Hiss!
Gas surged out, and in an instant countless bubbles rose up, filling the bottle with fine foam.
Ausia screwed the cap back on, waited for a while, and only then opened it again.
She took a huge gulp with a "glug glug glug," her eyes widening slightly.
Her reaction was no different from Anno's earlier.
"So this is what it tastes like..." Ausia let out a soft breath and murmured.
"How does it feel?" Yao Ziyan asked with a smile.
"I think I understand what they meant by that stimulating feeling." Ausia touched her chest. "It feels like countless bubbles are bursting inside me. The sensation is even more obvious than with ale, and I quite like the taste too. It's a very refreshing sweetness."
"It'll definitely be popular," Luo Chuan said casually.
Perhaps Ausia had developed a taste for it, because she took another sip. "Oh, there's something I want to ask."
"What is it?" Luo Chuan kept his gaze on the light screen before him. The match had reached his turn, and he needed to seriously consider his next move.
"Why does this Cola taste ice-cold?" Ausia turned to look toward the shelves. It had merely been sitting there, so by all logic, it should have been at room temperature.
"Hmm... how should I put it? You can think of every bottle of Cola as having its own magic seal, keeping its temperature within a certain range." After thinking for a moment, Luo Chuan gave his explanation. "When you open the cap, that seal disappears, which is why it feels cold."
"And don't you think the icy taste is much better than when it's at normal temperature?" Yao Ziyan added.
"I suppose so." Ausia nodded in agreement. "Ale tastes better chilled too."
Elsewhere.
The taste of Cola