Avoid Former Co-Workers - Avoid Former Co-Workers chapter 128

128 – 128. Plague Winds (10)

The Scourge, the Devourer.

It’s a name, no matter how you call it. In any case, the Lemtert Plague was spread by the rats, even committing suicide, infiltrating their blood.

If you can get rid of the offspring of those that have infiltrated into your body without the knowledge of mice or birds, this plague will naturally disappear.

For that reason, Hyplicia had optimal conditions.

The fact that it is effective in driving out the debawlers, and the fact that it does not cause any side effects to humans.

“The same results as before… What the hell is wrong?”

However, it was too difficult to mix to use as a medicinal herb.

You must properly contain the ingredients of magical power to drive out the offspring of the plague, and if losses occur in the process, the medicinal effect will decrease.

However, if you focus on the medicinal effect, the mixture itself will not work. As a bonus, layer separation occurs and it reaches the point where it can no longer be used.

The depth of knowledge was still too shallow for a student who had only listened to a few alchemy lectures.

“What’s right… I can’t go and ask Professor Dahlia…”

It is a medicine containing the future, and a medicine containing the hopes of the sirens.

The fact that he could not sit down here is firmly embedded in his head, but developing a cure was a task that Senia could not handle alone.

“I can’t do it. Let’s change the mood.”

Just as there is a saying to go back when you are in a hurry, she also needed a short break.

If you take in the panoramic view of the clear lake created by the sirens, you will soon regain your motivation.

As they approach the lake, the two people who happened to be watching Chir’s reaction caught Senia’s eyes.

“It’s a strange guy. He didn’t even eat it, despite being guided by my magic.”

“I’ve never seen anything like this before…”

-Chiruru.

“Ah. You must be sleepy. Sleeping there would be uncomfortable… Are you okay?”

“Leave it alone. You can take it back when it’s time to sleep.”

I was talking about something, but it seems to be related to Chire.

‘I was like that once.’

Chiru doesn’t run into anyone. Neither Nella nor other sirens can communicate with Chir, but only those who are attracted to her can see such a reaction.

He too was aware of Calix from the first time we met.

Thanks to this, I was able to inform Junon that Chir had run and induce the sirens to rescue the isolated human unit…

‘Then I have a question.’

From the dark hair that is not commonly seen in the principality to the strange behaviors that only modern people have, Junon belongs to Calix, so from the point of view of this Kempreton continent, he belongs to another world like himself.

I wondered who this guy was summoned from.

“As expected, my brother is also Calix, so from Chire’s point of view, it seems to feel very special.”

“Callix? What is it?”

“Hmm? Your brother is Calix. Didn’t you hear anything from the summoner?”

“…This is the first time I’ve heard of it. I didn’t even know there was a word called Calix.”

The direction of conversation naturally goes that way.

It seemed like he was eavesdropping unintentionally, but in fact, I was going to ask Junon directly. By the way… No matter how you look at it, you don’t seem to know at all?

“Hmm… So Calix is…”

Nella continues to explain the existence of Calix. It’s sloppy, but the necessary information was conveyed well, and it seems that Junon got a rough idea of what he didn’t know.

“You mean he knew I was that kind of guy and rushed at him? Hmm… So, did I mention that I was Calix earlier?”

“Oh, that’s…”

Nella wants to have her say. She rolls her eyes. Because she is a fact that has been passed on to the Sirens as an unwritten rule, she cannot recklessly say it.

‘Well, I wish I had heard this much.’

There are times when it is better for her to not even know where and to whom she was summoned, so Senia sets out to break the flow of this conversation.

“What are you all doing here?”

“Who… What is it, Senia?”

“Oh, sister.”

Nella often steps up to Senia, who has been like her real sister for many years, with her face meeting her savior.

The way she removed her disheveled hair or the leaves that were buried unknowingly or unknowingly was definitely a sister.

“I’ll take you with me later. My mother is calling. Nella, you should go too.”

“Yes! See you later sister!”

Like that, the subject of the story disappeared.

As Senia had intended, the flow of conversation related to Calix was cut off.

“What were you doing here?”

“It’s just something. The story didn’t go well.”

“…Really?”

I heard about it from the elder, but it seemed that the person concerned didn’t have any countermeasures.

Senia felt that her shoulders had gotten heavier, so she put one of her hands up and rubbed her shoulders a couple of times.

“First of all, thank you. You handed over the bracelet, right?”

“A bracelet? You mean a Hyplicia stem bracelet?”

“I guess that’s the name. Well, anyway, the one that our entire unit got stuck on. I thought it was defective, but in fact, you only edited mine? Thanks to that, it was easy to move around.”

“Oh, well… That’s because you had to move.”

Junon expressed his gratitude, but Senia was confused.

It’s OK to give Cain a hint and give Junon a hint.

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It’s OK to sneakily touch only Junon’s bracelet.

I made it less effective at suppressing magic, and I tried to make sure that the signal didn’t go through, but it shouldn’t have been bad enough…

Perhaps this is Junon’s misunderstanding.

“Rather than that, sniff. Did you do any experiments?”

“Why?”

“I can tell just by smelling your clothes. That’s the condensing agent used in the experiment in Professor Dahlia’s lecture.”

He somehow sniffed her while rubbing her shoulders. She was paralyzed from being in the lab for so long that she never noticed the smell on her clothes.

“Let’s see. It must be one of the acidic condensing agents, so the first number must be 3A, and #12 or #14 tend to be colored, so seeing that your clothes are fine, it must be reagent #13?”

