I fell into the world of cyberpunk games

According to the manual, something very cold fell down the esophagus down to the bones, and it felt like my whole body was reborn in the cold snow.

I was curious, but I couldn’t help it.

I’m not even a three-year-old kid, and it’s not like I have to put everything that interests me in my mouth.

It was not for nothing that there was a warning written in bold letters stating that the sale is prohibited to those who have not undergone a stage 2 or higher digestive system durability modification.

A normal person like me will freeze and die as soon as he takes a bite, his mouth, throat, and skin cells.

In many ways, it was one of the most dangerous alcoholic beverages among the cocktails served at the bar. I don’t even dare to try.

After all, there are no more left because we only made enough for the two of us.

Due to the high-density compression and cooling process, the result was only two shot glasses, even though quite a lot of alcohol was poured.

Conversely, it also means that a considerable amount of alcohol is concentrated in that small glass.

What is certain is that it was not a cocktail that would have a good effect on health. Alcohol is what it is, though.

“Ha-. okay. This is a cold heart.”

The truth detective, who had been trembling in trembling for a long time and exhaling in vain, said with twinkling eyes.

“Did it taste good?”

“That would be difficult to answer. Because it’s not a cocktail you eat because of the taste.

It’s only a fraction of what your tongue touches, and even that doesn’t feel right, so it’s a cocktail that ultimately depends on the sensation of temperature that hits your throat and underneath your body. Personally, I even wondered whether this cocktail really needs flavor.”

this was a sympathy

While I was making the base drink, I wondered if the process of crushing basil leaves and adding syrup or mix was really necessary.

Then Tony intervened and said,

“It’s a new cocktail, but nonetheless, there’s a tradition.”

“When was it made?”

“Well. Was it 20 years ago? They say it was made around that time. It’s not in the manual, so you don’t know. I’m not sure, but it’s the origin of the cocktail called Cold Heart that has spread since some time.”

Let’s talk about it, it seems that you can’t leave out yourself in various stories such as urban ghost stories, and the truth detective is also Ha! ‘ he shouted and said.

“I said something, and that was it. Are you referring to the story of the death of former Valentine headdresser?”

“… !”

As soon as I heard the name, I was startled.

If it was Valentine, it was the surname of the top noble family in Dusk City. At the same time, it was also the name of a company that people in the city could not know.

Suddenly, on Monday, on the first day of work, I remember an advertisement I saw on the lift of a circular elevator.

Since then, it has been popping up all over the place, and now it was an advertisement that I almost memorized.

A vast universe spreads out over the display, the screen zooms out, and chocolates and candy containing the universe appear,

People of various appearances who eat them in one bite—close-up of those delighted facial expressions… .

[Sweet blessing that spreads in your mouth! A taste sensation, Valentine’s Candy & Chocolate. New menu Alpha Centauri star system flavor released.]

This kind of narration just pops out. what was it

The important thing is the name of Valentine’s Candy & Chocolate in the advertisement.

Ballantine’s was a favorite food company for candy, chocolate, and jelly, which boasted an overwhelming market share not only in Dusk, but also in the world.

Using an old-world metaphor, one company could handle all of Chupa Chups candy, Hershey’s chocolate, and even Haribo Jelly.

Doesn’t it sound like a no-brainer at first glance?

It was a monopoly that dominated the candy and confectionery market, and it was an aristocratic family who built a huge empire in the food industry.

If there was a family founded by Willy Wonka in the 22nd century, what would it be?

It is not enough to rise to the top of Dusk City’s caste with one sweet taste, but it is also expanding into other areas as well as the food industry.

To some extent, it surpassed ‘that’ Milicia and took the first place in the corporate ranking based on capitalization.

Since it has an image of a company that makes snacks such as candies and jellies, it was ranked quite undervalued.

A chaebol created by extorting money from children’s noses,

Because the scale of the food industry is so large, they only have a lot of money, but their actual power or force is a meager level of megacorps.

But it was also a kind of smoke screen.

A thick veil deliberately installed by the Valentine’s family, Dusk’s most noble family, to hide their gigantic size.

Even if I played roughly, I knew the reality after seeing the ending of the original.

