The Chaebol Who Flies From Space - Chapter 27



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27. The universe’s best alcohol, Maehrt (2)

“What’s wrong with this?”

[Oh! My hands are tired. Please stir harder.]

“No, you said you made it. I’m sure that’s what I heard.”

[Why are you making it when I’m not even drinking it? Besides, I don’t have hands. If you just make a prototype, you can just make an automated machine. Just work hard on making a prototype.]

I felt like I had been cheated, but I kept moving my hands diligently, thinking that I could drink the Maehrt.

A special yeast is sprinkled on top of a mixture of millet, barley, and wheat in the right proportions and steamed.

This is the essence of the recipe for making Maehrt.

The taste of alcohol changes depending on the yeast. The process of making yeast, which is a mixture of microorganisms and various enzymes, requires a high degree of precision.

Ariel used various measuring equipment to create a yeast that was as close to the original as possible.

“Will it taste good?”

[For some reason, the method of making Maehrt is stored in my memory circuit. Isn’t this top secret? Didn’t the people of planet Bravat say they would risk their lives to protect it?]

“Of course I did. I put a lot of effort into it. It cost an astronomical amount of money to get it. Who said, if you can’t get what you want, just spend more money?”

[That sounds absolutely right. Oh my! My hands are numb.]

I put Ariel’s nagging behind me and continued working hard.

The hot, humid air made me sweat all over my body, but I couldn’t rest for even a moment.

A specially constructed building on one side of the house is fully equipped for casting.

The fermentation room where the yeast is made and the space where the base liquor is made are completely separated.

The task of making alcohol purely by hand required an enormous amount of labor.

Without a robot to help with the tough chores, it would be nearly impossible to do it on your own.

Anyway, the results of the hard work were finally visible.

My mouth started watering as I watched the liquor from the solid shaping work tank being distilled once and placed into the maturation tank while emitting its unique aroma.

It may not taste as good as it should because of the imperfect ingredients, but it will still taste similar.

[The expected maturation period is one week.]

A sigh escaped my lips at Ariel’s words.

“Ugh, how can I wait? Can’t you go faster?”

[If you wait a week, you’re waiting. Is that a long time? Even without that, I’m worried that the ingredients and additives are unstable, so I’m worried that Maehrt will turn out properly. I made it using the most similar ingredients, but it’s not perfect. To do it properly, I have to wait at least a month. Should I do that?]

It was crazy and outrageous, but Ariel was right.

“I can’t help it. I have to wait like you said. Isn’t the original purpose of casting the spell the aesthetic of waiting?”

[Would someone who knows that make a fuss about drinking it quickly?]

“When did I ever throw a tantrum? I just said I wanted to drink quickly.”

[That’s what a tantrum is. A tantrum.]

I bickered with Ariel for a moment, but soon my eyes turned to the maturing barrel.

It’s been a long week to wait.

“I’m worried if this will turn out to be a good product.”

The moment we’ve been waiting and waiting for has finally arrived.

It was the moment of opening the Maehrt that had been maturing in a maturing tank the size of a drum.

The color of the liquor flowing out is yellow-gold.

A deep floral scent that is felt as soon as the wine touches the air. One of the characteristics of Maehrt has been properly implemented.

With anticipation, I brought the glass to my lips and took a sip.

Since it was over 60 degrees, I could feel the strong alcohol taste on my tongue.

And it was a soft, rich taste like butter, a drink that was bitter yet sweet.

I rolled it around in my mouth and then swallowed it.

I felt like my whole body was getting warm.

I was lost in thought for a moment.

It’s true that this is a good drink, but it’s not the kind of drink I drink.

It feels like it’s not even half of the original.

“This doesn’t seem right. Compared to the liquors I’ve had before, it has too little body and doesn’t have any distinct flavor. This liquor is just a liquor with a nice aroma. It’s hard to find a liquor like this on Earth these days, but it doesn’t taste like what I’m looking for.”

Even Ariel seemed to lose strength at my assertion.

What could be wrong?

I thought about it for a long time with Ariel, but I couldn’t come up with an answer.

[If it doesn’t taste right, you should change all the ingredients. If you change them one by one, won’t you find the answer someday?]

“Perhaps it’s because of the difference in body structure. Considering how the human-remodeled humans who can’t taste well were crazy about Maehrt.”

[According to the data I have stored in my memory, it says that Earthlings also liked it? Didn’t the Master’s mother say that she liked it too?]

“Catrienne liked it, but I’ve never seen her drink a lot of it. At the time, I thought she was drinking it sparingly because it was expensive, but now that I think about it, I think it’s because it’s so strong.”

[Isn’t there a good way? Why not give a gift to your parents? It’s almost Lunar New Year.]

“To your parents?”

[Yes, the Master and other Earthlings will give honest evaluations.]

