I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 35

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I do acknowledge your good looks, but when did I ever say they were absolutely wonderful?

Don’t fabricate things.

“Since my money might dry up and my looks might deteriorate, leading to abandonment, I’ll have to work hard to maintain both from now on.”

Good grief. I was so dumbfounded that I let out a chuckle.

Of course, since having both would be good for me, I decided to change the subject instead of denying it.

“Even though the blessing has worn off, it doesn’t seem to hurt much.”

Seeing as you have the energy to keep spouting nonsense.

“Mm, the speed at which the black stains rampage has clearly slowed compared to before.”

I looked over the stains surrounding him.

The black stains were moving more actively than when the blessing was in effect, but they looked much better compared to when he didn’t even have a holy relic.

Back then, Rute really seemed like he was almost being crushed by those stains.

Even so, he never showed any signs except for occasionally trembling hands.

He really is a tough one.

“Ah, it’s not bad. However, having already tasted the sweetness of being completely free from pain. I can’t go back to how things were before.”

Rute touched his neck where the holy relic hung and smiled prettily.

“Now I’ve truly become someone who can’t live without the Holy Maiden.”

“…”

I mean, I’ve really strengthened my mental fortitude through my detective work and don’t usually fall for ordinary temptations.

I never imagined I’d almost crumble to a honey trap in my second life…

“…Enough with the pointless talk, just give me the necklace. If it hurts, you should think about receiving a blessing right away.”

I deliberately turned my gaze away from Rute, who was smiling with intent.

Not just Rute, but Airic and Seth too—this world has too many beautiful people.

And they’re all around me.

For a smooth second life, I need an unshakeable mind that won’t be swayed by honey traps—isn’t there a skill like that?

【AI system is checking…】

【No major problems have been detected in the user’s mental strength yet. Mental strength updates will proceed when problems arise, so please take note.】

I felt greatly relieved by the AI’s assurance.

I can worry less about honey traps.

“Ah, I’d like to do that, but there’s a problem. People are coming this way right now.”

Who’s coming?

At Rute’s words, I turned my head in confusion.

Sure enough, not long after, noisy sounds began coming from in front of the door. They were familiar voices.

“Wait, the Holy Maiden is currently with a guest…!”

“Holy Maiden! Please make time for us now! It’s urgent!”

Breaking through Victoria’s attempts to stop them, what came through loudly was none other than Zenrik’s voice.

“Potions! We’ve finally created potions at a marketable level!”

And it came with truly amazing news.

“Right now, no, wait a moment.”

At the unexpected news, I jumped up and was about to rush to the door when I stopped.

While it was good news, blessing Rute’s body came first.

“Ah, I’m fine.”

Perhaps noticing my concern, Rute waved his hand.

“I was actually wanting to see the potions myself. The pain is bearable, so don’t worry about me and meet with the people first.”

Certainly, Rute also had the right to check the potions as a business partner.

However, I was more concerned about his situation of having to endure pain.

“Still, the blessing can be applied quickly, so Your Grace first…”

“No. I’ll see the potions first.”

But when he refused so strongly, what could I do?

“If that’s what you want, I’m sorry, but let’s look at the potions first.”

I opened the door.

The three members of the potion-making team were blocked by Victoria and crying loudly.

More precisely, Zenrik alone was crying.

“Please come in.”

After patting Victoria’s shoulder for her trouble in stopping them, I let the three people inside.

They entered confidently but immediately stiffened when they saw Rute sitting leisurely on the sofa.

Lana’s face turned pale instantly upon recognizing him.

“S-s-sorry! I-I had no idea the guest was Your Grace! I’m truly sorry for disturbing you!”

Lana bowed repeatedly to me and Rute, then glared sharply at Zenrik and Wolfgang.

The two men hurriedly clasped their hands together and bowed their heads.

“We’re sorry!”

“We’re truly sorry!”

The hierarchy has been completely established.

“This works out well. Let me introduce you. This is Duke Rute Siery, who will distribute the potions you’ve made to the market.”

“Gasp! Y-Your Grace will?!”

Lana was now on the verge of fainting.

I hadn’t explained this. Airic didn’t tell them either, it seems.

I scratched my head and turned my gaze to Wolfgang, who seemed the most composed.

