Chapter 141 – Chapter 135 – Rabbit… Will You Like It? (7)

Hot steam rose from the teacup on the table.
Hernan opened his mouth while holding the scentless teacup.

“Wouldn’t tea come out only if I held the mint? I bet the mint ingredients won’t spill out just by holding it in your hand.”

Cold sweat broke out on Potty’s face, and the hand holding the mint leaf turned white from too much strength.

My pupils were also greatly constricted, and the corners of my mouth trembled with tension, so I doubted whether I could speak properly.

A typical reaction from someone who gets caught doing something they shouldn’t.

At least, thanks to what Hernan just said, his hand was moving, so it didn’t feel like it was completely stopped.

Hernan, who had been watching Potty brew mint leaves, opened his mouth while rattling the vials in his hands.

“Why did you distribute the sleeping pills?”

Potty didn’t say anything until he poured all the mint leaves into the teacup.
She opened her mouth only when the cool and spicy scent of mint slowly rose.

“What do you mean by sharing?”

Are you trying to pretend you don’t know, albeit belatedly?
However, it has already shown itself too much in expressions and actions.

Besides, even now, my eyes tremble violently with anxiety.
Perhaps a Sharpie would be able to manage his expression calmly even in this situation.

“This. One is for carine and one is for general use. There is no one who doesn’t know that you make sleeping pills.

Hernán showed the paper attached to her medicine bottle clearly.
Then Potty’s ears trembled.

“That, that was simply put aside for the hero! The ingredients are also the same.”

An excuse that is neither novel nor effective.
The answer made her sick.

Hernán didn’t respond right away, and drank her mint tea.
The tea was maintaining a hot temperature while exuding a cold aroma.

Thanks to her, her stomach gets hot and her mouth gets cold at the same time.

After removing her mouth from the teacup, Hernán asked again in a cold tone that Potty couldn’t easily hear.

“Same? These two things?”

Potty winced and folded her ears.

“Well, to be precise, only the hero’s concentration is a bit high…”

“Why?”

A short question that continues without any chuimsae or leisure.
It must be an unbearable situation for Forty, who has not experienced as much cold treatment as hospitality from others.

“Huh…”

Potty took a deep breath.
Efforts to calm the slightly rough breathing.

Seeing that it was a behavior that I hadn’t seen before, it seems that Sharpie informed me.
Seeing if her deep breathing had any effect, her face tried to calm down bit by bit.

So Hernan didn’t wait for that and asked another question.

“Why are the ingredients of sleeping pills for Carine different?”

“Anyway, I develop a tolerance to the drug, so the concentration… Yes? Sir, ingredients?”

Hernan took out a sleeping pill for Carine.

“I heard the ingredients are very different?”

She placed the pills on a white teacup saucer.
As the pill, which was dark green, landed on it, it caught her eye very well.

And she crushed it with her fingers.

“It seems that the ingredients are very different from those of normal use, wizard-cum-alchemist.”

During her adventures, she sometimes referred to Potty as a wizard.
In fact, except for Hernan and Carine, most of the members of the warrior party called each other by their job or role name.

But after she came in here, and her relationship with her potty, I never called her her sorceress.
Even if there was, it would not have been used as hard and businesslike as it is now.

“I want to hear the opinion of an alchemist, a pharmacist. About why the ingredients of the two drugs are different.”

As Forty was repeatedly referred to by title rather than by name, the expression on her face disappeared.
To be precise, he was so shocked that he seemed to have no time to make a face.

“L… Well, I think there is some misunderstanding. It really only differs in concentration…”

She barely answered.
Moisture seeped into her eyes, making her feel as if she would burst into tears any moment.

“I-I’ll explain later, can we go see our kids now? Please call me Four, Fourty again.”

To be honest, she didn’t feel very happy about it.
But Hernán did not change her expression or mood.

“No. I won’t leave until I talk to you properly today. Haven’t we been spending a lot of time together lately?”

“This is what I want…”

“Alchemist Potty.”

She interrupted Potty, who continued to leak to the other side.

“Answer the questions I ask. Why are the ingredients of the sleeping pills Karine is taking different?”

“Oh no!”

Potty’s shoulders shook greatly.
She seemed to be screaming and frightened.
But she forced her mouth open, her little hands clenching her fists.

“It’s really just the concentration that’s different! So, the ingredients… The ingredients are just sleeping pills!”

“Can you promise me that it’s not a lie?”

“… Yes?”

“I mean, can you take responsibility for your words?”

Seeing as he tried to keep his expression as normal as possible, it seemed that the Sharpie was guiding him.

Of course, Potty was not a very good student in this way.

“The answer is late.”

The answer is delayed.
Just asking a question once has already taken a huge hit on reliability, and they even hesitate.

Honestly, if the answer is delayed by this much, it would be better to admit the truth and make an excuse the other way.
And that was what Hernán also wanted.

“Yes… It really only differs in concentration.”

But Poti let Hernán down.

