Chapter 62 – First Drink From the Same Glass
In fact, it was in the middle of the night when Rike opened her eyes and regretted her actions.
After a brief delusion using the Dritna sisters, Rike cradled her in her arms, and Roman, who had been lightly asleep, opened her eyes.
“Are you awake?”
“…Huh.”
Under the blanket, they exchange warmth with each other’s skin and spend a pleasant silence.
Rike used my forearm as a pillow and let out a thin breath that matched his size.
“It’s still night, so you can sleep some more.”
“…Don’t you drink?”
Waking up and looking for alcohol.
Even if it was a drunken remark, it felt like it was a cute timing when Rike said it.
“Do you want to drink?”
“I’ve never had it before… So I want to drink it with my brother for the first time. Even if it’s simple.”
I wasn’t the only one who thought the first drinking party was special.
If you drink in moderation, you should have no problem sending off to the academy tomorrow.
“Put on your clothes first. You’ll catch a cold.”
“Brother put it on…”
In case of this, there are always clothes and blankets hanging on the chair next to the bed.
I snatched up the shirt and blanket with one hand and put them on Rike who was squirming inside the futon.
The size difference is so big that when I put on my clothes, it becomes a dress for Rike.
If you roll a blanket around your waist like gimbap, the outfit to get out of bed is complete.
I came out to the living room after hugging Rike, who was drooping in warmth.
I lowered her feet to the floor, but Rike did not loosen her arms around my neck.
“I want to sit on top of you…”
Although the picture I was thinking of was exchanging drinks with Rike face to face.
Lyke, who sat with her buttocks on his thighs, seemed unwilling to sit across from him.
I like this too, so I wrapped my hands around her waist so that Rike could lean comfortably behind her.
Riquet’s eyes grew clearer, as if she was distracted by the cool temperature of her bedroom and the other living room.
“What kind of drink is this?”
Rike asked after seeing the unlabeled, colorless, suspicious bottle on the table.
“Olive wine? It must have been that name… But look closely. What if I put this close to the light like this?”
“Five-!”
Rike showed a fresh reaction to the green light that ate the light emitted by the lamp.
When she heard that it was made by elves, her eyes flashed with amazement.
“It’s the first time I’ve ever had alcohol. The way to drink it is to eat bitter chocolate and drink a little bit of it? Elves drink it with unripe fruit, but I don’t know what kind of fruit would go well with it.”
“Huh~”
As he opens the box while preaching the information Doran gave him, he sees chocolates lined up one by one.
The number is quite large, so I don’t think there will be anything lacking when drinking today.
Chubby-
There are two people, but only one glass brought.
Pour sake into it and fill it halfway.
“If you don’t know, I’ll try it first.”
Whether this is whiskey or vodka-like distilled spirits, I don’t know what kind.
Even if you lift the glass and breathe in, there is no smell.
Sup-
Put it in your mouth, turn it around as if gargling, and pass it down your esophagus.
‘…It’s pretty strong, right?’
It was a frequency that could clearly feel the shape of the esophagus the moment it was passed straight through.
There was nothing special about the taste.
Tastes close to cheap distilled spirits made from fermented grains.
I think it’s a high-alcohol drink, and it’s hard to just enjoy it.
Conversely, I was curious to see how it would change when combined with chocolate.
I calmed down Rike, who was waiting with curious eyes, and took out one of her chocolates.
“Ah – do it.”
“Oh~”
He took out one of her chocolates, ate half of her, and put the other half into Rike’s mouth.
Rike nodded her head one after another to see if she liked her chocolate, and moved her slightly floating legs back and forth while sitting on her thighs.
Aduk-
It’s candy and chocolate, and it doesn’t suit my taste to eat it slowly.
She smashed it with her molars and teased the chocolate into dozens of pieces in her mouth before swallowing it.
‘Oh – quite?’
Is this why you pay a lot of money to buy lumps of sugar?
It was a wonderful flavor that proved that bitterness is not less enjoyable than sweetness.
Thinking that Seria has introduced her to a good product, she raises her glass and puts the drink in her mouth once again.
Hureuk-
Pour sake over the heavy bitterness and light sweetness that lingers in your mouth.
“···Good.”
“Tasty?”
When I just drank it, it was close to the Iguaduju I drank in my previous life, but when I bumped into the bitter taste of chocolate, it was combined with a sugar level as low as the dust, giving it a subtle taste.
You can feel the savory and sweetness hidden behind the bitter taste.
It was a strange taste that made me feel the fantasy that I hadn’t felt while adapting to this world.
“Would you like a drink?”
“Um-.”
Rike, holding a glass, hesitated, unable to put the glass to his mouth.
“Wouldn’t it taste good? If you don’t like it, it’s okay to just spit it out.”
“No, that’s not it… What if I say something strange to my brother when I’m drunk…?”
Rike’s expression seemed to be serious enough to harden, but I couldn’t help but laugh.
