I Opened an Inn Next to a Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 157



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Episode 157

Currently, there are more than ten inns in Delphi Forest, but among them, only one inn is called the ‘Delphir Forest Inn’, Eugene’s Inn.

Why did that happen? It’s because Eugene didn’t put up a sign at the inn.

So, Eugene’s Inn doesn’t have a name. It just has an inn sign. So, from the beginning, the guests who visited Eugene’s Inn started calling it ‘Delphir Forest Inn’, and that’s how it still is today.

In fact, Eugene didn’t feel much discomfort about this. It was natural. Who would open an inn in the middle of a forest like this? And in a place where no one goes. No one would do such a thing without being crazy.

So I didn’t feel the need to put up a sign. There was no need to differentiate it from other inns anyway, so why bother?

… … is actually a nice excuse, but in fact, I forgot.

In conclusion, that mistake turned out to be a very good choice.

Who knew that the absence of a sign would actually make it more unique?

“But why isn’t there a name here? There’s no sign.”

“Don’t you know that? Isn’t that the wise judgment of the owner of this place?”

“A wise decision? Without a sign?”

“Yeah! You don’t need a signboard or anything. There’s only one original anyway. You have confidence.”

“Hmm. I guess so. It certainly makes sense to be confident. I’ve been to other places, but they’re not as good as this one.”

“That’s what I said.”

In fact, it was just something he forgot to make, but people praised him as a product of wise judgment. Many people were even excited, asking how he could have such foresight.

To be honest, I was a little embarrassed. In fact, I forgot and didn’t make it. Now, it’s become difficult to even reveal that.

Well, that’s a bit much. It’s an act that shatters people’s illusions. Eugene decided to just let people think as they wish…

But there was a slight side effect to not having a sign. No, should I call this a side effect?

The side effect was that the inns established by the later entrants did not have signs.

The reason was simple. The original was like that. So I tried to emulate the original store.

Because of this, a strange phenomenon occurred in which all the inns doing business in Delphi Forest had no names, but that did not last long.

Because business wasn’t good.

Eventually, the latecomers realized that if a magpie follows a stork, its legs will be torn.

It took less than a month or two for them to decide on a name for their store and put up a sign.

As of now, Eugene’s Inn is the only inn in Delphi Forest without a sign.

So, even though there was no sign, no one would mistake it for Eugene’s Inn.

* * *

Edwin took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He was more focused now than ever.

“Phew.”

Take a deep breath, exhale, and look deep inside yourself.

I felt something wriggling. Something that was invisible, but definitely existed. Mana. That mana was wriggling and preparing to move at the call of its master.

He opened his eyes and shouted.

“Transformation!”

pop!

His body was engulfed in smoke. He felt it. His body engulfed in smoke was slowly growing larger.

Crunch! The sound of bones cracking was heard. It was definitely a sign of success. He shouted.

“Is it a success!”

Eventually the smoke cleared and he looked ahead.

The visibility was high. It was air I had never experienced before. Hmm, the air at the top is so clear.

“Everyone. What do you think? My shape-shifting? Isn’t it amazing… um?”

He looked ahead. His coworkers were chuckling. No, they seemed to be holding back laughter.

“What’s wrong? It’s not very cool… … GHAST!”

He looked down at his body, and was shocked.

“What, what is this!”

“Poohahaha!”

The body was quite bizarre. The upper body was that of a bear, while the lower body was that of a human. Edwin’s face turned pale in an instant.

“Oh, no, that’s not what I meant to show you!”

What Edwin did was transform into a bear.

Bear transformation is one of the dream transformations that every Druid hopes to perform. Edwin has been diligently training to hone the skills he has learned as a Druid.

“Don’t be shy. You’re cute in your own way.”

“That’s right. It looks just like a doll wearing a mask.”

Still, the staff were angels. They said such nice things to him. But Edwin was still embarrassed. He wanted to hide in a mouse hole.

The female employees say such nice things, but the male employees don’t react very well. You can see them pointing and giggling so clearly!

‘Damn! I thought it was going to work!’

There was only one reason Edwin wanted to show off his bear transformation in front of the staff: to impress Amy.

Although no one knew it, Edwin had a plan he was very passionate about: the ‘Amy Seduction Plan’.

He fell in love with Amy, the night counter vampire employee, at first sight, and he has been in love with her ever since.

Humans and vampires. They are different races, but what does it matter? As long as there is love, everything will be fine. Edwin thought this and tried to win Amy’s favor in various ways.

But it wasn’t easy.

First of all, it was difficult to meet them. Amy was a night worker, and Edwin was a morning person. He only had a short time to meet Amy.

And Edwin was secretly a slob. Edwin was good at talking in front of the female employees, but he couldn’t talk properly in front of Amy. It was like that for a long time, but now it’s gotten a little better, and now the situation is that they can have a conversation every now and then.

After half a year of hard work, Edwin finally started talking to Amy and tried to find out what she liked.

