My First Trip was to Another World

I looked around the big brewery, but as I heard at the first brewery, everything was sold.I haven't gone to the small brewery yet, but I may not have to.It seems impractical to buy alcohol in this city.

"Hey, what are you going to do?"

Claire asks me how I feel when I get stuck.Rather than physically, she looks mentally tired. I know how you feel.

"When this happens, it's faster to negotiate with a merchant named Daniel, whom I first heard of.Let's go back to the first brewery and introduce Daniel. "

"Okay, let's get Leeds back."

Leeds is admiring freedom of movement.I have left it because it is the usual thing.You may leave town, so I'll call you back now.Then Leeds came home.

"Konsann! Have you finished your purchase?"

"No, I thought I'd give up... the smell of alcohol!"

There is a smell of alcohol from the mouth of Leeds.Where did you drink it...?

"My uncle asked me to taste it.I want to talk to you too! "

Looks like he was playing in some brewery.Maybe there's too much alcohol left to taste. Shall we go?

"Roger that. Show me."

Leeds took me to an idle spot just outside the city.A run-down building standing on a small hill.It's inside the Wall, but I don't see any other buildings.

It's not an undeveloped area...Something like the foundation of the house is left everywhere.Looks like he left for some reason.Is it a land of wakaeri?

An old man with a red face stood in front of the building.I can tell by looking at it. You're drunk.

"Oh, Leeds! Welcome back! Is that your husband?"

No, it's Leeds. What did you introduce to this drunk?

"Not Milord... but me."

"I'm Glenn, the owner of this brewery.You want to buy alcohol? "

Glenn smiled loudly as he exhaled the smell of alcohol.The building is small, but it looks like a brewery here.

"Yeah, I'm looking for a drink that's a local specialty."

"Well, well. That's good.Let's have a drink first. "

Glenn said so and offered a cup containing an amber liquid.The cup smells like a sticky nose.I think it's quite a strong alcohol.

"Sorry, I can't drink."

I have an age problem, but I have never drunk alcohol.It's not that I'm not at all interested, but I'll make sure I can't drink it.

Temee, you're buying without knowing the taste?

"I don't know whether it's good or bad to drink it.I'm going to have someone familiar with it check it out when I get back. "

"I don't know, so I'll check.I don't have any liquor to sell to kids who don't even know the taste! "

I feel like I'm getting some kind of fussy accusation...But what you're saying may not be wrong.I'll taste it.

Put your mouth on the served cup.The smell of whiskey spreads through my mouth and throat.There was a refreshing sensation for a moment, but the next moment it was burning hot.

I don't think it tastes bad, but I don't think I need any more.I think I'm drunk even with one sip.

"Your sister, too, look. Drink it."

Claire is about to be drunk.

"No, I'm not..."

"Drink it!"

Glenn's temper pushed Claire to put her mouth on the cup.

Ugh!

He roared and threw up immediately.I wonder if it's pretty weak...

Was it too early for oneechan?Well, you should learn it gradually.You'll end up like Leeds. "

Glenn said so, and Leeds laughed illuminatingly.No, Leeds... how much did you drink? Well, okay.

Although I tasted it, I still don't know.I wonder if there is any way to judge anything but taste.

"By the way, how do you make this liquor?"

If you know how to make it, it may be a criterion for judging good and bad.

"Thank you for listening! Do you know a plant called Agave?"

"Ah, that weird grass.I saw it on my way here. "

"It's weird.It's a common plant around here. "

Glenn started explaining with a good face.

Everything, it seems, was discovered by accident in a fire decades ago how to make liquor using that grass.Agave, who had been steamed by fire, was said to have become very sweet.It seems that the refinement of the liquor made from it has come to be called tequila.

"My ancestors discovered it by accident. It's amazing."

Glenn's face was a little irritating.Well, this is what drunk bragging is all about.Listen to a little more explanation while listening appropriately to bragging stories.

"Hmm. That means you're fermenting that weird grass juice."

"No, that's not all. It's sweet and delicious even if I drink it, but I can't save it.So I'll simmer it once. "

Do you boil it?

"Let it simmer and collect hot air.If you do this, you will have a strong alcohol. "

That's a complicated way to put it, but it's distilled.I felt that the smell was similar, but is it still a distilled liquor like whiskey?

"Heh. I heard it took me more than 10 years to make this liquor. Is that all it takes?"

That's what I heard at the first brewery.However, I don't think it will take ten years for the process I just heard.

"That's right. Firstly, it takes at least five years to grow ingredients, and ten years to succeed.And it took me a year to squeeze it into alcohol.The rest is mature. It usually comes out in about one to three years.It would be better if you let him sleep for a long time. "

Almost as long as the grass is growing.It takes so long to grow that weird grass...I don't think it suits my taste, but even if I do, I'd like to drink it.

"Well, some people prefer not to let them sleep.Like Daniel. "

There you go again, Daniel. Looks like a pretty famous merchant.

If you don't have to put me to sleep, it would be more profitable to sell it without putting me to sleep.I wonder...

"What difference does it make to put him to sleep?"

