Alcohol and Ogre-girls ch12

p1
>Turning Hinata-san into an ogre
>means pulling the trigger.

>If that is my duty...
>You wanna have a drink...?
>We're kinda stranded at the moment. Is now really the time to be drinking?
>Why?
>then as her bartender, I need to carry it out properly.

>Or so I thought...
>No, um...
>We're getting kinda hungry
>and I figured it'd make a nice change of pace...

p2
>Naori!

>It's so obvious that you're plotting something.
>Quit doing stuff you're not used to and tell me.
>...Mikage-san.

>I'm still a long way off...
>...Hyes...

p4
>I see.
>So that's what it was.

>Sure.
>I'll drink.

>I figured you were gonna say that...
>But what little is left of my pride wanted you to enjoy drinking genuinely...

>No, if anything, filling my stomach and getting out of this occult situation all at once is like killing two birds with one stone!
>You always think way too much~ Geez~
>...If you say so, Hinata-san...
>I have nothing more to add...

p5
>But what should we do?
>We can't exactly make cocktails in a place like this...

>...Wait, what's that!?

>Hold on a minute.
>I'm setting things up...
>Eh? Wait. Holy cow.
>That's a lot of alcohol.
>Just what is that backpack?

p6
>I'm glad you asked!
>This is a Travel Bartender Kit, a backpack for carrying around alcohol and bar tools. It has compartments for measuring cups, stirring sticks and strainers, and along with a thermos flask of ice and a shaker, it can hold up to four bottles. With this exceptional product, you can enjoy cocktails wherever you go.
>You sure seem happy, Naori~

>Please don't talk over me.
>I prepared this just for this kind of situation.
>Ah, sorry.

>On top of that,
>we're gonna use what we bought from the Kitaoka Brewery earlier today...

>Locally brewed Japanese sake.

p7
>It's ready.

p8
>Here you go.
>One saketini.

>Woah. You really made one.
>Should we be doing this outside...?
>Think of it like an outdoor tea ceremony.

>And what even is a saketini anyway...?
>It's a cocktail that replaces the Dry Belmont used as an ingredient in a martini with Japanese sake.

>Martinis also use olives as a garnish, so I went with a pickle to give it a Japanese flourish.
>Eh~ It's really reflective.

>...Let's give it a try.

p9
>Woah!
>It's spicy
>yet sweet!?

>The gin gives it a spicy kick before the sake provides the sweetness...
>How mysterious~

>Since we were gonna go to a brewery anyway,
>I figured I could make my luggage lighter by buying some sake along the way.

>Geez~ I had no idea you thought that far ahead!
>Come on, Naori, you dig in too! They're all my treat!!
>Ah... Sure...
>I forgot you bought all that stuff around lunchtime...

p10
>Ah. This is pretty good.

>...

>...Getting back on topic...

p11
>Y'know, Naori,
>you've put so much thought...
>into what it means to feed me.

>You followed me all the way here too.

>There's no other bartender who would make a drink in this way in a place like this.

>That's why this is enough.

p12
>That's not...
>I
>just...
>think alcohol should be enjoyed.

>I feel like it's more delicious that way...

>I guess so.

>Not for the sake of staying alive
>or for the sake of becoming an ogre.

p13
>What would your drinks taste like
>if I just drank them for the sake of drinking them, I wonder?

p15
>...I smell something.

p16
>Eh?

>Hinata-san!? Where are you going!?
>Wait!
>Uwah, the glasses!
>I haven't tidied them away!

>Hey, please wait!

>What's with this speed?

>Hinata-san!

p17
>This is bad.
>She's too fast.

>Wait...
>I'm losing sight of her...
>!

p19
>...
>Hah...
>...It's the warehouse...

>...Ah!?
>It's the warehouse!
>Did I warp here!?
>Eh!?
>You're the one who ran here, Hinata-san!

>Eh? Is that so...?
>I smelled something different from the drink you made me
>and then I just kinda zoned out... Woah, how embarrassing...
>...Heh...

>To think we'd reach such a solution...
>But I'm glad~ We're finally here~

>Wait.
>Hm!?

p20
>Scuse me~
>Anyone in here~?
>Hey, hey, hey!?

>No answer...? Are they asleep?
>Whaddaya mean "scuse me"?
>No, why would you do that!?
>There's an order to these things, y'know!?
>There might be some kind of ghost inside, y'know!?

>The heck~ It'll be fine.
>I'll be sure to negotiate properly and my stomach's full!
>Ah, wait...
>Leave it to me!

p21
>...

p22
>There's all kinds of wooden boxes.

>That's a lot of junk...

p23
>...Doesn't look like anyone's here.

>Is this really where the legendary sake is?
>I'm starting to have my doubts.
>It's so dusty~...
>Hahaha...
>Mikage-san did say it was just a rumor.

>...Can't be helped.

>Guess I'll look for the Kidoku Sake.
>You rest, Naori.
>Making it all the way here must've tired you out, right?
>...
>Alright. I'll provide some light from behind.

p24
>...Is that it?

p25
>There's nothing here.

>...I feel bad for Hinata-san,
>but I do feel a bit relieved inside.

>Hinata-san.
>Be careful not to touch any alcohol.
>No ghosts or anything.

p26
>You don't wanna get injured again.
>I was wondering what kind of fearsome creature we'd encounter.

>But even that anxiety was naive of me.
>I didn't realise
>?

p27
>what exactly working as an ogre's bartender

p28
>would entail...
>NAORI!

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>Afterword

>If I'm gonna do an alcohol x ogre x girls manga, it'd be a waste to just make it wholesome all the time! So I had these two climb a mountain. Do your best! Look forward to volume 3!!
>Author:  Hashiba Minori

>Thank you for reading volume 2 of "Alcohol and Ogre-girls"! Please look forward to volume 3!!!
>Artist: zinbei