Capítulo 12: Tier 11
"The meal was pretty decent." Iledoya said. They have just finished having lunch.
"Glad you like it" Sinov said while smiling. "So do you have any plans now?" the sun was still up so there was still time for some activities.
"Hmm… I think I would want to ask around. Say Sinov, with you being a B-rank adventurer, how did you get caught by those bandits?" Iledoya wanted to ask Sinov a few questions so they just ended up wandering around town.
"It was in a moment of carelessness that they successfully ambushed me. After that they just tied me up and then you came some few moments later" Sinov answered with a sorrowful expression.
"Can you use magic? What attribute can you use?" Iledoya asked again.
While shaking her head, Sinov said "Sadly, I can't use magic. I don't have an attribute. I'm a B-rank adventurer by completing alchemy related requests."
Hearing that answer, Iledoya turned to Sinov and looked at her through a circle he made with his fingers. He stared at her for a few moments before saying "I see… Alchemy you say? If you made a healing potion, What tier will it be?" Iledoya asked.
Tiers in Alchemy was something that was created during the death of Iledoya. With tier 1 as the lowest all the way to tier 10 the highest. Tier 10 potions are so precious that some regard as a secret weapon for war. For healing potions, tier 1-3 can heal minor wounds like scratches, tier 4-6 can heal major wounds like wounds due to burn, acid, corrosion, poison, and so on. Tier 7-9 can heal severe wounds like stab wounds or deep cuts. Tier 10 can regrow limbs.
"I don't make healing potions often but even so, Tier 6 is the highest I can make" Sinov said proudly. "Do you also study alchemy?" Sinov asked with gleaming eyes.
"Well, I do… But I haven't made a potion in so long, I don't know what tier it is. Anyway, have you heard about the healing potions from Kara village?" Iledoya asked. He was actually curious about this. Before Kara village was buried, he was able to finish a batch containing 64 of his healing potions which were sent to the capital back then. He does know that the kingdom is long gone but he never heard about his potions.
When Sinov heard Iledoya mention the healing potions of Kara village, her face instantly became solemn. "You mean the 49 healing potions that caused the creation of tiers for potions? The 49 healing potions that are deemed as the only tier 11 potions that exist right now? Of course I've heard about them! Ever since the Alchemy association revealed the existence of those potions, no Alchemist has not heard about it."
The Alchemy association was where Alchemist that wants to devote their life for alchemy would gather. It is them that also decides the systems for Alchemist like the tiers.
The tiers that they created was actually the idea of a single man, and that person didn't tell anyone about the 49 potions and just kept it for himself for thousands of years. It was only in the recent years that they somehow stumbled upon the the man's secret stash where they found the potions and a notebook detailing about it. Iledoya didn't know about this because the man's soul was severed by Death instead.
Hearing how exaggerated his potions was described, Iledoya can't help but twitch and blush at the same time. After composing himself for a moment, he continued asking "What do you mean by the only tier 11? Isn't the highest tier for potions tier 10?"
"It was because of the 49 healing potions that the association decided to create the tiers. By making the maximum tier as 10, they hoped that it will show the people how precious something they deemed tier 11 is." Sinov answered with passion. Tier 11 is just something that is so unbelievable to her.
Even after calming himself down, Iledoya still has slight blush as he continued asking "Is the potions really that amazing? How do they know it's that amazing? What if it's just an exaggeration?"
"They tested one themself"
"What?"
"There was actually 50 of them but they tested the effects of one of them to see if it has the effect as described in a very weathered notebook that was found along side the potions. It is also from that notebook that they found out that the potions were from a place called Kara village. But both Kara village and the name of the alchemist that created the potions couldn't be found" With the last sentence, the expression of sadness came back to Sinov's face.
Hearing that no one know that the one who created the potions goes by the name Iledoya, Iledoya felt relieved. His questions does not end yet "How did they tested it the effect of the potions?"
Sinov's face of sadness changed to a grin as she explained "They got themselves a criminal that was given the death sentence. They removed all of his organs and limbs leaving only the lungs and head. They sustained his life using Life magic. Right before they gave the criminal the potion, they released the Life magic sustaining his life to put him on the brink of death. Afterwards they pushed the potion down his throat"
Iledoya gulped as he imagined how painful it is to be only left with his lungs. But then he remembered 'Oh yeah I can just disable my pain senses when I want to' so he continued listening.
