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Last Embryo Volume 3 Interlude 2 Part 2

Translator: DarkHeartedAlchemist

「Yeah, I think so too. And now that she has awakened, it can only mean that it will be a matter of time before the 『Kali Yuga』 will begin. We have to move our assess and finish this Authority War before it will be too late.」

All three of them nodded in agreement. They were just about to start talking about what to do with that particular predicament, but then…

「I’ve got you now, White Nightyyyy~~♪ Come drink with Lil’ Kuu or else….!!!」

… a young girl with dragon features yelled that cheerfully at the top of her lungs as she traversed the barrier of the incense smoke, and then with blinding speed she jumped towards Shiroyasha, aiming to tackle her mid-air and wrestle her to the ground, after which she was going to pin her down until the disoriented and defenseless Demon King of the White Night would give in and yield, agreeing to go along with the World King’s rather selfish request.

Normally such a strategy might have worked, because Shiroyasha would never decline an invitation to go grab a drink or ten, however, right now she was no longer in a mood to be fooling around, so in a great display of her magnificent reflexes, she intercepted the troublesome newcomer’s attempt at attacking her….

「Take this!!!!」

「Gbeeeeeeh!!!!!!!!」

… by countering it with a timely high knee square into her unsuspecting jaw.

「So annoying. If you really were a young girl then I would have hesitated. But you are not. You are a World Dragon from the same generation as me. Getting crushed by you would hurt like a bitch, so I’d like to avoid it at all costs.」

Shiroyasha dusted her hands complaining as Kurma scratched her head, not feeling any sense of shame for her behavior. Then, all of a sudden, Shiroyasha detected a strong smell of liquor coming from her.

「Hm? Oi, don’t tell me you were actually drinking alcohol?!」

「Yup, I sure was ~~ !『Shuten Douji』 and his girls came to have some fun and they gave me a lot of tasty drinks, you know~~? That was an awful nice of them~~!」

「All right, cut it out and drop your drunk act! Alcohol that can make even a dragon get smashed isn’t something that is just lying around every table like some cheap…」

「No, no, Shiroyasha, wait a minute. Since it was something that 『Shuten Douji』 brought with him, then perhaps it was his famous Multicolored Sacred Sake or something similar to it?」

Shiroyasha froze in her tracks, sweating bullets. Normally, the Sacred Sake referred to the special kind of rice wine made in the Outer World that was used during various festivals in the eastern part of the world.

However, Little Garden had its different variation. The Multicolored Sacred Sake brewed here used clean water blessed by a God of Alcohol as its base, meaning that it was a drink meant specifically for those who could not get drunk by drinking normal alcohol, like Gods of War and dragons and their kin. There were also other brands that used special nectar or soma in order to achieve a similar effect, but that is beside the point right now.

Feeling that something was very, very wrong, Shiroyasha quickly approached Kurma and grabbed her by the collar, shaking her a few times.

「Hey. By any chance, was this alcohol distributed in the lounge of the VIP wagon for everyone to have?」

「That’s right~♪ It really was a sight to behold! Everyone got shitfaced like you wouldn’t believe, *hic*! Aaand then they were bumping into each other! And trading blows with their, like, fists! But then came the moment when weapons started flashing, and it was… hic! … a really nice mess! Exactly the kind that I… enjoy~~~! Huehiehiehuehue…~~~!!!」

Kurma’s happy laughter was followed by hiccups filled with the strong stench of alcohol. Being able to effortlessly imagine just what kind of disaster was unfolding onboard of the train right now, Shiroyasha and Tokuteru facepalmed and sighed heavily.

「This… is bad.」

「Quite. If the Hosts begin to rampage on board of the train before the first game begins even we wouldn’t be able to play this off as a joke.」

「I know, right? Let’s pray that they are only rioting inside the VIP wagon, because if not…」

Many of the Hosts on board of the Giant Spirit Train were mutual enemies, ready to fight with one another at the drop of a hat if only the chance to do so presented itself. As such, special preparations were made to help the Hosts relax in the lounges without inviting conflict. Preparations like the enchanted incense that would calm them down, or the special barriers separating the seats so that no one would see other patrons’ faces. All of this to avoid any unnecessary brawls. That work would be for nothing if the Hosts would go on a drunken rampage now. There was no time to waste, Shiroyasha and Tokuteru had to settle the situation now!

「Wow, sounds like the two of you are going to have your hands full with this one, huh?」

Said the Queen while comfortably leaning back in her chair, displaying the exact amount of f*cks that she was not giving about this situation. The way she saw it, if it was not a matter related directly to her, then it was not even worth being bothered by it.

「Shall I send you off to those troublemakers then? But that is all I am willing to do.」

「「Oh hell no! You come along and help deal with them as well!!!」」

「Eh, who, me? No, no way.」

As expected, Queen ignored their request without a second of hesitation.

Before Shiroyasha could say anything else to try to convince her to move her lazy butt to help them since this was as much of a problem for her as for anybody else onboard of the train, the train’s conductor barged into the room, looking distraught.

「L-Lady S-Shiroyasha! I am d-deeply sorry to interrupt you in your private time, but we have a disaster on our hands! It’s Lord Kouryuu and Lord Vayu! They have both gotten drunk and began fighting each other over some petty insults! Initially the damages they have caused were limited only to the VIP lounge, but in the middle of their brawl they have destroyed its gate and made their way to the wagons in the front of the train while laying waste to everything standing in their path! If their rampage continues on unchecked, there are legitimate concerns that they might cause either a critical malfunction or complete destruction of the wagons responsible for supplying the power to the 『Sun Thousand』 and keeping it at full operational capacity! If that happens, the entire Giant Spirit Train will definitely go out of control and fall out of the tracks as a result!」

「W-What did you say!!?」

As expected, Shiroyasha was thrown into a state of even bigger panic than before by yet another assault of bad news. Dumbfounded beyond belief, all that Tokuteru could do was to facepalm even harder than the first time and stare at the heavens above them in sheer disbelief.

「Of all the things that could have started making a commotion, why the hell did it have to be someone from our side? Ugh, Shiroyasha, I am sorry to say this, but in my current state I highly doubt I would be able to do anything to make those two behave. As much as I hate to dump all of the dirty work on you, I am afraid I have to ask you to handle them by yourself.」

「Heavens, you really are useless whenever people are counting on your help the most! Hmpf! Fine, I’ll just do it myself then! Queen, I’m done here, so send me off to where those two idiots are wrecking havoc! I will deal with them right away!」

(Yeah, yeah, sure, whatever you say.)

Queen thought to herself, slightly amused by the interesting turn that the current situation seemed to have taken, before raising her hand and snapping her fingers in a theatrical manner.

It was not too long after Shiroyasha has been teleported away from the Sun Room that a loud, deafening sound similar to that of a volcanic eruption reverberated throughout the entirety of the Giant Spirit Train.