Order of the Sommelier (Monster Bar / Shi Jiu Ling / Yao Guai Jiu Guan / 侍酒令)

=Order of the Sommelier= =Episode 1=

(Underage viewers are advised to watch under parental consent.)

What a good-looking man.

Why are you frozen? She's talking about you.

Don't go. There's more.

=Order of the Sommelier=

Come on. Have a drink.

Hi there.

Boss.

Is your shabby bar

haunted?

It's your first time here.

You haven't even had a drink

and you're already drunk talking.

Instead of ghosts,

my place is full of drunkards.

If you're freaked out

by the name of my bar,

you could use a drink.

How about this?

I'll pour you

a double vodka.

It's on the house.

I have had more liquor

than you have drunk water.

Hey.

Are you trying to fool me

with a vodka?

No way.

I serve beer to gentlemen

for their enjoyment.

I serve red liquor to those who are passionately in love

to make them forget about their past relationships.

And for you...

I haven't concocted

the suitable liquor for you yet.

But I've got a name for it.

Sober Demon.

It's the signature of my bar.

You'll be sure to get your tastebuds back.

So,

you've lost your sense of taste?

Vintners nowadays are so desperate.

They've gone to such lengths

with their marketing concepts.

Boss.

Were you a con man

before you opened this bar?

You keep talking about demons.

This is a harmonious society.

No rumours.

No superstition.

Do you know why

this place is called the Demon Tavern?

I read a book before.

There was a line in it

that I particularly liked.

A demon

is a creature who seeks but cannot find.

If you don't believe me, look behind you.

Observe carefully.

Nonsense.

Welcome.

This...

This is...

Am I having

bogus liquor?

See?

Am I having bogus liquor?

What did you say?

I'm talking about you.

You are making no sense.

Demons?

Seek but not find?

What about me?

What kind of demon am I?

You?

You are too paranoid

to be a demon

and you are too temperamental

to be human.

So you are now

half-human and half-demon.

In short,

human-demon.

Very funny.

Drinking is just for fun

and chatting.

What can I get you?

I heard that the owner

can make a drink

that brings people into a dream.

I want the kind

that makes me dive into a sweet dream.

It's not always a sweet dream.

You have to be careful.

Don't dream of

a nightmare with

all those creepy demons.

That's horrifying.

And I don't think

it's a good idea to drink

with your eyes condition.

I had poor eyesight since I was a child.

The other eye is almost blind, too.

It doesn't matter to me.

But I have a friend

I haven't seen in 12 years.

If possible,

I would like to see him in my dream.