Pisruik

[Pisruik]

*Cough cough*

Damn, if only I had

a little more money

to buy some medicine.

I should have stayed

home today, but...

Ugh, there's nothing

worse than working when

you're supposed to be resting.

H-hey! Um, what are you doing?

Q-quit looking at

my test results right

this inst--oh. Wait.

You're not one of the

researchers here. Huh.

Uh... Don't you have

anything better to do

than to breathe down my

back? I'm trying to finish

something here! Oh, never

mind, I'm just cranky...

You again? You don't seem

to be doing any research here.

Is there something you need?

Though, I'm afraid I can't be

of very much help to you.

Well, I'm not sure if I can

give you all of the details.

You see, everyone here is

a researcher that can't afford

to rent a lab for himself. So we all ended up sharing this one.

Even though we all pitched

in to rent this lab, we're all

getting pretty desperate. In

fact, a few of us have even

stolen work from each other.

That's pretty pathetic, huh?

I guess that's what happens

when you're poor and don't

have a day job. Things are

so bad right now, I can't even

afford to get new materials!

What can I possibly do?

Ah, I've got it! You're

an adventurer, right?

If you're still curious about

my research, I'll tell you more

about it if you help me out by

gathering some supplies for me.

I guess it couldn't do

much harm if you knew what

I was working on, anyway.

I mean, we'd have to be working

on the same project for you to

benefit. So, what's your name?

[

I am called

Ah,

Would you please bring

5 Yellow Gemstones,

4 Empty Potion Bottles,

10 Hearts of Mermaids,

and 10 Moth Dust?

If you came here to buy

Potion Manuals or something

like that, you've come to the

wrong guy. Everything you see

here is for the completion

of a personal project.

Great you're back!

Let's see, you were

supposed to bring me

4 Empty Potion Bottles...

And... And... What else

did I ask you to get?

Right, right!

5 Yellow Gemstones.

That's what I needed.

I'm sure there was more,

but what I can't recall exactly...

Of course!

10 Hearts of Mermaid!

How could I forget that?

And then, the last thing

I asked you for was, um...

No, that can't have

been it. I already have

plenty of Frills. Hmmm...

What am I missing now?

Right. I was just

about to say that.

So did you remember

to bring me everything?

You didn't...?

Oh, just admit it.

You don't want to

do this for me, right?

Don't go wasting your

time just for my sake.

Not yet, huh?

Though I hope you can

bring me that stuff as

soon as possible, you

don't have to do it, you

know. Yeah, no big deal.

Really now?

Well, let me check

what you brought to

make sure you didn't

forget anything. Hm...

Great, it looks like

everything is here.

Alright, let me take

those. Now, guess what

I'll be making with the

materials you've brought.

Hahahah, that's right!

I'm working on making

a new form of medicine.

A bomb? Do I look like

a nutcase to you? No, no...

I'm developing a new form of

medicine. Sure, bombs make

good money, but where would

I test them? Here? No way!

Anyway, this medicine

reacts with the human body's

digestive enzymes to initiate

temporary metabolic changes

that artificially stop heat

absorption into the body.

The actual effect of this

medicine is that it greatly

increases the body's resistance

to most forms of heat! However,

it will also reduce resistance

to cold as a side effect.

I know my medicine sounds

a little weird, but think of

the applications! If used in

the right situations, this

medicine may be quite handy.

Ah, seeing as you're still

here, would you mind helping

me again? I need about, hmm,

20 Maneater Blossoms. If you

could bring them to me, it'd

really help me out a lot.

I guess I'll have to gather

those on my own. Alright, well,

seeing as we've both gotten

what we wanted, I'll suppose

your business with me is done.

Thanks, I really

appreciate it. While

I'm waiting for you,

I can start boiling

the Clover extract.

Well, I need the Clover

extract for a compound

that I'm going to make with

the Maneater Blossoms. I'm

kind of weak, so I try not to

travel too far when I can.

Yeah, ever since I was

little, I've had a weak

heart and bad eyesight.

The doctor tells me to avoid

stress and hard work, but

researching is my life.

I wonder...

If you understand

the way I feel, how

much I've had to sacrifice

for my dream. Heh, anyway...

I hope you understand that

it's too dangerous for me to

gather Maneater Blossoms on

my own, so if I'm going to get

as much help as I can. Thanks

again for being cooperative.

Ha ha ha ha!

That's real business

like of you! Alright,

I may be poor, but if

you help me, I'll give you

the results of my research.

So you knew what

you had to bring, came

to remind me what I had

forgotten, but didn't bring

anything? Weird. Ah well.

Come with the stuff next time.

Oh, this isn't good, some

of the items I asked for are

missing. I'm sorry, but Alchemy

gets dangerously unpredictable

when things aren't used in just

the right amounts. Hmmm...

Well, I can afford to

push my deadlines back

if you promise to return

with the materials I need

as soon as you possibly can.

Large Jellopy?

Yes, Large--no.

Wait, that doesn't

sound right at all.

No, it was something

else I need you to get.

Blue Gemstones...?

