483 483. Angel with wings




Here you go.

 Villadièche, my favorite bar in Ciclo.
 It specializes in a variety of beers and is one of my favorite places in Ciclo.

 Today they have a new shipment of "smoked beer" in stock, so we were curious and ordered it.

 It's a crappy taste.
 The coffee beer I usually drink is good, but I think I'm going to like this one better.

This place always serves something interesting.

 It's Neptune with bubbles under his nose as he talks about it.
 He asked for a "strawberry beer".

 I've had orange and tangerine beers before, I've had mango and pineapple beers when I've traveled to the tropics in the past, which is a bit unusual.

 Compared to those, strawberry beer is kind of ...... hard to imagine.

 It's partly because of the image attached to the word "strawberry" and partly because I love shortcake strawberries more than anything else.

 People say "strawberry beer" and I think, "That's not quite right.

Is it good?
Yeah. Would you like a bite?
No!
This is ours.

 Sitting on either side of me, Ran and Lil interrupted me.
 Lil's reaction was particularly strong, and he snatched the glass of beer that Neptune offered him and took a very strong gulp, looking up at the ceiling.

'Ooh, that's a good drink. That's great, Lil.
Hmm, it's nothing to worry about.
Hey, what do you want to order next?
'Well, would you rather have a tomato beer or a sweet potato beer?'
Both.
Neither.

 They flirted in front of me.
 As I've learned recently, Neptune sometimes throws two choices at Ran and Lil.

 The content varies widely.

 If you had to get a dog or a cat, would you get a dog or a cat? It ranges from something as unremarkable as, say, "I don't know," to a war-level question about whether it's soy sauce or sauce to pour over a fried egg.

 He throws two choices at them in his spare time.

 If you ask him, he's been doing this for a long time, but I've seen him do it a lot lately.

 And each time he does, Ran and Lil will reply with a definite "both" or "neither".

...... a kind of ritual.
Yeah? What did I just say?
No, this beer's pretty good.
Okay. Hey, I got what you asked for.

 Neptune said, taking something from his pocket and placing it on the table.

 A fissure stone.

 It was a super valuable item in the vortex, this is a tavern where a lot of people are gathered.

 Nevertheless, Neptune casually took it out and placed it on the table.

''You're putting it out in the open.
It's nothing to hide, you know.
'Well, thank you ...... for the help.
That's my line. Thanks to you, we got ours on the cheap.

 Neptune's mouth turned up at the corners of his mouth with a grin.
 When he looked closely, he saw that Ran and Lil had rings on their hands.

 It's the same ring that raises the attack power, and the same one is on the ring finger of Ran and Lil, both of them.

''You're early, you've already gotten it?
Yeah. You led the way. I'm a little late for second place.

 Neptune said casually.

 The stone of the crack.

 Thanks to the rumors (facts) spread by Elsa and the others, the price rise that seemed to be a blue ceiling at one point has been completely stopped.

 Besides, the price has dropped to about half of its peak--although it still costs 20-30 million piro.

 I tried to get it for that price, but if I moved, Elsa and the others' plan would be dashed.

 So I asked Neptune to do it.

 It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

 The same umbrella statement, but not Cliff and Margaret.

...... Huh?
What's going on?
Those two ...... rings mean anything to you?

 Ran and Lil have a style that strengthens Neptune with magic called God Press and Devilcurse, respectively.
 So I wondered if this ring made sense: .......

'There it is,'

 Neptune smiled at him.

'Hey, what's the effect of that in real time? Or just when it's activated?
'What? How did you like it: ......
Sorry, I just remembered something. I'll wire the money to your account.

 I took a swig of my remaining beer, got up and left the store.

 Quicksilver.

 I remembered something about magic that we've all gotten used to lately and don't use much anymore.