Easy Poison Cure

"Little one, these are the materials for the second stage of Deadly Poison Technique training."

Once everything was sorted, Aiven pointed to a pile containing monster venom, Orange Fruit, and Tongtong Fruit, and smiled.

Petilil's round eyes lit up. It watched Aiven prepare the Deadly Poison Potion without blinking, listening intently.

"This Tongtong Fruit is especially important. It's the main ingredient in the complete Deadly Poison Potion."

"With this Poison Attribute Fruit added to the formula, the potion's poison can be several times more potent than the Deadly Poison Technique you've mastered so far."

As he spoke, Aiven picked up the Tongtong Fruit and began carefully preparing it.

Tongtong Fruit could absorb the Poison Attribute Energy around it. It could even absorb attacks from Poison-type techniques.

So although Tongtong Fruit was poisonous, explorers who ventured deep into forests or swamps always carried some with them to purify poisonous gases.

A fruit that absorbed Poison Attribute Energy... Petilil nodded, carefully memorizing the fruit's appearance and effects.

Next, Aiven began preparing the monster venom and the other ingredients. This step was much the same as when he'd made the Deadly Poison Potion before.

However, after he added the Tongtong Fruit, the potion visibly began to change. Its color grew more and more purple.

But when Petilil sensed it carefully, it found that the Poison Attribute Energy in the potion had grown weaker, which left it puzzled.

"Concentration is what makes it potent." Aiven smiled. In this batch of Deadly Poison Potion, the Tongtong Fruit was the key ingredient. It could concentrate and purify the poison.

Petilil nodded gently, repeating Aiven's words to itself: concentration is what makes it potent...

After preparing the Deadly Poison Potion, Aiven carefully poured it into a glass test tube. Then he began making an Antidote Potion.

This time, the Antidote Potion wasn't meant to cure the deadly poison in Luxray. He'd made it for Petilil.

Once Tongtong Fruit was added to the Deadly Poison Potion, the Antidote Potion had to be reformulated as well. The old one no longer worked.

After the Antidote Potion came the Healing Potion. Aiven worked methodically, making one potion after another as if on an assembly line, then packing them into his backpack.

Meanwhile, Sir Enzo paced back and forth around the room, waiting anxiously.

Just as he could no longer stand it and was about to go check on things, Aiven walked in at an unhurried pace, carrying Petilil.

"Mr. Aiven, are the potions ready?" Phyllis sounded anxious now, too. Aiven really knew how to keep people waiting!

"They're ready."

Aiven smiled, walked over to Luxray, took out a bottle of potion, and poured it straight into Luxray's mouth.

Then he put the empty bottle back in his backpack and clapped his hands. "All done."

All done?

The apothecaries in the room were stunned.

They'd spent so long struggling with this poison, yet he'd made curing it look far too easy.

Master John opened his mouth, about to say something, when he saw the purple blotches on Luxray rapidly fading. Before long, they had disappeared completely.

Clearly, Luxray had been cured. It really had been that simple!

"The poison's really gone. How did you do it?" Apothecary Aulai hurried over and examined Luxray closely.

Then he opened the slip of paper in his hand with the potion formula written on it and kept studying the list of ingredients, rubbing his head in frustration.

Apothecary Aulai was a research fanatic. Seeing Aiven cure Luxray so effortlessly had set him off again, and now he was scrutinizing the potion formula.

Master John opened his mouth. He loved making money, and he couldn't help envying Aiven's powerful Antidote Potion. At that moment, the Ironclad Rhinoceros Carriage came to mind.

"Luxray's only just been cured. Let it rest," Aiven said calmly, watching the apothecaries examine it.

Sir Enzo came to his senses, his face bright with joy. He gave the apothecaries in the room a gesture of thanks, which also served as a polite dismissal.

"Now that Luxray's been cured, I'll take my leave," Master John said first.

Sir Enzo thanked him again. A servant then led Master John out and took him to the steward to collect his fee.

Even though Master John hadn't managed to cure Luxray, he was still entitled to a fee.

That was the apothecaries' custom. Otherwise, if they weren't paid whenever a treatment failed, eventually no apothecary would be willing to help.

Seeing this, Master Olay also stood up. He still had blood samples taken from Luxray, and he couldn't wait to get back and study them.

Aiven smiled as he watched the two masters leave. He picked up a piece of fruit from the table and began eating, showing no sign of leaving just yet.

"Mr. Aiven, I'll take you to collect the Ironclad Rhinoceros Carriage now."

With both masters gone, Phyllis gestured for Aiven to follow and headed for the door.

Aiven didn't hesitate. Carrying Petilil, he followed the purple-haired woman straight to the part of the viscount's estate where the Monsters were kept.

As soon as they approached, Aiven felt two sharp gazes fall on him. He looked over and saw two Great Wolfdogs without Beast Gear.

They were the same two Great Wolfdogs that had attacked the farm the night before. Recognizing Aiven, they both looked wary.

So they were planning to be honest with me... Aiven continued following Phyllis, deep in thought.

Before long, they reached the Ironclad Rhinoceros's quarters. The sturdy-looking Ironclad Rhinoceros stood bolt upright, still bearing the burden of the carriage on its back. Aiven felt a pang in his heart.

"Ironclad Rhinoceros, we meet again."

Aiven took a deep breath, smiled at the Ironclad Rhinoceros, and patted it on the back.

The Ironclad Rhinoceros turned around and immediately recognized Aiven, who had given it a Healing Potion before. It let out a friendly snort.

"Looks like you remember me... or maybe you remember this."

Aiven smiled and took out a bottle of Healing Potion. As the Ironclad Rhinoceros looked at him happily, he poured it into its mouth.

The Ironclad Rhinoceros drank it in one gulp, then gave a contented snort and rubbed its head against Aiven's outstretched hand.

Spirits could be so simple sometimes. If you treated them sincerely, they would return that sincerity... Aiven smiled to himself.

According to Spiritology scholars in his previous life, spirits were highly sensitive to emotions. They could easily tell whether you were happy, sad, or angry.

Nearby, Phyllis watched Aiven and the Ironclad Rhinoceros interact in surprise. She hadn't expected him to build such a close bond with it in such a short time.