Chapter 7 – Episode 7 Lizardman Essence

“It’s an object, what kind of object does the Minister of Magic need?”
Ymir, or now Emily, bowed her head.
“It’s nothing great. If you are a magic merchant, you can get enough of it.”
She looked at me quietly.
“The golem’s core, the cat’s breath, the blacksmith’s flame…”
“The last must be the mistletoe of the World Tree in the Elven Forest.”
“I know you well.”
“Not everything is easily available.”
Emily smacked her lips.
“Can I get one?”
“It will be difficult, but not impossible. But why is this?”
“There is something to write about.”
It’s an item that must be made by the master of torture and the minister called the best wizard. I wonder what it will be.”
“Don’t try to know too much.”
“Sorry.”
“How long will it take?”
“When you are ready, I will go to your house right away.”
“I wish I could give it to you as soon as possible.”
“Can you do it tomorrow?”
“Of course.”
“Perhaps, is it because of the bounty you received a while ago?”
It is a street that speaks of Seria.
Emily’s eyes shone sharply as she spoke.
It was Seria who had been relentlessly harassing her mistress, now empress.
There was no way that her sub-male lead, Ymir, no, Emily, would have good feelings for her.
Even now, even now when she changed her gender and became a complete woman.
“Should I even say that?”
“No.”
“I hope you bring the items you ordered.”
“All right. Oh, and the minister.”
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“No. There have been a lot of stories about the Minister from the palace lately.”
“What do you mean?”
“I wonder if I should start looking for a marriage partner now.”
Morris is now 22.
It was also the right age for marriage in this world.
“She recently heard that there is a matchmaking figure, was it you?”
“She used to be a man, and now she’s a woman. I can understand the feelings of both men and women.”
Even as a man, she was Emily, famously inside the court.
“Sounds funny.”
“Anyway, many young ladies are thinking of the minister. If you want a list right now, there will be five books.”
“I have no ideas.”
Emily smiled seductively.
Her blue hair fluttered.
Who would think that woman was a man until a few months ago.
Even her standing posture, gathering as if to emphasize her large breasts.
“If it’s to seduce me, it’s not enough.”
“Sheesh.”
Emily clicked her tongue.
He is not an easygoing person to be bewitched by a woman who was a man.
“Am I not that attractive?”
“It is not such a problem.”
“Being a man is what matters.”
“If you know, get out. Before being forced out.”
“Before you get kicked out, let me tell you, it looks like you really need to catch the opponent. There are rumors going around these days that the minister likes men.”
I snapped my fingers.
“Kyaaaaagh!”
Emily’s body floated and flew out of her door.

‘His personality has completely changed.’
After becoming a woman, her personality changed in a strange way.
How sad the loss of her love would have changed her own last name.
She wouldn’t know unless it was herself.
‘A fool.’
I looked at Jane, who was watching from her side, with her inspired look on her face.
“Can you do my job for me today?”
“Am I? I have no powers.”
“It’s a simple thing. All I have to do is sit here and stamp the documents that come up.”
“Can I just get a stamp? On my own?”
“Of course I will do the final confirmation.”
I don’t want to see Jane, who is a prankster, doing strange things.
Jane, whose eyes twinkled, made her sullen expression.
“That’s too bad.”
Jane’s red hair stirred.
“Then may I ask you one thing?”
“What?”
“Can I take care of the piled up paperwork over there?”
-Are you in an unstable state enough to make that item?
Telepathy was heard at the same time as the voice.
“It’s none of your business.”
I calmly cut off the question and got up from my seat.
“Do not worry! I will do a good job as acting minister!”
“Don’t make unnecessary work.”
“Do not worry. I’m the mascot of the Mage Tower!”
Seeing Jane wink, I sighed and left the office.

I took the portal and moved to the southern part of the empire.
“Woo-wook.”
I raised my forehead in the dizziness I felt after riding through a portal full of mana storms.
“It’s still something I can’t adapt to.”
Still, it was enough to take into account the space of more than a few hundred kilometers at once.
“Whoa.”
I let out a dark blue breath and looked around.

