Edited by: KenChi死

I woke up with familiar feeling. Sore throat, mind dizzy with a little pain, blurry vision and it all with hunger and the sour taste of alcohol. A hangover. The hell actually happened… how much did I drink?

~Eleven mugs. Yet I can bet you remember a max of nine of them.

The hell? And I passed out?

~Yup, we need to work on this. You bring shame to me! A mere eleven cups, what an embarrassment!

~Well your body actually never tasted alcohol before, so you have to once again build your resistance from the very beginning.

But… if what you say is true… shouldn’t I feel… really bad? I mean, if someone would drink that much for the very first time…

~I allowed myself to take a little control over your body, and as you were passing more and more, I was using detoxification. This is also why you actually managed to hold those eleven… and not fall after six or seven.

Codex-chan… I love you.

~Yes, yes. I am amazing. What else can I say? I am gentle, kind, showing so much care toward those as ungrateful as you… what else can you says?

Responsible? Reassuring? Compassionate?

~Ahh… yes, I almost forgot about those… keep talking…

So generous! No one deserve someone as magnificent like you!

~That’s right! Ehh, finally the attitude I deserve.

Codex-chan, may I have a little favor to ask?

~Yes, I will take care of you in situations similar to those…

Love you!

~I know

And always will

~Then you can repay my glorious mercy… sit on your sorry ass, and study, work hard, don’t be a disappointment.

Okie-dokie

~One more thing…

Yes?

~That part with creating this little elixir factory…

Yeah?

~…Let me first ask – why did you decided to do it, tell all but those things that you said to your… partners.

Cuz’ it will solve most of our problems at the same time? Money? It will rank me up within the guild and allow me do harder tasks? Because I need connections? To gather information? Raise up my skills? And, cuz’ it will make some trouble in the market, and you love trouble. Maybe it won’t be as spectacular as miasma epidemic that erased a city… but it’s a good place to start? Maybe, just maybe later on I will make a dru… I mean medicine with purpose of calming people down? A bit addictive? And spread it in the cities that would be mean to me?

~Awww, you are sooo evil. That’s adorable!

Evil? No. Repay for everything given to you with same currency ten times as much. Someone helped in you need? Repay with kindness. Someone killed your friend? Killing him and his whole family won’t be enough. It is THAT simple.

~But you promise, that one day you will do something really nasty? Just for yourself?

Only to please you.

~Awww. I think I am going to show you a few more tricks… just raise your master of magic. do not focus on summoning! Definitely not summoning! Do you hear me? You will get NOTHING good from leveling summoning! Summoning is a no-go, ya understand!??

Sure thing. Summoning comes first

~Good boy.

~Yet it’s a shame, that I couldn’t somehow affect Host-sama… there were a few pretty girls nearby, 3 minutes! If you would only given me those three minutes, Host-sama would have awakened covered in the bitches!

Lust… did you try affecting me?

~Easy, boss. As we wouldn’t let her… there was a small happening back when we were young… Let me just say. We will never give Lust control over anyone’s body. No period.

~You are still angry about that small orgy?

~small… SMALL!? YOU DUMB BITCH! WE WERE AT WAR! BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO START THIS… SICK… DISGUSTING… ABNORMAL… SOMETHING… FOR FOUR DAYS! FOUR DAMNED DAYS OUR WHOLE ARMY INSTEAD OF TRAINING AND SCOUNTING THE VICINTY GOT SLAUGHTERED! YOU DUMB BITCH, INSTEAD OF SLAUGHTERING OUR ATTACKER… YOU DECIDED TO ASK HER A QUESTION… AND WHAT DID YOU ASK?!

~…. Umm… something like “would you care to join?”… I guess?

~EXACTLY YOU LITTLE…

Oy, will ya calm down? And one thing… if Lust would ever try to take control over my body…

~We know what to do.

Thanks once again Greed…

~But now, tell me to my face, that you regret those few nights…

~WE DO! If not for you, we would be at the top of the World! We never had a Host as powerful as The Second! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!

~psh.. all you care is “power” were is fun in that?

~Lust… one more word and…

~”One”. Now, what are going to d..akjwhdfksdnkjsj

~Exactly that. Pardon me Boss, we will be off for some time…

Take your time…

~Choke me a bit harder, please….safjkasdm… that’s the spirit! Lkjdsfj….

As the sins got involved in their personal business, and I was given yet another piece of very important knowledge , and my hangover was bearable up to the level I could focus on a few tasks at once, I washed my face, started chewing the leaf of plant similar to mint, and walked down to the hall room.

“Oy, look, who is awake! Nicely done, lad. It was first time I saw anyone but, Gisele and Anatoly’s brother to keep him a company for so long while drinking! We even though for a moment, that you may be able to best him… well, I lost 50 copper coins, but who cares? Still, a nice job.”

