Chapter 54 - 49: Applicants (1/2)
The day was over so we decided to go to a hotel and give Raphtalia treatment.
We re-dressed Raphtalia's wounds by Soaking the bandages in the holy water I bought.
After the bandages have been applied, black smoke starts to rise from the wound.
”U...Ku.....”
”Are you okay?”
”Y-yes. There's a feeling of stiffness leaving the body, and it's also quite itchy.”
”I see...”
I want to heal her as fast as possible. Because I injured her.
The black bruise seems to have gotten lighter.
”The place Naofumi-sama wounded is healing quickly.”
”That's good”
I want you to recover as soon as possible.
”Ah, Raphtalia Onee-chan is sly, stop philandering with master.”
Although Firo says that, she was clinging to me throughout the while treatment.
”I am not flirting!”
”That's right, all I'm doing is treating Raphtalia's wounds.”
Raphtalia and I are philandering... what's with that outdated slang? Oh well. Where did you learn something like that, Raphtalia and I aren't in that kind of relationship.
”Raphtalia Onee-chan's back is black.”
”Please don't say such things”
These two get along quite well.
”Well, the wave is coming soon so just relax”
”Okay~!”
”That's right. We have been quite busy recently, relaxing occasionally is not bad.”
”Yeah.”
”Master, when are you going to make food?”
”Let's see... How about tomorrow?”
”yaay~!”
In this way, while giving Raphtalia treatment, we slept at the inn.
The next day.
The equipment I asked the old man to make hasn't been finished yet.
There's nothing particularly important to do, it might be a good idea to show up at the magic shop or the pharmacy.
Or should I go to the dressmaking shop and look?
”Now then, what should we do today?”
”Let's see...”
”Food!”
”Yes Yes. I know.”
As for recovery medicine I have already prepared a lot in between the waves...
Because Raphtalia and Firo have already hit their Level limit only I need to get levels.
It might be a waste, but it would be fine to take a rest for a while.
Raphtalia's wounds aren't completely healed either.
”Should I go get more holy water?”
”Eh? There's still some left”
”Is this enough for a complete recovery?”
Although the blackness has faded a bit, it is still far from a complete recovery. What is left leaves me uneasy.
The effect won't be as potent if holy water is not changed every day, at this rate it there will still be some damage left during the wave.
”I sincerely apologize.”
”It is a wound I got myself. Don't worry about it.”
”Okay”
”Then, let's go to the pharmacy shop, we can get food after.”
”Yeah!”
Raphtalia and Firo nodded, we left our baggage at the inn and headed out.
When we got to the pharmacy, the storekeeper's attitude did not change as he welcomed me.
”It's been a while”
I answer the storekeeper's first question.
”Ah, the intermediate recipe book was received and put to good use.”
”I see...”
Looking at the medicine handled, I am not up to par yet.
”That reminds me, my old friend the accessory merchant seems be your acquaintance.”
”Ha?”
I was surprised at the connection with an unexpected person.
”How did you get so friendly with that miser? He praised you highly.”
”You two are acquainted?”
”We knew each other since the old days. That guy, he had an aptitude for using fragment medical herbs to make treatment medicine.”
Back then, that guy knew I was making middle class treatment medicine from smell alone!?
Accessory merchant. What kind of person are you? I cannot fathom what else he might be hiding...
”Hm... Are you still peddling?”
The storekeeper seems to have heard about me peddling from an acquaintance in Forest village.
”That guy was riding with us in the carriage when a thief that was after him appeared.”
”I don't think that guy would have been very happy about it.”
I don't understand. Accessory merchant, are you some kind of celebrity?
”Ah, where was I? Oh right, after we captured the their, I stripped him of all his possessions, and confiscated everything from his hideout.”
The store keep was silent, put a his hand on his forehead and nodded.
”That certainly does seem like you. Indeed, that fellow is also capable of something like that.”
”Afterwards he taught me a lot of things.”
”Oh, he was praising you as a quick learning, and said you were his successor in commercial spirit.”
”Please leave me alone”
I went peddling for equipment fee. The true purpose was not for money.
”So, what did you need today?”
”Ah, do you have any High Class Recipes to sell?”
The storekeeper stops mixing.
”...That's fast, although I think you are not ready yet”
”Yeah, there is also medicine that is not on a recipe that I can make too.”
Strong Acid water, Magical power water, and Soul Medicine water, can't be made yet.
There has been no need for these yet, but it is possible to acquire the rare materials through a distribution route learnt from the accessory merchant.
”But... I was not able to save people with the medicine I made. Fortunately, the treatment master made Higher Class medicine. I felt inadequate in terms of ability.”
The store keeper is convinced with my reply and nods.
”I see... But it is still too early for a High Class recipe.”
”Is it that difficult.....?”
”There are a lot of applications to medicine in Middle class recipes. Besides, there are other things you can make without a recipe.”
Is it the materials necessary for compounding? Certainly it can't be that bad...
”I can still sell a High Recipe book though, but it will be expensive.”
”How much.”
”It's 500 silver coins. It cannot be lowered any further.”
I understand that I am getting a good deal.
Learning about medicine, I'm sure there are organizations and companies that are willing to teach, I can also imagine guilds trading information.
But if I learn from somewhere there will be pressure to help them, but a recipe book will save me the trouble.
”I'll take it.”
I obediently hand over 500 silver.
”Hmm...next is this”
I received a book called [Poisonous plants and Poison recipes].