LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 108.2
This Is A Deliciously Improved Healing Potion
Having created the ‘delicious recovery potion’, Yuuri decided to have the members of the hideout taste it.
He simply wanted to hear the honest opinions of those who usually used recovery potions. That was all. However, as you can imagine, the result led to him being scolded by Ali. Mostly, it was because of the question, “Why the heck did you make something so weird?!”
“It hurts! It hurts, Ali-san!”
“Why do you always go and act on such weird ideas, huh?”
“Well, because… it tasted awful!”
“No medicine is supposed to taste good, idiot!”
Ali shouted, gripping Yuuri’s head in an iron claw. Behind them, the other clan members were discussing which flavor of recovery potion they preferred, chatting casually. That part was calm, but this part was far from peaceful. As a user himself, Ali would welcome a delicious recovery potion. Even though he understood that recovery potions were medicine, it could be tough to drink one quickly during battle. However, that was one thing, and this was another. Ali, who hid the fact that he was an ‘Seeker with the [God’s Eye]’, had concerns as a guardian, thinking, “Why does he always go and do things that could cause a big problem and draw attention?!”
“Yuuri”
Just as the father and problem child were exchanging words, Brook’s voice interrupted. Ali, still holding Yuuri’s head, and Yuuri, still in him grasp, turned to face him. There stood Brook, holding a recovery potion bottle with a tea-flavored label, a slight smile tugging at the corner of his lips, continuing with his words.
“Next time, can you make it a tea flavor with sugar or honey?”
“Got it!”
“Brook, you jerk!”
“A recovery potion that’s easy to drink is always welcome for a front-liner.”
“You hardly ever have to drink recovery potions, you know!”
“Well, just in case, it’s better to have a tasty one available.”
“Are you trying to treat recovery potions like candy?!”
The cool swordsman, Brook, nonchalantly added his request. Being a top-tier fighter, it was unlikely that he’d get injured in dungeons where trainees and apprentices would usually go. That’s why Ali was making that comment, but Brook was unbothered. Despite his tough appearance, he had a surprising sweet tooth, and was trying to add recovery potions to his supplies as if they were sweet treats. Clever as always. Amid the back-and-forth between Ali and Brook, Yuuri, who had managed to slip away, felt a tug on his shirt and turned around. There stood Tifaana, smiling brightly. Yuuri tilted his head in confusion at the lovely older sister who always had such a wonderful smile.
“Tifaana-san, is something the matter?”
“Yuuri, if there are fruits that can be used to make the flavor of this recovery potion, can we make it in different flavors?”
“Huh? …Ah, yes. I think I can make it. Probably.”
Yuuri asked, puzzled, but Tifaana responded with her usual beautiful smile, holding both of his hands in hers, smiling sweetly. To Yuuri, it was just another smile from the lovely older sister, but he didn’t feel anything special. An Otomen in a state of indifference can be frightening.
“Then, I’ll go gather some fruit later, and please make it with strawberries and grapes?”
“…Huh?”
“I love strawberries and grapes.”
“…Understood.”
Tifaana smiled like a dreamy girl, and Yuuri nodded. He thought to himself, “So, it wasn’t just me who hated the taste of the recovery potion…” He felt relieved to know he wasn’t the only one. Just then, a thick finger reached for the back of Yuuri’s collar and tugged him back toward Ali.
“Ali-san?”
“…About the flavored recovery potion you made.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t let it leak outside.”
“…Huh?”
“At least, until I talk to the Apothecary Guild and make some adjustments, don’t give it to anyone outside our group.”
“…Understood?”
Yuuri, not quite understanding what Ali was so desperate about, tilted his head and asked, “Huh?” While thinking, “I don’t really get it.”, he nodded obediently. Ali, exhausted by his cluelessness, lightly slapped the back of his head. Today too, as a guardian, he was burdened with extra work because of Yuuri’s carefree nature. Hopefully, he can manage.
For some time after that, there was a scene where the members of the hideout were going out into the Harvest Box Garden to gather fruits and other ingredients so that Yuuri could make a recovery potion to their tastes.