Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 708 Want to drink divine wine? No problem, drink as much as you like!
"The victory has been decided."

Broly pulled up a chair and sat down with a flourish, assuming the appearance of Lily Luca.

"Next, it's time to purge those who are opposed to us."

"Huh? Erd, you...you're going to kill us?"

Chanis's confidant's voice trembled.

His identity destined him to be the target of purges, but he tried to use words to incite those facing the same crisis and to rally the last forces of resistance.

"Kill you?" The dwarf girl scoffed and shook her head. "No, killing you would mean nothing to me."

"Then... Commander Erd, I am willing to follow you!"

The drunkard who had just thrown the bottle to bother them now knelt down without hesitation, fawningly expressing his loyalty.

"I don't need your following."

The little girl in the seat spoke in a calm yet unquestionable tone.

"So... you intend to expel us from the Soma Kinkaku?"

A group of members who knew they were "outsiders" looked at each other, and could only think of this worst-case scenario.

This punishment was extremely severe for them, because being banished meant the possible loss of God's grace.

Yes, divine grace can be sealed off or taken back by the god who bestowed it.

If Lilyluka Erd can persuade Lord Soma to give them up, it is entirely possible.

After becoming ordinary people, they will be unable to join other clans because of the divine grace that is sealed within them.

Those who commit many evil deeds are most afraid of losing their power, because they might be attacked by their old enemies when they are down on their luck.

"Oh, right, we also have Lord Soma..."

Suddenly, someone thought of something and said something.

"Erd, do you think Lord Soma will approve of you seizing the position of commander of the Chanis by doing this?"

Realizing they were about to suffer misfortune, many people began to think of their own clan's somewhat marginalized deity, seemingly hoping to rely on that deity to save themselves from being punished.

"That indifferent god, we've made such a mess tonight, and he hasn't even come out to check on things. Do you think he'll still come out to take care of this now?"

Broly's slightly mocking words as a dwarf girl silenced the members of the Soma Familia who had placed their hopes on the gods.

Yes, if their own god were truly in charge, how could the Soma Familia have become a one-man show by Chanis?

Everyone immediately deflated.

"However, don't worry, I don't intend to expel you."

Broly's gaze swept over the group of people as if he were examining a collection of goods.

"Family members are the family's precious property. Who would casually discard their own possessions?"

Upon hearing this, everyone—whether they were on the winning side, the neutral side, or the losing side—was completely bewildered.

If we don't kill, don't arrest, and don't expel, then how exactly do we "eliminate dissidents"?

"Erdene, what are you thinking?"

After Chandra finished stopping the bleeding of the unconscious Chanis, he couldn't help but ask.

Broly, who resembled Lily Luca, didn't hide anything from this. With a meaningful smile, he said, "I have connections in the Pleasure District. I do business with the Ishtar Familia. I plan to sell all of Chanis and his supporters there."

"Oh no, they're going to sell us to the entertainment district?!"

There were exclamations from the crowd.

"Yes."

Lily Luca, who was standing next to her, chimed in.

"To get to this point, I spent millions of Farley to purchase this equipment, and another ten million Farley to commission the development of a special drug."

Now that I'm the team leader, someone has to reimburse me for this expense. Selling off these non-performing assets is one way to do that.

This was something Lilyluka had thought of after the plan to deal with the Soma Familia was finalized.

Broly provided her with money and effort, so of course she should repay him after achieving success.

Although the best reward for Broly would be her happiness, Lily Luca had no idea.

Therefore, she insisted on having the expenses reimbursed after the matter was completed.

This is what it means to lose a battle and have to cede territory and pay reparations.

Of course, this falls under the category of prisoner trafficking in an attempt to recoup costs.

"Then... to whom of the Ishtar Familia do you intend to sell us?"

Chanis's confidant swallowed hard, his voice hoarse.

Having lost the power struggle within their clan, it was already a miracle they weren't beheaded, but the Ishtar clan of the pleasure district...

The female members are one thing, at most they're just in the sex trade. But as female members of the Soma Familia who are also heavy drinkers, these women may have already done similar things in private for money.

But the male members were terrified, because the "man-killer" Frini was there. If they were to fall into her hands, it would be a fate worse than death.

