"Lizard tail, slime condensate, pepper, star snail..."
Inside the Cat's Tail Tavern, the petite bartender is adding all sorts of gruesome "mixing ingredients" to the cocktail shaker in front of him...
"Glug glug glug glug..." After shaking the liquid in the cocktail shaker, Diona poured it out and placed it in front of the man who was staring blankly.
Here, drink up.
"Hmph, this time I've added a lot of weird seasonings. I don't believe you annoying drunkards can still drink this!" Diona thought smugly, her arms crossed over her chest.
Sure enough, facing this "drink" that was bubbling with strange bubbles, he subconsciously looked at Diona and said.
"that……"
"Didn't you want to drink the cocktail I made? What, you suddenly don't want to drink it anymore?"
Diona shook her head and reached out, trying to take the bottle of wine back...
"etc……"
The man hurriedly took the wine glass.
"I'll drink it, I'll drink it, okay..."
As he spoke, the man glanced at the indescribable liquid in the glass, gritted his teeth, and gulped down a large mouthful...
"How was it? How was it!" Diona looked at the man, her eyes sparkling...
"Hmm..." The man lowered his head, his expression contorted...
Diona: *★,°*:.☆(￣▽￣)\/$:*.°★* .
"Bang!" The man slammed his glass down on the bar, his eyes wide open as if they were about to spit fire...
Diona was filled with excitement. Could it be that her plan to destroy Mondstadt Winery was about to succeed...?
“Really…” the man said slowly.
"How is it really?!" Diona asked with great interest...
“This is… amazing!” The man opened his eyes and stared intently at Diona.
"The bitterness of the lizard tail gives this drink a unique flavor, while the slime adds a special texture, not to mention the tingling sensation of the pepper and star snail on the throat... In short, this drink is absolutely amazing, please give me another one!"
"What!"
Diona was struck dumb.
"Dear Diona, please give me another one, really, I can pay double, no, ten times the price!"
The man leaned forward, his hands on the bar, his face reeking of alcohol, almost touching Diona's...
"Ahem... This guest..."
Just then, Margaret, the proprietress of the Cat's Tail Tavern, gently patted the customer on the shoulder from behind.
"Who the hell is it? Don't fucking disturb my drinking!" The man was in the middle of a good time drinking and was naturally annoyed to be interrupted. But when he turned around and saw Margaret's narrowed eyes, for some reason, a chill suddenly ran down his spine...
“This guest,” Margaret said with a smile, releasing her hand.
"According to the rules of Cat's Tail Tavern, bartender Diona can only act as she pleases, and no one can interfere."
“Well… I can pay more…” the customer said hesitantly.
"No, that won't work."
"Aren't you the boss? Can't you tell her?"
"I'm sorry, sir, I'm just the proprietress of Cat Tail Tavern, and I can't make that decision."
A faint, cold glint appeared in Margaret's eyes, causing the drunkard to tremble...
"Forget it...forget it..." the drunkard muttered, "A good man doesn't argue with a woman. I'm leaving, and I'll never come to this lousy tavern again..."
After the drunkard left, Margaret looked at the indignant Diona and said...
"What's wrong, Diona?"
“It’s nothing…” Diona said, her tail drooping.
"But my new recipe failed again... I'm getting further and further away from my goal of destroying Mondstadt Brewing Company..."
"hehe……"
Upon hearing Diona's words, Margaret, the proprietress of the Cat Tail Tavern, simply smiled and reached out to stroke Diona's head.
"It's okay, everyone loves Diona's drinks. Didn't you see the smiles on everyone's faces after they drank them?"
“But…” Diona said, feeling wronged, “My alcoholic father can’t stop drinking once he starts, and he doesn’t have time to spend with me anymore…”
“Uh…” Margaret just smiled. “But everyone likes Diona, otherwise you wouldn’t have been working here all this time, would you?”
"I...I just wanted to gather intelligence, yes, gather intelligence. Also, the cats here will be very unhappy without my care!"
Diona turned her head away and said haughtily.
“Yes, yes, yes…” Margaret just smiled, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said.
"By the way, Diona, today is your birthday, isn't it..."
“Yes…” Diona nodded, but seemed rather unenthusiastic…
"What's wrong, Diona? You seem unhappy." Seeing this, Margaret teased, "Let me guess, is it your brother Jiang Mu..."
"Don't say it! You're not allowed to say it!" Upon hearing this, Diona immediately bristled and covered Margaret's mouth with her hand.
Margaret, however, used her height advantage to dodge the attack and continued.
"What, does our little Diona not miss her sweetheart anymore?"
"Stop talking!" Diona was both embarrassed and angry, and almost fainted...
"Okay, okay..."
Margaret said, "Knowing when to stop."
"How do you know he won't come..."
“Because…” Diona’s tail drooped.
“Brother Jiang Mu… he’s very busy… it’s hard for him to find time to come here to see me…”
"So, it's not a big deal if he doesn't come..."
“Hehe…” Margaret just smiled and didn’t say anything more.
As someone with experience, how could Diona's little schemes escape her notice...?
But she wouldn't say it, oh yeah, it was just for fun~~
………………
Soon, it was time for Cat Tail Tavern to close...
"Last guest, aren't you leaving yet?"
Looking at the guest sitting in the seat, Margaret spoke up to remind him.
"Alright..." the man waved his hand, "I'll leave after I get one more thing."
As he spoke, the man went straight to the bar.
"Another drunkard..."
Diona muttered under her breath, sounding annoyed.
"Tell me, what do you want?"
"Hmm..." The person carefully examined the menu, then bent down...
He picked Diona up in his arms!
"Meow!!!!"
"I want this kitten!"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Diona, suspended in mid-air, began to struggle frantically, shouting all the while...
"Sister Margaret, come save me, meow~~~"
Meanwhile, Margaret was standing to the side, watching the two of them with a smile.
Seeing this, Diona's heart sank...
"Alright..." The man smiled slightly, dispelling the illusion on his face, revealing himself to be Jiang Mu.
"Diona, I've come to find you."
Jiang Mu smiled slightly.
Looking at Jiang Mu's face, Diona was stunned for a moment, then started baring her teeth and claws.
"Meow!!! Put me down first~~~"
After putting Diona down and a lengthy apology, her pouting lips finally relaxed...
"Brother Jiang Jiangmu, you... how did you get here..."
"Today is your birthday." Jiang Mu patted Diona's head and said with a smile, "I was originally planning to send you a gift, but I happened to have some time today, so I came to celebrate with you."
"Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" Jiang Mu asked Diona.
"Hmm..." Diona thought for a moment, looking at the small dots in the distance, and said excitedly.
"Let's go catch fireflies!"
"good."
Jiang Mu replied with a smile.
Under the soft moonlight, the laughter of a person and a cat (?) in the forest sounded exceptionally clear and warm...
………………
At this moment, Qingquan Town...
"Hey, why isn't Diona back yet..."
Durav looked at his own door, then at the food he had prepared, and said worriedly.
"Could it be... that they've gotten lost...?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com