Betrayal Knight's Joyful Faith

Chapter 348

“These punks are stealing their sacred senior’s alcohol? I was wondering what they were up to outside earlier.”Glenn strode forward, thrusting his large fist forward.

“Besides. What? Fill it with water? Who wouldn’t notice? Do you really want to die?”

“No, that’s not it…! Since you’re busy anyway, you don’t have much time to drink. I don’t think it’s a good idea to keep it for too long…”

Arthur laughed awkwardly and started making excuses. But surprisingly, Glenn didn’t get angry anymore.

Glenn, who had been looking at the half-empty bottle, Arendt, and Arthur with his sharp eyes, spoke again.

“You guys have already had your fill of fun.”

Unlike just a moment ago when he looked ready to throw a punch at any moment, his attitude was considerably calmer.

“Just wait a minute.”

After saying just one word, Glenn suddenly left the room. When he returned a moment later, he was holding another bottle of liquor in one hand and his own glass in the other.

“…What is that?”

Arendt asked reluctantly. Unlike the bottle of wine Arthur had brought earlier, this one had all sorts of decorations on it, and it looked like it was quite expensive.

Glenn set the bottle down on the table and took the seat next to Arthur as he replied.

“A fruit wine from the coastal region, specially ordered by Senior Richt.”

“…”

“It’s liquor that needs to be stored at an appropriate temperature, so he rented a separate part of the kitchen storage and stored it there.”

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

Arthur stammered, his mouth agape.

“No, wait a minute. Is that okay?”

“I don’t know, you bastards. You guys started it. Now you’re accomplices.”

Just like what Arthur had done earlier, Glenn’s actions were also reckless. Before they could stop him, the cork of the premium fruit wine was opened, and a fragrant smell different from the wine from before began to waft through the air.

Glenn poured drinks equally into three glasses.

“Actually, I’ve wanted to try it for a while. But Senior Richt is someone who doesn’t have much free time, so he doesn’t even think about pouring alcohol unless it’s really necessary.”

The glass that had been full of cheap marketplace wine just a moment ago was filled with fragrant fruit wine. And just as Glenn was about to taste it…

“…What are you guys doing out here at this hour?”

Rider with a dazed face poked his head out, as if he had just woken up from a long sleep.

Glenn, caught in the act, froze in place. Meanwhile, Rider, recognizing the bottle on the table, snapped wide awake, his drowsy expression vanishing in an instant.

“Wait a minute, that’s Senior Richt’s…”

Just as Rider was about to explode in shock, Glenn, moving with knightly speed, clamped a hand over his mouth.

“Be quiet, you bastard!”

“Ugh! Ugh! Wait, ugh!”

Arthur, who had been watching, quietly left and returned with another glass. He also brought a few pieces of cheese and snacks that he had stolen from the kitchen. Meanwhile, Glenn dragged Rider over and forced him to sit down.

“No, is this really okay?”

Rider, who had accepted a glass of Richt’s high-class liquor without thinking, asked in a bewildered manner.

“Shut up, and eat quietly. You’re an accomplice now.”

Glenn, who had been shouting fiercely, took the initiative and took a big sip of the alcohol. At that moment, the fantastic aroma spreading in his mouth made him forget the situation and his eyes widened.

“Wow. This is killer.”

“…Is it that delicious?”

Eventually, unable to resist his curiosity, Arthur took a sip as well. After a moment, just like Glenn earlier, Arthur’s eyes went wide as he pulled the glass away from his lips.

“Wow… this is no joke.”

“Right? That’s what I said.”

Watching the two people making a fuss, Rider also pretended not to be able to win and took a sip of Richt’s drink. Arendt also shrugged and took a sip from his glass. No, he tried to savor it.

At that moment, . If only the door hadn’t opened.

“…!”

They suddenly stopped moving in unison.

Richt, who had just returned from his night shift, discovered that a bottle of liquor he had been keeping had been opened during an unexpected drinking party in the lobby.

Richt asked calmly.

“Who did this?”

“…”

Arthur and Rider looked at Glenn furtively. Then Arendt gave a definitive answer.

“Senior Arthur started it, and Senior Glenn stole your alcohol. Senior Rider secretly joined in.”

“Hey! Wait a minute! Speak properly! You stole my drink with Arthur too!”

Arendt shrugged his shoulders at Glenn’s outburst of injustice.

“I just got caught up in it. The instigator is Senior Arthur.”

“You said it was delicious too!”

Arthur exploded in shock, but Arendt didn’t even acknowledge him. Meanwhile, he calmly sipped Richt’s drink, which only made him all the more annoying.

Richt, who was sighing deeply because his head was hurting again, soon noticed a bandage he had never seen before on Arendt’s wrist as he held a glass of alcohol.

“…Good grief.”

It seemed like he had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. Richt thought for a moment and then clicked his tongue.

“Now that it’s like this, bring the other guys too.”

“Yes?”

Glenn blinked in surprise at the sudden remark. But Richt did not take back his words.

“Just leave those who want to sleep alone. You have to empty all the bottles that have already been opened. Good drinks are always more delicious when you drink them together.”

“…!”

Glenn, Arthur, and Rider all wore expressions as if they’d just realized something. Arendt, watching their reactions, simply drank his liquor in silence.

“I-I’ll be right back!”

Arthur, who had gotten up in a hurry, went to wake up the other seniors, and Glenn and Rider also jumped up from their seats.

“Then we’ll find some more food to eat!”

“Honestly, those guys are a pain in the ass.”

