American Adventure: My Uncle is Don Quixote-Chapter 51 - 48: Transgender Half-blood Succubus
[You have arrived at the Barbarian Gathering]
[This place is brimming with excess violence. Special creatures like Two-headed Ogres (who are prone to fighting themselves) and Succubi will occasionally spawn here.]
"Tsk, this name..." Li Wei’s mouth twitched as he looked at the system prompt that had appeared out of thin air. ’So, it’s calling us all barbarians, is it?’
Through the living room’s glass window, he spotted a few familiar faces from the football team. Travis, for example, had his arm slung around a guy about as burly as himself, locked in a drinking competition. Empty bottles were piled up in front of them.
The moment he entered the hallway, he ran into a completely wasted Travis.
"Hey... man! You’re here," Travis said, staggering over with two beers in hand. "You fi-fi-fi-finally made it. That guy Evan is still looking for you everywhere, but forget him. Quick, look over there..."
Travis pointed to a figure on a nearby sofa, lowering his voice, his eyes filled with excitement.
It was an incredibly beautiful, slender girl with long, bright-blonde hair. She was tall and slim, sitting quietly on the sofa, with at least four or five guys staring at her.
"As your b-b-b-best buddy," Travis said, thumping his chest, "you helped me on the exam, so I’m gonna he-he-help... you. I saved this girl just for you. Anyone else who tried to hit on her, I drank them under the table."
Without another word, he slung an arm around Li Wei’s shoulders and started pulling him toward the beautiful woman. But the moment Li Wei’s gaze locked onto her, a system panel instantly popped up:
[You have encountered a Succubus (Transgender, Mixed-Blood)]
[Elite Monster. After being modified by an evil Alchemist, it possesses both male and female characteristics. Due to its promiscuous lifestyle, it carries a negative plague and a chronic curse.]
[Your Knight: Bronze Physique (Extraordinary) has been detected. You are immune to the plague and curse it carries.]
[Defeat or purify the Succubus. Mission Reward: +0.3 Free Attribute Points.]
Li Wei immediately stopped in his tracks.
Although 0.3 attribute points seemed tempting, the price was a bit too steep.
He had no desire to get into a messy situation, much less "cross swords" with someone.
At the same time, the blonde "beauty" also noticed Li Wei and Travis. When "his" gaze landed on Li Wei, his eyes lit up, filled with joy and anticipation.
Li Wei looked at Travis’s drunken state and firmly grabbed his shoulder.
"I think..." He chose his words carefully. "She’s not my type."
"Why not?" Travis bellowed. "Didn’t you see those long legs? And that slim waist? What a captivating little vixen."
Li Wei pulled him aside, pointed at the person’s shoulders and wrists, and whispered, "But look at his bone structure. I think you’re really drunk. That’s obviously a guy. He might pull it out and be bigger than you."
"Hey! Man, you can’t say that... about me," Travis said, looking at him indignantly. "I... I’ll recover after I get off the meds."
"Anyway, if you’re interested, you can go talk to him," Li Wei shrugged. "But I’ll pass. I’m not in the habit of ’fencing’ with people."
After saying that, Li Wei let go of Travis’s shoulder and continued to explore the party.
Just as Li Wei reached the center of the living room, a beer bottle was slammed down hard on the table in front of him.
"You... you bastard," a man said, staggering to his feet with bloodshot eyes. "You stole my starting spot, and you still have the nerve to show up at this party?"
Li Wei took a closer look. Wasn’t this Evan, the Quarterback who’d been demoted to the second string?
"Travis called and told me to come hang out," Li Wei shrugged. "Besides, man, that was the coach’s decision. It had nothing to do with me."
"Daphne broke up with me! The coach kicked me off the starting lineup!" Evan roared at Li Wei. "This is all because of you!" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
His yelling drew the attention of at least half the people in the room. A muscular Black man quickly ran over and stood between the two of them.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey, calm down, you two," he said, holding his arms out. "We’re a team. Let’s not have any infighting over this."
"Easy for you to say, Craig," Evan sneered. "You’re the number one Quarterback on the starting lineup. With Li Wei as your backup, you must be secretly thrilled."
Evan was furious. The high school varsity team’s starting lineup had two quarterbacks who rotated, and before Li Wei arrived, it had been him and the Black man in front of him, Craig.
And Craig was Catholic, had a steady Catholic girlfriend, and never fooled around. Therefore, at school, he, Evan, had been pretty much the most popular guy.
Then Li Wei showed up and beat him down like a stray dog. Not only was he demoted from the starting lineup to the second string by the coach, but he was also dumped by the head cheerleader. He’d finally found a party to get drunk at and blow off some steam, only to run into this guy again.
And in Li Wei’s vision, a new mission appeared:
[You have encountered the mission: The Jealous Old King]
[Good things are always scarce. If no one fights over them, it only proves they are worthless trash. A lady’s favor, a King’s reward, a blessing of Magic—all are the same.]
[Prove your dominance. Shut this bitter loser up for good.]
[Mission Reward: Constitution +0.1]
"Don’t do this, Evan," Craig said. "Whatever happens, no fighting. Put down the bottle."
"Let the party go on!" Travis’s voice called out. "Drinking contest!"
The onlookers were stunned for a moment, then, after a brief silence, they started to join in.
"Drinking contest!"
"Drinking contest!"
"Drinking contest!"
"Li Wei!" Evan was already quite drunk. Fueled by alcohol and egged on by the crowd, he completely lost his cool. "If you’re a real man, you’ll compete with me!"
Li Wei glanced at the mission, then at the crowd, and nodded. "Alright, then. Let’s compete."
Craig grabbed two "cola buckets" from the table—simple cocktails of Coke and vodka—and went out into the yard amidst the crowd’s cheers and shouts.
Li Wei and Evan each held a large cola bucket, facing off in the middle of the lawn.
"Ready—Go!" someone shouted, and Evan was the first to tilt his head back and start chugging. GLUG, GLUG, GLUG.
Not to be outdone, Li Wei, whose 1.7 Constitution gave him a superhuman ability to metabolize alcohol, also lifted his cola bucket and began to drink.
"BLEGH—"
Ten minutes later, Evan couldn’t make it through the third round. He collapsed onto the grass, vomiting and sobbing incoherently.
A beautiful blonde girl emerged from the crowd, comforting him as she helped him up.
In his drunken stupor, Evan subconsciously grabbed her hand and wouldn’t let go.
"Let’s get out of here," she said. "I’ll take you upstairs to rest."
Li Wei glanced at the blonde beauty—it was none other than the transgender, mixed-blood Succubus from before. He sucked in a breath through his teeth and shot Evan’s retreating back a strange look.
At this point, no matter how great the grudge between him and Evan was, Li Wei found it in himself to let it all go.
[Mission Complete]
[Constitution +0.1]
[You have achieved a decisive victory. Your opponent has completely lost consciousness.]
[Bonus Reward: Constitution +0.1]
[Constitution 1.7] -> [Constitution 1.9]
...
When Li Wei got home, he found that Don Quixote had actually beaten him there. ’So much for acting like a mature adult,’ he thought, ’first dinner, then drinks, then making excuses like, "Oh, it’s so late, and Brooklyn isn’t safe, I should walk you home," followed by a "Can I come up for a cup of coffee?" and then just letting things that everyone loves to see happen... happen.’
As he thought this, Li Wei couldn’t help but glance at his disappointing uncle.
"What’s all this? I thought you weren’t coming back tonight," he said, taking off his shirt and looking at Don Quixote. "Date didn’t go well?"
