Feeling Good Potion
Chapter 19.
The random boxes I'd opened a little earlier had poured out blue light.
The light coming out now, though, was orange. And not just any orange — a pretty high-end orange. Kind of like the color of a luxury handbag brand. A slightly darker shade of it.
Come to think of it, should I buy a bag too?
I already had an inventory, so a bag was probably unnecessary.
I squinted against the intense glow and waited for it to fade.
The Constellations' reactions were anything but calm.
When the light finally died, what remained was a bottle filled with liquid. Inside an elegant-looking flask sat a wine that glowed a deep red.
A soft scent of wine drifted up and hit my nose. Even someone as clueless about alcohol as me could tell — a fragrance this good meant expensive liquor.
"Whoa…"
I roughly knew what nectar was. If you'd grown up in Korea, Greek and Roman mythology was basically required knowledge. Nectar was the name of the wine the gods of Olympus drank.
"This is nectar?"
I picked up the bottle and gave it a shake. It was well sealed, but the scent already seemed to fill the entire room. I even felt a little tipsy for no reason.
So the tipsy feeling is just in my head?
Come to think of it, how much could I even drink? In my previous life I'd managed about two bottles of soju, at least.
FeelGoodPotion was talking like some kind of expert.
Wait. Are they an expert?
My mind spun fast.
When I first saw that nickname, I figured it was some drug-related god.
I didn't know if a god like that even existed, but looking at the name alone, that was the natural assumption.
Alcohol is a mood-enhancing potion too, though.
Drink and you feel good. Drink too much and you turn into an animal, sure — but a moderate amount can light up a room.
Is that bastard Dionysus?
Still just a guess, but it was close to certainty. The same gut punch I'd felt when I Pulled Out a Mountain's true name was revealed — a strong instinct that this Constellation was Dionysus.
Is this a woman's intuition?
I'd become a woman, so of course the female passive skill — intuition — would have gone up too.
Or not. Whatever.
"Supply-grade? So it's a little different from the original nectar?"
In other words, everything except the effects mentioned above was still in there.
But why do I keep feeling drunk?
I kept smiling without meaning to. I felt good.
Ah — feeling good was obvious, wasn't it? I'd gotten a 100,000-coin elixir for 3,000 coins. Of course that was a win.
"Anyway, if it's good for the body, I should drink it."
"Hey, don't fight."
I tried to ban them, but the screen was swimming double and I couldn't manage it.
I'll do it later.
Banning wasn't the priority right now anyway.
"Alright. I'm gonna try the nectar."
My tongue was getting thick.
Was I actually drunk?
Screw it.
So what if I got drunk. As long as I felt good.
I cracked the seal, and a fragrant aroma washed over my head.
"Hweh…"
Chat was scrolling, but I had no idea what any of it said.
"Alrighty, one-shot time~"
I brought the nectar to my lips, tipped my head back, and downed it in one go. Bottle-chug technique, honed through years of drinking streams. The key was the wrist snap — spin the contents inside the bottle before you put it to your mouth. Since this counted as an elixir, none of it spilled or leaked.
The moment it touched my lips, the nectar slid down my throat as if it knew the way.
"Hehe, it's so tastyyy."
It didn't taste like alcohol at all. More like a soft drink. So delicious I was getting hot.
Does good food always make you hot?
No idea. I was hot, so what was I supposed to do.
I took my clothes off. Felt cooler. Better.
Chat started scrolling even faster. I couldn't see it properly, so I leaned in closer.
The letters were overlapping. I couldn't make out what anyone was saying.
Oh right. I need to ban people.
I needed to ban the ones who'd been saying weird stuff in chat earlier.
But who was it again?
Whatever. They were all the same anyway. Just ban someone.
I jabbed a finger at the screen. The display kept dodging my finger and it took some work, but something got pressed, so a ban probably went through.
"Hehe…"
Gurgle—
My stomach made a noise.
"Should've eaten before drinkinggg…"
Come to think of it, I hadn't eaten today. I'd had lunch, but I'd missed dinner. The giant mole had eaten up my evening hours.
"…I'm hungry."
It was sad. Beating up monsters on an empty stomach and ending up hungrier for it.
"Should I order delivery…?"
Sitting at home hungry with nothing to show for it was just depressing.
"Sniff…"
I pulled my favorite teddy bear out of my inventory and hugged it tight. I felt better immediately.
"Hehe, I've only got yooou~ And you've only got meee, right~?"
Come to think of it, I'd never even given my teddy bear friend a name.
"Everyooone. What should we name our cute little teddy bear?"
When nothing good came to mind, you asked the viewers. Back when I did variety gaming streams, the viewers had picked my nickname too — they'd pick this one as well.
"Guys~ Why isn't anyone answeringgg?"
I couldn't see the chat.
"Oh, that's how it's gonna be? Fine, I'll name it myself thennn."
A name for my friend…
A name…
"I dunno! Hehe, you're just Teddy Bear."
My teddy bear friend seemed to like it.
"Uhehe…"
Hugging the teddy bear like that, my body started heating up again.
"Teddy Bear, you like me too, right? Right?"
Teddy Bear seemed to like me. If not, it would've run away.
"Hehe… I've only got you tooo."
I passed the time having a lovely conversation with Teddy Bear, and my body got even hotter.
Come to think of it, my underwear had been a little small. No wonder my chest felt tight.
"Hehe… help me take this off a little."
I asked Teddy Bear to help me out of my underwear, but it didn't answer.
"What, you little punk. You're embarrassed 'cause you're a guy too?"
This bastard was a male.
"Fine. I don't wanna show my body off either."
At some point Teddy Bear had rolled over with its back to me.
"What, you sleepy?"
I was sleepy too.
Today had been exhausting. Heavenly Punishment nearly dropping on me first thing in the morning, then a gate showing up while I was just out looking at apartments, and then having to clear it.
"What did YOU even do today that you're already tired!!!"
I was so mad I flailed my arms around wildly, taking it out on the bear.
End the stream?
[Yes] / [No]
Ending the stream.
Some kind of window had appeared, but I couldn't really tell.
"Whatever. I'm going to sleep too."
I was still hungry, but sleep came before food. A woman's figure was completed through dieting, so skipping one dinner was the right call.
"Night night, Teddy~"
I pulled the blanket over myself and closed my eyes.
After that, I fell asleep five hours later.
What happened in between?
Shut up.
The first thought that hit me when I opened my eyes was exactly three syllables.
I'm fucked.
I remembered exactly what I'd done last night.
Shit.
The stream was off. I'd been trying to ban people and luckily hit end stream instead. That was about the only silver lining.
But still…
Even if I'd become a woman, did I really start acting cute the second I got drunk?
I used to just pass out when I drank.
Before falling asleep, with the teddy bear… forget that. Yeah. Forgetting was the right move.
It wasn't even a big deal, honestly. Rubbing up on a teddy bear a little wasn't that embarrassing.
Fuck, who was I kidding. It was extremely embarrassing.
"Ah, shit."
And on top of everything, I was starving. Might as well just eat.
Though first…
I checked the clips window.
A clip titled The Dangers of Nectar. The thumbnail was me taking my top off.
"Shit."
I was terrified to open the comments.