Chapter 41 Medicine To Neutralize Miasma (※Potent Medicine)
I came to the Votslak territory to help with the reconstruction work.
After assisting with the recovery of the first village, I proceeded to heal the injuries of the villagers in the territory one after another.
Treating the injured, repairing broken buildings, burning protective incense, and moving on to the next village...
Continuing this cycle, I gradually headed north, meaning, I got closer to Abyss Wood.
"This is bad."
Inside the carriage, Tai-chan, a beautiful woman with human appearance and beast ears (※Behemoth), frowned deeply.
"What's wrong, Tai-chan. What's bad?"
"As we get closer to Abyss Wood, the miasma is getting denser."
"Miasma...?"
Looking surprised at me, Mercury-san spoke up.
"Leaf-kun... I can't believe it, but do you not know about miasma?"
"No, I know about miasma. It's poisonous gas, right? It's produced when monsters die."
I know that much. After all, I'm a Pharmacist, you know.
Eileen-san added.
"The bodies of monsters are made of Mana. When monsters die, the Mana inside their bodies disappears into the atmosphere and is released back into the world through a filter called Yggdrasil."
Yggdrasil... Oh, that's the big tree underground that I helped not long ago.
"However, when Mana leaks into the atmosphere and doesn't pass through the filter of Yggdrasil, it becomes poisonous miasma that stays in that place."
"Wow, Eileen-san knows a lot!"
"After all, I'm a disciple of Merlin-sama, the sage of Mercury, one of the Eight Sages of the Divine Realm (Planetes)."
"The Eight Sages of the Divine Realm (Planetes)...?"
What's that about?
Mercury-san chimed in with an explanation.
"Those are the eight amazing magicians who mastered magic and reached the realm of gods. Like Merlin, the sage of Mercury, Nicolas Flamel, the sage of Venus, and Love Mary, the sage of Earth... There are eight of them."
"Wow... the Eight Sages of the Divine Realm (Planetes)... Granny Merlin was such an amazing person."
By the way, what are Mercury and Earth?
Are there such planets?
"The conversation drifted, but my Lord, as we approach Abyss Wood, the concentration of poisonous gas, the miasma, increases."
"Oh, really?"
Yeah, yeah, Mercury-san and Eileen-san nodded.
"We magicians form our magic power like armor to prevent the miasma from entering our bodies..."
"It must be tough for ordinary people."
Hmm, now that you mention it, it might be.
"Rahter, my Lord, why don't you wear [Magic Armament]...?"
"Well, because I have a Poison Immunity constitution."
Since I was young, I have been ingesting small amounts of poison as part of my training.
As a result, my body has developed an immunity to most poisons.
"No... now that I think about it, Leaf-kun, you're strange."
"Huh, am I strange?"
"Everything about you is! ...Not like that, but when you were in Dead End Village, you were training as a Pharmacist in that Abyss Wood, right?"
Dead End Village is my hometown village where heroes like Granny Merlin and Old Man Arthur live.
It's commonly known as the Hero Village.
"Were you okay when you were little? Going into a forest with thick miasma like that?"
"Yes! I died a few times, but I'm alive!"
"Y-you DIEDDDDDDD?!?"
"Yes! But each time, master revived me, so it was okay!"
"Isn't the Medicine God's teaching too strict...? Is he doing such things to children!?"
Indeed, my master's teachings were strict.
It felt like dying several times, then being revived.
"Truly, for the sake of strengthening their disciple, Medicine God-sama gives such intense education. And Leaf-sama endured all that, amazing!"
"No, that's not something to admire! That's just plain child abuse!"
Abuse?
What does that mean...?
"Anyway, even if Leaf-kun isn't affected by the miasma, the villagers are different. If this village is close to the Abyss Wood, then more people suffering from the miasma will increase."
"Well... the next village, [Ain Village], is quite close to the forest, so everyone is suffering damage from miasma."
I see, so regular people take damage from miasma.
"So, I need to purify the miasma, but we also need to strengthen our bodies against it...!"
"Uh, yeah... can you really do that?"
"Yes, I can! With my medicine!"
I make the medicine inside the carriage.
I place the magic bag down and activate my skill.
In no time, the medicine is finished.
"If you drink this, your body will be immune to miasma!"
"If there's medicine like that, why didn't Asclepius-sama give it to Leaf-kun from the beginning?"
"This is the original medicine I made. I created it to endure Master's hellish training!"
"See, you said 'hell' just now! You heard that, Eileen! Leaf-kun thinks it's abuse too! Let's sue for DV (domestic violence)!"
DV?
I don't really understand...!
"So, this is the medicine that will make your body immune to the miasma..."
"Mercury-san, are you going to try drinking it?"
"Of course. If you make the villagers drink it and any weird side effects occur, it would be a matter of responsibility as your buddy."
Mercury-san is really kind.
She takes the bottle, drinks it in one gulp.
"...."
"What's wrong, Mercury-sama? Mercury-sama?"
Eileen-san shakes Mercury-san's shoulder gently.
Thud...!
"Huh?"
Eileen-san and Tai-chan are left speechless.
Eileen-san hurriedly approaches and checks Mercury-san's pulse.
"Is she... dead?"
"No, she's just in a state of suspended animation. She will revive soon, see."
The revival elixir mixed in with the medicine activates.
"Gah...! Whew...whew...whew...! I thought I was going to die..."
Eileen-san and the others are left stunned.
"Hey, what's going on? Why are you both looking away?"
"You've developed bodies resistant to miasma, Mercury-san!"
"Huh, really? Is this okay? It tasted awful... [Appraisal]"
Mercury-san activates the Appraisal skill on her body.
"Oh, wow. It's true. I have the Miasma Nullification skill... Wait, this potion can grant skills!?"
Mercury-san widens her eyes and exclaims.
"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? Everything! Did you grant me a skill!?"
"Did I?"
"Yeah, you see... Granting skills is incredibly advanced magic. And not just temporarily, but permanently... Only someone on the level of Grandmother Merlin... or the Eight Sages of the Divine Realm (Planeteers) could do it!"
"Wow."
Mercury-san was holding her head again, so I offered her a headache medicine (elixir).
She gulped it down quickly and said,
"This is strange!"
"Is it because of the taste of the headache medicine (elixir)?"
"No, it's because of YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
Anyway, with this antidote to the miasma, everyone can be saved...!
But why were Tai-chan and Eileen-san surprised too...?
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