There are now great wrinkles between my eyebrows reading the documents delivered by the Imperial Magic Division.

You can't help but look at me like that.

I mean, it's a total loss.

It was good until the potion was made...

I tried talking to the commander I met for the first time in a while.

I tried making potions with honey.

As I thought then, I put honey instead of herbs and made potions using the usual procedure.

Honey is not one type, I have prepared honey from various flowers.

The results were successful.

A very thin, transparent yellow potion was created.

Then, I promptly asked the division chief to give me an appraisal, and the results came back earlier.

However, the appraisal results were not good.

"Ah, Sei. Did you come back as a result of your last appraisal request?

"Mmm...."

"Judging by the look on his face, it didn't look good."

"Unfortunately."

Jude arrived glittering with the documents.

Jude always helped me with something, but he also helped me make potions from honey.

It would be better to report the evaluation results properly.

So I handed Jude the paperwork.

Jude looked through the contents and shouted, "Ah," unfortunately.

It worked for a while.

"Yeah, and it looks like each type of honey has a different potency. But hey...."

In a sense, it is a pleasure to have been as expected.

However, the problem was that its efficacy was very weak.

Dear division chief, there are some things that are effective, but it seems that the effect is not shown by the amount of normal potion.

Would it be as effective as the drink that was sold at a convenience store in Japan?

No, I think it still worked, so it's less than that.

I don't think so ~

"What's wrong?

Moaning for the unfortunate outcome, he was called from the entrance of the room.

When Jude and I looked at each other, we saw the station chief raising one hand.

"Recently, I received the results of the appraisal I requested, but the results were not good."

"Ho, let me see."

The director, who was handed the documents by Jude, sighed as soon as he looked through.

Good focus, but no results?

"Yes, I thought it was a good line."

I see.... ah!

The director seems to have come up with something.

When I raised my index finger, I pointed it straight at me.

I leaned my neck and told me what I had come up with, laughing happily.

"How about combining it with something else?

"What? Something else?

As the director says, I've never combined honey with anything else.

Even in the original world, it was worth trying because there was a combination of medicines.

So, what do we combine it with?

It's usually good to combine it with medicinal herbs, but it might also be good to combine it with something completely different.

"Did you get an apple this time of year?

"Apple?"

When I thought about combining it with something else, the first thing that came to mind was the apple.

It was said that the honey received from the commander was from the apple flower, but there is another reason.

Because apples are also said to be effective against all diseases.

Would it still be better to combine honey with apple honey?

If it comes from the same plant, it doesn't seem to be compatible.

It was the food situation in this world that I thought about and remembered.

In the original world, where storage technology was developed, apples were available almost year-round.

But in our world, it is not until the harvest time.

Would you get an apple now?

I don't think the apples are out yet.

Do you want to keep it till autumn?

I see.

"Can you do something about it? Can't you harvest early in the cold?

"Perhaps you can, but will it rot before you bring it here?

"It's frozen."

"Well, that's likely to affect the potion's potency."

The director's answer was no.

Too bad.

Very unfortunate.

I raised an idea that I might be able to get it, but the director's neck was just shaken sideways.

I guess I'll have to wait till autumn.

Can't you magically drive growth?

If I did that, would it affect my potion?

Huh? Promote?

"Director"

"Is there anything else?

"Can't you get an apple seedling?

"Seedlings? Well, I don't know if you'll get them, but when will they be planted?

I think it was early spring.

"I think we can ignore the timing."

There is also a time for planting seedlings.

Originally, I had to be careful, but I think it's okay to ignore what I'm about to do.

If you can't, then you can think about it again.

What we're trying to do is grow until the apple can be harvested.

As the director is concerned, potions made from magically grown apples may affect potency.

However, I feel that the impact is rather welcome this time.

Damn it, the Virgin technique is used to promote growth.

I came up with this because I've done the same thing before.

I also used Virgin magic when I regenerated the forest that was damaged by the slime in Klausner territory.

That must also boost plant growth.

It could also encourage the growth of apples.

Explaining that it was magically planned to encourage the apple to grow, the director held his forehead down with a headache.

The director also remembered what happened in Klausner territory.

"If you ask me... You can do it."

"Yes"

"Okay. Let's find the apple seedlings."

"Thank you!

When he smiled at the strong words and thanked them, the director quickly moved on to action.