I thought it was a deer!

Don't make a loud noise in your ear because it will make you squeal.

When you say you're in charge of the West, you're talking about a guy who's a jackass in more ways than one.　Rumor has it that the rich and powerful are so relentless that they tremble at the mere mention of his name!　You'd have to be an idiot to pick a fight with a man's children.　Stupid.
'Ah yes, yes. I'm an idiot!
'No I'm not an idiot. I'm just a big, unthinking, momentum-less, unthinking idiot!
I told you twice I had no idea.
Because it's important!　You are such an idiot!
'Well, well, Sorte. From what I've heard, your lord is for the protection of women.
'Isn't Wendy that big titty slave girl for nothing?　I don't know why you were with me today!　Didn't you go out like an idiot, saying you're off today - overrun!
'Yes, yes. It's stupid.
Solte don't take it out on me just because you left me behind when I was eager to show you the city. Your lord has his own set of circumstances.
I'm sorry.　I'm not taking it out on you!

Huh. I went home and immediately felt bad.
I guess I should've told you.
I mean, I could use the help.

"Hey!　Where are you going?!
Alchemy. I've got a plan for the money.
'You're thinking now!　You're an idiot indeed.
Okay. I'm an idiot.
"My lord, is there anything we can do for you?
''Uh ... for now, can you gather the materials as usual?''
All right. Then in your free time, we'll keep our lord safe.
''Uh ... I'm sure you'll be fine, but thanks. I'll keep making potions for the adventurers properly.
'Well you're going to keep your promise to us even in times like this.

Naturally.
Promises are meant to be kept. It's a contract just because it's a lighter word, and we can't break it for our own unilateral reasons.

I understand. I'm going to go out and collect them as soon as possible, so good luck with your master.
Thanks for that.
What. Because my lord is a bit cool right now. But I'm a little jealous that it's not for me. Sorte is probably the same way.
Of course not!
Really?　My gut tells me that's true.
A hunch.　You can't rely on Aina's intuition!
Mmm. Don't be rude. Oh, well. I'll find a way to make up for it on the hunt.
I'm all for it. Okay?　You can't do anything but think about money and go for it!

Thank God for both of you.
I guess I need to get in on the action.

...dog is out of control.
'I'm not delirious!　Die!　Let the pigs dig you to death!

I don't like it.
It's going to be one of the top five most embarrassing ways to die in the world, like getting dug up by a pig.

'Digging?　What does it mean to be dug up?　Are you going to get a tattoo of a pig?
Aina doesn't need to know!
No, but I'm curious.

You have to explain to Aina.
Do your best to tell a reasonable lie.


Let's just get our belongings in order for now.

Medicinal plants.
medicinal plants
poisonous plant
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
iron ore　
red copper
steel ore
silver ore
magical ore
jadeite
and
The soap I bought today, a knife, a chuckleman to light the fire, an empty magic stone, some colored glasses, a magic guide plate and a vibrating sphere.
I also have some medicinal body weed and medicinal demon weed that they gave me a while ago.

The medicinal herbs are literally bigger and more dense than ordinary medicinal herbs.
I can't handle it yet, but maybe I can make a recovery potion from it.
The rest, hmm?
By the way, I forgot to give you the brooch I bought you....
If that hadn't happened, the day was going to be even more beautiful.

The glistening, transparent, pale red rose quartz. And the platinum that adorns them.
It would look good on you.........
I imagine her wearing this brooch as a small accent on her chest.
I thought that a gemstone with a hint of softness and tenderness would be perfect for Wendy.

Why are you being so stuffy about jewelry?
'Leinrich!　You should at least knock!
What are you, a pubescent brat? So, what have you gotten yourself into this time?
No, it's not like I'm the one doing this...
Just say it. You've made me a lot of money, you know. I can give you some advice, though.
Uh ... actually.

I will tell Rainrich the details of the situation.

'Wait a minute. What kind of game did the Yassis monk bring up?

In the middle of this, when I thought Yashis smiled at me, Rainerich questioned me.

'Well, wait a minute, I'll try to remember,'

Well..........

"I was supposed to compete with Dardaril, the kid in charge of the Western Region, and he asked me how much money I had. I told him it was about 3.5 million knolls, and he said, "Well, you'll have to come up with 80 million knolls. So Dardaril's guy said he's going to keep the same amount and raise 120 million knol.　So we said no direct interference. And that neither of us could disable the other, and if one of us died, we would report the other to our lordship and declare him the culprit.

Hmm....
Reinrich?

Rainrich thought about something and muttered in a small voice, "That little boy.

I see. That means there will be indirect interference.
Such as?
Do you have any idea what that kid in the west summary is doing?
Not at all. Like running a pig farm?　You seem to like pigs.
That could be him. Well, the pig is the head of the Pharmaceutical Guild. If you check, you'll find out pretty quickly that you supply potions to the Alchemy Guild.
'So you could tell the Master of the Adventurer's Guild that I can't buy the potion if I sell it?
''That's not going to happen. A fledgling adventurer still can't afford expensive recovery potions, and that would really be the end of that guild.

