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Chapter 277 - Buying Catalysts 2. At the Liquor Store (Part 1)

"Of course, Yuri-kun, of course it’s fine. Ask me anything!"

Even for things that were not available as medicinal herbs, there were cases where they were available as medicinal liquor. Unlike in his past life in Japan, something like White Liquor did not exist, so it seemed they were steeped in a strong, wine-like Brewed Alcohol. In any case, since such things existed, he would have to investigate medicinal liquors to some extent. And when it came to medicinal liquor, it meant tonics, and tonics meant Adon. Yuri’s decision to start by gathering information from a nearby source and thinking of Adon was a perfectly natural one.

And so, that led to Adon’s opening line.

Adon, on the other hand, was so pleased to be relied on by Yuri that he was lavishly dishing out his treasured knowledge. Well, Yuri wouldn’t know if they could be used as catalysts for enchanting without actually seeing them, but even apart from that, it was a valuable first-hand report, so Yuri was also gleefully taking notes. He planned to transcribe them onto an Edge Hole Card later and turn them into a Database, but he had no intention of teaching Adon about the concept of a database. He somehow felt it was an idea that didn't quite fit this era. However, Yuri himself had already benefited from the Edge Hole Card's Benefits several times.

Database aside, the information from Adon was extremely useful. He taught him in detail about distribution frequency, price ranges, seasonality, and so on, so it seemed it would be very helpful when searching for catalysts as well. What’s more, he would put in a good word for him at his favorite shops, so Yuri had no reason to refuse.

At any rate, they came to a pharmacy with that in mind, but,

(Huh... even if you call them all tonics, their efficacy as catalysts is different...)

Even though they looked like similar tonics, some of them had different effects as catalysts, perhaps due to differences in their ingredients. In short, they were used for performing different enchantments.

Not only that, but in the case of tonics containing multiple medicinal ingredients,

(Wow... there are medicinal liquors that can be used for multiple enchantments, even if there’s a difference in their catalytic effect...)

A single brand could catalyze multiple types of enchantments, which was certainly convenient. It seemed unsuitable for advanced enchanting, but there was no problem for performing basic enchantments. If it was easy to obtain and easy on the wallet, he could see no reason to hold back from buying it. He had found something convenient, and Yuri went on a shopping spree for tonics with a joyful expression. He didn’t notice the pitying look from the shopkeeper, who thought, "Poor thing, at that age..." Later, when the shopkeeper mentioned it, he was able to convince him by saying he lived on Salt-Sour Mountain. Salt-Sour Mountain was proving to be very useful.

Now, something Yuri noticed while looking around the shop was,

(I thought this before, but there really are no bottles.)

When he had casually checked with Adon before, from his perspective, Glass Bottles were known in this country. However, they were still quite expensive, and were not used for retailing things like liquor or energy drinks like in his past life in Japan. Potions were sold in small bottles, or rather, things sold in single-dose portions were called "potions," but those bottles were also made of pottery, not glass. And as for the medicinal liquor, from the image he had from his past life in Japan, he had thought they would be sold in small bottles like potions, but in reality, they were sold by the jar, just like other liquors. However, perhaps because they didn’t sell very many, the jars were small in size. Come to think of it, the Snake Wine he bought at the Great Market was also sold in a jar, Yuri renewed his memory. He hadn’t thought deeply about it at the time, but this seemed to be the default in this world, at least in this country. He should probably add this information to his database so he doesn't slip up later.

While thinking such things inwardly, Yuri went on a shopping spree without considering the consequences. The adults accompanying him had expressions of weary resignation, but the shopkeeper was beaming like the god of fortune, Ebisu.