I Have a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon System in a World with Pokemon

After dinner, their group sat on the floor around a small, round table in the living room. In the middle of the table, there was a large pitcher with a blue liquid and ice cubes floating on the surface. It's the cocktail Dante made to drink while they are playing games.

On another table beside them, there were also their Pokemon sitting around, each holding cards with Dragonite looking in Pikachu's direction with a competitive spirit. He still hasn't forgotten how he was defeated by this Pokemon. This game is the prime opportunity to beat him back!

"Bottoms up!"

Everyone clinked their glasses and cheered. Then, they drank the drink from their shot glass.

"How is it, Furina? How do you like the taste of your first alcohol?"

Furina scrunched her face, but still forced herself to empty her glass. Dante, who saw this scene, began to tease her. 

When Furina learned that Dante bought a separate wine for her and Focalors, she vehemently protested and firmly stated that she would drink the same as everyone else.

"Hmph! As can only be expected of I, Furina de Fontaine! This much alcohol can't even faze me!"

"Ohhh, how amazing! Then, do you want to try some of mine?"

"Uh! Err, ahem! I-I prefer the flavor of this drink."

Furina had a drop of sweat on her forehead as she looked at the clear liquid in Dante's glass. Even from her position, she could smell the overwhelming scent of alcohol. 

Because of Dante's increased physique, drinks with low alcohol concentration won't have much effect in making him drunk. His drinks must reach at least 50% alcohol concentration for him to even begin feeling its impact.

"Come on! Let's play!"

Candice picked up the deck of cards from the pile of games at the side and began distributing them to everyone.

"What are the rules?"

Focalors looked at the cards in her hand and raised an inquiring gaze at Candice.

"Let's play Bullshit first, it's very easy for beginners like you and Furina."

"B–b-bullshit?"

Furina looked at Candice, her face scrunched at the crassness of the name.

Bullshit is a game that can be played by at least 3 people. The 52 cards from the deck are shuffled and distributed equally to everyone. 

The first player, who is the one holding the ace of spades, will start the game by discarding that card along with the aces in their hand on the table. Then the player after them will discard the 2's in their hand, then the next player will discard the 3's, and so on and so forth. The game will continue until a player has no more cards, making them the winner. 

The twist for this game is that, the players will put their cards face down when discarding them on the table. This means, someone can bluff and say they are putting 2 of spades, when in fact, they are placing a king or jack there. The player will do this in case they don't have the corresponding card in their hand, or they just want to discard more cards.

The other players can call out a player's bluff by shouting BULLSHIT or BS. The player, who just placed their cards on the table, must turn the cards up. If the cards are the same as what they called out, the player who called them out will have to take all the cards on the table. If the cards are incorrect, however, the player who placed them will be the one to take all the cards.

And because this is a drinking game, in addition to taking the cards, the player must also drink a shot of alcohol in addition to taking the cards. When a player wins, all the others who lost will have to drink a cup.

After Candice's explanation, the expression on Furina's face turned from confusion to one of supreme arrogance.

As someone who became an actor ever since she was young, managing her expression and making others believe her act is just her second nature. 

The game began, and Focalors, who got the ace of spades, was the first to put two cards down.

Their current position on the table in a clockwise direction are: Focalors - Furina - Dante - Shinobu - Candice - Focalors.

"Two aces."

Her face remained very placid, not betraying any expression. Furina, who was next to play, had a confident smile as she called out:

"I put one 2."

"I'll discard one 3" (Dante)

"Two 4's" (Shinobu)

"I also have two 5's." 

"Bullshit."

Right after Candice nonchalantly placed two cards onto the pile, Focalors beside her immediately called out.

"Darn it! How did you know?"

"Just a lucky guess."

Focalors chuckled as her eyes glanced at the three 5s in her hand. With there only being 4 cards of each number, there's no way anyone else can have two 5s.

After Candice drank a shot and took the pile of cards on the table, the game continued. Furina, who proclaimed herself as a master of bluffs, seems to have forgotten that there was also her sister among them.

Focalors was able to call out almost every one of her bluffs, forcing Furina to drink shot after shot. Seeing the large number of cards in her hand, she gave her sister a pitiful look.

"Sis~ don't bully me!"

"What bullying? I'm only playing the game according to the rules."

Furina pouted before placing two cards on the table. 

"Three Aces."

"Bullshit."

"Sis!!!"

—-

"Ugh, what time is it?"

"It's already 11:30"

"Huh, I thought it was already past midnight. Come on! Let's play another game!"

"Don't forget we still have classes tomorrow...Let's play one last game."

After playing Bullshit, they tried the other games Dante and Focalors bought. Monopoly, Lycanwolf, Ekans and Ladder, etc. Every rule was modified so the loser had to drink every time. 

They had already gone through six bottles of wine, making everyone drunk to a varying degree.

Shinobu looked at her roommate who was red in the face and still clamoring to drink. She wouldn't be able to know Candice was such a party girl just based on first impressions.

"Let's play truth or dare! Hehehe, this way, we can get to know each other better."

"Oui! A most splendid idee, mademoiselle Candice!"

