Chapter 699: Lets Have a Housewarming Party ③ (2/2)

If I remember correctly, for red wine, I need to tilt the glass lightly to see if there are any suds or foreign substances in my drink, and then, I should bring the glass a little close to my nose to check if there's any strange smell.

After that, twirling the glass once to make the aroma stand out, smell the wine as if I'm deeply breathing it in…… Unnn, it's difficult to describe it with my lack of vocabulary, but it has a deep and profound aroma, but it isn't that unpleasant.

Errr, after that, I should take a little bit of wine in my mouth and lightly roll it on my tongue——— Whoa, this is tasty!? Uwaaahhh, this wine's amazing…… I've drunk a lot of wine since I came to this world, and even Lilia-san's mansion sometimes serves it alongside dinner, but this wine is overwhelmingly delicious.

It wasn't as good as the Shallow Grande that I drank with Alice, but if that was to be excluded, this was the best wine I've ever had. It had such a deep taste that even an amateur like me can understand that this is a top-quality wine.

Wait, I couldn't just sit back and enjoy the aftertaste. If I'm not mistaken, as long as there's no problem with the taste…… I should turn to the person who served me and lightly nod.

After confirming that I nodded, Illness-san placed lined up snacks in front of me…… foods that seemed like it would be good to eat while drinking, she poured more wine into my glass.

[……It's a very delicious wine. How should I say this…… Even though it has a very strong acidity and taste, it smoothly goes down my throat…… This is a pretty good wine, isn't it?]

[That's riiiiight, it's a precious wine that isn't eeeeeasily found in the markeeeeet. They're maaaaade wth a special method and preserved with magiiiic. The wine toniiiiiiight is preserved for ”three thousand yeaaaaars”.]

[Three thousand years!?]

A- Amazing…… I've heard of hundred year old wines back on Earth, but for this wine to be three thousand year old……

[……C- Could this be a very expensive wine?]

[I guess soooo, it's just about ”100,000R”.]

[100,000R!?]

T- That's outrageous. That means this bottle is worth one white gold coin…… That's a 10 million yen bottle right there. No, no, I'd like it if you don't serve that kind of fine wine for just a midnight snack———- Unnn? One white…… gold coin?

[……Ummm, Illness-san?]

[Yeeeees?]

Thinking about it again, something is strange. Unlike before, we aren't in Lilia-san's mansion, but in my house. There is no such thing as a wine cellar here. If that's the case, where did this wine come from?

There is a possibility that she brought it from Lilia-san's mansion…… but Lilia-san isn't a very strong drinker. The wine is just something lightly served alongside dinner, and wasn't served just for the sake of drinking.

Furthermore, I'm sure that Lilia-san would really have a good selection of fine wines in her wine cellar as she's a Duchess…… but would she really just have a 10 million yen bottle of wine on hand? No, even if she did, they wouldn't just take it out for a midnight snack.

That means…… the second…… possibility is that……

[……Where did you get this wine from?]

[I bought it personallllllly. I just so happeeeeeened to have some extra income after allllllll.]

……I knew it. That really is the case. This means, this really is that…… something she had bought with the white gold coin I had just given her this morning.

Eh? What should I do about this…… It kinda feels like the salary I gave her came back to me in a different form. Even if that's so though, I can't complain at all.

The salary I paid her, of course, belongs to Illness-san…… How she wants to use her money is up to her, and I have no right to complain.

Even if she continues to use her salary in this way, I have no way to argue. Moreover, Illness-san was only offering me food out of her kindness, so it would be rude to refuse her.

However, hmmm…… This is a development that I personally can't agree with…… Is there anything I can do here? A good way that will also benefit Illness-san……

[……Illness-san?]

[Yeeeeees?]

[Let's have a drink together!]

[…………….?]

The words I couldn't help but utter in my confused mind…… When Illness-san heard this, she looked a little taken by surprise before she slightly nodded her head.

<Afterword>

~ ~ Extra: A Scolding to a Certain Maid ~ ~

Under King : [Geez, I've told you many times, but stop waving your Maid ideology outside as you please! Stop it!]

Maid : [……My apologies, I just couldn't contain my overflowing maid spirit……]

Serious-senpai : [Oi, you there! Fix the d*mned title! You aren't talking about any sort of housewarming party!!!]

? ? ? : [Next Chapter: Drinking with Illness!]

Serious-senpai : [Stop…… Stop with all the fraud titles……]