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The Scorned Noble Lady Picks Up The Path of Alchemy in Her Second Life

A New Type of Potion is Born

Translated by: S3

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When I blended ingredients on top of the Formation magic circle, a potion I had never seen before came out.

Lord Clein and I, filled with curiosity, stared intently at it before looking at each other.

「It looks like a Middle Potion.」

「It does look like a Middle Potion.」

Since our opinions matched, we should conclude that it wasn't a regular potion but a potion that had been upgraded.

Normally, the base potion in alchemy has the effect of stopping bleeding from minor scrapes and healing light wounds.

In contrast, a Middle Potion, which is one rank higher, has the effect of healing deeper wounds that cannot be cured by a regular potion.

「The herbs used for a Middle Potion are of a different type, aren't they?」

「Yes. It shouldn't be possible to make one with these materials. It's likely that the ingredients of the herb were enhanced due to the influence of the Formation magic circle.」

「Considering that, would it recover less than a Middle Potion but be of better quality than a regular Potion?」

「The amount of contained mana is also different, so that’s my current assessment. However, we won't know for sure without a detailed component analysis.」

Even with a calm appraisal, the result was the same. Something close to a Middle Potion, not a regular Potion, had been born.

Why did something like this happen? I just made it normally on top of the Formation magic circle...

「Seriously, is this even possible?」

「Don't say that; you're the one who made it. We should assume that the herb's components were enhanced by the Formation skill.」

Although I felt like saying, Easier said than done..., the more I looked at it, the more this potion was shrouded in mystery. Its appearance, components, and method of creation—everything was different from a regular potion.

This, too, might be called beginner's luck, just like the Demonic Field (Demonikku Fīrudo).

However, there is one crucial difference this time.

「It looks highly reproducible, doesn't it?」

All I did was make a potion on top of the Formation magic circle. If we can understand just that, we might be able to figure out what this phenomenon is.

「We still have the potion ingredients left.」

「I just finished the preliminary preparation, so I can make as many as we need.」

「Good, I understand. Did you do anything special besides blending on the magic circle?」

「There were no other specific conditions. All I did was create a potion within the two fields of Blending and Formation.」

There is no time like the present. We immediately started creating potions on top of the magic circle.

However, it wasn't so easy to make. The Formation magic circle was interfering so much that it made me doubt if I was even doing alchemy with my own mana.

Seeing Lord Clein frown, I could surmise that this was a significantly high-difficulty task.

「How did you manage to continue the blending process with this much mana interference?」

「Don't underestimate an apprentice alchemist. We're incapable of making correct judgments, you see.」

「I'll tell you one thing: this is more difficult than manufacturing a High Potion.」

「Since I don't have experience blending advanced potions and can't use the Formation skill well yet, I think the difficulty is even higher for me.」

「Don't worry. Your mana control is better than mine, Mia.」

「I'll gratefully accept the flattery. You are clearly much faster, though.」

「That's just the difference in experience.」

We continued blending desperately, but we couldn't make it smoothly. Concentration was easily broken by the unfamiliar work, and the mana consumption was greater than when making a potion normally.

I never dreamed that even the Court Alchemist, Lord Clein, would struggle this much.

In the spacious workshop, while blending on the small magic circle, Lord Clein was the first to relax his shoulders and complete one potion.

A little while later, I also finished creating another potion.

Comparing these potions, they were identical to the one made initially.

「If we've made three identical ones, then it's confirmed.」

「It seems so. Making it again made me realize how much more exhausting it was than I thought.」

「It's not a task an apprentice alchemist should be doing. I think it's impressive that you managed to create even one.」

I thought so too. Since Lord Clein, who is strict about alchemy, was saying it, it must have been a high-difficulty blending task.

「What should we do with these potions?」

「They shouldn't be treated the same as regular potions. I don't think there will be a problem, but let's confirm that they don't have adverse effects on the human body and take appropriate measures.」

「Please do.」

It's extremely helpful to have Lord Clein, who researches potions, here at a time like this.

「The key points now would be whether the same thing happens with different materials, and whether we can deploy the Formation skill and Blending skill simultaneously.」

「Regarding the former, it’s highly likely to be possible. The Formation magic circle caused mana interference, but I didn't feel it had an adverse effect.」

「I agree. Although it became harder to create, I didn't get the impression that it was negatively altering the herb's components.」

We won't know if we can create an upgraded version of everything in alchemy until we try. The difficulty will undoubtedly increase, but it's worth trying.

「Regarding the latter, I don't know. I never even considered using the Formation and Blending skills at the same time.」

「If we continue to use the magic circle like this, it will become useless with higher-rank materials, right?」

「The magic circle is only a supplementary tool for grasping the feel of the Formation skill, after all. If you try to use materials of C-Rank or higher, it won't react at all.」

Since I still can't use the Formation skill, there's nothing I can do. I was in a state where I couldn't move forward without mastering the skill first.

「Well, it's fine. What we've learned at this stage is quite useful. Now, let's try many more times and gradually uncover the problems.」

I felt bad for the serious Lord Clein, but I wasn't trying to develop a new type of potion. I was just trying to complete the request pushed onto me by Vanessa-san.

「W-wait a minute. These are the herbs meant for completing my request, so I don't have any room for experimentation!」

Therefore, although the potions had been prepped, I wanted to avoid using them for experiments.

「That's true. Understood, I'll go buy some more.」

I wanted to say that I was thankful Lord Clein was so understanding... but I couldn't possibly let him go shopping. It would be an unprecedented sight for a Court Alchemist to go shopping while his assistant worked in the workshop.

In other words, I was the only one who could go shopping.

「Lord Clein, please continue your potion research. I will go.」