The Novice Alchemist’s Store

"Phew."

"Duh, how was it, Mr. Sarasa!

At the same time as I restored my consciousness to my body, Lorea, who was waiting, pressed me to hurry.

"Uh, sorry, wait a minute..."

"Yes, sir"

The tuning of consciousness over unfamiliar long distances is more burdensome than I thought, supports my head that seems to flutter, and exhales loudly with "Phew ~ ~".

"Um, are you okay?

I shake my head gently to Lorea, who looks worried and peeks into my face.

"Yeah, I'm just a little tired. Lorea..."

Do you mind?

Already around the end of my lunch break...... this situation, I can't help it.

Lorea won't be calm in this situation, and if you're in a hurry, there's a ringing bell.

Since very few customers come at this time of day in the first place, it doesn't have much impact either.

"Okay. You know..."

If I raised my face where something like a sensory discrepancy fitted in a lot and explained the situation I had just heard to Lorea in a frivolous fashion, my blood gradually pulled away from Lorea's face and began to shake with a pull.

"How much, what shall we do!?"

"Calm down. Things aren't good, but they're not the worst. I was locked up, but I'm not in immediate danger, and I'm not injured. I don't know where to go, but there's a way back, there's food... there's got to be plenty left."

I have an emergency pack at Mr. Iris's place that I gave him, so if he doesn't even complain about the flavor, he should survive for quite some time.

I was a little excited about this, because I put a lot of stuff in it.

... No, it's a lie.

After I made the resonance stone, I dyed my face bright red and my guilt was inspired by Mr. Iris saying ahhh, I just put more good stuff in than I originally planned.

I made it, but I don't have a good use for it.

"Well, if we don't have a way out, we're just gonna have to extend the time to die."

"Isn't that hard!!"

"Yeah. So we need to think of measures."

There's no point in being in a hurry.

Trying and calmly telling me, Lorea also pulled herself back and sat back in the chair and started twisting her head with Unh.

"... is it impossible for Mr. Sarasa to go and help? You were there the other day, weren't you?

"That's reasonable, but the place and the situation aren't good"

Location first.

Last time, as I could only take Mr. Iris and Mr. Kate, I needed special gear, and those gears are only on hand for my share.

Next, the situation.

If it's just a collapse, worst of all, I might be able to rescue one person, but now Salamander is back on track.

Even if I go to the rescue in that situation, I'm in danger.

Rescue activities presuppose, first and foremost, that your own safety can be ensured.

Even if it is not possible there, it will only result in more sacrifices in secondary shipwrecks and so on.

"Again, killing Salamander is..."

"That's hard. Last time I did something with a gorilla push, because it was so critical"

It can be said that the ice tooth bat's fangs were lubricated, which is why we managed.

Naturally, in a short time now, it is impossible to align just the same amount.

"Well then, what should I do..."

"The basics is, do we have to get ourselves out of here? Looks like there's a way back there, so we need your help to continue exploring it."

"Do you have something?

"For example, a smelter (artifact) that indicates the direction of the exit - if you want to be precise, there is a smelter (artifact) that allows you to see if the end of the cave is connected outside…"

Is it connected to the outside? (...) I know, it's Miso.

If I actually went there, humans could have been so small that they couldn't get through, or they could just see the sky above at the bottom of a deep hole, or there was a hole in the cliff, or they could normally reach places where it was difficult to escape.

Finally, it is difficult to determine that far if not so high performance, and I can only tell to the extent that most things are 'not at a certain distance from here'.

"Still seems convenient enough, but if you can't give it to me, it doesn't make sense, does it?"

"Once and for all, there are means. Because there are walnuts over there."

Originally, a smelter (artifact) is something that makes magic available to everyone.

In other words, what can be achieved with smelting equipment (artifacts) can also be achieved by magic.

- In principle.

In fact, it's not that simple, for example, if it's attack magic like dokkan, bukkan do, it's easier to use direct magic, or if it's precise and complex magic, it's more successful to take the time to draw magic circuits and make smelters (artifacts) that also use precious materials, etc., or magic that's too complicated can't be activated by a concurrent wizard in the first place, depending on the situation.

Neither is superior.

The only absolute excellence is that even people who can't use magic can use smelters (artifacts)?

"Er... I mean, its exploratory magic? Is that what Sarasa uses through walnuts?

"That's a good guess, Lorea. Although there are many difficult things to do, it is close to it. I think it will help. Just..."

"Just?"

"You can't make that smelter (artifact) yet, can you, me?"

Sure, I remember hearing it was in six or seven volumes.

Exactly. It's unrealistic to make all the rest of the five volumes now and be able to read the six volumes.

"In other words?"

"I'm not familiar with that magic"

"Isn't that a no!

I'm the one studying about the magic I use in the course of doing the smelting, the initial magic, some attack magic, etc., but I'm pretty negligent about other magic.

I, too, have had a little more magic to use since Hell Flame Grizzly's frenzy, but special magic like this one has low priority and naturally cannot.

"Hmm, I wonder if I'll have to ask my master for help with this"

Alchemist's level determines how many volumes you can read, but it's not like you don't have any backgammon.

That's the way to get people who can read to copy it or teach it directly.

"Uh, is that, is there?

"It's not really very good... but when it comes to it, what is it?"

Even alchemists are in business. I'm not gentle enough to let a new alchemist who comes to the store for training make items from one roll to the next that I don't even plan to sell.

So normally, even items on two or three volumes will be made under the guidance of seniors and masters if they are likely to be made.

Even when I was working part-time at my master's shop, I didn't make them in order from one volume to the next, I was just saying that if I had made items while my master was coaching me, I would have made all the items up to three volumes as a result, over a five-year part-time period.

Probably - no, absolutely, it's because my master adjusted it for me.

"Just this time, I'm not getting direct instruction... if they say no, let's think of other means"

It's an acceptable means because the supervisor supports it if it fails.

"Whatever it is, try inquiring."

Lorea hesitated to speak to me as I quickly took out the paper and began writing letters to my master.

"... Um, is there anything I can do to help?

"Uh-huh, is it most helpful that Lorea keeps her store number as usual? 'Cause I can't focus on rescue work either without someone in charge of the store."

"Of course, let me do that, but anything else..."

"Right..."

Emotionally, I know you want to do something for the close Mr. Iris, but even though you're smarter and more driven than your age, you're still a minor, Lorea.

It doesn't mean I'm proud of my health, and my combat skills are still at the average person level.

Given the risk of secondary shipwrecks and entering the woods, there is nothing you can do to help me directly.

"Oh, yeah. Can I ask for a magic supply of nursery aids? Because I want to save my magic."

Though not as much from my total magic power, I don't know if that slight difference could separate the lives and deaths of Mr. Iris - yeah, I guess not.

But it's not zero, and Lorea feels like she's helping, and she also trains in magic manipulation.

In fact, Lorea also said, "Humph!" and his nose is rough and he's in the mood.

"Got it! Leave it to me. If there's anything else, don't hesitate to say it, okay?

"Yeah. I'll ask you then."