"It's not as exaggerated as you say, but I really don't have a date on Tuesday."
Shade said. The Sorceress took out a test tube filled with black liquid and rolled it across the table toward Shade.
"Help me with something. Touch it."
Shade raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
Seeing that he did not reach for it, the Apothecary Miss sighed.
"I'm not trying to harm you. I just want to test this potion. You saved me on the island, so I would never harm you. We went through an adventure together. You should at least still have that much trust in me, shouldn't you?"
Only then did Shade reach out and touch the test tube, but nothing happened.
"What does that mean?"
The Apothecary Miss looked at the test tube, then at Shade's face.
"If this potion works, it means your body is healthy and that you haven't been possessed by demons, evil spirits, or anything similar. Yes, it's a potion for checking those sorts of negative traits. That's enough. Thank you."
She was certainly lying, but the Outlander, who found her behavior strangely familiar, showed no other expression. He simply nodded.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going. Yesterday, I went to catch fish by the lake and happened to run into a Peace Church team returning from the island. It seems the matter on that island has already been settled."
"I've been keeping an eye on the local Church as well. We shouldn't run into them. But even so, we need to be careful when we act on Tuesday."
With that, the two said a brief goodbye, and Shade rose to leave.
The Apothecary Miss remained seated and took another sip of tea. Soren Green, who had been checking the guest records when Shade entered, approached carrying a