Noble Rot
Orba came to my private room carrying a long, narrow wooden box.
"I'm coming in, Zelius."
"Would you mind knocking?"
"What's the matter with that now? We’re not in such a classy relationship."
Orba said as he opened the wooden box and took out the contents.
It's a transparent glass bottle
Contents are brown liquid
"What is that?"
"It's alcohol. You have at least a glass, right?"
So I opened the shelf and looked around.
"I'm thinking of selling this alcohol to the people in the southwestern continent."
"Why again?"
"Didn't sensei teach you that? If you want to get the upper hand in a negotiation, you need candy and a whip."
Hmm, whose words were those...
I believe it was Tenrei-sama?
"Oh, that's a pretty elegant glass. I'll use it."
"Do whatever you want"
Me and Orba at the desk
Two glasses are placed
When he opens the bottle of liquor, the smell immediately fills the room.
"Is this the smell of alcohol?"
"What do you think?"
"It's more like fruit water than alcohol."
It smells sweet
But it's also a smell I've never smelled before.
"Well, take a sip."
Liquor is poured into the glass
Apparently, the bottle was slightly discolored.
The liquor poured into a colorless glass is crystal clear.
Yet it shines golden
I slightly put it in my mouth
The moment the alcohol touches my tongue, the flavor spreads all at once.
"Sweet!"
"What do you think? Good, right?"
I can definitely feel the alcohol in the liquor.
However, the elegant sweetness surpasses that.
"When did you start making this kind of liquor?"
"I'll just tell you. But don't tell anyone, okay?"
"I won't tell anyone, because I don't want to destroy the economy of a neighboring country."
"Well, I'm glad that the emperor gave it such high praise."
"Don't make fun of it. This is actually quite valuable alcohol."
"Well, that’s what I’ve decided, so I’m planning to make it one of our country’s finances."
"So, when was it made?"
"It came about by chance about eight years ago."
"By chance? Something like this!"
"Yeah, do you know about the Puas tree?"
"Puas? Poor relief?"
"Yeah, that's right."
It is one of the fruit trees rooted in Geldarinne.
Rich in moisture, rich in nutrients, harvest season is year-round, does not cause stomach upset when eaten raw, does not spoil easily, has a strong sour taste, yet has no odor.
"You used to pour the juice over the fried batter."
"Zelius was often scolded by Tenrei-sensei and Yukikaze-sensei for pouring it all over the platter."
Please stop shifting the blame.
Even you would have been doing it in high spirits.
In order to receive the portion for two people
And because Orba was a habitual criminal, he was once beaten up by Yukikaze-sama.
"I couldn’t believe the ingredients for this…"
"No way. This liquor is made only from Puas fruit."
Absurd
"There’s no sourness or bitterness!"
"It's true, we don't use it for anything other than fruit juice. Well, we do take care of it before harvesting."
"Time and effort?"
"There was a time when the harvest was delayed in one part of the farm. The cause was that the manager of that part suddenly passed away and there was a dispute over the family ownership."
"So?"
"While the manager's sons were fighting, it started to deteriorate more and more. Well, to be more precise, the fruit got sick, but that's correct."
A young man who was under the care of a manager who couldn't bear to see the situation was culling the animals by himself to prevent the spread of the disease.
Even under such circumstances, the battle for succession continued.
"It looked like it was dried out on the outside, but the inside was ripe and rotten. However, the smell was a sweet, fishy smell.''
What was that young man thinking? He squeezed the juice from the sick fruit.
Removed the impurities
And he tried licking it
"The story was that the young man who thought it would sell told the lord and it reached my ears."
"Did you processed it from there?"
"Yeah, but unfortunately you can't distill it. The aroma, color, and sweetness will all be gone."
"That would be better. If the alcohol was too strong, everyone would drink it without hesitation and pass out."
Finally, I ask about what I am curious about.
"What happened to the manager position?"
"All the sons were fired, and this young man was appointed."
After all, you never know how the world will turn out.
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