'Cocktail Potion' by Transworld Transfer Bartenders

And then, a little bit later.

In the meantime, I explained to the customer that I had drunk too much alcohol, and I have finished the matter as a joke.

Well, as a matter of fact, it's not like I'm malnourished, and my── consciousness was flying to another world. I can't help it.

And since I got back to work, I've been generally well received, even though I've said it myself.

It's like I've been in training for a few years somewhere, said the owner, worried about me after I returned.

Well, I was also looking for a place to replenish magic stones on a stove with a tight gas plug and no fire, and I had various after-effects.

However, there was only one thing I was telling the owner after such a power-up.

It's about when── I'm going to quit Bartender.

Originally, I wanted to know what the cocktail Ibuki was talking about was, so I became a bartender.

And the answer was already there.

Unlike the otherworld, there is nothing like my duty as a bartender on this planet.

I mean, there was no more reason for me to stick to the bartender in this world.

So I told the owner as soon as I got back to Earth.

“I don't see what I'm doing as a bartender right now. All I have is the feeling that I like cocktails. So I don't know if I want to continue being a bartender or if I can do anything else. Can I work here until I find out what I want to do?”

It wasn't me when I was chasing cocktails.

It was because of me that I got all sorted up in my heart. It was a new confusion.

What the hell am I?

It seemed like my life was once again asking me what I was supposed to do.

The owner was never angry or dazed by me like that.

I just said, "Do what you want."

The owner told me why he hired me to work here.

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The first time I met you, I was looking so terrible that I thought it would be a terrible thing if I didn't protect you here.

The owner couldn't leave me alone.

That's why I hired him immediately after the interview and entrusted him, who is also my direct brother, to take care of him after I taught him the job.

And I was watching as I tried to get past something, and now I look like I got over that wall.

If so, there are no more young people to protect.

All you have to do is let me live my life.

That's my choice.

That's why we say, "Do as you please."

I'm deeply grateful to the owner, and he still works here.

I still don't get the answer to how I should live my life ahead of me.

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"Quit your job."

The time was around five o'clock in the morning.

The store closes at 4: 00 am. The shop is already cleaned up and the owner is notified of the sales. After that, the store will just go home.

When I closed the door of the store, I noticed what I thought was vague, and I was speaking out.

"... oh, my God."

Already a few years ago, I remember the day I went to another world.

That day, just before I went to another world, I muttered the same words.

However, the feelings I had that day and what I have now are very different.

I have to find something important quickly, but I'm not going to be able to quit my job as a bartender because I like cocktails too much.

I used to have a hard time breathing this job.

The same conversation that is repeated among hardened regulars. The hurdle of a conversation where only demands keep rising. It's like all the people gathering are looking for something with their hands.

I can't even see it.

But that's only half the truth.

Others are a mirror of themselves.

I used to think of my customers that way only because I had that kind of suffering. I can see that now.

Because I'm in pain, the customer sees me in pain.

If everyone thinks they want to do something about it, naturally the conversation hurdles will rise, and they will seek answers with their hands.

So, if I change, the atmosphere will change.

If I open my heart and firmly admit that I like cocktails, and show my heart that it's fun, that kind of mood will spread to customers.

When I enjoy the bartender, the customers will enjoy it again.

That's why I enjoyed serving customers so much more than I used to.

It's not just cocktails. I realized once again that my place as a human being is solid.

Like I did with Easy's once, I must have been recognized by this shop.

At the same time, I was quite accustomed to being played with as a virgin.

After all, I know that everyone likes me and says it, so I may need to deliberate, but I may not be a virgin anymore.

I can't tell you anything about the── otherworldly experience anymore.

In addition, I politely refused all female customers who said, "I'll let you throw away your virginity for a joke."

If you're asked why, there's only one answer.

"I like girls with blue hair."

Now, let's do it.

As a result, there's no need to explain why I'm called a nerd in this store.

I reflect on it, but I don't regret it.

Like this, I'll clean up the garbage and go back to the store today.

Easy's closed at 12: 00, but this store closes at 4: 00.

That said, it is already 5: 00, so the store has been closed for a long time.

All you have to do is check the main faucet and close the key.

In spite of all this, it was a mistake.

Hmm?

There was a noise in the store.

Sounds like someone pulled the chair.

There's a sign on the close, but there's obviously someone there.

However, I don't think I heard the bell when I opened the door...?

Well, okay.

Either way, you can't be a new visitor after you report your sales.

Even the tools are already cleaned up.

After telling you about the store, you'll have no choice but to come home today.

I thought so and opened the door of the store.

The shop has a chic colour palette with a calm brown color.

Unlike Easys, which used to look like a dining bar, the shot bar has a slightly authentically atmosphere.

The size of the shop is smaller than Easy's, with about ten counter seats and two table seats.

Such a small shop is my castle now.

Despite that, for some reason, for a moment I had the illusion that this store was Easy's.

Looking at the black-haired woman sitting at the counter holding a strange feeling, I unintentionally hardened.

With the store door open, she looks at us too.

Like a mischievous man who has managed to plot something, he has a smile on his face.

After freezing, I had a bitter smile on my face without thinking of her.

Then return the sign that was closed to the open position.

"Excuse me."

I bowed my head and then went into the counter.

Spread the washed tools again so that you can do the least amount of work.

A major cup, a bar spoon, and a shaker.

Probably, but that should be enough.

“What do you want to order?”

The place to stand is in front of the customer diagonally across the counter.

A position that is not too far apart while maintaining a moderate distance so as not to cause a sense of intimidation.

If you didn't know that, that's fine.──

The woman made a preamble,

Then he said, smiling like a child.

"Buy [Millions Blue]"

Got it.

I had a lot to say and a lot to ask of a woman who just said it was decided.

However, I thought it would be good to ask after serving the first cup.

Because I'm a bartender.

It's over.