The auction ended before dawn.
On the way out, those who won the bids pay the money at the cash exchange, and those who put up the items receive the sales revenue minus commission.
This is done under the stained glass near the entrance, behind a large cross.
If I were to do anything here, I couldn't help but feel like I would receive divine punishment from the goddess.
"That's good for you."
That's what Teresa said as she handed me the money, but since the elixir sold for about twice its market value at this auction, I think the one who benefited most from it was the church.
"What a shame for Hayato."
Teresa said, but it was too early to give up.
"Well, who knows, maybe tomorrow I'll get one by some chance."
"Eh...? Itsuki-san?"
For that reason, I will be heading to the Alchemist's Guild in the royal capital tomorrow.
The reason we haven't made a firm statement yet is because there is no guarantee that it can be made.
If we were to raise people's expectations too much and then say we couldn't make it, then the disappointment would only increase.
I feel so sorry for both Chris and Hayato.
Thus, my first auction came to an end.
On the way back in the carriage, everyone fell asleep leaning against each other, and by the time they woke up, they had arrived at the mansion.
As expected, Freed was able to move the carriage without any major shaking.
"I'm back..."
"Ah, welcome back, my master."
"Good night..."
"Oh, yeah. Good night..."
I can't believe Aina is awake...
Also, he's still dressed the same as before, perhaps he was planning on letting me rest my head on his lap when he got back...?
But I'm already flopped into bed and ready to go.
I tried my best to glance over at Aina, and she seemed to be glancing my way, checking out the situation.
"Ahh... the pillow doesn't suit me..."
"I, really? Then, well... I happen to have a knee..."
...Do knees happen to exist in the human body?
It just so happens that people without knees are scarier.
Oh well. What's important now is sleep.
If they let me sleep on that nice pillow, then I'd definitely like to sleep on it.
"Thank you… If you're going shopping with Solte and the others, I don't mind if you wake me up or put me down then."
"Oh, I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Well then..."
Aina slowly comes onto the bed.
The way it goes up is kind of exciting.
But not today.
Sleep. Sleepy.
"Well then... good night..."
"Yes, my lord. Please get some rest."
I don't feel like doing much today.
Let's just go to sleep...
When I woke up in the morning, my lovely pillow had disappeared and been transformed into an ordinary cloth pillow.
Judging from the letter next to his pillow, it seems that the three of them had gone out shopping.
On the other hand, if he had stayed there I would have felt bad about making him feel uncomfortable, so I was glad that he had left.
Let's read the note.
"Pervert Solte, you're a pervert Renge Shu, Shu-kun. Well then, I'm off now Aina."
....
What did I do?...
Also, the character for Aina is all floppy and twisted up.
It must have been written in a hurry! Yes.
With their appearance still the same, it's no doubt that the two of them had stormed in and written it in a hurry!
Okay. It's not my fault!
What time is it...? No, there's no clock.
Judging from how my stomach feels, it must be around noon?
Are the Hayatos awake yet?
For now, let's go to the room where we'll have our meal.
"Itsuki-san. Good morning. Would you like some breakfast, or should I say lunch?"
"Yes, I think I'll have some. I just woke up, so I'd like something light."
"So, would you like some more sandwiches?"
"That's what makes me happy."
"Then I'll make it."
Chris stops eating, pulls up his chair and stands up.
"Sorry for bothering you while you're eating... But it's okay if we do it later."
"No, no. You're a customer."
Saying that, he headed towards the kitchen.
"Have you told Chris?"
"Yes. I spoke to him as soon as I got back yesterday."
"Are you okay?"
"Yes, in fact I don't need it! That's what she said... But I still want to heal her. She's a girl after all..."
"Right. Oh, and by the way, I'm going to the Alchemy Guild in the royal capital today. Tell Shiro and Wendy when they wake up."
"Aren't you two going to take me?"
"Unlike the familiar Reinrich, this is a guild in the royal capital. Just tell them they're free to go today."
After all, it is the royal capital.
It wouldn't hurt for the two of them to let loose once in a while.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. I'll have some vegetables, meat, and cheese. Is that okay?"
