Chapter 80: Until You FallThe game began with one cup.

    "Drink! Drink ''till you die, then keep drinking!" [Oled]

    Cheers arose as we downed cup after cup of alcohol. Needless to say, it tasted horrible.

    "Urgh...!" [Solace]

    Almost vomiting, I paused for a moment.

    "Hah! Ya done?!" [Thungrid]

    "Not yet!" [Solace]

    Gritting my teeth, I downed another.

    "Hurgh...!" [Solace]

    I slammed my fist against my chest. There was a burning within the back of my throat, and I could feel some kind of heat moving down my chest.

    ("God this is terrible.") [Solace]

    The alcohol I drank was nothing like the ones on earth, or so I believed. Not once have I drank alcohol before such an event, but at least the smell itself wouldn''t make me nauseous.

    "More! Drink more!" [Thungrid]

    Four cups. Five cups. Then six. We continued on and on, which made me feel completely numb.

    "Y... You... Ahm, nyut jun yee... (I''m not done yet)" [Solace]

    "Hahaha! Ya got grit!" [Thungrid]

    My vision blurred and my senses dulled. It took immense amounts of effort just to lift the cup to my mouth.

    "You have acquired |Poison Resistance|." [Spirit Guide]

    Upon hearing those words, my vision slowly came back.

    "Oof..." [Solace]

    Taking deep breaths, I chuckled a little.

    "I... can keep going!" [Solace]

    Fourteen. Fifteen. Then Sixteen. I kept up with the mighty dwarf before me.

    "You have gained |Experience|. |Poison Resistance| has gained a level|." [Spirit Guide]

    I clenched my fists, resisting the urge to puke. After a moment of rest, I could also see the dwarf beginning to feel affected.

    "Yah... Yah wan... want... tah gyive... give ahp yeeee? (You want to give up yet?)" [Solace]

    The dwarf grinned.

    "Gahaha... Not even if Hel freezes over!" [Thungrid]

    Twenty. Twenty Five. Thirty. At this point we had already emptied three barrels.

    "Jyust... Just... gyive in...! (Just give in)" [Thungrid]

    "Nooo... Youuuu...! (No You)" [Solace]

    Our speech was clearly impaired. To be honest, this part of the story was bits and pieces put together after asking around after the event.

    "You have gained |Experience|. |Poison Resistance| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide] Sёar?h the N?velFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Fourty. Fifty. Then finally Sixty. We both struggled to lift the cup to our lips. It was at this point where I was worried about losing, but a miracle happened.

    "...Ugh." [Thungrid]

    Slamming his face into the table, the mighty dwarf passed out.

    ("Did... Did I win?") [Solace]

    The room fell silent. The dwarves in the room looked at me with eyes of expectation, which probably meant I had to finish one more drink in order to win.

    ("...Damn it.") [Solace]

    Lifting the cup with trembling hands, I slowly drank the alcohol.

    "Mmm!" [Solace]

    I lifted the empty cup high with a mouthful of alcohol. Those around me cheered in celebration, but I didn''t have any chance to bathe in glory due to my vision suddenly turning black.

    ("Uh oh.") [Solace]

    "You have gained |Experience|. |Poison Resistance| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    The next thing I knew, it was morning. The second thing I knew, was that my head hurt like a motherfu-

    ("Oh no.") [Solace]

    I was about to puke.

    ("B-bathroom!") [Solace]

    I jolted to my feet, glancing around in a hurry. I found myself still in the tavern, where many dwarves were passed out on the floor.

    ("I''m running out of time!") [Solace]

    I burst out of the tavern, tripping off of some random pebble and vomiting the moment I hit the floor.

    "Abdawkujfbf!" [Solace]

    That was the best I could do to reproduce the sound.

    "What the hell...?" [???]

    I heard footsteps approach me as I finished vomiting. I spat out the remnants off to the side and stood up. It was also at this point that I realized people were staring.

    ("God that was embarrassing...") [Solace]

    I felt a tap on my... not really shoulder per se... It was a tap on my arm, which was because the person who wanted to draw my attention was a dwarf.

    "Huh? Aren''t you... Oled?" [Solace]

    Blinking with a slight confusion, I stared at the dwarf before me.

    "Uh... Did I catch you at a bad time?" [Oled]