"Everything missing from the criminal was regenerated. His limbs, his heart, his digestive organs, all of them regenerated. In fact, even when he was only left with his lungs and head, he was still shouting how he will kill all that has hurt him but after drinking the potion, even his mentality was changed. That criminal later on became the current Head of the Association still enlightened from the potion he drank" Sinov finished explaining.
Iledoya shuddered hearing how ridiculous the effect is.
After hearing the effects, he was able to confirm his theory. 'Not only did my Immortal magic gave the potions ridiculous effects, it also made the potion semi-'alive', which caused it to keep absorbing magic for thousand of years, further making the already ridiculous effects even more outrageous' and then he remembered that his batch contained 64 but there was now only 49 left which meant that 14 not including the potion used for testing; has either been used by the King back then, or someone was able to find it first.
Unknowingly while they were talking, they ended up in front of the Alchemy association Egner town branch. "Hey look. We're in front of the Alchemy association building. How about an alchemy duel?"
"An Alchemy duel?" Iledoya hesitated. "Are you sure?"
"Of course! What could possibly go wrong?" Sinov said proudly. She was very confident in her ability as an Alchemist.
"It's just that…" Iledoya was considering if he should tell her that the 49 potions was made by him. But after considering it for a moment he said "Fine, let's do it". While entering the building Iledoya mumbled "Just don't have a mental breakdown…"
"What?"
"Nothing…"
The Alchemy association has many branches in most towns and cities. Egner town being a place where a lot of adventurer would go to, there was also a branch built here. Inside, there are many rooms where people can brew some potions or do Alchemy duels.
Alchemy duels are pretty simple. Two alchemist will brew a potion and then the association will judge the tier of the potions.
They walked up to the receptionist and Sinov said "We'd like to have an Alchemy duel. Is there a room we can use?"
The receptionist answered "Yes, we do. Would you like to use your own ingredients or would you like to buy some from the association?"
Iledoya knowing that he doesn't have the ingredients on him, asked "How much would the ingredients for a healing potion be?"
"one gold coin"
"Mother of cupcakes… why is it so expensive?" Iledoya remembered that back in the days he could get the ingredients for the healing potion for a tenth of that price, for only 10 silvers!
The receptionist frowned hearing Iledoya's protest. With a look of mockery she said "why does it sound like you don't know that there is a shortage of ingredients for healing potions due to many Alchemist wanting to make another tier 11 healing potion. Did you live under a rock all these times?"
"As a matter of fact, I did." Answered Iledoya. Being buried should count as living under a rock right? He put a gold coin in front of the receptionist
The receptionist wanted to say more but hearing Iledoya confirmed that he lived under a rock and that he already placed a gold coin, she couldn't say anything else. She took the gold coin and said "follow me"
They arrived at a wide room with 2 cauldrons and tables. "Please wait as your ingredients are prepared" After the receptionist lead them to the room, she left to get Iledoya's ingredients.
"Why is that it seems that you are so into healing potions? You asked about the legendary healing potion and now even in the duel you want to make a healing potion? It's as if you're obsessed with it." From before, Iledoya has only been mentioning about healing potions. This made Sinov curious as to why.
"That's not it. It's the first potion I have ever made and it was pretty good. I almost got kill because of it" Iledoya can't help but smile to the last sentence. If it wasn't because the healing potion he made, he wouldn't have died and met Death and learn so many things from the souls in Death's plane.
Sinov thought that Iledoya must be boasting when he said the last sentence. But she didn't ask more. After a while, the receptionist brought the ingredients for the healing potions.
"Alright, let's begin!" With Sinov's cue, they started making their potions.
Over the years, both Alchemy and Magic has progressed. For Magic, Runes and Magic tools became a thing. In Alchemy, it broaden from just the simple making of potions, to the enhancement of materials and more ways to making the potions.
While for this duel both will be making potions, Iledoya used the simple old ways of making potions, which looked more like an old man making soup. Which when compared to Sinov who is using the more new ways, she looked like a witch making a poisonous apple with fireworks coming out of the cauldron.
Soon they were done with their potions. The judge which is someone from the association had come just before they finished their potions. When she looked at the potions the two has made, the first thing that came into her mind was 'It's like comparing a gem with a rock'. "Explain to me what you have made" She told the two.
Sinov started first. Her potion was placed into a beautiful potion glass which paired with the green liquid inside, made it look mythical. "I call it Flying Strength, it boosts the consumer's stamina and strength allowing them to work harder for longer periods of time. The effects can last 24 hours" She proudly explained. This is potion is one of her specialty and she has full confidence in it.