Broly seemed to see through their fear and frankly revealed the name of the person he was dealing with: "Of course, it's to Miss Frini, the captain of the Ishtar Familia."

Upon hearing this, all the male members who knew they were about to be sold turned ashen-faced.

"Ah! If we fall into that giant toad's hands, we'll be tortured to death!"

“Nonsense,” Broly sneered, “We sold you over there so you could enjoy yourselves?”

"Rather than being tortured by that man-killer, I'd rather fight you, Erd!"

One of the bolder members roared, attempting a final struggle.

Before the words were finished, the figure of "Lily Luca" flashed across the chair.

The next second, Broly appeared in front of the man like a ghost.

A heavy punch landed on the opponent's abdomen, followed by a high kick that smashed the man into the ground.

Before the other person could react, he stomped hard on the back of their head.

The wooden floorboards shattered with a crack, and blood began to seep out.

The person who wanted to fight fainted without uttering a sound.

"You think you can fight me with your pathetic strength?"

The 'little girl' looked down at him with a wicked and arrogant smile on her face, looking exactly like a villain.

Her posture and expression were completely different from the Lily Luca they remembered.

Of course, they didn't know that the arrogant little girl was just a Saiyan boy helping to put on a show that would easily establish prestige.

In Broly's life, the most classic event that helped him establish his prestige was when he helped Megumin become the Scarlet Demon King in the Konosuba world.

Therefore, the image he portrays now using Lily Luca's appearance is seven parts like Megumin from the Scarlet Devil, especially that arrogant and domineering demeanor.

As for the remaining three parts that don't resemble him, it's because he's used to letting the facts speak for themselves and directly taking action to beat others down, which gives the transformed little girl a more domineering aura.

Beside her, Lily Luca watched the boy dressed up as her, her lips twitching involuntarily. This arrogant attitude was something she would never be able to pull off.

"Rather than being sold out, let's split up and escape. That guy Erd can't possibly catch everyone!"

Someone shouted and turned to run away, as if they had made up their mind.

However, the man hadn't run more than a few steps when Broly caught up with him. Broly, in her dwarf form, delivered a powerful whip kick to the man's side.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the fleeing person flew out like a broken sack.

"Ouch, it hurts! My leg... I can't feel it!"

The person rolled several times on the ground. When they finally stopped, the other person cried out in pain, but the person was paralyzed on the ground and unable to move. Their lumbar spine had been broken.

Of course, in this world with magic, this is not a serious injury, but it is true that one will lose the ability to move until healed.

This scene shocked everyone; those who dared to resist had their heads stomped into the ground, and those who dared to run away had their lumbar vertebrae broken.

The little girl who did all this looked at them with a half-smile, as if to say: Run away, resist, this is what will happen.

"There are so many of us, there's no way Frini could eat all of us by herself..."

Chanis's confidant tried to comfort himself.

Yes, there are unlucky people, but it might not be me...

It's better than being tortured to death by a male killer later than being crippled by the brutal Lilyluka Erd.

Clinging to this侥幸心理 (a sense of wishful thinking), the previously restless crowd instantly fell silent, shrinking back like quails, daring not to make the slightest move.

Looking at this group of resigned guys, Broly, who felt that he had helped Lily Luca establish enough authority, nodded in satisfaction.

"Chandra, tie them up and keep them under control. I'll go report to Lord Soma."

After giving his instructions, Broly took the nearby Rili Luca upstairs.

"boom!"

He kicked open the door to the room where the god was.

"finished?"

While Somo was still focused on mixing the drinks, he heard the door being closed again.

Then, a person walked over quickly.

She jumped onto the table and reached out to grab his collar.

He was very strong and lifted him right off the chair.

"Uh, Lililuka? No...you're not Lililuka! Who are you?"

Soma asked in astonishment. Being able to see through souls, he clearly noticed that the soul of the person in front of him was different from that of the little girl from his own clan.

"Nice to meet you, God Soma, and this may be the last time you see anyone else."

With a flick of his arm, Broly tossed the god away like a sandbag.

"Brother Broly!"

Lily Luca gasped in surprise.

Why did you treat Lord Soma like that?

"Lily, the antidote for alcohol addiction has lost its effectiveness."

Broly said in a deep voice.

