Chapter 23 (1/2)
Blacksmith Volume 2 chapter 3
“I’m so tired…”
The leftover fatigue froh my body
Itoo many holes back then…
Today’s our first full-fledged day of classes
Starting from today, we’re allowed to freely choose from the list of optional electives to try out
I was just barely able to drag my lead-like body to first period, Herbalism
I chose this elective without hesitation because it’s currently the one I’m the most interested in
In the end, there were about 30 students in total gathered together for the class
There sure are a lot of girls though…
Even the instructor is female
“Thanks for co everyone My name is Amari and I’ll be your instructor for Herbalism”
With a voice that had a nice chime to it, the instructor introduced herself as Alasses stand prominent on her warm face
“Herbalism has many academic as well as practical aspects to it What you learn here today can be used to help many more people in your days to come”
That right there is one of the reasons why I chose this class
I’m not interested in theories and the like
What I want is knowledge that I can use in the near future for profit
A good herb her price than what the herbs originally costed, and the knowledge on how to create those goods can be easily learned in this class
“Herbs are generally coh for anyone to experioal is to develop a large variety that anyone can grow for free For those interested there’s an extra se later on, it’s even self-sponsored”
Aentle smile
Yup, she definitely has the heart of a nice person, unlike some other people I know…
“That said, please do, the herbal tour will be free because it’s your first time in class, and it’ll make me happy to see all of you in a formal lesson”
Sensei s healed~
“Oh and even if you’re curious, erous ones here too”
We followed Sensei’s instructions as we toured the herbs
By the way, the herbalism classroom is located on the north side of the school on the first floor
Inside are the herbs that are more suited for indoor cultivation methods, while all the others are cultivated outside the school
Oh, and apparently this is the only classroorounds
Different kinds of herbs hung off of the walls and the ceiling, while there was an abundant a outside as well
They fully utilized the land they were given, growing an amount I couldn’t possibly see in only an hour
In the distance I could see so that looked like a vinyl house
I was getting a little excited thinking about all the herbs I could grow here
“Excuse ht?”
Calling out to theat herbs was a boy whose face was mostly covered by his hood
He was short, and his complexion was pale
…and ugh, he reeks!!
The intense odour of herbs seemed to emanate off him
Trying h my nose, I was somehow able to choke out a “Yeah, that’s me”
“I’m Toto Gapp, and I’ve been interested in you for a while”
“I-is that so?”
This is bad, our conversation isn’t even registering in my head
Ugh, I can’t block the smell!
“Oh sorry, you’re acting like that because of the sive me a minute to take off my jacket”
As he said so, Toto started to re to place it in the corner of the classroom
While he was coh my nose
There’s no smell!
Su (sfx: sniff)
No smell!
“I usually wear that to ward off people, because I usually go to places where sohtly people can be found”
Ward off people?! This is the first time I’ve heard of this
“So you needed ?”
“Yeah, I was rather surprised that you were interested in herbs If you want, do you want to take a look at the varieties that I’ at the moment?”
“Developing? Wait… You’re saying that you’ve cultivated new herb species?!”
“That’s right, that’s because I’enius in this field Come on, check this out”
He guided reenhouses lined up
Eventually he passed into one, and there I saw them
There were herbs suspended off of the ceiling, herbs planted closely together, pal as I was!
All of them were unusual herbs that I haven’t seen before
“Aht? I’m the one that created them all”
“All of them?!”
“Yeah, but the unique ones at the vinyl house belong to Amari-sensei”
“That’s still ah”
I tried giving the s a small look around
All of them were herbs that I had never seen before, and there were even some whose beauty rivaled that of flowers
I couldn’t help but touching those ones a little bit
Their leaves were smooth
“It’s okay to touch, but don’t so to bed tomorrow its effect would kick in, and I’ clinical experie flies”
Are they okay with you doing clinical experiments here at school?!
Who gave you permission?! Is this really okay?!
… its leaves in my hand
“Oh, that one’s also okay to touch, but don’t eat One leaf and you’ll end up spitting out all your internal organs By the way, I’ve already finished my clinical experiments with that one”
I immediately backed off
Again, why?!!
“It wasn’t safe with the flies?”