Vermouth, brandy, rum, whiskey, wine, vodka, gin...... In the red brick underground wine storage room, each cask is labeled with the name of the wine. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"...... Of course, for Alice, who doesn't know the difference between different types of wine, it doesn't matter what kind of wine it is.

After lingering among the barrels, eventually, Alice's hand reached for one of the barrels and patted it. "That's it. ”

“...... Are you sure, guest?" and after observing for so long, the old butler was not unaware that Alice was unfamiliar with wine, but seeing her so decisively-" To tell the truth, this one is one of the stronger among them. This is still a euphemism, Alice chose a special whiskey, and men can't stand it when they drink it.

"Stronger is the same as getting drunk easily, right?" Alice asked rhetorically.

“...... So to speak. "The question is whether you can drink it or not.

The old housekeeper's reminder for guys who don't know how to drink is to play the piano to the cow, and only when you drink it can you understand the meaning.

"That's fine. As the old butler helped fill the barrel with an empty bottle, Alice, who took the bottle, opened the bottle and sniffed it, and smiled easily.

Alice, carrying the bottle out of the basement, meets Neve on the way. After taking a bath, Neve looked refreshed at the moment.

"Sister, so you're here!" Neve breathed a sigh of relief when she found Alice.

Neve looked for her own reason, and Alice thought for a moment and replied with a smile, "If it's an umbrella, I'll leave it at the door." ”

"That's right......" Neve nodded stunned. But right away, I remembered that it wasn't this what I was asking. "Sister, do you want to drink?" looked at Alice with a strange gaze on the bottle in her hand.

"Questions?"

"I thought my sister never drank. Neve said with a wry expression.

"Wine means maturity and a ladder to adulthood...... I haven't touched much of it, though, and I don't mind sharing it with you if you're curious. "There's a whole bottle anyway...... Alice held up the bottle and looked at the bright red liquor inside.

"Why does my sister drink?" Neve wondered.

"yes, why. Even Alice herself didn't know the answer.

What Alice and Neve didn't notice was that as they passed by, a figure looked at Alice with astonishment and disbelief in the hallway on one side...... In the end, his gaze turned to resentment.

"By the way, you don't have anything else to do with me. Putting down the bottle, the silver-haired girl asked with a chuckle.

“...... Not. "Theoretically, Neve approached Alice just to talk.

"In that case, let's go play. "Don't bother me.

Alice, who had already arrived at the door of the guest room arranged by the maid for herself, pushed the door and entered, and did not look back to close the door.

"Wait!" Neve held out his hand, trying to stop the door that was about to close.

Smack!

Should I say that I did it myself, or did I succeed in stopping it?

Shhh

Neve, who didn't have time to withdraw his hand, gasped...... Just listen to the sound and you can guess how much it hurts to get your hand pinched.

Alice glanced back at her quizzically.

"Can I go down to my sister's room?" Deepening his feelings, holding his aching hand patiently, Neve asked with apprehension and anticipation.

Unfortunately, Alice's answer was-

"The interior of each room is the same, and the same goes when you visit the one next door. Objectively smiling, the door was closed again.

Neve: "......"

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