Drake’s Forest.
It was a forest full of Drake’s poison, where ordinary people would have difficulty breathing even if they breathed.
I covered my mouth with a handkerchief and shook my hand.
Whoops.
The wind blew and dispersed the green mist.

“Kiruk?”
Then, he met eyes with the Lizardman who was walking around the swamp.
“A long time.”
“Kiruk?”
The boy stuck out his tongue and tilted his head.
Have I been here too long?
The guy just stared at me blankly.
“I’m here to catch you.”
Parbat!
Sparks flew at my fingertips.
Feeling hostile, the Lizardmen set up their scales and were wary of me.
In his hand was a crudely made spear.
I threw a ball of fire that was swirling in my hand at the Lizardman.
‘Fireball.’
It was the most concise yet aggressive magic.
Before he could react, the fireball burned his body.
Quaang!
“Kiki!”
After a brief scream, the guy collapsed.
And the bushes swayed here and there.
‘Yes, I have to come quickly.’
I deliberately used loud magic.
My search for Lizardmen was too inefficient, so I made them come after me.
Lizardmen who looked similar to the first monster they killed grabbed their spears and attacked.
“You came quickly.”
A poisoned arrow was shot.
Numerous spears flew at me.
Tung!
All of them couldn’t reach me and I lost my strength.
It was thanks to the magic shield cast before riding the portal.
There were no monsters capable of breaking this shield.
I cast attack magic.
After fire magic, the strongest magic for Lizardmen is lightning magic.
Paperweight!
The best magic to catch dozens of Lizardmen is, of course, Chain Lightning.
“Let’s finish this quickly.”
Jigsaw Jigsaw!
The electric current that started in my hand attacked the group of lizardmen standing on top of the swamp.
“Kerruk!”
“Kiruk!”

All the monsters who had been convulsing for a while collapsed.
“Hmm. There is none.”
I looked at the Lizardmen quietly.
I couldn’t find the guy I was looking for.
I passed the Lizardmen and went deeper into the forest.
‘When are you going to come out?’
The guy I was looking for was a lizard man with a white pattern on his chest.
The essence of the white-patterned Lizardman was the highest quality material that could condense mana.
The most important material for crafting items.
Because the difficulty of collecting was so high, I personally found the Drake Forest.
‘There are few people who can pierce the poisonous fog that covers the forest.’
I blew the wind to keep the poison from reaching me.
How long did it take
I found a lizardman standing alone.
‘Found.’
It was a Lizardman with a white pattern.
“Hey.”
I shouted at the guy who was guarding my surroundings.
The eyes of the boy who met his eyes his trembled mercilessly.
“I hope you don’t run away.”
An electric current that made a crackling sound reached the guy’s nose.
“Kikki!”
The stiffened body his was unable to move even a single step, and his body his trembled.
“If you give me the essence, I will leave quietly.”
The guy who understood my words nodded his head vigorously.
The Lizardman spewed ooze from the pattern.
I poured the thick green juice into a bottle I prepared in advance.
By the time the bottle was half full, the guy’s face turned pale.
“This is enough.”
I had no intention of exploiting it further.
How do you kill a guy who readily gives you such good ingredients?
“I’ll come back to you later if you need me.”
I said as I put the bottle in my bosom.
As if he had understood this, his face became even more pale.

***

After collecting the Lizardman’s essence, I returned to the mansion.
‘I’m glad I didn’t listen to Jane’s chatter.’
If not, I’ll die of exhaustion.
Upon entering the mansion, Sebastian greeted me.
“Master, the magician has sent you an item.”
“You mean already?”
“So I ordered someone to put it in the master’s lab.”
“It was hard. How is Seria doing?”
“I am training from one to ten.”
“Did you listen well?”
“It was a little rebellious, but thanks to the master, it’s not too bad.”
“Take care of me until tomorrow.”
“Don’t worry. I will train you to do the basics.”
I went up to the lab and carefully checked the items Emily had sent.
Golem’s Core, Cat’s Breath, Blacksmith’s Flame, Mistletoe on the World Tree.
“All right.”
Finally, even the essence of the Lizardmen I collected.
After checking all the materials, I closed the lab door.