The Novice Alchemist's Store

As for the ice tooth bat fangs, the selling operation, I left them to Mr. Iris and Lorea, and once I headed to South Strag.

The purpose was a meeting with Mr. Leonora and the purchase of missing materials.

I wish the merchant was selling fangs at Mr. Leonora's, 'cause otherwise, we're gonna need to make amends.

As always, continue to run with physical strengthening and head straight to Mr. Leonora's shop.

"Hello ~. Mr. Leonora"

"Ah, Sarasa. Hissybu. Thanks to you, I'm making money."

It was Mr. Leonora with a very good smile who welcomed me.

"Oh, did you come here after all?

"Yeah. I'm buying him as much as I want. Every time you bring it in, lower the buying price slightly."

"So, Gappo Gappo, right?

Nicole laughed at me, and Leonora laughed at me again.

"Yeah, you're really gappo gappo. Now, it's pretty much below the market, but you still sell it, so maybe it's a pretty nasty situation?

"What do you think? My concern was that I might bring it to another alchemist..."

"Oh, you mean him? There are no more stores for him. You can't even bring it in."

"- Huh? Is it gone?

"You're crushed. I know I've lost material from that village, but I turned my hand around a little bit, and I tightened it up a lot."

………

Again, Mr. Leonora deepens his niggles and grins.

Even if not as much as the master, the expression feels amazing backed by experience.

I don't know exactly what you did, but isn't that, 'crushed', 'crushed'?

Well, I don't even have sympathy for the malicious alchemist disappearing because it's a good thing from the industry as a whole.

"So there's enough ice tooth bat fangs, is that good?

"Right. Did you bring it to me? I'm sorry to bother you."

"No, I brought other materials, and I bought them."

I'm asking for your help, so naturally this is about it.

Besides, as far as the ancient ginseng collectors are concerned, I haven't been hunting ice tooth bats lately in relation to the ice tooth bat fangs I'm getting to sell.

Instead, they're picking up other materials and selling them to us, so there's a lot to sell.

Line them up and barter half with Mr. Leonora.

Mr. Leonora is really helpful because he always prepares what I need.

"... or do you have everything I want well?

Mr. Leonora smiles at my words like that.

"Right. You didn't order the smelter artifact in that village, did you? What Sarasa wants, then, is the alchemy of all… now, the material to be used in four to five volumes. Later is the material of the smelting drug Potion, which is needed in the village. Not to that extent?

"Your answer. That's great."

I didn't know you could even guess how many volumes I'm working on right now.

"Again, you're doing many times as many alchemists as Sarasa! I'm not calling it a master class, but I'm pretty confident in my arms."

"It helps, having experienced seniors relatively close by. When I went to that village, I wondered what was really going on."

"But if you're Sarasa, why don't you just talk to your master?

"That, of course, would help me if I talked to you, but I'm kicking training in my master's shop, but I rely too much on -"

"Ha!? You kicked my job in a masterclass store!? Really?

Feeling like eating my dialogue, Mr. Leonora raised her voice.

"Yeah, well."

"I would have, if I could have called you when I graduated, absolutely, got a job in two replies, but hey. Definitely not cheap."

"I thought that too, but then again, you won't have the experience... Oh, no, as an alchemist, I think you'll have a very good experience, but life experience is better..."

"... the human being the master class disciples is a little different after all."

Mr. Leonora turned a frightened, then slightly frightened gaze.

Why? Why?

"Well, fine. Than that, Sarasa, why don't you stay today? You've done a lot of research on the Kundan merchant on my part. I want to talk about it."

"Oh, really? Of course, there's no reason to say no..."

"Then it's settled! Lunch yet?

"Yes. I thought I'd eat it, because I was a little halfway through it"

I had a few thoughts, and today, it was not in the early morning, but in the morning, that I left the village.

That's why we got to South Strag just before lunch.

It was still early in the day for lunch and the dining room wasn't open very well, so we gave priority to visiting Mr. Leonora.

"Oh well. You can go eat, but at this hour..."

Mr. Leonora thought for a moment, opening the door behind the counter and speaking to the back of it.

"Hey, lunch, there's three of us?"

- Yes, I do.

Ms. Leonora turned this way and laughed nicely in response to her return after a short time.

"That's why we'll eat today. Not as good as a master class employee, but our dishes are quite delicious, because we make them."

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In the back of the shop where Mr. Leonora took me in, there was one woman of the same age as Mr. Leonora, arranging dishes at the table.

"My name is Sarasa. Best regards,"

"Oh, you don't have to be so sure. I'm Filione. As you can see, Nora... you're an employee of Leonora's shop. I'm doing shop numbers, chores, stuff like that."

When I greeted her, the woman responded lightly as she waved and laughed.

Sit down, please.

"Excuse me. Didn't I interrupt you suddenly and annoy you?

"It's okay. Nora's making a lot of money, so there's plenty of room for food. It can't be a treat."

