The Novice Alchemist’s Store

A frozen breeze blowing around the salamander.

The ambient air, which was still hot even when wearing a heat proof coat, cools as you look around and frost begins to fall on the ground.

The lava pond, which was red-hot, also loses its color and solidifies in black.

And the salamander being targeted.

White hot air had already risen from its surroundings, and the movement of the legs that were about to chase Mr. Iris and the others, as if they were lava lizards at normal times, had become slow.

"... I didn't know this was happening."

"Even here, the colder."

Two people standing a little behind me and exclaiming at the changing scenery.

I don't know what it's like to be in a situation where my surroundings gradually start to close to ice, in that sight that's even fantastic somewhere.

But the truth is, I can't afford that much.

"Hey...... maybe it's a bad idea"

Give me a cold sweating look that Mr. Iris and the others seem surprised by.

"Oh, really?

"Success, then?

The magic consumed by Gungu.

The magic will remain empty.

I don't have a problem with that because it's on schedule in itself.

What is unexpected is the current state of the salamander.

My prediction was that the salamander would already be frozen at this stage and eventually the salamander in ice cubes would be ready.

But the truth is, steam still rises from the salamander and counteracts my magic.

It's the movement that's stopping, but it's far from icing.

"If you can kill me, it's your word... will you have magic..."

If you want to think about taking it home, you should freeze it completely.

If it is frozen instantaneously, the deterioration is suppressed and there is nothing further to say.

But if I stay like this, I'm also getting a little worried if I can take it to freezing death.

"Mmmm... there's something I can do... ah, how about the smelting drug Potion, the smelting drug Potion!?"

"Ha ha... that's water on the baking stone. It is a sparrow tear in front of my magic power, such as the hand smelting drug Potion. Yes, it's like watering a salamander."

Even my master is amazed at my magic power.

If there was a potion of smelter that could significantly restore that, that might be the only way I could pay off my debt.

Well, I guess my magic is inefficient to use around that much magic, but I haven't run out of salamanders.

If it's alchemy related, I'm confident, because it's unfamiliar offensive magic, this.

"... actually, Mr. Store Manager, can you afford it?

"No, a selfless frontier? There's no more magic left in a hurry. - It's time to get ready to retreat, you might want to keep it"

There's not much left.

The white smoke that was rising from Salamander's body fits in, and the ice is starting to tense on its surface, but it's subtle whether the magic will stay where it can be killed.

However, the movement is stopped, so is it lucky that Mr. Kate doesn't have to hold back or anything like that, he's going to get away safely?

"Come here, come here! Oh, I'm so sorry to marry such a guy!

"Well, I can't agree with you either."

Mr. Iris and Kate, it's actually like you were lucky enough to run into Howe Barr when you went back to your parents house to hunt deer.

Already, Master Adelbert has no intention of accepting marriage, but he cannot say it for the sake of time.

Sometimes, as if marriage had already been decided, familiar, and then even when treated with a gaze from above, we had to deal with it quite a bit, and we both came back with quite a bit of frustration.

Even when I was just asked about that dissatisfaction, 'That's a little...' and I got sick of it, so it would have been hard for the two of us to talk directly.

And if he were to marry, Mr. Iris would live a couple lives with someone like that, and Kate, who serves the Rotze family, would be his husband.

Together, they said, "Absolutely not! 'I think it's inevitable to have feelings.

…… Lord Store Manager! Can I use all this icy stone?!? Of course, I'll cover the cost!

"I don't mind, but how far does it work -"

"Still better than not doing it!

Only a few of my magic remains.

Ask the answer or not, Mr. Iris grabs a few ice stones and throws them, and grabs them and throws them.

Mr. Kate also started throwing icy stones, like Mr. Iris, when he fired all the remaining icy arrows at considerable speed.

Ice stones, which were prepared at considerable leeway, will also be reduced in number as we look at them, if used in such a way.

Just a salamander that's already starting to freeze. Even if you throw an icy stone, it will not evaporate instantaneously, as it did earlier, but it will definitely freeze where you hit it.

And not so long as the leather bag goes empty, my magic runs out and the magic stops.

Kate supports me and Iris holds me up quickly as I collapse into a sense of impending fatigue.

Keep the distance from the salamander and two people in a position to escape at any time.

Me? I just keep my body with Mr. Iris.

For a while, I can't do anything!

"... I could take you down, huh?

"What do you think? How's it going, Mr. Store Manager?

Be careful, should I get away with it for one second, or did I let you die safely?

Miss Kate, lost in that decision, looks back at me and asks, but I just shake my head weakly.

"Sorry, usually, I know, but in the present state where the magic is depleted..."

In this space full of magic, it is difficult to measure the opponent's slight magic, and in the first place, the material of the demon probably contains magic.

Just because you're dead doesn't mean instant magic spreads, and if that happens, it loses its value as an alchemy material.

Apart from that, we can also explore life reactions by magic, but at present we cannot afford to use that magic.

Waiting silently, often.

My magic seemed more powerful than I thought, and there was no way that the black solidified lava would turn red again, or that the surrounding ice would melt and turn into water.

Conversely, besides being the target of an attack, I can also say that it was very inefficient because it was wasting its power.

"... the manager. Wouldn't it be okay to get close?

I hear he's starting to cut the numbness. Mr. Iris asks me, and I worry.

If you think safety comes first, it's best to keep turning back today and come back after my magic has recovered.

If he's dead, nothing's wrong.

Even if I'm alive, if I'm recovering, I can escape.

But it's also understandable to go back without confirming life or death and wait for my recovery.

I think he's dead because the ice almost completely covers the surface...

"- I agree it's not neat, but I can't agree more than not being able to guarantee safety. Bear with me for today, and turn back."

"Really?

Ms. Iris turns her gaze to Ms. Kate to get lost, but Kate sighed as well, watching her shake her head, exhaling as she gave up.

"Right. If he were alive, the manager would be in danger. Instead of being patient here."

"Yes, I can't move."

I'm worried about Mr. Iris as far as I'm concerned, but if you can restrain yourself because I'm here, you can keep your feet together.

As I turned my hand around my neck and deposited my body, Mr. Iris smiled bitterly and turned his back on the salamander.

"Then let's go home. Let's just say we're happy that we're safe today."

"Yep. He survived the battle with Salamander safely. It's worth it.... I don't want to think about the cost I spent."

Iris also clouded her face with an empty leather bag and Kate, who sees her own arrows and gives her an indescribable look.

"Don't tell me that. I said I'd bear it, but the icy stone we grabbed and threw, even once, is more than our day's earnings..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Iris"

"Lord Store Manager......! Could it be an exemption -"

I nod, grin and smile at Mr. Iris, who makes his expression shine.

"I will apply the discounted price to you"

"Store manager..."

I won't hesitate any more than you told me you'd cover the cost.

Me, because I'm poor.

To Iris, who turned into a pitiful look, me and Kate looked at each other and laughed in a crunch.

As a matter of fact, if the salamander had been properly shot, the cost of the icing stone or so would not be a big problem.

And I can see the result after tomorrow.

We turned our backs on the frozen, immobile salamander and left the cave behind.