Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 706 The Feast of Divine Wine, Failure to Withdraw from the Group, As Planned, The Challenge of the Little Girl!
"Why are those guys blocking the entrance to the clan's territory?"

Chanis frowned as he stood by the window, gazing at the dense crowd outside the camp, and couldn't help but ask his trusted confidant.

The Feast of Divine Wine is a grand feast for the Soma clan, but it is also a day for dumping large quantities of inferior divine wine on the outside world. Chanis has been busy entertaining important customers lately and hasn't paid much attention to the clan's affairs.

“Lord Chanis, they are all peripheral members who have come to attend the Feast of Divine Wine.”

The trusted confidant answered the commander's question.

"Wow, the peripheral events this year are actually quite impressive; so many people have saved up enough for the entrance fee to drink at the event?!"

Chanis said in high spirits that the Feast of Divine Wine was a technical exchange meeting on winemaking in the distant past, but now it has become a day for him to amass wealth from his clan members.

Tickets for drinking wine cost money, and to drink the latest divine wine brewed by Lord Soma, you need to bid. This is much more profitable than selling the divine wine normally.

Of course, if the divine wine were sold normally, it would only be considered slightly expensive, not unaffordable. However, in order to better control the Soma clan, Chanis used a scarcity marketing strategy in the past.

Only on this day of the Feast of Divine Wine will the supply of divine wine be opened to satisfy the thirst of the wine lovers in the clan who have been craving wine for a year.

“Uh, Lord Chanis, that’s not how it is.”

"Ok?"

"I don't know which bastard spread the word that this year's Divine Wine Feast is free to attend, and everyone who attends can drink a small cup of Divine Wine. As a result, the outer members and some other drunkards who heard the news flocked to the gate of our camp before dawn."

The confidant offered a somewhat embarrassed explanation.

"Huh? Free access to the Divine Wine Feast? Those drunkards must be dreaming. They want to drink even though they have no money. Do they think this is a charity hall for beggars?"

When Chanis heard that the people crowding outside were all broke, his face darkened. The divine wine was his tool for controlling his clan, and also a tool for him to make a fortune. Wanting to drink the divine wine without money was like stealing money from the vault of the miser Grandet.

"Didn't you tell those guys the truth?"

Chanis squinted at his confidant.

“I told them, but those guys don’t want to leave. Some people are still spreading the word in the crowd. Maybe if there are enough people, Lord Chanis will grant them a special favor and allow them to attend the Divine Wine Feast for free.”

"Hmph, a bunch of drunkards, they're dreaming."

Chanis snorted, but didn't care much. The official members he controlled were all blessed by God, while those crowding outside were people without divine favor. What could ordinary people do to those who possessed divine favor (power)?

The answer is that anyone who dares to defy authority will be severely suppressed. Those on the periphery and at the bottom will be given a beating, while those in serious cases will be killed outright.

Of course, killing is not allowed before attacking a Familia's territory. Orario has its own set of rules. Familias that kill people at will will be reprimanded and punished by the Guild. In severe cases, they may be defined as a dark faction and may be wiped out by other Familias.

The Soma Familia isn't a particularly powerful one, but they are quite adept at using any means necessary to make money from brewing and amass wealth. Once they find a reason to exploit them, other Familias could easily plunder their gold coins. Chanis, on the other hand, is more cautious about this.

"Give the order to the guards to keep a close watch on the gate and not let any poor, drunkards sneak in. The Feast of Divine Wine is only for those with money in their pockets."

"Of course, if any outsiders dare to attack our clan's territory, then we needn't hold back. Suppress them all!"

Chanis instructed his confidants not to concern themselves with the large group of penniless drunkards gathering outside, and not to investigate who had instigated such a large group to block the entrance, because this person looked down on ordinary people from the bottom of his heart.

"Lord Soma."

Lilyluka went to Soma's room.

"The rations of wine I prepared for the Feast of the Divine Wine are all there."

Soma pointed to the pots of unbottled wine in the room and said.

