Gentleman's Night Canteen

Although most of these suggestions were rejected after discussion, they occasionally brought good inspiration to the other three.

This atmosphere of mutual exchange and mutual improvement undoubtedly made Emiya Shirou and Emiya Kiritsugu very happy.

After all, unlike Merlin who can't see through but is very strong, one of the two is on the rise, while the other lives in danger every day, and they are unwilling to let go of any opportunity to improve themselves.

At the same time, the three gradually recognized the identity of Sawamura Eriri.

From their point of view, Sawamura Eriri is probably the heir of a certain magician family. Although he doesn't seem to have much strength, he has quite a lot of knowledge.

In this way, Eri Sawamura actually used the "second disease of middle school" as a decoration to mix in the chats of several magicians.

The chat between the few people was quite happy, but at this moment, a pleasant bell rang again.

Lan Meng couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Emiya Shirou and Emiya Kiritsugu came to him through synaesthesia, he can still understand, after all, according to what they said, they have made an appointment before, and Merlin's calculation time is almost time to come to trade with him, as for Sawamura Eriri The frequency of coming here is getting higher and higher, and it is not unacceptable to meet the other three.

But why is someone here again?

According to Al, Merlin means that he is busy with work and probably has no time today. Misuzu Kamio finally returned to normal. Recently, he is keen on swimming. It is said that he plans to learn diving. According to her, it is because she likes the sea. I said hello, and I probably wouldn't send it to my care...

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that no acquaintances will come, right?

And just as Lan Meng was thinking, the store door was pushed open, and then a boy with gloomy eyes and wearing a black robe walked into the store...

Chapter 33 Butterbeer

Looking at the boy who suddenly appeared, Lan Meng also suddenly realized that the other party was a new guest, so he hurried forward.

"Welcome~"

Lan Meng, who leaned slightly, was extremely standard in terms of movements, but the problem was that the other party seemed to take half a step back because of Lan Meng's movements.

Is this serious?

Seeing the other party's reaction, Eri Sawamura, who was most familiar with Lanmeng, couldn't help covering her mouth and giggling, but maybe it was because of the communication with Lanmeng just now that Eiri Sawamura instinctively felt that the person in front of her was dressed The boy who seemed to be a 'magician' also regarded himself as the same person as Lan Meng and the others, so he didn't hide his actions too much.

After all, in her opinion, even the middle-aged uncle and the young social animals are so friendly when communicating, so the black-haired boy who is also a young man should not care too much, but what she didn't expect was that the other party turned his head and stared at him instantly.

The gloomy eyes like poisonous snakes made Sawamura Eriri shudder unconsciously, but at this moment a figure suddenly stopped in front of him.

"This guest, you are very welcome, but can you please not be too aggressive? This guest is just joking with me."

Facing Lan Meng who stood in front of him like an iron tower, even being tall among his peers did not have the slightest advantage at this time, not to mention that this strange shop everywhere made him feel a little afraid instinctively, So instead of continuing to stare in the direction of Sawamura Eriri, he just snorted coldly.

Sawamura Eriri unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Lan Meng's broad back instantly filled with a sense of security.

Because of the strange friction just now, this time Lan Meng did not lead the other party to the position of several people, but took the other party to the window near the corner of the restaurant, where it is difficult to see Eri Sawamura in the direction of the bar if you do not observe deliberately pear them.

"Guest, do you have anything to eat?"

Although he was taken aback by Lan Meng who was like an iron tower when he entered the door, he almost instinctively thought that he had encountered the pranks of those bastards, but after gradually calming down, he realized that this is not a school, and those bastards did not dare to come here. The unscrupulousness outside the school also means that those sitting at the table should be wizards outside the school.

Although ordinary wizards dare not attack Hogwarts students, but now that the 'Dark Lord' is raging in the UK, who knows if there will be a bold one, there is no need to provoke people for a little thing.

In addition, Lan Meng didn't seem to be hostile. In addition, there were four people at the table, and two of them didn't look like "good guys". It was a help to himself, so he didn't have much ill feeling towards Lan Meng, but he explained it instead.

"Sorry, I'm not in a good mood today, please give me a glass of butter beer, thank you."

