Chapter 55 Becoming The Strongest After Drinking A Hundred Million Year Potions
Before leaving the Village, I decided to train a Pharmacist.
I planned to impart my skills and knowledge to my former fiancée, Dokuonna.
"Alright, with this, the sl*ve contract is complete."
At Master Asclepius's hut, with the help of my buddy, the witch Mercury-san, I had the contract between sl*ve and master signed.
Dokuonna wore a sturdy collar around her neck, the mark of becoming a sl*ve.
It seemed that she would face punishment if she acted against her master's wishes.
"Dokuonna, you're going to receive special training starting now."
"Y-yes... I understand... Auugh!"
Dokuonna jolted as electricity ran through her body.
Huh? What's this?
"If you behave inappropriately towards your master, like a sl*ve shouldn't, you'll receive a shock like this."
"I understand... Leaf...sama..."
Dokuonna bows her head while staggering.
"Sama"... huh.
Honestly, I don't feel any particular emotion. I don't really think anything about this girl anymore.
Not liking or disliking, just a stranger.
So, I don't really feel anything even if she uses honorific language.
"Well, let's get started right away."
I enter master's private room. It's nostalgic... smells like master.
The scent of herbs and old books.
The room is overflowing with items.
I pull out some texts and place them on the desk.
"Come on, Dokuonna, sit down. We'll start with theoretical study."
"Huhhh... theoretical study... trou...blesome... Aaah!"
It seems like another electric shock. I don't feel sorry for her.
"Let's get started quickly. We don't have much time."
"Under...stood..."
Dokuonna obediently sits down. I open the textbook.
"Well then, let's start with the basics of physiology."
"Phy, physiology...? Isn't this a study of medicine?"
"That's right. If you don't understand how medicine works in your body, you won't be able to use it correctly, right?"
"Oh, I see... so that's how it is."
"Were you pretending to be a Pharmacist without even knowing that?"
Bzzzz!
"Ouch...!"
Huh, I felt another electric shock... Even though I wasn't doing anything wrong on purpose.
Mercury-san, who was watching next to me, adds an explanation.
"When you do something that upsets the master, a punishment shock is given. In this case, the trigger was Leaf-kun's anger at this child's stupid behavior."
"I-I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
It seems like the electric shock keeps flowing.
Dokuonna bows deeply.
"I-I didn't know enough about it... Sob... I was doing it carelessly, even though it was dangerous. I'm sorry..."
Huff... The electric shock stops.
Dokuonna collapses on the table.
"...That's right. Medicine can also be poison. Handling it requires expertise and careful work. From now on, don't do anything reckless like before, and don't cause trouble for Granny and the others."
"Yes... I'm sorry..."
It may seem strict, but when handling medicine, you really have to pay an excessive amount of attention.
It's a common story that people die from not following the proper dosage.
"So, first things first. I'm going to have you memorize this entire text."
"Eh!? A, all of this text... you mean?"
"Yes, it's only natural that you can do that, right? Or do you not want to do it? Or can't you do it? "
Zap! An electric shock runs through Dokuonna's body.
"...I see, you don't want to do it, you can't do it."
"I, I, c-can... do it... I'll do it!!!"
The electric shock dissolves. My chest hurts a little, but that's it.
I won't forget what this person did to me, and I won't forgive her for trying to sell inappropriate medicine to the elder people here.
"Alright, let's do it."
I said and spent about an hour teaching her the basics.
After that, we had a confirmation test...
"You're absolutely terrible. Why don't you understand even the most basic things?"
"I-I'm sorry..."
I scored a zero on the test.
Honestly, I didn't think it would come to this.
Seriously, why can't she remember what I taught...?
"Hey, Leaf-sama... Is there an easier way to remember? Like a medicine that makes you smarter when you drink it..."
At Dokuonna's word, Mercury-san said, looking exasperated.
"Well, you see... There's no such convenient medicine, is there?"
"Well, there is."
"There is!?"
I transferred the medicine stored in the Tenmoku Medicine Pot into a bottle.
It contained a muddy liquid and was producing bubbles.
"If you drink this, you'll be able to memorize this huge amount of text in an instant."
"Wow, that's amazing! Why didn't you tell me about this sooner... argh!"
Dokuonna felt another electric shock, possibly due to her lack of control over her mouth.
"Well, but this medicine is dangerous."
"But if I drink it, I can memorize texts, right? Then I'll take it. Please give it to me."
"...I'll say it again, it's going to be painful."
"Learning is painful for me. So I prefer the pain to be quick."
Oh, I see.
In that case, I won't stop anymore. I hand the medicine to Dokuonna.
She drinks it in one gulp...
Thud!
"W-What, are you okay!?"
"Yes."
Dokuonna's face turns pale, and she starts foaming at the mouth.
"H-Hey, are you sure this is really okay!?"
"Yes."
Dokuonna contorts her body and starts doing a handstand.
"Even though you're in a weird position, are you really okay!?"
"I'm fine."
Dokuonna starts convulsing.
"DIEEEE! DIEEEEE! KILL THEM ALLLLLL!"
Dokuonna screamed while shedding tears.
Seeing her like this, Mercury-san asked.
"What kind of potion did you give her?"
"It's the [Hundred Million Years Potion]."
"A hun-hundred million years...? What's that?"
"When you drink it, your consciousness is transported to another dimension. In that dimension, time flows differently, and unless a hundred million years pass there, your consciousness can't return."
In just 10 minutes in reality, Dokuonna would spend a hundred million years in the alternate dimension.
"In that dimension, there are textbooks for Pharmacists. She'll spend a hundred million years studying from them."
"W-what about food and drinks?"
"Since it's a mental realm, there are no physiological needs. Also, since it's just the mind that's traveling, she can't train her body."
But the knowledge she gains will stay with her.
Because only her consciousness is traveling.
Eventually, after 10 minutes passed... Dokuonna wakes up.
"I finally... finally came back..."
With tears streaming down her face, Dokuonna shows a joyful expression.
"Well, the beginner's level is finally over."
"Huh? B-beginner's...?"
"Yeah. All the textbooks here are for beginners."
I step on the floor.
Then the bookshelf that was there is stored under the floor, and a new bookshelf appears from above.
"N-no way... it's not over yet?"
"Yeah, there are still three levels left: intermediate, advanced, and super-advanced."
Dokuonna spins around, rolls her eyes, and collapses on the spot.
I quickly shove another potion of a hundred million years into her mouth.
"DIEEEE! DIEEEEE! KILL THEM ALLLLLL!"
"L-Leaf-kun... she's a scary girl..."
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