Animeverse Kitchen: My Culinary Journey Begins with Glowing Food! Chapter 79: Passionate and Unrestrained, Gentle and Wild!

The vibrant, ruby-red strawberry wine slowly blood within the pale red "Water of Life," and as if by so magical chemical reaction, the mixture began to emit a soft, gentle glow. As the two liquids mingled, the light seed to swirl and dance. The sharp, pungent sll of alcohol in the air seed to soften, tempered by a new sweetness.

Minos's eyes went wide, staring in shock at the fantastical cocktail in Ryohei's hand. He had only simply mixed two drinks together. He hadn't even stirred or shaken it, and yet…

"Sugoi!" she breathed, the word escaping her lips instinctively. Her silver cow tail shot straight up. Her eyes shining, she eagerly reached for the glass. "It's glowing! Chef, quick, let try it!" (´﹃｀)

"...That works, too?" Yurine, still seated at the table, elegantly took a sip of the mixed drink Jashin-chan had created with less-than-pure intentions. Tasting the strange concoction while watching the "miracle" Ryohei had just perford, her reddish-brown eyes widened, and her lips parted slightly in a look of unconcealed surprise.

"Here," Ryohei said, handing the glowing cocktail to Minos. A cocktail, by definition, was a mixed drink made from two or more beverages. His creation had clearly reached that level. Jashin-chan's, on the other hand, was just a ss.

"To be honest, I'm a little surprised myself," Ryohei said, turning to Yurine. "I was aiming to make a cocktail… and since mixology is a form of cooking, I guess my ability works on it, too." The value of his [Glowing Cuisine] skill continued to rise.

"Well, whatever the reason, I want one too!" Yurine said, no longer dwelling on the chanics of it. She stood up, placed her tainted glass in front of Jashin-chan's seat, and turned to the demon, who had just managed to crawl up from the floor, a nosebleed dripping down her face. "Jashin-chan, this is for you. Don't waste it."

"Huh?! You're just giving your leftovers?" Jashin-chan complained.

"It's your fault for spiking my drink in the first place." Ignoring Jashin-chan's protests, Yurine went to the liquor cabinet and returned with four proper wine glasses.

At that mont, Minos, who had been savoring the aroma of her cocktail with her eyes closed, finally took a sip. Then, she tilted her head back and—glug, glug, glug—downed the entire glass in one go.

"...Minos really likes to chug her drinks," Ryohei comnted, his mouth twitching. The term "drinking like a cow" popped into his head. It was surprisingly accurate.

"Because it feels amazing!" Minos murmured, her eyes still closed, her expression softening, her voice taking on a lazy, dreamy quality. "Passionate… unrestrained… gentle… and wild…"

Under the hot lights of the dance floor, the beat of the drum was fast and fiery. The rustle of maracas, the crisp notes of a piano, and the deep, throbbing bassline created a heart-pounding rhythm.

Minos stood at the center of the stage, dressed in a black-and-white, cow-patterned Latin dance dress and matching high heels, her body moving to the music. Her fiery figure was a srizing silhouette, her curves alluring. The fringe on her skirt swayed with her movents, drawing dazzling arcs in the light.

A familiar person had beco her dance partner for the night, dressed in a tight, black dance outfit that highlighted his powerful, masculine lines. His hand rested firmly on her waist, guiding her through one fast, dizzying spin after another. At tis their movents were passionate and unrestrained, their steps fast and fierce, as if pouring all their energy into the mont. At other tis, they were gentle and tender, their bodies close, their eyes eting and conveying a delicate intimacy. The stage lights changed with their dance, from fiery red to soft blue, echoing the rise and fall of their emotions. Their dance was not just a perfect coordination of movents, but a dialogue of souls, where passion and gentleness, the unrestrained and the wild, were all woven together.

Back in the real world, Minos's face was flushed red. ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄. She looked at the new wine glasses Yurine had brought over. "Another one, please!" she said to Ryohei. "Ah—! And I want to try the other ones, too!" She looked eagerly at the two unopened bottles on the table. She wanted to taste more delicious cocktails.

"No problem. Just wait a bit, after you've finished your al," Ryohei said. He took his own glass of strawberry wine and added a splash of the Water of Life, mixing a cocktail for himself and Yurine to share. Of course, the ratio of the high-proof spirit was much lower than in Minos's drink.

"Subject, pour so strawberry wine in here for ," Jashin-chan demanded, having already finished Yurine's leftovers and now holding her half-full glass of the Water of Life. Ryohei casually poured so of the wine into her glass.

"Huh? How co my glass isn't glowing?" Jashin-chan asked, looking down at her "cocktail" with her 'dot eyes'.

"Hmm…" Ryohei was also a bit surprised. "Maybe it's because I wasn't putting my heart into it," he speculated. "I was just pouring you a drink."

"Then put your heart into it, you jerk!" Jashin-chan was on the verge of a ltdown, feeling personally targeted. She slapped her tail on the floor in frustration.

"Pfft—!" Yurine, who was sipping her own cocktail, burst out laughing. Jashin-chan only got angrier. Minos, too, smirked ungraciously.

"Don't get excited," Ryohei said. "You just asked to pour so wine, so I just poured so wine." I'm not taking the bla for this. He looked at her glass. "Finish that one first, and then you can try a sip of mine." He was suddenly getting into mixology and wanted to try more combinations. He made a ntal note to buy a book or watch so videos about it later.

"Fine," Jashin-chan grumbled. She tilted her head back and—glug, glug, glug—finished the drink in one go. She then picked up an unused wine glass and held it out to him.

"I'll have a little, too," Minos said, picking up the last clean glass.

"Hey—! You already had a full glass! Don't be so greedy!" Jashin-chan snapped at her.

"Tch, so stingy. Yurine-chan, can I have a little of yours?" Minos, her face still flushed, turned to Yurine with a pleading look. "Just a little. I just want to taste it." She was curious how the different ratios would taste.

"Alright," Yurine said, unable to refuse. Besides, she wanted to try Ryohei's other creations, too. She poured so of her cocktail into Minos's glass.

"Arigatou—!" Minos bead, a happy smile on her face. She then tilted her head back and downed it in one go.

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