Chapter 12 - 『One of a Brew』

Leaving the Adventurers under the supervision of Sebas Tian, the Head Butler, Jack his sister and Brita made their way off to see the Pharmacist. He not only wanted to meet the young man with the extraordinary talent, but also his grandmother.

Since their arrival to the new world, the one thing has been made clear. The Gold that came from the Game World, was just that. Gold, it was no longer magical or held other properties.

He was curious if they could recreate the healing potions from YGGDRASIL. He had plenty in his inventory, along with the Zolue Solution which Nazarick practically had an unlimited supply of.

So as they wandered down the stone streets of E-Rantel. He could feel Eve's hand tugging on his, but he kept an iron grip. He wasn't letting her go, he wasn't letting the little girl leave his side.

Every market stall they passed, there was an Ooo and an Aah. From shiny items, to food and other things such as cute toys. The Market Place as they walked through it, was filled with delights that took to her likings.

It was like keeping a small dog on a leash. His arm would move with her and she would hang on while reaching out. Some of the people who were spectating the crowd could be seen chuckling.

Jack was unfazed. If anything he wore a small smile across his lips as he watched the little one move about. Then his gaze turned towards Brita who was watching them from the corner of her eye.

She had this little smile on her lips.

"She doesn't get out much, does she?"

Jack shrugged slightly, "Not really. For the first few days, she had been cooped up with nothing to do except follow me around until I came here."

Brita snorted and shook her head, "Parents not around?"

"Not exactly," Jack replied as his small smile would fade at the mention of parents. He couldn't stand his parents after the death of his little sister. They had all been there, but they blamed it on his negligence, and in turn he blamed himself. In time he was even at the point that he had felt he killed her with his own hands because of this.

Brita's own little smile seemed to vanish seeing his mood change at the subject of his parents. It seems she had hit a sour note. Clearing her throat, "So what are we going to be doing at the Pharmacy other than just looking at herbs?"

Jack's eyes shifted over to her as her short red hair moved with a gentle breeze which rushed through the people of E-Rantel. "Hm… I want to see if they can replicate something I made."

"Oh?" Brita raised a brow slightly, curious of what he had claimed to have made. Could it be this man was rich in wealth because of how skilled he was? She was going through some scenarios in her mind.

"I noticed all the health potions are blue," Jack yawned slightly as his eyes traveled back into the endless sea of people that moved around them like schools of fish.

"And?" Brita blinked a few times with a confused parting of her lips. "That's normal, all healing potions are blue."

"Where I come from, Mana potions are blue." Jack said with a frown as he looked over at her as he lowered one brow and raised another.

"Mana Potions..." Brita's head lulled to the side slightly as she continued to lead them on. Her eyes to the sky as she stared toward the clouds which were forming off in the distance. "Where are you from, exactly?"

"Uh… An Island off the Eastern Coast of the continent," he had no idea if there was one on the Eastern Coast. Apparently the further they went away from the main humans Kingdoms here, the more humans were used as a source of labour and food.

Eve looked up at him for a moment, before looking over towards Brita. "It's called the British Empire, Oniisama." As Jack had said before, she had no problem lying to other people even though she didn't like it when other people lied to her directly.

"There's an Empire that far out, of humans?" Brita asked curiously as she looked him over. She didn't quite understand how that was possible.

"Not… Anymore." Jack cleared his throat, rubbing it slightly with his free hand.

Brita frowned, there was a bit of hope for humanity to go against the Demi-Humans if there was an Empire out there. That would mean that one day, the other nations that saw humans as food, would one day be forced into submission.

That didn't seem like it would be the case.

So as they came up on to the front of the shop, the trio would look over the building.

"This be it," Brita said as she scratched the back of her head, before walking up to the front door.

"So this is where the famous pharmacist lives with her grandson..." Jack said as he looked over the place. It didn't seem all that shabby as it was consistent with the very European inspired architecture.

Eve brushed her hand along the door frame as they walked into the building. Her eyes looking over all the drawers filled with herbs and medicines. Before resting her eyes on a boy with blond hair and long bangs. She blinked a few times before looking at her brother.

Jack's eyes were resting on the blond boy, it was Nphirea, the person with the talent to use any magical item even if it were to be designed to work for a singular individual.

The temptation to devour him was pretty much growing inside. Maybe, he could wait until the kid was dead, or dying? Jack's internal debate was interrupted by Nphirea's voice.

"Welcome..." His one blue eye was showing through his long bangs. His eyes shifted over the man in blue sturdy robes. Then down to the child who was staring up at him.

"Mister Nphirea Baleare?" Brita asked as she looked over him. He seemed like the shy type, or at least unassertive. She smiled lightly as his eyes rested on her.

"Yes, do you have business with me?" He'd ask curiously looking over the trio which had come through the front door.

Jack was tempted to grab some hair pins and change the man's hair so he could see his eyes. The bowl cut was a bit long and he didn't quite understand the reason for having such long bangs. Especially in this line of work.

However he did recognize his hairdo as a trend from the Earth he lived in. Perhaps it was popular here?

Stepping forward, Jack would raise his free hand slightly. "I have something I'd like your grandmother to look at." his eyes traced over the young man's physique. He was physically weak, but he was in some regard intelligent.

