Okay, done.
Smells good.
Kirio Reiji (24)
Kirio Reiji. Former corporate drone.
Current isekai resident.
Skills: evaluation and medicine-making.
Master!
Master, your potions are delicious! Delicious!
Noela (Werewolf)
Noela. Werewolf.
The shop's poster girl.
Mr. Reiji, Ms. Noela.
Are you ready? It's almost time.
Got it. Noela?
Woof! I've got this!
Ms. Noela, could you hang this up, please?
Mina Fleuret (Ghost)
Mina Fleuret. The ghost who lives in this house.
Shop assistant and housekeeper.
Woof!
Kirio Drugstore
Another gorgeous day today.
All right. Kirio Drugstore...
...is open for the day!
Let's make another relaxed effort today.
Right?
Woof!
Right.
Drugstore
In Another World
Kirio Drugstore
Let me know if the roof leaks again.
Today's Prescription: Part 1 Super (Energy) Potion
Woof.
Reiji—I mean, Reiji, sir!
General Store Owner Mr. Alf
Please let me sell your product at my general store.
General Store Owner Mr. Alf
Your "super potion."
By "super potion," you mean that?
Yes.
Sounds like you came up with your own name for it.
Officially, its called an "energy potion."
Super (Energy) Potion
Energy potion.
A potion that cures exhaustion and causes alertness.
Effects vary from person to person.
I've never had a potion that tasted this good!
Personal space, personal space!
I was so impressed by it!
Until now, all the potions available in this area tasted like garbage.
Woof?
We should tell everyone in Kalta about this! Please!
Please, respect my personal space!
Besides, between you and me, my fifth kid is on the way.
Oh, my.
My family's financial situation is dire.
That sounds rough.
Yeah.
All right, then.
At this rate, I might have to shut down my shop!
Please allow me to sell your super potion at my shop!
I'm begging you!
I said it's fine.
I know, I know.
I know your potion is too good for a backwater general store like mine.
But I have every intention of making a comeback.
How many do you think you'll need to start?
For now, 20... no, 25, probably.
Wait. Are you saying I can sell them?
Mr. Reiji has been saying it's fine.
What?!
I appreciate it!
Now I'll be able to raise my fifth kid.
No, I could have even more.
Thank you, Reiji!
That's great, but please respect my personal space!
I'm off to aggressively promote this super potion.
I'll sell a boatload of these.
Thank you.
Woof.
He's as intense as ever.
So... Each bottle costs 2,000 rin, so the total for 25 bottles comes to 50,000 rin.
But Mr. Reiji, don't you think you sold those too cheaply?
It's fine.
Mr. Alf helped me when I opened this shop.
I just hope this helps ease his family's financial situation.
He'll be fine.
I know your potions will sell.
Your potions are delicious, master!
Thanks.
I think this might be the first time I've received this much praise.
It was inconceivable before.
After this day,
rumors about my potions spread throughout the town of Kalta like wildfire.
Town of Kalta
A potion that doesn't taste like garbage?
It's delicious!
It's so tasty.
So good.
Intensely good.
Unbelievably good.
Alf's General Store
Hordes of customers came to Mr. Alf's drugstore every day to buy potions.
Okay, okay.
Get in line, everyone.
It's limited to one per customer.
This is the first time we've gotten this many customers.
One at a time, please.
Nice work, honey.
I suppose.
Kirio Drugstore
They even came to my shop.
Thank you for waiting.
Woof.
Thanks.
Take care.
Micott (Energetic Girl)
Thank you. I'll be back.
See you later.
Next customer, please.
That's me.
Mom, I'm tired. Let's go home.
We're almost done, okay?
I wanna go home!
Now, now...
I'm so sorry.
It's all right. You must be tired of waiting.
Sorry about that.
I wanna go home! I wanna go home! Home! Home! Home!
Master's in trouble.
I'm tired! I wanna go home! Home!
Woof, woof, woof. Here's my tail.
Oh, my.
Woof, woof, woof.
Woof!
Could you please confirm your order?
Thank you.
Woof, woof, woof.
Gotcha!
Your tail is so fluffy. Fluffy!
Oh, no!
If anyone other than me grabs Noela's tail...
Sorry, Noela.
Hey, Fluffy, are you always here?
Yeah. Master saved my life.
So I'll help him here forever.
Master?
I'm finished.
Let's go.
Thank you for waiting.
Mommy, I wanna come back and see Fluffy.
Sure, let's come back sometime.
Bye-bye!
Woof.