“Wolfgang, please explain about the new potion.”

“…”

What? Why no response?

“Wolfgang? …Where did this guy’s focus go?”

Looking again in confusion, this guy was currently fainted with his eyes open and a calm expression.

What? Was meeting Rute that shocking? Didn’t he come here through Rute’s introduction?

I didn’t know the reason, but anyway, he wasn’t in a state to explain either, so I looked at Zenrik.

Now that I looked, he who had been crying was actually the most composed.

“Zenrik, could you explain?”

“Ah, yes. I was really wanting to do that anyway!”

Fortunately, Zenrik wiped his tears and moved right away.

He placed the potion on the table in front of the sofa where Rute and I were sitting. It was the same orange color as the first sample they made, but much deeper than the previous one.

“I mentioned this before, didn’t I? That if we properly combine Amin flowers and Lindal grass, they’d produce the best effect instead of poison.”

“Those two plants?”

Rute, hearing this for the first time, expressed doubt.

He too seemed well aware that combining those two plants would create serious poison.

“Yes. This is what I learned after two years of research.”

“Oh, did you finally find the right mixing ratio?”

At my question, Zenrik shook his head.

“No, unfortunately I haven’t discovered it yet. Instead, I found a new ingredient that can harmoniously bring out both their effects regardless of the ratio!”

He shouted with an energetic face and pulled out a flower branch from his chest.

“This is it!”

“Oh, that’s…?”

A flower with orange blossoms the size of thumbnails clustered together.

It was none other than a Hias flower that only grows naturally in the Sun God’s Main Temple.

“You don’t mean this?”

“Yes! The effect was really good!”

To summarize Zenrik’s explanation:

While researching divine power to create potions this time, he learned that the Sun God’s divine power has such strong healing properties that it harmoniously blends with other forces without much resistance.

So he tried adding Hias flowers that contain divine power.

With Lana and Wolfgang joining in, they experimented frantically, and as expected, the divine power of the Hias flowers neutralized the toxicity of the two plants.

“Of course, I plan to keep searching for the mixing ratio. Once I find that too, a truly perfect potion will be born.”

Zenrik smiled brightly with an extremely refreshed expression.

This was the first time I’d seen him make such a bright expression.

“So this has hias flowers, amin flowers, and even lindal grass in it? How effective is the potion?”

“It’s at least five times better than the sample I showed you before. It’s good enough to sell as a prototype.”

Five times better. That’s really excellent, isn’t it?

And if I add my blessing on top of that?

The effect might be tremendous.

I patted Zenrik’s shoulder with a pleased expression.

“All three of you worked hard. Since you succeeded in developing the prototype, you’ll receive additional bonuses.”

“Ah, Holy Maiden, you’re truly the best. I’ll continue to serve you from now on.”

Zenrik, moved by the perfect financial therapy, shed tears streaming down his face. Then he patted Wolfgang’s back, who was still in a daze.

“Did you hear that? We did it! Let’s keep working hard and do all-night research from now on!”

No, sleep isn’t something you do only after you die.

But seeing that even Lana, who had briefly lost her mind, was now quietly smiling, it didn’t seem like they’d listen. I eventually let it be.

The three soon left the reception room, saying they were truly sorry for the interruption.

“I was worried because the Duke and the two alchemists we found have completely different personalities, but now they get along very well.”

After seeing the three off, I said to Rute with a smile.

“Thank you for finding good alchemists.”

“Actually, it wasn’t that difficult. Wolfgang Schmidt was someone we had our eye on as well.”

This was the first time I’d heard this, so I was surprised.

“Really?”

“He’s such an outstanding genius that other alchemists wouldn’t let him join their groups out of jealousy. Well, being inflexible and lacking adaptability also played a part.”

“Then why didn’t you hire him?”

“The reason I was looking for alchemists was because of my illness. After things went wrong with the Sea God’s side, that was the only hope left.”

Since the potions sold in the market were all useless even after trying them, he must have ended up looking for unconventional alchemists like Wolfgang.

“But just before hiring Wolfgang Schmidt, I happened to come across an old book.”

“An old book?”

“Yes. It was an old book about holy relics of light.”

And at Rute’s words that followed, my face hardened.

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