After putting away the Four-Star Dragon Ball, Lan stepped forward and opened the door of Mito's bar.
Dingling.
The bell of the arrival of the guests rang, and Mito, who was still sad at the bar, sorted out her emotions a little and wiped her eyes.
"Welcome."
She quickly adjusted back to the normal state of receiving guests, stood up, and greeted: "Would you like something to drink?'
"Let's have a glass of Thorn."
Lan pulled open a chair, sat at the bar, and scanned the surrounding environment.
The bar was very clean and tidy, and there was a faint, warm smell.
As the only bar on the entire island, Mito cleaned it up very well.
"Thorn?"
Mito muttered the name and shook her head: "Excuse me, sir. Is this the wine from outside? We are just a small bar, and I have never heard of this name."
"It's okay; it's very simple to make. I'll tell you how to make it."
Lan casually put a gold coin on the table.
"Take 45-60ml of gin, then add 20ml of lemon juice, and then add 20ml of white sugar syrup…"
Mito glanced at the gold coins and then quickly took out a pen and paper to write down Lan's request.
The customer is a god, and the customer who can pay the bill directly with the gold coins without saying anything is a god among gods.
"Fill the cup with crushed ice, and shake it for three seconds..."
Lan described the process step by step, and Mito recorded it while taking the actual process seriously.
If she could learn a new way of mixing drinks, the business of the tavern might be better.
"This is the Thorn wine you ordered; please taste it."
After careful handling, Mito brought this glass of new wine with bright black and red colors to Lan.
"It's my first time making it; please forgive me if there are any shortcomings."
"It's nothing, just based on the appearance; it's already very good."
Lan took a sip, then nodded: "And it tastes even better."
"Thank you for your recognition."
Mito thanked politely.
"This wine is called Thorn. Does it have any special meaning?"
Mito asked casually while arranging the wine utensils and looking at the black and red color wine.
This has nothing to do with the green color of thorns.
"Well, to cut through the thorns; no matter how difficult and painful it is, no matter what kind of danger you face, you could go through it."
Lan picked up the glass of wine and said with a smile: "This wine is for those who go out to venture and the best blessing for them."
Mito paused for a moment while arranging the wine utensils.
"I saw it all outside just now."
Lan took another sip of wine: "Is he your son?"
"No, it's a nephew."
Mito was silent for a moment and told the truth.
"I see, not parent, but better than parent." Lan nodded: "Looking at his preparations, is he also going to take the Hunter Exam this year?
Also?
Mito raised her head and looked at Lan's outfit seriously. He was wearing a standard black suit, which looked like the outfit of a social elite. "Yes, I am also a candidate for the Hunter Exam this year."
Lan understood the meaning in Mito's eyes and said with a smile.
Looking at Mito's instantly alert and vigilant eyes, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp: "Don't get me wrong, I just came to see this child."
"His head shape is exactly the same as his father's."
Father?!!
Mito, who was originally alert and vigilant, was suddenly stunned. "What do you mean?!
"It doesn't mean anything, just a brief statement of my own personal opinion."
Lan waved his hand gently: "I am not interested in intervening in and understanding your complicated relationship, and I will not do anything boring to that child."
"I just happened to pass by here by chance and wanted to take a look."
Just by chance?!
Mito opened her mouth with many questions in her mind.
As a result, her eyes blurred, and the next second, Lan's figure had disappeared from the original seat.
Ding!
The doorbell of the bar rang again, and Lan had already opened the door.
"By the way, there is one more thing."
He turned back and looked at the glass of wine. "This cup of wine also represents the father's dedication to his children and teaches the children the spirit of fearlessness and courage to move forward."
"If there is a chance in the future, you can mix it for those who need it."
"Your bartending skills are very good. I hope I can taste such wine next time I come."
"Wait!"
Mito's words just came out, and the door of the bar dinged shut.
Mito ran out of the bar and opened the door.
But what came into her view was an empty scene without a single person.
"Thorns, Ging... Who is he…" Mito murmured. She felt that the shock she suffered today was a bit big.
Whether it was Gon's departure or the arrival of this man, her emotions fluctuated so much that her heart couldn't bear it.
"Let's close the bar for the time being."
She hung the sign of closing on the door and went back to the house to calm her heart.
The arrival of the man in the black suit certainly caused her emotions to fluctuate.
But she felt vaguely that this man didn't seem to have any malicious intentions.
"I hope Gon can be fine in this Hunter Exam..."
She muttered to herself there: "Someone came to the door, and what he said was all related to Ging; he must know Ging."
"Ging is a complete trouble-making bastard!!'
She believed that this was related to Ging, and because it involved Gon, Mito was furious and couldn't help but start to get angry.
"A-choo!"
In a ruined jungle thousands of miles away, Ging, who was sitting on one of the heads of a huge two-headed wolf, sneezed hard.
He rubbed his nose and asked with self-awareness: "Strange, is someone talking about me behind my back again?"
After drinking a glass of wine from Mito's bar, Lan felt that he was in a good state and walked slowly to the town at the port.
Once is strange, twice is familiar, and it is not strange to come here again.
"And the folk customs here are still so simple..."
"Catch the thief!!"
The fisherman on the street wailed and ran out to chase the thief.
"It's really like that. The people are simple and honest."
Lan, who saw all these scenes, nodded again.
The town was then in great turmoil due to the many rare and exotic animals released by the exhibition group.
There are three-headed venomous snakes, as well as giant frogs that particularly like rainy days, rotating turtles that can't stop once they start turning, and the Foxbear, the king of the forest…
In short, this place is also particularly lively due to the passenger ship that is about to set sail.
At the same time, the two blind boxes with red luster are also looming in this port.
The three protagonists are all gathered, ready to board the ship and officially start the next journey.