Noela, you were very patient with her.
It was a huge help.
Thanks.
Master praised me!
Mr. Reiji, are you ready for your next customer?
Yeah, send them in.
Woof!
Thank you for waiting. Next customer, please.
Mr. Reiji, good work today.
Thanks.
Ms. Noela, would you like some tea, too? Huh?
Noela!
You were sneaking potions again!
Master's potions are delicious.
Even so, you shouldn't drink too many.
I'm putting these away.
Woof...
It's for your own good, Ms. Noela.
Woof.
Oh, I almost forgot. Mr. Reiji, could you go shopping for me later?
Huh?
I'm running low on ingredients.
Yeah, sure.
Maybe I'll go right now.
Would you?
I wrote down what I need. Could you get these?
Got it.
Noela, wanna come?
Woof!
See you later.
Be careful.
I promise we'll be back!
Where do you think we're going?
Woof, woof. Woof, woof.
Today's Prescription: Part 2 Landenflower Tea
Woof. Woof woof, woof.
Woof! Master, master!
Can you use this?
Tougirisou
That's tougirisou. It's a useful herb.
Woof!
Thanks, Noela.
Woof!
Master, how about this?
That's amane. Its roots can be used to make medicine.
Master, how about this?
That one is...
I see. Noela acts on instinct when she's doing this.
When Noela and I met...
Hey! Hey! Are you okay?
She was a wolf.
Come to think of it, what did Mina want us to buy?
What is this?!
Wool panties?!
She wants me to buy panties for her?
Wait, ghosts wear wool panties, too?
They're so warm.
Even ghosts should wear wool panties.
Right?
Master, what's wrong?
Huh?
Your face is red.
Uh, it's nothing.
Looks like Mina gave me the wrong note.
Woof?
Come on.
Someone help!
Wait! Stop!
No! Stay away!
Why are you running?
I sense a fight.
I'll protect you, master.
Please, don't be so dramatic...
Wait! Stop!
Why are you running away from me?
Huh?! O-Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap!
She looks like trouble!
I'll protect you, master.
No, we're running!
Help me!
No way! Handle it yourself!
Help me!
Please do something about her!
What?! But—
Why are you running?
Master!
Why me?
Drugstore in Another World
U-Uh, my name's Kirio Reiji.
I run a nearby drugstore.
A drugstore?
Ah, you must be the alchemist I've heard about.
Which means it's your fault!
How could you do that to Zeral?!
Master didn't do anything!
Let go of that!
Noela, try not to provoke her, okay?
Hey! Don't just hide! Say something!
Feris is a little bit crazy.
Please do something, alchemist.
Seriously?
I'm not crazy! I'm not crazy! I'm not crazy!
The crazy one is you, you, you!
See? Crazy, right?
I'm not crazy! I'm not crazy! You are! You are! You are!
I'm caught in the middle of this now.
I'm not crazy! I'm not crazy! I'm not crazy!
Fine, fine.
I get it, okay?
Feris, just put down the knife.
Then we can talk, okay?
Master, I'll put this away.
Thanks.
It's not my fault! It's not my fault! It's not my fault!
Uh, Feris?
Why does everyone always speak so poorly of me?
Fe—
Why? Why, why, why? It's not my fault!
Excuse me.
It's no use! I'm not getting anywhere!
Could you explain the situation?
Y-Yes?
Wh-Why?!
Woof, woof. Woof, woof.
There, there.
Feris and I recently began dating.
Zeral (Feris's Boyfriend)
We're, well... lovers.
Uh-huh...
Feris (Zeral's Girlfriend)
So, did you have a fight?
Not a fight, exactly. Lately, it's been happening frequently.
Frequently?
Feris worries a lot.
I guess you could say she worries excessively.
Okay...
She's so worried about me that she can't even sleep at night.
I see.
The other day, when I went to buy bread, there was a girl at the shop...
Thank you.
Thanks.
Feri—
Zeral, who is she?! She's your new girlfriend, isn't she?!
No! I was just buying bread!
Huh? Huh? Huh? Isn't she? Isn't she?!
Even if I just bump into a girl in the street...
Excuse me.
Sorry.
Hold up!
What was that, huh? Was that on purpose?
What? Uh...
Is this the start of a new romance?
No! We just...
"We"? Huh? What?!
I'm telling you...
Why don't you break up with her?
Haven't you had enough?
Mr. Reiji, do you want to know what happened when I suggested we break up?
I'll pass.
But when I see her acting like that, I realize that normally she's really cute.
