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Chapter 93 - I Smell Money!

We continued defeating High Wolves and Great Eagles until it was a good time to take a break and head back.

"Eleanor-san, my level went up!"

We had decided to check our Status Cards during our break, and it seemed Nanapon had leveled up.

"That's great for you..."

Tch! And I just caught up to her...

"Hmm? Why do you sound so displeased?"

"I'm not. Did you get any new skills?"

"Uh, well, I actually checked before we came here, and I've gained the Acting skill."

Acting?

"Were you in the drama club or something?"

"No, not at all. Maybe it's because of my disguises?"

If that's the case, I've been disguising myself way more. I've even changed my gender.

"Hmm, well, it doesn't seem very useful for adventuring. You can just use it to lie in your daily life."

"I don't tell lies."

Look who's talking, the shameless cheater.

I sighed in exasperation and checked my own Status Card.

"Oh, my level went up too. Even though it just went up yesterday, that's amazing. Well, it's great that we both leveled up!"

Yes! I caught up!

"Now I know why Okita-san was in a bad mood earlier... That's why Asakura-san calls you petty."

Leave me alone.

"But it's so easy to level up here. What was all that skeleton hunting we did?"

We killed so many of them.

"This is a mid-tier area, after all. Low-level people like us probably level up super fast."

I wonder if we'd level up even faster in a high-tier area? But it would be dangerous for Nanapon, so we should probably stick to this place...

"Well, in any case, leveling up is a good thing."

"Oh, let me see your Status Card. What new things can you make?"

Nanapon asked with keen interest, so I decided to show her.

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Name. Eleanor Ocean
Level 9
Job. Swordsman
Skills.
≪Swordsmanship Lv6≫
≪Speechcraft Lv1≫
≪Provocation Lv1≫
☆≪Alchemy≫
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Level 9
Healing Potion Lv1, Gender Reassignment Potion
Sleeping Potion, Pure Water
Translation Potion, Item Bag
Invisibility Potion, Appraisal Glasses, Appraisal Contacts
Healing Potion Lv2, Buff Potion (Strength)
Buff Potion (Speed), Buff Potion (Defense)
Auto-Map, Healing Potion Lv3
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"A level 3 Healing Potion..."

Nanapon muttered, completely stunned. I completely understand how she feels.

In the thirty-year history of the Gates, only a few dozen Level 3 Healing Potions have ever been dropped. They're said to be able to heal even severed limbs.

Even I knew that.

"I wonder how much this will sell for."

"Who knows? I think it would go for at least tens of millions. I wouldn't be surprised if it reached a hundred million."

It can heal missing body parts, after all. Anyone with that kind of injury would buy it if they had the money.

"By the way, want to hear the ingredients?"

"I'll be mad if you say it's Pure Water and three Medicinal Herbs."

".................."

Then I won't say it.

"Are you serious... 1600 yen."

Three Medicinal Herbs for 1500 yen, and a bottle of convenience store water for 100 yen. Yep, 1600 yen.

"This is way bigger than negotiating over Healing Potion Lv2."

Claire, you'd better get in touch soon.

"For now, we should talk to Guild Master-san."

"That's the plan. Nanaka-san, I'll make one, so you hold onto it."

"What!? Oh, right... for emergencies."

I've given Nanapon a Level 2 Healing Potion before. It's for her to use if I'm ever incapacitated in battle. And also, for when Nanapon gets hit by a truck.

I scanned our surroundings to make sure no one was around.

"Nanaka-san, is anyone hiding nearby?"

"Hmm... No, there isn't."

Nanapon replied, looking around. Hearing that, I took a plastic bottle of water and three medicinal herbs from my bag. I put the herbs into the bottle and stared at it intently. The bottle began to glow, and it transformed into a plastic flask filled with a gray liquid.

"So this is a Level 3 Healing Potion. It looks disgusting."

It certainly does look disgusting. Gray doesn't seem like a color a drink should be.

"Well, it's probably tasteless and odorless anyway. Here, take it."

I handed the freshly made Level 3 Healing Potion to Nanapon.

"Thank you. If you're ever in a pinch, Eleanor-san, I'll definitely use it!"

Please use it on Okita-kun too...

"Yeah, yeah. Oh, and here's this too."

I also handed her the Invisibility Potion I mentioned earlier.

"Between this and the buff potions, my Item Bag is going to be full of potions."

"Come to think of it, the Item Bag I gave you was a 10-kilogram one, right? That's not enough, is it? Want another one?"

I took out the black bag that was a 100-kilogram Item Bag.

"Ugh... the color..."

This girl is so selfish. She's all black on the outside and inside, yet she complains.

"Then how about I turn that rabbit backpack you like so much into an Item Bag?"

Nanapon always carries the same backpack.

"You can do that?"

"Well, I just need to put some rubber bands in it."

"Please do."

Nanapon took off her backpack, sat down, and started taking out its contents. In the meantime, I took out two box sets of 500 rubber bands each from my bag.

"I can make it a 1000-kilogram bag. Is that okay?"

I looked down at Nanapon as I opened the box of rubber bands.

"A thousand kilograms... hehe, 1.2 billion."

Nanapon looked up at me with a mischievous grin.

"Don't you dare sell it."

"I know, I know."

Are you sure about that...

"Here, give it to me."

I took the backpack from Nanapon, took out the rubber bands from the box, and put them inside. Then I stared at it intently and focused. The backpack flashed for a moment.

"There, it's done. I'll give you a variety of potions, so use them as needed. Let me know if you run out."

"Okay."

I took out various potions from my bag one after another and handed them to Nanapon. She took them and stored them away in her backpack.

"Eleanor-san, just how many of these did you make..."

Nanapon said in an exasperated tone as she continued to store the potions.

"I was bored, so I made a ton. In fact, I have a 1000-kilogram Item Bag full of potions in my closet."

"Well, the cost price is low, so it's fine, but that's overkill."

Making potions is fun, you know.

"And thanks to that, I was able to take a potion bath, so it's all good."

I had so many leftover potions that I decided to experiment.

"I was thinking, what about mixing a Healing Potion with body soap?"

"I see... I'll try that when I get back."

Spoken like a true disciple. The mind of an alchemist... or maybe not.

After that, I continued to hand potions to Nanapon, and she continued to store them in her backpack.

"This should be enough for now. Any more would be too much. I'll let you know when I need more."

Nanapon called a stop to it.

"Well, you're right. We're outside, so let's do this again some other time."

"Okay. What should we do now? It's only three o'clock, but considering we need time to report the Level 3 Healing Potion to the Guild Master-san, I think we should head back."

That's true. Honestly, I'm so preoccupied with that, I don't think I can focus on adventuring.

"Then let's go back. We can adventure again some other time. What about next week for you?"

"Anytime is fine. I'll adjust to your schedule, Eleanor-san."

So you plan on skipping university, huh.

"Alright. I'll contact you."

"Okay. Let's go home."

Although it was a bit early, we decided to head back, walking straight down the road without any detours.