A Bar In An Alternate World: Pick Up A Young Witch - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Returning Customer

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After drinking, Karina’s face was ruddy. She sat at the bar and chatted with Lin Ge.

“You’re wearing such clean clothes. Aren’t you afraid of dirtying them?”

Karina’s eyes were hazy from the alcohol. She felt that the white shirt on Lin Ge’s body was like a piece of snow, and she had the urge to dirty it.

Lin Ge gently wiped the glass in his hand as if he was caressing a lover.

“I’m very confident in my skills.”

“Hehehe, you’re so handsome,” Karina giggled, “Can you be my boyfriend?”

“Customer, you seem to be drunk.”

“This? Just this? It’s far from enough. I can drink ten more glasses like the one just now. Give me ten more!” The alcohol seemed to have kicked in and Karina’s words were a little slurry. However, her voice was very pleasant, to begin with, so her slurred words sounded cute instead.

Long Island Iced Tea had a high alcohol content. A girl would usually be drunk with just a single glass. Due to the deceiving name, it had a not-so-nice nickname, the “virginity-losing wine”. It was often used by those with ulterior motives. Lin Ge did not want any of his customers to fall for it.

The girl before him already had an amazing alcohol tolerance since she hadn’t passed out even though she had just downed a glass of Long Island Iced Tea. But if she had another glass, she probably wouldn’t be able to take it, let alone ten glasses.

Hence, when Lin Ge heard Karina’s arrogant words, he only shook his head slightly and did not respond.

Karina swayed as she leaned on the bar counter, then said to Lin Ge, “You’re right, I’m drunk, I’m going to be drunk. When I lose consciousness, you can do whatever you want to me…”

Lin Ge remained silent. Soon, Karina started to snore.

He glanced at the sofa. It was already occupied, so he could only let her lie on the bar counter.

When Neelu returned to the hall, she found the two drunk girls and smiled, “We already have two customers, not bad. But brother Lin Ge, why did you knock them out?”

“I’ll recommend some light wine to the next customer,” Lin Ge said bashfully.

Elise finally stopped glaring at Lin Ge after Neelu returned. Instead, she started chatting with Neelu at the small wine table.

What a lazy working attitude. However, as a newcomer, it was best not to be too judgemental of others.

Lin Ge didn’t think much about offending Elise, because as long as he stood at the bar counter, he would have already offended her. It wouldn’t be worse if he went a little overboard.

However, if Neelu started despising him too, his working environment would be very bad in the future.

Hence, Lin Ge listened quietly to the music in the store and waited for the next customer to arrive.

After waiting for a long time, there was no third customer.

Lin Ge glanced at the wooden clock on the wall. Half of his six-hour shift had passed, but there were only two customers. He couldn’t help but find it strange.

Although this bar was not located in a bustling area, it was not too remote either. There were several small communities nearby, and the past few hours were the golden period after work. Why were there so few customers?

Was it because Elise’s cocktails were so bad that the nearby customers were no longer willing to visit?

He couldn’t help but look at Elise, who was chatting happily with Neelu.

If that was really the case, he could only rely on his own efforts to slowly restore the reputation of the shop.

Lin Ge didn’t hate such a challenging start to his career. Rather, he was quite eager to try.

He believed in his strength, and he believed that he could rely on his excellent bartending skills and considerate service to make every customer who came to this bar a loyal customer.

If there were too many customers then, the shop might become very crowded.

Lin Ge couldn’t help but smile.

“Hey, you pervert, if you continue staring and smiling at me lecherously, I’ll dig out your eyes.”

Elise sensed that Lin Ge was looking at her and threatened him snappily.

Just looking at Lin Ge’s smiling face made her angry.

“I’m just thinking about how to get back the customers who have been hurt by your cocktail.”

“What do you mean by that? Are you mocking my cocktails?”

“Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not mocking you at all. I’m just stating a fact.”

If Neelu didn’t hold her back, Elise would have rushed over and slapped Lin Ge in the face.

“Alright, Elise, don’t be so angry. If you’re not convinced, you can secretly learn his skills. If you can make cocktails that are better than his in front of the boss, the boss will definitely let you go back to the bar counter.”

Big sister Neelu was really humorous. Secretly learn right in front of the target?

“If you’re willing, I’d be happy to guide you, apprentice Elise,” Lin Ge said with a smile.

“Who wants to learn from you? I can make cocktails that are better than yours. Just wait!”

Elise’s voice woke up Lanya, who was on the sofa. She pressed down on her hat as she got up from the sofa.

“Oww, my head hurts…”

Karina, who was lying on the bar counter, also woke up.

“I heard Elise’s flustered and exasperated voice,” She stretched lazily, revealing her astonishingly slender waist.

She opened one of her eyes and peeked at Lin Ge, only to find that he was meticulously wiping the transparent glass in his hand, completely ignoring the piece of skin that she had deliberately revealed.

Could it be that in his eyes, she was not even more attractive than a wine glass?

She retracted her hands in disappointment and turned to look at Elise.

“Ha, I’ve found an angry Elise. How cute.”

“Red-haired woman, are you provoking me?”

“Yes, yes, do you want to fight me?” Karina’s eyes glowed with excitement.

“Let’s go outside and have a one-on-one fight,” Elise shouted, not willing to be outdone.

Neelu pulled her back again.

“Calm down, Elise. You can’t have any conflicts with the customer.”

“Hmph, if it wasn’t for Neelu’s sake, I’d beat you into a pig’s head.”

“What a pity, I really wanted to fight with you.”

Neelu stared at Karina and said with a serious expression, “Miss, please don’t cause trouble in the shop.”

“Alright, I know.”

Then, Karina turned to Lin Ge and said, “I’ll be back tomorrow. Look forward to it.”

Following this, she threw down two gold coins and walked to the door.

“Keep the change.”

After Karina left the bar, Lin Ge stared at the two gold coins on the counter.

What was this?

Neelu walked over and put away the two gold coins. She winked at Lin Ge, “Don’t worry, your salary will be converted into normal currency and wired to you. The tip will also be included.”

The girl dressed as a wizard, Lanya, also walked over unsteadily. After throwing down a few silver coins, she covered her head and walked to the door.

“I’ll be back tomorrow as well.”

Neelu also put away the silver coins and smiled, “That is great, we have two returning customers.”

Her mesmerizing smile seemed to have a deeper meaning.

Lin Ge suddenly felt that something seemed off, but he couldn’t figure it out.

What was the problem?