Without hesitation, Lily Luca took out Mihe's antidote for alcohol addiction and poured it into the bottle one by one.

The special wine made by Somo is mixed with Mihe's antidote for alcohol addiction, and a rich aroma of wine is released.

It doesn't taste as good as Divine Wine, but it has a unique aroma and a greenish-blue color, somewhat like absinthe.

Once the bottles were separated and packaged, they were moved out in boxes.

Some members of the Soma Familia who had already been won over, such as Chandra, came to help.

"Chandra, Erd, what are you doing?"

Chanis saw it as he passed by, frowned, and asked.

"Commander Chanis, this is Lord Soma's intention. We are to share some of the rations from the Divine Wine Feast with those outside."

Chandra offered an explanation on behalf of the dwarf girl, which made Chanis click his tongue in annoyance, and he ran straight to Somo's room.

“Lord Soma, you don’t know how expensive things are until you’re in charge. The price of brewing materials has gone up again this year. If you give the wine that you’ve worked so hard to brew to outside members, won’t that break the hearts of us loyal members who have worked so hard to earn money for you to brew wine?”

This is a common PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactic used by Chanis. Although he treats Soma as a tool god, he still speaks with a respectful attitude on the surface.

"Chanis, I'm sorry."

Soma did not refute, but apologized directly.

However, the meaning of this apology is multifaceted.

However, Chanis didn't recognize it.

“Then I’ll go and tell Chandra to stop carrying the wine out.”

“No, Chanis, today, just this once.”

However, this time Soma refused him, saying it with some insistence.

"Well, alright then, but, the divine wine..."

"I'll leave the arrangements for the divine wine to you."

Chanis bowed and left the room.

"Lord Chanis?"

His trusted aide leaned over to ask.

"Lord Soma is just a child, and he still needs to have some of his willful wishes fulfilled from time to time."

They despise the gods, but because they need to use them, they have to coax them.

"Fine, since Lord Soma wants to give those guys outside some food and wine, then give them some. Let's prevent them from going astray and doing something like attacking the clan's territory."

The gates of the Soma clan's residence were opened, and a cart loaded with a special liquid mixed with a drug to cure alcohol addiction was pushed out.

The drunkards who were blocking the way looked over, and when they saw the boxes that looked like they were filled with alcohol on the cart, their eyes immediately lit up.

"My lord, please have mercy and give us a sip of this divine wine."

However, with Chandra and his group guarding the area, no one dared to rush over and try to steal anything.

"Today is the feast of divine wine. Lord Soma, in his kindness, has bestowed upon you the wine of reason. All who are present may come here to receive a cup, but each person may only receive one cup."

Lily Luca's words, spoken from her position on the cart, caused the group of drunkards who had gathered outside to cheer, shouting "Long live Lord Soma!"

"I told you, coming here to try your luck was the right thing to do, wasn't it?"

"Unfortunately, that's not divine wine."

"Ha, it's already pretty good to have free drinks."

"Hmm, that looks pretty good, it's good wine."

One by one, glasses of the "Beverage of Reason" were taken. Those who finished them smacked their lips, felt it wasn't enough, and lined up again.

"You've already received it."

"Oh, sir, please, have mercy and give me another cup, just one cup will do."

The person who said this did not get what he wanted. Chandra grabbed him, kicked him in the butt, and sent him flying.

Everything was proceeding smoothly and according to plan. Broly and Bell blended in with the wine distributors, completely inconspicuous.

When it was 7 p.m., the real feast of divine wine began at the Soma clan's residence, and all participants had to pay an entrance fee of 300,000 fali.

Chanis stood on the high platform, holding a wine cup in his hand, spouting useless nonsense. He talked about how the clan had developed well this year, thanks to everyone's hard work, which allowed the even better-tasting divine wine to be born from the hands of the gods. In short, he was encouraging everyone to work even harder to make money in the future (by any means necessary, whether it was cheating, swindling, or even murder and robbery in the dungeon)...

