"Xio, I think I might know what the 'Conspirer potion ingredient' that person wanted you to find was."
Back at their residence in Hillston District, Fors changed into comfortable pajamas. Her tone no longer carried its usual laziness, but instead held a trace of nostalgia.
"What was it?" Xio, somewhat disappointed at not finding the ingredients for the Sheriff Potion, failed to notice the subtle change in her friend's tone and asked directly.
"It was the kind of thing Mr. V wanted to buy." As Fors spoke, she recalled the kindly Mrs. Annlisa once more, as well as the potion she had drunk, brewed from the gemstone that had appeared after Mrs. Annlisa's death. "The things that appear on Beyonders' bodies after they die are the main ingredients for the potion of their pathway."
"So that was it? No wonder Mr. V's offer was roughly the price of a potion's main ingredient... So that person wasn't trying to buy ingredients, but... trying to find the murderer who killed a 'Conspirer'?" Xio's expression immediately turned solemn, but then she asked in confusion:
"Could Mr. V's sudden purchase of those things also be to find that murderer?"
"Probably not? Otherwise, he could just buy Conspirer potion ingredients directly, like the person who gave you that mission. Besides, aren't there Artisans who can use Extraordinary Materials to make Mysterious Items? Maybe Mr. V recently found an Artisan?" Though Fors was usually too lazy to think, she was still sharp enough. Hearing her friend's speculation, Xio's wildly fluctuating intelligence finally came online, and she said in realization:
"That's it! There were several more Mysterious Item transactions at today's gathering. I thought it was just a coincidence, but if Mr. V found a way to make Mysterious Items, that would explain everything!"
At that, Xio