i just finished my second drop of
'kami no shizuku' or
'drops of god'.
previously, after learning about his father's death of liver cancer, shizuku returned home after two years to see his father and receive the will he left.
at the room where he has the envelope with the the words written outside 'kami no shizuku' or 'drops of god', he asked his dad's lawyer, ms saryu, to tell him the summary of the will.
ms. saryu then obliged. the late yatuka kanzasaki was the world's leading wine collector. his wine collection has a market value of approximately worth 20 billion yen and his collection has become a target of desire amongst collectors in the world. but his son, shinzuku, cannot immediately inherit the collection.
ms. saryu continue by saying that, in the will, the late mr. kanzasaki had chosen what he considered to be the 12 best wines. but in his vision, there was also one mysterious wine that he called 'drops of god'. there will be a total of 13 wines which has to be determined within a year. so anyone who can determine the make of the wines will have the inheritance transferred to him.
shizuku having no interest in wine took this lightly and said that this arrangement is only part of his father's impertinent talk about wine. likewise, there's no other relatives and that he's the only heir and that the wine fortune has no value for him. which means he doesn't care about the 13 wines.
but much to his surprise, he then learned that his father has created a contest to determine the inheritance of his wine cellar. then he met his competitor, tomine issei, who is the "prince of the wine world," absolutely obsessed about wine. he was adopted by shizuku's father one week before he died.
on their first meeting, tomine issei already lowly branded shizuku by saying
"a low ranking beer employee like you is no match for a wine critic like me. before we begin this battle would you like to surrender?" having heard this shizuku freaked out but tomine goes on to continue by saying
"because you didn't show any interest in wine, mr. kanzaki fell ill. people who know nothing about wine like you, should hand over the collection." [hehehehe, so full of air this tomine is. hmm, would love to see yong joon do this kind of a role]some heated argument then followed with shizuku recalling how his dad tried him to taste and smell things which he never understand. then a punch tomine before he questioned tomine's objective.
the fight only came to a stop when the butler came in to bring a bottle of wine covered with cloth and 3 goblets. the wine is for another test, it is a test of who amongst the two can form the expression that is superior. the reward will be to live in the mansion as said so by mr. kanzaki.
the contest started, it was tomine issei who first tasted and described its color, taste and smell. however when it was shizuku's turn his memory brought him back to the past and saw the garden of their home and remembered the smell. but he could not bring the glass to his mouth, dropped the glass, felt dizzy and ran to the room where his father lies lifeless.
after the incident, tomine continues to critic the wine by comparing it to a painting. then naming the wine and its year at the same time revealing the wine from its covered cloth. he then said to the lady lawyer with bow head,
"mr. kanzaki put his last message into this wine. do you understand?"meanwhile, the part ended with shizuku beside his father's bed wondering how tomine expressed the wine then asking his dead father
"looking forward to it? what do you want me and that guy tomine to do? answer me dad."photo courtesy of ncismanga
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after the incident, tomine continues to critic the wine by comparing it to a painting. then naming the wine and its year at the same time revealing the wine from its covered cloth. he then said to the lady lawyer with bow head, "mr. kanzaki put his last message into this wine. do you understand?"
kanzaki shizuku is already introduced in this part. i'm already intrigue with his character. he was raised by his father, who was a famous wine critic, through some weird exercises of knowing wine when he was a child to his chagrin. he left his father's house for 2 years and returned only when he learned about his father's death of liver cancer through his dad's lawyer. shizuku, despite his competence in wine tasting, works in a beer company. and for a person who confessed not to like wine, his decantering is very courageous and delicate. .
we were supposed to buy at the goodies booth at kyocera dome but when we got there we were told that the queue is sooooo long and that it'll take us 4 hours to be served. duh?! 4 hours!? we then said never mind. these joon bears were selling like hotcakes [actually all goodies were selling like hotcakes] at kyocera dome during the twssg premium event.
aaahhh...so cute!
i'll try to have my hair style that way on the next