Rainrich-sama, your smile isn't a smile, so I'm scared.
But still, the Pharmaceutical Guild........ You're standing in front of me again?

''Well, that's the end of the hints. Better yet, you should think of a golden plan other than recovery potions.''
'Yeah!　I've only been making recovery potions all these years!　You can't just say that out of the blue....
How pathetic. A man staked out for a woman, didn't he?　Then you should try to keep your stubbornness to the end. That's the kind of thing women are weak to.
Rainerich too?
'Oh yes. When I was young, both Dorma and Galeria - that's not my story.

Was Rainrich also popular when he was young?

''Umm........''
'You can't help it........ As I recall, you had some extra silver ore and jade, right?　You can make your own jewelry with it. You can use red copper and magic ore to practice. I don't understand. I have colored glass. The quality of the stones is quite different, but it will give you practice.
Accessories, well I haven't made anything since my twisted iron necklace.

I've been making recovery potions for a really long time now.
There's a lot of demand, and the supply of materials is almost limitless. And I was so excited to be able to make a new one.

You should think about what kind of accessories you're going to wear for this girl you're so desperate to protect. It's not like there's only one accessory in the world that looks good on one person, but if there's one person who looks good on one, there's someone else who wants it.
Well.... Yeah. Thank you, Reinrich. That's my master!
I don't think I've ever taken an apprentice... But don't get carried away!

Leinrich leaves the room in a big huff, shamelessly walking out of the room.
Was he embarrassed?　Reinrich.
Fresh. Hmm. I feel a little more inspired.
An accessory to go with Wendy.
I'm sorry Hayato, but I'll be using jade.
Hmm, speaking of which, can we talk with the guild card?

The guild card is open. I mean, all I have to do is give you Hayato's name, right?

Hayato's character glows white when he presses his name.

''Ah, yes!　Hello, this is Hayato!　Are you Mr. Ikki?
Oh, long time no see. Are you still in the middle of your errands?
'Yes. I'm in the dungeon right now, but I'm taking a break, so a little bit is no problem.

Oh my god, it's in the dungeon.

'Sorry, I couldn't use the friend function inside the dungeon, except in the restroom, so I couldn't contact you from here. So what happened?
What? Nothing special. I just wanted to ask you if I could use that jade from the magic bag you gave me.
'Here you go. You can use all of its contents. ''Anyway, have you been able to process jade already? I'm pretty sure I needed a seven or eight in alchemy level.''

Seven or eight. So that's two levels in a short period of time. The higher you go, the harder it is to raise the level, but let's do it, shall we?

"Itki-san?
'Oh, not yet. I just thought I'd get into the swing of things and make some accessories soon. So I wanted to ask you about it first.
'I see. You're doing a great job!　So, the next time we meet, can you make me some accessories with the ore you got in the dungeon?''
'Okay, but what could be better than what I've made?　Are you okay with the equipment slot and all that?
''No, no. You can wear as many accessories as you can. I can wear 10 rings on both hands.　Well, it's hard to find people who wear it all the way down to their toes.

Ten of them would be hard to collect. Then if the ring has an ability, there might be a demand for it.
It's better to focus on making accessories after all.

Thank you Hayato!　I've got a great idea.
Oh. Then you're welcome?
Yeah, I'll take care of the rest. I'll just drink a bottle of magic pot and get it over with!
'What?　Hello? Huh?　Hello? Mr. Itzuki?　Hello?

Without even noticing Hayato's voice growing distant, I changed the red copper stone into an easy-to-use ingot.




　　　　-Hayato SIDE-.

Hey. Is he okay?

Letty asks Hayato, who has finished the conversation.

''Umm........''

Hayato couldn't answer Letty's question like that.

''I had a different impression of you. Before, he was an unmotivated dron, but now he's a motivated Hunha.
I think I'm on to something...
What's that?
So what?

The more meaningful conversations Mee and Emily have with each other, the more anxious feelings hit them.
There are too many things that come to mind, such as "no way, or maybe," and so on.
But I don't want to believe that that's the case with her. I believe it.

It's usually a good thing, isn't it? If she is motivated, her level of alchemy will increase and there is a chance that she will be able to make what we want to ask for sooner.
'Yes, but...'

Chris's small but definite mention of what would normally be a good thing for them would certainly be a good thing for them, but somewhere along the line the haze in their minds wouldn't clear.
His impressions in the carriage before we parted were not very motivating.
He seemed to be living a carefree, carefree life, as he declared.
And yet he was now saying that he was going to get himself fired up and work hard.

'Anyway the sooner we clear the dungeon and get back, the sooner we'll know.
Yeah. Well, we should all get pumped up, huh?
""Oh."

The only ones who replied were Chris and Mee.

'Huh I hope I'm not spinning my wheels.
I think I'm okay.
Yeah?　It looks like you're going to step on some kind of trap.
Not that way.
Are you talking about that guy?　You think I've fallen?
Yes. He's not corrupt.
How do you know?

Letty asked Emily, and Emily looked upward with a pout, then bent her head and replied in a questioning manner, "What is your hunch?

'A hunch?'