A few days later.

When Sarah succeeded in her last magic potion today and carefully divided it into potions, the store of the Yakushi Guild suddenly became busy.

"Allen."

I thought I'd show my face, but I don't care about voices like cars and gears. Sarah looked back at the entrance of the workshop, praising herself for enduring until she had finished dividing all the bottles properly.

“Nellie!”

Nellie can tell by whatever she looks like. In other words, the person standing at the entrance of the workshop is a person with thin, dirty red hair, blurred hair tips, clothes, face, and soot.

But who's next to Nelly? Sarah's eyes, which opened her mouth, matched the person's light blue eyes.

No way, Chris?

"Is there a man beside Neff who will be forgiven other than me?"

"Oh, it's Chris."

It must be because you've known each other for a long time that the expression on your pitch-black face is unexpected.

"Welcome back! But what happened?"

Sarah rushed over to Nelly to hug him, but just before she hit the wall, she took a step back.

"Fuck!"

I don't disrespect people by saying that it smells, whether it smells a little bad or not. No one close to me can ever say that. However, I thought it was rude, and soon the words slipped out of my mouth, and it smelled so fierce.

I'm hunting and sweating, but I haven't taken a bath for more than a week. Anyway, the smell of intense flowers drifts even like being burned in the fire, and I feel painful in my eyes.

I don't think so.

Nelly is very cute and smells like a sleeve, but she smells like a smell.

“Yeah, I think we should both take a bath first.”

But...

Chris stepped forward and Sarah unexpectedly took a step back.

“I knew Weyburn wouldn't like that smoke if I sprayed him with a repellent.”

"After continuing to burn for the experiment, I became smoked myself." That's right, Chris-sama. "

I don't need a salutation.

"That's right, Chris."

Sarah thinks the fans are amazing when she sees Karen blushing on her dirty black cheek.

"That said, to calm down and talk, why don't you change your clothes and sweat?" Because the Pharmacist's Guild also has such facilities. "

If you are busy or research is picking up the mountainside, it seems that sometimes you will stay overnight, so it is a facility for that purpose.

Well then, from Neff.

"Let me do that."

The change of clothes was in the storage pouch, so Nelly was guided straight to the bathroom.

And he said, "Why don't you sit down for a while?"

No, I just don't want to get dirty everywhere.

He seemed to realize that he was black.

Since the repellent itself is complete, how do you use it for a dragon flying in the sky? It's difficult to do that.

That's what you said.

If Sarah uses her magic as an invited person, she can spread the antidote in the desired direction. But if you do that, you'll be counting on Sarah, not Nelly.

Chris's goal is to be able to deal with the dragon crossing only by the Knights or, in addition, by the Hunters in the King's City.

"I wondered if I could imitate that stupid knights, but I also tried to throw a bottle of repellent and rupture it magically on Weyburn's side. But because Weyburn is so surprised and so screwed up, there will be so much chaos and so many injuries among the hunters."

Nelly told me the story, but all I heard was that it was confusing and interesting. I didn't think there was even an injured person.

"If Wyvern, who's usually flying high up in the sky, was flying low or falling to the ground, it would be confusing."

What, a good hunter wouldn't be that big a deal.

"Don't use Nefertali as a criterion for hunters." Because of this, the Guild of Pharmacists asked me to apply in advance for the experiment in the dungeon. ”

Karen smiles bitterly, but it seems that this experiment was also carried out in response to an application.

“The same primitive way I did it with the stone first. The point is, I made a repellent, but it was too effective. It's the same even if you use the ginglyurei seeds directly before refining."

I wonder if Wyvern will fly even in the sky where it's growing.

Sarah's black face nodded to the question.

"It seems to react even with a trace fragrance that humans can't feel. Oh, Nef. It's always more beautiful."

"If you get rid of the dirt, you're right."

Nellie's usual compliments were also pouring out, but I think it was Sarah who was a little more gentle with Chris.

Well then, I'll go with you.

Chris went to take a shower instead.

Nelly, my hair is still wet.

Sarah pulls the towel out of the porch and turns behind Nelly, who is sitting dumbfounded in Chris's chair, and wipes the cluttered tail.

"Thank you, Sarah. If you leave it like this, Chris will wipe it down."

"I don't care about Chris, I don't want him to catch a cold, at all."

I can see that Nellie is getting used to Chris's humor.

By the way, how far did Chris go?

"How have we failed so far?"

