[Assistant 1...
Client: Hazel
I need you to make a delivery.]
"I guess I'll have to go look for her to find out what it really is." Once Blake verified that it was just that, he continued on his way until he arrived in front of the pharmacy and after hesitating a bit, he resigned himself and entered begging to leave healed from that place while being received by a cheerful greeting.
"Good morning, my dear patient!"
"Yes, good morning..." Seeing Marian's huge smile, Blake had a single thought in his head. 'It seems that my hopes ended here.'
"You don't have to say anything! I can tell from your face and the dark circles under your eyes that you're not healthy, come here and let me check you out." Actually, Blake wasn't totally against being cared for by Marian anymore, he had realized that she could really do her job… Although sometimes she exaggerated a bit.
"Actually, I feel a little tired and I thought I'd come to ask if there was something I could take or if I just had to rest so that it would go away." The symptoms reached Marian's ears and she was already thinking about how to solve her patient's situation.
"I see... Well, actually I have some medicines that I haven't tried yet that could help you, of course, if you don't want to risk it, we can use classic methods to solve it." Marian scratched her head as if she was joking and Blake noticed that this time the usual situation was something different.
'It seems that this time she won't force me to consume her strange concoctions, but I really think I have nothing to lose.' And making his decision, he let Marian know the good news. "I wouldn't mind helping you try them if you want."
"Really?! You're the best, Blake!" Blake didn't know if he really made the best decision, but seeing how Marian had a huge smile on her face and ran around looking for bottles of many colors, it was enough for him to ignore everything else.
"Well, I have these three medicines that I prepared, each one I made thinking of making an energizer, so I would appreciate it if you could try them and tell me if they work correctly or if there are any side effects, don't worry, I have prepared many antidotes in case something happens, but I only used basic herbs in them, so they shouldn't be too over the top."
'Yeah, this was a bad idea...' Blake was already beginning to hesitate, but he couldn't take it back at that point. "Okay, I'll start with this one."
Blake picked up a bottle of green liquid and drank it down quickly, it didn't taste strange or bitter in any way, it actually tasted a bit sour, but not too strong, and once he finished it all, he didn't feel anything, but after a few seconds, the effects came on quickly.
[Consumed: Strange Brew. HP -50%]
"And well?"
"Suddenly… I feel really weak." Blake wasn't lying, once he realized that his body felt heavy and that the green bar appeared on the side of him missing half of its entirety, he knew that supposed medicine didn't fix anything and only caused his health to be cut in half.
"I was sure that using weeds was the correct answer, they were enough to boost the other components, but it seems that the effect of the weeds was the one that was increased instead, sorry Blake." Marian took the bottle and pushed it away from the counter.
"Don't worry, do you have anything that can fix this?"
"Yes, I'm sure a little apple juice can fill you with vitality, wait here." And after Blake drank a full glass of juice again, he saw how his health bar filled up again and the heaviness in his body disappeared, but the fatigue symbol was still next to both bars indicating that the problem had not been solved.
"Phew... That's much better."
"I'm sorry, I think it'll be better if I give you something safer." Marian was already looking for some common medicine among the shelves in the room, but Blake's voice made her stop.
"Don't worry, it wasn't that big of a deal, I'm glad I could help you, so you can solve the problems they have and make your medicines work even better."
"I… Thanks, I'll make sure to do it. So would you like to try another one?" The somewhat guilty look had already left Marian's face and Blake could see her typical smile again.
"Give me the best you have." And repeating what happened before, Marian brought him another bottle that contained a red liquid this time, Blake took it and drank to feel how a sweet taste ran through his throat at the same time that his body felt full of energy that later dissipated once the system voice sounded.
[Consumed: Levelizer.]
[Level Up]
'Did I level up thanks to that medicine?' Blake's sudden silence made Marian a little worried.
"Something happened?"
"Well, for a moment I felt that my body was full of energy, but it quickly disappeared without changing anything, and yes, I still feel the fatigue all over my body."
"Looks like another flop." Marian pushed the bottle away again, looking a bit dejected, but Blake had another idea in mind.
'But the effect really seems too beneficial for me, if I could make that medicine, doesn't that mean I could level up constantly?' Thinking of the idea that just occurred to him, Blake couldn't help but ask Marian about it without saying his true goals. "By the way, Marian, do you know what you used to create this medicine?"
"Well... I think I forgot, it's been a long time since I made it and I haven't tried it, why do you ask?"
"Just curious, haha..." And hearing that, Blake got a little depressed. 'It seems that my plans ended there...'
"Anyway, this is the only last resort, bon appetit." Marian handed him one last bottle, and Blake wasted no time in taking it.
"I hope it works." And tasting part of the last bottle with pink liquid this time, Blake didn't feel anything once he tasted it, there wasn't even an increase in his vitality or runic energy, so he thought it didn't have any effect. "I didn't feel anything this time."
"Nothing? impossible, I'm sure I used enough magic powder, at least there should be an increase in your runic energy for a short period, let me try it." Repeating the same action as Blake, Marian took a drink of the liquid that remained in the bottle causing it to be completely finished. "Hmm... It's true, I don't really feel anything different, what did I do wrong?"
But while the seconds passed and both continued with their own thoughts, something happened the moment they looked into each other's eyes.