Once we reached the main buildingâs living room, I called Aiya over.
âErm, Aiya, your health is still not very good, right?â
The moment the words were out of my mouth, the husband, Toni, bowed his head.
[7] Aiya cried, âIâm recovering, I will recover very soon. So, please, please donât abandon me.â
Aiyaâs children clutched at her sleeves, staring at me with anxious faces.
Ahah, it looks like they had mistaken my intentions. [1] Look, since Iâve already bought you guys, I wonât give you up now. [5]
âNo, no, thatâs not why I called you out, I justâ¦â
Anyway, instead of trying to explain myself and getting them to tell me the details of her sickness, letâs just use [Appraisal] on Aiya and see whether she can be cured.
Hmm, according to [Appraisal], Aiya is suffering from some sort of lung disease. Though her family had gotten into debt to cure her, the sickness has not been completely cleared away.
If thatâs the case, I should use this.
I took out one of Suiâs Special Elixir (low grade) from my [Item Box]. [1] Itâs something I had Sui made back in Doran when I encountered Darryl and Eris and heard the sad story about their sick mother.
I had two left from that time, [1] and am handing one of Suiâs Special Elixir to Aiya now.
âHere, drink this. It will cure your illness.â
Aiya accepted the elixir from me with a confused face.
âExcuse me, is this a potion? The colour is a little different from the ones I had seen beforeâ¦â [3] said Toni. He looked worried, [1] which is totally fitting since his wife would be the one drinking this mysterious draft after all.
âItâs an elixir that could cure pretty much any illness in one go,â I explained.
A burst of âbufo!â exploded from the five former Adventurers. [1] Eww, thatâs dirtyâ¦
âNo, no, no, Mukouda-san, you canât use an elixir like that,â [3] Tabasa said earnestly.
Luke said, âEven as an S Ranker and someone who has cleared the Doran dungeon, Iâm sure Mukouda-san must have gone through a lot of trouble to get his hands on a treasure from the dungeons. Why would you waste it on a slave?!â [5]
âWait, how did you know-â
âTh-thatâs right!â Irvine said. [3] âA single tiny bottle of elixir is so precious that it is worth more than all of us slaves put together.â
âUmu, thatâs right! The moment anything with the word âelixirâ appear in the market, nobles would suddenly show up in the droves to buy driving the price even higher,â [3] said Bartel excitedly.
Peter said nothing but kept nodding and going âun, unâ at everything the others said.
Eeehhhâ¦. Well, itâs not like I had gotten it through much troubleâ¦
âAhem, this is just a low-grade elixir. All it does is cure illnesses and injuries but canât extend lifespan. Anyway, I made it myself so itâs all fine,â I said, trying to make it seem all normal.
Instead, the five former Adventurers appeared even more excited.
âY-you made it? Mukouda-san made this elixir?â
â⦠wait, can elixirs be made?â
âI remember hearing from this from an elf I met a long time ago. A recipe of the elixir exists but it canât be made because the required ingredients are too difficult to obtain,â said Bartel.
Ah, I guess it made sense for the oldest person here to know things like that?
âWait, wait, so what are the ingredients?â
âAmong other things, the liver and blood of a dragon, as well as lots of other very valuable materialsâ¦â
â⦠â¦â [7] all five adventurers were now staring at me silently.
I should⦠probably change the subject.
âA-anyway, letâs not talk about that anymore. Itâs just one of those things I have access to, which is why I can use it on Aiya. Well? Go on, go on, drink up,â
Just hurry up and drink it before those five starts talking nonsense again.
The Toni family were currently sobbing and saying âThank youâ over and over again. [1] Yes, yes, I understand, donât you start worshipping me now.
The children, Costi and Celia were crying and saying things like, âI will work hardâ and âI will work very, very hardâ. Please donât, itâs enough for children to assist their parents to their best ability.
âErm, Aiya, could you please hurry up and drink it?â
With a final deep bow, Aiya swallowed down Suiâs Special Elixir (low grade).
Immediately after drinking the elixir, her body suddenly glowed white. [1] Everyone stared at Aiya in shock but the light soon subsided. [5]
It was the first time I see someone drink one of Suiâs elixirs in front of my eyes, so Iâm a little worried.
âA-are you alright?â
As soon as I spoke, Aiya suddenly started laughing and crying at the same time. [3] âIâm fine⦠all the pain and suffocation in my body is gone. Itâs all gone!â [5]
Her family surged around her, happily hugging each other as they laughed and cried at the same time.
Aahh, Iâm glad too. [2] She certainly looks much better now. When I used [Appraisal] on her, it showed that her illness was gone. [5]
Alright! As expected of Suiâs Special Elixirs.
Anyway, once things calmed down, the next thing to do is to cook the meal I promised Lotte-chan.
The idiot twins were still muttering to each other, going on and on about âOh my gosh, I canât believe he really used the elixir on a slaveâ and âI could play for the rest of my life if I sell one of those, what an idiotâ.
Excuse me, I can hear you, you know?
Please make sure the boss is out of hearing before you start talking behind his back.
Still, those two are so stupid that I donât even feel like getting angry at them.
Haaaahhhâ¦
Gumi: For all the excitement, itâs pretty short. Though it did almost break the 1000 word limitâ¦
Fer: Umu, thatâs because you deleted things again
Gumi: Shut up, itâs all stupid stuff like âtheir mouth dropped opened and stare in shock etcâ when author already said they were surprised just one paragraph ago. And praises about Suiâs elixir âwow, as expected, yada yada yadaâ
Fer: Almost break, that means it still hasnât break. Why isnât this a bonus?
Gumi: ⦠because the following chapter is over 2000 long and I canât-
Fer: Weak.
Gumi: Yeah? Well your Ninril is a ninny for sweets
Fer: You dare-!!
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