"Oh, of course. Chris's food is delicious! I can eat anything I want."
"Even if you flatter me, all I'll get is tea."
"That's enough."
In fact, Chris's food is delicious.
It makes me not want to eat out in the royal capital anymore.
But then, is there a relationship between the level of cooking skill and the deliciousness of the food?
"Hey Hayato, what happens when you level up your cooking skill?"
"Well, first of all, if you have cooking skills, you can make delicious food. Then monsters that drop ingredients will drop them more often, and your DEX will increase, I guess?"
"When the level gets higher, doesn't the food taste better?"
"Hmm... to a certain extent. The rest depends on the sense of the person who made it, don't you think?"
That's about it.
And why aren't my cooking skills improving...?
Doesn't it show the remaining experience points or anything...?
"Yesss. Thanks for the meal!"
"Oh, should I arrange for a carriage?"
"Hmm...Is the Royal Capital's Alchemist's Guild far from here?"
"No, it's about a 10 minute walk."
"Well, that's fine. I'll walk."
"Okay. Have a nice trip."
"I'm off now!"
I left the mansion and went out alone for the first time in a while.
Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've gone out alone.
I'd like to take this opportunity to go to the red-light district, but unfortunately I have something I have to do this time.
Well, I hope this will be a way to repay my benefactor.
When I arrived in front of the Alchemist's Guild, the first thing that surprised me was its size.
"Wow... as expected of the royal capital, it's huge..."
The sign is the same as the one in AinzHael.
So this is proof that there is an alchemist's guild in every city.
"good morning"
I went inside and exchanged greetings with the lady at the reception desk.
Unlike AinzHael, several alchemists seemed to be chatting away.
"Yes. Good morning. How can I help you today?"
"Um, I'd like to rent an alchemy room."
"Understood. May I see your guild card?"
"yes"
They were very polite.
"You are an A-rank alchemist from AinzHael, aren't you? Please come this way. There is no charge for using the alchemy room."
Now that I think about it, Liet-san told me that there's no charge for the alchemy room once you reach A rank, but does that not apply to other alchemist guilds?
I follow the guide and enter the alchemy room.
The production doesn't seem to change much.
It seems like only the bare necessities are placed there.
"Then enjoy yourself."
"Oh, thank you."
Well then...
Shall we do it?
Before starting alchemy, the first thing to do is some preparation.
This time I'm making an elixir, so I don't know why it worked last time, but I'll try using the same method.
That is ,.既知の魔法陣Experience Circle
So what he took out was a piece of paper with a magic circle that had been automatically written down the last time he activated the skill.
And before activating the skill, make sure to check the herbs in your inventory.
There are a lot of them because I had just asked Aina and the others to collect them for me before we left on our journey.
I think I can probably make an elixir with this, but I think it would be better to know how much of each ingredient is needed.
So here's the breakdown.
"Medicinal herbs 54
Yakutai Daikusa 23
Medicinal herb 48
Medicinal Herb 25
Poisonous grass 31
Poisonous Grass 18
Shen Shoucao 8
Medicinal herbs 15
Red Olivre 8
Blue Rimple 6
Yggdrasil Leaf 15
Yggdrasil Stem 6
Yggdrasil Bud 6
Yggdrasil flower 5
Yggdrasil Seed 4
Something like that.
Shenxiongcao has the effect of calming an agitated mind, while medicinal herbs act as a boost to the effectiveness of medicines.
Red olibules are red olives and blue rimples are blue apples.
This doesn't have any medicinal properties, but I received it as a souvenir.
And the Yggdrasil series.
Hearing the name Yggdrasil might make one feel wary, but this plant does not bloom in a specific place, and if they're lucky they can come across it in the depths of the forest where Aina and the others collect materials.
At worst, they may be blooming as soon as they enter the forest, so for a rookie adventurer, it's like winning the lottery by chance.
In any case, it's not something you can collect just by trying to do so, but anyone can get their hands on them depending on their luck.
Of course, Yggdrasil leaves can be used as they are, but if you create something from the leaves, you can create a large recovery potion.
