I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods – Chapter 106

Chapter 106

The banquet, perhaps because it was prepared by the Popes themselves, was nothing short of spectacular.

Huge tables were lined up in the banquet hall, which was large enough to easily fit an entire one-story house inside, and on top of them were a variety of foods that numbered in the hundreds, or perhaps even thousands.

It seemed like even if you only took one bite of each dish, you’d be full before you could taste them all. It was a daunting task to even count the number of dishes on a single table.

Even the Knight Commanders, who had seen and experienced everything, were frozen in place with their mouths agape at the sheer scale of it all. It was a mystery how a banquet of this size could have been prepared in just a few days.

We were completely overwhelmed by the immense scale, and only after the Popes reassured us and led us by the hand into the banquet hall did we hesitantly take our first steps.

Fortunately, the stiff atmosphere didn’t last long.

As the alcohol began to flow, Claudia, her body slightly flushed from the drink, was the first to start moving freely around the banquet hall.

Rize and I were the next to move, and Erika and Iris were the last. Iris followed Claudia with a sigh, while Erika munched on sweets with sparkling eyes.

After that, the atmosphere became somewhat lively. Floreta clung to my side with a bright smile. Luna also settled near me with an impassive expression.

With the Popes acting like that, it was Rize who was anxious. Unable to tell the Popes to leave me alone, she seemed to be suffering internally. Her grip on my arm tightened.

I couldn’t push the Popes away completely either, so I only subtly tried to create some distance, but Floreta and Luna showed no intention of leaving my side, regardless of my reaction.

Time continued to flow.

“It seems it’s about time to offer it to our esteemed guests.”

As complete darkness fell outside the stained glass, Luna called us together, saying she had something to give us. The Knight Commanders were all slightly intoxicated.

Except for Claudia, of course. Claudia was the one who had drunk the most among us, but she was also the one who seemed the most sober. There wasn’t even a hint of redness on her face.

“Will you bring it?”

Luna clapped her hands together lightly. The nuns who were waiting near the wall prostrated themselves before the Pope and then scurried off in a group.

We watched them with puzzled eyes. We wondered why they were being so formal to bring something.

The question was soon answered. Twelve nuns approached with a large oak barrel, their steps incredibly careful. Claudia’s eyes sparkled at the sight of the barrel.

She was drinking just a moment ago, and now her eyes are sparkling at the sight of another barrel. I seriously doubted if that was a human’s alcohol tolerance.

“Do you perhaps know what’s inside this?”

“I’m not sure. Is it… alcohol?”

“You’re absolutely right. However, this is a little different from ordinary alcohol.”

The nuns were still standing there, holding the barrel. Luna approached the valve at the bottom of the barrel. She placed a small glass in front of it and turned the valve clockwise.

A liquid, seemingly a mixture of gold and silver, began to pour into the glass.

Since the glass wasn’t very big, it filled up quickly. Luna closed the valve and handed the glass to Floreta. Golden divine power enveloped it.

The liquid, trapped between the golden divine power and the transparent glass, had a sacred yet strange feel to it, shining quietly within the glass under the chandelier’s light.

“This is a drink called ‘Moon’s Kiss’ in the Holy Kingdom. You can call the layer on top ‘Radiant Sun’.”

“‘Moon’s Kiss’… you say?”

Round, red eyes stared at the liquid in the glass. Erika seemed to know something.

“Yes. Have you heard of it?”

“I only know that it’s a drink that can’t be bought with money because it’s made by the Popes themselves, and its production is very limited. It’s said that it can only be obtained through faith, not money.”

“You are precisely correct.”

Luna nodded.

“Drinking this alcohol is only permitted for the Sun Pope and the Moon Pope, as well as the Inquisitors. For any other being to taste this, they must be personally chosen by us, the Popes, on Holy Birth Day, but even then, it’s only a few drops.”

“And it’s said that even those few drops can keep you drunk until the next day.”

“You are very well-informed, esteemed guest.”

At Luna’s praise, Claudia patted Erika’s shoulder with an “Oh” expression. Erika averted her eyes slightly, saying she had only read about it in a book before.

I also knew nothing about this alcohol. It was an item that never appeared in the game. Moon’s Kiss with Radiant Sun? I’d never heard of such names.

All five of us, including me, seemed interested, but Claudia’s reaction was particularly notable. It seemed that the mention of such a rare and potent drink had greatly piqued her curiosity.

“The process of concentrating pure divinity must be repeated at least hundreds of times, and since only we can handle such pure divinity, the annual production is less than three bottles of wine. We would like to share a glass of this with our esteemed guests.”

Luna brought another glass under the valve. She poured the liquid from the barrel into the glass, and golden divine power covered it.

The process was repeated exactly as many times as there were people. Four Knight Commanders, and me. A total of five glasses were placed on a golden tray, sparkling.

