"…"
Stelle felt a little awkward.
To be honest, she hadn't thought much before walking in. She had just seen the sign for Cat's Tail Tavern, remembered what Amber had told her, and then instinctively walked in.
However, after sitting down, she could only feel utterly embarrassed.
Because she didn't want to drink alcohol.
She didn't seem to have ever drunk alcohol in her memories. Speaking of which, was she even an adult yet…
Don't let her height fool you; her actual age shouldn't be very old.
Besides, her current financial situation wasn't enough to support her arbitrary spending.
She only had 5000 Mora on her, which, according to the person just now, was only enough for two meals.
"Um, do you sell non-alcoholic beverages here?" Stelle stammered, making her request to the little cat girl in front of her.
In her understanding, taverns should sell non-alcoholic beverages.
But this was, after all, an unfamiliar world, and her understanding might not necessarily apply here.
"What did you say!?" Diona stood up abruptly, looking at Stelle with a shocked expression.
"I-I'm sorry!" Stelle quickly put her hands together and apologized to Diona.
Perhaps in Mondstadt culture, asking a bartender for a non-alcoholic beverage was an insult, and it was understandable for the little cat girl in front of her to be angry.
But this was also good; she could leave this tavern logically and wouldn't have to spend money.
"I'll leave now!" Stelle didn't dare to stay long and immediately got up to leave.
"Wait! Don't go!" Diona was a little anxious and jumped directly from her seat, grabbing Stelle's clothes.
"Do you really want a non-alcoholic beverage?" Diona looked at Stelle with an expectant expression.
"Uh, is there, is there?" Stelle asked awkwardly.
"Of course there is!" Diona said excitedly. However, after seeing that all the customers in the tavern were looking at them, she quickly pulled her hand back and then gently coughed twice.
"Please sit down first."
"Okay…" Stelle nodded blankly and slowly sat down in her seat, but remembering her wallet, she instantly felt as if the chair was a bed of nails.
"Um, you don't have to force yourself." Stelle held a glimmer of hope and raised her hand to Diona.
"Hmph! I am Diona, the signboard bartender of Cat's Tail Tavern! What difficulty is there in a mere non-alcoholic beverage!" Diona put her hands on her hips, looking proud.
Seeing this, Stelle wanted to say something more, but for a moment, looking at Diona's fluffy ears and the constantly moving tail behind her, which looked very soft to the touch, the words caught in her throat.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Stelle sighed, considering it the admission fee for watching the little cat.
She had also learned her name from the little cat girl's words just now.
Speaking of which, this place really was quite similar to a cat cafe. Besides Diona, there were also several small cats of different colors kept in the shop.
However, none of these small cats were as cute as Diona, a proper cat girl.
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Diona walked behind the counter, picked up the cocktail shaker, and began to carefully select the ingredients to use.
Since it wasn't alcohol, she wouldn't put too many strange things in it.
Actually, Diona herself didn't like making non-alcoholic beverages for others.
Because she felt it was meaningless; whether it succeeded or failed, it wouldn't affect Mondstadt's wine industry. Destroying Mondstadt's wine industry was a big deal, and she couldn't waste time researching non-alcoholic beverages.
But when the gray-haired older sister in front of her made such a request, Diona agreed without even thinking.
Besides the fact that this older sister had a very pleasant scent that made her want to get close, it was also because she was the first person to enter the tavern but not want to drink alcohol.
This was completely different from those terrible drunk adults!
When Diona heard her request, she actually felt very happy.
So much so that her tail unconsciously wagged.
"…"
Stelle silently watched the little cat girl's movements; her attention was mostly on that wagging tail.
It looked very soft to the touch; she really wanted to pet it.
"Here, this is [Amazing Summer Dream Melancholy Coral Bubble Tea]." Diona quickly placed the mixed drink on Stelle's table.
"Oh, thank you." Stelle nodded in thanks. However, just as she was about to pick it up to drink, her ears sharply caught the murmuring of customers in the tavern.
"Hey, hey, isn't that the legendary…"
"Yeah, Little Diona hardly ever makes that."
"Only a few cups were sold as a limited edition back then! Damn it! I'm so envious!!"
Such murmurs continuously reached Stelle's ears, causing a drop of cold sweat to inexplicably form on her forehead.
Limited edition, legendary; besides indicating that the drink's taste should be good, it also indicated another word.
That was expensive!
She only had 5000 Mora!
"Um, they said this is limited edition…" Stelle couldn't help but look at Diona, wanting to tell her that she didn't have that much money.
"What are you talking about? I didn't make this drink especially for you, and I didn't hear anything they said!" Diona turned her head away, her face slightly red, her cat ears twitching slightly.
As mentioned before, Diona wouldn't specifically make non-alcoholic beverages. This was something she made out of boredom at the time, and she didn't expect the tavern owner, Margaret, to take it out for limited sale.
Only a very few people bought it back then, because she simply didn't make that thing anymore afterward.
If it weren't for Stelle, perhaps the Mondstadters wouldn't even have seen this drink appear again.
"I see." Stelle slowly lowered her head, looking at the brightly colored drink.
This little cat girl was unexpectedly a tsundere, so cute.
However, had she really been affected by herself too…? Even such a small child was attracted to her?
Stelle had already noticed her body's problem just now, after all, whether it was Lumine or Amber, or even herself when she first saw herself, they all had very strange reactions, and now Diona was the same.
But why were only females attracted to her? Could it be that she was actually some kind of succubus?
"What's wrong?" Diona asked, puzzled, seeing Stelle just staring blankly at the drink instead of taking a sip.
"Nothing, nothing," Stelle quickly replied, snapping out of her daze.
Forget it, she would worry about her body issues later.
As for this drink... it was already made, so there was no way she could return it, right?
If she didn't have enough Mora, she could always work here for a while, or borrow some from Amber tonight...
Thinking this, Stelle picked up the glass and slowly took a sip.
"Mmm! Delicious!"