Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 358: Dangerous medicine
Tauro and his party visited the Adventurers’ Guild as usual, as they decided it would be best not to take any conspicuous action until the night of the new moon, which was three days away.
“Oh, everyone from Black Golden Wings! Just in time. The client was very pleased with the results of yesterday’s quest, and he would like to ask you to do another one.”
The receptionist noticed Tauro and his group and approached them.
“Is this to subdue a cockatrice again?”
Tauro asked back, a little wary.
I think it’s okay, but the client may be involved with an assassination guild, so it’s best to be on the lookout.
“this time it’s a harvesting-type quest, and here’s the list.”
“Why do you want us to do harvesting again?”
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Tauro asks as he receives the list and checks its contents.
From the contents, Tauro was able to somehow understand the client’s intentions.
Tauro has “knowledge of plants” as one of his abilities, and he also has knowledge of pharmacology, which he has cultivated through making potions.
From this, he knew that the client was trying to create a potion that would have a powerful effect against a certain race.
The client’s goal is to create a deleterious drug that will be effective against a certain race.
Of course, they intend to make quite a lot from the quantity they are seeking.
Besides, all the plants to be collected are precious and delicate ones that can be quickly ruined by the way they are collected.
“The client said that since everyone was so careful in their work, he was hoping that everyone would collect the samples with the same care.’’
The receptionist seems to be proactive about wanting Tauro and the others to accept this job.
“…… this client seems to be a pretty big client for the Adventurers’ Guild.”
Tauro asked as if to confirm the client.
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“I can’t say who it is, but they’ve been taking care of us, especially lately. We didn’t have much of a relationship with them before.”
The receptionist answered while hinting that the client was an amazing person.
“…… I understand. I Looking at the list, I think it will take a few days. If you’re okay with that, I’ll accept it.”
Tauro replied and accepted the quest.
“Thank you very much! I’ll go through the quest procedures then!”
The receptionist was relieved to see that a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, and she hurried to complete the procedure.
“Okay, let’s all go.”
Tauro left the Adventurers’ Guild without saying a word, leading the group.
“Tauro, how could you take on this job without checking with us?”
Ragune asks, suspicious of Tauro’s behavior.
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“She’s right. And with you here, we can quickly complete a collection quest without having to spend several days on it, right? With your ‘true eyes’ and ‘plant knowledge’, it can be completed in no time.”*
Ankh also pointed out while agreeing with Ragune.
“…Did you feel that the quest was somehow important?”
The red-haired malak asked, not expecting Tauro to take it without a second thought.
“If …… my guess is correct, what will be made from this collection is a lethal drug for the dragon race.”
Tauro answered quietly with a nervous look on his face.
「「「「Eh! 」」」」
Raghune, the red-haired Malak, the blonde Zumei, and the blue-haired Reeva froze in surprise.
“All of these plants are used in deleterious medicines, and by themselves they can make powerful medicines, but when combined, they are thought to be absolutely potent against the skalengeckers and dragon people.”
Tauro continued.
“Tauro! Why did you accept such a quest? I don’t want to help you with medicine to kill us!”
Ragune raged.
“Calm down, Ragune. That’s why we have to take care of it.”
“…… perhaps?”*
The blue-haired Reeva guessed Tauro’s thoughts.
The blue-haired Reeva seemed to notice, so Tauro explained while walking.
“I’m just trying to stretch this quest out until three days after the final decision is made. What if other adventurers take on this quest and produce even a small amount of this dangerous medicine before the day of the mission? Wouldn’t that be dangerous?”
“…… I see. So if we take on the job, we won’t have to worry about that.”
Malak understood Tauro’s deep thought.
‘The client is probably a lord, or someone close to one, an organization, or a group. The assassination guild is the most likely possibility. They learned from a report that the assassination guild’s base in the Royal Capital had been destroyed by a dragon tribe, so they decided to make it in a hurry. Then we happened to take on a quest and did it better than expected, so I think they didn’t think we were related and came to us with this request.”
“…gulp (sound of swallowing spit). —But Tauro-dono. We are the dragon race. We have various resistances and pride ourselves on being immune to some status abnormalities, but is this medicine really that powerful? ?”
The blonde Zumei confirmed the effectiveness of the medicine.
“I don’t know about that either. However, I think that at least the enemy’s top leaders decided to collect the ingredients because they thought it would be effective. I think they relied on the Adventurers’ Guild because all the ingredients must be mixed in a fresh state and perfected to be effective”
”…… I see. Maybe the other party has reason to believe that it will be effective. In other words, there is a strong possibility that they’re working with someone from the Dragon Race.”
The red-haired Malak touched the crux of the matter.
“…Yeah. I think so too. I’m glad we happened to take on the job. —Maybe it was our ‘luck’ ability that got us the job.”
Tauro breathed a sigh of relief as he remembered his own abilities, which he tends to forget.