Arx and Noah were visiting the library owned by Crabbe.
　The place is a small mansion in a corner of the land owned by Crabbe.
　Normally, it is treated as a warehouse. ...... sounds good, but in reality, it is one of the storerooms because it is not well managed.


　It is not surprising that the image of a larger scale version of a person who is careless and puts his belongings in a closet and leaves them there is one that comes to mind.
　The building is dusty and unkempt in places because it is judged to contain few important things.


　The building is dimly lit, or rather dark, with no place for light to enter because of the shutters.
　Therefore, I brought in a [glittering glass] lantern beforehand to illuminate my search.


...... is kind of like a haunted house.

I've heard that this place is very neglected.

"Ugh, huge spiders and cobwebs.


　"Wow, big spiders and cobwebs." As I shudder in the light of the spiders, which are much bigger than those in the man's world, Noah asks, unfazed.


"But Master Arx, why would you want to look at a place like this?

I was hoping to find something that my uncle hadn't found yet. You see, my uncle knows more than I do, but it's not as if we have different points of view. ......

So, what do you really think of ......?

I've been stagnant lately because I can't find anything new, so I've been struggling.


　But I'm not making much progress in my studies," he said with a deceptive smile.
　But it's true that I'm not making much progress in my studies. Lately, I've been stagnant in deciphering the scrolls and haven't touched the new Glyph Arts. In addition, I have not been able to create new spells, so I am in need of new stimuli.


No, I'm looking for things too, you know.　But there are limits to what I have on hand.

I understand that. ...... But "I"?


　In the middle of the conversation, for some reason, Noah put his hand over his mouth and turned his face away.


　And then.


"............Buh.


　It's a bit rude.
　It's so rude.


"What's ......?

No, it's just that it's hard to get used to Mr. Arx saying 'I'.

I'm telling you, you'll get used to it.　You'll get used to it.


　When he heard Noah's comment, he became annoyed.
　Yes, he changed the first person from "I" to "me" a little while ago and changed his tone of voice to match. And Noah is always saying that he can't get used to it.


"But I think your face is a little too cute to be called me.

"Gosh!　I'm not sure what people care about .......


　But that's how it is with Noah. It's been two years now, so he's gotten used to it, and he's as comfortable with me as he was with Crabbe.


　For me, it's not so bad, because it's easier to have a casual conversation with him.


"He's small and has a girlish face, anyway!　d*mn it!


　I got a little angry and was taking it out on her by going through her books.
　The books that were piled up in a messy manner on the bookshelf came crashing down.


What are you doing?

"What are you doing ......?


　Noah was a little taken aback, but ran over to help me move the books and dust them off.


So, do you see anything that might be helpful?

"I don't know. I'll see what I can find.


　I'll see what I can find." And with that, he goes through the dusty bookshelf, picking up every book he can find. I open the pages and light them with a lantern, basically reading diagonally. Since the book has been neglected for a long time, every book is crawling with chatterbugs, but I inspect them one by one, brushing them off with my gloves.


　............ While I was doing this for a while, I suddenly found a bag of scrolls thrown into the mess.


What?


　The way it was stored was appropriate. Rather than piling them up without reading them, I have a strong feeling that they are just a bunch of unneeded items put together.


　I intuitively think, "This is it. This is the kind of thing that I am sure I have not looked through in detail. Then, there is a high possibility that there are things that have not yet been discovered.


　I put my hand in and rummaged around, and found a book with an unusual binding.
　Moreover, the contents are written in [Glyph Arts].


"This looks good .......


　In the face of new discoveries, I feel distracted. This feeling is particularly strong because I haven't seen many new things lately.


　But the words in the title...



　--"The Secret Brewery with Kurin Botter.


What?　A guide to making moonshine?


　I shouted and slammed the book on the floor.
　Noah hears her and approaches her.


"Sir Arx, is something wrong?

...... No, it's nothing. How'd it go over there?

"We didn't find anything of note here.


　............ After that, I searched through the stacks, but in the end, there were no magic books in the stacks, and the only new thing I found was the book on moonshine.


　Feeling a little disappointed, I returned home and inspected the contents of the book I had found.
　In case you're wondering, this book was written in Glyph Arts. Even if the title and contents have nothing to do with magic, the words and phrases in the book may be useful. It should be worth a read.




"Let's read .......


　I proceeded to read it without any expectations, thinking that I might be betrayed.
　Surprisingly, Kling's book was not a guide to moonshine, but a book on how to make legitimate alcohol.


(Still, it's not much more than a recipe book. ......)


　However, the words and phrases are all familiar to me. The content of the book is little more than an improved version of common liquor recipes. I don't know why the author went to the trouble of writing such a book in [glyph arts].


　But


...... What's that?　Do you want to know how to make the best sake using magic?
　I found such a description in the last part of the book. There was a detailed description of the process, and even a concept that seemed to be about temperature.


　--In this world, the concepts of temperature, air temperature, and humidity do not yet exist as in the world of men.
　The combination of the expansion of matter and the scale is even said to be innovative, as can be seen in the magic meter.


　In other words, at the time this was written, these concepts existed and could be measured.


(It is said that civilization was quite advanced at the time of writing this book. ......)


　The civilization that flourished in his time was destroyed by the magic technology that was at the core of its prosperity. The current era is considered to be a few centuries after that.


　But still...


"......, the finest sake.


　When it comes to alcohol, you taste it when you are reliving a man's life.
　The taste of the sake I drank when something good happened to me was indeed delicious.
　I can't drink it now, but it might not be a bad idea to prepare it for the future.
　If you can drink it when the magic meter is announced, ...... it will be a celebration.


　When I think about it, I naturally salivate and gulp it down.


The temptation to drink is irresistible. ......


　But after I thought that, I acted quickly. I'm going to take the recipe written in [ancient arts language] and transcribe it into the common language and make an inventory of the ingredients needed.


　Apparently, it is important to cast a secret spell on a particular plant to transform it into a plant called soma.


You can ask Noah to prepare the necessary items for you at .......


　And so the brewing began.