Volume 2 Chapter 22 The Secret Revealed (I)
"Hey, Kisaragi! How the hell did you get here so fast after hanging up?"
"Heh, ever heard of air lag?"
"What? That's not a thing."
"Just a happy coincidence! I had business here anyway. But wow, what are the odds?! The world is full of surprises! HAHAHA!"
While those two were having a grand ol' time, I was over here barely keeping up. So naturally,
"W-WHAT IS HAPPENING?!!!"
"Haha! Right? Must be super confusing for you, Takeru-kun!"
"NO KIDDING! What even IS this?! And what's your connection with Sakurako-chan?!"
"Connection? Ohhh, well—"
"NO! Don't just 'Ohhh' me! Explain properly! You're just a 'collaborator,' right? A business partner! So that means... Kisaragi-san knows about the 'other world'? And that Sakurako-chan is from there?"
"Of course I know! I mean, duh. I even know Sakurako used to be an elven elder, AND that Takeru-kun took a little round-trip to another world!"
"W-WHAT?"
"Oh, and also, I know you two are trying to build that 'Time Jumper Magic Circle' thingy."
"T-THAT MUCH?!!!"
I turned to Sakurako-chan with a silent "Uh, we cool?" look.
"Well, yeah. But I mean, I'm just a regular ol' elf from another world, right? So obviously, I can't make a 'Time Jumper Magic Circle' all by myself. That's why I figured—why not mix a little magic, a little science, and some outside-the-box thinking?"
"I-I see..."
"So I went looking for the *best* science expert in this world. And that led me to *this* Kisaragi Kanna and *her* Amamiya Value Technology!"
Kisaragi-san puffed out her chest proudly, doing the same "Hmph!" pose as Sakurako-chan... except, uh, let's just say she had *more assets* to back it up.
"Hey, Takeru... were you just thinking something *incredibly rude* about me?"
Sakurako-chan's patented "Noja Loli Sensor" went off.
"Absolutely not!"
And I dodged the attack flawlessly.
With that little comedy routine wrapped up,
"Alright! Let's get to business—let's talk about the *Trans Potion*!"
Kisaragi-san was practically vibrating with excitement, eyes wide, breath heavy. More like a *mad scientist* than a businesswoman.
* * *
"I see! Incredible! This other world is AMAZING!!!"
After I explained the whole 'Trans Potion' deal, Kisaragi-san's enthusiasm skyrocketed.
"So... what do you think, Kisaragi? Can it be mass-produced?"
"Hmm... well, honestly, I can't say for sure yet."
"...You can't?"
"Yeah. It's *similar* to health and mana potions, but also... not."
Sakurako-chan's confidence visibly wavered. Clearly, she was expecting a *Hell yeah, I can make this in my sleep!* kind of answer.
See, according to Kisaragi-san, the Trans Potion is completely different—it doesn't just *restore* stamina or magic. It straight-up *boosts* a person's physical abilities, which makes analyzing and mass-producing it *way* harder.
The room fell into a heavy silence.
"...However!"
"Huh?"
Kisaragi-san suddenly clapped her hands together, eyes glinting.
"There *is* one BIG possibility that could be a breakthrough!"
* * *
"A breakthrough?!"
"A BIG possibility?!"
Sakurako-chan and I parroted the words, completely in sync.
"Yep! Remember how Takeru-kun said he used a Trans Potion on Sagawa-kun?"
"...Oh."
"If we had a sample of someone who already *used* a Trans Potion... in other words! If we had Sagawa-kun himself, we might be able to analyze it!"
Whoa. Kisaragi-san just casually called Sagawa a "sample" like it was nothing.
And before I could even process that,
"Ohhh! I see-nano! Let's go *collect* 'Sample-kun' immediately!"
Sakurako-chan *fully* committed to the bit.
Guys, please. He's a *person.*
"B-But how exactly do you plan to convince him?"
"To assist in the infinite possibilities of humanity! *HEROIC POSE!*"
"You are the chosen one! *HEROIC POSE!*"
Wow. Talk about *selling* the pitch.
"Don't worry! Sagawa-kun is totally loyal to me! He'll say yes without hesitation!"
"Ah... yeah."
Yeah, that checks out. I could already picture Sagaemon saying, *Hell yeah, let's do it!*
"So! Leave it to me!"
"Right. We'll count on you, Kisaragi."
"Take good care of Sagawa."
And just like that, I unwittingly sold my soul to the devil.
At least now we had a plan to mass-produce the *Trans Potion* and—hopefully—a way to remove its side effects.
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