episode_0044

“I told you to wait!”

I chase after Ilicia, but there’s no way I can catch up. I just grit my teeth and move my slow feet.

“Hey!”

I shout with all my might, but I don’t know if my voice can reach Ilicia.

“Haa…haa…”

Only when she was out of breath and her legs lost strength did Illysha stop running.

As the distance narrowed, I grabbed Ilicia’s shoulder and turned her body.

“Why on earth is this happening all of a sudden? With that urgent expression…”

In front of the door of the armor store we arrived at in a frantic rush, we let out heavy breaths to each other.

Ilicia did not answer my question. I was afraid that the antidote would be taken away, so I just clenched it in my fist and hugged it into my arms.

“Is it because of Layla?”

“…”

Illisha nodded instead of answering.

Only then did I realize that Ilicia had suddenly left the room and headed to the store.

“I told you, it’s still a sample.”

As I close my eyes and speak softly, I can feel Ilicia’s shoulders shaking through my hands.

“I don’t know if this antidote will be effective, it’s a little different from the potions I’ve made so far.”

The level of difficulty of the antidote was vastly different from the acceleration potion given to Elisias and the corrosive liquid poured on Mimic.

Time returns to two days before Elisias and Illisha’s return.

“So…what should I do with this?”

I was told that I obtained herbs and medicinal bugs with the help of Lia and Louis, but I was at a loss as to what to do with them.

Crafting an item called an antidote is a very simple task in the game. All you have to do is simply match the quantity of the item and then press the combination button.

But that was a game, this was reality to me, so preparing an antidote from raw materials was quite difficult.

A recipe made using raw materials, rather than a recipe that can be easily made by simply matching the proportions of the given items, such as acceleration potions and corrosive liquids.

Therefore, the antidote boasted an advanced level of difficulty.

“Rather than blindly executing…”

I put down the bottle of herbs and medicinal bugs in my hand and headed to the potion shop I went to with Illisha earlier.

“Oh, it’s been a while? What’s going on?”

The owner of the potion shop must have been reorganizing the store and greeted me warmly while holding a wooden box.

I thought there was no time to waste and got straight to the point.

“Mister, do you know how to make an antidote?”

“Antidote…?”

The store owner put down the box he was holding with a puzzled look behind me as I asked for the antidote recipe.

“Tsk, it’s an antidote…what kind of antidote do you need exactly?”

Oops, I was lost in thought. There are various types of antidotes.

From the antidote to biological poison that starts when you are bitten by a poisonous monster and poisoned, to the antidote to the blinding poison that was used when fighting orcs.

“Hmm… To be exact, it is an antidote that detoxifies everything…”

“Ah, are you really talking about that all-purpose antidote? I think that would be impossible…”

The store owner grunted and answered as if he was troubled.

“It is a recipe that cannot be obtained without permission unless you are a royal potion manufacturer, and the price is so expensive that ordinary people cannot afford it.”

An all-purpose antidote that removes all status abnormalities. It’s an item with a really insincere name in the game, but its performance is certain.

Of course, the all-purpose antidote is a rare item and belongs to an advanced recipe, so it is unlikely that a potion shop on the outskirts of the city would know how to make an all-purpose antidote.

“Then it’s a bit difficult…”

I muttered to myself so quietly that the store owner couldn’t hear.

“Now, take this.”

The man who saw my expression rummaged through one of the piles of boxes in the corner and handed me a slightly smaller box.

“This is…”

The small box was filled with stone mortars and glass flasks.

“Seeing as you’re asking how to make an antidote, it looks like you’re thinking of making it yourself, aren’t you?”

“That’s true, but…”

Without even having time to hide his embarrassment, the man smiled and patted me on the back.

“You saw it in the store that day? I’m talking about your skills in making nega-potions. That was an acceleration potion, right?”

Perhaps because he was the owner of a potion shop, he could tell right away just by looking at the way I made it.

I nodded, feeling a little curious.

“I saw that he was very interested in making potions, so I supported him.”