No, that was for the

potion that increases

tolerance to the Water

property, I think. What's

wrong with my memory?!

Red Gemstones...?

tolerance to the Earth

Why did you just leave?

You didn't even let me

finish talking! Oh well,

maybe it's not your fault.

Anyway, just so you know,

I'm developing a new medicine.

Alright, did you

want to learn more

about the medicine that

I'm developing? I mean,

that's why you came, right?

Alright then.

Really? Well, I'm

willing to spend the

time to explain it to

you. After all, you did

help me out just then.

I'm working on a new

form of medicine that,

hopefully, will be used

for the betterment and

protection of mankind!

I'm busy right now.

You didn't forget

anything did you?

If not, you better

get going and let

me do my work.

Yeah, whatever.

Just hurry up and leave

so that I can concentrate.

Huh? What made you

change your mind? Well,

I can't afford not to accept

any help, so I guess that's

a "Yes." Yeah, you can help.

Alright, go and get me

20 Maneater Blossoms.

If I weren't so sickly, I'd get

them myself, but--*Cough* as

you can see, I don't feel so well.

I... I really

appreciate your

willingness to help

me in my research...

I hope you get those

items to me as soon as

you can. And don't flake

out on me this time!

Thanks so much for

bringing me these

Maneater Blossoms.

You don't know how

much this means to me~

Now all I have to do

is mix these with the

Clover extract I prepared.

Ah!

M-my face!

Hey...

Are you alright?

That was a pretty

big explosion...

Your glasses...

They're broken...

The explosion destroyed

Pisruik's glasses, revealing

the beautiful face of a

gorgeous, gorgeous man.

The explosion blew off

Pisruik's glasses. Without

them, he looks more like

a male model than a dorky

scientific researcher.

Holy crap!

You're one

good looking guy!

I c-can't see too

well without my glasses.

Well, at least I can tell

that you're not bleeding.

But are you alright?

Oh, I'm fine.

But what are you

going to do about

your glasses?

Shoot, you're right.

I don't happen to have

an extra pair. Hey, can

you get me a pair of glasses,

the same kind I used to wear?

I know it's too much

to ask you for, but I'm

almost blind without them.

I can't do very much if I can't

even see. I'm really sorry

about this,

Would you come back with

20 Maneater Blossoms

so that I can finish this

medicine I'm working on?

Thanks, thanks, I've got

to hustle with this project...

Hmmm...

Actually, I miscalculated

the number of Maneater

Blossoms that I need. Would

you bring me one more? Sorry, I know it's kind of troublesome...

Thanks so much!

Now I finally have the

exact amount of Maneater

Blossoms that I'll need.

I'm really sorry for putting

your through all this trouble.

Finally, I begin the most

exciting part of this project!

Pisruik is holding his

broken glasses, squinting

his eyes. It seems he like

he really does need them,

even if he looks much less

dorky without them.

Here, why don't you

check I'm carrying and

see if there's a pair of

glasses that you can use?

Huh? Oh, is that you?

Ah, this pair of glasses

works! Thanks a lot, now

I can see again! Now, let

me check the results of the

experiment we conducted.

Okay, the test tube wasn't

damaged. Yes, according to

these readings, this medicine

should be fully functional!

I think it was a success!

Well, theoretically anyway.

Hmm, changing the attributes

of the human body for certain

effects may cause controversy

later, but hopefully this thing

I've invented will be used for

good. Ah, that's right!

Would you like me to

teach you everything I've

learned in my research? You

should be able to create a new

type of potion by making use of

the knowledge I can teach you.

Great,

I know I can trust you

to use this research for

good and noble ends. Now,

please read this thesis and

all of my additional notes...

Pisruik thoroughly

explains the properties

of his medicine, the reaction

of the human organs to it, as

well as a few warnings about

the medicine's side effects.

Well, you should be

ready to make your own

potions that are a variation

of my medicine. But you'll

probably need to keep that

thesis as a ready reference.

Hopefully, we'll

meet again sometime

in the future. Good luck on

your journeys, adventurer.

*Cough cough* Now... What

will be my next project?

Anyway, I need to be

working on a new project

soon, so I suppose this is

where we part ways for now.

But I must say, it was truly

a great pleasure to meet you...

R-Really...?

Well, if you ever change

your mind, feel free to come

back for me to teach you.

And it's no trouble at all!

I really enjoy your company...

Unfortunately, there

is nothing in your inventory

that seems like a suitable

replacement for Pisruik's

broken glasses.

Listen, you look so

much better when you're

not wearing glasses.

Excuse me,

come again?

Hahahahhaha~!

No-nothing at all!

So,

teach you the results

of the research I've''

been conducting?

Uh oh...

You lost the thesis

I wrote for you? I don't

have the time to write

another one for you now...

So, how have you been

using the potions that

I've taught you to make?

Hopefully, they'll come

in handy in your adventures.

Huh, so copies of my

thesis are circulating

around in public? Well,

I'm sorry, but I don't have

time to autograph your copy...

Mmm...?

Did you need anything

in particular? Though,

I'm afraid someone in

my position won't be

much help to you.