Chapter 42

Chapter 42 Let's Get Ready for the Party

After leaving Adventurer Guild, I headed off to the Shut-in Lamia.

"Sefi-saan, I'm heere."

I opened the lock on the back door and informed Sefi-san of my arrival. Since there's no one on the table.

And there Sefi-san is.... Sleeping so peacefully.

Oy, shopkeeper! What about your jooooob!

...Pinch.

I pinch her nose hard and wait.

"Fuwaaaan, what what wat."

"Good morning. Shopkeeper-sama, pray do tell what happened to your work?"

"A-araaaa, Nobu-chan, welcome back. Errr, well, today you see. I was just making potions that went out-of-stock earlier you knoow? I-I'm telling the truth you know. Then I ran out of high quality containers, and thought that's it for today..."

Sefi-san seems to have noticed my ever so slightly reproachful eyes as she said that apologetically. We've still got a lot of low quality containers though! Well, since Sefi-san owns this store, I don't mind her doing as she pleases, but she can be way too free.

"Here, I'll let you have the containers and Peach Powder (the raw ingredients for Peach-flavored Potion, called Catalyst) I made during my quest."

"Nn geez, Nobu-chan you're too serious. Still, it's now really easy to make them thanks to the Peach Powder. You can even store them for a long period of time, what a woonderful invention. I've been getting lots of demands from Alchemist Guild to teach them about it though."

"They're still at it huh.... And after I've given them my firm refusal too."

Since the Peach Powder is my creation, they will never get a yes even if they come to Sefi-san. The top brass of Alchemist Guild can't stomach the fact that only I can make it.

They had come to me many times over, but they wanted to monopolize the stuff while acting with very obvious condescending attitudes. Even after I firmly declined, that guildmaster and the biggest alchemy shop in this city keep coming back. And they even put their sight on Sefi-san even though I had told them only I could make the thing, more reason to detest them. They must think that they can't pressure me into telling them since I'm not a guild staff. Maybe I should dump my stock on everyone but those guys once I can mass produce it.

"We should make preparations if it looks like it'd get worse. I'll ask Master for help as a last resort."

"I'll be counting on you if it comes to that. I'm sorry."

"Please don't mind about it, even Master told me, That'd get us deal with those guys directly, so it'd really help, I don't mind giving a hand. Oh right, I'm here for another matter. Sefi-san, do you have any plan tomorrow night?"

"I'm free you knoow, what's the matter? Are you gonna visit this onee-san?"

"That sounds stimulating, but no, I'm planning to throw a party at the Flame Dog with everyone who has been taking care of me, you see."

"My! Party!! Yes of course, I'm coooming. I'm gonna be taking Nyanbell-tan, Chief Perry, and Flavor of Waist from our store's winery. Nobu-chan's gonna bring snacks with you too right?"

Is that really winery, something that sounds obviously Japanese was in it... They sound expensive from their names though. Snacks that go well with them huh. The hurdle has just been raised.

"Yes, I plan to go to the dungeon to gather ingredients after this. Mushroom stuff on 2F and meat stuff on 3F I think."

"Nfuuu, that's greaat. But you shouldn't overwork yourself sin

ce you just came back and all okay."

"Yes, I'll be sure to return once I get enough. Well then, see you again tomorrow."

"Yeees."

Now then, gotta get some ingredients. Even though I've been getting better drops thanks to Treasure Hunter, Eggplant Mushroom is still hard, being a rare drop. Nevertheless, I might as well give it my all preparing the best feast everyone will ever have.