On the other hand, Iledoya's potion looked like some strawberry juice one can buy from the market. It was murky red, while the bottle was made from the wood of the flying tree on his backpack. He had to grow a branch and formed it into a bottle with Life magic since he also didn't have any potion glasses to store the potions. "There isn't much to be explained about my potion. It's a healing potion that heals people" Iledoya just casually explained his potion as if he didn't care about it at all. In fact, he knew that after this, the judge will just put it in a magic tool to determine it's tier so he didn't bother explaining much.
The judge didn't quite like Iledoya's attitude. But she can't say much about it. After hearing the explanation, she snapped her fingers and two people entered through the door bringing in a magic tool. In earth, the magic tool that will be used to determine the tier of the potions looked like a coffee machine. Instead of pouring out coffee, it will absorb a sample of the potion that is placed in it.
The judge started with Sinov's potion as she prefered Sinov's attitude over Iledoya. She placed in the Flying Strength into the magic tool. The tool shaked a bit before words made from light like a hologram appeared in the air above it.
'Tier 7'
The judge was impressed and so was the two people that brought in the magic tool. "Very impressive Miss Sinov. You must be very talented" the judge smiled as she praised Sinov.
"Hehe, it's nothing much" Sinov was very satisfied with her work. She didn't expect it to be able to reach tier 7 so she was feeling very proud right now.
The judge then placed in Iledoya's healing potion into the magic tool. While holding, she had a look of disgust. She was a proud alchemist, with every potions she made being of tier 6 at least but now, she had to hold a potion that looks like it came out of the common shop. She was sure the magic tool won't even consider it a tier 1 potion.
Iledoya could see how see the judge was handling his potion, but he didn't care. Even though when he explained his potion he looked as if he didn't care, inside, he was wondering what tier his potion will be after his knowledge increased.
After the magic tool took in a sample of the potion, it started trembling like crazy. It trembled so hard, that everyone in the room could feel it through the floor. After a while, words started appearing in the air above it and when the judge saw it, she instantly fell to her knees with the disgust on her face being replaced with utter regret.
'Tier 12!'
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ChikoBakpao Have I said that ed won't be editing a lot of the next chapters?
Due to that, expect a lot of grammar mistakes, typo, lines you don't understand, and bla bla bla
Capítulo 13: Bunny
The judge was filled with regret and shame. 'I-It can't be! There is no way a tier 12 potion can exist!' She wanted to deny the possibility that she has treated a tier 12 potion with disgust but she can't think of a way.
If it was a tier 11 she could say it was a stolen potion or the magic tool was broken. But neither can be the case for a tier 12. Before her mind could become crazy from the thought of handling a tier 12 potion with disgust, Iledoya casted "Soul magic: Soul shock"
Just like the name says, the spell shocked the soul of the judge and the two people who brought in the magic tool. They stood frozen for a moment before fainting from their soul being shocked. He walked towards the trio before touching each of their foreheads.
He used a Soul technique that allows him to extract knowledge from the souls. Iledoya created this technique himself by reversing how the Soul technique Death used on him, to share his knowledge. By adding more power into it, it can extract the knowledge permanently. In other words, he can make them forget that a tier 12 potion appeared here.
Soul magic is a Branch magic of the Death attribute. Iledoya didn't have many chances to test it in Death's plane since most of the spells targeted the souls to affect the body. Getting a chance to test his knowledge made him delighted.
He placed his potion in his backpack and with a smile, Iledoya turned to Sinov "You were still wondering how to repay me right? How about keeping everything you saw a secret?"
Sinov was still standing there with a blank bulging eyes and a mouth opened wide. She clearly hasn't recovered from the shock.
"Sinov?"
"Huh?... Ah yes yes i saw nothing, nothing at all" When she finally recovered from the shock, she instantly knew it wasn't a good idea to tell anyone. She smiled with a smile that made her look like a businessman that found a miraculously good deal. She didn't listen when Iledoya asked her to keep it a secret but it was her own decision to keep it a secret.
Hearing that Sinov would keep it a secret, Iledoya felt it was okay she didn't hear him "Well as long as you know." He looked outside the window, to the sun that is going down "It's about to get dark now. Does your offer of a place to stay still stands?" He asked
"Of course of course! Oh and you don't have to worry about it getting dark. In this day and age, which town or city wouldn't have street lights?"
"Street lights?" Iledoya is still used to the times before Runes were a thing. Now, Runes were used in many things and making the streets bright at night was one of them. "Haha of course the street lights would make it bright yes yes…" Even though Iledoya knew that street lights are now a thing, he often forgets such a thing because of how the knowledge is store in his mind.
