
Tristan, with a confident face, stepped out of the changing room, wearing a bartender's uniform, elegantly holding two empty glasses in his hands.
"What, you actually chose the situational drama approach...?"
Simulating a bar scene, that is, the situation of a customer and a bartender naturally talking with each other.
A professional and thoughtful service scenario like this would make it easier for Morgan to blend into the atmosphere, making her see herself as a guest willing to converse.
Even Morgan, at this moment, would surely pay attention to the atmosphere and go along with his performance, wouldn't she?
"Oh my, our bar seems to have a rare guest visiting today."
Tristan, wearing the bartender uniform, smiled as he spoke, leisurely mixing a drink for this guest.
His mixing motions really did look rather decent.
"May I ask what the beautiful lady's name is?"
Tristan casually asked.
"Just call me Morgan." she coldly replied.
"Haha, what a lovely name, as beautiful as the person herself. Your presence has brightened up my humble little bar. In that case, I want to present you with a complimentary drink."
With a service smile on his face, he set down the shaker in his hand, pouring her a glass of strangely brown liquid.
"What is this?"
Tristan smiled and said: "Special Oolong tea, non-alcoholic."
Eikou quietly glanced down at his feet.
Next to his feet were several bottles of vodka and whiskey prepared in advance.
"..."
Eikou fell silent.
Suddenly, he seemed to understand what the so-called special Oolong tea formula of this guy was.
95% vodka + 5% whiskey = special Oolong tea!
Tristan, you bastard...
So you never had the intention of conquering Morgan at all!
You just created a situation for her to drink, then planned to get her drunk and steal the key, then lead all of us together to escape straight to the next checkpoint, isn't that right?!
So the so-called "detour" you spoke of was actually this, do you even deserve to be called a Round Table Knight!
Running away may be shameful, but it seems it actually works...!
Tristan, however, kept a straight face, elegantly pushing the glass of 'Oolong tea' to the table before her.
He smiled and said:
"A toast to your beautiful eyes, may you have a sweet dream tonight."
If she drank this, then tonight there was absolutely no way she'd ever wake up!
Yet Morgan didn't seem the least bit wary, instead she truly trusted him, lifting the glass of special Oolong tea, placing the rim against her lips.
That bastard, could it be he was actually about to succeed?!
"Wait a moment,"
Morgan set the glass back down,
"In truth I've been wanting to ask, Tristan, are you... really a man?"
"???"
"Sorry, how terribly rude of me. Seeing your long red hair, pale skin, you look rather similar to my daughter Baobhan Sith, and you're fond of poetry and musical instruments, all these factors stacked together unconsciously made me think of you as a girl."
"What, how could there be such a terrible misunderstanding!"
Tristan couldn't take it anymore.
But Morgan regretfully shook her head:
"Such a pity, I originally planned to take you as an adopted child, I had always thought of you as a 'future daughter-in-law'. But if you wish, you could still take my son Gawain."
"Lady Morgan, I absolutely do not have such strange tastes!"
Tristan was so agitated that his words became jumbled,
"My preferences have always been very normal, from beginning to end I've only liked married women... ahem, I mean women with families!"
"That preference of yours isn't all that normal either!" Eikou beside him retorted harshly.
"I see,"
Morgan lightly nodded, then gracefully took a sip of the special Oolong tea he had given her,
"Umu, setting aside the matter of gender, the Oolong tea you mixed is really not bad, the tea fragrance is quite rich."
Eikou was stunned, thinking to himself: That wasn't Oolong tea at all, why is she fine after drinking it! Could it be Tristan accidentally used the wrong ingredients?
Was that really Oolong tea?
"What...?"
Even Tristan froze, thinking to himself no way, he had clearly poured vodka into it.
Given Morgan's tolerance, just one glass should have knocked her flat.
Unwilling, Tristan poured himself a glass of Oolong tea, tilting his head back and drinking it all in one go.
The next second——
"Pfft!!"
Tristan spat all the Oolong tea out of his mouth.
The liquid he sprayed out instantly evaporated into nothing in the air!
That was absolutely not ordinary tea, but distilled liquor with an alcohol content of 96%!
[Morgan has used the skill "From the Ends of the World", gaining one instance of Battle Continuation.]
[This Battle Continuation completely nullified all negative effects from drinking strong alcohol.]
"Fool,"
Morgan elegantly snapped her fingers.
The Oolong tea in her glass instantly burst into fierce flames.
She coldly smiled and said:
"Did you think my Fairy Eyes couldn't see through such petty tricks? With just a few words you thought you could break the defenses of my heart—too naive. In trying to win another's trust, you ended up being deceived instead."
"To conquer me, you are still ten thousand years too early."
With that said, Queen Morgan arrogantly raised the scorecard.
Zero points!
Tristan collapsed on the spot, following in Gawain's footsteps!
"Tristan, noooooooo!!!!"