Chapter 22 Surprise Your Friends By Super-Strengthening Them With A Medicine That Makes Them Invincible
I, Leaf, along with the S-rank adventurer party [Twilight Dragon], dove into a hidden dungeon.
Upon receiving a distress call from guild members, we all headed towards the depths of the dungeon.
"Hey everyone, take this potion."
I said as I took a vial out of my magic bag and handed it out to everyone.
Mercury-san looked at me suspiciously.
"Isn't this a dangerous potion?"
"No, it's just a normal potion! When you drink it, you become invincible temporarily!"
"It's a dangerous drug!"
Then, the party leader, Aerial-san, closely examined the vial.
"What do you mean by 'temporarily invincible'?"
"Just as it sounds. You become invincible. Temporarily, of course."
"I see...I know that your potions are amazing. That's why I trust you."
Aerial-san said before confidently drinking the potion.
And so, having my medicine accepted feels good.
The rest of the team, although confused, followed suit, perhaps because the leader drank it.
Only Mercury-san looked quite reluctant, even displeased, but still drank it.
"All right, we should be good to go now!"
"Okay then, let's move out!"
Aerial-san and the others started walking.
Since I can detect traps with my nose, we can mostly avoid them.
Before long...
"Enemy spotted. It's a bear."
"You can tell?"
"Yes. The scent of beasts is quite unique."
Aerial-san and the team get fully prepared at my words.
Then, a large bear appeared, making heavy footsteps.
"Death Bear! It's an S-rank monster!"
Mercury-san, with her Appraisal Eye, identified the enemy.
Her expression tensed up.
"Oh, so this bear is actually a monster. There are tons of them in Abyss Wood, so I thought it was just a regular bear."
"Don't make a tsukkomi, if you do, you lose...!"
Mercury-san is shaking. Maybe she's scared.
Well, wild bears are definitely scary, I get it.
"Everyone, get ready for battle. Let's start by drawing the enemy's attention. Archers, fire!"
The party's archer-san gets ready with his bow.
Creakkkk!
"Le-Leader, something is wrong!"
"What? W-What's happening?"
"Anyway...oh no, it's too late! I'll shoot the arrow!"
Archer-san releases the arrow.
Whoooosh!!!
"""........"""
"Wow, amazing! What a great hit!"
Just as expected of an S-Rank adventurer!
He has incredible accuracy, though not as powerful as Archer Saint, Old Man Gamma.
That old man can blow away mountains with his arrows.
"Now, let's keep moving forward!"
"""Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!"""
Hmm? What's going on?
Everyone crowds around me.
"Leaf-kun, what was that just now!?"
"What do you mean... did I do something?"
"Yeah, you did! Otherwise, how could an S-rank monster like the Death Bear have a huge hole in its chest from the warning arrow!?"
Aerial-san points to the dead bear.
Thanks to the archer's arrow, there's a massive hole in the bear's chest.
"But didn't the archer take it down?"
"He doesn't have that kind of power! It was you, wasn't it!?"
"I didn't do anything. I was just watching from behind."
Mercury-san looked like she wanted to say something, staring at me.
What could it be?
"Aerial, it's probably the effect of that invincible potion. Definitely."
"Huh, there's no way the [Hyper Invincible Potion] has that kind of power, right?"
"Just hearing the name [Hyper Invincible Potion] sounds dangerous."
I explain the effects of the potion.
"The Hyper Invincible Potion is a medicine that, when taken, prevents you from getting hurt. That's it."
"...Don't make a tsukkomi, if you do, you lose! Don't make a tsukkomi!"
With a puzzled look on his face, Aerial-san tries to refocus and says.
"Anyway, we don't have much time, let's hurry ahead."
Dodging traps, we head towards the guild members who sent out the distress signal using the shortest route.
"This way is to the right."
"How does Leaf-kun know? Where the guild members are?"
"Um, I'm just following the scent?"
Before entering this dungeon, I was able to sniff the belongings of the guild member who sent out the signal.
Now all we have to do is follow that scent.
"Your sense of smell is amazing... Does that help in your daily life?"
"Yes, I can temporarily numb my sense of smell with medicine... Oh! Enemies are coming! Bats, I think."
Before long, a huge bat appears.
With only one eye, it's holding a scythe in its hand.
"Oh no, it's a Gremlin! It's S-rank!"
"Huh, isn't that just a bat?"
"...Guh, ughh, ughhhh, don't make a tsukkomi!"
I don't know what's going on, but Mercury-san seems to be in pain.
"Are you okay? Want some Elixir?"
"Ughhhh! Tsukkomiii!"
"You're not gonna drink it?"
"I'll drink it!!!"
Now Aerial-san and the others are facing off against the Gremlin.
The Gremlin lands on the ground with a thud.
"Whoa! It's so fast! I can't keep up with its movements with my eyes!"
"Huh? I can see it just fine, can't you?"
"That's impossible! Look! Its form is completely invisible just by sound. It moves incredibly fast...oh, wait?"
Aerial-san blinks his eyes.
It's as if something strange has caught his eye.
"I...I can see it...why?"
"See, you can see it, can't you?"
"No, this is weird. Just a moment ago, that speed... No, it's different now! Get ready for magic!"
At Aerial-san's command, the magician-san raises his staff.
"We don't need to defeat it, just make the opponent hesitate for a moment!"
"Then a basic spell should do. Fire... huh!?"
Magic power gathers at the tip of the staff.
BOOOOOMMMM!
The powerful magic blows away the walls of the dungeon.
As expected of an S-rank adventurer.
Well, it's still no match for Granny Merlin's power.
"Defeat the Gremlin! That's it!"
"""Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!"""
Once again, I find myself surrounded by the members of the Twilight Dragon.
"What's wrong, don't you have time?"
"No, Leaf-kun. What just happened was a bit strange."
"Strange? Oh, definitely the power is a little weak. But Granny Merlin is amazing, so it's weird to compare."
"No, when I say weird, I mean the power is weird!"
"You mean it's too weak?"
Plop! Blood vessels pop on Mercury's forehead.
She takes a deep breath....
"It's too strong!!!!!""
Huh, is Mercury mad?
I wonder why.
"I had promised not to tsukkomi you, but I've reached my limit! Leaf-kun! The Hyper-Invincible Medicine is an absolutely dangerous medicine!"
"No, it's just medicine to prevent injuries."
"Shush! Medicine! Give it to me now!"
I hand the Hyper-Invincible Medicine to Mercury.
She immediately appraises it.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THISSSSS!"
"What's wrong, Mercury?"
"Aerial, this is amazing! When you drink it, you get a temporary buff on all stats!"
"What!? So you mean your abilities improve?"
"Yes. Complete immunity to status ailments, greatly increased physical strength, greatly increased magic attack power, and so on... Not only do you become tougher, but various powers are enhanced. It's like a perfect invincible superhuman potion!"
Everyone looked astonished as they stared at the potion I made.
"Oh, that effect doesn't really exist. It just prevents you from getting hurt."
"Probably because the people in the Hero Village are already extremely powerful, like at max level in stats such as attack power. So, the Hyper Invincibility Potion didn't improve their stats. As a result, only the effect of automatic healing of injuries showed, and they didn't notice the ability buff."
Mercury-san was talking about the potion in various ways.
But I didn't really understand much of it.
"So, what does that mean?"
"It means it's amazing!"
"Yes! The elder people are amazing, aren't they!"
"You're so amazing too, OH MY GOODNESS!!!!"
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