When we returned to the Healer's Guild after our monthly meeting, I received a message from Jasuan-dono of the Adventurer's Guild.

''I'm sorry, but I would like you to come to the Medicine Guild tomorrow at noon. We have accepted that.
　I'm hearing this report from a slave woman.
　Maybe it's because of Nahlia's education, or maybe this slave woman had a background to begin with, but I think I can give the receptionist a passing grade if she's just a receptionist.

I'm not sure if I'm right. You'll continue to follow Nahlia's lead and do your best.
　He bowed his head happily when I called out to him.

　So I softened a bit and I headed underground.


'Have the three levels of the basement already been completed?
Not yet.
　I muttered as I looked at the large expanse of space and Dolan appeared there.

'You've been doing really well lately,'
　I say a few words of thanks to Dolan.
　I'm really pissed off that he and Paula are able to accomplish such a huge task on their own.

''What a weird feeling. I'm sure you're not the only one who came up with that idea, and I had the power to make it happen. That's all there is to it.
　

''........I see. Then how is the school and the house where the adventurers live?
All of the buildings have the same shape, so if we can just build one building, we can build the rest based on that. But we're running out of magical stones and wood, just like I mentioned in my report.
We'll put that one off for a while.
...It's a pity. It's the best way to make you feel better.
　Doran shook his head and let out a sigh.

'Luciel.......sir. 'The analysis is done,' Paula called out to me.
'You can't talk as if you've analyzed everything yourself. It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you can see your own personal life.
It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

''It is activated when the wearer chants a magic word with magical power, which creates a wind ward around the one wearing it and prevents attacks from fire, ice magic, breath, etc.''
　...Warding?
''........Could it be that if I were to deploy this, the Red Dragon's Breath would be too?''
I could have played it.
　Paula looked away and said so.

''Luciel-sama, what is a red dragon?''
The key to the hermit's box of fifty layers of treasure.
　Paula ignored Lythian and handed me the key she got from the treasure chest at the fifty level.

'How do you use it and what effect does it have?'
'You can put magic in the key and turn it to imagine an invisible door, and you can create buildings in space.'
　...It was a cheat item in a different direction than I thought it would be.
　I had imagined a key that could open anything, but it was a cheat in a different way.
'Does this mean I'm safe to travel with it?
..........
　Paula stammered there.
'That key is a subordinate demon series in the Hidden Key series, so people won't be allowed in.
　Lisian explained the situation for Paula.
　I was disappointed for a moment that people couldn't get in, thinking that these two were a pretty good pair, but I thought that this would be a trip that wouldn't put Forenoir and the others in danger.
Would you be okay with the Forenoirs?
Yes. But since it's a key for a subordinate demon, it will sell well to that source, right? They're going for a lot of money at auction.
　Lythian stresses that, but in the end she wants the magic stones to develop and the funds to do so.
　I've heard that's part of the reason she became a slave.
'I'm not going to sell it because I think I need it.
　Lisian closed his mouth when I made my intentions clear.

'As for this book that was entrusted to me, I was unable to decipher it.
　Apparently, in order to read this, I would have to commission an agency to decipher the ancient letters and scripts, but since I didn't know what was written in it, I decided to let him sleep in his magic bag.

　From there, we spent some time talking about the magic tools that supplied the field's water and other useful magic tools that would be useful if we had them, and I explained that we would be heading back to the forest the day after tomorrow morning.
''So it's not like we're going to have to stay up all night tomorrow or anything.

　I told that to Hanir-dono of the Hatch tribe, and then we trained him.



　The next day, I came to the Medicine Man's Guild with Lionel and Keti, along with Lord Jasoan.
''We hadn't heard the details, but what did the other side say?''
'I mentioned the name of Master Luciel of the Healer's Guild and he agreed with two replies. I was wary of him because of the Glohara incident, but it seemed that he wanted to meet Master Luciel.
'Well how long will you continue to dress me up, Lord Jasoan? I'm not going to make you drink object X if nothing else.
'No, Luciel-sama's vibrations would have you call it that. If you can, I hope you will agree.
"...Please don't do that as much as you can. Also, please don't ever do that in public.
I'll be very careful.

　As soon as we entered the Medicine Guild, we were ushered into the basement workshop instead of the guildmaster's room.
　The stinging smell irritated my nose, so I gave Lionel and Ketty some nose plugs and entered the workshop.
　Lord Jasun could smell it, but he laughed and said that if it was a weaker pungent smell than object X, he had no problem with it.

'Good of you to come,'
　The person inside the workshop noticed us and it was the Raccoon Beast Man who greeted us while smiling.
''Lord Smick, couldn't you do something about this smell?''
I was in the middle of mixing. I'm sorry.
''I told you in advance that I was coming.......Luciel.......Mister, this is Mister Smick, the guildmaster of the Yakushi Guild. Mister Smick, this is Mister Luciel.
　...why are you restating it? Oh well. Since Gaius-dono has mediated so far, I'll introduce myself here.
''It's nice to meet you, my name is Luciel, an S-ranked healer. Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today.