"If you don't age, the fragrance will be thin and dry.Not bad, but less interesting.Prolonged aging produces sweetness and depth.You can drink like fruit water. "

On further inquiry, it seems that the age of the liquor can be determined by color.The state without aging is clear, and the color is likely to darken as the aging period increases.

Fruit water is too plentiful, but somehow I realized the difference.

Demand is on each side, but perhaps it would be more expensive to age for a long time.I saw it at a convenience store when I was in Japan, but the label said how long I had it put on.Even though it is the same brand, the price is more than twice as different just because it is different in age.

Speaking of which, the liquor I just tasted is so dark...

"What year is this?"

"Listen, what a surprise! Ten years!I'm not selling any more liquor to this city right now.We're the only ones who can buy it. "

Wow. I don't know what liquor tastes like, but I know it's worth a little time. If I sell it with the touch of 'I've aged it for ten years', I guess I can sell it regardless of taste.

I shouldn't have been able to keep the liquor in stock, but if it was distilled liquor, that's all.Even if it becomes long-term inventory, it increases its value just by leaving it behind.

Elminsule's palace is perfectly temperature-controlled with magic tools, so there is a low risk of poor preservation.It is not particularly troublesome even if it can only be sold little by little.It doesn't seem to be a problem even if it is bought in bulk.

The only suspicion is why this liquor is sold.In fact, it may be so crude that it jumps past selling for ten years.

"If it's so good, why is it so sold?I've heard about other breweries, but they didn't seem to be selling anywhere? "

"... no, that's fine.Anyway, I just need you to buy me. "

I doubt it... I didn't think it tasted like shit, but there must be some reason it's still on sale.

"I'm sorry, but let me think for a second.I want to see other breweries. "

"I won't stop you, but it's useless anyway."

I know I can't buy it.I know a hundred things are useless.But I can investigate Glenn.I will decide whether or not to buy it after the investigation is completed.

Leaving the brewery, Leeds asked strangely.

"You're not buying?"

"Just a little more research. It's not cheap, so I can't just take Glenn's story for granted."

Hmm?

Leeds replied with her head tilted.Maybe you don't understand.There is something that is a little out of the ordinary, but I am drinking more today.

It is hard to think that what has been sold for 10 years can suddenly be sold out now.We have plenty of time to investigate lightly.

Take a leisurely walk back to the city.Is it the brewery that I went to first?Let's try it for now.

When I arrived at my destination, the same old man was sitting on the bench in front of the building.

"Hello again, how are you?Is it possible to buy alcohol? "

I hesitated to think I might be at work, but the old man talked to me.I wonder if I'm free.

"I just went to a brewery by the name of Glendo.He seems to sell it, but what do you think? "

"Glenn!? Buy from him? Stop it, stop it.It wouldn't be a shame to be involved with him. "

The old man shook his neck sideways with a disgusting face.I wonder how bad he is.I didn't look like a bad person...

"What do you mean?"

"He's a plague god.Three voyas and one big fire.Destroying barrels five times while transporting liquor.Every time you get on your feet and go wild at a festival inviting merchants!I can't help it, he's an idiot. "

Even one of them is bad multiple times.That's not strange to be caught in love.

When I heard more about it, it seemed that softness at the festival was the biggest problem.He eventually danced naked and brawled after violent rumours and forced drinks against the merchant who was his guest.And every time. The merchant hated me so much that I stopped dealing with anyone. Naturally.

That's what happened earlier, but Glenn is forcing me to drink it.Even at the trade fair, it would have been terrible if it had been a place to drink.It is not impossible for a merchant to leave.

The fact that I am selling it for the 10th year means I have a lot of inventory under 10 years old.If we don't know where to sell, we'll go bankrupt or run away at night.And welcome to the city of criminals.

Humanity has turned out to be quite difficult.But what matters here is the taste.

"So, what's the taste of the liquor he made?"

"Not bad... but our liquor tastes a few times better!"

I would like to say that my liquor is better, but it seems to recognize the taste.

"If it doesn't taste bad, why is it sold out?"

Even if the merchant hates you, it won't be a problem if someone brokers it.It doesn't matter if you want to sell it.

"You saw around that brewery, right? That's the answer."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"It's a fire. The whole area is on fire.Some of them lost their homes. "

I was just talking about the fire.That's why my brewery friends hated me, and nobody was able to protect me.

There was nothing around Glenn's brewery, apparently because it was burned in a fire.It is said that there is still no building nearby because there is a previous conviction of three voyas.

"I'm starting to feel a little pathetic...."

"Really? Even if the fire was caused by drunken work?"

"Wow... I can't sympathize with you."

I thought it would be helpful if it were an accident, but I deserve it entirely.Distillation should use fire, so it's never possible to work drunk.But I was really drunk just now.I'll think he can do it.

"Isn't that right? It's too bad behavior, he's..."

"Thank you for your help."

The maker seems like an idiot, but that doesn't affect the taste.This could be a big opportunity.Sell it in Alencia anyway, so it has nothing to do with the humaneness of the maker. Purchase decision.

Let's get back to Glenn.