Chapter 288: A novice Alchemist's everyday business
Summer, League Calendar year 12, June 18.
In the blink of an eye, the Fantasy Potion Shop had been open for three days.
Since opening day, Tong Hua had offered custom Potions at the shop, and over those three days, villagers had indeed come after hearing the advertisements to order all sorts of strange Potions.
These wildly varied orders really opened Tong Hua's eyes.
For instance, a Potion that let people understand Pokémon speech, a Potion that let their bodies move freely after they fell asleep, and Potions that let people master certain skills-
Of course, Tong Hua had completed and delivered some of the easier ones, like Hair Growth Potions or Height-Increasing Potions, on the very same day.
Still, that did not mean everything had gone smoothly-
Take the Underwater Breathing Potion from that day. After Tong Hua mixed the three Potions as Hattrem had instructed, what he got was an [Unidentified Potion].
After testing it on himself, Tong Hua went through a-rather extraordinary experience.
The moment those three drops of concentrated Potion entered his mouth, he did not immediately feel any change. Just as he looked at Hattrem in confusion, an indescribable sensation suddenly swept through his entire body!
That day-Tong Hua truly experienced how Hattrem felt.
All because he had turned into a Pokémon too-
An Oshawott, at that-
Tong Hua's transformation into a Pokémon initially caused quite a commotion on the Ranch.
Fortunately, the Potion's effects only lasted thirty minutes. When Tong Hua turned human again and sat soaking wet on the ground, looking at his hands and feet restored to normal, he felt a jumble of emotions.
Hattrem floated beside him, her little hands covering her mouth and her shoulders shaking, clearly doing her utmost to hold back