“Is it okay? Still, I think it’s one of the store’s equipment, but this…”

Feeling a little sorry, I answered softly, and the man laughed even louder.

“It’s okay! Since it was an item that was no longer used anyway, there was no suitable place to dispose of it, and since she said she was Illisha’s friend, I had to go out of my way to help her”

The store owner said this and took out a dusty book from the bookshelf.

“First of all, it is a book that contains the basics of how to make all potions. Although it is not an all-purpose antidote, it contains detailed information on how to make various other antidotes, so please refer to it.”

Since he took such good care of me, I actually became more suspicious.

People always say that there is no favor without reason. Unless you want something from me, you won’t be able to do anything nice to me.

“Even if you are Illisha’s friend…isn’t this a bit excessive…”

The store owner must have read my face as he smiled and crossed his arms.

“I received a lot of help from Ilicha… Illisha was the one who protected this store from those thugs, so if it weren’t for her… I would have stopped the business a long time ago.”

Thugs? I wondered if you were talking about the red two-headed snakes.

“So, Illisha’s friend is my friend… So, I hope you too will help Illisha when she seems to be in trouble.”

The store owner smiled bitterly and then explained in detail how to use the tools.

After leaving the potion shop, I went back into my dorm, laid out the books and tools I had received on the table, and opened the old book I had been given.

The content was more detailed than expected.

It contained detailed information on medicinal herbs, including how to dismantle bugs and extract the essence that bugs spit out, as well as how to apply basic antidotes.

“I know the recipe for the herbs and medicinal bugs that go into an all-purpose antidote…”

Obviously, you have enough ingredients, so if you apply what is in the book, you will be able to make an all-purpose antidote in no time.

I thought this, but the practice was on a different level and I ended up going through a lot of trial and error.

The flask burst in the middle, or the contents boiled and evaporated, repeating numerous failures.

And after so much trial and error, the first sample antidote was created.

Even if an antidote was created, there was no place to test to see if the antidote was working properly, so the wall blocked it again.

So, originally, on the day Elisias and Illisha returned, I was going to head to the potion shop together, share the recipe I wrote down, and discuss ways to test the sample antidote.

But I never dreamed that Illisha would come to my room in the morning.

Anyway, I had to go to Illisha’s store, so I walked in with her, but who would have thought she would react like this?

Back in the present, I scratched my head and briefly told him what had happened.

“It means that we don’t know if this antidote will be effective.”

Illisha was looking at the ground with her head turned in anger.

“There may be other side effects that you don’t know about, so what are you going to do if you freely give Leila that sample antidote and the situation gets worse?”

“That’s…but, still! It’s something we can look forward to!”

Illisha now speaks almost as if she were crying.

With the feeling of wanting to grasp at straws, with the feeling that it doesn’t matter if it’s a rotten rope.

“I know you’re desperate! But calm down and think about it! At least it’s not too late to check if the efficacy is certain! What’s so urgent!”

Unable to bear it any longer, I got angry and scolded Illisha. Then, Illisha was startled and relaxed her shoulders as if resigned.

“No…too late…”

“What?”

Illisha slammed her fist against the wall of the store and glared at me.

“You don’t know! Leila is going crazy every day… Uncle Uldy and I are watching that… I want to help Leila get better even for a moment! No matter what method it is!”

I bit my lip tightly as I looked at Ilicia speaking with red eyes as if she was pouring out her emotions.

“You…why don’t you listen to me…so you should be more careful! All you have to do is check whether it is effective?”

It’s not that I don’t know that feeling either. I can understand that feeling too. Therefore, I couldn’t understand Illisha’s tendency to act as she pleased.

“Then how long does it take to make it perfectly…”

I washed my face dry while looking at Ilicia speaking softly in a cracked voice.

“That…I don’t know…it could take at least a few more days…if we could just check if there are any side effects, we might be able to make it faster…”

In response to my answer, Illisha looked at me with intent eyes, rummaged through her pockets, took out something, and pulled out the cork cap.

“What are you doing…”

I was surprised when I saw the glass bottle that Illisha took out of her pocket.

