“Ugh. I know I shouldn’t say it, but I just want to have a taste disorder right now…”
Theo, who looked like a corpse, looked down and grumbled.
Apparently the second poison was just as bad as yesterday. And just like yesterday, Alfie was half-naked and asleep. He must have been drinking with him, but he didn’t suffer at all. I’m sure he has an enviable constitution for this particular occasion.
“Well, if you think about it, Mr. Alfie is already half-naked, right? Isn’t it okay for me to check the flow of magic?”
I suddenly looked at Alfie and thought to myself. Only the upper half of his body is naked. I feel like he would listen to me if I asked him.
“It’s completely different to just look at it and touching it after carefully checking it. Besides, it doesn’t mean that you can do anything if you ask for permission. Alfie’s current decision-making ability is not as good as it should be because of his illness. It may be different.”
It’s true that I can’t say that he thinks the same way as he does in normal times when he’s fully transformed into a mushroom… but still.
“Ugh. Mr. Theo, is he? Is it no good?”
“…If possible, I’d like you to not see him too much. I’m worried about Alfie’s mental state after he finds out.”
If Mr. Theo, who seems to be willing to forgive me for anything, is admonishing me, I will have no choice but to give up.
Hey. I don’t have any bad feelings at all.
“It can’t be helped. I understand. But I’m glad it’s getting better. You just have to be patient with the mushrooms. Once the five days of medicine are over, it’s safe to remove them. To remove the mushrooms, you apply the medicine directly to the mushrooms. It’s just that, so you don’t have to take any bad-tasting medicine anymore.”
“…There is also drinking medicine.”
“Grandpa…”
Theo is startled by the words ‘drinking medicine’. It’s probably because the demonization drug tastes so bad it causes trauma.
“Eh? Really?”
“There are some, but they are more of a preventive medicine to prevent mushroom diseases. The effect lasts for 48 hours after taking it. It is mainly used when mushrooms grow in large numbers in the village. Or if you’re going to exterminate it.”
Basic masks and goggles can be used to deal with spores, but if they grow in large numbers in villages, drinking water may be contaminated with spores. Therefore, to prevent everyone from becoming infected and turning into a mushroom village, everyone takes preventative medicine.
“Hey.”
“And the medicine you take is not as hard to swallow as the demonization medicine, so it’s okay.”
“I’d be happy if that were the case, but what about the taste of that medicine?”
“No way.”
My grandfather’s words were nothing.
“I think if the amount is small, it could be wrapped in something…”
“Wrapped?”
“If it’s in something that dissolves in your stomach, you won’t be able to taste it, right? Well, you can’t smell it rising up from your stomach.”
Is there anything good?
“Someone who is more knowledgeable about cooking than a magician might have a better idea, but as long as there’s that much quantity, it’s impossible. Is there any way to reduce the quantity?”
“…Rather than changing the taste, why not wrap it up? Maybe you could think of changing the amount you drink at a time. It’s difficult to get a young child to drink when they become demonized.”
If the child is young, the amount should be reduced further, but it is more difficult to get the child to drink it than an adult. Adults are rational unless they have become monsters, so they will drink if they understand why it is necessary. But children are not like that. Something that tastes bad tastes bad.
“One option would be to pour the rest directly into the stomach, but that would probably put a strain on the body.”
“Can you pour it directly?”
“You can pour it by passing something like a tube through your stomach, right?”
There is also a method called teleportation, but it is generally said that it is not a good idea to use magical power while being demonized. If that’s the case, you’ll have no choice but to rely on tools.
“If possible, I would like to think about wrapping it.”
“I’d prefer that too. It’s ineffective for unconscious people, but if they’re conscious, they’ll try to pull the tube out, right? It looks like the tube will probably be inserted around their nose. It is also difficult to hold them down and restrain them.”
“…I want you to stop doing that.”
If it comes in the mouth, they’ll definitely try to bite it. If you use it through the nose, you would be in trouble if it goes to the lungs by mistake, so from the standpoint of safety and simplicity, it’s best to wrap it.
“For the time being, we can’t do it right now, so no matter how bad it is, Theo and Alfie should just be patient and be glad they didn’t turn into monsters.”
“……yes”
Theo turned a little blue as he imagined the tube coming out of his nose and hung his head in disappointment. I’m sorry I couldn’t come up with a better idea right away.
