Chương 565: Family Winemaking (2)

"Aaanndd~! Done!"

Giving Renna another twirl, I grinned at the red head before looking down at the reddish purple liquid that was sloshing around beneath us, our job complete after many long minutes of dancing and flirting.

Coming to a stop, I leaned over and gave my lover a kiss, relishing the taste of her tongue and the softness of her lips as we stood still in the vat of wine, my hands running up and down her body before I landed on the universal area of lust; her butt.

Renna grabbed me as well, the two of us sharing our passion for one another once more before a cough drew us from our little world, and we both blushed slightly as we noticed that everyone was staring at us, with Rhefia and Shelur being the ones to display the most obvious desires as they both stared at us with hot desire.

I gently released the red head and stepped out onto the towel that I had prepared around every vat, smiling wryly as I noticed how my feet and ankles had been stained purple by the juice, but as soon as I stepped out I used my mana to clean myself off completely, which everyone else did as well.

"Now we just need to add some yeast and stimulate its fermenting period utilizing our magic, and then voila, we have wine~! If you want to add some other flavor besides that which is imbued via your mana, we can do so but only after it's been turned into wine and stored inside the barrels. Does everyone know what to do, or..?"

Everyone exchanged glances before nodding, though when I took out a few smaller buckets and said "If you want to practice to make sure you don't ruin the vats, fill these and run your mana through it. Remember, each mana type is different in how it handles the fermentation process, so be careful and figure it out yourself.", everyone came forwards and collected one to try, even Renna.

"Oh, and if you do want to add flavors to your wines, we'll do so by infusing them with herbs and berry compotes afterwards, which shouldn't take too long if we make use of some magic again..."

They all nodded again, so I joined Renna and watched as she dipped her bucket into the vat, scooping out a good amount of wine and staring at the purple liquid that sloshed around, its tartness tickling our noses already.

Holding it for her, I smiled at the woman before tilting my head as she asked "Why aren't you purifying your own bucket, Astra..?", her curiosity curling my lips slightly as I smiled at her, though when I whispered "Renna... wine made from my magics aren't... something I want to sell." her eyes widened before she nodded in agreement.

Chuckling quietly, I just sat there and watched as she focused her mana into the bucket, the gentle, beautiful green threads drifting through the liquid and slowly changing it from a sugary liquid into an alcoholic one.

The purple liquid began to clear up somewhat and sparkle, the mana threads that Renna was sifting through the entire bucket doing their job beautifully and purifying this wine into something wonderful, which I couldn't wait to taste.

All of these wines were intriguing to me, even the ones I had tasted before like Kalia's or Aethisia's; they had been [Crude] versions of their wines anyways, so I imagine that they will be tasting even better.

But then there was the intriguing wine that Rhefia was making - that Earth Mana imbued wine would be a first for me, and I was immensely curious about it - as well as the Fire Mana imbued red wine that Sari was making.

Everyone had interesting flavors being prepared, and I was intrigued to see everyone's mana types at this moment, since honestly... we did more lovemaking here than anything else, and while I gifted people magical things, they never really had to reveal their magic since there was no need to do so.

Though as soon as I was going to look, Renna let out a content sigh as she canceled her magic and said "I think that's that then~! Give it a taste? I want to predict its flavor..."

"Alright..."

Taking the bucket away from her, I brought it to my lips and took a sniff before tilting the bucket back, letting the liquid fill my mouth before sliding down my gullet; the tartness was now lowered in fragrance but amplified in flavor, stinging my tongue slightly and warming me up as it spread throughout my body quickly.

"Hmm..."

Staring at me closely, Renna narrowed her eyes before looking down at the liquid and then back at me, after which she said "It's tart, but not overly tart like a lemon? Probably has a slightly sweet taste to it too..? And it's quick and strong despite the flavoring being somewhat subdued."

She took the bucket from me and took a sip, nodding to herself and smiling at me as she said "You're expression was even more readable than I thought it'd be~!", something that seemed innocent enough until I remembered how often she teased me about my body language before, which caused me to pout at her as I watched her take another sip.

"I think we could make it even better with a little something else, hm~? Maybe..."

Taking a step closer, Renna filled her mouth with wine before kissing me, sharing it with me and making me moan as her flavor combined with the wine for a really enjoyable, delicious kiss, one that we shared for a few moments before she pulled away to whisper "A raspberry compote would do well with this... don't you think~?"

"With a little rose added in as well too..?"

"If you want, my love... it is OUR wine after all..."

Kissing me again, Renna took a step back and crouched beside the vat, preparing to ferment the entire thing and leaving me standing there, watching over everyone else.

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I TOTALLY didn't forget the mana types, and I certainly wouldn't need a list again for who hasn't been named yet lmao; I swore someone commented one recently... couldn't find it.

Heila, Prixisia and Inik I know for certain didn't have one listed, but I don't remember Camara or Yiksa having one..?

Aethisia with Lightning, Sari with Fire, Shelur with Fire, Rhefia with Earth, Kalia with Nature, Renna obviously, but um... yeah.

Author has small brain.

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