The way Iledoya access his knowledge is similar to looking for a book in a library. If he doesn't try to think of them, it will be as if Iledoya never knew about them. He had the knowledge of street lights and even how to make them but his old ways of thinking made it took a while before it became a thought.
Sinov felt that it was strange how Iledoya spoke his last sentence. But she had other things to sort in her mind so she didn't care. After walking for a while, the sun has set and the street lights started to light the streets.
Since Egner is a small town, sadly, they don't have a way to make the lights 'automated' so that it lights up at night only. The current street lights needs to be placed before night and stored in the morning everyday.
While Iledoya was following Sinov to her house, he saw some workers bringing a cart full of the street lights and some workers placing the street lights. 'Must be a tough and tiring job' he thought.
Arriving in front of Sinov's house, Iledoya was quite surprised to see a normal wooden house made from planks. For an Alchemist that could make a tier 7 potion, Iledoya was expecting a more… 'suitable' house.
Sinov saw the look on Iledoya's face that seems to question reality. "Haha, have you not heard of the saying 'Don't judge a person by their clothes'? Don't assume the insides would look just as normal."
Iledoya was filled with expectation again. Sinov opened the door and beckoned for Iledoya to go in. When Sinov opened the door, before Iledoya even stepped inside, almost as if he was forced, he can't help but think 'What the fluff-'
Everything inside Sinov's house was one way or another, decorated with rabbit as the theme. The wall had paintings of fluffy adorable rabbits. The back of the door had a rabbit face painting. The chairs was crafted to have bunny ears. Some door knobs were even crafted to look like a rabbit's head! Normally this would have looked scary or creepy but somehow, all of the objects almost seem to exude cuteness.
Iledoya felt really surprised by this. "Can you not live without a seeing a rabbit in one day? Why are there so many rabbit decorations?" He asked Sinov as he takes a seat on bunny chair.
"A-Ahahaha… It's complicated. I just find them very cute" Sinov's face seem to turn red a little as she said that. She didn't mind how Iledoya instantly felt like he was at home. She served Iledoya a cup of tea in a bunny cup. The tea leaves were cut into the form of bunnies. Seeing even such details had a rabbit, Iledoya can't help but twitch a little.
"Ah, i also have some snacks. Let me get some" Sinov was about to leave to get the snacks when Iledoya suddenly stopped her.
"Are the snacks formed into rabbits too?"
"..." Sinov became speechless.
"Haaa so it is. It's not that i hate it but… It is unbelievable how detailed you are to make the interior be filled with rabbits." He shaked his head as he said that.
"Ha… haha… I see…"
They had an awkward silent snack together. Sinov broke the silence "Right, let me show you your room. The house came with 2 rooms you see, and I never use the other one."
Sinov brought Iledoya to his room and it was the only room without bunny furnitures. "Oh this is good enough. Thank you for letting me stay. I'll be spending the rest of the night in my room now so good night Sinov" Iledoya closed the door while smiling.
In his room, there was only a bed which is enough. He sat on it and started thinking about how the day went. 'Even though I already hold back, the potion actually still became a tier 12. With the gap tier 10 and tier 11 has, the gap of power between tier 11 and tier 12 should be greater right?'
Iledoya grew a bacon fruit and ate it before he continued thinking 'Oh would you look at that. It's almost time for me to use 'that'. I should go test it on the bandits first though, I wouldn't want it to go wrong. That would make me look uncool.'
While Iledoya was thinking on how he should test his knowledge on those bandits, Sinov was in another room. A room that was strangely, did not have any bunny furnitures. Instead, everything inside was red. Sinov was sitting in a red chair in that room reading an old weathered book. "This… everything I need is here? … YES! I should try to get that tomorrow to start it" became very excited.
The next day
"There is some plants I want to go check outside of town so I'll be going there. Depending on the situation, I might not be back until tomorrow." Iledoya said to Sinov as they eat bunny shaped food that Sinov made. It tasted pretty good actually. But then Iledoya twitched when he saw a bunny shaped grain of salt. 'Must be my imagination… there is no way that she would even shape the spices into rabbits' he thought
"Huh? Oh… Is that so…" Sinov had a look of sadness and disappointment.
"Oh yeah… I actually wanted to give this to you" Iledoya handed over his potion.
Sinov's look instantly changed to happiness "Really!? Thank you so much!" She reflexively pulled Iledoya and gave him a hug. "C-Can't…Breath" Iledoya tried to say. "O-Oh sorry" Sinov's face turned red as she let Iledoya go.