Lily Luca was taken aback: "You mean, Lord Soma tampered with the wine?"

"Otherwise, how do you explain that those people were still swayed by Chanis's divine wine and intended to besiege you?"

Broly nodded. He hated traitors. Soma's attitude clearly favored them, but the antidote for the divine alcohol hadn't worked, proving that this guy might be a fickle god. Considering this, Broly didn't mind sending him back to Heaven early, even though this world had a rule that mortals couldn't harm gods.

But he simply carried the other to a high place and let go. If Soma fell to his death or used his divine power to be sent back to the heavens, it couldn't be blamed on him.

I never intended to kill the other party, but to try to make this god die completely in the lower realm (the kind that cannot be resurrected), only for Lilyluka's sake.

"I didn't tamper with the wine. As long as you drink the wine mixed with your medicine, it will definitely work."

Soma coughed and stood behind Lilyluka, trying to defend himself.

"Then tell me, why didn't the potion work? Are you implying that the things made by God Mihe are inferior?"

"The addiction to 'divine liquor' is the psychological addiction of drinkers who seek simple pleasure. When people drink alcohol mixed with antidote drugs, the 'divine liquor' will taste extremely bitter in their mouths when they drink it again. But if they don't know this, they will naturally be swayed by the 'divine liquor'."

Soma also heard the reason why this person had come to him, so he directly explained why those who had drunk the wine mixed with the antidote were still swayed by the divine wine.

"Uh, is this the effect of the antidote for alcohol addiction?"

Broly paused, looking at the dwarf girl.

Lily Luca scratched her cheek, somewhat embarrassed: "I...I didn't ask Lady Hestia about the specific effects of the potion."

Broly looked at Soma, who lay on the ground looking innocent and wronged, and felt a pang of embarrassment. "Lord Soma, it was a slip of the hand just now, do you believe me?"

Su Mo looked at him silently, his eyes beneath his bangs filled with speechlessness.

After a while, he actually nodded: "I believe you did it unintentionally."

"Uh... sorry, Lily and I have something to do later, so we'll be leaving now."

Broly helped Somo up and then quickly left with Lily Luca. He carefully and gently closed the door, a stark contrast to his earlier violent act of kicking the door open.

"Is this the person Lily met...?"

Inside the room, Soma dusted himself off and muttered to himself.

"Although he was a bit rough, he was definitely someone who could protect that child."

He shook his head and continued mixing the liquor.

After Broly went downstairs, he went straight to the place where Chanis had prepared the divine wine for the feast of the gods.

He picked up a bottle and tossed it to Chandra.

"Huh, for me?"

Chandra looked delighted.

“No,” Broly said, pointing to the bound losers, “it’s for them to drink.”

"what?"

Chandra opened his mouth wide, then realized what he had done and silently closed it.

Before being executed, death row inmates are given a last meal.

All of Ciannis's cronies are to be taken to the pleasure quarters and sold to Frini.

Having a final drink to sever one's life doesn't seem to pose any problem.

"Woo..."

Upon hearing that they would still have the Divine Wine for the Decapitation Sake, the members of the Soma Familia who were about to be sold looked at Broly with a hint of gratitude.

Divine wine is something that can easily bring people to extreme bliss.

“Erd, you’re not bad either. I should have followed you earlier.”

Lily Luca remained silent. She knew that Broly had come to test whether the antidote for alcohol addiction had worked, but it wasn't a good time to explain.

Of course, there's no need for this explanation.

"yue~"

After the divine sake was poured out and fed to the members of the Soma Familia who were about to be sold, they all vomited, even though they had been expecting to drink the swan wine.

"Erdene, this isn't some kind of divine wine. What on earth did you give us to drink?"

The extreme bitterness brought tears and snot to the eyes of those drinking the "divine wine."

It seems the antidote for alcohol addiction is effective.

Broly nodded.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If this isn't divine wine, what is it?"

Chandra was somewhat puzzled by the reaction of these people spitting out the divine wine, and at the same time felt a little sorry for the wasted divine wine.

He subconsciously wiped the bottle opening with his thumb, then put the thumb, which was stained with the divine wine, into his mouth to taste it. Then, with a gag, he also gagged.