Who the hell are you man? Oh, that’s right. I was drinking with you too. I just said hello, and ran away. The man from behind the counter once again waved his hand to me. What now?

“Another “friend” for you. A man sitting over there. He did not say his name, nor what did he want. He just say you have a common friend and he would wait for you… did you expect him to come?”

Common friend, huh?

“I did. But not today.” “Well, I can easily tell him, to go fuck himself… pardon for language if it offends you, a few adventurers are pretty famous here, Gisele and her team for example… So we are skillful in getting rid of overexcited crowds…” “Thank you, but it’s okay. Actually, the sooner, the better.” “As you wish. He is right there. You will not miss him. If you would find a man, who looks like someone who don’t want to be seen… that would be him.”

What kind of description is that? Okay, there was no question. Very well-fitting description. The man was sitting in the corner, covered in a cloak, with his face covered in a bandana and hood on his face. Really?

“You are attracting to much attention.” I said sitting in front of him. “What do you mean? It’s a perfect disguise…” “Sure, maybe for a costume party, if you wouldn’t want everyone to know that you are a shady person. Next time… do not wear such a suit outside the slums… but to that point. Is everything ready?” “No. not yet. It will be done by tomorrow. But a friend wants you to… prepare materials already, so you will have already harvested herb prepared in the factory. Take quest. Boss told, that you know which one. We will give you a few baskets, that you will be free to fill. He said, that it will give you some poor coin and would allow to boost your rank up…” “Okay, go first. I will take it. Go first.” “I trust, that you know where “Black Snake” is” He said and left

I waited for a few minutes, ate my breakfast at the inn section of Guild, and headed again to the counter for inform, that I am about to take the herb gathering quest. Then I left.

I met the man outside of the Black Snake, just as he said. When he saw me approaching, he only showed a movement of his head for me to follow him. After a couple more minutes we arrived to our destination. I noticed, that as we were walking past another and another street, a few groups of men appraised as “Syndicate Brawlers” were protecting the only path to a warehouse.

The warehouse looked to be an old, abandoned house, slightly bigger then the rest in the neighborhood. We stepped inside. Here also a few brawlers were protecting the building. Rogue and his bodyguard were there too.

“Gentlemen, have a good look at this young men over here.” He said “He, from now onward, will be your new boss, and will have full control over this place. Do as he asks, when he asks.”

He took a few steps closers

“I hope, this location will be sufficient. I allowed myself to make security a little more important, than comfort. Hope you won’t mind it.” “I have been working with a leaking pot in the middle of the forest. Trust me, you must try harder to make me feel uncomfortable.” I took a look around. A few workers put really big flowerpots filled with earth here and there. “When will we start?” “Feel free to come here tomorrow morning. As soon as you get here, we will harvest herbs, and transport them to the laboratory. The laboratory is supposed to be finished in tonight… if you wouldn’t mind… could you start?”

Ah, he is a bit excited, even if he tries to hide it. I don’t mind. The roof on the warehouse had a few having holes. Not big enough to use them as any kind of entrance, but just enough to let the sun come in. As the insides of the building weren’t being used in a long time, it was a little humid.

“… Are you waiting for something?” Calm you tits, Rogue. “The process is a bit more complex, you know? It is not enough, to snap my fingers and sing a few songs. I need to adjust myself to this place… humidity is nice, it’s a bit dark here, yet the sun still will be able to reach plants… earth is a bit poor… holds little nutrition… I will need to bring a few hex bags here, to improve the growth rate also when I would be outside… yet I am afraid, that it would make someone from the Academy sense the magic from those… on the other hand… with so much magic within the walls of the city… will they be able to detect such a weak signal…?” I was mumbling to myself. “Oy, I thought magicians have it easy… Crap, they really need to think a lot before using that magic stuff of theirs…” One of thugs begin whispering to another. “Okay” I said “I think I have all that is needed. Would you bring me some pieces of leather? I will need them later…”

I start walking from one flower pot to another and chant quietly

“With the gentle touch of nature,

I summon thee,

Rise from beneath,

As you bring the life to the world…”

I could feel the small life force of seeds appearing in the flowerpots. As I felt my own mana being drained drastically. I never created so many seeds at the same time. Seed creation was a specific spell. The more you summoned, every next needed more life force to appear. It is because, the first new seed will take life from the earth, but as one seen is already there, it would need life force from a different source. That source, was me. This extra price would vanish after some time. The problem is, I have no time to spare. Maybe I should plant less seeds in one flower pot?... no. if I would have to, I would take a break. In the end, we have a whole day. The 10th flowerpot was filled. I looked around. About 40 more waited for their turn.

“tsh. What a pain.” I sat in the middle of the room.

You have entered [Meditation] stateMana regeneration speed has risenCurrently selected mode:[Core creation]

We will spend some time here…