Alcohol and Ogre-girls ch41

p1
>My body feels so light, as if I've grown wings.

>I know which move I need to make next.

>I know exactly where to strike.

p2
>This is...

>This is...
>the next Shuten-doji after drinking Naori-senpai's alcohol...

>What's going on here!? Are you really the same ogre from just a moment ago!?

>Yep! I'm the real deal!!

p3
>She's so powerful... Just what did you put in that cocktail...?
>Eh?

>Well...

>Gwah...
>I'm at a clear disadvantage here...

>In that case...

p4
>I can at least snag me a human girl!

>Ah! No fair!

>Wah...

>Bahtenduh!

p5
>Even if I'm injured... I wouldn't be me if I can't protect someone who's right in front of me!

>Shit...!

>Isuzu!

p6
>"It's time to finish this!"

>!

>>It's time to finish this!

>Ah...

>What the!?

>That's right...

p7
>Scotch whiskey from the UK, dry vermouth from France, sweet vermouth from Italy,

>and Angostura bitters.

>The drink I made... brings together different alcohols that produce a wonderful harmony of flavors without clashing with one another...
>What!?

>A cocktail
>ORAAA!!
>of deep affection!

p8
>"Affinity"

p9
>...Cooled off yet?

>E-Eep...
>Honestly... It's 100 years too soon for you to be laying a hand on my bartender!
>I'd love to chastise you some more, but today's a fun festival, so I'll give you one last chance.

>Run away as far as you can.
>Don't come near the human habitat ever again.

>I got it!
>I got it, so please let me go!

>Eep!

p10
>...

>Is it... over...?

>I'm exhausted...
>Hinata-san!?

>Living is hard...
>In what sense?
>Being alive? Living it up? [tn: Hinata uses a vague hiragana phrasing of "iki" which, depending on how it's spelled, could mean either "being alive" （生き） or "being intoxicated"　（イキ）.]

>Are you o-...
>!

p11
>Your nice clothes are gonna get dirty.

>Don't touch me...!

>...!

p12
>...

>Naori-senpai.

>I'm sorry for so rudely rejecting... the cocktail you made for me.

>So...

p13
>Could you maybe... make me another one of that cocktail...?

>Here you go.

>One Affinity
>and one Affinity mocktail.

p14
>..Thank you.

>...

>Ah...
>Does it not suit her tastes after all?

>Um, y'see! Affinity is a cocktail that blends together different alcohols from the UK, France and Italy respectively!
>It's a word referring to how well things get along with each other... so I was wondering how I could express that nuance in a mocktail!
>I ended up mixing together elderflower tonic from the UK, white grape juice from France, and lemon juice from Italy!
>I made it in my break thinking that if you drank it, maybe you would understand the joy of cocktails and...

p15
>...Sorry for not saying anything.
>I was trying to figure out... how I should express what I'm feeling.

>It's delicious. Actually... I'm certain that first drink you made me back at the bar was delicious too.
>It was just a flavor that was unknown to me.

>...I'm frightened of the unknown.
>I'm scared of admitting my own ignorance.

>But,

>right now, I feel that it's delicious.
>That... might be all that matters.

>...I'm still just a child.
>I think the joy of blending flavors together isn't something I can understand with just one sip.
>So...

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>from now on, please teach me...
>about all kinds of flavors.

>I see...

>Her young heart is still developing.
>Changing into various shapes.

>How precarious... and reliable.

p17
>We're so weak and fragile,
>but that's exactly why... I don't want to give up on these yet unseen flavors.

>Uuuh~~~
>Hinata-san!?
>Your glass is empty already!?

>Isuzu~ You were raised in such a harsh environment, but you're such a good girl~
>We've only just begun blending with each other.
>Was that supposed to be a compliment?