66. Poison Specialist (7)
66. Poison Specialist (7)
“Nishia, a guest has arrived.”
“Ha ha, I see.”
Nishia greets two crocodiles by showing her hand. The crocodile, who received her greeting, nodded her head in satisfaction and approached the water’s edge. He smiled brightly at Nishia, who still seemed unable to understand this situation.
“Nishia, as long as you don’t go deep into the gray forest here, it’s not dangerous as long as you know the rules.”
“If you go deeper, what is there?”
“Well, maybe you need to know. You’ll come to the Ashen Forest often with me. Hmm… What should I say? You don’t want to hear about a frog the size of a human torso that tastes like bananas, right?”
Nishia nods her head. I pulled up the fishing line, changed her bait, and continued.
“The representative one is the ghost who talked to us in the aisle earlier. Ancient Knight Zombie. Mana Dragon. Super-“
“D. A dragon?”
“The name is Dragon, but it may not be the kind of creature you think it is. That’s how the lizard was born as a result of Arisha’s experiment accident.”
“… Lizard.”
“The length alone is over 10M. A ferocious creature that breathes flame. In fact, mana dragons are creatures that love people very much. So it is more dangerous.”
Nishia tilts her head at my words.
“I like people, but is it dangerous?”
“Yes. They love people so much that they have a habit of trying to drag them back to their nest. It bites people with its mouth and takes them to its nest, but its grip is so strong that it splits in two the moment it bites.”
“Well, then, you don’t like people, do you?”
I got a bite, so I grabbed the fishing rod. But the bait was taken away and nothing was caught.
“That bastard adjusted his powers in his own way. According to Melgard’s anecdote, he was bitten by a lizard and kidnapped to a nest, where he was treated with utmost hospitality. The next day he rode the dragon back, they say.”
“Ohh… “
“But we die the moment we are bitten, so don’t even try. Because I love people so much, if I get attacked by people, I’m going to die. If you see him, you must attack immediately. Besides that, there are many mysterious creatures.”
I put the bait on the hook and threw the float again.
“By the way. Why are there so many mysterious creatures in the Ashen Forest?”
“Most of them are Arisha’s work. I experimented and dumped the leftovers from the process in this forest. Most of them are ancient magical powers, so creatures evolved.”
“Umm, that’s right. Something… Arisha-sama seems like a bad person.”
“It will be right. It was a shame that Shaiza existed in the same era, how many big accidents would have happened if it wasn’t there? Oh, Nishia. Look over there.”
I beckoned to a huge old tree on the other side of the lake. A chestnut-haired woman was standing on the trunk of an old tree, looking at us.
“Sah, are you human?”
“No, I am a fairy who is the owner of the Ashen Forest. They must be assessing whether we are the ones who will have a bad influence on the forest.”
“If… What if you are branded as a bad person?”
“Um… They will call in strong animals to subdue us. That fairy is afraid of people. They say he developed a fear of humans after attacking Melgard who was sleeping in the past and getting hit so hard.”
“If it was attacked… It deserves it.”
I greeted the crocodile that approached me with my hand and continued talking.
“That… You’ve been s*xually assaulted It is said that Melgard is an incredibly handsome man.”
“Seo, grades?”
“Yes. Even if I seduced a man I had a crush on, it didn’t work. Unable to bear it, it attacked at night, and he was almost beaten to death by Melgard, who mistakenly thought he was attacked. If that happens, even I will be afraid of people. Oh, come!”
I grabbed a fishing pole. Then, a fish with purple bells all over its body was caught.
“Um… This is not the fish you were looking for.”
“Seo, senpai, then does that fairy know how to speak human language?”
“Okay, setup…. From what I’ve heard, he must be around 400 years old now, but the fact that he hasn’t gotten married yet seems to have left him as a trauma. I developed a phobia of humans, so I stopped dating men.”
Let me catch a fish. Alligators were holding out their short arms and clapping their hands. Because he clapped his hands with his short arms, the crocodile’s body leaned back. I reached out to the alligators to say hello and tried to release the fish.
ㅡ 『Great… 』
I was going to do that, but I saw three baby alligators sitting next to me. The baby crocodiles are salivating and looking up at me. I threw fish to the alligators.
“The fish I am looking for is a fish with wings. It becomes an ingredient for a potion of rejuvenation.”
“Can you fly if you have wings?”
“According to the Creature Encyclopedia, it cannot fly because its wings are wet. If it’s not wet, it can fly, but it’s said that after a few minutes its wings dry up and it dies.”
“It is useless after all.”
“Yes.”
Kung!ㅡ Kung!ㅡ
I heard a dull sound behind me and turned my head. Then a tortoise as high as my waist comes and looks up at me. Nishia doesn’t know if that creature is dangerous or not, so she looks nervous.
“It’s a snapping turtle. Can you see the fruit on the back of the Nishia tortoise?”
“Yes, what is that?”
“On the snapping turtle’s back, both grass and trees grow. Pick that fruit and give it to the turtle, be careful not to bite her hand.”
Nishia picks the fruit as I ordered and feeds it to the turtle. The tortoise that ate the fruit lowered her body to see if she felt better.
“Well done. Then let’s get on.”
“Is it okay if I climb on it?”
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“The snapping turtle only eats the fruit that grows on its back. However, due to the structure of the body, it cannot be eaten unless someone picks it up. If you pick fruit like this and give it to me, I will lend you a lamp for the whole day to repay the favor.”
Nishia and I jumped on the turtle’s back. Then the clever turtle approaches and sits near the water’s edge. So, she and Nishia sat on the turtle’s back, ate a meal with the lunch box she bought from the market, and continued fishing.
I was able to catch three of the wing fish I was aiming for.
