The Alchemist-nim’s Worries

“Hmm… Disciple… no, Asha.”

“…Yes.”

“First… I want you to know that everything was for the sake of treatment.”

“….”

To see someone I trusted swaying their hips above me… Of course, it was visually excellent, but the situation and my feelings… you know. Or, perhaps, should I say it was fortunate that it was Master-nim?

Anyway, my heart was in turmoil.

The climaxes I remember… aren’t many. From regaining my senses until my body cooled down… maybe two or three times? Yet, seeing my body slump and relax, I must have reached climax far more times than I could imagine.

It would be better if I didn’t remember… though it’s more blurry than completely gone. When I let out a deep sigh, Master-nim flinched.

At that sight, a bitter feeling mixed with a strangely pleasant one, so I shook my head. I saw Master-nim carefully open their mouth.

“Well… Asha, first… even if we don’t make a separate bedroom, it might be better to use separate beds.”

“…I don’t have money.”

“You rascal! After going through something like that, you still─”

Master-nim saw Cecil beaming and lowered their voice.

“Cecil….”

“Yes, Asha-nim!”

“Do you remember the Potion recipe I wrote down for you last time?”

“Yes! I remember it!”

“Then, could you make one for me?”

“Understood!”

Cecil, who answered vigorously, hopped off the chair. Then, she scampered towards the Workshop. After confirming that her footsteps had completely disappeared, I turned my gaze to Master-nim.

“…Honestly, I think it was mostly because Master-nim hugged me and slept with me this time. But wait a minute. Didn’t you say you didn’t have one attached to you!?”

Suddenly, anger surged in a gradient. When I recalled the hard rod pressing down on my lower abdomen, it felt like that area was throbbing.

Master-nim’s face turned red. I got goosebumps at their appearance, like a woman before her beloved.

“…That might sound like an excuse, but I have something to say. That Homunculus… Cecil, was it? If you consume that child’s semen, it seems to… grow.”

“…Huh?”

“You didn’t know? Well, given your personality, you wouldn’t have thought of feeding it to someone else. But why did you hide the fact that consuming that child’s semen has an erection… aphrodisiac effect?”

“…It’s embarrassing.”

“….”

They covered their face, perhaps recalling the memory of swaying their hips.

More than that, I never imagined in my wildest dreams that Cecil’s semen would have such an effect.

Is it because of what happened to me and what Cecil has? I’m still not sure.

“Anyway, yesterday… I think it happened because Master-nim hugged me and poked! Poked! me. Before that, there was no problem even when we slept together.”

“…Yes, that must be it.”

They mumbled about being hot, then fanned their face with their hand.

“Still, just in case, how about buying one more bed?”

“….”

I briefly calculated the cost of a bed in my head. Before I could reach a conclusion, I heard a click of the tongue.

“I’ll buy it for you─”

At that moment, my calculation was complete.

“How many should we buy? Should we just make a guest room?”

“…Just buy one. I can hear the coins rolling in your head from here.”

Master-nim, who gave me a flick on the forehead as I pondered what to buy, spoke in a serious voice.

“Let’s stop talking about this and discuss your body more.”

“Did you find out anything?”

“Would I? What did I even do… It’s more accurate to say I saw a possibility.”

“Is it because of what you had down there…?”

“…I said let’s stop talking about this, but it’s ultimately related, so I can’t help but mention it.”

My mouth was itching to ask if they enjoyed it, but I had that much common sense.

“It seems that if we research that child, Cecil’s semen, we might find a breakthrough.”

“You mean….”

They scratched their cheek with an embarrassed expression.

“That we need to collect a little more semen. As much as possible.”

“How much?”

“Well… I’ll have to take it back first, so the more the better.”

“Are you going back?”

“Why? Are you sad?”

“It’s not like that….”

“Say yes, even if it’s just empty words!”

“Your disciple is very sad to part with Master-nim….”

Master-nim looked at me with cold eyes. Now, they looked more like the Master-nim I knew. I opened my mouth with an awkward smile.

“My joke went a bit too far. So, when do you plan to return?”

“…I originally intended to stay here, but… it seems I’ll need my tools. The ones you have are….”

“Tools that prioritize efficiency.”

“…I call them cheap.”

“But I use them just fine?”

“You keep talking back… Is there a lack of communication between master and disciple?”

“We had plenty of that yesterday….”

In the end, I got a light smack on the head from Master-nim. I heard a gasp from afar. It was Cecil.

“Ah, Asha-nim’s Master-nim hit Asha-nim… Ce, Cecil, what should I do?”

“….”

