Management of a Novice Alchemist: Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 7] by Mizuho Itsuki

Author:Mizuho Itsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Ten minutes later, when I returned with some take-out lunches from the restaurant, Lorea-san was earnestly waiting for me at the front door.

“Oops, sorry. I should have had you wait inside, huh?”

“Oh, no, it’s okay. The weather’s nice.”

“Yeah? Well, it may be a bit early for it, but let’s have lunch. And since the weather’s so nice, how about we eat here?” I suggested, casually holding up the meals. Lorea-san smiled and nodded.

I went inside to fetch cushions for us to sit on, laying them out on the porch. After that, I poured water I’d drawn from the well into cups I’d just bought yesterday.

Good job, me. Buying two sets of tableware even though I thought, “Maybe I’ll never have a guest I need to use them with.” Although, since I don’t have tea or a kettle, it’s just water...

“Sorry to only serve you plain water. I don’t even have a pot yet...”

“Oh! No need to apologize; I’ve always been more of a water-drinker anyway. Plus, the water around here tastes really good. In fact...this house has a well, right? We have to use the common well, so it’s always a pain, drawing water.”

“Water is a necessity for alchemy, I suppose. So, you folks have a common well around here?”

“Yes, it’s shared between several houses. I’d say only the inn, the blacksmith, and a few other buildings have their own.”

Because we were so close to the great forest, water itself was plentiful, but the locals couldn’t afford to dig wells for every house.

The wells they did have weren’t going to run dry, so there probably wasn’t any great need to dig more.

“Do people not drink tea much in these parts?”

“Well, it’s a matter of personal taste and money. There’s a tea made with the leaves of a tree called the suya, which you can find in the forest, but those who aren’t fond of it have to buy their tea.”

“I wonder if that’s what Elles-san served me at her place. You’re not very fond of it, Lorea-san?”

“Oh, I don’t have a strong opinion one way or the other. Mom’s the one who doesn’t like it.”

“I see how it is.”

The person who makes all the meals always gets the biggest say in what ends up on the table.

I was a fan of boiled water, by the way. In the capital, tea was something I’d have had to pay money for, and being a luxury item, it wasn’t cheap.

Although, since Master served tea at her shop, I was aware of just how delicious good quality tea could be.

That was also why I didn’t care for cheap tea. I couldn’t help but compare it to the good stuff.

But maybe a whole different variety of tea was worth checking out? It sounded fun, and nothing beats free.

“This fabric sure is beautiful, though. We don’t often see cloth with such a vibrant color around here. It’s too expensive for our place to stock.”

“I guess it would be, huh? It’s not easy to dye things with vibrant colors using mundane means.

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