Valentine was by no means a business or family to be ignored.

And if it is the previous generation, he is the person who made Valentine, who was only a famous food company, to the present position.

If the cocktail I just made has anything to do with the death of such a person, I can’t help but be interested.

I focused my eyes and ears on the explanation that followed. What kind of story was there?

“The yangban was a big drinker, so at the age of 127, he couldn’t extend his life any longer, and before he died, he told me to dress his body up with his favorite drink.

Therefore, they spent a lot of money to make cryogenic refrigerant from the alcohol, and Valentine Gaju fell asleep comfortably in the alcohol freezing tube that was born. It is truly a romantic death that will set a model for many.”

It’s romantic. Even so, I don’t think it’s worthy of a role model.

As I shook my head with a shaky face, the truth detective said.

“Watson, you didn’t know? It’s a pretty famous story.”

“Well, it was 20 years ago when I was only two years old. I don’t know. I’m not from this city either.”

The truth is, 20 years ago to me, it was the early 2000s, so far away, not only from this city, but from a completely different world.

Even though he was a true detective who did not know that, he shouted with a surprised expression on his face.

“No, Watson, you’re only twenty-two?!”

“Yes. why?”

“Your face doesn’t look like that at all?”

“… .”

older than my age… No, I’ve heard a lot of stories about how mature he looks. from my school days.

Thanks to that, I had the advantage of being quite plausible when I was pretending to be a head chef in a restaurant, but I don’t feel like I’ve been stabbed in a complex. obviously.

Who would be happy to hear the sound of presbyopia?

On my hardened face, Tony bursts into a smirk next to me.

I looked coldly at the self-proclaimed Holmes. don’t kill this

“It was a joke, a joke. Why are you staring so terribly?”

“… .”

“Don’t look at me like I’m going to kill you. Didn’t I save you from the thief earlier? Can I do this to Eun-in?”

There must be a cooler over there, I think I can give the self-proclaimed Holmes a romantic death just like the former Valentine’s headmaster… .

With that thought in mind, Tony started talking about cocktails again.

“They say that former Valentine’s owner, Thomas Valentine, loved the cocktail Basil Smash.”

Basil smash is what I make when I add ice to the base drink I made for a cold heart earlier, shake it, filter it and put it back into a glass full of ice.

A cocktail that belongs to the relatively newest modern category, created in 2008.

It was surprising that the head of an aristocratic family with a fancy name like Thomas Valentine would definitely like classic cocktails.

Even in 2008, it was the same as when tigers smoked a hundred years ago.

“It’s just a story, but Thomas Valentine was extremely satisfied after he drank a sip of the liquid from the cryogenic cocktail tube made from the basil smash that he would be enshrining,” he said.

‘This tastes like it cools the heart!’ It is said that a new cocktail was born and the name became Cold Heart. I don’t know if that’s true.”

If true, that would be a shocking story. Drinking a cryogenic liquid cocktail right before you die. I don’t know who he was, but he must have been a great man.

For that reason, when making a cold heart, it seems that the standard brewing method is to go through the process of making a base drink similar to basil smash.

“It is a drink with a fascinating history, which is rare for a high-tech cocktail. I like it that way too.”

The truth detective said, trying to avoid my sharp gaze.

“Originally, I don’t like high-tech cocktails, but this intense feeling of liberation, like washing my whole body with ice, is something I can’t feel in any other alcohol other than a cold heart.

For the moment I drink this drink, I can say that I also feel like Valentine lying in a cocktail coffin… .”

Oh, that’s right. You shouldn’t be feeling that way already.

Perhaps because I was pointed out for presbyopia, everything I said sounded thick.

“Nothing else, just being able to drink this cocktail makes me feel good about getting a digestive system remodel.”

Even now, he was clearly praising the cocktails I made, but it felt like he was making fun of me for not having a digestive system remodel because my stomach was twisted.

Let’s keep tearing our eyes and stare, the truth detective put down the glass he drank and said.

“Oh, I’m sorry. It’s my fault. So stop staring. I can still kill people with my eyes. I’m going to cut my hand with a saw like this!”

“… !”