13 Episode 12 I made a delicious potion.

I left the Adventurer's Guild and headed to the 'Golden Bear' pavilion that Milia-san had told me about.

''It's a big crowd,''

Despite the fact that the store was quite large, the seats were 90% full.

The customers were mainly adventurers, and there were quite a few faces I had seen in the guild's lobby.

However, thanks to the fact that I had changed into a suit, there was no one who recognized me as the "Bear Slayer" that I was rumored to be.

When I was shown to a table, I ordered the signature dish, the "Onen Jidori Chicken Salt Grilled".

As it turned out, it was a hit.

Every time you bite into a crispy piece of chicken, the fatty goodness comes pouring out of it.

No wonder it's such a popular restaurant.

It's a restaurant for adventurers, so it's a hearty meal, and it comes with bread and salad.

I was surprised that it was 750 comsa.

It was a one-coin lunch, which I didn't expect.

What a nice, different world.

I left the restaurant with great satisfaction.

When I returned to the Adventurers' Guild, I didn't see Miria-san at the counter.

She was probably in the back doing paperwork.

''I don't see any affordable quests at .......

I checked the quest board, but I couldn't accept any of them at my rank.

The most noteworthy requests must have been received in the morning.

Well, it doesn't matter.

It's not that I'm in need of money, nor am I aiming to become an adventurer.

Let's spend the afternoon doing what I want to do.

Specifically, I'll be examining the items I've created so far and gathering new materials.

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Do you remember the booklet Miria gave you when you became an adventurer?

The first half of the book is boring, with guild rules and such, but the second half of the book is useful and informative.

For example, Appendix 2: Demons that appear in and around Onen.

According to the book, there is a mountain in the north of the city, which is a great place for novice adventurers to gain some real-world experience.

The demons that live here are all low-ranked and not that numerous.

With this, even if I run into a demon, I'll be able to get through it with [Mastery of Dexterity], and I'd rather get materials for demons.

It would be a pretty convenient hunting ground for me.

''Alright, let's go there.''　

I changed into my armored bear armor and left the city of Onen.

We continued north for a while and eventually entered the forest.

The footsteps are gently climbing uphill.

I called up a map of the area with my [Auto Mapping] skill and checked my current position.

Apparently I'm standing around the entrance of the mountain right now.

If I zoom out of the map, I can easily see the location of the city of Oonen, and it looks like I won't get lost.

It is really a useful skill, this.

Well, let's play.

I snapped my hands carefully to get my spirits up and decided to start collecting materials.

This is where one of my skills ...... [Master's Divine Eye] comes in handy.

What will become materials and what will not become materials?

I can intuitively judge it with just a quick glance.

I walked through the forest for a while and found the following three types of materials that could be used as materials.

"Moisturizing Bamboo

Description: A mushroom with a lot of water stored in its crust. Slightly magical'

Naose-grass

Description: 'A weed that is only fertile on its own, but when milled and mixed with certain materials, it has a healing effect'

Jouka grass

Description: 'A weed that is only fertile on its own, but when milled and mixed with certain materials, it has a detoxifying effect'

There were two recipes for [Creation] that came to my brain.

A Heal Potion with one each of Moisturizing Bamboo and Naose Grass.

And a detoxification potion made of one each of Moisturizing Bamboo and Jouka Grass.

Let's make a Heal Potion first.

Since all of the 【Creations】 are done in the item box, it doesn't take a lot of time and effort to create them.

...... hmm?

I had the sensation that my magic power was being taken away from me a little more than usual.

When I checked the status, it was 'MP 1790/1800'.

When I took out the completed Heal Potion, a light blue liquid was shimmering in a clear glass bottle.

''Where did the glass bottle come from?''

Maybe the consumption of MP created a glass bottle.

It just occurred to me that I'm going to drink down my heel potion.

'It's ...... minty.'

A sudsy exhilaration spread through my mouth.

Memories of blowing away my sleepiness with minty* when I was a company employee came to mind.

Just as an office worker works with a mint tablet to cover up his or her fatigue, an adventurer fights with a heel potion to cover up his or her injuries. Either way, it's a black story.

Regardless, I have an empty potion bottle in my hand.

When I put it back in the item box, a new recipe came to mind.

"Moisture Dake x 1 + Naose Grass x 1 + Empty Potion Bottle x 1 = Heal Potion x 1 *Spend less magic power.

As expected.

It seems that by reusing the empty bottles, we can reduce the magic power needed for [Creation].

Recycling is important, it seems to be the same in every world.

By the way, when we made weapons and furniture out of Hikino wood, they were automatically of high quality, and it was the same with this Heal Potion.

'Heel Potion.

Description: the finest heel potion refined by a skilled medicine man.

High quality taste that blends the limitless amount of recovery of a heel potion with a moderate amount of refreshment.

Granting effect: "Recovery amount increase S+, recovery speed increase S+".

Aside from the comments that are somewhat like a wine review, "Increased Recovery S+" sounds amazing.

Next, I'll try to [create] a detoxification potion with Moisture Dake and Jouka Grass.

This one was a brown liquid shaking in a glass bottle.

It's like a gargle.

"Detoxification Potion.

Description: a top quality detoxification potion produced by a skilled medicine man.

Mild to moderate poisoning is quickly counteracted.

The scent is elegant, with an elegant balance of acidity and fruitiness.

This is the "King of Detoxification Potion".

Granted: "Delicious A+, Detoxification Speed Increase S+

Is it good?

The hue is iso-ji* for all intents and purposes, thank you very much ......, but I don't think [appraisal] would lie.

I'm going to try drinking the detoxification potion out of spite.

...... It's possible to do that.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a high quality grape juice if you compare it to that.

It has a refreshing sour taste.

A fruit-like sweetness.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a good match between the two, and it's a high quality taste.

So it's just as described in the [Appraisal] description.

Sorry for being skeptical.

But aside from that.

By using a new recipe, 【Creation】 had increased in rank.

It was originally ranked 5, but this time, it finally became rank 6.

...... A voice echoed in my head.

''The conditions for acquiring the sub-skill within the [Creation] skill have been met. 【Granted Effect Removal】 will be released.''

[Grant Effect Removal].

This sub-skill seems to allow you to target items you own and remove their grant effects.

At first glance, it seems to be useless ......, but it has its uses.

For example, remember "Hikino's Chair".

That thing has the 《Stunnery Enhancement S+》 granted to it, but I'm a bit afraid to release it into the market with such an effect.

I don't want it to be used in a crime or something, and I don't want to be held responsible for it.

This is where 【Granted Effect Removal】 comes into play.

If I can get rid of the [Stunned Enhancement S+], it will reduce the possibility of me getting into trouble.

Another example is Hikino's Hammer.

That one has [Handful S+] granted, so even if you hit it as hard as you can, it won't cause any damage.

But what if you use 【Giving Effect Removal】?

Let's give it a try.

I take out one of the large mallets from the item box and activate 【Grant Effect Removal】.

How powerful is the mallet without the [Tame S+]?

I'll be able to verify this.