Are You Going to Break off the Engagement and Expel Me at the Same Time? ~I’m an Alchemist Who’s End

Chapter 29: This one doesn’t smell

“Hahahaha ~when you forget, you forget~”

“…Well… If I pour this yellow liquid on the plants, will they grow faster?”

“Yes, it does. They grow at different rates depending on how much you pour on them.”

As I speak, I open the lid of the vial.

A pungent smell emanates from inside the vial.

Thomas couldn’t help but hold his nose with his hand.

“Oh my God! What is that smell?”

“It smells, right? It’s a little confusing at first.”

The smell of the growth accelerator is like rotten eggs.

It smells like rotten food, so many people are surprised if they are not used to it.

I also remember being surprised when I made it without knowing it.

“My nose is going to turn… Amelia, are you okay with that?”

“I’m used to it. I brewed a lot of potions in the capital.”

“It’s amazing what you get used to.”

“It’s even more impressive to me that you’ve been able to live in this environment for so many years.

The planter are filled with seeds.

They grow at different rates depending on how much water you give them. So if you add too much water, they grow too fast and die.

For the size of the herbs, I used about half.

I tip the vial and pour it over the soil where I planted the seeds.

Three seconds pass.

“Nothing happens, right?”

“It’s not going to grow in the blink of an eye. It’s just going to grow faster. But look.”

The soil that was applied with the accelerator is gradually lifting.

It’s a germinating seed trying to push the soil out of the way.

We stare at it.

After about ten seconds, a green shoot finally sprouts from the earth.

“It’s coming out.”

“Right? Maybe in an hour or so it will grow big enough to be used as material.”

“So soon. Growth accelerator … That’s handy. Too bad we can’t use it for farming.

“That would spoil the flavor. I suppose you could use it when you’re desperate for something edible…”

I once used an accelerator to grow five different vegetables.

When I ate them as they were, they were all bitter, and when I cooked them, they turned sour and tasteless.

If you are a good cook, could you manage it?

Even if you were, you’d have to do a lot of re-seasoning and have a lot of extra work, which would be counterproductive.

“When it comes to food, you have to find another way.”

“Right. But why don’t we do this first?”

Thomas points to the sweat running down his cheeks.

It’s as hot as ever today.

It’s so hot that even in my room I can’t stop sweating, and my throat is dry.

I’m sure I’m going to collapse from dehydration soon.

“I’m going to make some now.”

“You can make them?”

“Yes. I’ve turned most of the herbs into seeds, but I’ve left enough for everyone in the mansion.”

“Okay, good. Please do that. Shun is away a lot, and Iru and the others are always on the move.”

It’s hot. You should make one for yourself.

I don’t think he would say something like that.

I feel his kindness and it warms my heart, not my body.

“What do you do that makes me warm inside?”

“Hmm? What?”

“It’s nothing. Thomas, can you pour some ice for me to start with?”

“I’ll do it.”

Thomas extends his right arm, palm up.

He opens his mouth to cast a spell, but stops halfway and asks me.

“How much do you need?”

“Two hands full? That’s enough.”

“Okay.”

After making sure, Thomas focuses on his right hand.

He takes a deep breath and activates the spell.

“Ice Crystal.”

A magic circle unfolds in his right hand and cold air is released.

The cold air spreads out in all directions and then gathers back in his palm.

With a crunching sound, ice crystals form in the air and grow larger in an instant.

When the ice finally reaches the size of a grown man’s head, Thomas places it on the table.

“Is that enough?”

“Yes, that’s enough. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. From now on, it’s your job.”

“I’ll do it.”

Ice, some herbs and water.

The ingredients were ready and the alchemy was drawn on a sheet of paper.

The formation was drawn with white lines on brown paper.

I put the materials on the formation, and finally I put the vial on the formation, and then I touch the formation.

“If I had more materials, I could make better potions.”

I start the alchemy as I speak.

The light of the alchemy reaction flickers, and the materials are broken down and reassembled.

The result is a yellow potion.

“Yes, it is done.”

Six potions are lined up on top of the alchemy circle.

Thomas looks at the finished potions and asks me a question.

“Are these the heat-resistant potions? They look just like the Accelerator…”

“Not exactly. Look closely, it’s thinner than the Accelerator, isn’t it?”

“Hmm… I don’t know. It’s so confusing, I’m sure I’d get it wrong.”

“You should be able to tell the difference. The base of the potion that makes you resistant is yellow.”

But I made the mistake of storing it a few times during my alchemy studies.

Since I’ve been on the court, I haven’t made any mistakes.

It looks almost the same as it did before.

“If you don’t know what it is, smell it.”

And with these words, I opened the lid of the potion.

“…It doesn’t smell.”

“It’s just a potion.”

“Yes, but it’s still confusing”

“Would you rather it smell?”

Thomas shakes his head to the side.

Yes, that’s what I thought.