Master-nim recoiled with a flustered expression. I was also slightly flustered, but I calmly called Cecil.

“Cecil. This isn’t what Cecil thinks it is.”

Cecil, who had scampered over holding a mint-colored Potion, tilted her head. When I held out my hand, she handed the Potion to me.

“It’s not?”

“Yes… how should I put it. Ah.”

After checking the Potion’s color and consistency, I praised Cecil and stroked her head. Of course, it was a perfect Potion this time too.

“It’s a similar feeling to when I stroke Cecil’s head.”

“Is that so?”

“Hmm… right?”

“Then, does Asha-nim feel good when you get hit on the head?”

“Huh…?”

“Cecil feels good when Asha-nim strokes her head. Does Asha-nim feel good when you get hit on the head?”

“Kuk….”

I saw Master-nim’s face contorted as they tried to suppress their laughter. For now, Cecil was the priority.

“Th-that’s not it… It’s like a light expression of affection.”

“An expression of affection?”

“Yes. It’s like a sign of endearment.”

Leaving Cecil to ponder for a moment, I brought the Potion to my mouth. A mint scent rose. I swallowed the Potion, which tasted somewhat like mint chocolate, in one gulp.

“By the way, did you teach her that Potion recipe because something similar happened again?”

“…Something like that did happen. As a result… you could say it was profitable.”

“…I’m worried about you. I’m afraid you’ll fall for some strange guy for money and do something foolish.”

…It wasn’t a guy, it was a girl.

“No matter how much I like money, I wouldn’t do something like that. In the first place, I want to return to normal quickly.”

Despite that, Master-nim looked at me with suspicious eyes. I glared at them once and then placed the completely empty Potion bottle on the table.

Cecil was still pondering something.

“Cecil, what are you thinking so hard about?”

“Ah. Asha-nim.”

“Yes.”

“Well… I also want to express affection to Asha-nim. So I was wondering whether it would be better to stroke your head or hit your head.”

“…Right, it’s a relief you thought about it first.”

“Which would be better? Should I hit your head like Asha-nim’s Master-nim?”

“Ah, no, I think it’s fine to just express it with words….”

“But Cecil also… wants to do it.”

“If you had to choose one of the two, it would be stroking, but─”

Before I could finish my sentence, Cecil smiled beamingly and stroked my head. Her warm fingers gently ruffled my light pink hair. It was a soft touch.

Somehow… it wasn’t bad.

I shook my head inwardly and gently held Cecil’s hand. My cheeks felt a little warm.

“Um… Cecil?”

“Yes, Asha-nim.”

Her bright, clear eyes looked at me as if asking what the problem was, making it awkward to say what I had originally prepared.

“…You shouldn’t do this to other people casually. Understood?”

“Of course! Cecil will never do it to anyone but Asha-nim!”

Somehow, I felt a subtle emotion.

A chuckle came from beside me. Master-nim also reached out and began stroking my head. Cecil, not to be outdone, also stroked my head.

“I’ve lived long enough to see all sorts of things. My disciple is weak to this type, huh?”

“….”

“Cecil and Asha-nim’s Master-nim both like Asha-nim!”

The two of them were perfectly in sync.

“Yes, yes. By the way, child, how long are you going to keep calling me Asha’s Master-nim?”

“Isn’t Asha-nim’s Master-nim Asha-nim’s Master-nim?”

“Now that you mention it, I haven’t told you my name. Call me Ariel-nim.”

“Yes! Ariel-nim! Somehow, you seem similar to Asha-nim!”

“Now that you mention it, that’s true.”

I grumbled, unable to bear it any longer, but it was no use.

“…Both of you, stop.”

“What are you being shy about? Come on, child. Let’s stroke Asha more.”

“Can I… really do that?”

“Yesterday… *ahem*. Didn’t Asha get better by following my words? It’s fine.”

“As expected of Asha-nim’s Master-nim… no, Ariel-nim!”

…The two of them continued stroking until a signal indicated someone had arrived at the Workshop.

It was a noble’s subordinate who had come to pick up an Aphrodisiac. Their face looked slightly familiar. They tried to take advantage of a pushover when they heard Astarote Asha wasn’t there, but it was impossible.

It felt good to squeeze every last drop out of them for their impudence before sending them away.

Since Aphrodisiac sales had begun, if I also start selling Breast-enlargement Potions soon… just imagining it made me smile.

Master-nim, however, looked at me with a pathetic expression.

But if I like it… what can they do?

Anyway, what kind of bed should I buy? Since Master-nim said they’d buy it, the budget is flexible.

A soft one would be best, right?