"Well... it's about successfully developing the 'Knight Growth Potion'! We just finished mixing the first batch...
We were so excited that we... celebrated a little and hadn't had time to tell you yet! How did you know?!"
"Whoa, it's finished?" Louis's eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned forward. "Seriously? Not a prototype, but the finished product?"
His mischievous urge to tease them vanished in an instant.
Seeing Louis so excited he looked ready to jump onto the table and dance, Silco breathed a sigh of relief. He carefully took a metal box wrapped in thick cloth from the small ice-crystal cabinet beneath the workbench.
"Since you're here, you can be the first to see the results."
He removed the cloth, opened the lid, and took out a glass bottle filled with potion.
The potion had a strange purplish-red hue, with a faint halo shimmering around its surface, like some sleeping creature breathing softly.
Even with the stopper still in place, a subtle scent seeped into the air, sweet and fresh, with a faintly sharp edge.
"This is the Knight Growth Potion you asked for," Silco said, as though introducing his own child. "We developed it using azure-pattern honey and Frostblood Redberries as the main ingredients, combining Alchemy Transmutation with Low-Temperature Extraction."
Louis's eyes widened. "It looks impressive already... That glow looks like a flowing soul."
"Those are battle aura factors moving naturally." Silco adjusted his spectacle-like goggles. "It shows that its activity is extremely stable."
He paused, pride glinting in his eyes. "Azure-pattern honey is mild and long-lasting. It stabilizes the flow of battle aura, making it suitable for apprentices with average talent. Taken over time, it can reduce the risk of internal injuries during training."
"But relying on that alone is too slow." Silco pointed at the dim