The Scorned Noble Lady Picks Up The Path of Alchemy in Her Second Life
Potion making 2
Translated by: S3
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As the sun began to set, having finished the potion preparation, I started the actual creation process.
I was anxious about whether I could make potions alone without Lord Clein's assistance, but it was surprisingly not difficult. I was starting to grasp the knack of deploying the mana field with the [Compounding] skill, and the work was progressing smoothly.
Although it was not a familiar task and I couldn't let my guard down... alchemy was still fun.
When I saw the color of the magical water change due to the alchemical reaction I created with my own mana, I naturally grew attached to the potion I was making.
「How many days do you intend to take to make two hundred potions?」
Therefore, I continued making them rapidly without taking a break.
I understood why Lord Clein was looking at me with a bewildered gaze. But I was enjoying myself, so I couldn't help it.
「I thought it would be better to deliver them quickly.」
「There should be a limit. You are already approaching my pace of creation.」
「Even if you say that, the compounding process doesn’t take long, and herb preparation is a task I’ve always done. Since I’m not juggling the Adventurers Guild work now, this pace seems reasonable.」
Unlike when I worked under Lord Zeel, I can now concentrate solely on alchemy. The emotional stability from the disappearance of the engagement constraint must also be a huge factor.
Even when working on the monotonous task of potion making for long hours, I was able to approach the work with peace of mind.
「I see. Thinking simply, that makes sense. You were using your days off from the Adventurers Guild to pre-process the herbs.」
「My job as an assistant was to pre-process the herbs on my days off for the amount Lord Zeel would be performing alchemy on weekdays.」
When requests and contracts overlapped, I sometimes pre-processed as many as four hundred herbs in a single day. Since a noblewoman couldn't be out late at night, I had to arrive early, finish the work before sunset, and return home.
In that sense, my focus on work efficiency might have been a natural development.
「To be frank, how do you feel about becoming an alchemist?」
「I'm still just an apprentice, though.」
「Don't worry about the minor details. You are already working as an alchemist. Surely you must have thoughts about potion making.」
Indeed, after spending the entire day making potions, although the equipment was different, I felt a significant ease in the process.
I could work in a spacious workshop with a large desk to put materials on. The improved quality of the potions just from the easier preparation was a major gain.
「I’m only making ordinary healing potions so far, but I’m becoming quite used to the compounding process.」
「Then you should be able to calculate the time distribution for potion creation.」
「Yes, I suppose so. It seems to take less time than I expected. If I were to describe the time distribution, it would be about 90% preparation and 10% compounding.」
The moment I articulated the fact that the preparation time was overwhelmingly longer, a fierce sense of discomfort washed over me.
I had always done the preparation for the potions Lord Zeel created. I used my precious days off to do all of the preparation for making the potions.
If I bore 90% of the burden and only left 10% of the work for Lord Zeel...
「Wait, was I being deceived?」
The work and burden of the assistant were too great. Moreover, the compounding work Lord Zeel did was extremely simple.
I never realized it because Lord Zeel always looked distressed while performing alchemy. No, he said he would get serious from now on, so perhaps that was all an act.
If he was pushing the work onto me to create time for his affair!
「Perhaps Lord Zeel was slacking off too much?」
「So you finally realized.」
So, his struggle with alchemy was an act after all! I was completely tricked...!
Lord Clein also said, 「This level of compounding is basic alchemy. I’ve never heard of a C-Rank Alchemist struggling with it,」 and Lord Zeel himself talked about his "serious" alchemy, so it must be true.
「Then how much time did he spend going out at night?!」
「Don't ask me.」
That's right. Lord Clein is not at fault, and my anger is directed at the wrong person.
I feel frustrated, but the annulment is officially settled, and I have nothing to do with Lord Zeel anymore. Unearthing the issue wouldn't benefit me.
Conversely, it could be said that it was because I took on such unreasonable assistant work that Lord Clein scouted me.
Good, let's look at this positively. Telling myself it was necessary to become an alchemist should calm me down mentally.
「Let’s finish making the potions quickly and move on to the next step. My goal is to deliver the potions this week!」
I don't mean to compete, but if Lord Zeel is going to get serious, I should also tackle alchemy with all my might.
Since I was being treated as the villain, he might spread malicious rumors, saying, 「I couldn't get serious because Mia was holding me back until now.」 To avoid any more bad publicity, I need to become a full-fledged alchemist quickly.
When I refocused and resumed potion creation, Lord Clein looked completely taken aback.
「For your reference, it usually takes four alchemists to make two hundred potions in a week. There's the issue of mana consumption, but mainly, the concentration won’t last.」
「Hm? This workshop only has two alchemists, including me, the apprentice alchemist...?」
「What are you talking about? You’re the one who is trying to finish it in two days.」
「No, but... you were trying to push all the work onto me, weren't you?」
「I said I wasn't lenient. No, I'm reflecting now, wondering if I was too lenient.」
「You're a devil! This must be that rumored 'Black Boss'...!」
「I wouldn’t want to be called that by an apprentice alchemist with over-specs skill.」
I should be low-spec since I can only do the preparation, I thought, but my hands continued to move to create the potions.
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