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Chapter 231: This is a Good Potion

　It seems that His Majesty the King’s expectations for me have reached a new high. And sister-in-law Meeka, who regained her energy with the magic potion I made, nodded her head as if she understood, and made a grab-grabbing gesture with her hands. The way she did that……… like she wants to hug me.

　 It seems that Meeka’s sister-in-law’s liking for me is maxed out. I was afraid that my brother Cain was going to strangle me at any moment. I  can’t help but feel that everyone else’s eyes are on me, too. I know I’m supposed to be an active potion master, but I’m a little embarrassed.

“Speaking of which, Daniela has told me that there is a new magic potion. I think it’s an elementary strength recovery potion, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. I have never heard of it before. I wonder if you were the one who made it?”

“No, no, no. This potion was also written in the magic potion book I inherited from my grandmother. Well, I improved it a little. ……”

　It seemed like I could say that I had made something new, but being a chicken-hearted person, I couldn’t bring myself to say that. I wonder if one day I will be able to say it with pride. Probably not.

“I see. It seems that Margaret-dono was extremely afraid of bringing a new magic potion into the world. Maybe her teacher was purged during that uproar…”

　His Majesty the King is looking thoughtful with his hand on his chin. Is he remembering those days?　 It’s probably from when he was still a little boy. But still, I wonder how the royal family has managed to hold on. The previous king must’ve been no ordinary man.

“So, we’d like to try that magic potion, too.　Daniela seemed to have already used it. She was in such a good mood that I wondered what was going on.”

　It seems that Alex’s brother gave Daniela a drink. When did he do that? When I looked at Daniela-sama, her face was flushed and she looked down. I guess she must have gotten really excited. Because the fatigue will be blown away. I asked Nero to bring me some stock.

“These are the elementary strength recovery potion?.”

“Shouldn’t you have it appraised, just in case?”

　When I suggested this, His Majesty the King laughed lightly. He looked as if he wanted to say, “What nonsense!”

“If you wanted to kill me, you would not have risked your life to entrust Chloe with the elixir, would you?”

　That may be true. During that period of strict security, I brought a suspicious medicine called a panacea into the castle. If I had made one mistake, I could have been imprisoned for bringing a poisonous substance into the castle.

“I’ll have some too.”

“I’ll have some.”

　As a sign of trust, Her Royal Highness the Queen and the Crown Prince also took it in their hands. Then, perhaps out of curiosity, brother Cain and sister-in-law Meeka also picked it up. This might have been discovered by someone who shouldn’t have known about it.

　There was a nice pop as the cork was pulled out.

“Oh, this is quite refreshing. It is quite similar to ale.”

“I prefer this to ale. ……”

“Yes, really. It’s easy to drink and tasty ……”

　His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness the Queen suddenly stopped moving. Looking closely, you can see that His Majesty the King has stopped moving. Hmmm, now that I think about it, it’s a basic stamina recovery potion but it’s still an amazingly effective medicine. It might have been a bad idea to let him drink it.

“What is this?”

“I feel like I’m getting some kind of power from it. …… Hooo!”

　Brother Cain’s eyes widened, and sister-in-law Meeka raised her voice like a woman should not. Brother Cain, please stop sister-in-law Meeka quickly!

　But, however, Brother seems to be having none of that. Why is he looking at his own two hands trembling and shaking all over. Something’s not right here. Help me, Brother Alex!

　Oh, he’s nodding his head like, “I understand how you feel.” Axel, Ijidol, Nero, and Daniela are also nodding in agreement. I don’t know if this is no good anymore.

“wonderful!”

　His Majesty the King exclaimed and stood up. This is no good!　All I could do was watch the five of them get excited.

“Julius, please provide the elementary strength recovery potion to the royal family. This is a good magic potion. It will blow away your fatigue. When was the last time I felt so refreshed?”

　His Majesty the King, who had regained his composure, said this with dignity. However, as the scene from earlier came to mind, I could not see his majesty with that dignity. I had no choice but to stay stiff, trying desperately to suppress my trembling body.

　Oh, sister-in-law Meeka is looking at me with eyes that seem to want some too. I can’t help it. I’ll make one for my sister-in-law, too. I’m sure she will give the potion to brother Cain as well. It would be even better if they get to know each other better. They won’t fight over it, will they?　I’ll give them more than enough.

　Thus ended the tea party, the second half of which was a bit of a mess. I was able to get acquainted with His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, and I think I gained some courage from dealing with the royal family. I think I will be able to do reasonably well at the evening party.

　I know that Axel and Ijidol are getting numb to it. It was a drastic measure, but I think it worked. I thought so as I saw off the departing royal carriage. Otherwise, today’s tea party would have been pointless. I didn’t just get ripped off elementary strength recovery potion.

“Good job today. The second half was what it was, but the first half was well done.”

　Brother Alex praised us all. It seems we managed to get a passing grade. All that remained was to make sure we didn’t mess up at the actual evening party.

“Julius-chan needs a reward for being such a good boy. Let’s take a bath together today!”

“Meeka, sister-in-law!”

　She hugged me from behind while saying that. Something like two soft marshmallows hit my back. That’s it, I’m totally in the brother-in-law position. Could it be that sister-in-law Meeka wanted a little brother?　And it seems, the effect of the elementary strength recovery potion is still going on.

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　After that, Brother Alex and Brother Cain somehow managed to calm Sister-in-law Meeka and things worked out. It felt like both a relief and a disappointment.

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