The young man blinked a few times, "What is it?"

Jack reached into the air and his hand would pluck an item out of a spatial rift of some kind, revealing a highly decorated vial of red liquid and another vial of a transparent blue liquid. It was a lesser healing potion and a vial of Zolue Solution which had been manufactured through the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

The young man stared at the healing potion before glancing to the solution. It looked like a reagent used for brewing potions.

"A lesser healing potion and the Solution used for brewing it."

The moment they were identified as a healing potion and a brewing solution, his eyes widened. He held out his hands for them to be handed to him.

Delicately, he placed them in the boys hand. "Come on, f-fo-follow me." He said, clearly excited as he stuttered over his words and lead them into the back room.

"Grandma!" He shouted out after opening the door, leading the strangers in.

"Hm?" An old shriveled woman, short in stature, turned around from her brewing to give attention to her dear grandson. However when her eyes rested on the red potion in his hands. Her eyes couldn't help but stare.

"Take a look at these!"

Jack and the two others stood behind the young man as the woman took hold of the item and appraised it with magic after placing it down on the wooden table.

『Appraisal Magic Item』『Detect Magical Enchantment』

"This is… This is impossible!" She shouted, laughing as she did so. She held the healing potion above her head like the baboon from the Lion King, when Simba was held above the crowd of animals.

"Where did you get this?" She asked before her eyes noted the three who were standing there. The one in the sturdy blue robes immediately taking her attention. "Who… Is this?"

"My name is Jack, Jack Graham. This is my sister, Eve." He gestured towards the small brunette beside him. Then he looked to Nphirea for a few seconds, only to rest his eyes back on old Lizzie.

Brita just waved her hand slightly, before looking to the man she had brought here. "And I'm Brita," she said quietly as she was taking in the scenery around them now.

"I made the potion you currently have in your hand," he laughed quietly seeing how enthusiastic she was about the item. To him it was just a normal healing potion, an extremely common one at that.

"But… but this is the Blood of the Gods! No one has ever made a red potion like this before! They always turn blue during the refining process..." Her grandson nodded as his grandmother Lizzie spoke the truth. Mostly because they were likely to be fundamentally different.

Another idea was coming to his mind, Jack's mind. If he collected human talents and put them under the service of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, wouldn't that bring influence? Talents made the world go round. He could entice these alchemists to come to Carne Village that Ainz publicly addressed his desire to protect from nations that meant it harm.

"This is why I brought it to you, Ms Famous Pharmacist. I want to see if you can recreate the item in your hands." Jack pointed out as he would tilt his head to the side. "If you can create something similar, if not just outright duplicate it. I will sponsor further development at another location."

Lizzie stared at the man as if he was god. He could create this item? And yet he was handing it to her in order to try and reverse engineer? This was a once in a life time opportunity!

"Whe-where would this other location be?" Her grandson stepped forward curiously, wanting to know about this in more depth. It was as if he wanted to stay here, to be in proximity to some place close to here.

Jack could note his face flushing, the speeding up of his heart. The mortal was in a slight panic. "Carne Village," were the only two words he used.

Nphirea's jaw almost dropped, "You.. You've been there?" His face was becoming more red than before as he stepped forward once more. His fingers were slightly curled, he was nervous.

"Yes. A friend and I protected it against an organized attack by the Slane Theocracy, four died."

Nphirea's heart seemed to quake and it was evident as he leaned forward a bit as if he had just been stabbed in the chest. "Th-there's a girl there I know! Is-is she alright!?" He was becoming frantic.

His grandmother frowned seeing her dear grandson, lightly placing a sympathetic hand on his shoulder.

Jack only became acquainted with Enri and Nemu, so he tilted his head to the side. "Enri?" He asked as if he knew what he was even talking about, "She's fine. I gave her some summoning tools to protect the village with."

Nphirea let out a sigh of great relief, his head hanging back with a massive smile across his lips.

Eve made a raspberry sound akin to a horse as she looked away from the blonde boy.

"Summoning tools?" Nphirea lowered his head slightly to look over at him. "You said Summoning Tools?" He was curious as to what he had given the girl of his dreams, even though he wasn't truly with her as of yet.

"Yes. She'll be able to summon Goblins and Kenku."

"Kenku?"

"Humanoid Bird people, who can't fly."

"Oh...?" Seeing just the man's face beneath the hood, made him instinctively jealous. He was handsome and even though he was fully covered by the robe, Jack was definitely strong. This man could definitely steal Enri from him before he could ever get her himself. "Why can't they fly if they're birds?"

"They don't have wings."

"..."

"I'm serious."

The Grandmother simply smiled at them now before walking up to Jack and taking his free hand into both of her small old and wrinkly ones. "It is a pleasure doing business with you."

Jack could only imagine how some of the Floor Guardians would have reacted should a mere human touch their supreme being without permission. He could only chuckle as he shook her hands with his own. "I'll be back then to see your progress sometime… This or next week. However before I leave, I would like to see the ingredients you use for your potions."

Nodding to the man, she turned to her grandson who would nod to her and go off to collect the herbs needed to brew a New World equivalent to a healing potion.