You can also make a large recovery potion by mixing large medicinal herbs with medicinal flower herbs, but the effect is greater with Yggdrasil Leaf.
However, the price is also high, costing 40,000 Norwegian a piece.
Next comes the stem.
The performance of this stem was interesting.
It's hollow inside and can be used like a straw.
If you drink water using this, it will have the same healing effect as a small recovery potion.
The downside is that there is a limit to the number of times it can be used, and if you continue to use it it will wither and fall apart.
Next are the buds and flowers.
These were simply magical.
If you grind it up and use it, it will turn into a Magic Recovery Potion (Large).
Finally, the seeds.
Its effects are to cure simple abnormal conditions, and its unique bitter taste can nullify the effects of illusion, hypnosis, and so on.
However, as is the case with all parts, they cannot be saved unless they are processed.
Not only the flowers and buds, but the leaves and stems also wither within a few days, so a magic bag is essential.
Fortunately, I have a magical space so it wasn't a problem to preserve it, but I asked Aina and the others to return as soon as they found it.
However, when I tried to make a recovery potion using all of these once, it only turned out to be the 『Panacea (inferior)』 that I gave to Origor.
But I can't help but think that he must be involved in the elixir.
But I think that's probably not all there is to it.
To begin with, there were thousands of alchemists in this world, and even if only a handful of them were level 9 alchemists, there must have been dozens, if not more, of them if one looked back into the past.
There's no way he wouldn't notice something like this... right?
I guess it's unfair that I can make it without knowing the formula, but I still think I've found some kind of clue.
However, to alchemists, information is truly a treasure, and I think the problem is that they often keep it to themselves.
Anyway, I have the ingredients so I'll give it a try and see what I need.
It may not be possible to make it, but we'll come to that when the time comes.
Pouring magical power into the magic circle I used last time, I recall the elixir I made.
『』既知の魔法陣Experience Circle
As I poured magical power into the magic circle, I felt like it was absorbing more magical power than last time.
I don't know the reason, and I won't know until I check the status, but that's how it feels.
And just like last time, the instructions for making it instantly flowed into my head.
Finally, a small bottle appears on top of the magic circle with a clanging sound.
『Elixir: The world's greatest medicine that can cure any and all abnormal conditions and missing parts.
At the same time, it recovers physical strength and magical power.
I guess for now I can repay Hayato a little bit for his kindness.
Store the elixir securely in your magic space, and then just check the consumption of ingredients!
I check the ingredients while drinking the magic recovery potion.
"Medicinal herbs 54
Yakutai Daikusa 23→18
Medicinal herb 48
Medicinal Herb 25→20
Poisonous grass 31
Poisonous Grass 18
Shen Shoucao 8
Medicinal herb 15→10
Red Olivre 8
Blue Rimple 6
Yggdrasil Leaf 15→10
Yggdrasil stem 6 → 4
Yggdrasil Bud 6 → 4
Yggdrasil flower 5 → 3
Yggdrasil Seed 4 → 2』
It is as follows.
Materials-wise... it's a lot less than I expected.
However, if we were to grind up this much , it would be too much to fit in this small bottle.手形勢Handing
In other words, they must be using a technique such as concentration somewhere.
Although, it was too instantaneous to tell where it was or what it was.
Hmm? Or rather, with this consumption, I could make another one.
I might as well give it a try.
Just to be safe, I use a Mana Recovery Potion (Large) to fully recover, since it would be troublesome if I lost all my magical power and fainted like before.
I put the magic circle down again, imagine the elixir and pour magical power into it.
However, this time it feels like only magical power is being sucked out...
No, wait a minute.
How far do you suck?
I feel like nothing has accumulated.
It feels like pouring water into a bottomless bottle!
Nooooooo!
Wait a minute!
Hey! This is it, right?
It's the same as the one time I accidentally used alchemy on something before, right?!
I can feel my MP disappearing like water!
Oh ok I get it.
I'm ready. Bring it on from anywhere!
But at least I hope I don't hit my head when I faint and collapse...