I decided to go to the bar in the basent of the house to ask Anima for advice, and to hang around and chat with her. On the way, Anima asked with a curious look on her face.
[……Master. I’ve been aning to ask this for a while now…… Why is there a bar in the basent of the mansion?]
[……Eh?]
[If you want to drink alcohol, I don’t think you would really need a bar……]
I knew that soone would point it out at so point, but it seems like the ti has finally co huh. Why is there a bar in the basent of the mansion…… No, well, is there any other answer other than this being Alice’s joke?
[Ahh, no! Of course, I understand that Master has deep thoughts, but it’s just that this shallow couldn’t guess your intentions……]
I see, it seems that Anima thought that I had so grand idea in mind when I built this bar, but as the Chief Retainer, she thought that she should know about this, so she shalessly asked this question.
……No, I don’t know the reason either, you know!?
[……Errr, no, the bar was created by Alice on her own initiative, so it’s not like I have any idea why that bar was made either.]
[I see, so that’s how it is huh…… If Alice-dono made it, although I have no idea why, it ans that this bar is necessary!]
[………………..]
I’ve been thinking about this from ti to ti for a while now, but I feel like Anima has an absurdly high evaluation of Alice. I wonder why? I thought she was a competent person who was hiding in the guise of an idiot, but she really is more like a competent idiot……
[…..It seems like Anima highly evaluates Alice a lot huh.]
[Of course! Becoming like Alice-dono is my goal!]
[……I- Is that so?]
[Yes! Her overwhelming combat power, her intelligence that makes it seem like she’s able to see the future, her charisma that can command a large army, and her endless loyalty as she supports Master behind the scenes! Alice definitely is the ideal for us retainers. She’s a very high peak we need to tread, but I hope that I could reach it one day.]
She has an extrely high evaluation of her…… Speaking of which, Anima hasn’t been around when Alice was fooling around, has she?
She has seen her in the battle against Sigma and the decisive battle in the God Realm, and if I recall, Anima seed to feel inferior to Alice back then, so perhaps, all these factors combined made her have a high evaluation for her.
As I was thinking about this, Alice, still not showing herself, spoke to in a voice small enough that only I could hear.
[……This was also unexpected for Alice-chan…… If she talks about as if I was so sort of idol she admires, it’s going to be hard for to fool around in front of Anima-san in the future.]
[Don’t you dare shatter Anima’s dreams, okay……]
[……I’ll do my best.]
After exchanging such conversation, I looked at Anima and she was clenching her fists. The way she looked like she was trying to do her best made her seem more childish than she looked, and she looked kind of cute.
[……Anima, you don’t have to mimic her personality, okay? Rather, please don’t mimic her personality.]
[Eh? Ah, yes?]
[Alright, let’s go then.]
[Understood?]
Anima followed while curiously tilting her head, but this is sothing that I need to remind her. It’s great if she wants to be competent like Alice, but if her personality also becos similar to hers, I think I would have stomach aches like Lilia-san.
When we entered the bar, Iris-san, the owner of the bar, turned to from behind the counter. I guess, to put it more precisely, Iris-san could be considered as soone who lives in my ho.
[Unnn? Miyama Kaito and…… if I rember correctly, you’re his retainer, Anima, right? Welco, you can sit at the counter.]
[Sorry to disturb you, Iris-san.]
[Excuse us, Iris-san.]
Greeting Iris-san, who welcod us with a small smile, I took a seat with Anima.
[Errr, I’ve never really had cocktails before, so I was hoping for sothing easy to drink.]
[I’d prefer sothing sweet……]
[Umu…… Then, I’ll start with Miyama Kaito’s order…… Are you fine with sothing a little bitter?]
[Yes, it’s alright.]
I don’t like drinking that much, so I just left it to her, and Anima doesn’t seem to like dry alcohol, so she ordered sothing sweet. I think I rember hearing that Caraway-san, when she drinks with Anima, likes dry alcohol and doesn’t like sweet ones.
In front of us, Iris-san prepared a container…… and mixing the alcohol and shaking it in that bottle that bartenders use, whose na I still don’t know of, and poured its contents into the glass in front of .
It’s a beautiful and clear alcohol that is as transparent as water.
(T/N: Dry taste refers to the lack of sweetness.)
[……Alice told about a cocktail nad after the local language where you lived in…… It’s a cocktail nad “Kamikaze”, a mixture of vodka, white curacao and li juice. It’s sharp and dry on the palate, but easy to drink.]
[Heehhh…… Thank you very much.]
[Umu, now for Anima……]
Muttering this, Iris-san quickly prepared so alcohols and shaking it…… She poured a beautiful pale red cocktail that seed to draw people eyes into the glass placed in front of Anima.
[……Here’s a “Scarlet O’hara”. The alcohol content itself is a bit high, but the sweet and sour citrus flavor makes it easy to drink.]
[I thank you.]
[Umu, I’ll go prepare so snacks.]
Hmmm, I hadn’t been to this bar much before, but I think this place is quite great. The dimly lit and quiet atmosphere of the bar is nice, and just from the way she worked, I’m sure Iris-san is quite skilled.
It would be nice to co back next ti when I want to have a relaxing drink or sothing.
[Well then, Anima…… A toast?]
[Ah, yes!]
Forgetting that we’re supposed to be here for consultation, Anima and I lightly bumped glasses in an atmosphere where we seed to be enjoying ourselves.
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