Chapter 300
300 – Beware of Salivary Gland Explosion!
“You definitely did it like this, right?”
ㅡSqueak… !
Water suddenly appears out of nowhere and fills the transparent glass cup.
A shape that seems to create something from nothing.
In fact, this borrows the power of the water attribute.
Moisture is produced at the tip of my palm.
A straight stream of water flows out like a direct water purifier.
ㅡPogrrrr… !
Even the liquid that filled the cup was not just bottled water.
ㅡCrack, tap!
Carbonated water that stimulates the salivary glands just by looking at it.
Carbon dioxide continues to create bubbles.
Just listening to the sound of bursting bubbles makes you feel refreshed.
“Okay, success this time too.”
It was unexpected to me that I could naturally use the Lightning Destruction technique just by thinking of a soda in my head.
Small bubbles bubble up on the surface of the cup.
Carbon dioxide gas is generated and water is splashed.
You can feel the refreshing feeling just by looking at it.
You’re not just observing with your eyes like this…
ㅡSuddenly… !
“Keuuuuu… ! It doesn’t taste anything either. It just stings so much… ?”
When I tasted it, it was like real carbonated water.
It’s just something bland and it stings in my mouth.
Moreover, it’s not cool and feels uncomfortable.
A not-so-pleasant gustatory experience. In this case, it seems much better to just drink bottled water.
That’s because I personally don’t like carbonated water that much. There was no reason to drink only carbonated water when there were plenty of carbonated drinks that were healthy, healthy, and much more delicious than this.
Moreover, these days, zero sugar drinks made with alternative sweeteners have become popular and are not that harmful to the body.
“But there’s nothing like that here…” ” …”
-Rattle!
I added a lot of sugar to this fizzy water. And here…
ㅡSuddenly! Wooooo… !
I cut the lemon in half and added an appropriate amount of juice.
If you add a little bit of this after that…
ㅡWhisk, scribble, scribble… !!
As a finishing touch, I added baking soda and stirred evenly.
It was like that. What I am making now is none other than cider.
Carbonic acid occurs in acidic solutions.
But for that, citric acid was needed.
Because this made the water acidic.
And when soda is added there, bubbles due to carbon dioxide gas are generated. So, it is the spicy element of carbonated drinks that we are familiar with.
But I never thought carbon dioxide gas could be produced in this way even without citric acid.
‘By the way, if it’s a carbonated drink, it tastes best when it’s cool, right? That way, the refreshing feeling will be doubled.’
ㅡPaaat!
I simply stretched out my hand toward the finished cider.
The reason was obvious.
It was to float ice in the cup.
Carbonated drinks cannot be missing cool ice.
I was now able to extract carbonated water at will, but ice wasn’t that difficult.
“Sigh… !”
First, take a breath and increase your strength.
The power of running water to create moisture.
After that, only pure moisture from the air is collected.
When water droplets of an appropriate size are created in the air like that…
ㅡCracked… !!!
Next, as expected, it was the turn of the freezing attribute.
The water droplets quickly freeze, creating ice the size of a ping-pong ball. It looks exactly like a small hail crystal.
ㅡShoo… !!!
When ice floats on top of cider, countless air bubbles gather and form bubbles.
“Gulp… ! “Just looking at it makes me drool.”
Like an instinctive automatic reflex, my mouth keeps watering just by looking at the cider. I wasn’t even thirsty, but my salivary glands were stimulated.
Frost settled on the surface of a transparent glass cup.
Bubbles that keep bouncing irregularly.
Every time that happens, a refreshing sound is created.
As if life was brought to life by carbon dioxide gas.
ㅡTiring!
As soon as the cider is completed, a star rating is given instead of life.
[Lemon Cider – ✮★]
[A carbonated drink that is faithful to the basics. It may taste ordinary to those who are used to carbonated beverages, but for those experiencing it for the first time, it is quite a shock! Beware of salivary gland explosion!]
[Effective use of flowing water/freezing abilities will increase your grade by ★!]
6-star lemon cider.
This level of completion was satisfactory.
Since it wasn’t a full-fledged dish, there were bound to be limits beyond that.
ㅡTiring!
“Ah? That’s right. That’s what was left, right?”
The system alarm sound is heard one after another.
[Random stats given to gourmet feeding…]
This time too, since it was a result of 5 stars or higher, it also came with random abilities. But…
ㅡSussssseu… !