'I have heard much about you, Luciel-sama. My name is Smick, I'm the head of the Apothecary Guild.
We can heal wounds with magic, but we can't cure diseases completely, so I'm happy to team up with the Medicine Guild for a special healing zone.
Thank you. By the way, what is a special healing zone?
　He tilts his head and looks like a perfect raccoon figurine, but answers with a level head.
''Have you ever met Jord of the Healer's Guild?''
''There isn't one. My job is to make medicines for this Medicine Master's Guild, and I've delegated the rest to the Deputy Guild Master. This time I'm in charge sent by the Medicine Master's Guild, so don't worry.
　He hasn't learned his lesson at all. Moreover, he's the type of person who completely does what he wants to do and keeps the profits of the Medicine Master Guild.
　That's fine if you're a researcher, but are you okay with it, Yakushi Guild?
Simply put, the Healer's Guild and the Medicine Guild should come together to create a place where we can treat sick and injured patients.
Ho, that's great news. Well, by the way, my nephew Walrabis told me the other day that Lord Luciel is acquainted with Garba and Grugar?
　I see.
　He's Walrabis-dono's.......but he doesn't have a "pu~" at the end of the word.
　Wasn't it a tribal thing?

''Yes. We were very much indebted to you in the city of Meratoni in the St. Schuler Cooperative State.''
So you are aware of Object X?
''Yes. It was originally a pill called God's Lament made by a sage, but when it was refined with a magic tool, it turned into a liquid, wasn't it?
"Master Luciel is very knowledgeable, isn't he? You are right. I am trying to make that one now.

　I'm not a mad scientist (mad scientist), I'm a mad medicine man for trying to make that.
　I decided to make a general reaction for now.
''....Heh~''

'I'm thinking of avenging my accumulated grudge by having the two of you eat the sorrow of God that I have made.
　Lord Smick turned to Lord Jasuan at that point and made his request.
'I'm sorry, Lord Jasuan, but I need a fresh mandrake. I'll give you one white gold coin, and I'd like to submit a request to collect the mandrake within five hours of the mandrake shouting.
'I've told you before that I don't approve of that. What are you going to do when the demons attack?
...Why do you have a grudge against Mr. Galba and Mr. Gruger?
"...I became an apothecary by profession when I came of age. But I didn't spend my entire adult life holed up in a room making potions like this. One day my nephew, Walrabis, apparently offended them both, and I interrupted him as he was about to feed them a meal containing object X, which Gruger had made.
　How could you break into two angry people?
'When I asked them why they were bullying Walrabis together, they said that Walrabis was selling various things to the children who admired Galba and the Grugar brothers, saying that they were their personal belongings. Apparently some of them were real personal items.
Isn't that a normal way to get angry?
''Yes. Raccoon beastmen are a race that likes to play pranks, but that's indeed not allowed. Walravis ate Gulgar's meal and passed out.
　If they were pranked, Object X was a yancha for Mr. Guruger and his friends, too.
　Maybe the reason why Object X is hated in this area is because of Mr. Gruger.
　I'll listen to Smick-dono's voice for now.
Grugar completed the food for the number of people affected and declared that if the Walravis ate it, he would forgive them for it, so I'll eat it for the Walravis as well.
That's very kind of you.
'No, I couldn't just leave after I'd barged in, as expected. I didn't finish it, but they forgave me and promised the Walrabis that they would never do this again.
''Well there's no reason to hold a grudge against the two of you to that extent, is there?
That's where the problem comes in. My girlfriend, who I was dating at the time, dumped me because she didn't want to see me anymore because of the smell, and I was ordered to make medicine in this basement because it smelled so bad here at work, and I couldn't get rid of the smell of the medicine that was seeping into my body.
　Wow~ It's completely counterintuitive.
'Isn't that Walrabis-dono's fault...? It's why Lord Walrabis caused the two of you to be so angry in the first place, and you two told Lord Smick to eat a dish with object X in it?
"........you didn't tell me? ...

"Purification.
　I cast a cleansing spell and the smell that had seeped into Lord Smick's body was cleaned off.
''I should ventilate it a bit, but is there anything in this room that could react to the magic?''
'What? There's nothing like that.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.
'That's Luciel...Lord. I can't smell anything at all.
　Lord Jasuan said so happily, but when I glanced at him for a moment, his face turned blue.
　Object X, please don't give me a break, his face was pleading with me.
　He seemed to be remorseful, so he turned to Smick-dono and called out to him.
'Whatever his motives, Lord Smick has been concocting a potion for a long time. It's a more difficult and persistent task than casting a spell. I can tell by looking at you.
"Luciel-dono.
'And in the normal course of things, it's impossible to get Mr. Galva or Mr. Gulgar to drink it to try and get them to drink it. I'm sure Lord Smick will have to drink it himself.
　He gently admonishes Lord Smick, who is gradually breathing faster and faster.
''It's okay,'' Smik-dono was aware of this before he made an error of judgment. And the time you spent mixing and dispensing medicine will not be betrayed. Let's work together so that we can continue to help many people with these skills.
....
　He said a small "Hi" so that only I could hear him.


　Then, after calming down, Lord Smick asked again for a mandrake from Lord Jasoan.
''With the Mandrake, we should be able to create a high-grade potion that can heal your injuries and magic at the same time.
　I looked at Lionel and Ketty and they both nodded, so I guess they decided it was okay.
'Here you go then,'
　Keffin pulls the mandrake out of the magic bag.
'Hey, what's this?'
'It has not been an hour since I shouted, Mandrake. Let me give you this as a sign of your closeness.
My God!
From now on, please make sure to ask about the Special Healing Zone, too.
Yes. But I'd like to go ahead and prepare this first. I'll see you again soon.
　He looked excited and disappeared into the back with the mandrake I had given him.

　We smiled bitterly as we watched and decided to leave, as it didn't seem to be worth it to stay here.

　I didn't know if any of them looked at us hostilely as we came out of the basement, but I thought Keti laughed, so I guess she was.
　This is how the discussion with Smick-dono ended, which yielded a lot of benefits, and we switched our minds to procuring materials for tomorrow.