"Let us together make our bond with the gods (divine wine) even more perfect!"

Inside the Soma Familia, a group of people were holding their leader's smelly feet and cheering.

These people raised their glasses together and drank the new wine that Lord Soma had named "The Wine of Reason," which they had paid for admission to and could drink freely.

"Lord Chanis, there's something I'd like to say here." Just as the Divine Wine Feast entered its second phase, with the auction for the latest Divine Wine underway, the words spoken by the little girl as she raised her hand attracted the attention of everyone else.

"Isn't that Erd? I heard she disappeared for a while. How come she has the money to attend the Feast of Divine Wine?"

"Where's Kanu? Why didn't that guy and his henchmen come? Did they get caught in a mishap and get killed?"

Some murmurs arose around them. Although there were some newcomers who could attend the Divine Wine Feast, most of them were the elders of the Soma clan.

These people all knew each other and were somewhat surprised that the raccoon man Kanu hadn't come, but instead, the little girl who was often exploited by Kanu had come to attend the Divine Wine Feast this year.

"Erd, what's wrong?"

"I asked with a smile," Chanis asked.

Those who can attend the feast of divine wine are all his moneybags.

He didn't care where Lilyluka Erd got the money to attend the Feast of the Gods.

Just as he didn't care about those clan members who disappeared without him even noticing.

Perhaps he's dead, but it's quite common for people to die in Orario, isn't it?

"Lord Chanis, I remember you said that anyone who wants to leave the clan only needs to pay ten million fali, right?"

Lily Luca asked.

"Yes, there is such a thing. What, Erde, have you raised enough money and want to leave our Soma Familia now?"

Chanis narrowed his eyes and asked in return, not believing that a little girl who was merely a supporter could come up with so much money.

“That’s right, Lord Chanis. I want to live a more normal life. I don’t want to let the divine wine control my life anymore. I want to break away from Soma, this clan that is like a quagmire and always destroys my pursuit of a simple and happy life.”

Lily Luca answered.

"So, do you have ten million faris?"

Lily Luca didn't say anything, but kicked over the box next to her.

The heavy box fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, spilling the farizi inside.

"Here is ten million, my fee for withdrawing from the tour."

The little girl spoke directly, and the Soma Kin of the surrounding members who knew her exchanged bewildered glances.

The supporter girl, who was often exploited by Tanuki-man Kanu and others, has now quietly produced ten million Fali.

"Hmm, it does look like it's worth ten million Faris. But, Erd, can you tell me how a supporter like you managed to earn so much money?"

Chanis pushed up his glasses and asked a question.

"Lord Chanis, under your effective leadership, members of our clan are now resorting to any means to make money. Does it really matter to you how I got my money?"

Or are you planning to betray your principles for personal gain, and after seeing how much money I, a supporter, can make, you're going to go back on your promise to leave the clan?

Lily Luca said with a slightly sarcastic tone that the people of the Soma Familia, even those contacted by Chandra, who knew what she was up to, were somewhat surprised by the arrogance of the little girl and did not know where she had the confidence to provoke Chanis in this way.

"Of course, if Lord Chanis wants to go back on his word, then there's nothing a poor, helpless little girl like Lily, a supporter of the dwarf race, can do. But afterwards, I'll go outside and tell those people blocking the way that Lord Chanis, as the leader of the kin, has broken his promise."

Upon hearing this, Chanis squinted and asked, "Erd, did you instigate those people to come?"

"Lily is just assuring herself that she can successfully leave the Soma Familia as Lord Chanis requests."

Lily Luca answered.

"Erdene, how dare you speak to Lord Chanis like that?"

The confidant immediately stepped forward, glaring fiercely at the little girl.

"As we all know, the current state of the Soma Familia is largely due to Lord Chanis's effective leadership. Ordinary members can easily bully and oppress their own kin. Who knows if Lord Chanis, as the leader, will simply ignore what he says?"

