"It's hard to believe that this glass of wine comes from a small ...... In the hands of such a young bartender. ”

Graves smacked his lips as if he was savoring something.

"I know, you just wanted to talk about the little brat, but I don't mind much, because I'm not that old.................."

Lines said flatly.

"Huh...... It's a bit of a faux pas, in fact the glass of wine did surprise me, the sourness and bitterness...... Is it forgetfulness?"

"No...... You haven't forgotten yet, those who really forget will taste the sweetness, and those who can't forget will only taste strong sour and bitter. ”

As he spoke, Lines took a dusty glass, washed it in the sink, wiped it clean, and placed it on the table.

"Alright, we can move on to the next part, Mr. Graves, you can call me Lines, and if you have anything on your mind, you can talk to me, after all, I'm the bartender. ”

"Huh...... What a clever opening statement...... Well, the purpose of my visit to the bar is to find someone to talk to, or ...... Relieve my stress. ”

As he spoke, Graves drained the cigar in his hand, sighed, and spoke slowly.

"Soon...... I'm going to kill someone. ”

Well?

Graves' words stunned Lines.

"As far as I know, it's not unusual for a lot of people in this city to kill people every day. ”

"But I have slain an enemy...... Also my best friend. ”

"It sounds dramatic, and as a bartender, I'd love to hear stories like this. ”

As he spoke, Lines said as he washed the cup.

"Huh...... It's not a story, a young bastard met another young bastard for some reason when he was young, and the two smelled the same and did bastard things together. ”

As he spoke, Graves took a sip of the wine in his glass and said.

Lines didn't speak, just rubbed the glass, and his intuition told him that it was best not to interject at this point.

"But once...... Something happened, in a gambling game, the young bastard was caught red-handed and thrown into prison due to the betrayal of another bastard, and they tortured the bastard in every way, ordinary people will definitely not be able to bear it, become a walking corpse, or collapse, but he survived, and the only thing that supported him was 'revenge'. ”

"And rightfully so. ”

As he spoke, Lines could already hear the clanging sound coming from the back kitchen, and it looked like Evie was awake.

After all, this is the first time that this has just happened, and a thin girl like Evie should have some difficulty.

"That's right, after he was released from prison, that bastard was no longer young, he became an old bastard, he traveled all over Valoran in order to avenge his betrayal of his friend, during which he made a living by robbing, robbing almost all the city-states of Valoran, and because of this, his wanted warrant was plastered all over any wall of Valoran. ”

"But now, it looks like that Mr. Bastard is going to get his wish. ”

"You have a good eye, and I want to have one last drink before dinner...... By the way, that girl is very nice, you are very blessed. ”

"I'm sorry, but it's not a blessing. “

As he spoke, Lines placed a glass of red wine in front of Graves again.

"Looks like you're prepared?"

"Blood and wine, please taste. ”

Grunt......

"I have to say, your wine is the best one I've ever drunk...... Even the most expensive bar in Demacia can't beat you, and it's hard to believe that a teenager can make a drink that leaves me speechless. ”

After a glass of wine, Graves put the glass on the bar, looked at everything around him without decorations, and was silent for a long time.

"I guess you must have a story to tell, and if I come back this time, I'll have a drink with you. ”

"My pleasure...... Unfortunately, I don't drink. ”

At the same time, the door to the back kitchen also opened, and Ali carefully lifted the curtain and walked in.

Lines ...... Evie seemed to be asleep, so I tried to cook a pot of soup......"

As she spoke, Evie placed a pot of soup on the table, which was so white that she couldn't tell what it was, that she brought out a plate of bread from behind her.

"It may taste a little strange, but let's try it. ”

……

"I'm sorry, but I have to go. ”

Looking at the strange soup in front of him, Graves picked up a loaf of bread and chewed it in his mouth.

"Wait, before I go, I'd like to ask you for this last drink. ”

As he spoke, Lines smiled and took out a pale white glass of wine from behind him.

It doesn't look special, it's reminiscent of a thin milk powder after it has been washed away.

"What is this?"

Graves asked.

"It's nothing, it's just liquor mixed with milk. ”

As he spoke, Lines pointed to Graves' lighter.

"Cosmo...... I know this old man, he runs a tavern not far away, aren't you going to check it out?"

Hum...... Spirits mixed with milk.

Looking at the drink, Graves smiled and drank it down.

"Hehe, it's a piece of cake, it's just baby milk powder, and you're not authentic at all...... If I survive, I'll go to a more authentic place for a drink. ”

……

Click!

With the sound of the wooden door closing, silence fell into the tavern again.

"Alright...... Let's eat, it's not early, I haven't done anything that should be done today, and it seems that I won't be able to open for business tomorrow. ”

As he spoke, Lines casually picked up the spoon and bread, scooped a spoonful of white soup, and ate it without any expression on his face.

"How about it, it's not as unpalatable as I imagined, I know, that bearded uncle who smokes is too despised by people, this thing is obviously ......"

As she spoke, Ali also scooped a spoonful of thick soup, and the moment she ate it, her face changed drastically, and after a period of patience, she lowered her head in shame and said no more.

……

"If you can't eat it, I can make some chowder...... I'm just going to do this. ”

Lines said as he ate the soup in front of him - as for food, he had eaten Bilgewall's state banquet and eaten leftovers from the garbage heap, and basically as long as it was not poisonous, he could accept it.

And Ali, as the eldest lady who was spoiled by Evie and Yi Yi, naturally couldn't stand this white and unknown soup, so she could only nod and hum.

"That's right...... From the moment you opened, you still have to be a waiter, I don't think you have much talent in bartending or cooking......"

"Woo......"