3A-13 Reagent.

She correctly guessed the number of the yea festival she was using a while ago.

“It looks like they tried to extract the magic formula inside, but if it’s not mixed properly, the smell of the condensate will be even stronger. It seems like a big failure?”

“…”

Like tweezers, they quickly guess the correct answer.

I wonder if she also showed considerable aptitude for alchemy? Come to think of it, she seems to have heard at first glance that she received help from Junon in the process of synthesizing the artificial magic stone in the first class.

I want to ask for help because there is the right person right in front of me, but the problem is that it is Junon.

I am concerned about whether it would be okay for him to get his hands on this matter now, as he may face a huge aftermath sooner or later because he knew about the Lemtert Plague.

But…

“Then can you help me? I think you know a lot better.”

Right now, even a speck of information is needed.

***

“Does it matter if I go in? I think outsiders are going to talk about it.”

“The sirens won’t come here. That’s what I asked you to do in the first place.”

“That’s right.”

There’s no way there’s a proper laboratory in a place like this.

There was no facility at all, and even that was a simple laboratory that could only be synthesized on a small scale.

Even if I went back anyway, it wasn’t like there was a way right away. Being locked up and waiting was not a solution, so he voluntarily followed Senia.

“But what do you want to make?”

“It’s medicine. A must-have medicine for sirens.”

“Hmm… Medicine.”

I used to listen to related lectures from Professor Dahlia, but Junon doesn’t know much about Senia’s proficiency because there are too many people and the class is divided.

But there is one thing you can be sure of.

Senia tried her trial over and over again. Perhaps she has hit a wall by now.

“This is it. I want to fully extract the mana from this powder.”

As medicine is difficult to manufacture, it is only natural to fail.

Even magic formulas are included, so the difficulty of extraction increases even more.

Even if it took several days, let alone a few hours, it would not be difficult to find a method for extracting this powder.

“First, tell me how you’ve been experimenting so far.”

“It was done in a split extraction method. As it is powder, it was well dissolved in the solution, and then the activating agent was added to make it magical…”

At that moment, Senia’s mouth fell open.

Hearing only the split extraction formula, Junon proceeded with the experiment as if he was already convinced.

There is not a speck of error in the process of sediment formation inside the solution as well as in the experimental process. No, maybe she handled it more elaborately and minutely than she did.

The smell of the sour acidic solution that had permeated Senia’s clothes from the solution extracted until the final decompression spread throughout the room.

Junon pours the solution and hands it to Senia, finally opening her mouth.

“Was there anything that was significantly different from your process while this was being made?”

“…No.”

What more can I say? If I had to pick one, it was all that I had a remarkably different skill in the field of measurement and hand skills. Even the time is within a few tens of seconds.

In fact, it meant that they predicted everything without even hearing the experimental method.

“Multiple segmentation extraction. This is a common mistake when trying to increase the purity excessively when containing a substance’s unique magic formula. This is where it went wrong.”

Then, take out the prepared ingredients little by little.

However, it is clearly different from the amount Senia dispensed, and she checks the other reagent bottles and replaces some of them.

“The mixing ratio is the same. To the naked eye, sediment may have stuck after it had melted well, but in fact, it must have been close to coagulation. Even though it wasn’t mixed, did magic flow?”

Finally, he slowly turned on the lamp and began to heat the powder solution.

Empty test tubes were also bizarre when they put dozens on top of each other.

“You have to take your time. It’s not something that can be made in a matter of minutes, but rather a step-by-step process to remove impurities and increase purity.”

It was a very heartbreaking voice telling someone in a hurry to take time.

Still, strangely trustworthy. It wasn’t flashy, but the process of putting one’s heart and soul into each step was even more delicate than Senia’s urgent touch.

Thanks to that, Senia’s face hardened.

“Junon… How long have you been doing this…?”

Yes. He wasn’t very good at it.

He did not use any special technology, and it is even more distant that he used an ingenious manufacturing method.

That’s why each gesture doesn’t look dazzling. Everything was his skill and his time.

Just heating, feeding, cooling. It was clear that this simple process seemed so familiar to him because he had gone through countless trials and errors.

“…I’ve done it a lot.”

Only then did Senia come to her senses, saying sorry at the low, dejected voice.

The two eyes of Senia, who was only focused on the experiment, are enlarged and directed to Junon’s face. Seeing his bitter smile, she realizes that she made a mistake.

That touch is Junon’s experience and past. He makes the past replay in his head he doesn’t want to recall.

It was truly atrocious.

“To be honest, I still don’t know what you’re trying to make. I don’t know the identity of this powder, so I’ll help you halfway through. But, when it’s finished, ask the elder about what I said.”

“I promise…”

Bitter in the mouth.

Because I unknowingly chewed the flesh and the blood was flowing.

***

How long has it been since you were locked up in the basement? When the time came, I even received a meal, so at least half a day must have passed.

John, who was whining about being hungry, also took a meal after the snack, and the tired two fell asleep as if they had passed out after the meal.

However, unlike the other rooms, this room has one empty bed. It was Junon’s seat.

‘Why did the sirens only take my older brother…’

I wondered if they might have recognized that he was a different person, even though he was different.

A person came to Cain, who had many thoughts while looking at Junon’s empty bed, just like before.

“You there, who is Cain here?”

“…Me.”

“You’ll have to come with us for a while. I hope you don’t do anything stupid.”

“Okay.”

Cain listens to the words of the siren who has come to pick him up because she is obedient and heads there.

This time too, I thought that my older brother did something.