Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

The King, at his wits end

「So, for what reason could Margrave Volton and Earl Rockford have specially requested an audience with a joint signature? Though, I’m afraid to ask.」

Prime Minister Simon addressed Margrave Volton, who was the highest in standing among us.

「Moreover, Earl Rockford’s daughter should have been inflicted with the Magic Depletion Syndrome, so I would have assumed that you would not want to be distant from your territory, but…… impossible.」

Simon-sama looked at me with a shocked expression.

「……if so, then I understand clearing the room of people. No record of this should remain.」
「Oi! Tell me so I understand too! I don’t get what you mean!」

His Majesty demanded an explanation from Simon-sama who was the only one who understood our reason for coming.

「Your Majesty, you have heard of Earl Rockford’s daughter, Miss Emilia, falling ill to the Magic Depletion Disorder. 」
「Hm? That thing? The disease that’s said to be incurable and no known cause? Then Earl Rockford shouldn’t be nonchalantly coming to capital. I’m sure there is work to be done, but I’m not so narrowminded as to reproach him for staying close to his daughter in a matter of life and death.」

「Your Majesty, Earl Rockford had brought Iruma-dono along with him here. Do you still not follow?」

I felt like running away at Simon-sama’s roundabout way of saying things.
Then His Majesty looked at me wide-eyed.

「No way…… Iruma again, you have something to do with it again!?」
「Your Majesty, please calm down. Your tone is too discomposed.」
「As if I could calm down! He cured an incurable illness that couldn’t be fixed by medicine or magic! Just what did you do!? Be honest!」

His Majesty’s energy sure is high today… When I wanted to escape reality, Simon calmed His Majesty and began explaining.

「Your Majesty, recovery magic that can recover lost limbs and life threatening injuries exist. It’s not that there are no medicine either.」
「That much I know. The Elixir. But there are only two Elixirs passed down in our country. Moreover, the Elixir wouldn’t cure Magic Depletion Disorder.」
「Yes, Extra Heal for magic and the Elixir for medicine, each are famous, but there are not even three practitioners that could use the spell. As for the other, I’d say that each country would have five vials of the drug stored in their treasuries. However, there is one more miracle drug from the legends.」
「Wait a minute, I remember. If I remember correctly…… the legendary miracle drug, Soma, was it? …… so they’ve gotten a hand on Soma……」

His Majesty looked at us with an astonished expression.

「You got your hands on the legendary miracle drug Soma which could cure any illness and dispel strong curses to cure Miss Emilia’s Magic Depletion Disorder, didn’t you?」
「And then Iruma-dono……」

Finally catching up, he looked at me with understanding. And perhaps relieved, he reseated himself deeper onto the chair.

「Your Majesty, it is too early to feel relieved. Lord Rockford and Lord Rockford taking Iruma-dono with them to the Royal Capital means that wasn’t the only thing they came to report. It is likely to present Soma to the kingdom.」
「Wha!? You were able to procure multiple Soma!?」

It appears His Majesty was under the assumption that we obtained the Soma from a treasure chest in a dungeon somewhere, and didn’t think we could have obtained multiple. However, it was the inevitable reaction, as it was common sense to think that if you were to obtain a miracle-class item from a treasure box in a normal dungeon, you couldn’t get more than one.

「Your Majesty, you must not jump to conclusions. If it was Soma from a dungeon, there would be no reason for Iruma-dono to be here. Iruma-dono, so you have succeeded in creating Soma.」
「Wha!? ……I see, I understand why everyone was cleared out if that were the case. If the greedy nobles were to learn of it, danger would naturally befall Iruma-dono, and those related to him.」

As His Majesty had finally grasped the situation, Margrave Volton began explaining the details.

「Your Majesty, I will begin the explanations from here. It began with the incurable illness of the Miss Emilia, the daughter of Lord Rockford, my sworn friend. I wished to save Miss Emilia whom I had known since she was but an infant. And so, I used every single means I could, searching for a potential cure. Then I found it. The recipe of Soma……」

Actually, the ratios of the mixture were slightly different, but we were able to manage it thanks to Dryas. However, His Majesty, Prime Minister Simon, and Knight Commander Galahad were absolutely flabbergasted upon hearing the names of the materials that would become the ingredients for Soma.

「Wh-, wh- what’s with those ingredients!?」
「The leaves and dew of the world tree, I understand. A very limited supply circulate the market. But a dragon heart? Hermit Peach? What a jest.」
「”The heart of a 100ft (30m~) dragon is enough”. “Pick the fruit of an elusive tree that grew natively in the depths of the Forest of Death”. That is madness.」

Margrave Volton only continued once the trio’s unrest had settled.

「Today, we’ve come to the castle today to present Soma to the kingdom. However, the issue is as Lord Simon had stated, if it is known that Iruma-dono had created the Soma, the rotten parts of the Kingdom would act rashly, which may cause Iruma-dono to leave the kingdom.」
「……we have no choice but to cover it up.」
「Indeed. I will secretly falsify the Treasury inventory.」

Eventually, it had been decided that we would sell three vials of Soma to the kingdom in secrecy at a reasonable price. The cost would be taken from the King’s personal assets and emergency funds, unrecorded in the ledgers. The kingdom wanted to purchase three more vials, but they judged that buying all six in one purchase carried high risk of being leaked out.

「Let’s take our time, pretend it’s from a dungeon and circulate it into auctions to disrupt the information.」
「Mhmm, if it’s an underground auction in the Royal Capital, the seller would not be identified.」

His Majesty wanted to create favors from their allies Lomaria Kingdom and Yggurle Kingdom, and secure several more for his own country. As such, he was teaming up with the Adventurers Guild to make a fake continuous quest.

「Let’s pretend it’s a quest that continues for even several years. We will process the record of the time of acquisition properly.」

His Majesty and Prime Minister Simon confidently made secret accounts, so it might go okay. It wasn’t like someone would lose it.

After discussions regarding the Soma, His Majesty said that he had something he wanted to ask me. It wasn’t a good hunch, but I couldn’t say I didn’t want to.

It looks like this will take long…………