The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 22.3
“What?”
“If you have sugar, it will be even easier to drink.”
Mergin explained the materials and had Herald prepare them.
“Mixing sugar and cornstarch won’t remove the bitterness.”
What Herald brought was the actual fever-reducing medicine. It seemed he wanted to use the real thing for testing.
“I know. First, dissolve the cornstarch and sugar in water. Then, heat and stir it with this.”
Mergin started making it without using the stove, pulling water from his fingertips.
“Are you a magician?”
“Yes. I run a magic bookshop. I can use basic life magic.”
“I see. That’s quite impressive.”
“Well, yeah. Here’s the finished product.”
“Hmm, it looks like slime.”
“Something like that. So, put a little of this on a spoon, then place the powder on top. Pour more of this over it. That’s it. Herald, swallow it all at once without chewing or holding it in your mouth.”
“Alright, then.”
Glug.
“How is it?”
“Not bitter anymore, right? If your mouth is dry, it’s better to drink a little water first. When you have a fever, your mouth also dries out. Children might not be able to drink it all at once, so it might be good to have water after swallowing. The trick is to get them to swallow it as quickly as possible.”
“I see. This is good.”
“Right? It’s tough enough just dealing with the fever. There’s no need to make it more miserable.”
Saying this, Herald tightly shook Mergin’s hand.
“Thank you!”
“No need to mention it. This is something I also learned from someone. It’s not something I invented.”
“No, because of what you taught me, the number of children who would worsen without being able to take the medicine will decrease. I’m truly grateful.”
“That’s good to hear. If you have the chance, teach other doctors too.”
“Of course.”
Mergin received confirmation of the completed request. The payment would be received at the guild, so there was no payment at this time.
“Mergin.”
“What?”
“If we run out of medicine, can we make a direct request?”
“Sure. If I’m not at the shop, have Iris request it at the guild. We still have some stock.”
“Don’t you do any hunting? You could probably manage both the magic bookshop and hunting.”
“No, the magic bookshop is enough for me. Well, I might have other necessary items, so if you’re in trouble, just let me know.”
“Understood. I will definitely repay you.”
“Don’t worry about it. It’s just an apprentice hunter fulfilling a request.”
“Hmph, that’s true.”
“Well then.”
Mergin waved and left the hospital.
“Mergin-san.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“I want to become a hunter who can help others!”
“I see. Then you need to study and gain experience.”
“Yes! Please teach me various things!”
“Why? You should learn and experience things yourself.”
“But you don’t know what you don’t know, right?”
“I can’t know what you don’t understand.”
“That’s why I need help with various things.”
“What do you mean by various things?”
The two continued their noisy conversation as they headed toward the guild.