"Your Highness, it's time."

"Okay. Okay, around here today. Thank you, Sai."

"No, thank you very much."

As I spoke face to face with His Highness Tenyuu, a voice was heard from the man who offered him.

Looks like we have plans for the rest of the day and the time seems to run out.

We greeted each other and that's it for today's meeting.

Sweet for His Royal Highness Tenyuu's words that drop-off was unnecessary, and then dropping him off, the captain came in incorrectly.

I don't think I've seen him for some time.

Could that always have been the look on your face?

I kind of feel like my expression is harder than usual.

"Hey, Sai."

"Hello, Master Hawk"

"Sounds like His Highness Tenyuu was in need. Are you around a lot or something?

"Yes, I think you're interested in herbs, and I'm here to talk to you."

"Right."

"Oh, if there seems to be time, would you like some tea?

"The time is fine...... Is the job good?

"The job is fine! I was just about to take a break because I was just separating myself."

"Then I'll have it"

Suggesting tea loosened the look on the captain's face.

As he stroked his chest down on the matter, he turned to the kitchen to prepare his tea.

"It's been a long time since you and I had tea."

"Right. It's been a long time since I've seen you."

"Right. I haven't been in King's Landing for a while."

"Were you going somewhere?

"Oh, I was on my way to see my father."

Put the tea in front of the captain and sit down in the chair next to him.

We had a sip of each other and when we returned the teacup to the saucer, the captain opened his mouth.

What I felt when I saw the captain's face seemed right.

Recently he worked in investigating potions and panacea for state abnormality recovery, so he often asked others to deliver potions to the Third Knights as well.

Even when I went occasionally, the captain was away, and he didn't see me, did he?

Right, were you going to the territory?

Since the territory where the captain's home is located is quite far from the Wang capital, he seems to have been away for a long time.

"That's right. Take this."

"Is it honey?

The captain put the pottery bottle beside me in front of me.

I opened the lid wondering what it was and it was stuffed with golden honey inside.

"Oh, it's a territorial souvenir."

"Are you sure?

"Of course. I brought it home for Sai."

"Thank you!

Sweetness such as sugar and honey is valuable in this world.

Sometimes sweets are made in the laboratory, and sugar is seen relatively often.

However, honey is not very visible.

Following the captain, tension rises on the honey that has not been in his hands for another long time.

Because of this, let's put it in tea.

That's what I thought, so I behaved a little badly, but I took a seat once and went to the kitchen to pick up a spoon for honey.

Of course, I will not forget to say no to the captain.

"Is that it? This scent...... Is that an apple?

"You know exactly what I mean."

When I tasted it just a little before I added it to my tea, it smelled like I had smelled it somewhere, along with the sweetness of the honey.

From what I've heard from the captain, it looks like honey picked from apple flowers.

They brought me something I picked last year, but when it comes to apple honey, isn't it rare in Japan?

Not to mention in this country.

"Isn't this something pretty valuable? May I have it?

"Don't worry, it's not that much to pick from, but it's not that far. Besides, you like sweets, don't you?

"Yep. I like it, though."

"Then don't hesitate to take it. I'd be happier with Sai."

"Oh, thank you"

Only one bottle, even though it's a small one, can I get something so precious?

If you get anxious and ask, you will return that there is no problem.

If I'm even told I'm clearly happy, I'll have to take it anymore.

As the captain says, I like sweet things, but this sweet atmosphere is kind of unsettling.

I'm trying to somehow enjoy my cheeks getting loose with joy and embarrassment, but it's probably a wasted effort.

Softly out of sight, thanking him again in a small voice, I heard a squirting sound.

"Delicious."

"Good."

When I drank a spoonful of honey in the tea, I felt a slight sweetness.

If you are distracted by the smell of scented apples from honey and mouth the taste you forgot to convey, the grin of the captain deepens.

"I'm sorry. I'm surprised at the apple scent, and I'm late to tell you"

"I don't mind. Good if it fits your mouth."

"That would help if you said so. It's been a long time since I've put it in tea, but it's still delicious"

"Really? I don't know because I've never been in there. Let's try it again."

"If you don't like sweets, you don't think you have to force them in, do you? If you want to try it, you may want to put it in and get drunk when your throat is not feeling well. And they can put it in warm milk when they don't sleep."

"When my throat hurts or when I don't sleep? It's got a lot of benefits."

"Yes, honey works for all kinds of diseases."

Mouth it that far, something caught on.

Drop your gaze on a bottle of honey placed on the table.

What did you just say?

Works for all diseases (...)?

"What's up?

"Ah. No...... I'm sorry, I had a sudden idea."

"What did you come up with?

"I can make potions out of honey..."

Speaking of potion ingredients, it's magic on herbs and water.

If the type of herb varies, the potion that can be done also has different potency.

That's the basics.

This is also considered that potion potency is attached to the potency of the herb.

Then if you use some kind of potion instead of medicinal herbs, you can make potions just as well?

And if that's what they say works for all diseases......

"You really like research."

"Oh, excuse me..."

"You don't have to apologize. If it helped you, it was more than anything."

I hear the laughter that pushed me to death, and hah my consciousness surfaces.

He was distracted by his abrupt thoughts, and he kept staring at the bottle of honey.

Turning to those who laughed, the captain fisted at his mouth and missed his face.

When I apologized for the way the captain was in front of me but ignored me, he gave me a good smile back.

Ugh..., embarrassing...

Slightly, my cheeks got hot.

"If I could have a potion with honey, what effect would it have?

"In my hometown, they said it works for all diseases, so is it a disease in general?

"In general...... If I could really make it, it would be amazing."

"Right. Maybe the potency will change depending on the type of honey"

"The kind of honey?

"What we got today is honey picked from apple blossoms, right? I was wondering if this would work differently again if it was honey harvested from ranges and other flowers. Even if you use herbs, because it is."

"That sounds like a possibility. What kind of potency would it be if it was an apple?

"Apples..."

What good would an apple do?

Speaking of which, I didn't need a doctor when I ate one apple a day, so I figured it would work for my illness?

"Well, you're just talking about research."

"Nothing, it's fun, so it's gonna be okay, right?

"Is it fun?

"Ah."

That's how, in the middle of thinking about the potency of apples, I was hacked again.

I kept talking about research.

Even though the captain pointed the water at me, it wouldn't be a good idea for me to keep talking about things I'm not interested in.

That's what I thought, but the then captain didn't care at all.

As always, Mr. Commander is a good man.

Said it was all about research, but I saw the captain who listened to me without a single disgusting face, and I thought so.