Chapter 24 - Offering

{"messages":[{"id":489480922,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Mm, the food is delicious!"},{"id":489480923,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I thanked the innkeeper while she served us wine and apple pie as dessert."},{"id":489480924,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"Make sure to eat up."},{"id":489480925,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I smiled and politely aye away at my food while Jay didn’t touch his."},{"id":489480926,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What’s wrong? Don’t you like the food?"},{"id":489480927,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Hm?"},{"id":489480928,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Oh, sorry I got distracted."},{"id":489480929,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Why don’t you have my portion. I’m not feeling well."},{"id":489480930,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"I must insist you eat, dear. I can’t let my guests go hungry."},{"id":489480931,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Hmmm... no, go on and eat it, Skye."},{"id":489480932,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He handed me his plate, which I thought was weird."},{"id":489480933,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He even told me that beef steak was his favourite meal."},{"id":489480934,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I ate it anyway, as to not waste food, while he downed all of the alcohol."},{"id":489480935,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"In the space of a few dozen minutes, he was completely drunk."},{"id":489480936,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Don’t you look pretty~."},{"id":489480937,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He pulled at my cheek, making me chuckle."},{"id":489480938,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He really becomes a different person when drunk. More open and honest."},{"id":489480939,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"I’m sorry about this. I’ll bring him to bed."},{"id":489480940,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"It’s no problem at all, dear. Have a nice night."},{"id":489480941,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I helped him up the stairs while I felt a little sleepy myself."},{"id":489480942,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I threw him onto the bed and fell next to him, falling asleep the moment my head hit the pillow."},{"id":489480943,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Around an hour later, the door opened and a pair of voices entered."},{"id":489480944,"character_id":9842599,"type":2,"content":"Are you certain that they are both out?"},{"id":489480945,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"Yes, the girl ate two meals that I laced with dormant powder and the man is flat out drunk."},{"id":489480946,"character_id":9842599,"type":2,"content":"Good. But I remember asking for three people..."},{"id":489480947,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"I-I... people haven’t been coming by here lately..."},{"id":489480948,"character_id":9842599,"type":2,"content":"I don’t care. You could make up the difference yourself!"},{"id":489480949,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Just as he was about to bite the innkeeper’s head off, a voice filled their ears:"},{"id":489480950,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"So that’s what’s going on..."},{"id":489480951,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"They both jumped."},{"id":489480952,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"Y-You... you were drunk!"},{"id":489480953,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You gain resistance against alcohol after a thousand years."},{"id":489480954,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"W-What... who are you?"},{"id":489480955,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Me? I’m just a normal busybody with a charming wife."},{"id":489480956,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Now, I’m terribly sorry for what’s about to happen. Not."},{"id":489480957,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"Wait, what-"},{"id":489480958,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"In an instant, the devil was ripped to shreds as his screams filled the innkeeper’s ears."},{"id":489480959,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Shush... you’re going to wake my precious Skye."},{"id":489480960,"character_id":9842452,"type":2,"content":"Y-You... you’re a monster."},{"id":489480961,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You guess correctly."},{"id":489480962,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"And just like that, Jay walked out of the inn room door, a pool of blood at his feet."},{"id":489480963,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"No one, and I repeat, no one gets to put my Skye in danger. She’s mine."},{"id":489480964,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"She’ll never belong to you or some second-rate Devil."},{"id":489480965,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The next morning, I woke up in a moving vehicle."},{"id":489480966,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My mind was confused and my head hurt but when I looked up, I saw Jay."},{"id":489480967,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Where are we?"},{"id":489480968,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled."},{"id":489480969,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You’re awake. That’s great!"},{"id":489480970,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I looked around me."},{"id":489480971,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Hold on, am I in a carriage?"},{"id":489480972,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"This one seems to be used to transport hay bales."},{"id":489480973,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Yes. I purchased it from the innkeeper."},{"id":489480974,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"That way, we can both sleep with some cover now."},{"id":489480975,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Aw... I wanted to say thank you."},{"id":489480976,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled."},{"id":489480977,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Don’t worry, it wasn’t necessary."},{"id":489480978,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 24-"},{"id":489480979,"character_id":9603994,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}