So fluffy.
Seems like it.
Noela, I'm really sorry.
Mr. Reiji, there must be something evil possessing her!
Please exorcise whatever evil is possessing her!
Hey, personal space!
I'm a pharmacist! That's not my domain!
Please help Feris!
Helping her would help me, too!
Very well. I'll do what I can.
Really? Thank you, Mr. Reiji!
Woof!
That's amazing, Noela!
Mr. Reiji, what do you think?
In her current state, she looks like an ordinary girl.
It's possible that could help her.
"That"?
I'll prepare it right away.
Come to Kirio Drugstore tonight.
What? Wait, you're leaving?!
You're leaving me alone with Feris?
She's your girlfriend.
Deal with that yourself!
Noela, we're leaving.
Woof, got it. See you later.
Okay. See you later, Noela.
Please...
Please let Feris stay this way until tonight.
Kirio Drugstore
You were gone an awfully long time.
We got caught up in something.
Also, I don't think this was the right one.
Huh?
I'm sorry! I gave you the wrong note!
I thought so.
Ow.
Woof? What does this say?
"Wool panties."
Please don't!
Wool panties?
Not you, too!
Now, where did I put that?
Ah, here it is.
Master, here are the herbs I picked earlier.
Thanks.
Okay, that's everything. Let's begin.
Woof!
Kirio Drugstore
Mr. Reiji, is it ready?
I see... So what kind of medicine is this?
It's more like a drink than a medicine.
I get it! If Feris drinks this, it will exorcise whatever evil is possessing her!
Well, actually...
I'll return this instant and have her drink it!
Thank you!
Have her drink it before bedtime.
Thank you.
Woof.
Noela, thanks for today.
Woof! I worked hard!
I forgot to give him his prescription.
You can do that tomorrow.
Let's close up shop for today.
The Next Day
It's an emergency, Mr. Reiji!
What? An emergency?
When I woke up this morning, Feris was...
Feris was...?
...wearing an incredibly calm expression, and...
And?
...was back to being my former cute Feris.
I see. That's great news.
Uh-huh.
Your medicines always work, master.
That medicine must've exorcised whatever demon was possessing her. I know it.
Actually, you don't get it at all.
Huh?
It's just a tea to help her relax.
Here's the prescription.
Landenflower Tea
Landenflower tea.
Soothes the nerves and relaxes the patient, alleviating their anxiety and irritation.
It's just tea?
Yes.
You said Feris couldn't sleep at night,
so I looked for something soothing that would help her sleep.
Lack of sleep can make a person irritable or emotionally unstable.
Thank goodness. So it wasn't a demon.
Zeral!
Are you done yet?
Hey.
Feris, you came!
Hello.
Noela!
Woof!
We're going on a date now.
Oh, really?
Also, here.
Your fee.
What? This is too much.
I'm actually the son of the Alonzo family.
We're famous landowners around here.
Oh...
I've got tons of money, if nothing else.
Ah.
Take the cash.
You're a rich kid, huh?
See you next time.
See you later.
Let's go.
Take care.
You're so cute, Feris.
Damn normie enjoying a fulfilling life. I hope he explodes.
Mina, master is emotionally unstable.
Oh, my.
Mr. Reiji, have some landenflower tea.
I feel calm.
It's super effective.
Woof. Master, relax.
Today's Prescription: Part 3 Botanical Deodorant
Master...
Stinky.
What? You mean me?
There's something weird over there.
Utsubo Flower
Utsubo flower.
A flower that produces an unpleasant smell that only monsters can detect.
I see. I can't smell it because I'm a human.
Do your eyes hurt?
Yes.
Sometimes strong smells affect the eyes.
In that case...
That should do it.
Botanical Deodorant
Botanical deodorant.
A natural deodorant made from 100% plant products.
How's that, Noela?
Woof. The smell is gone.
Gone, gone! The smell is gone!
Woof, woof!
Mr. Reiji, we could sell this.
You think so?
Definitely.
If you insist.
Mina was right.
The botanical deodorant was a huge hit as a bathroom deodorant.
It became our second most popular product after my super potion.
Ouch... Oh, right.
Perhaps I'll try this potion everyone's talking about.
Saw!
Wow.
What is that?
How marvelous.
Woof.
Closing Time
Kirio Drugstore.
Thank you...
...for visiting...
...again today.
Woof.
Hey, I finished the repairs.
What? You're finished?
Next Customer
At the rate you were going, I thought it'd take half a year.
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