Chapter 33

As I ran around the village desperately searching for an "apothecary" and an "alchemist," I was on the verge of despair when... it turned out that Tarte was the "alchemist"!! In the game era, there were many "alchemist" players, but now that it has become reality, they are a rare existence...

“Tarte, you’re an ‘alchemist’...!”

“With the teacher around, and Tarte having a sickness, I didn’t really think much about it, nya.”

Frey and Torte exclaimed, and Luna and Reina were also surprised. Yeah, I was incredibly surprised too...

Tarte looked puzzled at our reactions.

“Um, is something wrong, nya?”

“It turns out that ‘alchemists’ can also make the medicine to cure Tarte. However, it seems to be quite difficult unless they are very skilled...”

“I can’t make medicine as well as grandma, nya.”

After hearing Frey’s words, Tarte looked dejected and said this, and I nodded in agreement. She’s only seven years old, and she’s sick, so she probably hasn’t had the time to think about her profession.

The quickest way would be to have Tarte learn the skills and make the medicine, but I can’t take a frail young girl out to level up.

...The skills themselves don’t require such a high level.

The alchemy synthesis of an "alchemist" doesn’t require a very high skill level. However, the materials needed for synthesis are often numerous and rare. Many players were buying these materials.

“By the way, does Tarte have any skills?”

“Um, ‘Synthesis’ is level 10, ‘Star Scale’ is level 2, and I can use ‘Disassemble,’ nya.”

“...Huh?”

Huh? Wait, what’s going on? No, I need to calm down first. I mulled over the skills Tarte mentioned. ‘Synthesis’ is at the maximum level 10, ‘Star Scale’ is at level 2, and she can use ‘Disassemble’? By the way, the maximum level for ‘Star Scale’ is 5, so with future level-ups, ‘Star Scale’ will increase. Also, without the ‘Adventurer’s Bracelet,’ skills can’t be manually obtained, and the stock is always 4... so Tarte’s level must be 18, right? What, higher than mine...?

“What’s going on!?”

What’s going on! I want to ask again and again.

However, it wasn’t Tarte but Frey who answered my question.

“Oh, I trained Tarte. There were times when she felt good, and I thought that training might help her illness...”

“What a muscle head...”

No, indeed, having a healthy body is very important! Torte, who was listening on the side, said, “When I returned to the island after leaving for some business, I was surprised to see Tarte fighting,” with a distant look in her eyes.

“I told her it was better to stop...”

“Well, since her condition didn’t worsen, it was a good thing.”

Luna and Reina were also smiling wryly.

It seems it was difficult to stop Frey, who was determined to make Tarte healthier.

“...Since ‘Synthesis’ is at the maximum level, Tarte can make the medicine in the workroom with the necessary tools. The materials can be obtained from the herbs collected in ‘Erlgore’s Paradise’...”

“Oh, Sharon is so knowledgeable!”

“Eh, ah, well... I just know what I’ve heard from others...!”

I laughed awkwardly and looked at Tarte. While having mana allows for the use of ‘Synthesis,’ using skills while sick is tough. What did Tarte think after hearing this? When I gently looked at her, her cute sepia eyes were sparkling.

“Can I make potions like grandma, nya?”

It seems she wants to try using the alchemist’s skills.

“...Yeah, I think you can. The higher the level of ‘Synthesis,’ the better you handle materials, and the success rate increases.”

“I’ll make my own medicine, nya!”

Tarte beamed with a smile.