Although the other party's voice was still a bit harsh, Lan Meng could feel goodwill from the other party's words, so the original business smile became two points more sincere.

"Butterbeer...Okay, just a moment, please."

Without too much nonsense, Lan Meng turned around and returned to the kitchen, but when passing by the bar, she still nodded to Eriri Sawamura and the others, indicating that she had work to do, and they nodded in understanding.

If it is said that Blue Dream was needed as a lubricant at first, but now it is basically not needed.

And when Lan Meng returned to the kitchen, the first thing she saw was Lysaline sitting on the small chair.

Because the body leans forward and presses all on the thighs, the curve behind the other party becomes more and more obvious. Fortunately, the other party's family members seem to know her personality better, so although she is wearing hot pants and a short shirt because of the weather, but alone The pants are of the high-waisted type, and only two round semicircles can be seen, and there is no vacuum area.

Facing Lysa's invisible charm, Lan Meng looked away with difficulty and then turned back to the kitchen counter.

There are several kinds of wine in the Lanmeng store, and only one of them is brewed by Lanmeng himself, that is the unopened 'sherry wine'. One of the most common drinks before this.

In fact, Lan Meng didn't drink alcohol before, because he didn't like the confused state after drinking. This is an uncontrollable drunk state for Lan Meng, who has a strong self-control ability since he was a child and even planned his future. I'm really not used to it.

In addition, although he was not a nerd when he was in school, he exercised properly to maintain his physical condition after the heavy studies in high school, and he often worked part-time in his spare time after college. Be social.

But after coming to the Xingchen stronghold, he didn't have such worries, especially the work in the kitchen made him often meet a group of drunks, and he was invited to drink many times after the two sides got acquainted.

He didn't have a good impression of the beer machine at first, but after he tasted the alcohol brewed by the cats of Ailu, he changed his mind a lot.

Of course, this is definitely not the beer brewing cat Ai Lumao looked at him longingly while holding the beer, as if asking for compliments, purely because the beer brewed with the ancient method of oak barrels does not have the slightest modern industrial beer Bitterness, on the contrary, has a special fragrance of hops. As for the alcohol, it is more of an embellishment. To him, it is like drinking a special drink.

But generally speaking, the beer they drink is iced, and barbecue with beer is the most common food pairing for hunters.

And the 'butter beer' that the guest ordered, although Blue Dream has never made it, but after thinking about it, it seems to be a pretty good match?

Beer, especially some average quality beer, tends to taste a bit bitter, but butter can neutralize the bitterness of beer to a certain extent. At the same time, beer also has a greasy effect, and can also neutralize the greasy feeling of butter.

The two seem to go well together?

And looking at the natural attitude of the other party when ordering, this should be a very common drink in the other party's world, so at least it shows that this drink is very 'mature'.

The only thing Lanmeng cares about is that 'butter' is generally solid, and if the temperature is too low, it will naturally solidify, which will definitely affect the taste of the drinker. Doesn't it mean that 'butter beer' is actually warm?

This is undoubtedly far from the beer Lan Meng usually drinks.

But the drink that is feasible and more popular has challenge value.

Lan Meng also became motivated, and it was obvious that he was going to work hard to reproduce this drink...

Chapter 34 Ying Lili: Well, Lan Meng, I think... Lan Meng: No, you don’t want to

Since the name has butter and beer, then these two materials must have.

The second is some condiments, such as sugar, salt and spices.

However, when getting the sugar, Lan Meng hesitated for a while and did not use the commonly used white granulated sugar and rock sugar, but instead took the brown sugar that is not very used.

Brown sugar is rougher than rock sugar and white granulated sugar. It is unrefined sugar, and its color matches beer better after melting.

Because there is no recipe, the production depends entirely on Blue Dream's experience, but the first step must be to heat the beer and butter, but the beer needs to be processed in advance.

Strictly speaking, the foam on the beer does not taste good, but most people who like to drink beer are full of love for it, but in order to make drinks, Lanmeng has to solve it first.

The simplest and crudest thing seems to be to remove it directly with a spoon, but Lan Meng doesn't want to waste it, remove a wooden spoon and keep stirring, and the beer foam in the stirring container will gradually decrease, until it is almost invisible in the end. Stop the action.

