For the past few days, Wanri, who had become fully Silvia’s assistant, was now diligently grinding medicinal herbs.
Whatever had caught Wanri’s fancy, the work of potion-making seemed to suit her greatly.
As expected, she hadn’t reached the level of assisting Silvia with all her tasks, but she was far more skilled than the others, with the exception of Sheryl.
By the way, Sheryl’s high level of potion-making was probably a testament to her being an elf, knowledgeable about medicinal herbs and proficient in such work.
However, if Sheryl were to say it, she would likely express that being surpassed by someone who hadn’t even been at it for a month would be a huge shock.
Wanri, who had been happily grinding away, suddenly stopped.
“Sister Silvia, I’m done!”
Then, to prevent any dust from getting in, she placed her hand over the mortar and spoke to Silvia, who was working nearby.
At Wanri’s voice, Silvia turned and beckoned her over.
“Ah. In that case, bring the mortar over here. Don’t transfer it to another container.”
“Yes!”
Wanri replied briefly, lifted the mortar carefully so as not to spill its contents, and brought it to Silvia.
“…Hmm. It seems alright.”
Silvia received the mortar from Wanri, confirmed its contents, nodded in satisfaction, and continued.
“Could you bring me the holy water over there?”
Wanri was already accustomed to following Silvia’s instructions to the point where she didn’t need to be told which container to use.
She scooped the holy water from the barrel into a container placed beside it and brought it to Silvia’s side, just as before.
“Thank you. Could you fill this container with that holy water to the brim and then transfer it to the mortar and mix it?”
“Yes.”
Silvia indicated a small container. Even when Wanri transferred the holy water to the mortar, no liquid spilled out.
Wanri had already mixed crushed medicinal herbs with holy water several times before.
However, she knew that this was an important task, so she worked quickly and carefully.
Silvia, who was giving Wanri various instructions, wasn’t just doing that.
She was also observing Wanri’s state while assessing her own work.
As proof of this, she poured the liquid from the holy water and medicinal herb mixture, received from Wanri, through a filter.
This was done after carefully judging the timing of the pour.
At this point, there was simply nothing Wanri could do.
She just silently watched the work Silvia was doing.
What Silvia was pouring from the top using the filter was not just the liquid Wanri had made.
She was also pouring in items she had prepared beforehand, following a set procedure.
The order and timing of the pours were based entirely on her experience and intuition.
Of course, if done repeatedly, it could be standardized and performed by anyone.
However, for the initial attempt, or rather, until they succeeded was achieved, they had no choice but to rely on such things.
After pouring the last liquid she had on hand from the top, Silvia let out a sigh of relief.
“This is good.”
“…Is it over?”
Hearing Silvia’s murmur, Wanri asked, tilting her head.
“Yes. Now we just have to wait for it to filter.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
As she watched Wanri, who had answered briefly, Silvia also smiled faintly.
“Indeed.”
As she had told Wanri, now all they had to do was wait for the liquid to collect through the filter.
However, this time, because she had used quite a few filters, it would take time.
“For now, let’s just leave it as it is.”
“Are you sure? It won’t spill?”
Wanri asked, looking at the container collecting the liquid at the very bottom.
“Yes. It’s alright. I’ve calculated the quantities properly.”
As Silvia replied with a reassuring smile, Wanri nodded.
From here on, they would have to wait for hours.
Since it would be tiring to stand there watching the entire time, they both secured the equipment so it wouldn’t fall and left the spot.
After a certain amount of filtered liquid had collected in the receiving bottle, it was exchanged for a new, clean bottle.
Looking at the collected liquid, Silvia soon began to investigate it using various methods.
This was to confirm whether it produced the intended effects.
While Silvia was investigating, Wanri also received a little of the liquid, turned into her fox form, and sniffed it.
“…How is it?”
When Silvia called out, Wanri returned to her human form and replied.
“Yes. It seems alright. For me, who has become Brother’s familiar, it’s fine, but I think it will be effective against normal monsters.”
Hearing that answer, Silvia’s face broke into a wide smile.
“Really! Then it’s complete!”
Seeing Silvia like that, Wanri, from somewhere she’d learned it, clapped her hands together.
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Upon hearing the news of completion from Silvia, Kousuke, along with the other members, stepped into the workshop.
On the table in the center of the room was a liquid contained in a ceramic pot.
“This is it?”
“Yes. This is the item we made this time… Shall we call it ‘
Silvia said, glancing at Wanri.
The reason for including “fox” in the name was for Wanri, who had helped, and also considering the Fox Inn, which would likely be sold in the future.
“‘
Floria, who had brought her nose close to the opening of the ceramic pot to sniff it, tilted her head.
“It’s called a perfume, but it hardly has any scent?”
“Let me see… Ah, it’s true.”
Kousuke, who sniffed it like Floria, nodded in agreement.
As she had said, it had almost no discernible scent.
Not knowing what kind of cosmetic it was from the name alone, Kousuke asked Silvia.
“So, how do you use it?”
“First, you spray a small amount, like perfume.”
“Okay.”
“After that, you go to a place where monsters appear.”
“…Hmm?”
The explanation had taken an unexpected turn, and Kousuke, Shurein, Floria, and Sheryl all tilted their heads at the same time.
Without paying them any mind, Silvia continued.
“Then, lo and behold! Monsters won’t come near you!”
Kousuke, Shurein, and Floria’s gazes pierced Silvia, who was acting with unusual excitement.
Representing the three, Kousuke said to Silvia.
“Um? I thought you were making cosmetics?”
“Of course! It fulfills its role as a cosmetic properly!”
Silvia herself seemed to have some guilt, as her usual pace of speech was hurried.
Deciding that there was no point in blaming her further, Kousuke decided to confirm the effect of the object in front of them.
“Ha, well, that’s fine. So? I assume it’s like a charm, but what kind of effect does it have?”
“Let’s see. If you use it as described earlier, monsters below intermediate level will not approach.”
Silvia said nonchalantly, causing the four, excluding Wanri, to bulge their eyes.
“!!! ”
The impossible effect made the gaze of the four focus on the liquid in the ceramic pot.
Although it deviated slightly from the intended object, we managed to complete the cosmetics (?). We made it while waiting for drips to fall like in a certain commercial, so mass production is impossible. This is also due to the materials.
