Elder’s visit

it is raining.

Heavy rain fell all over Gray City. The rain that had been falling since lunchtime became heavier as time went by. Even though it is still afternoon, the sky is as dark as midnight. Dark clouds completely covered Gray City.

It was difficult weather to expect guests.

No one goes up the hill in this weather. Unless you're a regular regular.

Who knows, if you really want to eat my cooking, you might come up.

When I woke up Rurin, she said that the bed was damp and she didn't like the weather, so she got up and came down to the first floor. She sips her beer, looking out into the rain, and soon she's banging her head on the bar table, just hanging out and blinking.

"It's weather I don't want to do anything. Isn't that right? Ugh."

"I know."

I can't refute it. The weather is somewhat depressing.

But in a world like this, rain is more important.

You can control the weather with dragon magic, but it is not a good idea to go against the laws of nature unless your life is at stake.

So you can't stop the rain just because you don't like being wet. This rain plays a big role in seawater.

In the midst of such heavy rain, an untimely guest arrived. A handsome man with a slightly imposing appearance. The man comes into the restaurant and starts complaining.

"They say I always feel bad when I come to the city of humans."

A city of humans.

I feel angry, but he looks more handsome than me. Damn, he's so handsome that he doesn't even look human.

No, the more I looked at it, the more it felt like it wasn't human. First of all, the man's hair is black.

The handsome man had dark black hair flowing.

Of course, it is unreasonable to think of everyone who has black hair as a black dragon.

However, this man was just openly spraying dragon fear, so honestly, it was confirmed to be a dragon without any further thought.

"Uh, uh! "Aren't you an elder?"

Lulin was startled and jumped up from the bar table and ran towards me.

A Black Dragon elder is definitely someone you know. I just didn't recognize the polymorph state because it was my first time seeing it.

"Isn't it clear that the name is Medidana?"

Unlike Lulin, it is an ancient dragon that has lived for over 3,000 years. So, he is an elder.

"It is not a name that should be called by humans or anything like that."

A dragon that says the same thing as the words spoken by Lurin when they first met each other.

Since they are called the strongest race, it is natural to be proud, but maybe they are all the same.

Despite this rain, the Black Dragon elder was not hit by a single drop of rain.

Here, elder refers to the head of each dragon clan.

He has only one purpose for coming here. Of course it's because of Lulin. I've never heard of an ancient dragon over 3,000 years old having fun.

"What's going on now? "I don't think anyone can refute my decision to bring Rurin."

Among a group of black dragons, there were some who thought Lulin was captured by humans, that is, me.

But of course they lost to me. So, I can't openly oppose it.

"You are the greatest of all dragons. Even if you ate the heart of the Dragon Lord, the king of dragons, you are still only a human! "How dare you stand on equal footing with the dragon!"

The rising dragon fear began to surround Medidana's entire body and revolve around it. It's an incredible life. If she were a normal human being with no abilities, she would have died dozens of times already.

Of course, it doesn't work for me.

"The fact that you lost to me. "Because that fact is the only truth."

When I spoke calmly, the dragon immediately started asking questions.

"You definitely have the power to take on several of our dragons. But, can you win against the entire Black Dragon clan at the same time?"

Medidana glared at me and discussed Daguri.

Since that doesn't work, are you going to attack in groups? Rather, it is a line that evokes feelings of resistance.

"We deal with it. So much. "If you want to break your promise and take Lurin with you."

"elder! I'm on El's side! We will fight together! "What are you trying to say about a topic you once abandoned?"

At Medidana's words, Lurin took a step forward. Now that I think about it, this guy has become firmly on my side at some point.

Enough to turn your back on your clan.

Although I already know this, I suddenly find the dragon in front of me cute.

"Hey. Who threw it away? It was just late. You are one of the few black dragons among us... . Well, that's enough of the story."

The story that their family tried to abandon Lurin because of something related to her parents is definitely not a lie.

However, that is what the elder wants to say now. Once a dragon is over 2,000 years old, he stops laying eggs. Black dragon society was already very aging, so dragons under 1,000 years old like Lurin were very rare. Of course, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist at all. This means that it is relatively insufficient.

"Hmm, anyway, this body didn't come here to force you. "I have no intention of breaking my promise."

"Then why on earth did you come today?"

"Human bastard. Your treatment of guests is a mess. "How dare you set aside this Black Dragon elder and talk back to him?"

I ran out of things to say. That is correct. He is over 3,000 years old, which means he is over 70 years old in human terms. It's true that he can't be treated like that. If he didn't come to fight, he should be treated well first. Although I feel like sprinkling salt on it.

"Lurin. "It doesn't look like you came here to fight, so stop staring at me and let me sit at the table."

At my words, Lurin looks at me and Medidana alternately. Then she approached Elder Tabak Tabak with a helpless expression.

"Elder, did you come alone?"

"Who are you bringing again? Are you saying you're going to fight because you came alone? This guy... I say this again and again… ."

"Stop nagging and come here."

Lurin shook her head and pointed in front of the bar table. Then the elder looks around the restaurant and starts an argument.

"It's so nice to be living in such a small building. "Isn't there any inconvenience?"

"huh."

Lulin nodded without hesitation. There was something in the elder's eyes that seemed to genuinely care about Rurin. Something.