After processing the beer foam, the next step is to directly process the butter and beer.

The best way to melt butter is of course to melt it directly at room temperature, but there are also particularities about the heating of beer.

Compared with white wine that can be heated directly, beer is best not to be heated directly, because it will destroy its taste. It can be said that beer loses part of its soul after being heated at high temperature, so the best way is to boil water first, and then The container containing the beer is placed in a container filled with hot water and heated over water.

This will not easily destroy the flavor of the beer itself.

The beer is mixed with butter and some brown sugar is added at the same time, so that the color is perfect.

After taking a sip, Lan Meng couldn't help raising her eyebrows.

As the beer is heated, the alcohol concentration decreases, and the taste of beer seems to become lighter, and the taste becomes a special sweetness after adding sucrose.

The light milk flavor of the butter itself also blooms on the tip of the tongue.

For those who simply like to drink beer, they may not be used to it. After all, warm beer is paired with a sweet taste. Although it still maintains the aroma of hops, it also becomes lighter when heated. It is not so much a 'beer drink'. Rather, it is a 'sweet drink with a beer aroma'.

For those who like to drink beer, they may still prefer cold beer, but the sweet flavor makes it easier to drink. Some people who don't like beer may choose to try it.

But Lan Meng still felt that something was missing...

correct!Foam!

Add cream to the remaining part of the butter, add brown sugar and stir until it becomes foamy, and then pour a layer on the cup. Not only does it look more like ordinary beer, but the taste is also due to the whipped cream. Softer.

Looking at the 'simple' drink in front of him, Lan Meng is still in a happy mood. After all, this can add a good drink to his menu. Now the only drinks sold in the store are 'ordinary juice', 'Guanling juice', and beer There are several kinds of ''white wine'' and 'red wine''.

And this 'butter beer' is obviously more suitable for young girls, which can increase his business scope.

At first glance, it seems that Lan Meng can successfully make a good drink just based on the name of a dish, but in fact, Lan Meng knows that cooking is a combination of ingredients to learn from each other. Cooking skills are just more perfect Blend the ingredients together.

Therefore, the most troublesome part of researching recipes is actually to find out the best fit between various ingredients, and make them blend through reasonable cooking methods.

It is a series of countless combinations, and the name of the dish 'butter beer' directly saved him the most troublesome stage of 'combination', and based on his understanding of the nature of the ingredients themselves, it is not good to reproduce this drink Strange too.

And instead of thinking about this kind of thing right now, it's better to serve this 'butter beer' first.

Considering that since the guests want to drink, it is better to have some appetizers.

Wine and meat are the most common food pairings, but the problem is that this 'butter beer' itself is rather sweet, if it is paired with the barbecue that Lan Meng usually cooks... I am afraid it is not suitable.

From this point, it can be seen that whether a dish can get a high evaluation is not only due to its own cooking skills, but also the combination of dishes and the state of the guests are also important points.

The most suitable appetizers for sweet drinks should actually be salty foods.

If it is traditional liquor, then a dish of salted edamame or peanuts is enough for ordinary people to drink by themselves, but since it is beer...French fries may be a good choice.

Thinking in this way, Lan Meng also cut up the potatoes deftly, and put the shaped potatoes directly into the heated oil pan, and the French fries were fried in a short while.

Up to this moment, Lysa was still squatting in front of the oven with a serious face, waiting for the final 'ding'.

Seeing this, Lan Meng didn't disturb the other party, but walked towards the restaurant with the dinner plate.

"I kept you waiting."

While talking about Lan Meng, he put the dinner plate in front of the other party, and the other party seemed to have no intention of communicating with Lan Meng at this time, but nodded to show that he knew it, and then continued to look at the sky without saying a word. There is nothing in front of him in a daze.

Lan Meng simply turned around and went back to the bar.

And almost at the same time Lanmeng went back, Sawamura Eriri asked in a low voice with some embarrassment.

"Lan Meng, just now... Are you okay?"

Although it is indeed not a good experience to be stared at by others, and she didn't mean to laugh at the boy who was about the same age as herself, she was more just making fun of Lan Meng's "scary" incident, but after thinking about it carefully It's understandable to be angry when you think that the other party doesn't know what you think.

