From the results, the Essence of Dittany was successfully brewed.
Excluding the time the system provided the materials, this was Asakura's first successful replication of a Magic Potion.
Unfortunately, the other Magic Potion he had, the Polyjuice Potion, had no material records. As for the ingredients for the Polyjuice Potion in the original Harry Potter novel, Asakura only remembered African tree snake skin.
"Can this really be drunk?"
Chihaya Anon asked with some suspicion, looking at the Magic Potion in the small glass bottle in her hand.
Because Asakura had brewed a full pot, and although the ingredients weren't cheap, they were quite affordable compared to their effects, Asakura, in a great mood, gave Chihaya Anon a small bottle of Essence of Dittany to soothe her fear from the recent explosion.
However, it seemed that the foolish Muggles lady was more concerned about the food safety of the Magic Potion than its effects...
Asakura also lowered his head to look at the Magic Potion he was bottling.
Compared to the original Essence of Dittany, perhaps due to the explosion, his affordable version brewed this time was darker in color, and there seemed to be some black sediment inside, which should be the dregs of some materials in the Magic Potion. It wasn't as clear as the original Magic Potion, and its smell was a bit pungent.
However, the effect should be fine.
So he confidently told Chihaya Anon things like, 'This is called caramel color,' 'Maybe there's also a Maillard reaction,' 'Fruit juice has pulp sediment, just shake it well before drinking and it's fine,' 'This isn't a burnt smell, it's a savory aroma; this Essence of Dittany is savory-flavored.'
However, the more he explained, the stronger the suspicion in the fanged girl's eyes became.
"In short..." So finally, Asakura simply gave up, grinned brightly at her, gave a thumbs-up, and loudly declared, "It's clean and hygienic!"
Whether it was Chihaya Anon's imagination or not, she always felt that Asakura's gleaming white teeth seemed to emit a 'ding' sound and flash.
"I think I've heard something similar on YouTube..." The girl said thoughtfully, "I remember a travel blogger who went to India said it when he drank Ganges water..."
"You misremembered."
Asakura interrupted her forcefully.
"Huh?"
The girl seemed quite displeased with Asakura questioning her memory.
"It was the official who drank the nuclear wastewater who said it."
Asakura continued, "And then he got cancer."
Chihaya Anon's eye twitched, and her expression seemed to become even more disgusted as she looked at the clean and hygienic Magic Potion in her hand.
"Don't worry, my Magic Potion isn't that bad. At most, it just causes diarrhea, internal heat, and increased desire."
Asakura comforted her.
"This is completely dangerous!"
The girl couldn't help but retort, "What kind of medicine has more negative effects than benefits!"
"The last one is a positive effect."
Asakura shook his head: "Viagra was originally used to treat heart disease, but now it sells for more than heart medicine."
"Although there might be some risks, I suggest you take this, Anon-san."
Asagumo Chihaya, who had also received two bottles of Essence of Dittany from Asakura, suddenly said, "Although it looks a bit strange, its value might be much higher than you expect."
"Eh? But..."
Chihaya Anon still looked a bit reluctant.
She really couldn't see what 'value' this stuff, which looked like cooking oil mixed with burnt breadcrumb residue, had in her hand. Instead, she found it strange that Asagumo Chihaya would so happily accept two bottles of Magic Potion.
"Well, after all, it is 'Magic Potion.'"
Asagumo Chihaya said with a smile.
Unlike Chihaya Anon, she had personally witnessed the miraculous properties of Essence of Dittany: back at the hot spring inn, Asakura's arm, which had been severed at the elbow, was reattached using Essence of Dittany.
Moreover, unlike modern medical reattachment surgeries which might have some minor side effects, Asakura's arm showed no adverse reactions after being reattached, not even a scar. If the memory of that time wasn't so vivid, the girl might have even dismissed everything that happened then as a dream, whether it was a good dream or a nightmare.
Even if the Essence of Dittany Asakura brewed now wasn't as high-grade as that original bottle, even with only thirty to fifty percent of its efficacy, this stuff still surpassed modern medicine and possessed almost incalculable medical prospects.
It only required Magic to brew, and while the current Magic was a renewable resource for Asakura, its regeneration speed was too slow. Therefore, Essence of Dittany, a life-saving good in critical moments, was still a scarce commodity.
"Since Asagumo-senpai said so..."
Chihaya Anon originally wanted to inquire more about the Magic Potion from Asagumo Chihaya, but at this moment, Asagumo Chihaya was already smiling silently and drinking flower tea. So Chihaya Anon could only grumble and accept the Magic Potion, her reluctant expression making Asakura's eyebrows twitch: Damn it, if you don't want it that badly, just give it back to me!
"By the way, now that Asakura-kun has finished brewing the medicine, do you have time to come home with me today?"
The girl, who had carefully separated the Magic Potion from other items in her backpack, asked Asakura after closing her bag.
"Cough—"
Asagumo Chihaya, who was still drinking tea, almost sprayed tea out of her nose.
"Whoa, Asagumo-senpai, are you okay?"
Chihaya Anon, startled, quickly pulled out a napkin.
"No, I'm fine... cough cough..."
Asagumo Chihaya waved her hand to stop the other from pressing the napkin to her face, and after a few more coughs, she managed to calm her breathing: "What you just said... cough... going home with Takuma-kun, what's that about?"
"Well..."
Chihaya Anon looked at Asakura hesitantly, seemingly seeking his opinion.
Asakura didn't hide anything and directly told Asagumo Chihaya what had happened to Chihaya Anon. The latter then nodded in understanding.
"In that case, if you don't mind, please allow me to accompany you."
Asagumo Chihaya said with a smile, "After all, Takuma-kun is a boy. If he and Anon-san go home alone, there might be some inconvenient situations. If I go along too, it will be easier to explain even if we meet Anon-san's parents, don't you think?"
"That's true, Asakura, what do you think?"
Chihaya Anon nodded vigorously, her pink long hair fluttering like cherry blossoms in April.
Asakura: "Don't delay."
Chihaya Anon: "?"