But Xavier glared at her directly, "You can only drink Milk and other beverages. Nothing else!"
Hu Tao put her hands on her hips and said, "Why? They're all made of water. Why can they drink it and I can't?"
Xavier held up a finger and said, "Firstly, they are all older than you. Secondly... there is no secondly. In short, you just can't drink it."
"Then I can drink it, right?" Furina said with a look of relief, "I'm hundreds of years old. You can't possibly not let me drink, can you?"
As he spoke, he was about to pour the wine into the glass.
But Xavier gave him a hard flick on the forehead: "You can't drink it either!"
So the two of them sat back down huffily, only able to watch Kaeya and Venti drink glass after glass.
Compared to the guzzling of Kaeya and Venti, everyone else was much more elegant.
Diluc slowly, yet familiarly and calmly, poured a glass of wine.
He held the wine glass in his hand, gently swirling it, appearing as dignified and noble as ever, even in such a lively scene.
He swirled the wine, sniffed its aroma, and then nodded slightly.
"It's wine brewed from Wheat, with a higher alcohol content..."
He discerned the general characteristics of this wine just by smelling it.
"Hmm? How did you smell that?"
Itto frantically sniffed the wine in his glass, but could only smell the alcohol, nothing else.
Diona cursed without hesitation, "Of course you can't smell it, you idiot!"
"Huh? You call me an idiot? If I can't smell it, can you!"
Itto was clearly unaware of Diona's abilities, let alone what her Talents were.
Diona just sniffed with her small nose, then said confidently, "This wine is not only brewed from Wheat, but it's also a 10-year vintage. It smells a little sour, so it must have been aged in a relatively warm place!"
Listening to Diona speak so earnestly, Itto looked disbelieving.
"Hmph, you say it's so amazing, who knows if it's true or false!"
He only said that, but in his heart, he already generally knew that Diona seemed to be really amazing!
Listening to Diona, Xavier took a small sip.
He found that it really did have a slightly sour taste. As for whether it was a psychological effect or if he actually tasted it, that was hard to say.
Kaeya and Venti didn't miss the rare opportunity to drink well.
They drank as if they had never had wine in their lives, or rather, as if they were going to drink all the wine for their next life.
Glass after glass, without stopping.
"Mmm~ It's indeed a very delicious wine. I can bring a few more bottles back."
Yae Miko tasted two sips, and according to her judgment as a cunning fox, the taste of this wine was indeed good.
Ei, who was beside her, took a sip, then shook his head and said, "I can only taste the spiciness; I can't feel anything else. Do you really think it's that good?"
Yae Miko laughed, "My dear friend, it seems you are only suited for desserts, things that require no skill. Wine, this is a fine brew that needs to be savored."
Ei couldn't be bothered with Yae Miko, not understanding why such a thing would require skill.
"So spicy, so spicy, I'm not drinking anymore!"
Bennett originally only wanted to try a sip, but he didn't expect it to be so spicy; he felt like his throat was on fire.
Fischl, who was beside him, also tasted it and showed a pained expression, but to save face in front of Bennett, she endured and pretended as if nothing had happened.
"Hmph, it seems you are indeed not strong enough. This Princess feels nothing at all."
Bennett looked at her with admiration, thinking that she was indeed a princess from another world, truly different from ordinary people!
"You, you two are not allowed to drink!"
Diona was furious at this scene; these people were all drinking. He hated people who drank the most.
"And Xavier, didn't you say you'd let me experience bartending? Why are you just drinking here!"
Diona, fuming, stood in front of Xavier and began to demand an explanation.
Xavier scratched his head, thinking that he had indeed promised her, but he didn't know if he could actually bartend.
And just as Xavier was in a difficult situation, the previous waiter walked over.
"Hello, sir, your bartending session is ready!"
Xavier blinked and said to Diona, "See? It's already ready, isn't it?"
Although Diona didn't know why it was suddenly ready, she was still very happy.
Taking Diona to the bartending area, Xavier specifically cautioned Hu Tao and Furina beforehand: "You two are not allowed to secretly drink alcohol!"
"Don't worry, how could we possibly drink alcohol? This Milk is also very good, you know."
Furina and Hu Tao swung their little feet, obediently drinking their Wang Zai Milk.
Seeing this, Xavier nodded with great satisfaction, thinking they probably wouldn't secretly drink alcohol, right?
So he took Diona to the bartending area, leaving them all there.
However, what Xavier didn't know was that as soon as he left, Furina and Hu Tao threw their Milk aside.
"Quick, quick, I want to taste how good this wine is, that it gets Venti and Kaeya so hyped!"
Furina was a very curious person, and this thought had already crossed his mind.
Now that Xavier had taken Diona away, he finally had a chance to try.
He first poured himself a large glass, and then poured one for Hu Tao.
Kazuha, who was nearby, couldn't help but remind them, "Xavier will surely be angry when he comes back."
Hu Tao waved his hand and said, "Oh, if you don't say anything and they don't say anything, how will he know?"
Kazuha thought that made sense, but reality wasn't that simple.
With a curious attitude, Keqing also took a sip, and quite a large one at that, but immediately regretted it.
"This wine is too strong; one sip feels like my throat is going to burn out."
If he had known that the wine of Blue Star was so strong, he would never have touched it.
He really didn't understand why those two drunkards were drinking so happily.
"Oh, Hu Tao, Furina, are you two starting to drink too? Come, let's drink together!"
Venti saw Furina and Hu Tao starting to drink, so he immediately pulled them over.
Already wanting to try what wine tasted like, the two immediately joined the ranks of the drunkards.
Kaeya enthusiastically introduced, "This must be your first time drinking these, right? There are techniques to it, you know."
Furina looked at the full glass of wine, and the strong scent of alcohol wafted up, making him doubt if this stuff was really that good.
Kaeya didn't notice and continued to explain.
"First, you have to drink wine in big gulps to truly feel the thrill and deliciousness it brings."
"Secondly, you must drink continuously to enter a state of slight tipsiness. That's a feeling that can't be bought with any amount of Mora!"
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