Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 465: A Bit More Difficult
To help them recover from their journey, we were having tea and talking in the salon, but the three Royal Palace magic potion masters began to grow increasingly restless. It seemed they were curious about the Full Recovery Potion. I couldn’t help but give a wry smile.
“It would be difficult to teach you how to make the potion right now. Including the preparations, it takes a fair amount of time to create. Oh, but would you like to see a completed Full Recovery Potion?”
“Absolutely!”
I asked Nero to bring the Full Recovery Potion from the room. Hopefully this would help calm them down a little. The three of them stared intently at what Nero brought. With the real thing in front of them, maybe they’d settle down a bit. Or… would it just be like adding fuel to the fire?
“Still, why is it that the castle couldn’t produce the Full Recovery Potion? I thought you already knew how to make it…”
“Well, the opinions are divided—some think the recipe is incorrect, and others believe it’s just extremely difficult and has a low success rate.”
“I see. The World Tree materials are precious, after all. So you weren’t able to make repeated attempts?”
If it were made with common materials, they probably would’ve experimented as many times as needed. But this time, that wasn’t an option. Having it on hand means it can be used as a diplomatic bargaining chip. Even Giovanni-sama must have had no choice but to halt production of the Full Recovery Potion.
“By the way, what was the method you used at that time? Ah, just what you can share, of course.”
“Well, about that…”
Despite it being classified information, Arisa explained the recipe without holding anything back.
Hmm… this is awful! I mean, is this recipe even viable? It’s completely different from the one I know. The only saving grace was that the ingredients used were almost the same.
Giovanni-sama, good job. I’m glad you stopped them. They would’ve wasted a huge amount of valuable materials.
Looks like I’ll have to teach them the proper way from scratch.
If it comes to that, it’s only natural they’ll start wondering how I came to know the correct method. I wonder how far Grandmother’s divine insight will get me. I feel like they’re starting to get suspicious. I’m also curious to know just who her master really was.
I really hope the person who taught the Royal Palace potion masters how to make the Full Recovery Potion is not the same person who trained my grandmother.
“Um… is it the same method as Professor Julius’s?”
Arisa asked fearfully. Lyla and Clark held their breath as they looked at me. Since I was about to teach them how to make the Full Recovery Potion, I decided to be blunt.
“Not even close.”
“I knew it!”
Their voices rang out in unison. It seemed the three of them belonged to the “the recipe is wrong” camp. All three looked slightly pleased. Though I didn’t think this was a moment to be happy.
The next day, as soon as I went to pick up Fabienne, we began making the Full Recovery Potion. The four of them, including Fabienne, were watching me work. Since they had provided the ingredients, we were now able to make an additional potion. Even so, since the quantity wasn’t large, I had to proceed with care.
“It’s finished. If there’s anything unclear about the procedure, don’t hesitate to ask.”
“The method is completely different…”
“No wonder it kept failing.”
“Julius-sama, could you show me again how to use the measuring device? I’m worried I might break it, since I’ve never seen one like it before.”
“Of course, Fabienne.”
The three of them stood speechless, while Fabienne remained as composed as ever. As I taught Fabienne how to use the equipment, the other three, having rebooted themselves, scrambled to take notes.
It must have been a shock to them. I get it. I was shocked too when Arisa first taught me her method.
“Well then, shall we try making one? Due to the equipment, only one person can work at a time. Let’s have Arisa go first.”
“I—I understand.”
She was extremely nervous. I’d never seen Arisa this tense before. Normally, even when making difficult potions, she would wear a confident smirk.
I guided and supported her carefully as we worked on the potion.
“This is… a failure.”
“Hmm, maybe the temperature and pressure adjustments were off.”
The potion Arisa made ended up failing. The shimmering impurities didn’t appear in the solution. Even though I felt something was off, I let the process continue, but apparently that was already a sign of failure.
When it comes to potions of the Full Recovery level, it’s extremely hard to make adjustments midway. By the time you feel something’s wrong, it’s often too late to fix it.
“You can’t afford to lose focus even for a moment, huh?”
“That’s right. You have to catch even the smallest changes. It requires near-perfect magical control.”
Taking the failure into account, Arisa tried again. This time, she somehow managed to produce a Full Recovery Potion. Although the quality was low.
“Could it be that making a Full Recovery Potion is actually really difficult?”
“Seems like it. The fact that Julius-sama can make them repeatedly without a single failure is amazing.”
“As expected of Professor Julius. I’ve come to truly realize my own lack of skill. Thank you very much.”
Arisa bowed her head. How did it come to this? Afterwards, Lyla and Clark also gave it a try, but both of them failed twice and appeared to have had their spirits broken. They raised the white flag. It seemed they had decided to improve their skills a bit more before trying again.
By the way, Fabienne, feeling overwhelmed, didn’t even attempt to try.
It was a perfect opportunity, but I couldn’t tell her she should give it a shot. The ingredients were absurdly expensive. Enough to support a commoner for five years. No wonder she was intimidated.