That was the half-filled bottle of aphrodisiac that I had given to Illisha when I met a apothecary addict in the alley earlier.

“You still have that…?”

“I told you, right? I also looked around the black market… I kept it instead of throwing it away in case it might be helpful as a clue…”

“Now, wait a minute…you’re not planning on eating that, are you?”

He made an effort to calm down and slowly moved towards Illisha.

“If you can confirm that there are no side effects, you can make it faster?”

Illisha grinned and continued speaking.

“Yes, you are right. I have to be careful… If my greed causes side effects to come to Leila, I won’t be able to hold on any longer… So… ”

Illisha hesitated and looked at the bottle of aphrodisiac.

Very little. If you get a little closer, you can snatch that bottle. I may not have enough strength, but all I have to do is shake off that illness.

“Check it with my body first…then that’s okay, right? I’ll accept everything, no matter the side effects…Isn’t this the fastest way?”

“Hey, stop!”

I stretched out my arm and tried to snatch the bottle containing the elixir, but it was already too late.

Illisha, who had inhaled the aphrodisiac, let out a short scream of “ugh” and then slammed into the door of the store, dropping the aphrodisiac bottle and antidote she was holding.

“You…are okay…”

Illisha trembles. It is clear that a weak reaction is occurring immediately.

Illisha bowed down without saying a word and was breathing heavily. I gently placed my hand on Illisha’s shoulder to check her condition.

“Ugh…!”

As soon as her hand touched Illisha, she let out a voice that was a mix of pain and seductiveness. It was as if the pain had become momentary pleasure.

“Mr… Really…”

Once this happened, I bent down to pick up the antidote that Illisha dropped, with the intention of giving her a sample antidote. That moment

“Wow!”

Ilicha put her weight on me and hugged me, causing me to land on my butt and fall.

“Oh…my back…”

They fall down entangled with each other and end up in a slightly embarrassing position.

I tried to get up to get out of this position, but Illisha grabbed my legs to prevent me from getting up, crawled up like a snake, and then completely laid me down.

“Haa…haa…”

He lets out a deep breath and sits down completely on me. And then he smiles with a deep smile that I have never seen before.

“What… isn’t the kid below…?”

Illisha brought her face close and whispered in my ear like a sweet devil’s voice. When that sticky breath touches the back of my neck, I get goosebumps.

“You, you now! where! Hehehe―”

When I bit my ear with my lips as if telling him not to answer, my whole body started shaking and I felt like my blood flow was blocked from below.

Illisha smiled lightly and said “hu” deeply, then lifted her upper body close to me.

“Harm, antidote! You need to take the antidote quickly, you are out of your mind!”

“More than that, you… are piled up, right?”

Illisha’s bright red, bronzed skin had turned into a ripe, sweet fruit.

Transparent sweat formed on my forehead, and the sweat flowed down my jaw line and wet my body.

“God…Oh my…”

In other words, I was so shocked by the expression that I thought I was going to eat it that I ended up spitting out anything.

Am I going to end up losing my chastity and purity in the open air like this? No, that’s not a bad thing.

He tries to free himself from the restraints, but his arms are caught between Illisha’s thighs and he can’t do anything.

As I look around to ask for help, I see a familiar figure entering the alley.

I hoped it was Elisias because she looked a bit like her, but judging by her clothes, it wasn’t Elisias.

It doesn’t matter who it is right now, I need someone to help me get out of this situation.

“Hey, hey there! Breathe!!!!!”

As Illisha put more pressure on her thighs as if it was a useless resistance, her upper body was now blocked. Then, she covered my mouth with one hand.

“Noona… will tell you everything step by step… so don’t worry… ”

“Hmmm!!”

Now I close my eyes and say whatever happens, happens.

“Wow…”

At that moment, I opened my eyes to the sound of a heavy blow and Illisha’s single scream, and I saw Illisha collapse on top of me.

As I turned my head back and forth to see what was happening, I heard a nostalgic voice.

“Ha…will you explain what this is?”