Potion making this morning as well.

Once you're ready, head to the castle's distillery.

Corinna, an exclusive pharmacist, is early in the morning and by the time I get there I often already start working on it.

In this world we generally start working when the sun starts rising.

I'm imitating that, too, but Mr. Corinna's starting work earlier than that, isn't she?

Once I tried to start working at the same time as Mr. Corinna, Mr. Corinna told me to come at the same time as the others.

Hi. They're doing work that people don't want to see first thing in the morning.

It seems to be something to do with the secret, though I didn't get to tell you the details.

When we got to the distillery, Mr. Corinna was still already starting to make potions.

"Good Morning"

"Oh, good morning. Can you get me an intermediate HP potion today? The numbers are on that note."

"Okay."

As Mr. Corinna told me, look at the notes and prepare the ingredients for the intermediate HP potion.

The materials arranged on the desk are slightly different from those taught in the laboratory.

Because I need to mix some herbs that I don't normally use.

Instead, the total amount of material used is less than usual.

This is because this is Mr. Corinna's secret recipe.

Speaking of secrets, they have all sorts of things, and this recipe was taught to me.

As I was scratching the potion ingredients into the pan, the distillery door made a loud noise and opened.

It's still early in the morning, though a little time has passed since work began.

Whoever the hell it was from so early, when I looked at the door in surprise, a man came in so tall that all I could say was a big man, a man on the strong side.

Tall isn't the only thing that's big.

I don't know, thick.

The Third Knights face is muscular, too, but this man surpasses it.

Both arms and chest plate are about one turn thick with muscles.

It's too big for all sorts of things and it feels like the inside of the room has gotten smaller.

Her hair is brown and short, and her amber eyes are sharp.

The colors are similar, but compared to the director, my hair feels a little puffy.

I never cared about it before, but did the director take good care of his hair?

With that in mind, I was called out.

"Mm-hmm? Is that Ba-san's apprentice?

He looked around the room and noticed me, and he said so.

Does that mean Mr. Corinna?

Mr. Corinna has been taught a lot, and it seems that those around him think he's like a disciple with tacit understandings, but I worry if I can name him clearly a disciple.

Worried about how he answered, Mr. Corinna came out of the back room.

"It's noisy in the morning. Can't you be a little quieter?

"I'm still careful with this."

"Where is it? So, what's up with the errand?

"Uh... I came to pick up the potion I ordered yesterday"

"You. Hey. You think the order I took yesterday evening is ready?

"Oh, no, of course I'm sorry..., I'm suddenly leaving..."

Mr. Corinna stares at me, and the man's voice becomes a butt blush.

Where it's hanging out, it's like a dog that's been pissed off and snuggled off.

It doesn't actually come with it, but I felt like my dripping dog ears were on my head.

Mr. Corinna is small, but he's so scared when he's angry, he can also tell a man to shrink himself.

Nevertheless, it is not impossible for Mr. Corinna to be angry either.

Because the potion that the man came to receive was not so much what he ordered yesterday evening as it was when he finished his job.

Not this man, but I remember someone from the mercenary regiment coming to order.

Since no deadline was specified in particular, it would have been nice if it had been possible after noon today.

And right now, it can be on my way to making it.

But there's no problem.

"I don't have a choice. Sai."

"Yes."

To Mr. Corinna's call, I nod back.

Then, from the storage shelf of the potion behind the room, the ordered number of potions were removed and prepared.

The number ordered was in such quantity that the man's eyes are dotted when he sees the potions I line up on my desk.

I guess you didn't think everything you ordered was available.

Why are there extra potions in these days when the lack of medicinal herbs screams?

The killer is me.

If you were practicing the secret recipes for intermediate and advanced potions that Mr. Corinna taught you, you'd have accumulated.

Of course, when it comes to practice, I have Mr. Corinna's permission.

Mr. Corinna said, "I'll rip it right off anyway."

For that reason, just like the Institute of Medicinal Plants, a considerable number of potions were stored in the distillery, called for emergency use.

"It's a boulder, Mr. Ba."

"Well, if you want to thank me, tell Sai."

"Sai?"

"The potion was made by Sai, but I guarantee it will work."

To Mr. Corinna's words, the man looked at me again.

Feeling his gaze, he called himself "My name is Sai," and bowed, the man walked over here.

"It's Leonhardt. It brings together mercenaries from this castle."

I was offered my right hand, so I thought it would be a handshake, and I also offered my hand, but it gripped me a lot.

Afterwards, Nica smiled softly and was banged on the left shoulder while she said, "Say hello," which I couldn't help but think of.

"Leo! Don't treat women abusively. Yikes!

"Wow! Sorry!

"Yes, no..."

If I looked up as I got in shape, I had eyes with a man with a rushed and sorry look on his face.

Around apologizing to me right away, I guess I'm not a bad person.

"I'm really sorry about that. Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine"

Thanks for the potion.

If I responded with a laugh, I gave a relieved look, and after thanking him, it was also there to hear his reply, and he left with a box containing potions.

The distillation chamber calms down again and restores tranquility.

And you were a busy man.

I thought so extra because the distillery felt quieter than usual after he left.

Noon.

Mr. Corinna took me to a herbal field that stretched around the territorial capital.

When I came to the capital from Wang, I came through the wheat fields, but the herbal fields were spreading to people different from that side.

Boulder is a region of medicinal herbs.

The Royal Palace's herbal gardens are huge, but this one is even bigger.

I won't say as far as I can see because there are woods in the territorial capital, but it was a herbal field until near the woods.

The field is outside the walls, but Mr. Corinna says it's safe.

Because there are rarely demons anywhere near the walls, and even if they do, they are only extremely weak.

He said that if it was that much of a demon, even Mr. Corinna could handle it.

In the corner of that vast field, I ask Mr. Corinna to tell me about the herbs.

It's called field training.

Kneeling in midway through the herb fields, looking at the herbs being planted, I hear Mr. Corinna explain.

The herb I'm looking at right now was a plant I didn't know about.

Maybe it's something unique to this world.

At least, it was the kind I'd never heard of when I was hooked on aromatherapy in Japan.

Ask them about the characteristics of the shape, its efficacy, and the precautions they take when handling it.

"This alone doesn't do any good, but I can improve my recovery by combining it with other medicinal herbs"

"So if you mix it with a regular recipe, you can reduce the total amount of herbs."

"Exactly"

I hear this herb was used in Mr. Corinna's secret recipe.

The product I used in the formula was dry, so I couldn't tell from a glance.

Because it only works as a catalyst, it is generally a plant that is not recognized as an herb.

At the end of the explanation and to move to the next herb location, the two of us get up.

As he stretched back to untie his body, which was only slightly stiffened, he was called out loud from behind.

"Oh, there you are!

Looking back at his deafening voice, he saw a musculoskeletal man coming through the field road and running toward this one.

It was Mr. Leonhardt, whom I had just met in the distillery this morning, who spoke to me.