“So, what will Amelia do after this?”
“Hmm. I think I’ll use this time to summarize what you showed me earlier and write down the various questions that have come to mind and ways to solve them. That’s right. Grandpa, I would like to take those glasses tomorrow after observing Theo and the others. Can I borrow them?”
“Okay, but what are you going to do?”
“I’m going to put on those glasses and see the mountains.”
“What does that mean?”
I told him what I wanted to do, but I didn’t seem to be able to convey it well because I didn’t have enough explanation. If you think about it, those glasses were intended for medical use, and no one would normally want to see mountains with them.
“No. This time, just by taking the medicine once, the blockage in the magic stream went away, right? When I was wondering what that blockage was, I wondered if it was only magic that was reflected in this lens in the first place, which was highly concentrated. I thought I needed to know first if mana would show up.
If it’s just magical power, why does it happen that magical power gets clogged? If mana can also be seen, it will be a test to see if that blockage is magic or mana.
So, as a basic premise, I want to know how much these glasses can see.
“Hmm. Now that you say that, I understand. I thought you could see magical power, but if the concentration of magical power is low, then you can’t see it.”
“right?”
If all magical power could be seen, the entire human body would appear to glow red. It is said that magical power flows through the blood vessels, and since even a slight injury to the tip of a finger causes blood to bleed, it is thought that the human body is filled with tiny blood vessels running through every corner. However, the magical power flowing through the small blood vessels is not visible.
“I won’t lose them, I won’t break them, and if something happens, I’ll gather the right materials and prepare a new one. Please!!”
When I put my hands together and begged him, my grandfather seemed to have no choice but to relent.
“Well, it was originally donated by Amelia, and it didn’t exist in the past, so you can take it with you, but be careful, okay?”
“Yeah. Of course. Maybe the restrictions will be lifted tomorrow? Even if it isn’t, the situation will gradually subside now that we’ve passed the new moon.”
There is a certain rhythm to the activation of maga. The season is still a bit questionable, but it’s better than the new moon. Also, if I get a job collecting materials from my father, I won’t waste anything.
“Then I want to go too.”
“No. Since you’re taking a drug that reverses the demonification, it’s dangerous if you’re not within sight of my grandpa for two hours, right?”
Demonization medicine weakens the functions of the magical power production organ and depletes magical power.
It would be dangerous if a side effect occurred and consciousness decreased due to the depletion of magical power.
“But if you wear the glasses, there’s a good chance that you won’t be able to keep up with monsters, right? Fortunately, from how I felt yesterday, it doesn’t seem to affect my health that much.”
It’s true that the effect is small, but it’s actually poisonous. There is no doubt that it is taxing on the body.
“The amount of magic power you use is different when you’re not doing anything and when you’re strengthening your body during battle. I’m more than enough on my own, and I don’t plan on overdoing it.”
“But if you were alone, you wouldn’t be able to call someone if something happened, right?”
“There’s a spell for that, so it’s okay, right?”
It’s true that this is the first time I’ve stepped into the mountain wearing the glasses, not to collect materials or purify the calamity, but to investigate the mana of the mountain. I tend to neglect things when I come up with ideas, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a sense of crisis.
I will do my best to ensure the minimum level of safety.
“It’s too late to raise the signal, right? That’s to prevent the damage from spreading, not to save your life.”
“No. Yes, but…”
“Okay. Take Theo.”
“Grandpa?!”
While we were arguing, my grandfather interjected, looking astonished.
“Amelia should have the medicine in case anything happens. Even Amelia can administer the medicine properly, and if it takes more than two hours, it will be fine. In fact, if you are going to do something different than usual, it is better for two people to do it together. That’s fine, but I to run the clinic, and I would be a hinderance when it comes to climbing mountains and exterminating monsters. In that case, it would be more helpful if Theo, who is currently a knight of the Saints, goes there.”
Grandpa is healthy but old.
It is natural that even if he has the knowledge, his physical strength cannot keep up.
“However, please refrain from touching Amelia and keep a reasonable distance.”
“…Grandpa”
Don’t make fun of your grandchild here.
Looking at Theo, who was seriously listening to my grandfather’s story, I gave up thinking I could refuse.
I wonder how the experiment will go.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!
