After getting the juice, the conversation naturally shifted to casual chatting. The topic was, of course, about the coffee samples I had brought.
[I learned from Alice that the Dragon King’s subordinates…… or rather, everyone of the Four Great Demon Dragons prefer coffee over tea.]
[Yeah, it seems that Dragons generally prefer coffee to tea. This is just based on my knowledge, and there’s no concrete evidence for it, but it might be a species-related preference…… That said, it doesn’t mean that everyone likes coffee above all else. If I had to choose between tea and coffee, I’d pick coffee, but if I had to choose from all beverages, I’d prefer alcohol.]
[Ahh, I see, that was the case with Megiddo-san as well. Speaking of which, I was actually curious about something———— High-ranking Demons can usually negate status effects, but do they get drunk from alcohol?]
For example, I wouldn’t expect status effects to affect someone like Megiddo-san, and like in my case, Shiro-san’s blessing prevents me from getting drunk to a certain extent, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Megiddo-san had similar abilities.Back when we had our first drinking contest, I didn’t quite understand how this world was like yet, but from my perspective, the Six Kings are almost omnipotent beings, and since Megiddo-san also has high magical prowess, I think nullifying drunkenness is something she’s capable of……
[In that regard, they can adjust it as they like. It’s difficult to describe, but they can decide how drunk they’ll get before drinking and can instantly sober up if they want. Therefore, if two Demons who can negate status effects are having a drinking contest, it’s customary to deactivate their status effect resistance beforehand. If someone is quite powerful, they can usually tell if their opponent has such status effect negation active.]
[I see…… Hmmm. Errr, actually, I once accepted a drinking challenge from Megiddo-san and won, but at that time, I had Shiro-san’s blessing, which prevented me from getting too drunk. So, when Megiddo-san learned that, they seemed to accept their defeat…… but if that’s the case, isn’t what I did there considered cheating?]
[No, in my comrade’s case, what you had was something different from status effect negation magic. Even if you were using such a magic, if it wasn’t detected before the contest, it’s the fault of the other party for lacking the ability to detect that. Megiddo-sama would likely think the same. If my comrade has the blessing of the God of Creation Shallow Vernal, which negates drunkenness, and they hadn’t detected it beforehand, it would be considered their personal defeat.]
Now that she mentioned it, it makes sense, and Megiddo-san would probably think that way. From what I’ve seen so far, Megiddo-san doesn’t seem to care too much about the outcome, and she acknowledges that drinking contest as her loss. She’s not the type to dwell on the past.
I’m not particularly worried about it myself; I was just curious, so I’m glad to have had that clarified by Frea-san.
[Somehow, I get the feeling that Frea-san would like something like sake…… Ahh, speaking of which, does sake exist in this world?][I think I’ve heard about it before. It’s that alcohol made from rice, right? Rice itself is relatively rare, but I’ve heard that Neun from Kuromueina-sama’s place and Blossom from Lillywood-sama’s place enjoy it.]
[Ahh~~ Those two definitely seemed like they’d like it.]
[Well, if my comrade says it seems like something I’d like, then I’m interested…… I’ll try it out someday.]
[Yes, if the opportunity arises, definitely…… Ah……]
It seems that rice is quite rare in this world, so sake made from rice isn’t very well-known. However, it does exist as I’ve seen it a few times…… In fact, I just remembered that I have some Japanese sake-like alcohol.
[……Frea-san. I have some sake, or rather, some alcohol that was like sake here…… Would you like to try it?]
I had completely forgotten, but I bought some sake for 3000R at Kaori-san’s store. I intended to drink it later, but I had completely forgotten about it after storing it in my magic box.
[That would be great but…… is that alright?]
[Yes. I mean, I had actually forgotten I had it too, so I’m glad this conversation reminded me…… Here it is. Please help yourself.]
[Thanks…… It has a refreshing and pleasant aroma. Well then, if you’ll excuse me…… Hmm, I see, this is indeed excellent. Despite the aroma, it’s almost devoid of sweetness and has a crisp, refreshing taste that is quite pleasant. As my comrade said, it perfectly matches my taste. I’m grateful to have found something so good, and I sincerely thank you, my comrade……]
[Ahaha, I’m glad you like it.]
[Yeah, but drinking alone feels a bit lonely. Since we’re at it, would you mind drinking with me?]
[Yes, I’ve been wanting to try that sake too, so let’s drink together.]
I took out a glass for myself, and after lightly clinking my glass with Frea-san, we drank the sake. The alcohol content is quite high, but as Frea-san said, the aftertaste is crisp and very easy to drink.
Well, it’s currently the middle of the day but…… sometimes, enjoying a drink at this time can be nice.
<Afterword>
Serious-senpai : [Come to think of it, he did buy that sake…… I completely forgot.]