*
“Ohhh, is this a potion of rejuvenation?”
Back at the store, I made a potion of rejuvenation using winged fish. As soon as the item was completed, Sally came.
“Are you there?”
“Welcome. Senior, you haven’t had a guest in a long time.”
“Yes, unfortunately, he is my guest. Come on Shelly.”
Sally, who came to my shop, is watching me carefully to see if the damage she heard from me last night has not gone. I handed over her finished potion to her.
“Feed the dog. Feed them and they will cheer you up.”
“Thank you so much.”
“Yes. As for publicity, I think you can spread the word that the store will open from 5:00 tomorrow.”
“You mean 5 o’clock? Okay.”
Celie gets up from her seat with a nod of her head and her potion bottle. I’d like to help the dog recover as soon as possible.
“The big dog in my workshop was that senior’s dog.”
“Yes. It had something to do with it.”
“After I left, you did something.”
“…… “
I gave Nishia a rough nod of her head. She’s more jealous of Nishia than she thinks, so when she talks about making her something without him, she gets pretty tired. As Shelley left her shop with her potion, Nishia tapped her on my shoulder with her finger.
“What did you make but me?”
“… Nishia”
“Yes?”
“Now is not the time to worry about trifles like that. We have to prepare to receive guests from tomorrow.”
“That senior is doing publicity. Will it work?”
Looking at Nishia who asked such a question, I smiled once and continued her words.
“Ten times ours. No, you will have 15 times as many friends.”
“Even if you multiply it by 15, there are only 30 people?”
“… It should be multiplied by 100 instead of 15.”
“Oh. Okay.”
“That’s it.”
As if Nishia understood, she smiled and clapped her hands. Her junior understood what I was saying, so she should be in a good mood, but her heart is heavy.
So, in preparation for tomorrow, we focused on manufacturing things. So the next day. He robbed all the goods he had from the incoming customers and made a total of 800,000 Dunn. It is a pity that there have been quite a few customers who just left because there were too many people coming and lack of goods.
What I learned from this incident, Shelly Mary, is that she has wider feet than I thought. Arisha, Melgard, Shiza, and 2nd year students came evenly, and the interesting thing is that people from 1st year, 3rd year, and even 4th year came to see Sally after hearing her story.
It is really unfortunate that the most popular product, scented candles, is in short supply as each person purchases two or three pieces. It was an opportunity to broaden the range of customers.
“Nishia, Senior Denas. I think I should focus on making scented candles for a day.”
“Yeah, that’s what I think too. Anyway, that kid named Sally. That’s great. I only have 5 friends in the same grade… How can a second year student have more friends in a third year than me?”
“…… “
Said Denas, putting a finger on her chin and tilting her head. Me, Nishia, and even Denas. The fact that even the three of them do not have more than 10 friends, there was a gloomy atmosphere for a while, but when it was time to share the proceeds, it regained its color again.
*
That night. Melgard Class Dormitory.
Irina Blood was still sitting in the corner of the dorm common room, looking down at her floor. Princess Larry Sha von Melloyer, who was watching her with pity, sat down next to Irina and patted her on the shoulder.
“Ms. Irina. It’s late at night.”
“… Ah, hello, Princess.”
“Ms. Irina. Oh, yes. Would you like to train with me tomorrow? Actually-“
“Princess… You don’t have to take care of me. That’s right, I am.”
Irina looked down at her floor and said that. Lerisha loses her words and closes her eyes tightly. Every time I saw Irina Blood, she felt uncomfortable with her immense guilt. She did it all the more because of herself, because she knew that the situation between this child and Woros had gone awry.
“Irina, if you give up like that… He would have reconciled with Woros later—”
“You know it’s impossible.”
“That… that… okay! It’s the wind. When the wind blows… Ha.”
Depressed Lerry Sha also lowers her head. Then she starts to smell her strawberries from somewhere. She felt her heart warm a little, perhaps because of the fragrant smell. Lerisha got up from her seat and turned her head in the direction of her scent.
“Ah, ah! Sorry. I will turn it off now.”
“Wait a minute. That scent. Where did you get that from?”
“Oh, this scented candle?”
Lerisha nods her head. The moment she smelled the strawberry scent, she felt that her gloomy heart had eased a little, albeit for a moment. It seemed that if I got that scented candle and gave it to Irina as a gift, her condition would improve a little.
“I bought it at a store that her friend recommended. I bought it at a shop located in an alley in the market hall of Shaiza.”
“Well, where is the store?”
“It’s an alley on the 4th street through the market, but that… The owner is Woros Blood… Princess?”
“Oh, no. Come to think of it, I’ve heard of it… Anyway, looks like the store is open again?”
A male student holding a scented candle nods her head.
“Yes, there is a gap between people’s feet—”
“Irina?”
Irina suddenly rose from her seat, Lerisha nodded her head to her male student to thank her, and she followed Irina and grabbed her by the shoulder.
“I understand your heart, but you can’t meet Woros right now.”
“Only the face… Even the face”
“No.”
Woros Blood said clearly. She said that if Irina was noticed nearby, she would take a hard line. For that reason, right now, she is not the right time for Irina to go see Woros. One day there would be an opportunity. She has to put up with it until then.
Speaking of Warros’ tough response, she couldn’t even imagine the intensity. Looking at Irina’s condition right now, it seems that she intends to be dealt with without any counterattack, but if that happens, it is clear that it will be impossible for her to recover the relationship again.
“If we meet now… It is truly irreversible.”
“… !”
“You want to reconcile with your older brother, right?”
“…… “
“I know it’s hard, but… Please bear with me for a little while.”
At Lerry Shah’s words, Irina tightly closed her eyes.