The response to Ariel’s advice was amazing.

This was especially true for my mother, who doesn’t particularly like alcohol.

“Oh my, this liquor smells really good.”

Because of its high alcohol content, I lifted the glass containing ice to dilute it and sniffed at the aroma.

A dizzyingly strong floral scent spread throughout the surroundings.

My mother, who had been enjoying the smell for a long time, carefully took a sip.

“Wow! What does this taste like? Why do I taste fruit in this? This isn’t fruit wine, is it?”

My father, who had been drooling next to me, quickly picked up his drink and drank it all in one go.

“Oh my! What does this taste like?”

He looked at the glass, then at the bottle, filled another glass, and drank it in one gulp.

“This is incredible! You made this liquor? Really? Really?”

“This is a drink made by Yongwon, right? Yongwon, what is this made of? It smells really good and tastes good. It has a sweet taste, so I can drink it without difficulty. I think I can drink this sometimes too.”

The two of them sat side by side and drank together happily.

I watched them bickering and filling each other’s glasses, then came out into the living room.

“Brother, what is that? It smells really good.”

“Ahem, this is liquor that my brother made himself.”

“Wow, you said you make alcohol as a hobby, but you’re pretty good at it. I’ve never seen my mom drink like that before. My mom doesn’t like drinking, so she only drinks wine.”

“This liquor is made only with specially selected ingredients. It was difficult to obtain the ingredients.”

“I think so too. They say the scent of good alcohol travels a thousand miles. Even though it was in my room, I came out because of the scent of alcohol.”

“Wow, you’re really good at saying things like that.”

“What am I, this is something Grandpa always said. Did you bring Grandpa’s too?”

“Of course. I have to go next door and give it to you quickly.”

“I’ll go with you. It looks nice to see you two bickering around at home, but I’ll have to avoid you because you’re annoying.”

Grandfather’s reaction was more dramatic.

“This is the liquor my grandson made. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen traditional liquor. The traditional liquors made at home have all dried up. Let’s see. The liquor smells good.”

The grandfather happily accepted the drink his grandson had made, but after drinking the first glass, he shed tears.

“grandfather?”

The surprised younger sister Jeongyeon opened her eyes wide.

The grandfather looked back at the siblings, who were looking at him with worried eyes wondering if something was wrong, and then quickly waved his hand.

“No. This is really good alcohol. A glass of this alcohol reminds me of my youth. I remember going to Bukhansan with your grandmother, and the memory of your grandmother looking at me with a smile in Apgujeong, where spring flowers are in full bloom. Your grandmother was a good person when she was young. Jeongyeon is just like your grandmother.”

“Really, I heard that my grandmother was so beautiful when she was young. Am I like that?”

“Then, as you get older, Jeongyeon starts to resemble your grandmother more and more. Let me see. Where is the picture of your grandmother when she was young?”

The old man got up from his seat and took out an old photo album from the study.

After looking through it for a while, the two of them showed me a black-and-white photo they had taken outdoors. It was a photo of a young grandfather in a suit and an old woman in a fluttering hat standing side by side, smiling brightly.

“This is a picture taken when we were newlyweds. That is, before I gave birth to your father.”

“You really are a lot like me.”

“I didn’t know it when I was young, but as I got older, I realized that Jeongyeon is also a fetus.”

The old man, with a happy smile, carefully filled his glass and drank it.

“This is a very precious drink. As you get older, your appetite decreases, so you can’t even taste the alcohol you used to drink often when you were young. But this drink tastes good right away. I should drink it sparingly.”

As the alcohol took its toll, the grandfather began to tell anecdotes about his grandmother.

“When I first entered college, I saw your grandmother, who was attending an all-girls school, for the first time through a friend’s introduction. I couldn’t see anything around me, and all I could see was your grandmother. She was so pretty. It was like a light was shining from behind her.”

“So, Grandpa?”

When her grandfather, who rarely tells stories about the past, brought up a story about her grandmother after a long time, Jeongyeon perked up her ears and urged him on.

“My heart was pounding so hard and my face was burning, I couldn’t say a word when we first met.”

A smile appeared on my grandfather’s face as he remembered that time again.

“I can’t sleep when I come back. Every time I close my eyes to sleep, I think of my grandmother.”

“That’s a love sickness! A love sickness.”

Jeongyeon got excited.

“Haha, that’s right, I was a lover. I thought I would die if time passed like this, so my friend actively stepped in to help me.”

“So what happened?”

“Somehow things turned out well, your father was born, and you were born too. After receiving permission from the adults, we had a wedding, and your grandmother looked so pretty in her wedding dress…”

As he poured his drink, the old man recalled the past that he could not quite remember as time passed.

The granddaughter listened to her grandfather and grandmother’s old stories with shining eyes.