What I swallowed has the sweetness of the fruit, with a spiciness of the alcohol lingered on my tongue.
I feel that my consciousness floats softly (drunk).
As Iâm enjoying this feeling, I talk to the person sitting face to face with me.
ăâŠinviting me for a drink tasting huh, how rare of you, Aoba.ă(Felnote)
ăYes, well⊠I was wondering if it would be right for me to check the result of fruit wine.
Or rather, Felnote-san is the only person who can drink other than me.ă(Aoba)
ăRichelle is a dark elf so I think itâs okay for her as wellâŠ
Even so, we have been staying here to the extent that you can make fruit wine.ă(Felnote)
Was it just about 30 days today?
I think itâs a long stay, but I have a lot of things to do, so I almost forget about time.
ăWell, this is good. Considering itâs a preparation stateă(Felnote)
ăWe canât drink it on the battlefield though.ă(Aoba)
ăBy the way, this is easy to swallow. There is no astringencyă(Felnote)
ăTechnically speaking itâs not wine. Itâs like fruits soaked in sugar and liquor.ă(Aoba)
This is the first type of fruit wine I drank. Did she invent it?
She is the Queen of the Forest, Sherwood, and apparently intends to gain the right for territory in exchange for putting the end to this war.
Iâm grateful for someone who has a clear interest.
She wonât betray us unless her interest is taken.
Above all, Aoba seems to be an acquaintance of Arge. In that case, I can trust her.
When I take another slip, I notice that even itâs easy to drink but also easy to get drunk as well.
I donât drink a lot like a drunk but letâs keep it in moderation.
ăEven so, donât you have such luxurious things here?ă(Felnote)
ăThese things are necessary for people like humans.
There are no humans in my forest, but âŠ
There are many things that have hearts, and they arenât so different from people.ă(Aoba)
Aobaâs words sound dignified, or rather, they are unwavering.
There may be a reason for her to be able to assert so clearly like that.
But I didnât think about digging it up.
I will listen if she wants to talk about it though.
ăThanks to the leader, people have a friendly atmosphere, but not everyone is like that.ă(Aoba)
ăIt canât be helped âŠ
Because some people have lost their homes and important people.ă(Felnote)
ăYes. Thatâs why I decided to make wine, fruits, medicine, and flowers to make even one more of them remember the feeling of having fun.ă(Aoba)
Shaking the cup, Aoba drank the liquor in one breath.
ă⊠Yes. It tastes goodă(Aoba)
ăYou drank itâŠă(Felnote)
ăOr rather, my circulatory function is so strong that Alraune canât get drunk.
Thatâs why I invited Felnote-san to see how strong the alcohol is.ă(Aoba)
Convinced by that reason, I look at the liquid remaining in the glass.
It has the color of the fruit, itâs a red color like a ruby.
ăItâs called Bayberry, do you know?ă(Aoba)
ăI havenât heard of ită(Felnote)
ăIs that so. Because I improved the varietiesă(Aoba)
ăAha. Whatâs with that, I donât know such thingsă(Felnote)
ăNo, I was wondering if it already exists in this worldă(Aoba)
I think that this kind of sensation is somewhat similar to Arge.
Itâs understandable if they are relatives, but since they Alraune and Vampire, it probably wonât happen.
ăâŠThe Empire, huhă(Felnote)
Iâve been hearing a lot of nostalgic names these days.
When I was a knight, I fought with them many times.
But I think the empire now is much more troublesome than it used to be.
A hunting dog (hound) unit on an iron ship flying in the sky.
And the powerful magic tool (Artifact), Artificial Spirits.
The most surprising is all of them were brought by a single engineer.
ăDo you remember something in the old days?ă(Aoba)
ăThatâs right. Just a little.
But it seems more troublesome than when I was a knightă(Felnote)
ăâŠKuonâs family is dangerousă(Aoba)
ăDo you know about it? Iâve never heard of ită(Felnote)
ă⊠Well, just a little. Itâs some rumorsă(Aoba)
Did the name I had never heard of when I was a knight become famous while I was retired?
I thought I had read the newspaper without fail, but when I left the line, I wouldnât be able to get the latest information.
ăHmm ⊠well, if itâs about that airship, You can crash about five shipsă(Aoba)
ăJust now, Iâve heard words that I canât ignore âŠă(Felnote)
ăBecause the movement was slow no matter how you look at it, their arms for interception are also just cannons.
It doesnât have the magical function to hide its existence, you know?
From the bottom, if you do it with âZudonâ in materializationă(Aoba)
ă âZudonâ âŠâŠă(Felnote)
(T.N: Maybe Aoba means to cut it with Felnoteâs sword of light like Excalibur)
Did she just say something strange?
At least I donât think itâs as troublesome as cutting the mountain in half or fighting that black wings.
I drank the rest of the liquor, tilting my head toward Aoba.
She poured more wine right away, so I didnât even need to talk.
ă⊠What will Aoba do when this battle is over?ă(Felnote)
ăThatâs the death flagă(Aoba)
ăFlagâŠïŒă(Felnote)
ăAh no. Nothing. As the Queen of Sherwood, I wonder if Iâm going to make a triumphant return with Arge-san.ă(Aoba)
ăEh, you are going to take Arge?!ă(Felnote)
ăYes, well⊠thatâs our promise in the first placeă(Aoba)
I was surprised because it was my first time hearing this.
ăArge-san has already worked hard a lot.
I also want her to live a leisurely time in my forest.ă(Aoba)
ăâŠYou are really concerned about that girlă(Felnote)
ăI have known her since foreveră(Aoba)
The words spoken were so clear as if even before they were born.
ăWhat is Felnote-san going to do?ă(Aoba)
ăI⊠I am⊠uhmâŠă(Felnote)
ăIn my opinion, I think that if we end this war successfully, you will be praised as a savior.ă(Aoba)
Certainly, Aoba and Arge are doing so for Her Majesty.
If I fight the empire and stop the war, my name will be known. Her Majesty would be happy to pull me back into the kingdom.
I donât hate to serve the palace again, but itâs true that I donât want to stand out too much.
For some reason, I also enjoyed my retired life.
ăYour face showed that you only noticed it just now, right?ă(Aoba)
ăâŠU~u, what should I do?ă(Felnote)
ăFufu. Would you like to come to my forest to hide?ă(Aoba)
ăIâll think about it âŠă(Felnote)
Aoba smiled happily at the sight of me began to sweat.
ăWhatâs with that? Do you have fun?ă(Felnote)
ăNo. Iâm not thinking about anything other than winning this wară(Aoba)
ăIsnât that obvious?ă(Felnote)
Thinking about when you lost is just running away.
We can think about the future because we have a strong will to win.
Because I strongly believe that we will win and survive.
ăWin. Exactly, letâs finish it⊠we will go home, all of us, Aobaă(Felnote)
ăYes. of course. At that time, letâs drink alcohol againă(Aoba)
ăFu~u. Thatâs goodă(Felnote)
The fun has increased more.
I donât think I hate it and I drink more fruit wine.