The Novice Alchemist’s Store

…… What's the matter with you? The manager gave it to you for free, right? If you don't use it now, when will you use it? Or, like, if you use it, they charge you for it?

"No, that's not true. I have confirmed that I do not need money for this. … Instead, I decided to sell something important."

"Huh? Did I say something?

"No, it's nothing"

Upon being heard back the words he said pompous, Iris shook his head heavily.

By the way, it is shame that Iris sold it to Sarasa.

Aside from that dialogue that was adopted, Iris was told by Sarasa, who was in good shape, many kinds of slightly embarrassing dialogues, feathers that sharpened his galloping and spiritual strength.

It would be natural for Iris to hesitate to use it if he thought that such a dialogue could be played at Sarasa's house and Sarasa and Lorea could be heard, as well as by visitors if they did poorly.

But clearly, the situation was not good.

As Kate says, I'd rather use it now or when.

In a cursory motion, Iris, who took the resonant stone from his luggage, sighed heavily with 'Phew'.

"Yes, stay!

I slammed the resonant stone to the ground like a jerk.

Even if it looks like a stone, it is a smelter (artifact) intended to break it.

The resonant stone can be lightly crushed and disappeared as if it could be solved into the universe.

To that appearance, which was too plain, Kate blinked her eyes as if she had clapped out somewhere.

"... this is all? You have no sound or anything."

"Oh, yeah, right"

Iris, by contrast, strokes his chest down, hoping that nothing else had happened.

If the same sound plays here, Iris' mental damage is immeasurable.

In fact, though plain, this is a specification.

Situations like using resonant stones, in some cases, can also be thought of as being chased by some enemy or trapped somewhere waiting for rescue.

deadly, such as making loud noises at such times.

There is no distinction between the sending side and the receiving side in the resonance stone, but for such reasons, the sound does not sound on those who break it first.

"Is that a smelter (artifact) that Sarasa can contact you with?

"Yes, this should tell the store manager about our crisis...... right?

"Ah. If you pass it on, I think you'll check on this one with the Alchemy Creature (Homunculus)..."

First-time smelter (artifact) So when Iris answers somewhere unsure, he sits on his luggage and lifts the walnut that stood still, letting it sit in front of him.

And he stares at the behavior with Kate, but the walnut doesn't even show how he cared about those two glances or anything, and when he sleeps in the bare, he gives a big yawn, 'Wow.

………

Still not turning a blind eye, Nordrad rang somewhat reluctantly to the waiting Iris.

"Ah, Mr. Iris. Perhaps you won't be able to synchronize your consciousness so soon?

"Hmm? Really? When you showed it to me before, it seemed like you were doing it right away."

"I guess that's because the distance is close.... No, normally, it should take some time even in the immediate vicinity, but is that the surgeon's arm around it? In the first place, it's impossible that alchemy (homunculus) is moving so far apart."

"... Speaking of which, did the manager say it was critical?"

"It's awesome because it's moving even critical. Still doesn't work much, does it save energy?

"Hmm, really?"

Because I knew it would take a while, Iris, hand-to-hand play and walnut belly squirting.

The walnuts move their hands and feet in response as well.

"Hehe, cute......" Iris, maybe the manager?

Kate, who looked at it with a smile, noticed that the walnut movement had changed from the middle of nowhere and hurriedly held Iris' hand.

"Oh, already?

If Iris pulled his hand in a hurry, the walnut woke up and looked around him, just as he said, 'Oh, man,' in some human move.

"... the manager?

[incomprehensible]

"Shh, I'm sorry! I heard it would take a while to get in tune..."

If Iris rushes to the walnut that snorts and bows his head, the walnut shakes his head and looks around and tilts his neck.

"Huh?

"Actually, the cave collapsed. Probably because of Salamander."

"Mr. Nord did an amazing experiment."

"No, you're so praiseworthy."

Ironic no matter what you think.

"Huh."

"" Ha... "

Nordrad's spirit of steel, which does not show any appearance, even if cold gaze is turned from the three parties, including walnuts, may in some ways be difficult to obtain as a researcher, but it is unlikely to survive in many ways.

"Whether or not."

But there's no point in saying that now, and walnuts gesture and hand gesture and complain.

"I'm sorry, Store Manager. What are you trying to say..."

Unfortunately the words of the animals to the Iris and the others (?) Not having the ability to understand, the walnuts roamed the scene like trouble, but eventually began to write gullible letters on the ground.

"No Demon Crystal? Keep it up, you'll lose your magic. '

Alchemy creatures (homunculus) consume accumulated magic even if they exist.

If you were to move from an energy-saving mode that is just attached to your luggage to an activity mode after you have synchronized your consciousness, it would be natural for your magic consumption to jump.

And naturally, if the magic runs out, the alchemy (homunculus) will cease its activity.

It is a pseudo-organism, but it is also one death, beyond having some self.

To Sarasa's demands, Kate and Iris rush to explore their luggage.

"There must be some left..."

"Some for me too..."

"Is that a magic crystal stone? I've been collecting them for experimentation, so there's plenty left."

Nordrad also clasped his own luggage and pulled a leather bag out of it.

The walnut, who was given that leather bag, took one demonic crystal stone from it and threw it into his mouth, grinding and chewing it up.

"... when you look at it that way, don't realize it's not a normal creature"

While looking at Iris like that as a chillary, the walnut writes letters on the ground again galloping, just eating another demonic crystal stone additionally.

"Thank God. A Little Different Calculation '

The original prediction of Sarasa was that the magic would remain until Iris and the others returned, but Sarasa was also the first to create an alchemy organism (Homunculus).

It was sweet to assume the amount of magic on the Alchemy (Homunculus) side, consumed in tune over long distances.

I urgently bribed the magic with Demon Crystal Stone, but there is a huge difference between the magic that Sarasa replenishes directly and the magic that can be bribed with Demon Crystal Stone, and it can never be said that the magic has been lubricated.

For this reason, leather bags with demonic crystal stones remain firmly held.

"Sarasa, it's an emergency, and I don't mind consuming that magic crystal stone, but I also need it for the light smelter (artifact), so leave some behind, okay?

"Mr. Nord, that's something that works with magic, isn't it? Then I can replenish the magic. Because magic is almost useless."

"Oh, yeah? Helpful. With my magic power, I can't bribe you, this. Because it's a little special."

Light smelters (artifacts) are relatively common smelters (artifacts), but they vary from objects used to walk the night lanes around the city to large-scale objects that can illuminate a wide range of daylight.

Nordrad's possessions fall into the expensive category among them, and, as we illuminated the crash site earlier, they are a fairly powerful substitute, but they have the disadvantage of consuming more magic than ordinary objects.

"It's useful to have research even in dark places...... should I have been a little more excited and bought something with good magic efficiency?

"From what we can tell, I don't think I can handle that smelter (artifact)..."

I slapped the walnut on its leg so as to draw Kate's attention to leaking words mixed with a little envy and flattery.

"Whew!

'I don't have time. Give me a little more explanation.'

"Oh, yeah. Uh, first of all..."