Old wine

Raja then said, "Wow, there are so many weights here."

He then walked over to them and said, "It looks like they go up to fifty kilos (one hundred and ten pounds)."

And Gen said, "That's quite a lot."

"Look, Gen, there's a fighting ring here."

"I can't be surprised anymore about this place. It's got everything in here."

They then continued to explore the room, and Gen said, "Raja, looks like there's another room in here."

Raja then came toward him and asked, "What's in there?"

"I don't know, I haven't looked yet."

"Well, you can do the honors."

"Okay."

Gen then opened the door, and the two entered the room.

Inside the room, there were several weapons, such as swords and spears, some gauntlets, and other types of equipment, such as sandbags.

Raja then said, "This looks like the warehouse here."

And Gen said, "Yes, but I think there is too much in here. Why would they have ten of each type of weapon stored here?"

"Who knows, Gen, maybe it's because certain weapons, like swords, are very popular."

"It would really make sense if there weren't about fifty swords stored here."

"Hey, you said they had ten of each."

"Yeah, but I meant at least ten."

"Got it, so maybe they have that many in case one of them breaks."

"Hmm, that makes more sense. That could be the reason. Well, I guess there's nothing more to see here. Let's go to the next room."

The two then left the room and went to the wall with the markings. Gen then opened the wall, and they headed toward the next room.

The two then reached the end of the hall, and Gen opened the passage. They entered, and after a few seconds, the light went on, and then they began to look around.

The place had a huge rectangular table in the middle of it, and around it were several counters with kitchen utensils hanging on top.

Raja then said, "This time, it's a kitchen."

And Gen said, "That's what it looks like."

"You could make the food for a huge party here."

"That's right. Too bad there won't be a party here."

"Damn!"

The two began to explore the place, and after some time exploring, Raja found a huge box that could easily hold five people and said, "I found the food conservator, Gen."

Gen then went towards him, and when he arrived, he said, " It's huge as expected."

Raja then opened a part of the box, and a cold wind came out of it towards him and Gen.

Raja took the gust of wind in stride and said, "Wow, that's cold! I have never seen a food conservator this cold. Maybe it has managed to keep something in good quality until today. Let me see what's inside here."

Raja then put his head inside it and then started to look around, and after a while, he took it off.

Gen then asked, "Is there anything good left in there?"

And Raja said, "Unfortunately not. The only thing there is water. It looks like everything else has been used up."

"Too bad. I would love to eat exotic food from the time of the empire."

"I don't care about the food, but I would love a drink from that time. Well, let's go."

"Hey, easy there. Let's keep looking. Maybe we'll get lucky and find some."

"Okay, I'll look this way."

"Okay."

The two then continued looking around the room, and after a while, Gen found a small food conservator under one of the tables and then said, "Raja, come here. I found something here."

"I'm coming."

Raja then came to Gen's side and asked, "What did you find?"

"I found this bottle."

Gen then opened it, and looking inside, Raja said, "That's it! Hahaha, good Gen, I knew there must be some booze stored in here."

"I'm the one who told you to keep looking."

"Don't get hung up on the details, Gen."

Raja then took the bottle from inside the food conservator and said, "Too bad there's only one.", and then he put it on the table.

Gen then said, "Looks like a bottle of wine to me."

And Dehji said, "It is. This wine was well known in the time of the empire, one of the best I've ever had."

Raja then said, "Easy there. Does that mean this wine has been here since the time of the empire?"

And Dehji said, "Yes, that's most likely."

"Gen, let's look around again. There must be a bottle opener somewhere around here."

Gen then said, "Calm down, Raja."

"What do you mean calm down, Gen? This wine is at least a couple of hundred years old. We have to drink it now."

"I know, Raja, I want to drink it too, but it will be better if we save it until the party later."

"Party? What party, Gen?"

"Hey, didn't I tell you?"

"No, I haven't heard anything."

"Well, let me explain...", Gen then told about the promise he made with Lina earlier.

As Raja finished listening, he said, "And when were you planning to tell me about this party?"

"Well, I ended up forgetting to tell you."

"You forgot?! Gen, how could you do that?! I don't even have an outfit to go to the party, since that old man took our belongings! I'll also need to fix my hair and maybe a new shoe!"

"Hey Raja, what's all this for? We're just going to eat amongst friends."

"What do you mean, Gen? It doesn't matter if it's a friendly gathering, you're going to the most expensive restaurant in town. You have to go in a good outfit. Otherwise, how are the rich young women who attend going to give you a chance?"

"Raja, I'm not going there to get to know anyone. In theory, I'm going to celebrate my birthday, but in reality, I'm just going there to calm Lina down."

"Gen, Gen, Gen, you never learn, do you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Do you really think Lina will go to the most expensive restaurant in town without dressing up? I know she's rough as a gorilla and fierce as a tiger, but at the end of the day, she's still a woman. I wonder how she will feel when she gets there all dressed up and sees you dressed as if you were going to buy bread."

"... Now you've got me worried."

"Good, when we get out of here, we'll buy some clothes."

"... Okay."

"Now help me find a bottle opener."

" Okay ... no, wait! Raja, let's save this bottle for later."

"Again, with this Gen. At the restaurant, they will surely have good wines to choose from. We don't need to take this one."

"You don't understand, I want to help you."

"How?"

"It's simple. You don't want to get beat up by Lina, right?"

"Not if possible, but you said it's the best way to resolve this situation."

"Well, now we have another way."

"Another way ... Ahh! No. That's not going to happen. This is my drink.", said Raja, taking the bottle from the table and holding it in his arms.

And Gen said, "Easy, Raja, it's just a drink."

"Take it back! If wine with hundreds of years is just a drink, then everything you've had so far is just sewage water."

"Raja, you have to trust me. This will make your life a lot easier."

"No, Gen. No matter how hard you try, I won't give up the wine."

"Oh yeah? Then enough of being nice. First of all, this wine is rightfully mine. After all, I'm the one who found it, and besides, it was inside my house."

".... Ahh! All right! You win, take it!"

Gen then reached out and grabbed the bottle of wine but couldn't pull it out of Raja's hand. He then tried to pull it out a few more times, without success, and then said, "Let go of the bottle!"

Raja then let go of the bottle, and Gen said, "When we get to the restaurant, I'll give it back to you so you can give it to Lina."

"Okay ..."

"Hey, don't get upset. Let's look around. Maybe we can find another one of these bottles."

"That's right. There must be another one around here".

The two then went back to searching the place, and after a few minutes of searching, they gathered in front of the wall with the markings that led to the next room.

Gen then asked, "Did you manage to find anything?"

And Raja said, "... No."

"Too bad. Well, let's go to the next room then."

"Wait, Gen."

"What?"

Raja then pulled an object from his back and said, "I found this bottle opener. Don't you want to think about it? We can order the best wine in the place in compensation."

"No Raja. Lina is sure to find out about this, and then not only your life but mine too will become a living hell."

"She won't know anything, Gen. I promise I won't tell."

"You don't have to. From the moment we talk, she'll smell it, she'll ask, and that could lead to so much trouble that I don't even like to think about it."

"Just make up some excuse, Gen."

"Enough, Raja. Nobody opens this bottle until tonight, and that's final."