The door of the Emerald Bar slowly opened amidst the sound of wind chimes.
A dark, cold atmosphere seeped into the bar through the ever-widening crack in the door.
Lanya, who was about to greet the guests, felt this strong and uncomfortable breath, shuddered, and the smile on her face disappeared.
Even the heartless Diluke shrank his neck and looked nervously at the door.
The door finally opened completely. There were no guests outside, but a thick darkness that seemed to suck in the souls of the two of them.
"What is that?" Dilu Ke hugged Lanya nervously, with a look of fear on his face.
Lanya swallowed and opened her mouth, but couldn't speak. She wanted to retreat, but her legs froze.
At this moment, a warm hand gently pressed on her shoulder, and the warmth from the palm immediately dispelled the fear that gripped her.
She turned her head and gave Lin Ge a grateful look.
Lin Ge smiled at her, walked in front of her, and then looked at the thick darkness outside the door.
The breath coming from the darkness also frightened him. It was a terrifying and oppressive force that made people feel desperate.
guest? enemy?
The door spirit Miria did not respond.
From this point of view, they should not be enemies.
"How long are the guests going to stand outside the door? Now that you are here, please come in." Nilu's lazy and charming voice came from behind, making Linge more confident in his judgment.
He looked back at the bar. Nilu was still at the bar, resting her chin on one hand and looking at the darkness outside the door with interest.
Just after she said these words, ripples appeared in the darkness outside the door.
Ringer sensed something and turned around, only to see a human-shaped black figure break out of the creamy darkness and walk into the store.
The pure black body is pitch black from head to toe, with no hair, and no physical features that can identify gender. It is just the outline of a human figure, like a vague shadow.
When he walked into the store, Miria closed the door, blocking out the dark and cold breath that kept seeping in from outside.
Under the light, the black shadow looked a little nervous, even though the light in the store was not dazzling, but as soft as a gauze.
He raised his dark hands, trying to block the light falling from above his head, squinting his eyes and making a sound like a strange mantra.
Ringer understood.
"It's so dazzling. Where is this place?"
After the door closed, the frightening feeling that made Ringer disappear. The dark guy in front of him looked very weak.
It seems that he is a guest, but he is a little bit special.
"Hello, guest, this is the Emerald Bar." Ringer smiled at the black shadow.
The shadow seemed to understand. He imitated Ringer's pronunciation, read the name of the Emerald Bar, and responded with a hint of confusion: "What does it do here?"
"Of course it's a place to drink and relax."
Ringer turned around and returned to the bar. Driven by curiosity, the black figure followed him to the bar.
"Please take a seat." Ringer pointed to the seat in front of the bar.
The black shadow sat down, and his face twisted and rotated, forming two black holes, staring at Ringer like eyes.
"What is wine?" he asked, his voice like the hollow sound of wind.
"Trying it yourself is the best way to understand." Ringer smiled, and the meaning of his words was self-evident.
Come, order a drink and taste the charm of wine.
However, the shadow tilted his head in confusion, as if he didn't understand.
Didn't you hear this? Ringer couldn't help but be surprised that this guest didn't seem to be very smart.
He had to change his words to something more straightforward and said again: "As long as the guests have a drink, they will know what it is."
"Ah, so that's it." Black Shadow's tone fluctuated slightly, "Sorry, I haven't thought about it for a long time, so I'm a little slow."
"It doesn't matter." A smile appeared on Lin Ge's face, thinking secretly in his heart, what kind of environment did this guest find himself in before, and he even abandoned the most important ability of this intelligent creature.
"Then please give me a drink. It's all your fault." The shadow seemed to be adapting to talking to others, and his voice became clearer and stronger.
"Please wait a moment. You'll be ready soon."
For the guests who were trying to drink for the first time, Ringer was very alert, turned around and took down the required wines from the wine cabinet, prepared the wine utensils, and started mixing.
25ml bourbon whiskey, 25ml rye whiskey, 25ml sweet vermouth, 5ml black cherry liqueur, eight drops of squid ink mixture, 2 drops of Angostura aromatic bitters.
Stir with ice and strain into a glass.
Finish.
The black figure was sitting in front of the bar, and saw the wine bottles and wine utensils flying between Ringer's hands, his movements were skillful and elegant, and not a drop of excess liquid was spilled.
In the blink of an eye, a glass of dark wine was completed and placed squarely in front of him.
"Its name is, please taste it."
The shadow stretched out a blurry black hand, picked up the wine glass and brought it to his mouth. It was also pitch black there, and no organs like teeth or tongues could be seen, but the black liquid in the wine glass was indeed decreasing.
As the dark wine was poured into him, his body began to undergo wonderful changes.
At first, his facial features were still very blurry, and his hands and feet lacked details, like a melting snowman, but after drinking,
A pair of bright eyes appeared in his dark eye sockets, and a sharp horn protruded in the center of his face - probably his nose.
The lines of the lips also appeared on the part that was in contact with the wine glass, ears popped out from the sides of the head like mushrooms, and the fingers holding the wine glass became clear one by one.
But he still had no hair, and looked like a pervert wearing a black bodysuit and black stockings on his head.
"Oh, this is-"
The guest put down his wine glass with trembling palms, his big bright eyes shining with excitement.
The dry spring of thought in the dark abyss began to surge, and a stream of heat flowed through his body. He felt like he had gained a new life, from his body to his mind.
He crossed his arms tightly and was so moved that he shed two lines of clear tears.
Ah, is this what it feels like to be alive?
Some people died, but not completely...