“Yo, the hero took the medicine too often and developed a tolerance, so I had no choice but to raise the concentration.”

Well, under normal circumstances, there is no way for Hernan to know what was in Potty’s medicine.

It goes without saying that Hernan himself has no knowledge about medicine, and Marina, a medical professional, is lying down in pain.

Even if Marina’s condition is fine, she is an expert in the field of healing, not an expert in alchemy.
Therefore, it is difficult to separate the ingredients of the medicine again.

At least Silnia has a sensitive sense of smell, but unless Potty is Silnia himself, we don’t know how far that sense can go.

It is highly likely that he guessed that it was not enough to detect what the medicine was.
There’s no reason for Silnia to take on that.

So, unless all three of them work together to dig into this drug, there is generally no way to find out.

Even Carinera is related to Public Enemy, and since Marina and Silnia recently had a violent quarrel, it is difficult to expect cooperation.
In conclusion, it is worth judging that Forti can hide it enough.

The problem is that, unexpectedly, the three cooperated in this work without much conflict.

“Forties. Isn’t it strange that I suddenly asked for mint tea?”

“Well, okay? I don’t know…”

Potty’s eyes were terribly shaken, but his voice and expression were defended.

“Rather than that, would you like to watch me make sleeping pills? Then you will definitely feel at ease!”

She didn’t even wait for Hernán’s answer, and hurriedly laid down her tools and took out her herbs.

“Boo, I’m sure the misunderstanding will clear up and you will say sorry to me! Of course, if you don’t like my increased concentration, I apologize for that.”

Hernán, who did not answer, focused his gaze on the poppies and hemp leaves that were placed high on her shelf.
It has been used several times, but the amount is small.

And mint.
Mint, which is not consumed much, grows profusely in the flower bed.
As it is originally a weed that kills other weeds, there are no other pollen around where mint grows.

He quietly watched it and prepared to bring out the facts he knew.
And I thought about what kind of price Potty had to pay for making a vain promise.

Since the decision is made by just the two of us, it should be a way to prevent a recurrence while remaining as inconspicuous as possible.
If so, restrict access to the lab altogether, or adjust the ranks as Marina said…

“That and El.”

Potty glanced sideways at Hernán and was quickly grinding her herbs.

“But why are you covering the hero?”

Hernán stopped her thoughts and looked at her potty.
She said with a mixture of confidence and doubt that she did not understand.

“You don’t even like it. It’s shameful to get pregnant on your own.”

Potty carefully collected the herbal powder, perhaps it was her turn to gather the powder.
So, she couldn’t properly look at Hernán’s expression and continued her words.

“It seems like you’ve been living quietly for the past year, but it seems like you’re trying to get close to L again… Couldn’t they be trying to build a relationship again using the twins as weapons?”

Sprinkling some water on the powder, she sighed.

“I’d rather take the kids apart and have another woman raise them… What?”

Forty suddenly pulled herself together, and she gasped, gasping for breath.
She widened her eyes at the sight of Hernán, who tugged at her darling by the arm.

“Uh… L? I haven’t shown you how to make sleeping pills yet.”

She said, “I thought you didn’t consider sharing your pills with your kids while they were breastfeeding.”

Hernan’s expression was very cold as he continued her words.

“From what you say, it seems that the children are also the target of the same attack.”

Forty then seemed to have a hunch that things were going terribly wrong, and she hurriedly shook her head.

“Oh no! I simply thought of Karine and the ingredients… Town!”

She hurriedly shut her mouth, but she couldn’t contain her words.
Hernán was surprised and pulled Potty by the arm as she moved on.

“Is it true that you attacked Karine? And did you mix her ingredients with something else? How come your words are different from the promise you made earlier?”

Seeing Potty spit out words that she would never have made a mistake even if she was Sharpie or Karine, Hernán even felt a certain comical feeling.

And he was sure that if it went on like this, Forty would do it again.

“Let’s talk outside. In front of other people.”

He dragged her away with a look on her that he had never worn to her forties.

“Hey, wait a minute El! Aww!”

Potty screamed at the strong pressure on her wrists.
She hurriedly tapped the hand and seemed to protest.

“Huh!”

However, seeing Hernan’s distorted face, her legs seemed to have lost their strength, so she slumped back in her seat.

Hernan hugged Potty.
I didn’t even feel any back pain.

She just felt a hot, dark emotion running down her spine.

Potty shouted, trembling in Hernán’s arms.

“Eh, Hernan! Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! It was because I was annoyed at the moment!”

Originally, Portage would have been happy to feel her stability in her princess hugging posture, but she struggled with her face in fear.

“Believe me! No, I’m sorry for my mistake, so please put it down!”

She burst into tears.

“Don’t do this because you’re scared!”

The door to the lab burst open, and Hernan and Potty escaped through it.

The space that had been filled with the warmth and sound of the two people just a few seconds ago was enveloped in silence.

* * *

“Therefore…”

Sharpie stroked her chin and looked at Forty sitting on a chair in her marina room.

