I asked about the connection between the Gift and alcohol
“So, the alcohol… It is being absorbed…but before it can make you drunk, it is turned into the power used by the Gift.”
“The alcohol is the Gift’s power…?”
Does that mean it is transformed into something else before entering the blood stream?
Or maybe it entered the blood stream, and during the process where it is distributed throughout the body, it is broken down into energy for the Gift?
…It was a mysterious ability, so such an explanation wasn’t out of the question.
“At first, I also wondered what power the Gift was using. But one day, I was using the Gift while drinking… And it was so strange! I was using an amount that would usually cause me to faint, but there were no signs of that happening at all. After that, I tried drinking again while using the Gift, and the results were the same.”
“So you’ve tested it many times already.”
“Yes. And I’ve had other people with the Gift test it as well. So there is no doubt about it. We all reached the same conclusion.”
Well, it must be true then. So there was no point in testing it myself.
“Some people may not consider it a good thing…not being able to get drunk. But that’s how it is. However, I still cannot explain why it happens.”
“For me, it’s definitely a good thing. I was never a good drinker, and used to hate drinking until I visited Range Village. But then again, I suppose it was also the way I had been drinking… It was always my boss forcing me to drink more and more beer. They would even mix together all of the leftover alcohol and make me drink it….I feel sick just thinking about it…”
While it hadn’t been enough to make me lose my memory, none of the memories were good.
And so I had no experience with feeling good while drunk.
Even now, I did not like to think back on all of the times my superiors at work had forced me to attend these parties… I always came back a stinking mess…and then Leo would bark at me.
“Ah… I can understand why you weren’t fond of drinking then. The only time I was ever forced to drink was in college with seniors… Even after living so long, I still remember that. Well, at least I was never hospitalized.”
College, huh…
I had heard many stories of similar things happening.
When I was younger, I remember my uncle watching a new story about that and sighing.
I suppose he was exasperated at the stupid things that young people do.
Forcing people to drink so much beer at once was dangerous.
“Haha. So you’ve experienced that too…”
“Hah…”
Still, I did not want to ruin the mood. After all, we were surrounded by fenrirs and people who were enjoying themselves.
“Well, leaving that aside for now… In other words, if you want to use the Gift a lot, you should drink at the same time.”
“Indeed. However, it does not mean you can use it forever as long as you are drinking. There is still a limit, so you shouldn’t use it too much.”
I spoke in a cheerful voice to change the atmosphere.
“Besides, you are still drinking a lot of liquid. You’ll have to go to the bathroom a lot and might hurt your stomach… So you had to drink in moderation… Glug-glug… Ahhh! Still, I’ve really been able to appreciate the taste after coming here!
“That’s true…”
“Oh, but just because it can turn into power for the Gift, it does not mean you have to drink it to replenish it, right?”
“Of course. I think other things must be able to help as well. And so as long as you aren’t using it much, you don’t need to drink at all.”
The nutrients in your food were probably sufficient for the most part.
While it was not good to overuse it, knowing that alcohol could help if I needed to use the Gift alot…was very useful.
Thanks for the chapter.