Chapter 25: Gacha, Civilization’s Ultimate Game
As soon as we arrived at the Fairy and Silver Coin, I scurried to the counter and took a seat. Then, propping my chin with one hand, I opened my mouth with a deliberately languid voice.
Bartender. The usual, please.
Ah, Jonah, youre back. Where on earth did you learn that.
Chuckling, Ellie filled a cup to the brim with milk. Gulping it down, the rich aroma filled my mouth.
Ah! A cool drink after a days work! Its not an exaggeration to say that Ive lived for this moment!
Thats an exaggeration no matter how you look at it. Youll change your mind once youre older and you try alcohol instead of milk.
Ill have the 30-year-old Platypus, please, Senior Ellie.
That drink costs 10 gold a glass! Do you think we sell that kind of thing here?!
Just give me a beer then.
You shouldve just gone for beer from the start.
Ellie sighed deeply and passed a glass of cold beer to Lydia. Watching her, a sudden curiosity came to mind, and I vocalized it.
Speaking of which, Ellie. Ive tried milk elsewhere too but the milk here tastes noticeably better. Is there a special way you prepare it?
Theres no special way to drink milk. Its just that we use good milk. Its not just any cows milk, but A+ grade milk from a dairy cow hybrid human.
I thought I misheard and asked again, but the answer remained the same.
? What did you say? Whose milk?
A+ grade dairy cow hybrid human. Why, are you surprised? Anyway, in this store, only you, Jonah, drink milk, so I specially prepared the expensive kind.
Ellie seemed proud, but I couldnt simply applaud back with appreciation.
Thats breast milk?!
Ow, my ear Well, yes, it could be considered breast milk. But whats the big deal?
Cows milk is milk. The breast milk of a dairy cow hybrid human is no different.
Whats with this indifferent reaction? Could it be that Im the weird one? Even in a world where gender roles are reversed, is it really okay to sell breast milk as premium milk?
On Earth, it would be akin to men selling semen as premium protein or maybe not. Since men dont produce breast milk, it was hard to draw a direct comparison.
Its already been 2 years since I started surviving on the Pan Continent. But this was a piece of common knowledge I hadnt come across, so I decided to just ask.
Is it really normal to drink someone elses breast milk? How should I put it Isnt it a bit embarrassing or feel somewhat lewd?
Ah, um Where should I start explaining from
Ellie began to look troubled, like an adult whod been asked by a child how babies are made. Rolling her yellow eyes back and forth, and after roughly scratching the back of her head, she finally spoke with a cautious tone.
First of all, hybrids have a periodic mating season. Youre aware of that, right?
Yes. I noticed that there was a time when the number of hybrid men at the brothel increased.
As I nodded, Lydia, who was drinking her beer next to me, started to pat my head with a sympathetic expression.
You lack common knowledge but know all the strange things.
Hmm. Im not sure I understand, but I can tell Miss Lydia is treating me like a dummy. I know everything I need to know, okay?Updated from novelbIn.(c)om
Right, right. Focus on what Senior Ellie is saying now.
Th-thats just blatantly lewd!
Exactly! I just want to do lewd things with Ellie! Thats why I prepared this gift, too!
Seizing the perfect moment, I handed over the sexy lingerie set I had prepared for Ellie, who was utterly shocked.
Where did you even find something like this?! You want to see me wearing this?!
Of course. I think the mismatched underwear Ellie usually wears lacks sex appeal.
Why are you finding sex appeal in a woman
Despite being dumbfounded, Ellie carefully stowed away the gift. Seeing how she alternated glances between me and the lingerie, perhaps it wont be too long before I get to see Ellie in that outfit.
I giggled and interlocked my fingers behind my head, leaning back. As I rocked the chair back and forth, Lydia, who had been quietly observing Ellie and me, spoke up.
By the way, Jonah.
Yes?
When you first heard that the milk you just drank was from a dairy cow hybrid, and you were flustered thinking it was something erotic, why did you think so?
Hey, Im a man, too, so I get embarrassed sometimes.
Of course, but you didnt get embarrassed just from normal topics.
Well That was because I somehow ended up imagining how the breast milk was produced.
?
Lydia didnt seem to understand. So, I explained the image that had momentarily come to mind for her.
I imagined a human farm where the female dairy cow hybrids were gathered, tied up in fixed positions, and forced to repeat pregnancy and childbirth to extract milk in endless abundance, and when they could no longer become pregnant, they were simply disposed of
Upon hearing my story, Ellie and Lydia began to tremble with astounded expressions.
So this is what it takes for Jonah to feel embarrassed
Im surprised. They say the standards of what shocks you are set by what you see growing up. Jonah really is
Thats mean. I get genuinely hurt, too, if you react with genuine shock.
To show that I was sulking, I pouted my lips as I stood up from my seat.
Hmph! Ill be going now. Lydia can talk about what happened today or whatever.
Showing a clear sign of being upset, I headed towards the stairs leading to the second floor. Just before going up, I turned my head, my foot on the first step.
Ellie was flustered and stuttering, and Lydia seemed restless at the thought of having made a mistake. After glaring at each of them once, I pulled down the skin under one eye with my index finger and stuck out my tongue.
Bleh! Just so you know, Ellie, Im locking my door tonight!
Jo, Jonah?!
Although Ellie looked startled, I didnt look back and headed up to the second floor. Thats how you keep them on their toes.
But maybe one exception wouldnt hurt.
I scurried back down the stairs I had come up and hid behind the wall, only peeking my face out.
However, Ill open the door for you if you come wearing only the underwear I bought you.
I can look forward to tonight, right?