Seeing the corner of my mouth that I couldn’t hide, Rike slapped me in the chest with a cat-like hand motion.
“··Why are you laughing!!”
“You’re cute~ You’re smiling because you’re cute. If you’re worried about that, can you tell me how to push out alcohol with mana?”
If you’re going to use this in the first place, there’s no point in drinking alcohol, but there’s nothing wrong with knowing it.
If you can properly strengthen your body with mana, anyone can do it.
Rike is a body that can even make Aurors.
There is no doubt about her skill in handling her mana.
“If you return mana to your body while drinking, you may feel numb or there are places where it does not circulate properly. Concentrate mana there and release it to circulate, and it will be solved!”
“···Okay.”
“Don’t worry too much. Will I care if I do something drunk?”
“Oh ~”
As if making up her mind, she puts one of her chocolates into Rike, who opens her mouth.
Oh Do Dog-
After chewing on the chocolate with enthusiasm, Rike drank a small amount of alcohol.
The moment she passed her drink, she slightly frowned, perhaps surprised by the hot sensation provided by the high alcohol content.
“The alcohol is spicy… Isn’t it?”
“It must be because the alcohol is a bit high. Next time, should I buy a sweet wine?”
If it is a high-sugar-do wine, the entry barrier is low, especially for women, so wouldn’t it be okay?
“Hmm-?”
Rike loosened her expression, moved her lips, took out another piece of chocolate, ate half of her, and shoved the rest into her mouth.
Rike put her drink in her mouth once again, and after a while, drew an arc around her eyes and smiled.
“I think I know a little bit about why I drink this. This is fine too! I’m curious about the wine I’m going to drink with you, but…”
“Thank God.
She also grabbed Rike’s hand as she was about to grab her drink and placed it on her forearm.
“Yes?”
“If you drink too fast because you don’t feel drunk… Will you suddenly get hooked?”
When morning comes, I have to go to the academy, so drinking until I get drunk is not today.
Drinking until your nose is crooked is your next chance.
Seeing Rike’s breathing without speed control while drinking, I sealed the bottle, leaving less than half of the glass left.
“Chii…Then let me drink something else.”
Rike threw away his lingering feelings in the glass and wrapped his arms around my neck.
The sweetness and bitterness of the chocolate remained very faint in her mouth.
Rike, who sucks my tongue like candy, must have the same sentiment.
It wasn’t just two sips.
We’ve always been like this, and we don’t unconditionally make love just because a kiss starts.
Just showing each other affection is enough.
After a light act of love, they bury themselves in the silence that came home and naturally share meaningless stories.
“Oh right. I went to buy this chocolate today and met Seria.”
“Your brother and Seria?”
How embarrassed I was to visit the store alone.
Listening to the gruesome process of buying these chocolates, Rike laughed to the point that her tears came out.
Wouldn’t it be happy just to sit with the person you love and just breathe?
Even if the conversation was cut off after talking to the point of drying up, it was enjoyable and there was no awkwardness.
Slowly emptying the remaining alcohol in the glass.
They eat the fruit they bought to eat together and spend time playing childlike pranks and talking.
At one point, I even dozed off on the couch, covered by Rike.
After a good night like this, morning comes quickly.
“Shall we go out?”
“Let’s go~”
After watching the sun rise, I held her hand with Rike, who was warmly dressed, and headed to my favorite bakery every time.
*****
“Hmm…”
A time when ordinary people cannot see an inch without fire.
Éclair was sitting in the study, not in the bedroom, with the lights off, calmly controlling her overflowing emotions like a fountain.
Unorganized forks and bowls are left on one side of the table.
Traces of calmly chatting with Chloe after eating dessert in the study.
If you ask me if there was depth in the conversation between the sisters, it wasn’t a deep story because there was time until this point.
I am confident that there has been clear progress in the relationship.
(ㅡ I think of it as a gift for a friend who is having a hard time. Or give it to a younger brother.)
‘I said it didn’t matter if I gave it to my younger brother…’
What he said was so smooth and convenient from his point of view.
Maybe it’s an adventurous joke that only you can’t notice?
She is a stranger to Buyeo Doroman and Chloe to her.
Can I give it as a gift and give it to someone else? No matter how you think about it, it was strange.
The black rose brooch Roman gave her is spinning around on her finger.
Aside from explaining the circumstances of this item to Chloe… I said I could give it to you, but can I really give it to you?
I said it out of courtesy, but wouldn’t it be strange if I did it literally?
Because only she knows that Chloe really needs this item.
I was worried.
Eclair, who had been thinking about collapsing in frustration if Roman saw it, somehow made a decision.
‘It’s not work, but if it’s a friend… Can I visit it…?’
Éclair knows that even if she sits like this and ponders, the answer will not come.
If you ask him directly, you will get a cool answer.
Using her unknowing progress as a stepping stone, she turned over her work schedule to see when she could take a day off.