Claudia grinned. She seemed genuinely pleased. Rize and Erika’s eyes also sparkled. Only Iris had an indifferent expression, no different from usual.

Luna beckoned to one of the nuns. The summoned nun approached with a tearful face and held the tray with both hands. The faces of the other nuns were filled with envy.

“However, are you sure you can handle it?”

“…Excuse me? What do you mean?”

Floreta, holding a glass, chuckled and continued.

“Moon’s Kiss is so potent that even a single drop can shatter one’s mind and make them lose their reason. With the amount of liquid in this glass… Surely no one except us Popes could endure it. I asked if you can truly handle it.”

Green eyes slowly scanned us. It was a gaze that seemed to test us.

We looked at each other. Claudia had an expression that said there was no problem at all, and the other Knight Commanders didn’t show any particular fear either.

“It’s alright, Your Holiness. I’m confident when it comes to alcohol.”

“I’ll ask again, esteemed guest. Are you truly saying that you can handle what’s inside this?”

“Of course. Even if I can’t, I have no regrets just for having the chance to taste this alcohol.”

Floreta gave a benevolent smile to the confident Claudia. She held out the small glass. Claudia took it and examined the liquid inside.

The glass was only as long as my little finger and as thick as my little finger.

But if this alcohol really made people lose their minds with just a few drops, there would be no guarantee when I would wake up after drinking it.

“I gratefully accept, Your Holiness.”

Claudia, after thanking Floreta, downed it in one gulp.

After emptying the glass in an instant, Claudia touched her neck and chest with her hand, as if checking where her esophagus was, then turned her head towards us.

“…Wow, this is really stronㅡ”

And then, she collapsed sideways.

I heard Rize and Erika gasp in shock. Claudia was someone who drank beer not by the glass but by the barrel, and yet she didn’t get drunk, let alone even blush.

And that Claudia was like this after just a sip of this alcohol?

“I did ask if you could truly handle it.”

Fortunately, the Battle Nuns reacted quickly and caught her, so she didn’t roll on the floor. A moment later, Claudia’s face began to turn crimson.

One of the nuns took the glass from her hand and placed it on the tray. Luna’s purple eyes and Floreta’s green eyes turned to us once again.

It was a look that said, “See? We told you.”

“What will the rest of you do?”

Luna picked up the next glass. Floreta smiled brightly and said.

“It’s alright to refuse. It’s said that people of the Empire have a lower alcohol tolerance than those of the Holy Kingdom. It’s perfectly understandable.”

‘…’

As soon as my consciousness vaguely returned, I reflexively grabbed my head. It felt like it was splitting open.

My memory cut off at the point where I drank the alcohol that Floreta and Luna had emphasized was ‘specially’ prepared. I carefully retraced my memories.

After hearing Floreta’s words, the Knight Commanders, as if to show them, drank the Moon’s Kiss one after another and collapsed in the exact order they drank. And I was the last.

Unable to help myself, I groaned and clutched my head at the surging headache, and something soft embraced the back of my head. And my ears were also enveloped in something soft and supple.

“Are you feeling a little better?”

The firm voice from above my head brought my fading consciousness back to some extent. I tried to force my heavy eyelids open. But no matter how hard I tried, it wouldn’t work.

Something warm gently closed my eyes. Judging by its shape, it seemed to be a finger. Long, slender fingers were pressing and massaging my eyelids.

The hand moved away. When I opened my eyes again, a much clearer vision greeted me. I lifted my head.

“It’s good that you’ve regained consciousness.”

Luna was looking down at me from above.

“…Luna?”

“Yes, it’s Luna. Esteemed guest. You were asleep for longer than expected. It’s a relief that you’ve regained consciousness now.”

“Longer than expected…? No, more importantly, what is this situation…?”

I reflexively tried to sit up, but Luna’s hand pressing on my shoulder pushed me back down. I felt the soft sensation behind my head again.

I was sitting on a large sofa. At the edge of my vision, I could vaguely see a pale, spherical object. It seemed that this soft sensation I’d been feeling was that.

“Luna, what’s behind my head… is, is that…”

I stopped mid-sentence. I realized what the object supporting my head was. A large hemisphere, soft, two of them, at about the height of the person sitting’s head.

My head was buried between Luna’s breasts.

Luna was standing behind the back of the sofa, burying my head in her cleavage and holding me close with her breasts, staring down at me.

It wasn’t hard to guess whose scent had been lingering at the tip of my nose.

“What are you doiㅡ”

“Shh. Please don’t move, esteemed guest. My sister is still serving you, isn’t she?”

As soon as I heard the word “serving,” my thoughts stopped, and a thrilling pleasure shot through my lower body. I looked down.

“Mmm… Ung…”

A woman with long, golden hair was burying her face between my legs and diligently moving her head up and down.