"Of course, it is true that your parents committed great sins against the clan and that others committed great crimes, but that is all in the past. Hey."

"… "Mommy didn't commit a crime."

Lurin shook her head several times at the elder's words. Medi Dana looked at that and immediately sighed.

"done. That's not what I came here to talk about. Anyway, human being, what are you planning to offer to guests who have come a long way? "If you put out something clumsy, you have to be prepared to be laughed at."

"Then it's alcohol."

The Black Dragon clan was unusually fond of alcohol. Lulin doesn't drink beer for nothing. However, in Lulin's case, he was weak against alcohol itself. Compared to liking alcohol.

However, that is Lulin's unique personality, and it is an established belief that most black dragons are strong against alcohol.

"Oh, it's alcohol. The only thing I like about human culture is alcohol. But will it be okay? This body has high eyes. "How many times do you think I've taken pleasure in the human world?"

Medidana provoked me with a look that seemed like she was going to test something.

"You must have done a lot of things."

"If you can't provide a satisfactory drink, I will take Rurin away."

"I'm not going!"

Lulin shouted loudly.

"Puhahahaha. I just did it. You can't break a promise like that. "Not like that."

The elder smiled meaningfully and looked at me again.

"I don't know what your intention is, but since you've come all the way here, I'll treat you to a surprising drink. "To the point where I realized that I had only been drinking strange alcohol until now."

"Oh, you human, are you so confident? Isn't this the imperial palace of some kind of empire? For your information, I once became the emperor of humans. I didn't even think about restaurants like this during my entertainment days. indeed… ?"

The emperor. You enjoyed a variety of entertainment. Since you are provoking me, I have no choice but to accept the provocation. I don't know what the ultimate purpose of coming to see me and Rulin is, but it doesn't seem like good intentions, and if that's the case, I wanted to completely dampen their spirits before getting into the main topic. Of course I am confident.

The alcohol in this world is distilled liquor and fermented liquor. Well, it's the same story whether in this world or the modern times I live in.

Among them, a drink that would satisfy a dragon.

The alcohol of this world has one great weakness. That means there is no ripening. The technology for maturing distilled alcohol was not developed at all.

So, no matter how much he reigned as emperor, he would never have tasted aged liquor. Even dragons can't use dimension shifting magic.

Although the store sells diluted soju that is cheap and can be enjoyed in large quantities, summoned one box at a time, there is a weapon that can be served separately at special occasions.

Due to the limitations of summoning magic, the quantity is small and cannot be sold openly in stores, but it is a summoning item that can be given out in situations like the present.

Even for Lurin, who rolled her eyes anxiously.

I said, taking out my favorite drink.

"Lurin, come this way."

"i get it!"

Rurin runs back to the kitchen. She looks at me in that state. Perhaps because she felt the same way as me, she had an intense look in her eyes telling me to do something.

Let's see.

The alcohol I will serve is aged distilled liquor. Among distilled spirits, single malt whiskey. Since you say out loud that you are confident in your drinking ability, it is unlikely that you will get drunk easily.

A characteristic of distilled spirits is that the longer the maturation period, the deeper the taste.

In the case of wine, a representative fermented beverage, it is clear that the older it is, the better it becomes. It matures to a certain point, but if it goes beyond that point, it becomes corrupted.

But distilled spirits are different. The taste changes as long as it is aged in oak barrels. This is because distilled spirits that are naturally high in alcohol do not spoil over time.

In this world, there is no aging method using oak barrels like this. Because no one tried. It is said that the taste of whiskey is determined by the oak barrel.

The brown color of the whiskey is also a product of the whiskey oozing out during maturation in oak barrels. Of course, there is no alcohol like this in this world.

I took out a whiskey called The McKell O. I'm thinking of increasing the maturation year little by little so that it doesn't make any noise. The first choice was The McKell O whiskey, an 18-year-old whiskey made from sherry oak casks made from Spanish oak.

I poured the whiskey I took out straight and handed it to Medidana.

Then Medidana raised his glass with a look in his eyes, asking if he could satisfy himself, who had lived for 3,000 years as a human subject.

And drink alcohol. The elder's shocked face is a sight to behold.

In fact, if it is natural, it is natural.

It's been 18 years.

It is true that once it has been aged for about 18 years, it cannot even be compared with other distilled spirits that have not been aged.

"human… ! "What on earth did you do with alcohol?"

"What are you doing? This is a drink I am proud of. "I can't offer just any alcohol to the Black Dragon elder."

"… … ."

That whiskey glass is also a first-class glass crafted by a dwarf. It serves to double the taste of alcohol. The academic opinion is that the glass in which this type of aged liquor is served also affects its taste.

Of course, only those who can detect even the slightest difference in taste can feel it.

"Such a scent and rich density... . I've never eaten it even in the imperial palace, so how could it be... ?"

I ignored the confused dragon and prepared my next drink.

This time, we are offering a 30-year-old whiskey.

Here, 30 years does not mean that 30 years have passed since the whiskey was bottled. This means it was aged in oak barrels for 30 years. A rich oak barrel-aged liquor with a subtle fruity aroma and refreshing taste. This time, I confidently held out the glass in front of Medidana.