The confidant wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Chanis. The little girl was right. The current state of the Soma Familia was indeed largely due to him. However, he could do it, but he couldn't admit it.

“Erd, although I don’t know what happened to you, it seems you have grown a lot, to be able to pull off such a scene.”

Not only did they manage to raise so much money, but they also gathered so many peripheral members and put me, the leader, in a difficult position to talk to…”

"I admire you," Chanis said with a forced smile.

"However, you underestimate me as the commander. As the saying goes, a person cannot stand without integrity. Although I don't consider myself a good person, I am not one to go back on my word."

"So, Lord Chanis, you're willing to let me leave the Soma Familia?"

The little girl's eyes lit up, revealing a triumphant expression.

"Of course, but before that, I need to investigate one thing clearly."

"what's up?"

"Where did you get this money?"

"Lord Chanis, are you trying to make things difficult for me?"

"I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, but I have to defend myself for what you said, that the clan only started to cheat and exploit its members because of me."

As everyone knows, you're just a supporter, and it's almost impossible to earn that much money. Kanu didn't come today, and they've all lost contact recently.

Besides Kanu, Seth and others from before have also lost contact. So, Erd, I have reason to suspect that you conspired with people outside the Familia to murder your fellow Familia members and obtain so much money from them.

However, don't worry, this is just suspicion, there is no evidence. As long as we investigate and find out that you didn't earn this money by cheating your companions, I will agree to let you leave the clan.

However, Erd, you might not want to leave the clan then, who knows, hehe..."

Chanis said with a smile, "But everyone knows that the excuse of harming his comrades is just that. This cunning and petty leader simply wants to take the money from the little girl and doesn't want to let her leave the clan, since she can make money from him."

When the time comes, all we need to do is fabricate some false evidence to prove that Lily Luca's money is related to the missing person, and then we can confiscate it. What can the little girl do then?
They wanted to use the special day of the Divine Wine Feast to gather enough members of their own clan to put Chanis on a high platform, so that he couldn't just ignore what he said.

[Ah, Erd is still too naive. Commander Chanis's cunning is beyond your imagination.]

"So, Lord Chanis, are you really unwilling to let me go?"

"Heh, I didn't say that. I just said we need to investigate thoroughly."

"Chanis said with a smile."

"You think you've got me?"

"Is not it?"

"In that case..."

The little girl tore off her cloak, revealing a silver-white armored battle skirt underneath.

"Chanis, I formally challenge you for the position of commander."

Lily Luca drew her longsword from her waist and pointed it at the leader of the Soma Familia on the high platform.

This scene left the other members of the Soma clan who had come to attend the Divine Wine Feast, apart from Chandra, somewhat dumbfounded.

The supporters instantly transformed into combat-style attire and even challenged their treacherous leader for the leadership position.

Are we seeing things, or has Lily Luca Erd gone mad?

"Ha, why should I accept your challenge?"

Chanis narrowed his eyes. He was a discerning person and could see the extraordinary nature of the armor and battle dress worn by the little girl. Being cautious by nature, he did not take the bait.

"Yes, you can refuse, but they will know that you, Chanis, the leader of the Soma Familia, the Lv.2 wine keeper, are a real coward for not daring to accept a challenge from a little girl like me, a supporter of the little human race."

And you can't fool anyone about what happened today. I want to pay the fees for leaving my family and leave, but you want to take my money and don't want to let me leave.

Ha, a Lv.2 who doesn't keep his word and doesn't dare to accept the challenge from the Lv.1 supporter, the little girl, tell me, who will respect you after today?

"You, Chanis, are you worthy to be the leader of the Soma Familia?"

Although they didn't know why things had turned out this way, the members of the Soma clan who had come to attend the Divine Wine Feast exchanged glances but remained silent, looking at Chanis on the high platform.

As the leader of a clan, if one cannot win over the people with one's character and reputation, nor with one's strength and ability, then it is only a matter of time before one is overthrown by one's subordinates. This puts direct pressure on Chanis.

(End of this chapter)