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Chapter 7 – Pharmacist’s Guild
The warehouse had various facilities, and Wataru strongly desired to bring in the goods. However, to continue his discussion with Ryota, he first had to go to the Pharmacist’s Guild.
The Pharmacist’s Guild was a very large building in a prime location in the commercial district; many people knew where it was.
Medicine has always been one of the most important industries.
It was only natural that it had such power.
It was a solid two-story brick building with many small windows for lighting.
In this world, glass is used for small bottles such as potion bottles, but it seems that it is difficult to make large sheets of glass, so there are very few windows.
That’s how much money it costs.
The sign was decorated with ginkgo-like leaves.
“It’s huge. Guilds aren’t really workshops, are they? Then why do they need such a large building?”
“The places where the ingredients for medicine can be found vary from region to region, so there might be a lot of import and export. The medicine that is common in this city might be valuable in another place, and they might buy a lot of ingredients from other regions.”
“Ah, I see. I wish there were more potions.”
“Yes, I’m sure there are!”
When he opened the door to the Pharmacist’s Guild and walked in, he immediately saw the reception desk.
In this world, the reception desk is basically the first thing you see when you enter a building, and they rarely let anyone in except for regular customers and people with connections.
They also bring out the goods from the back, so they’re very strict about it.
Maybe that’s why there are so many pickpockets and purse-snatchers.
Wataru expected the place to smell like medicine because it was called the Pharmacist’s Guild, but there was no particularly strong smell.
He couldn’t tell if they just kept the medicine and ingredients safe or if they had a separate warehouse.
“I think it’s probably in the basement and out back.”
“Can you tell?”
“Yes, I can faintly smell it. I hate medicine… it’s bitter.”
“I see. I can’t tell at all.”
“Me neither.”
Three middle-aged women were in the reception area, writing, but when they noticed Wataru and the others, they looked up.
“Excuse me, I’d like to place a regular order for medicine.”
“I understand. What kind of medicine do you need, and how much?”
“I would like at least five bottles of the chronic disease medicine every month, preferably ten, and a maximum of fifteen.”
“So much medicine for chronic treatment? Is there a reason for that?”
The receptionist looked up from the order form she was filling out and showed a puzzled expression when she was asked for a large amount of medicine that was not normally needed.
If there’s an order they don’t understand, they must suspect it’s being used improperly.
“I come from a country very far from here, and there are no potions for chronic treatment there. So there are a lot of people suffering from old injuries.”
“I see. I understand. Now that you are placing an order, you will have to buy the medicine, but are you sure you have the money? I don’t want to say this, but these medicines are quite expensive, you know?”
The standard price at the city drugstore is three gold coins.
In the Japanese yen, that would be about 3 million yen.
Even so, it would probably be too cheap compared to the high medical fees of modern medicine.
There must be people among the very rich who would be willing to pay 100 million or even 1 billion to be cured.
Wataru has a steady income from sugar, and for the time being, he has no fear that it will decrease.
He nodded with a sense of ease.
“Fifteen bottles a month should be enough. Shall I pay you 45 gold coins for now? I’d like to buy them all at once and take them home, but I don’t have enough money.”
“If you buy them all at once, we’ll give you a small discount. 43 gold coins should be enough.”
He thought it was a rough calculation, but he didn’t say anything.
If it’s even one gold coin cheaper, it’s a bargain.
The woman wrote out an order form and asked for Wataru’s name and contact information.
This is where he finally realized the advantage of being able to write down the address of the warehouse.
In terms of social credibility, the importance of establishing a base is high.
“By the way, do you have any supplies in the guild right now? I’d like to order a small amount if it’s a sudden request.”
“I am not sure. There should be some, but I’ll check.”
“Please do.”
“Chronic treatment potions… oh yes, we have some. We can provide three immediately.”
“Then please do. Thank you very much.”
He paid the fee and received the potions.
He had thought there would be some, but everything was going according to plan, and he had nothing to say.
It all depended on how Great Yamazaki would react.
Depending on how the other party reacted, he would have to show an appropriate attitude.
He could only hope that everything would go well.
He had gotten the items he wanted and had also placed a reorder.
Although he had done all his business at the Pharmacist’s Guild, there were several advertisements for visitors at the reception desk.
Wataru’s eyes were drawn to one of them.
“New Aphrodisiac Potions in Stock.”
“We have various medicines for infectious diseases.”
“We have medicine for infertility.”
There were more products for sexual services than he had expected.
“What is it? Are you interested?”
“No, it just seems a little unexpected.”
“There are also brothels in this city. The girls who work there often buy these to protect themselves. If they catch a disease, or if they get pregnant and can’t support themselves, they might have to have an abortion.”
In this world where there are many different races, there are many different types of brothels.
The quality varies, and there are probably some unpleasant customers as well.
“I see. For those who do it for a living, it’s a matter of life and death, isn’t it?”
“That’s right. I recommend the new aphrodisiac potion. It’s more effective than existing drugs, and it’s said to make even professional girls lose their inhibitions. What do you think?”
“I used an aphrodisiac potion when I had my first experience, but wasn’t that too much?”
“Mmm, this is even more amazing, they say. And it’s not too bad for the girls either. Why don’t you try it?”
Wataru hesitated for a moment.
He looked behind him.
Mariel and Aire were waiting with lowered faces without saying a word.
It was as if they were expecting him or embarrassed.
But he had already bought it and used it once.
In the end, Wataru decided to buy it, thinking that there was nothing more to worry about.
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Talking about the aphrodisiac potion, Wataru could buy and resell it at Earth. I think that will be popular. 🤔
Thanks for the treat.
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Look at infertility though. The price he could charge could be astronomical.
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I think it’s mistranslation. That isn’t about curing infertility, it’s about temporarily inducing infertility. In other words, contraception.
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That actually makes sense. Thanks.
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But also rubbers. In isekai where contraception ends up preventing pregnancy when a guy gets inside a woman, rubbers are a great safeguard. It protect not only from unwanted pregnancy but also from STDs. They cost little, but on the “other side” they can be a commodity coveted not only by “ladies of easy going” but also by ordinary women.
Translated by Deepl than sorry!
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