Management of a Novice Alchemist: Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 6] by Mizuho Itsuki

Author:Mizuho Itsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, slice of life, fantasy world, friendship, book loving, female protagonist, alchemy, cute girls, coming of age, shopkeeper, rural life, apothecary
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

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The town of South Strag was bustling again today—so much so that you’d never imagine a guy like that was in charge. I had brought Iris-san—whose expression indicated she had some complicated feelings on that topic—with me. We went to Leonora-san’s shop, where we were greeted by both her and Filione-san.

“Hello, Leonora-san,” I said. “We’ll be in your care.”

“Welcome,” she replied. “It’s good to have you.”

“Hello again, Sarasa-chan,” said Filione-san. “And this must be Iris-chan.”

“‘I-Iris-chan’...” Iris-san blinked in surprise at being addressed that way. But Filione-san was so smiley and personable that Iris-san didn’t say anything more about the name, and responded, “I-It’s a pleasure to meet you, Filione-dono, Leonora-dono.”

“It’s our first time meeting in person, isn’t, Iris?” Leonora-san remarked. “I hear you’ve been doing a lot to help Sarasa.”

“No, if anything, she’s been the one helping me,” Iris-san replied. “And besides...I don’t think you would owe me any thanks for it even if I had been helping her, Leonora-dono.”

“Hee hee, you think so?” Leonora-san said before turning to me. “Well, let’s see what you’ve brought for me.”

“Okay. Here it is...”

Using the backpack I’d been given by Master, I’d brought along the potions and some of the comparatively smaller artifacts.

I laid them out on the counter, and Leonora-san picked each of them up and inspected them one by one. “Hmm, I see... How does this much sound?”

“Leonora-san, isn’t that a little too high?” When I looked at the number, it was about the same as if I’d sold them in my own shop. Even if she managed to sell everything that I’d brought her, she’d be making a pittance. And if anything went unsold, she’d absolutely be in the red.

That was why I had suggested she offer me less, but she gave me a troubled smile in response. “We have Nord-san, who I sent to you with a recommendation, to blame for this, right? Let me give you a little support to make things right... Oh, I made sure to punish him appropriately, so don’t worry.”

Leonora-san mimed throwing a punch as she said that.

Oh, so that bit about punishing him in her recommendation letter really did mean for me to do it with my fists, I thought, glancing to Filione-san for confirmation.

“A few times, with good, solid hits,” she said with a troubled laugh.

On further questioning, I was told that Nord-san had stopped by this shop on his way back to the capital, reporting in to let her know how things had gone because, “It happened while I was acting with your recommendation.”

Seeing his ability to follow up like that, it seemed he actually was a “proper adult”—at least at a glance.

Well, no, the problem was that, barring a few flaws, he actually was a proper adult, which only made dealing with him harder.

If he were just a nuisance and nothing more, it would have been easy to cut him loose, but he wasn’t a bad guy, which made things more difficult. Maybe Leonora-san felt similarly, and that was why she kept dealing with him?

“Well, I feel bad about it, but if that’s the case.

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