MTLNOVEL Chapter 67
Before me, a large pot was boiling.
Inside, I had crushed papal leaves along with other herbs and added them to the mixture.
As it simmered, the concoction filled the room with a strong aroma.
“Should be about ready now.”
I picked up a ladle, scooped some of the liquid, and poured it into a small vial.
『Master, you’re at it again today?』
Eve spoke to me.
“There’s no downside to increasing my proficiency. I want to keep pushing it to the limit.”
Saying that, I held my hand over the vial and began pouring a large amount of magic power into it.
『Even Angelica-san told you to rest. I’m really worried about your body, Master.』
As I continued, the liquid began to glow before settling into a translucent yellow hue.
“Alright, I’ll stop after I finish making this stamina potion.”
I cut off Eve’s complaints.
What I’ve been making recently—no, what I’ve been making continuously—is stamina potions.
The process itself isn’t that complicated.
You take water suited for potion-making, boil it with various ingredients, then pour the mixture into a vial and infuse it with magic.
Depending on the ingredients used, you can create life potions, stamina potions, mana potions, and so on.
However, proper potion-making requires an alchemist to infuse the liquid with the right kind of magic.
Even mages, who possess magic power, lack the ability to channel it into potions. Only those with the 【Alchemy】 blessing or skill can create potions.
『Are you really going to stop? Last time, your blessing gave you 【Magic Power 200% Boost】, and you kept going nonstop. I had to force you to stop!』
“I know, I know.”
The effectiveness of a potion is determined by several factors: the proficiency of the 【Alchemy】 skill, the level of blessings related to alchemy, and most importantly, the quality of the magic power infused.
With a 200% magic boost, the effectiveness of the potions skyrockets, so I got carried away that day and kept making them—only to be completely drained the next morning.
“Besides, we’re running out of water, aren’t we?”
The supply of water we collected from the Rank V dungeon with Thomas and the others was nearly depleted.
『You used up an enormous amount!』
That day, while using a magic tool to collect water, I had also placed my right hand on the water’s surface.
By doing so, I transported the water into The World—a separate storage space I had created to function as a reservoir.
“Better to use it than to let it go to waste.”
With my proficiency maxed out, the potions I make now should have an incredible effect.
If that’s the case…
『Master, are you really serious about curing Angelica-san’s mother’s illness?』
Yes. The reason I’ve been pushing myself like this is because Angelica’s mother is sick.
For now, she seems to be managing with stamina potions, but when I met her in person, she didn’t look well at all.
『…Could it be because you have feelings for Angelica-san?』
“Why do you always jump straight to romance? She’s a princess, you know?”
I already knew from listening to conversations around me that Angelica was royalty.
I also knew that Roberto was from a marquis family, which meant Angelica’s status had to be even higher—either a duchess or a member of the royal family.
“I just want to help. That’s all there is to it.”
Angelica had told me why she enrolled in the academy.
She was hoping that through her studies, she’d eventually be able to create a medicine that could cure her mother.
But that would take time—time that her mother might not have the strength to endure.
That’s what I had concluded.
Ignoring Eve’s suspicious remarks, I continued making potion after potion.
At some point, Eve fell silent.
And so, in the quiet solitude of the research building, I kept working.