Furina, who was already sprawled on the floor, immediately let out a laugh in agreement.

Dante, Shinobu, and Focalors looked at each other. The winners of the previous games were mainly decided among the three of them. Therefore, they still had a moment of respite before drinking unlike these two who were forced to drink every game.

"Alright, let's play truth or dare. But this is the last game, alright. It would be bad if the two of you got a hangover in class tomorrow."

Dante stood up, feeling a little woozy. He took an empty wine bottle and spinned it on the table. Whichever way the neck of the bottle is pointing towards after stopping will ask the question, while the one on the opposite side will be the one being asked.

The bottle soon stopped spinning, the neck pointing at Furina and the base at Shinobu.

"Hihihi, my turn enfin. Magnifique soi will ask, truth…or deree?!"

Everyone stared amusedly as Furina stood up and dramatically pointed her index finger…at Dante. 

"Hey, Furina, Shinobu is over here."

Furina scratched her head in confusion. Shinobu laughed at seeing this and then answered the question.

"I choose the truth. What do you want to ask?"

"Ze verite? Umm, lemme thinkkk…ah! Zat did you two do last night?"

Furina pointed her index finger at both Dante and Shinobu, her half lidded eyes showing a slight glimmer of curiosity.

"H-huh? Where did this come from?"

Hearing Furina's question, Shinobu's face turned beet red. She looked at Dante to signal for help, however, he could only shrug his shoulders to express helplessness.

"You can drink a glass to pass the question?"

Focalors opposite them suggested while giving her sister a chastising look. From their reaction, she knew this question was private for Shinobu and Dante.

Luckily, in this game, if you don't want to answer the truth or do the dare, you can just drink a whole glass of alcohol.

"Booo!! Don't take the coward's way out, Shinobu! Answer the question!"

Shinobu ignored Candice's provocation from the side. Her hand took the glass full of alcohol and quickly chugged it down.

"Cough! cough!"

"You alright, Shinobu?"

"Yeah, ugh, I think I drank too fast. My head feels a bit heavy."

Dante stretched his hands and supported her body against his.

"We should end the party here. Furina's already fallen asleep on the table."

"No way! We only had one chance to ask a question!"

Candice whined in protest. However, Dante ignored her and stood up while supporting Shinobu.

"We'll continue next time. Come on, I'll escort you and Shinobu back to your dorms."

"Let me accompany you. I'll support Candice, you support Shinobu."

"What about Furina?"

"Let her sleep here for now. I'll get her to bed when we get back."

With that, Dante placed his arms around Shinobu's stomach and let her lean her head on his shoulder. On the other side, Focalors also supported the still-grumbling Candice.

They looked at the Pokemon still playing and eating snacks and called Snover and Accelgor back.

"Pikachu, Azumarill, can you help tidy up the place? We'll return in a short while."

"Pikachu!" (Leave it to me!)

"Azuu!" (No problem.)

Dante smiled and thanked the two.

After walking out of the house, Dante noticed how dark the surroundings were. Since it was almost midnight, only a few sporadic lights from the front of each house served as their light source.

Fortunately, Shinobu and Candice's dorms are only a 3-minute walk away. 

Dante and Focalors walked them to the front of the apartment, and after making sure that Shinobu and Candice could make it to their room on their own, they began to walk back.

"So? How was your first experience drinki- are you alright?"

Dante smiled and turned to ask Focalors. However, he noticed Focalors was hugging her shoulders and slightly shivering. 

"I-I'm fine, just feeling a little cold. I can say my first experience is definitely something I won't forget."

Focalors smiled at Dante. However, seeing him looking worriedly at her, she rolled her eyes. However, when she looked down and saw his hand, an idea popped up inside her mind.

Her body subconsciously followed that idea without even having time to think and soon, she was holding Dante's hands with her own.

"?"

"…it does feel a little cold. Let me use your hands to warm myself up."

Dante felt Focalors' soft and smooth hands and his heart started to beat faster. Looking at her breathing a sigh of relief and no longer shivering, he could only make excuses for his behavior as helping her.

The two walked in silence under the moonlight, Focalors' body occasionally rubbing against Dante. Smelling the scent of lavender mixed with alcohol on her body, Dante couldn't help becoming more conscious of the girl beside him.

When they reached the front door of their house, Dante felt a mix of relief and disappointment. Just as he was about to let go of his grip, Focalors suddenly spoke.

"Hey, Dan…can I hug you for a while?"

Dante turned his head and saw Focalors' eyes with an imploring look.

"...I have a girlfriend, you know."

"It's just a hug. Nothing more, I promise."

Dante didn't know whether it was because of the alcohol, the look in the girl's eyes, her almost pleading voice…or maybe because he was just too horny. He nodded in agreement to Focalors' request.

Focalors approached in a single step and buried her head in his chest. Dante's arms were outstretched at the sides for 2 or 3 seconds in hesitation, before finally hugging her back.

"Is there a problem?"

"...no. It's, being by your side makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. I know this is wrong, but I, I really want to do this…let's just blame it on alcohol and forget this ever happened tomorrow, alright?"

"..."

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