只野 呑兵衛
With a cold on my body, mind, and wallet, I'm missing the warmth of human skin and a hot drink.
How are you drinking?
I wish I had a friend or two, or even a girlfriend...but the wintry winds haven't been blowing much lately, and the temperature difference and low pressure have been killing a lot of people✕2.
I've also caught the flu, which is the most common and unnecessary pandemic in Japan.
I can't afford to buy the best of all medicines to lift my spirits... but I force myself to go out and have a drink.
I decided to go to a ramen shop, where I could at least get a treat.
Hishiko... excuse me, Ryoko (Hishiko).
Like some ex-girlfriend...oh, that's Junko.
...too hungry for warmth...lol
Not much aroma, just a malted rice taste that comes to your mouth after drinking.
When it's a bit dry...I see...there's this expression...it smells a bit like soy sauce.
When it is mellowed, it also has a noble aroma like a melon.
It is more like meat than pickles.
I wonder if it would be delicious with pickled prawns or something.
Okay, I'll have him do it! I'll have them do it!
...I wonder if I'll have enough money to pay for it.
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