Then I found out recently.

-I like men who are like bears.

-Are you talking about the bear-like man?

-Yes. If he’s a bear-like man, he’s probably dependable. He’d probably protect me.

-okay!

Lady Amy loves bear-like men. I found out the big truth!

From then on, his enthusiasm for his Druid classes began to burn. He listened to his teacher’s lessons diligently. Not only did he do the homework assigned by his teacher, but he also practiced privately during his spare time outside of work hours.

Fortunately, he had talent, the talent of a druid. Starting with communicating with animals, summoning and utilizing animals, attacking and defending using natural objects, and finally the animal transformation known as the druid’s flower, he studied hard and studied again during the long curriculum, and was finally able to learn the bear transformation.

‘If I just have this, Lady Amy will understand my heart!’

Of course. Since you said you like a bear-like man, wouldn’t you like a bear even more?

Yes, it was. So it was a method of conversion. It seemed certain to succeed. It certainly did… … .

‘This is neither a bear nor a human!’

Bear-human? Human-bear? Half-human, half-bear? Bear-man? I don’t know what to call him.

While he was so embarrassed, Absalon came from afar and admired him.

“Oh! My disciple. You have already achieved half the success!”

“Huh? You mean, half success?”

“okay!”

Absalon approached and touched Edwin’s body here and there, then burst into laughter.

“Hahaha. You’re amazing. Yeah. You’ve been really enthusiastic about class lately, and now you’ve done this.”

“Huh, huh?”

“Look at this. How good is this? Look at how cool and manly it is. Hahaha.”

Absalon laughed like that, but Edwin couldn’t understand. What was cool and manly about this? This grotesque creature with the lower body of a human and the upper body of a bear was manly?

Anyway, this old man named Absalon also had strange eyes. Are all Druids like this?

* * *

Edwin’s failed transformation during the day ended up being a funny incident, but to Edwin, it wasn’t just a simple incident. It was a painful incident.

He was heartbroken. So he drank alcohol. Alcohol is the best friend. He was going to drink alone, but Eugene made a masterpiece for him.

“Brother, I am now ruined. I have become a laughing stock.”

“What a laughing stock. No one thinks so.”

“No. Brother, did you see Lady Amy’s expression? She was laughing at me. I’m finished now.”

Edwin drank makgeolli one after another. It was raining outside. Maybe that was why the makgeolli tasted sweet.

Eugene tore the green onion pancake apart with his chopsticks, dipped it in soy sauce, and took a bite. Then he poured makgeolli into Edwin’s empty bowl and spoke.

“What are you laughing at? You must be the only one who feels that way. Amy didn’t.”

“Really?”

“That’s what I said.”

“I am truly grateful for even if it is only a superficial consolation… … .”

Edwin lowered his head. Haa, he sighed. The heartbroken man’s sigh was as heavy as heavy metal.

“But, did you find me funny too, hyung?”

“huh.”

“how much?”

“A lot.”

Eugene chuckled for a moment. He couldn’t help but laugh when he remembered the Edwin he had seen during the day. To be honest, that sight was too funny. It was a laugh ring.

The upper body is that of a fat bear, while the lower body is thin and frail, like that of a human. The imbalance is like looking at a game player with a strange taste who likes bizarre coordination.

Eugene eventually burst into laughter. Oh, this is seriously hilarious. Hehe, Eugene continued to laugh without any reason. Until Edwin’s sharp gaze pierced him.

“Ahem. Sorry.”

“It’s okay. Even I thought it was really funny… … .”

“Forget it. Our employees don’t really think it’s funny anyway.”

“Really?”

“That’s right. You know our kids are all good. I just laughed because it was funny. I never laughed at you. Really.”

“If that’s the case, then that’s fortunate… … .”

“Just practice more. Then you can show me a perfect version. Right?”

“You’re right, brother!”

Edwin clenched his fist. Trembling! How much force did he use?

“After all, the only way is through training. I will definitely succeed in transforming into a bear and show you!”

“Okay. Cheer up!”

Eugene encouraged Edwin, hoping for his success.

While thinking other things inside.

‘No, I said I liked a bear-like man, but what if I really want to become a bear?’

He really couldn’t help but be an outrageous man.

* * *

A week passed by, and Edwin finally succeeded in transforming into a bear.

“Hahaha! Brother. Look at this! My perfect transformation!”

pop!

It was literally a perfect transformation. There was a bear standing there.

It’s not a big bear, but it’s not a baby bear either, it’s somewhere in between. Roughly speaking, it’s like a teenage bear?

The bear said.

“I’ll run over there and show it to Lady Amy!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

And then the bear runs away with brisk strides.

“Hey. Hey, wait a minute. That’s not… … Hey!”

Eugene shook his head.

If a bear suddenly enters the inn, the guests will be very happy.

‘Tsk tsk.’

It seemed like it would be a long time before Edwin’s love came true.