Chapter 12 - 12: Whats Yours is Mine (1/2)
Around high noon, I opened my eyes and Raphtalia was there waiting for me.
”Are we going to the castle town? *Koho*”
”Ha ha.”
She's coughing once again.
I silently handed her the 'regular medicine' and Raphtalia took it while frowning.
After that it was time to drop by the pharmacy to do some business.
”Fumu... the quality of these isn't bad. Yuusha-sama, are you familiar with pharmacology?”
Since I was no longer a stranger to the store, I was able to catch glimpses on some of the medicine's production.
”No, it was my first time making some yesterday. Compared to selling raw medical herbs, which one is more profitable?”
”That's a difficult question. Although medical herbs are cheaper to use, medicines can usually save lives.”
Although the pharmacist frowned when he saw Raphtalia, I knew from observation that he didn't use cheap lies and was speaking honestly.
”The price of medicine has skyrocketed recently due to the prophecy, so demand for them is very high right now.”
”Fumu...”
Either risk failing to craft them for better sales, or selling raw materials to their product line directly; it's debatable on which of the two will yield more gold.
However, everything has its own silver lining. There's no disadvantage in continuing to collect more.
”Hey, does this mean you're not coming anymore?”
”... Didn't I say something along the lines of: 'For two weeks, I'll be selling medical herbs around town'.”
The pharmacist understood my answer and looked at me with an odd expression before laughing.
I received various tools besides the mortar.
Laboratory equipment like: measuring device, flask, and distiller.
These should last me for quite a while before I have to get some new ones.
”Since these used goods were only collecting dust in the warehouse, you won't know when they might break.”
”I suppose it's a good enough set for beginners.”
Anyways, with this I'll be able to challenge more formulas.
I just have to dispose of the Balloon skins now.
While on my way to the Balloon buyer, I caught sight of some children from my peripheral vision.
It seemed those Balloon skins that the merchant bought were used as material to make actual, marketable balloons. The children were playing around with one of those as if it was a ball.
”Naa, what's that?”
”Yes?”
I pointed at the ball those children were playing with and asked.
”Well, that's one of the practical applications of what we do with the Balloon skins.”
”I see, then can you make another using the goods we're about to sell?”
”Eh, well... if you really want one.”
We headed over to the buyer to sell our goods and left with money in hand. He then let me have one of the balls that was made from a Balloon skin.
”Here.”
I threw the ball and Raphtalia caught it
”What? You don't want it?”
”M-, Mhm.”
Raphtalia laughed merrily, waving her head around.
She laughed for the first time.
”Once we're done with today's work, you can go play around with it.”
”Yay!”
She was somehow very energetic. This is good progress.
Because an energetic Raphtalia will be more beneficial for me.
After that we returned to the forest, exterminating monsters and collecting herbs just like yesterday.
... Apparently there is a village if we continued to advance into the forest. However, I refused to follow that bitch's advice.
It was profitable and we discovered various things. It was likely due to the fact that we were approaching the foot of the mountain range.
Oh? We've found a new enemy.
An egg-like creature.
This thing looked like it belonged to a branch of the Balloon family.
”We're fighting this monster for the first time. I'll be going in first. Once I give you the signal, rush in for the kill.”
”Un!”
That's a good answer.
I charged at the monster; it also noticed me and bȧrėd its fangs my way.
It really did no damage. There wasn't any pain or so much as an itch.
Rapharia's blade flew through the air and easily impaled it.
”Taha!”
We cleared monsters more vigorously compared to yesterday.
An Eggy.
Another one of the earlier enemies.
Followed by a 'Parin*' sound, Eggy crumbled into pieces with egg yolk splattering everywhere when it died.
”B-ue, this is nasty!”
Couldn't the shell be sold? This was such a waste.
It smells rotten so I guess it's inedible.
I absorbed the shell pieces into the shield.
Since she got used to it, Raphtalia was able to pierce the Eggy in an experienced manner.
Requirement for Egg Shield has been unsealed.
Egg Shield
Equipment bonus: Culinary 1 <Unmastered>
Another level based skill bonus.
This time was cooking, huh?
We continued hunting the different color variations of this monster.
Requirement for Blue Egg Shield has been unsealed.
Requirement for Sky Egg Shield has been unsealed.
Blue Egg Shield
Equipment bonus: Judgement 1 <Unmastered>
Sky Egg Shield
Equipment bonus: Beginner Cooking Recipes <Unmastered>
Weird, it has only been skill bonuses lately.
Does it depend on which type of enemy we defeat?
Oh well, in the meantime I'll just utilize my herb collecting skills more.
The day seemed a little bit longer while up in the mountain.
Still, I was a bit concerned over Raphtalia's equipment.
Here are today's results:
Me: Level 8
Raphtalia: Level 7
Damn. She almost caught up to me already.
This was undoubtedly due to Raphtalia dealing the finishing blows.
Gu*...
”My stomach's empty...”
Raphtalia made a troubled expression as she said this to me.