I checked it briefly and turned it off.
There was a good reason for everything.
Not only was it not an ability that could be duplicated in the first place, but there was currently no new object of communication to which additional abilities could be given.
Seirin, who is waiting for me, has also received a level increase after eating biscuits and brown sugar milk tea.
ㅡJeobug, Jeobuk, Jeobuk
I immediately put the finished cider on a tray and headed to Seirin.
“Oh, Yong-in? “You came sooner than I thought?”
“Well, you can’t leave the place for a long time without leaving guests, right?”
“Uhuhuhu, I see. But is that all? “You make it sound like you’re going to make something amazing, but then you end up with just one cup?”
“It may not look like it, but you will know once you try it. “This is a simple yet special drink.”
ㅡJalang, jalang… !
The ice hits the glass and makes a cheerful sound. And then naturally Tatak… ! Air bubbles rise while making a sound.
“This time too, it is a drink that uses the lightning destruction method. On the outside, it doesn’t look any different from before, does it?”
“I won’t talk too much. “If you try it, you will definitely be satisfied.”
“I didn’t tell you to use it like this, but you also really…”
ㅡRattle… !
Seirin trails off and grabs her glass.
She observes closely with her blue eyes.
Now I blink my eyelids very freely.
I think I’m quite used to showing my true self now. Of course, it was only possible in front of me.
“I never dreamed that I would drink a liquid containing my mother’s power, but Yong-in Lee prepared it for me with great care…”
Seirin muttered something to herself and carefully brought her lips to hers.
-Horrrr… !
She finally takes a sip of cider.
“How-?! Yes, Mr. Yong-in? What is this? It pops in your mouth and has a refreshing yet sweet taste… ?”
Seirin sips as much as bird seed and exclaims in exclamation.
She opens her eyes wide and blinks.
You must have been surprised by the completely unexpected taste.
It seemed like her eyes were probably the widest I’ve ever seen her.
“It’s still too early to be surprised. Let’s drink it refreshingly. Only then can you truly feel it.”
“Hmm! Is that so? Okay, it didn’t taste as weird as I thought, so…”
ㅡSuddenly, suddenly… !!!
Seirin, having somewhat let go of her wariness about cider, drinks the cider with enthusiasm.
The neck moves more freely than expected.
But that only lasts for a moment.
She had swallowed half of the cider.
“Kuhhhhh—? Cough! Cough! Oh, mosquitoes sting… ?!”
Seirin puts down the cup before even reaching halfway.
Could it be that it has been used only for defensive purposes? As expected, I guess I’m not used to carbonation.
How dare she hold on to her neck and not be able to speak properly?
‘Although she can block her lightning, she is actually a dragon who is vulnerable to the techniques she created… ?’
She didn’t know that she would see a side similar to Eros in Seirin.
“Miss? Are you okay?”
“Cough..! Cough, crunch…”
“I’m sorry if this doesn’t suit you. I thought you would like it…”
“Kuhup… ! Oh no! Ma.. It’s delicious!”
“Ah? Is that really true?”
“Cough, it definitely tastes good… I keep coughing because of the stinging air bubbles that touch my throat— ugh~?!”
Seirin, who was panting as she continued speaking, suddenly covered her mouth with both hands.
“What? Lady Seirin?”
They are probably trying to prevent belching caused by carbon dioxide gas.
It was incredible quickness and mental strength.
Are you enduring sudden mental symptoms?
If it were me, I would have just let it out.
“ Hiccup… ! Hi-?!”
Seirin, who had been holding back her belching to the point where her face turned bright red, suddenly let out a hiccup. It’s probably because she was holding back her belching too much.
– Jump!
Then she suddenly got up from her seat.
“Hmm? Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
“…”
Seirin stood up and looked at her face for a moment…
ㅡSuddenly… !!!
Suddenly, with quick steps, it disappears before my eyes. Even if she died, she couldn’t burp in front of me.
“Ugh, was the carbonation too strong? “I shouldn’t have added baking soda.”
… Anyway. Now, in addition to water and ice, the body can freely extract carbonated water.
This isn’t a soda dispenser installed at a buffet…
Still, if you do it well, you may be able to create ‘that drink’ that is indispensable with ‘that food’.
“Now that I’m thinking about it, should I try making that too?”