Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

「Yeah, it's been a long time since I have had liquor.」

JuryMary combi had also given their best review.

Rather, they normally drank liquor.

「… Uwe~, this is unappetizi~ng.」

「Sorry, maybe this isn't up to Randou-san's palate.」

「This is the first time I have had liquor though.」

「It's okay, there's no need to make such clumsy appeal just because you're the vice-rep of public morals committee.」

「This is really my first time drinking liquor!」

Whoops, sorry Randou-san, I thought you'd tasted liquor before just because you're a gal. Sorry for judging you by appearance… The other three are really proper examples of truant though.

There are many types of liquors. The sweet kinds were made so that even people who couldn't handle the taste of liquor could drink them. Randou-san perhaps belonged to those kinds of people.

Since it was a long awaited liquor time, there might exist liquor that fit Randou-san's taste. Our available liquors didn't have that much option yet.

「Ah, this one is tasty. I like this one.」

「I prefer this one. Wine with salty flavour.」

JuryMary combi,  who kept sampling the wine, had finally found the one that suited their palate.

Since their figure was tall and well developed, they could be mistaken as an OL or college student as long as they didn't wear their jersey.

「What about you, Tendou-kun? Is this up to your palate?」

「This… A brandy, huh. You can make this too eh, not bad Futaba.」

Seeing Tendou-kun's rather dissatisfied look after sampling the wine, Mei-chan offered him the brandy that had a high percentage of alcohol content due to the distillation process. Man, that was rock.

Brandy made by distilling wine. And since the base was wine, it was possible to make brandy by using the distillation function of the kettle. Mei-chan seemed to be rather fussy about the percentage of maturity, but that matter still needed some trial and error.

According to Mei-chan, the brandy had around 40~50% of alcohol. I tried mouthful of that.

「… Delicious. it's been a while since I have felt like drinking liquor.」

Tendou-kun was smiling happily while looking at the amber coloured brandy in his cup.

It seems he preferred the taste of brandy.

「Mei-chan, it seems everyone likes it, our liquor making plan is a huge success.」

「Yes, I never expected that it'd go really well.」

「Momokawa~, I still think that drinking liquor is bad thou~gh.」

「Randou-san, this honey lemon is my treat.」

Those who aren't good with liquor should drink non-alcoholic beverages.

And then, three days later…

Mei-chan developed various recipes for liquor aside from doing her duty of preparing meals for everybody. The alcoholic beverage was developed at a rapid pace.

Just as expected, the speed of production rose at an abnormal pace thanks to the 『Witch's Kettle』. In fact, even the part that would take the most time could be reduced to less than one second, that's why the progress of liquor making was advanced at an abnormal pace.

「Come in, three drunken musketeers!」

「Three drunken musketeers?」

「It's just Totem Pole Trio though.」

「Oi, don't call us Trio.」

「Can you stop treating us like some sort of package?」

「Treat us as individuals.」

Today too, we choose the line up that we could get along with. The reason we didn't invite Yamada was that the baseball club didn't allow their members to drink liquor. Or should I say that the baseball club just wanted to avoid the scandal that comes with illegal drinking.

That matter aside, since we couldn't gather too many people, the trio would do for now.

「Another four people again, Kotaro-kun?」

I've told you it's a trio. Who is D'Artagnan this time?

「――Sweet aroma detected.」

「Woah, Natsukawa?」

「Since when did…」

「Did she start stalking us?」

Good grief, the Totem Pole Trio was too careless. You wouldn't be able to survive the harsh survival life in that way you know?

「Perhaps she really detected it with her sharp sense of smell.」

「What are you doing in this kind of place, Momokawa-kun? Call me too if you have some sweets to spare!」

Damn, this impudent thief.

It seems Natsukawa-san really did come along the way by following the sweet smell.

「We're not sampling desserts though. Well, since you managed to come here by yourself, will you participate too, Natsukawa-san?」

「How suspicious. Depending on the situation, I might need to report about this matter to Ryouko-chan.」

Damn, and she didn't look like a vigilant type of person thanks to her carefree attitude.

Well, seeing that she came to this place on her own by following the sweet smell, there was no need to make her withdraw and tell that person.

In fact, we had prepared a sweet kind of liquor for today.

「Well then, let's start with the staple one――」

It was the first, most georgeous trial product from red wine.

There was already a huge improvement compared to the first trial version. I think the best part about Mei-chan was her tenacity in pursuing that delicacy rather than the developing and improving the brewing method.

「What do you think?」

「So it's wine.」

「I don't really understand the flavour of wine~.」

「We have only drunk beer before.」

Just as I had expected. Both Tendou-kun and Mei-chan had rather peculiar taste and knowledge about liquor tasting, and I really shouldn't use the two as the standard. We were still minors after all.

「Though your reaction is subtle, you still emptied your cup, eh?」

「It doesn't feel super tasty though…」

「How should I say, is this how you feel when it seeps into a tired body?」

「Liquor sure is amazing.」

I see, the body was craving for it. It was indeed a dandy luxurious good for associating with each other.

One thing led to another, the trio was forced to fight against the monster in the dungeon with their lives on the line. And no matter how much they adapted to such a lifestyle, they were bound to accumulate some sort of stress.

And liquor was just the right thing for them to vent.

「Rather, this is definitely liquor! We can't drink liquor!」

Whoops, someone raised their voice amid this merry atmosphere.

And that person turned out to be our thief. She was an unexpectedly straightforward one despite being a thief.

「Well, calm down now, Natsukawa-san.」

「But we are minors!」

「I know that. Still, look at those three.」

There, I saw the bombshell beauty, Mei-chan was pouring liquor to the trio who was drinking happily and asked for a second helping with a smile on her face.

Well, you won't be able to find a girl like Mei-chan to pour you liquor even if you searched the entirety of Japan. This was the best situation… Drinking liquor.

「I think we need this liquor to cure our exhausted body and mind.」

「You're making kind of a sloven face though.」

「Drunk already.」

Those guys kept drinking like there was no tomorrow. Unfortunately, this was taste sampling, so they couldn't drink as much as they wanted to. Their intoxication might vanish in one shot if we gave them a bill right now.

「How about you try it too, Natsukawa-san?」

「Muu~h.」

She didn't take the wine even when I offered it to her. Quite a stubborn one, huh.

「Could it be that the wine isn't up to your palate? Then, how about you try this one?」

Mei-chan, who came from behind, didn't offer the amber or purplish red spirit, but rather a clear bright yellow liquor that I was familiar with.

It was the usual honey lemon that I was used to drinking but…

「It's mead.」

「Eh, mead!?」

Lure, hook, sink. Well, the smell that Natsukawa-san followed might be the sweet smell of the mead.

This was truly a sweet liquor that even my childish tongue could drink easily.

「We-Well, since it's something that was painstakingly made by Futaba-san, I guess it wouldn't hurt to sample a sip or two.」

Hell yeah, she fell for our trick.

As expected, Natsukawa-san, with her sweet tooth, wouldn't be able to refuse this.

「Okay, here you go.」

「Le-Let's dig in!」

Natsukawa-san was about to take a sip of mead with a mixed expression of anxiety and hope, but right at that very moment…

「――Stop right there, Momokawa-kun!」

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