Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist Vol. 5 by Kennoji

Author:Kennoji [Kennoji]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2022-03-03T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8:

A Misused Product

AFTER WE HELPED Eva the monster tamer, a lot more adventurers from afar dropped into the drugstore, thanks to word of mouth. We sold lots of potions, stomach meds, and Translator DX for conversing with monsters and animals. Things were going well. The adventurers tended to stay in town for a while, so the inn and Rena’s Rabbit Tavern also profited.

“How’s it hangin’?” called Thors, an adventurer who’d come into the drugstore a lot lately. Thors was in his mid-twenties with a sturdy body and a scar on his cheek. He talked pretty crudely, but he wasn’t a bad guy.

“Welcome, Thors,” I replied. “What’s up?”

“Reiji, bud, that thing I bought missed the mark!”

“Whoa—really? Sorry.”

“Nah, no big. It’s handy, all right. It’s just falling short.”

Oh. I see.

Thors had last popped in about two weeks earlier for a product to illuminate caves. I’d recommended Special Coating X.

“It’s crazy useful,” Thors told me. “It lights up everything I apply it to. I can even track my party in the dark. And it’s awesome that it doesn’t wear off. Reapplying it because it got wet or rubbed away would be a pain in the neck.”

Dang. That’s a lot of compliments. “Then what’s the problem?”

“Special Coating X helps me keep an eye on my party, but it’s not like I can see the whole cave,” Thors replied. “It’s still too hard to spot bad terrain or traps in advance.”

Got it. Special Coating X isn’t quite right for the job.

“Lighting up our surroundings would be easy-peasy if I had a buddy who was good at that kind of magic. The folks I know only use defensive spells, though.”

Rather than enlisting a new party member, Thors wanted to buy something that would provide brighter light in a dark cave.

“Look, I’d bring somebody in if they were definitely trustworthy. But the reality is that some people get greedy, drag you down, and run off.” In short, adventuring with a stranger was pretty much life-threatening.

If he’s that likely to draw a bad hand hiring a party member, I see why it’s preferable to solve things by shopping, I mused.

“Oh! Welcome, Thors.” Mina popped out from the back, bringing us some tea.

“Hey, Mina. Busy as always?”

“Not at all!” She smiled warmly. “Please make yourself at home.”

As she left, Thors waved, face slack. Hmm. So, that’s why he’s been coming here so often.

“Wipe that grin off your face,” I said.

Thors looked away, scratching his cheek in embarrassment.

“I get it,” I continued. “Mina’s a great cook, and she’s perfect when it comes to customer service. But there’ve got to be attractive women in other towns.”

“Mina’s pick-me-ups are on another level, though,” Thors insisted. “She’s like an oasis that rejuvenates a tired adventurer’s heart. She’s seriously maternal.”

Maternal? It was true that, when I looked at Mina and Noela, they seemed more like mother and daughter than sisters.

“It’s not like I want to make a move on her,” Thors added. “I just kind of want to watch over her, if that makes sense.

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