This morning Alni once again woke up from bed but this time she didn’t have to go to school. It was now the weekend so she could rest a bit.

  Each year lasted 420 days which was split into 4 months which were all 105 days long. Each of these months corresponded to the four seasons of spring, summer, fall and winter and so their names were the same as the names of the seasons. Every day lasted 36 hours which people split into three 12-hour periods which were called Low Day, Middle Day and High Day

  There were 10 days in a week and the last 3 days were considered the weekend. This meant that Alni now had 3 days off.

  When she woke up she had breakfast during Low Day and then went to buy groceries during the later hours of Low Day before having launch at the start of Middle Day. After that she went to visit her mother in the hospital.

  When her mother saw her enter a smile appeared on her face and her eyes seemed to glow with joy.

  “Alni. How are you?” she asked.

  “I’m good so far but it’s still pretty early in Middle Day so a lot can happen later on in the day.” She explained to her mother.

  “I see. Well then what are you’re plans today?” her mother asked.

  “I’ll probably go to a bar later to have a few drinks.”

  “Oh I hope you meet a cute boy hehe.” Her mother chortled.

  Alni became flustered and in a panic tried stringing a few words together. “M-Mom it’s not like that. I’m not going there to meet a boy.” She said in a hysteric voice.

  “Why not?” asked her mother. “You’re are at the perfect age for that.” She said.

  Elves could live for up to 120 years. An elf was considered an adult at the age of 23 and the age of consent was also 23. Alni right now was 41 years old so she was considered a fairly young lady.

  “I mean it doesn’t have to be a boy. I heard that nowadays girls elope with other girls and boys elope with other boys” her mother tried to convince her to give love a shot.

  “How do you know that?” Alni asked her in a shocked voice.

  “The nurses here are a great source of gossip. They keep me entertained.” Her mother explained.

  “O-Okay that doesn’t matter right now. I’m just not looking for a relationship right now. Understand?” she asked her mother.

  “Yes. Yes I understand but you know what they say. Love is like a werewolf. It lures you in and once it has it’s claws on you there is no escape.” Her mother continued teasing her.

  “Shut up you old hag.” Said Alni with a deadpan expression.

  “Who are you calling an old hag? I can still beat you up. Don’t forget I was once a great hunter.” Her mother proclaimed.

  “Whatever I’ll just leave you be so you can gossip with the nurses a bit more.” Alni said as she started walking towards the door.

  “I’m telling you the gossip is amazing.” Her mother tried to convince her.

  “Don’t care. See you later.” Alni said as she walked out of the room and closed the door behind her. Her mother was now the only one in the room.

  “What a bitch.” She said inwardly.

  …

  After her return from the hospital Alni read a few Hette books before leaving for a bar during the later hours of Middle Day. She wore a black robe with white flower patterns over it which gave her a elegant but also mysterious feel. She found a small bar near the lower layers of the tree houses. On the top of the building was a sign and on it the name of the bar was written.

  “Red Devil Bar”

  She entered the bar and some people stole a few glances at her. Many were impressed by her beauty but nobody approached her. She sat on a small wooden stool by the bar’s counter.

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  “What’re you buying?” the rough looking bartender asked her. One could see that he was a former hunter due to the many scars across his body.

  However he seems to be retired since he had shoulder length black hair but was still working at a small bar. Because long hair might get caught in branches or accidently obscure the hunter’s vision during a hunt most hunters decided to cut their hair very short, nearly to the point they looked bald, in order for it not to be a problem during hunts.

  This meant that hunters who were confident let their hair grow out so that eventually evolved into longer hair symbolizing being more powerful. So the longer an elf’s hair was the better they were at hunting and therefore the better their position in society. The best hunters even had hair that reached their waist. Of course non-hunter elves could grow their hair however they wanted.

  “One beer please.” She answered the bartender’s question.

  “On it’s way.” He said.

  Alni took a few moments to look around the bar. She saw some hunters looking at their weapons to look for any cracks or scratches. Others were couples on dates. Others were men who had prostitutes with them.

  Because the elves had very flexible bodies they could endure a verity of different positions in bed so prostitution was popular among many female elves as a way to make a living.

