We Decided To Try And Make Medicinal Liquor
“Hmm… Is that something that can be done here?”
“I don’t know… It’s not something that I have a lot of knowledge about… Besides, there is so much wine…”
“Indeed. I think it would be rather difficult. If my memory serves, it requires a great facility of some sort…”
“I see… In that case, I suppose there is no choice but to use the first method.”
Sebastian asked if it could be done here, but as I did not know enough about the process, I could not say.
When experimenting, we had done it in flasks…which could be prepared easily enough. But as for the other tools for distilling, I wasn’t so sure.
Ms. Helena agreed that it would be difficult to do here… Especially since there was so much wine.
And we couldn’t just store all of it here for long periods of time…as they would take up a lot of space.
“Yes. Mr. Takumi and I decided that we would have to use that method if there is no other way. Though, we were hoping that you could think of something, since you’re such a good cook.”
“I see. And what is that method?”
“Mixing it with medicinal herbs. The herbs can heal someone who becomes ill after drinking the wine. In that case, perhaps mixing it directly into the wine can purify it…”
While I wasn’t as expectant as Sebastian, I did have some hope that Ms. Helena would know something.
And well…the idea of brandy had come up.
…But it did not seem like it would be something that we could do…
“Herbs…medicinal liquor…”
“Exactly. …While it will affect the taste a little… It seems like it would still be a better option to boiling it down. And if it turns out well, we might be able to sell it.”
“You’re thinking about selling it as well?”
“We might as well… Of course, I have no idea if it will be good enough for that. However, it would help Range village. …In case their wine stops selling.”
Boiling all of the wine would be a lot of work.
And since it was wine, most people would want to enjoy it as such… Especially people like Phillip.
And so if we could make it drinkable again with herbs, then that would be preferable.
Besides, if it worked, then perhaps it would also be effective as a kind of medicine in itself.
When asked if he meant to sell it like my herbs, Sebastian said that he was merely thinking of a future where the wine would no longer sell.
Indeed, if this could become a wine that improved your health in some way, it might be able to undo the harm to their reputation, and become a popular product.
“Indeed… You mean…the removal of the reason that it is undrinkable, or nullifying the effect? I don’t know…it would have to be tested…”
Ms. Helena thought hard on this method as she answered.
Yes, as it wasn’t like the disease was something that you could see, it was difficult to get a clear answer.
“Yes, in that case, why don’t we try and make some then?”
“While I agree that we should test it, how will you know that the problem has been removed?”
“We will have to get Leo’s cooperation.”
Yes, it would be a good idea to test and see if it would be drinkable.
And if that didn’t work, we would have to boil it.
If this happened, I would have to think about some other way to help Range village.
In any case, once we made this new wine, we would have to have Leo inspect it.
Perhaps Ms. Isabelle could also do it with some magic tools, but considering the distance, it would be faster to have Leo do it.
Ms. Helena was puzzled when she heard this, as she did not know that Leo was able to tell the wine apart.
“The reason it cannot be drunk…to be blunt, it is the source of the disease…and it is not something that humans can detect. Apparently, there is some magic energy in it, but it’s too weak for our senses.”
“Source of the disease… Yes, no one would drink that.”
According to Ms. Isabelle, there was too little energy to detect.
Ms. Helena and the cooks looked alarmed when they heard about the wine being the reason that the disease had spread. But they then nodded understandingly.
“As for this source of the disease, Leo can sense it very clearly. Isn’t that right, Mr. Takumi?”
“Yes. It was thanks to Leo that we discovered that the wine was the issue in the first place.”
“This is something we have confirmed with Isabelle…uh, a professional when it comes to magic artifacts.”
“I see… In that case, we just have to let Leo inspect the finished product?”
“Yes. Leo will be able to tell right away if the wine is drinkable or not.”
I didn’t like to have to make Leo work so much , but I suppose we could make it up to her with a mountain of sausages.
I would ask Leo to do it later, saying that it was a request from Ms. Helena.
“I understand. As for the herbs that will be mixed into the wine…”
Ms. Helena had agreed, and the other cooks nodded.
Upon seeing this, Sabastian took out some powdered Ramogi from his pocket and handed it to her.
“Powdered Ramogi? Well, we will know soon enough if it works.”
“Aside from that, there is something else I wish to try.”
“Something else? What is it?”