Richt, who had let out a brief complaint, slumped down across from Arendt.

Richt quickly filled the glass that Glenn had quickly handed him with the alcohol he had been saving for a long time, and then filled Arendt’s glass, which was almost empty.

Arendt ended up bursting into laughter at the ridiculous farce the knights were putting on.

“How far do you plan on going?”

“It’s the thought that counts.”

Richt, who responded blandly, lightly clinked his glass with Arendt’s with an indifferent expression.

“Drink. It’s a delicacy you don’t usually get to have.”

“…”

Arendt shrugged and emptied his glass with Richt. The rich aroma filled his mouth, offering a wonderful flavor quite different from Glenn’s sweet wine.

It seemed like it wouldn’t be a bad idea to join in on their farce. It didn’t seem like they would let him run away in the first place.

As Arthur made his way back around the dormitory, knights who seemed to have woken up began to join the scene one by one.

“What’s this? Alcohol? Well, I’m not complaining, though.”

“Senior Richt gave you alcohol?”

Seeing him light up at the sight of the alcohol with his messy hair wasn’t funny at all.

Although those who wanted to sleep in were allowed to skip out, no one was willing to turn down a midnight delicacy.

Eventually, everyone in the dormitory was drawn out by the sweet scent, and soon Glenn and Rider returned to their seats from the kitchen carrying a large quantity of cheese, ham, sausages, fruits, and other items.

“What are you doing in the dark? If you’re going to eat a midnight snack, at least turn on some lights.”

The knights who came out of the room after changing their clothes late began to turn on the lights one by one.

Before long, the lobby brightened up.

“Hey, it’s narrow, so go over there.”

“Just sit on the floor. How can all these people sit on the sofa?”

Even as they fought pointlessly, the knights each found a comfortable seat, each holding a cup.

On one side, someone was chopping up a big chunk of ham and cheese haphazardly with a kitchen knife, while another person grabbed a whole piece of fruit in one hand.

It was only a matter of time before all the bottles of alcohol that had been taken out ran dry. Richt, who saw the alcohol disappear in the blink of an eye, eventually gave up everything and said:

“…Just bring all the alcohol from the storage.”

“Yes! As ordered!”

As if they had been waiting for those words, Glenn and a few other knights quickly ran out and returned with a large amount of alcohol.

They took out a lot of high-quality liquor that Richt had been saving, liquor that the knights had been stealing, and even bottles of unidentified liquor.

“Ugh, ugh! What is this? It’s so poisonous?”

“That’s something Prince Llewellyn brought. I think it was the alcohol from the Second Elf Kingdom.”

“Wait a minute, isn’t this something you use when cooking in the kitchen?”

“Whatever. Since we have this chance, just drink it.”

The dormitory, which had been as quiet as a mouse, was suddenly engulfed in unexpected chaos. Scanning the messy surroundings, Arthur muttered in disbelief.

“Are you sure this is okay?”

“You and Arendt started it, didn’t you? Don’t try to back out now.”

Rider grumbled gruffly as he placed a slice of cheese on the neatly cut ham and shoved it into Arthur and Arendt’s mouths.

Arendt, who was chewing on the cold ham, was also emptying a glass of alcohol that someone had poured for him without thinking.

‘It’s a mess.’

There was nothing regal about the royal knights’ conduct. Some had already spilled their drinks, and clumsy attempts at slicing ham earned scoldings from Rider and Arthur.

A mess with the sweet smell of alcohol, loud voices, the sound of glasses clinking, and childish arguments.

‘Ah.’

Fear of the unknown abyss, hatred for the enemy, and the grim prospect of death were not things that suited these gentle, foolish knights.

The foolish interlude performed by incompetent actors was a stage for just one person.

A slightly drunk Glenn grumbled and swore at Arendt and Arthur.

“Those two cheeky guys stole my drinks first?”

“I don’t know anything. Where did Arthur get it from?”

Caught up in the chaos, Arendt mumbled a few words and kept taking swigs, feeling himself growing increasingly drowsy.

Glenn’s grumbling gradually sounded more and more distant.

“These arrogant brats. I knew it when they started bragging about how great they were.”

“That’s the same for you, Senior. Who was the one who stole Senior Richt’s alcohol? Can you compare that cheap wine with Senior Richt’s high-quality liquor? Anyone can see that Senior Glenn was more at fault.”

Arthur turned his head and looked at Arendt, responding annoyedly.

“Hey, Arendt. You say something as well…”

But he could not finish his words. The knights who had discovered the same sight as Arthur also fell silent one by one.

Soon an awkward silence fell upon the dormitory’s lobby.

The cause was the apprentice knight, who had fallen asleep slouched sideways on the sofa.

“…”

His face, slightly flushed from the alcohol, was completely relaxed, and his loosely tied hair spilled messily beneath his comfortably leaning head.

“…”

Arthur noticed the empty glass hanging precariously from Arendt’s fingertips.

Arthur, glancing cautiously at the silently watching seniors, carefully approached and took the glass from Arendt’s hand.

Even in the midst of all this, Arendt did not wake up.

.

Even after Arthur put the glass back on the table, Arendt still didn’t move. It seemed like the fatigue from the previous days had washed over him all at once, along with the intoxication, and he had fallen into a deep sleep.

“Haaah…”

Sighs of relief were heard here and there. As a bonus, Arendt was met with some scolding glances.

“He’s definitely a handful.”

Glenn grumbled.

Arendt’s steady breathing blended in with that voice.