“Did Potty feed Karine sleeping pills mixed with dangerous ingredients?”

“Yes.”

The answer came from Marina lying on the bed.

“Opium and hemp. And added mint. Mint, which causes miscarriage.”

“No!”

Potty screamed, but Hernán pressed her Potty hard on her shoulder.

“Ouch! Eh, L… It hurts, this hurts…”

Tears rolled down her face, still unable to believe that Hernan was treating her like this.

In contrast, Hernán looked at Silnia, who was watching her intently with her expressionless face.

“Sylnia smelled it herself, and the saintess identified the ingredients.”

“You two worked together. Are you surprised?”

Sharpie said calmly and looked at the door behind her.

“Why did you leave the kids only with Carine? . This special meeting has been waiting for you.”

“It’s a heavy seat, so don’t even think of joking around.”

Marina brushed away the Sharpie’s words as she leaned against the headboard of her bed.
The demon king only nodded and looked at Potty.

As soon as her eyes met Potee’s Sharpie, she sent a desperate look.

“Sharpie…”

The demon king turned his mysterious heart eyes away from Potty.

“Are Silnia and Marina’s guesses correct?”

“Hey! Are you suspicious of my nose?”

Upon the return of an unpleasant response from Silnia, the sharpie wagged her tail gently.

“It’s not that this body denies the ability of the two, but is it enough to detect even processed drugs like this? Shouldn’t we trace back the exact details separately through alchemy?”

“It’s not possible! Forty is the only one with that ability, and now Potty is under suspicion, right?”

“But I don’t think it’s appropriate to try to bury Forty with such uncertain information.”

As Sharpie’s defense continued, Potty’s face brightened.

“No, that’s right! And if you don’t believe me, I’ll reveal the process of disassembling the drug as much as I can! Whoa, the principle is also explained in detail!”

“If it’s just me and Marina, it’s certain information, what is it that’s uncertain!”

This time, dissatisfaction erupted from Silnia.
Marina also collaborated there.

“That’s right. Of course, it would be nice to be sure if we mobilized such a method to verify it, but isn’t it the most appropriate method we can mobilize now?”

Even though it would be uncomfortable, the saintess slightly moved her body.

“And if you wish, I and Silnia will also show you the verification process in detail. It’s not like we just randomly guessed it.”

“Huh… Aren’t there a lot of people who don’t get along well with Potty?”

Marina and Sylnia stopped talking at Sharpie’s sudden words.
Taking advantage of that gap, the demon king continued his words.

“Sylnia, you’ve been growling with Potty over Hernan for a long time. Until I was still a queen. And the saintess is actively using her body to attack them these days.”

The saintess narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth.

“Are you saying we’re trying to frame Forty out of jealousy?”

“This demon bitch… !”

The angry words of the two women scolded her, but the sharpie struck her back without batting an eye.

“No. Has this body ever said anything like that? Could it be that the saintess has a reason to accept my words that way?”

“Then what do you mean by that?”

The demon king smiled and looked at Hernan.

“Your majesty? Wouldn’t it be better to find more solid evidence than to listen too much to those two people? Let’s also get verification from Forty, the party involved.”

“Look at that thing trying to take time!”

The elf must have sensed something from those words and hurriedly spoke to Hernán.

“What are you hanging on to? It’s true that the rabbit bitch did something wrong, so let’s do something quickly!”

“No! I-I’m really sorry! Please trust me, El!”

Hernán, who had been listening to the words pouring in from all directions, slowly looked back at everyone.
And she took a deep breath.

“Sharpie.”

“Huh.”

Her red heart eyes twinkled.
Hernán opened her mouth while staring at the demon king desperately defending Potty.

“Should I use a wish ticket?”

“… Are you really going to? Is that precious thing here?”

Unlike Sharpie, who understood at once, Silnia didn’t seem to understand what he was saying.

“What? Why did the wish ticket come out all of a sudden?”

“Recall the first wish ticket we used.”

Marina said urgently, keeping her eyes fixed on Hernán.

“Ah!”

Sylnia also seemed to have finally realized it.
As if Potty had noticed now, he took a quick breath.

Hernan also remembered her first wish.

“I’ll ask you what ingredients Potty’s medicine contains. Then you will be sure.”

“Forties.”

As soon as Hernan finished speaking, Sharpie called Potty.

“Yes…”

“Can I trust you?”

“Uh…”

When Forty couldn’t confirm her answer, she changed her expression to a fading expression.

“There is no need to write a wish ticket.”

“Shah, sharpie!”

Potty hurriedly turned her to Sharpie, but her Hernán stood in her way, so she couldn’t see her.

Sharpie doesn’t even look at Potty, she said calmly.

“I agree with Marina and Silnia. Forty’s sleeping pills are problematic.”

“Sharpie!”

Potty’s screaming call followed, but Sharpie spoke quietly so that only Hernán could hear.

“I’m sorry.”

“I agree.”

Wait a minute, the king of demons.
For a moment, he gave a bitter smile that only Ernan could see.