The Alchemist's Friend

Morgan: Long time no see, Krent, how are you doing?

Clente: Morgan! It's been a long time. When did you come to the Dark City?

Morgan: I've just arrived, and I'd like to say I'd come and see you before I report to the Queen. Nano looks healthy, too.

Clente: Hey, what's this pack?

Morgan: I heard that you brought a bunch of goodies with you because of the hard things about the dwarves.

Krent: Thank you, is it a gift for me, what are you? Fatigue restorer?

Morgan: No, you see, it's a strong sticky grass. You apply it to gold, and the dwarf's hand sticks firmly and can't move when it touches it. Then, you'll be able to gather the dwarves together and use your reasoning skills.

Krent: Hmm...... But the dwarves have a bad temper. It would be bad if I tried to reason and they threw an axe at me.

Morgan: Don't worry, they're going to get scared at first and want to use their other hand to help them break free, so that both hands will stick to it, so they won't be able to throw the axe with their free hands.

Krent: It's like sticky fly paper.

Morgan: That's right! By the way, and this, this should be a growth promoter......

Krent: 'It should be'?

Morgan: I've done experiments on animals, and after I ran out of medicine, the animals grew faster. Roughly twice as fast? The problem is that the animals have become brutal at the same time, making it difficult to control...... Ah, and the amazing thing is that horns grow on the head after using the medicine...... Do you think the dwarves will like it?

Krent: You must not be allowed to get near the dwarves. What's the matter with the wound on your hand? Did you get injured while doing the experiment?

Morgan: I caught a little mouse on the way here, and it kept biting me and I couldn't even sleep. If it weren't for the help of a passing adventurer, I'd have been left with only one skeleton when I arrived. In short, you can refuse ruthlessly, you can lie to the dwarves and say that this is a medicine that can grow taller, isn't it wonderful? As far as I can see, the taller and larger the dwarves, the more respected.

Clent: Morgan ...... I want to communicate with them, not deceive them with bait.

Morgan: But even if you try to communicate with them, they won't come to you. So, as long as you have this, you can draw them out from behind the stones. Why don't you take a look at this? This is a powder made from the seeds of a strange fruit that I found on the way here, and when added to the wine, it will make you feel sober in an instant. And this......

Krent: Stop, what's in this package? Listening to you say so much, it seems that none of them can be used seriously.

Morgan: Ah, was discovered? Actually, I can't think of a topic for my dissertation. I should have gone to the Academy after reporting to the Queen about the situation in the Silver Village, but there were too many things going on in the Silver Village. I've been very busy lately, so I've been dragging on day by day, and as a result, I've missed the deadline for submitting my paper...... I was so depressed that I made these things out of materials I found on the side of the road.

Krent: Aha...... So, these are the potions you made on your way from Silver Village to pass the time? Oh my God, that's enough to turn the Dark City into ruins!

Morgan:...... Well? Ah......

Krent: No...... Can't let you ruin the Dark City......

Morgan: What do you mean by passing the time? I think it's a fun medicine made from everyday materials to pass the time, right? It's not very academic, but if I write a primer for the general public, the old men won't be embarrassed by me, right? Good idea! Krent, lend me pen and paper! By the way, lend me Namientu for a while.

Clente:

Nami Entu also lends you? Why?

Morgan: I want to go to a quiet place to write. Before the thoughts in my head are drowned out by the noise of the Dark City, I'm going to put them on paper quickly!

Krent: I can lend you, but you have to make sure that you don't let Namientu touch any strange medicine

Morgan:...... Oh?

Krent: Absolutely not!

Morgan: I see...... Then I'm leaving! By the way, please tell the queen that I have left beforehand, and you can report it for me. Yes, this is the report. Please!

Krent: What? Hey, Morgan! Morgan!!!

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Sharan: Hello, I heard that Morgan is in the Dark City, and I came here to join him in the palace...... However, things don't seem to be going the way I thought. What strange reason did he find to leave this time?

Krent: Huh...... Hahaha...... He has the kind of free-spirited personality that he is not good at dealing with the people in the palace. I wonder he didn't become an adventurer.

Sharan: I see. But he had to report to the Queen.

Krent: It's a report, and I'll have to report it to him. It's all because of Morgan that I know a lot about alchemy...... It's not a bad thing, but normal people can't do this kind of thing.

Sharan: Morgan...... What a peculiar person.

Krent: Alas...... Oh, yes......