  Right when she finished looking around she saw the bartender bring her the beer she ordered.

  “4 maruni.” he said.

  Alni took out 4 silver coins from the pockets of her robes.

  The bartender took the coins and gave her the beer. She took a few sips before putting it away from her mouth. Then the sound of the bar’s door opening was heard. Alni looked over and saw a young girl with leather hunting attire walk into the bar. The female hunter sat down on another wooden stool near the counter. She ordered a beer.

  Alni looked her up and down. The female hunter had brown hair that reached her chest which meant she was a very skilled hunter. Her eyes were green and resembled two emeralds.

  The female hunter glanced at Alni and their eyes met. Alni looked away in embarrassment.

  “Oh no she probably thinks I’m a creep for checking her out. Wait why am I checking her out? Did that old hag’s talk about romance get me interested in love without realizing it?” she panicked inwardly.

  “Hey.” She heard a voice, neither rough nor gentle, coming from behind her.

  She glanced back and saw the female hunter looking at her with her green eyes.

  “Why were you checking me out?” she asked.

  “Who? Me? Why would I check you out? I’m not into girls?” Alni said while having a flustered look on her face.

  “Don’t lie to me. I saw you.” She said while looking at Alni with a piercing gaze.

  “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” She started repeating that sentence over and over again.

  The hunter looked at her with a look of shock before chuckling for a few seconds.

  “Huh?” Alni was confused.

  “It’s not a big deal really. Many people check me out me out every day because I am a beautiful women if I do say so myself. I usually just point it out to make them nervous till they just walk away awkwardly but you are the first person I’ve meet to have such a reaction.” She explained.

  “Oh okay umm, thanks?” said Alni.

  “Anyways I’m Yunia what’s your name?” she said.

  “Huh? Oh it’s Alni.”

  “Alni? That’s a nice name.”

  “Oh really thank you. Yunia is a nice name aswell.

  ” Yunia’s beer finally arrived. She didn’t take a few sips. She was chugging it down the hatch at an insane rate.

  “You know you’re the first person I’ve met at a bar that I’m interested in.” She said. Her cheeks were flushed red from the beer. She was intoxicated.

  “The first one you’re interested in? Interested in what way?” Alni asked.

  “Romantically.” Yunia said.

  Alni almost spit out the beer she was drinking at that moment.

  “W-What?” she asked in a flustered voice.

  “You heard me. You have a great personality and you’re body is very attractive.” She said openly but everyone else in the drunk was too drunk to hear her.

  “Attractive? In what way?” Alni asked her. Nervous but also curious.

  “Hmm let’s see. You’re chest is an average size but the boobs themselves look very squishy. You’re butt however is the best part. It’s perfectly shaped.” Yunia was giving her completely open opinions.

  “Huh is she saying all this stuff cause she’s drunk? But she must’ve known this would happen when she chugged that beer. Did she want this to happen? Should I walk away? No I’ve been curious about love and romantic relationships for a while now. This is my chance. Even if this is just a one-night stand at least I won’t die a virgin.” Alni decided inwardly.

  She then tried chugging her beer like Yunia but she couldn’t even drink a quarter of it. Still it was enough for her to become bit more intoxicated and since she knew she would become fully intoxicated she decided to act now.

  She turned to the bartender and asked. “Are there rooms for rent here?”

  The bartender looked at her and then at Yunia who was right besides her. A look of understanding appeared on his face.

  “5 maruni per night if there is one person. The price increases by 2 maruni for each person” He answered.

  Alni took out a few silver coins from her pocket ad counted 7 maruni before giving them to the bartender.

  The bartender told her. “It’s up those stairs.”

  Alni nodded She then grabbed Yunia’s hand before taking her to the room upstairs She opened the door to the room before closing it behind her.

  She carried the drunk Yunia to the bed and laid her against it. The intoxication of the beer wore off slightly and Yunia could now think more clearly.

  She saw Alni standing over her. A smile appeared on her face.

  “Are we going to do it?” she asked.

  Alni replied with a simple yes.

  She then crawled on top of the bed and was on top of Yunia. She looked at her breasts for a moment before touching them with her hand.