Frontier Magic Pharmacist

Chapter 69: The heroic saga

It was the first time in a long time that we had a meal together as a family. Grandpa and Grandma were not there, but We were all happy to see each other again

“Brother Alex, are you taking some time off from school?”

“Yes, but even though  he committed suicide, they found the murderer. It should be reopening soon.”

“Is everything all right?”

At my question, brother Alex bent his eyebrows into a c-shape and laughed with a troubled look on his face.

“I’ll be coming back here instead of the dorms for a while. I’ll even bring my own lunch. I think most of the nobles who have townhouses in the Royal Capital do that.　The academy approves of It.”

“That sounds very reassuring.”

Not only my brother, but also the people living in the Royal Capital must be anxious. If we could at least find out who the real culprits are, we might be able to figure out what they’re after.

“We have asked Julius and Rosalia to come all the way to the royal capital, but I cannot let you eat outside. I know it will be inconvenient for you, but make sure you follow through.”

“I understand.”

“Understood.”

In the royal capital, there must have been a number of stores selling sweets that could not be seen in the Margrave Heine territory. It’s a shame that you can’t enjoy them. However, the timing was bad. I guess I’ll have to wait until things settle down in the Royal Capital.

“How long are you planning to hold the funeral for grandmother, father?”

“Probably for the rest of the season.”

“So that’s how important  grandmother was to this country. …………Is it true that the culprit was aiming after the old lady?”

The place fell silent at my question. I am not the only one who is curious about this.  father put down his knife and fork.

“Because the most important person among those who died was your mother. It is quite possible. Mother never took on an apprentice. She never disclosed the wisdom and skill of her magic potions. Perhaps someone had a grudge somewhere because of that.”

“Did Grandmother ever say anything about anyone holding a grudge against her?”

Father shook his head from side to side. Does that mean he doesn’t remember anything about it? Killing the old lady would not give him the wisdom and skill of magic potions. The old lady’s status might be obtainable, but you can become a …… high-ranking potions master on your own merit, and the only thing you can get is a position in the Potions Guild, if you can get one.

“Did Grandmother have a high position in the Potions Guild?”

“She was vice president of the Potions Guild, though only in name. However, since she was not based in the royal capital, but rather in our territory on the Heine frontier, so I would say that she had little connection with the guild.”

“Was he after the vice presidency of the guild?”

“The investigation seems to be along those lines at the moment. I don’t know if the people in the Potions Guild know that they are being investigated along that line.”

He said this with a deep sigh. He was clearly displeased. I’d better not talk about this any more. It would spoil our family dinner, which we had not had together for a long time. I had to change the subject.

“Today’s dinner is delicious. The food we ate in the towns and villages on the way to the capital was also delicious, but the food in the capital is indeed different. I feel that it is seasoned well.”

“In the capital, you can get all kinds of spices. There might be spices that Julius doesn’t know about.”

Brother Alex took advantage of my blatant change of subject. He is indeed a dependable older brother. And it seems that there are spices in the royal capital that I haven’t seen yet. Many spices can be used as ingredients for magic potions. Even salt is an excellent ingredient for magic potions.

“I’m curious about that. I’d love to see it while I’m in the royal capital.”

“I think most of the spices are available in the kitchens, but it might be a good idea to visit a store that actually sells spices. There seem to be a lot of weird spices there.”

Smiling, brother Alex told me. It seems that he knows a lot about the city. I wonder if he walks around the Royal Capital on his days off from school. I’m a little envious.

“If I can’t eat food, I’d at least like to look around other stores.”

“Then I’ll take you there. The academy doesn’t reopen tomorrow either.”

“Brother Alex, I’d like to go with you.”

“Oh, really?　Then why don’t we go with  Rosalia?”

“Yes!”

Rosalia replied happily. Mother is watching it with a smile.

“Rosalia seems to have grown quite fond of Julius. Is there something else going on that we don’t know about?”

Oh, something about mother’s smile scares me. Father is also looking at me with one eyebrow raised. This is the one they suspect.

I did nothing …… wrong, right? I made some magical tools and killed the Great Big Boar that appeared along the way. This is not good. I have to somehow seal Rosalia’s mouth. No, even if I sealed her up, would she find out sooner or later?

“Together with brother, I made a lot of “cold and warm air blower” magical tools to dry my hair. In addition, brother also built baths in the training grounds and defeated the monsters that attacked us!”

“Rosalia, could you tell more about that story to your mother?”

“Of course.”

Thus began Rosalia’s saga. I was the hero. The story was somewhat a little dramatized in some places, but it was mostly true. Mother’s face was drawn when she told the story of the subjugation of the Great Big Boar.

Father seemed to have heard the story from Lionel and was looking up to the heavens with his hand on his forehead. Apparently, he had planned to tell  mother after some time had passed so as not to worry her.

“Julius, Lionel has told me most of what happened. But from now on, if you need anything, be sure to send me a letter. Is that clear?”

“…… yes.”

I’ve gotten myself in an awkward situation in some other way. I was just trying to improve the atmosphere of the place, but before I knew it I find myself in an awkward situation again. Mostly around me.

Of course, after that, I had to make one of those cold/warm blower magical devices. I think I’ll probably end up making several.