With that said, the table is lined with bread and soup, sautéed chicken, and vegetables mixed with eggs to bake.

That, in general, is a treat.

Especially eggs, which is not so available in the village.

"Sounds so delicious!

"Really? Good. I hope you like the taste too...... Eat before it gets cold. Sit down, Nora."

"Yes, sir. Let's have it."

"Yes, I'll take it"

Let's start with... soup.

Take a sip with a spoon.... Yeah, light system.

But the vegetable flavour and the dried meat stock are out and delicious.

When you take a bite of bread, the egg is next.

It's got all sorts of vegetables carved in it. That's a pretty fine dish.

If you eat a slice, the fluffy, dissolving eggs and vegetables mix together, and this is delicious again.

If Maria at the master's is a professional cook, this one feels like a good cook's mother.

"What do you say? Our cooking numbers are pretty good, aren't they?

"It's delicious. It's hard to eat all this food."

"Thanks. It's not my cooking number, though. - You're the alchemist this kid was talking about Nora. She's not cute and good."

"Isn't this the only way to protect you?"

"Is that it? Was I, was I protected?

To my words, Mr. Leonora scratches his head and smiles bitterly.

"No, I throw it out as it is, because I was kind of anxious. I think I might get caught up in some weird inn or something."

So last time, you stayed.

Sure, I'm not a guide in that respect.

"Speaking of which, you didn't see Mr. Filione before this, did you?

"I had a little business then and I was out. Was it okay? Weird stuff, couldn't you feed it?

"No, it was okay, wasn't it? … it was a simple meal."

"I knew it. I'm sorry. Because Nora is a bad cook."

To Mr. Filione, who exhales and shakes his head, Mr. Leonora points his mouth as if he were obstinate.

"It's fine ~. Fee will cook for you, so I won't have any trouble ~"

"Totally. I know you want to focus on alchemy, but for a little while, I need you to do something else?

"I don't like it. That's why I'm hiring Fee."

Mr. Figlione's eyebrows bounce picturesque at Mr. Leonora, who shakes his head clearly.

"... can I quit something else?

"It's always helping! Don't throw it away!

Mr. Filione sighed as he pulled off Mr. Leonora, who immediately connected.

"I'm sorry. This is what a good old senior alchemist looks like."

"Yes, no...... are you two long?

"Unfortunately, it's been a long time."

"Yeah, my relationship with Fee was a while after I set up the store so... more than a decade?

"That's what's gonna happen."

Mr. Figlione nods at the words of Mr. Leonora, who said by counting the fingerfolds.

Master and Maria seem to be long, and maybe that's what an alchemist's shop employee is after all.

You're going to need some expertise, and you're not going to let go of anyone who remembers them.

If you're some alchemist, you'll be able to afford just to pay higher salaries, and if you're hired, you can't hope so much for a workplace beyond that.

"I hired a clerk, too, but I knew it was something to hire when I set up a store."

"As soon as we open up, we don't have much room, and it's hard to get around a good opponent, but if it's possible, you want to hire one. Because without someone to give me a store number, I won't be able to use my time for alchemy."

"Right. If you're in a store number, you can't do full work during the day, because even if you do it after closing, there's chores like cleaning the house, preparing meals, etc. It's also difficult to open a store like this to purchase."

"It is. In that regard, it's convenient for Phee to have a variety of things ~"

"I was hired as a store number at first. Now even prepare meals, clean houses, and wash laundry. Nora, I won't do anything..."

Mr. Filione says so and sighs like he's in trouble.

"Haha, it's helping. But when you meet someone who's not very compatible with you, that's a problem."

"Really?

I think it would be good if it was compatible and the store was turning around well......

"Yeah. I wonder if it's good as it is, or something"

"As a result, Nora doesn't even get married. She's this age?

"Is that Phee with you?!?"

"That's why. Sarasa, be careful, okay? It's easy, it's dangerous if you start thinking about it. 'Cause that's the footsteps of" marriage "walking away."

"Ha..."

That way... you've already heard that footstep. Me.

"I said, it won't last if it's not compatible, so I can't ~"

"You have that, don't you? I really remember a lot, so I don't know what to do anymore."

If it's not compatible, it won't last until you become an employee who can remember and use your job.

If they are compatible and keep working long, they become valuable employees and can't let go.

"... uh, there's nothing you can do?

"Yeah. There's a way I can just leave the store to work and do the house thing myself."

"Probably as difficult as a good alchemist, isn't it? Nora, once I started doing it, I forgot to eat."

"When I'm in the mood, I can't help it. I hired Fee to make time for alchemy."

"So, in the rough house, I couldn't stand it, and I got my hands on it. Now it's totally..."

"I'm counting on you. Yes."

"Huh. You should be careful, Sarasa, too, huh? If you want to get married."

"I remember my liver."

I'm still okay, right?

Young. Yeah.