Karen answered for Sarah. The encounter was insidious, but Karen's attitude had softened from the case of Shirotsuki Yotake, and now she probably recognized each other's existence.

“In a nutshell, I know that smoke has a high probability of changing the direction of Weyburn.”

Well then, is the experiment a success?

Yeah, and a small amount of repellent.

Well...

Karen, who had hitherto stood with Chris, also pulled down the chair and sat down relieved.

“Chris was delighted to see that Hydrangea's brilliant pharmacist was a success.”

I'd like to hear that directly, but you won't say it.

Karen seemed a bit sorry, but the pharmacists who were involved in the creation of the repellent seemed happy with Nelly's words alone.

"For the rest, how do you propose this?" I'd like to get a suggestion from the current Knight Captain, but the current Knight Captain seems to have a problem with Ryan, so please be honest with him. "

Catch a glimpse?

Sarah tilted her head to see what she was talking about.

"If they keep telling me that my former knight captain was good, I'm sure he will."

Sarah was convinced that the Knights did not seem very good at what they did.

The Chief Pharmacist Guild of King's City is your senior, so perhaps it would be better to request it through the Chief Pharmacist Guild.

You're not a junior, are you?

That's right, senpai. Master Chris is so good that he has jumped a lot over the elders and grown up.

Sarah was worried when she heard the story.

Isn't that what you're feeling?

Karen shook her head to the side.

"Pharmacists are basically strength-oriented. No one can see Chris as a rival. Of course, some people are as ambitious as the leader of the Camellia Guild."

According to wind rumors, the leader of the Camellia Guild had never been to the capital. In other words, I'm working as a Pharmacist Guild Leader like that.

I wonder if Ted's okay.

Sarah is worried that she might struggle to bump into people because of her personality.

I don't know her in person, but you're a legendary pharmacist who even troubled Chris.

Karen's voice contains laughter.

"Even though I've been in so much trouble, Sarah is gentle."

Nelly's voice was drowning. That's where Chris came back.

"Neff told you."

“If we find out that smoke has a high probability of changing the direction of Weyburn, that's it.”

"Hmm. That's my Neff." I got what I needed in a simplified way. "

"It's not yours."

Nelly's penetration was no longer effective. In other words, I think it is Sarah who is getting more and more troublesome because of Nelly's personality.

Listening to the pharmacist-like conversation about how much to use the dragon repellent for one fire, and how much to use around the capital, Sarah began to clean up the tools that had been making magic pills. I have been successful for more than a week, and it is said that I can call myself a pharmacist if success continues for another week. My hands will be lighter when I clean them up.

"There's one or two more things I want to experiment on, so when it's over, I'll work everywhere to get you to take part in this year's Dragon Crossing Crusade." It's troublesome, though. "

It is unusual for Chris to say that he is clearly troublesome. Because I never complain about research or things to do. So, even if it's Chris, Sarah thought she didn't like negotiating with people.

By the way, Chris, Sarah has successfully created a magic pill.

In response to Karen's words, Chris stood up from his chair in a panic. I can see Nelly rising in anguish.

I did it!

Sarah unexpectedly came to see if her cheeks were twitching. Yes, this is the kind of person Chris is.

I'm really glad Sarah was able to train in Hydrangea. Because I could see what it was like to be normal. If I had practiced under Chris, I would have become the second act of my past, which I thought was normal life in the Mountain of Magic.

Karen, what do you mean?

Karen answered Nelly's question with a smile.

"At this rate, I can be a pharmacist in a week."

Huh! Sara, that's amazing!

Nelly approached with a big step and held Sarah up like a child.

Ehehe, I did my best, too.

Sarah gently loosened her face with a gruff feeling.

"You're my disciple." Well done. "

Chris's words to Sarah, who was dropped by Nelly, were really Chris-like, but her face was full of joy, so Sarah nodded frankly.

“Yes, thank you.”

"First of all, let's celebrate." I'm going out to town. "

Unusually, I'm glad Nelly invited me, but Sarah replied reluctantly.

"Yeah, but I still think you should go home and take a good bath."

I don't think so.

Nelly was still sniffing the smell of his arm, and it was very cute.

A little bit. Just a little bit.

The smell of fire is hard to get rid of.

When Sarah was 14 years old in the autumn, it was like this. Finally, when Sarah was certified as a pharmacist, she received a message from the capital.

One for the Pharmacist's Guild, one for Chris, one for Nellie, one for Ryan, and one for Sarah.