Every region had its own culture.
When it came to alcohol, the Magic Principality had its own specialty.
It was not the ale, fruit wine, or sparkling wine found on the Central Continent, the Demon Continent, or in Millis.
Perhaps because the Northern Territory lay in a frigid zone, the local drink was an extremely potent distilled liquor, clear as water.
It was somewhat like the vodka from his previous life.
The locals called it "Northern Flame."
As it went down, it felt like a cold flame burning its way down the throat and into the stomach.
Then it turned into a fierce surge of warmth that spread through every limb.
It could instantly drive out all the bone-deep cold of the Northern Territory.
He recalled a saying from his previous life that the colder the weather, the stronger the liquor people drank.
Cui Ciyou no longer drank, though.
His willpower was firm, and he kept his word.
Ever since he had made a solemn vow after his drunken disgrace in Saint Grad City, he truly had not touched another drop.
Part of the reason was that he knew perfectly well he was not a good drunk.
After drinking too much, he tended to let himself go and do things he would bitterly regret the following day.
Cui Ciyou was an "alcohol abstinence pioneer."
Sylphy and Bannie disliked drinking too, so naturally, neither touched a drop.
That left only Elinalise and Alice to drink with their companions at the table.
In any case, Alice had already passed her coming-of-age ceremony at fifteen and officially joined the ranks of adults.
She herself had long been talking about trying this sharp, fiery drink for grown-ups.
Now she was imitating Elinalise, taking little sips of Northern Flame.
The explosive kick of the liquor