Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 688: Golden Sun Porter

"Hiccup~!"

A burp with a strong smell of wine came out of his throat. The aroma of wine mixed with the sour taste of gastric juice woke Gragas from his deep sleep.

After clinking glasses with every drinker who came to toast, Li En, quietly enjoying the tipsy feeling brought by the wine, turned his head to look at the winemaking master.

"Now that you're awake, it's getting late. I'll leave now."

"Hurr~! Wait...wait a minute..."

Gragas staggered to his feet from the table.

"Li... Li En... I have prepared a bottle of good wine for you... Wait, I'll get it..."

"Okay, I'll wait for you here."

"Hmm...Hiccup~!"

After burping again, Gragas walked towards the tavern's wine cellar with one foot light and one foot heavy.

...

“Crack! Boom!”

Gragas pushed open the heavy wooden door, and barrels of wine came into view, but he did not pause at all. He walked straight past these ordinary wines and continued to walk deeper into the wine cellar.

As we move forward, bottles of wine appear on the shelves.

"Golden Porter in the blazing sun, Golden Porter in the blazing sun..."

Repeating the name of the wine softly, Gragas' eyes swept across the bottles on the shelf.

"Hiccup~! I remember it should be here. Could it be that the black-hearted boss took it away?"

"Master Gragas, what are you looking for? Perhaps I can help you."

“Bang! Crash!”

A teasing voice suddenly sounded from behind, startling Gragas so much that he bumped into the wine rack beside him.

"Crack~!"

With a broad hand, he held the wine rack, and the bottle was finally stabilized as it swayed.

"Phew! I almost fell down. Fortunately, I am fine."

"Ahem~!"

"Good evening, Ms. Katsina."

A cough behind him made Gragas turn around. Looking at the black-haired female owner of the tavern a few meters away, he scratched his beard and greeted her with a smile on his face.

"Good evening, Master Gragas.

What wine were you looking for? Perhaps I can tell you where it is."

"Uh...this..."

At first, he was a little unhappy with Katsina's condition that he not only wanted the wine he brewed, but also wanted him to personally mix the cocktails for the tavern for a week. Gulagas took the opportunity to note the location of the best wine in the wine cellar and planned to take it away secretly.

Now he was caught on the spot by the tavern owner, which was inevitably embarrassing.

"Sunny Gold Porter, right?"

Seeing that Gragas was speechless for a moment, Kazina reached out and pressed the mechanism beside her.

"Click~!"

The secret compartment popped out, revealing a wine bottle that looked like the same grade as the other wines, lying quietly in the velvet cloth inside the compartment.

"Please accept it, Master Gragas. We have agreed before that as long as you agree to the conditions, you can taste all the drinks in the tavern."

“I’m giving it to a friend.”

"Haha~! It's yours now. You are free to do whatever you want with it."

"Hehe~! Then I won't be polite, the boss is generous!"

Rubbing his hands, Gragas carefully picked up the bottle of wine that was worth more than a small tribe.

"Thank you, boss. Don't worry about the next few days. Have a nice night!"

While thanking her, Gragas strode out of the wine cellar, looking anxious, as if he was afraid that Katsina would go back on her word.

Looking at the figure disappearing in the wine cellar, Katsina wiped her face with her right hand, and her black hair faded away and turned into snow-white.

"Haha~! Yes, it will be very pleasant..."

Frenna murmured softly, then pressed the switch, the secret passage opened silently, and she stepped into it.

It's not that she planned to monitor Li En, but the 'Ice Arrow' tavern was one of the important intelligence gathering points in Avarosa, and the boss behind it was Frenna.

Gragas's invitation to Li En happened to coincide with her and Floch's plan.

...

"Wow~!"

The golden amber wine was swaying slightly through the gorgeous and exquisite glass bottle.

"Gulu~!"

Gragas couldn't help but move his throat up and down as he watched this scene.

“I’ve never drunk this wine before...

Otherwise I can smell it, and then try to brew it myself when I find the ingredients, and I can also ensure the safety of the wine!"

Gragas did it right away. He pinched the cork of the bottle and carefully pulled it out bit by bit.

"Boom~!"

The crisp sound of opening a bottle was heard, and the rich and refreshing aroma rushed directly into Gragas' nose before he could get close, instantly perking up him who was originally a little confused.

"Suck~! Huh~!"

"Orlando grapes, Karsten petals, Sher Stone...

Hmm!? This is...'Marriage'?"

Gragas opened his eyes with some confusion, then put his nose close to it and sniffed.

"It tastes fine, but this thing is not..."

"Dong dong dong~!"

Steady footsteps were heard from the front, and Gragas looked up.

"Gragas, you are here."

"You're here, Lee En."

"Well, I thought you were asleep in the wine cellar, so I came to check."

"Hahaha~! How is that possible? I'm Gragas!"

While answering Li En with a laugh, Gragas quietly put the cork back into the bottle without making a sound.

"Sniff sniff~!"

"Is this the wine you prepared specially for me?"

"Uh...this..."

"You couldn't help but drink it secretly, did you?"

"How is that possible? I just smelled it, I definitely didn't drink it!

Look, the 'Golden Porter' is still on the scale, not missing a bit!"

"Okay, it's my fault. I'll treat you next time. How about that?"

As Li En spoke, he took the bottle of wine that Gragas handed to him.

"Hehe~! Then you better be prepared, I'm going to drink more than today!"

"Of course, no problem. There's enough alcohol for you to fill up a pool and swim!"

"Hahaha~! Really? Then I hope that day won't be too long."

“Yeah, don’t worry.

Well, I'm leaving now. Thank you for the wine, Master Gragas."

"Hahaha~! Li En, you don't have to be polite. Tonight is the most enjoyable drinking night I've ever had."

Gragas laughed and watched Li En leave through the back door.

"Bang~!"

The door closed, and Gragas subconsciously raised his hand to study the 'Golden Sun' again, only to find that his hand was empty.

"It's bad, Li En..."

Gragas just raised his foot, but then paused.

"Hey! Why should I worry about him? With his appearance, are you afraid that you won't find someone to help you?"

Muttering something in a low voice, Gragas gave up the idea of ​​catching up with Li En and taking back the "Sunshine Golden Porter".

After all, even if Li En didn't have the obvious white-haired, blue-eyed Iceborn look, just based on his figure and appearance, if he were given to Gragas, his reputation as a bartender master would most likely spread to another continent in the southernmost part.