As if nothing happened, Iledoya just walked to the door and said "Well see you soon!" He walked away, heading towards the bandit hideout.
When Sinov saw Iledoya leave, she grinned and said "To think I didn't have to try to get it at all and it just came into my hands. The world must be with me to keep delivering what I need!"
At the bandit hideout, before Iledoya's arrival
"Leader, we've been stuck here for a full day! We can't stand it anymore leader. Please help us!"
"Yes leader, we can't eat nor drink. If we stay like this, we will die!"
"Leader help us!"
The bandits were still tangled by the plants Iledoya casted. The leader couldn't stand it anymore and he shouted "BE QUIET! IT'S BECAUSE YOU ALL WANTED THAT WOMAN THAT WE'RE STUCK HERE" In the leader's opinion, if his subordinates didn't caught Sinov, then they wouldn't have met Iledoya and they wouldn't be stuck here. "And besides… how am I supposed to help you all when I'm also stuck?"
"By becoming my test subjects." A voice answered the bandit leader's question. Of course it was the voice of the one who had tangled them all, Iledoya.
"What? What do you mean?" The bandit leader question.
"It's exactly like I said, become my test subject."
"…" The bandit was speechless for a while. He asked "What are you going to test on me?"
"Oh you don't have to know." Iledoya smiled. Smiling was one of the things Iledoya could still practice when he was a soul even if the soul didn't have muscles as it still did have a face. Due to that, whenever he smiled, it would look like a smile so full of kindness that could make spring come early, even when he is holding his Scythe and walked with it towards the bandit leader.
"W-What are you doing? No, NO, NOOO, DON'T K—" The bandit leader struggled for the last time.
"Well, let the test beg— Oh right" Iledoya turned to look towards the rest of the bandits. All the bandits shivered when Iledoya swept his gaze on them. "D-Don't kill us… We'll become your follower if you want to?" one of the bandits said sheepishly.
"Don't worry, I just wanted to give everyone food and water" after he said that, he infused Life magic into his tree and the four branches starting dropping fruits one after another. Iledoya controlled the plants so it won't tangle them around the arms as he distributed the fruits for everyone.
"At least as long as your leader can still withstand being my test subject, all of you will be safe" Iledoya said with his signature smile. The bandits were still gulping down the fruits but when they heard that, some of them shivered and some of them choked on their food.
With spare test subjects fed, Iledoya turned back towards the now dead bandit leader and sat in front of it. "Well… Should we begin?"
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===[Extra Story]===
This is a spin-off actually… not extra story...
Arriving in front of Sinov's house, Iledoya was quite surprised to see a normal wooden house made from planks. For an Alchemist that could make a tier 7 potion, Iledoya was expecting a more… 'suitable' house.
Sinov opened the door and beckoned for Iledoya to go in. When Sinov opened the door, before Iledoya even stepped inside, almost as if he was forced, he can't help but think 'What kind of yandere place am I in now?'
Everything inside Sinov's house was one way or another, decorated with Iledoya as the theme. The wall had paintings of Iledoya. The back of the door had a Iledoya's face painting. The chairs was crafted to look like Iledoya on all fours. Some door knobs were even crafted to look like… 'Wow, Let's stop right there. Family-friendly, remember?' A voice from the heavens stop the narration. Wait whut?
Just as Iledoya was about to go back outside, Sinov stops him and said;" Where are you going, DARLING?"
===[End of Extra Story]===
[edited by ed]
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"Hi, This is Chronotia speaking to you from a different timeline. During the making of this 'chapter' a war was going on in another 'chapter' but due to a sudden voice chanting 'Author Magic', It was lost in time..."
"And space" Spatia finished where Chronotia left off.
"But wait… What if Iledoya gets lost in time and space and somehow ends up into that 'chapter' that was supposed to be lost in time and space?" Spatia asked
Chronotia answered while emphasizing every word "Spatia. Don't. Even. Think. About. It."
"It's only a what if…"
"Spatia. The world in that 'chapter' almost ended trying to destroy the end. Don't. Let. Iledoya. Get. There."
"Geez, okay, okay, I get." While Spatia said that, in his heart he was saying 'But what if it's not lost and is actually in the 'Drafts', just waiting to get out there? Sorry Chronotia. I'm with Victus for this one'
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Yay we have ed back \('-')/
Anyway, The spin-off was mostly ed's idea...
Is this too much extra stuff? was the spin-off unnecessary? please do answer in the comments... please...
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