A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai (素材採取家の異世界旅行記)

Please, Takeru! Save Meuliteria!

All right.

Will you use that same technique? The one you used to heal my wounds?

No.

That spell burns through a massive amount of internal mana.

In Lady Meuliteria's current condition, I doubt she could withstand it.

First things first, we need to do something about this dark, stale room.

Let me start with your eyes. You said light feels blinding, right?

Yes.

Heal.

If I pour too much mana in too fast, it'll hurt her...

Nice and slow... gentle...

Lady Meuliteria, try opening your eyes.

V-Very well...

Can you see?

Clean the entire room!

Meuliteria...? Are you all right?

Yes.

The light... it doesn't hurt...!

My lord!

Meuliteria!

Takeru! You did it!

Takeru?

Let's move somewhere else.

Iver poisoning?

Yes.

It appears Lady Meuliteria has been ingesting something called Iver toxin.

Why would she ever...?

No. You don't mean...?!

There's a high chance someone has been poisoning her.

I don't know the biological mechanism behind Iver poisoning.

Because of that, I can't fully cure her condition. Could you obtain an antidote?

There is... no antidote.

What?

Iver toxin is a forbidden poison lost to time.

And with it, the antidote was lost as well.

Then let's make one. If we get the original toxin, we should be able to do it, right?

Even if we could brew it, the poison dates back to an ancient era.

We don't even know where the ingredients exist anymore.

We might have a lead.

My ancestors compiled ancient documents. Records from previous lords.

Many are written in old script, so we haven't been able to decipher them.

Thanks to my skill, I can read ancient script.

The real problem is figuring out which book mentions Iver poison.

If I could just search for keywords, like using a computer.

Okay, adapt Search...

Busca!

Found it!

There's a section here about the Iver flower.

But... what is this...?

Read it aloud.

"Hiii! I'm Pola-Pola, the cutest adventurer ever☆

This book is, like, my totally amazing travel journal☆"

Are you mocking us?

I'm not. That's literally how the diary is written.

No matter. Continue.

"So! It was like, super sunny that day!

I was chillin' on this big ol' rock shaped like a horse near a huge lake!

And that's when I found it.

The prettiest, sparkliest gold flower ever!

Turns out it was a super rare flower called 'Iver'! Isn't that so crazy?!"

Wait! Belminant, this "gigantic horse-shaped rock by a large lake"...

I know that place.

What?!

Here.

Near a small village. If I recall correctly, such a lake and rock can be found there.

The village is called Asheth.

The Vanone region. That's outside Lusellevach territory.

Even by carriage, the trip is five days one way.

Then we leave immediately.

There. That should do it.

Takeru, what are you doing?

Setting up a safeguard.

While we're gone, someone might try something against Lady Meuliteria.

Better to be prepared.

A safeguard?

Sir Takeru!

I... I had to apologize...

I spoke so rudely... to the person who's going to save my mother...

It's true your words were unpleasant,

but you realized on your own that what you said was wrong.

That's something to be proud of.

Huh? Why?

When you realize you might be wrong,

you become able to listen to others.

And that makes your life fuller and richer.

Sir Takeru...

From now on, take your time and think things through one at a time.

I will. I'll think for myself properly.

Also, while I'm gone,

someone might try to tell you things like "He's the villain," or "You're being deceived."

If that happens, don't answer right away.

Talk to your father first.

We call that "report, contact, consult."

Or simply: Hou-ren-sou.

Hou-ren-sou...

All right, here we go!

Quick and Reduction on all of us!

Whoa!

My body feels lighter... huh?!

Wait, this is faster than I thought.

There was supposed to be a village out here?

Last time I came through, it was a lush farming region...

Feels like there hasn't been rain for a while....

Don't tell me the lake we're looking for has dried up?

No. A lake that big shouldn't just disappear.

Then let's keep moving.

What happened here?

It used to be beautiful the last time I was here.

Lake Galeus The Vanone region's sole water source. Said to be a spring created by a sacred beast. Known to never dry up, originally clear, pure, and life-giving. Contains paleocin toxin. Paleocin Toxin: A poison extracted from Garonode Buffalo horns.

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This whole situation might be deliberate.

What do you mean?

Hey! What're you doin' 'round here?

We're adventurers.

I'm Takeru, and this is Clayston and Bee.

We accepted a request in Belkheim to gather rare materials.

All the way from Belkheim? You serious?

If you're from the guild, prove it!

Will this suffice?

That's...

Rank A! That's a Rank A arm band!

If you know anything, please tell us.

We're searching for—

Gonza!

He's unbelievably light.

Are you not getting enough to eat?

Please. Tell me what happened here.

Truth is, about ten months ago

the lake suddenly turned this cursed color.

The fish started dyin'.

The well water went bad too. We couldn't do nothin'.

And then... a merchant named Engache saved the village.