That's why I was a little worried.

It's not that he's afraid that the other party will be angry, but he's just worried that his actions will bring unnecessary trouble to Lan Meng.

Lan Meng also shook his head at this.

"There should be no problem. The guest doesn't seem to care, but it seems that he is not in a good mood."

Hearing Lan Meng's words, Sawamura Eriri unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but then she couldn't help taking a peek at the young man, especially at the glass of butter beer in front of him. He swallowed his saliva.

As a book artist, Eiri Sawamura has naturally drawn some books of "strong female boss drunk X male subordinate". She is very curious about whether the beer in the book is really that strong, but she doesn't drink it at all because of family reasons. However, as for secretly drinking alone outside?

Maybe it is because she has drawn a notebook that she is extra careful about these aspects.

But after taking a look at Lan Meng, who gave her an infinite sense of security, she suddenly felt...Maybe she can try?

"That, Lan Meng, I think..."

"No, you don't want to."

Although I don't know why Eri Sawamura seems to be letting himself go more and more in front of him recently, but this time he interrupted before the other party spoke.

Although he didn't know that young man, he didn't look like a child, and with the 'magician' attire, he didn't look like an ordinary person, so it's okay for him to drink beer or something. But Eri Sawamura is an active JK, how could he give wine to the other party?

Seeing this, Sawamura Eriri lowered her head with a face full of disappointment...

Chapter 35 Girls have to protect themselves... and boys too

Looking at the somewhat lost Sawamura Eriri, several people present had different expressions.

Emiya Shirou looked at the other party and didn't know why he was a little bit embarrassed, as if he remembered when he was young, and he was just an adult at that time, because of curiosity, he and Rin got together and drank a few cans of beer to celebrate their adulthood.

He only remembered that he made some appetizers, and then the two gathered at the table and began to drink. At first, they just talked to each other. Rin told him about his life in the clock tower, while Shirou told the other party that he was in What happened in the Middle East, I just drank more and more wine until I completely lost my memory.

Whenever he thinks of the past related to the two, he is filled with infinite sighs.

Emiya Kiritsugu just glanced at Lan Meng. Although he illegally held guns, assassinated people, and planted bombs, he was considered a good person in a broad sense. After all, every time he did these things, he did so to protect more People who are good at crimes will stop them when they encounter crimes. When he saw that Eri Sawamura was curious about beer, he tried to remind her, but he didn't expect Lan Meng to reject her directly. It seems that Lan Meng is really a good person.

Compared to the older son and the young father and son who were sighing and handing out a good friend card, Merlin glanced at Eiri Sawamura with a little curiosity.

He came to Lanmeng's store not just to grab a meal, but also to 'help his disciples expand their contacts and recruit subordinates'. In addition, Lanmeng's mysterious identity made him even more concerned. It can be said that his purpose is the same as Yaesen's. The sons are actually pretty much the same.

But the only difference is that although Merlin also owes money for his integrity, it doesn't look like Yae Shenzi has been 'trained' by Lanmeng and directly gave up his integrity to inquire in the form of a small animal.

Regarding Sawamura Eriri, his opinion is similar to that of Emiya and his son. I should not be good at casting spells, but it seems that my identity is not ordinary, because the "another identity" she accidentally mentioned when she helped Lan Meng with an idea before seems to be a proof. In addition, although the other party didn't know much about some spells, he was able to put forward some seemingly unbelievable but feasible suggestions, and he knew the 'family origin' at a glance.

It is basically meaningless to recruit the other party, but it is also a good choice if you can make friends with the family behind the other party.

So after hearing the exchange between Eri Sawamura and Lan Meng, he simply took the opportunity to show his favor.

"Miss Ying Lili's words gave me a lot of inspiration just now, why don't I buy you a drink?"

Compared with Emiya and his sons who were born in modern society, although they themselves can be regarded as extrajudicial lunatics, they have a basic concept of the law, but Merlin, who was born in ancient times, did not have the rule that "you are allowed to drink alcohol after you are of age". Even when Artoria was a child, he tricked her into drinking wine as a prank, just like most adults use chopsticks to dip in white wine to tease children.