"No, Erd, you, Yue, what exactly did you do to the divine wine? Why does this bottle of divine wine taste like this?"

Feeling cheated, the burly human quickly asked, as he felt the divine wine in his hand was like bile.

No wonder those who drank it vomited; it would be strange if a normal person didn't.

"It's not the problem with the divine wine, but with the wine of reason that you drank. It contains a special drug that helps those who drink it to break their addiction to the divine wine."

Since Chandra was the number one member of the Soma Familia who sided with her, Lilyluka explained the situation to the burly human man.

These words contained a lot of information, causing the nauseating human giant to widen his eyes: "Did Lord Soma also want you to seize the position of leader?"

At that moment, he imagined a lot of things.

"Uh, almost."

Lily Luca thought for a moment and then nodded.

It is indeed true that Lord Soma has the desire to change his clan.

Although, they were the ones in charge of the whole thing.

"I see, I see. Lord Soma, you've finally pulled yourself together?"

Although the taste in her mouth was a bit unpleasant, Chandra was still very happy.

He took the wine gourd from his waist and prepared to rinse his mouth with his own wine.

then……

"yue~"

He started gagging again.

"No, why has my wine turned bitter too?"

He looked at his wine gourd with a puzzled expression, then at the two little girl girls beside him.

"Because the antidote for alcohol addiction can also work on other types of alcohol."

The two Lilylukas exchanged a glance, and the real Lilliputian girl explained again.

Chandra and other members of the Soma Familia: "..."

They all seem to have drunk that drink of reason.

"This has an expiration date, right?"

One of the Soma Familia members who had just stood with Lilyluka asked in a trembling voice.

"Uh, I don't know."

Lily Luca was a little embarrassed.

"There's an antidote, right?"

The man asked again in a trembling voice.

"Uh, I don't know either."

The little girl knew nothing when asked.

"Does this mean we won't be able to drink anymore?"

"Oh, no!"

A group of Soma Familia members who were temporarily spared punishment and were even glad they hadn't taken sides earlier were now feeling as if they had lost their parents.

However, it's not their fault. After all, preventing a group of alcoholics from drinking in the future is the greatest torture for them.

"Hmph, I don't know if you'll be able to drink in the future, but I do know that if you don't get up and work, I'll make sure you never have a future."

Broly's portrayal of the dwarf girl, delivered with the words of a major villain, immediately silenced the wailing members of the Soma Familia.

"Now, take them to Happy Street to sell them."

Broly gave the order, his voice seemingly possessing a magical quality, so that the other members of the Soma Familia dared not disobey and responded in unison, escorting the fellow members who had stood in the wrong line out the door.

"Erdene, what about these people?"

Once outside, Chandra pointed to a group of people lying in the yard and asked.

"Hmm, send a few people to get some divine wine and feed it to them!"

Upon hearing this, the drunkards on the ground, still feeling the lingering pain from the finger strike, immediately brightened up.

"But these people, too, have drunk the wine of reason..."

"It is because they had drunk it that we gave them the divine wine to drink."

Broly glanced at Chandra.

"Otherwise, would I let those guys who dared to besiege me enjoy themselves?"

Broly is generally not one to hold grudges, but these guys who dared to gang up on Lilyluka are an exception.

Killing them wouldn't be the answer, and selling them would likely be unwanted, but it would be better to teach them a lesson.

"Remember, everyone must have at least one cup. You can drink more, but you can't drink less."

"Ah, sir, if it's divine wine, I can drink a whole bottle."

Immediately, someone endured the pain, got up from the ground, and said...

"I can drink as much as I have!"

Someone else cried out in pain.

These guys were completely unaware that a formal member of the Soma Familia was looking at them with immense pity.

Drinking the divine wine for free is indeed a pleasure before drinking the wine of reason, but after drinking the wine of reason, just look at the group of people being held captive and some of them dry heaving, and you'll know what the situation is. They're practically drinking bile, and people are still fighting over it.

“Very good, very energetic. Hmm, you guys are in charge of keeping an eye on these guys who say they want to drink too much. If they drink less than a bottle of the divine wine, you can’t let them leave.”

[A demon, this is a demon, isn't it?!]

The members of the Soma Familia who were assigned the task thought to themselves, but outwardly agreed.

(End of this chapter)