Drugstore
In Another World
Kirio Drugstore
Today's Prescription: Part 1 Stuck-In-Place Super Glue
I'm back.
Wh-What was that?!
Woof.
Ms. Noela, it's dangerous to swing a knife at full strength.
Mina, not full strength. 10% strength.
Why are you so pleased with yourself?
What did I tell you? Ms. Noela, you broke another knife!
Mr. Reiji will be upset when he finds out about this!
Woof!
Sorry, Mina. Sorry.
It's a secret. Don't tell Master.
We have spare knives. Master won't know I broke it.
That knife you broke just now was our spare knife.
Woof?!
What am I going to do? I won't be able to cook today.
Woof...
Moping cutely won't do you any good.
Is something wrong?
Oh, Mr. Reiji.
Listen to this. Ms. Noela—
Master!
Mina is angry.
Yes, because—
I know, I know. I was watching.
Noela broke a knife, right?
Woof?!
Master, are you mad?
I wouldn't get angry over a knife or two.
Woof!
Jeez. Mr. Reiji, you always baby her.
In any case, I won't be able to cook now.
That's a problem for me, too.
Could you go buy another knife at the tool shop?
Well, not being able to cook dinner is a big problem.
I'll go with you!
Noela is as carefree as ever.
Is this the right way?
We're going to the tool shop.
Tool shop? Why are you going there, Master?
I knew it. She forgot.
I remember now! A knife!
Looks like this is the place.
Woof.
Let's go inside.
Woof.
It's so dark.
This place is filthy.
Is this store even open?
Master, I want this!
Hup.
Ta-da! How do I look, Master?
You can hardly stand.
Woof...
Let's see...
Found them.
Let's see... Hello!
I'd like to buy a knife.
Excuse me... I need a knife.
Excuse me!
Oh, shut up!
H-Hello?
Hello, woof?
Shut up. Stop shouting at me.
I'm drowning in repairs.
When I woke up, I found myself lying on the floor.
Repairs?
Hey, are you that alchemist everyone's been talking about?
I'm a pharmacist.
Woof.
Paula
I'm Paula. As you can see, I run this shop.
"As you can see"?
A-Anyway, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
You're busy with repairs?
So busy.
You know, I drink your enerpos every night.
They're a lifesaver. Thank you.
Enerpos? Oh, you mean my energy potions.
That's right. I've been asked to repair the Red Cat Brigade's armor on top of
what the townsfolk have asked me to do.
I'm so sleepy.
So you've been pulling all-nighters.
These gauntlets have been giving me trouble.
They belong to the beautiful and awesome captain.
Ms. Annabelle? Oh, I see this iron plate is broken.
She protects the town by fighting bandits, capturing robbers, and subduing drunkards.
I appreciate everything Ms. Annabelle does.
This goes... here.
This goes... here?
This looks like a lot of work.
How do you fix them?
By patching them up with leather or using iron to mend them.
The toughest jobs are iron plates that have broken in half and
can't be repaired no matter how hard I try, like these gauntlets.
I wish they'd buy new ones, but they ask me to repair what they have instead.
These jobs take up the most time.
Well, the Red Cat Brigade is a poor mercenary company.
Rei, can't you make some kind of incredible liquid that
fixes things just by sticking broken parts in it?
"Rei"?
I can't make the kind of magic tool you're asking for.
Sticking?
Sticking... sticking...
Wait, I may be able to make something!
What? Really?!
Give me a minute!
Bring it on, Demon King! I'll make you cry!
Werewolves are strong! Woof, woof, woof!
Take one critical hit, and two, and three, and four...
That's it, Noela the Hero! Show no mercy!
Oh, welcome... back...
Here, your knives.
Thank you. Now I can cook us a delicious dinner.
Okay, it's done!
See you later.
Paula, it's do—
Paula, wake up. It's done. You'll able to fix things quickly with this.
Huh? What? Rei, you made it already?
Wow...
Yes.
No way!
This'll fix things quickly?
Yeah. Watch this.
It stuck together! What?!
How? How? How?! That only took a second! Wow!
Pull as hard as you can!
Stuck-In-Place Super Glue
Stuck-In-Place Super Glue.
A liquid that attaches objects with tremendous adhesive strength.
I-I can't pull it apart at all. What is this? It's friggin' incredible.
R-Right?
Great. Now Ms. Annabelle can fight as hard as she wants.
I'll be able to work so much faster now!
Thanks, Rei!
Sure thing. Huh?
Woof.
Woof, woof.
H-Hey, that's—
Woof? Woof?
Woof! They're stuck together! Woof!
Don't do that!
Master, disaster!
Yeah, I know.
Those'll be stuck together for a while.
Okay, okay. I know. Let's head home for now.
Hey, wait! Noela, d-don't tell me you...
It won't come off!
It won't come off. I'm stuck to Master.
Don't you dare sparkle at me!
Rei, I'll stop by to thank you later!
Got it.
Welcome back.
Why are you holding hands?
I'm stuck to Master because of the medicine.
We'll be together forever!
Woof.
What? That's what happened?
D-Does that mean you'll have to bathe, use the bathroom, and go to bed together?
I guess so.
Bathing, bathroom, and bed together.
We'll be together while bathing and using the bathroom, too.
We'll see everything.
Woof.
Does that mean she's okay with it?
What?!
Y-You can't do that! It's indecent!
You'll even be sleeping in the same b-b-bed!
Don't do anything dirty!
Not dirty. You're dirty for thinking that.
Mina, you're the dirtiest of all.
Oh, no!
Mina, what were you imagining?
Huh?!
Dirty thoughts. Mina was thinking dirty thoughts.
I was not!
Oh, so that's why.
Even though you're telling us it's wrong, you're the dirtiest one here.
You're bullying me!
Yes, that's right! I have a dirty mind! Are you satisfied?
Maybe we teased her a bit too much.
This is impossible to do one-handed! Noela, hold still!
Woof, woof!
Okay, it's done.
Stuck No More Releasing Agent.
Stuck No More Releasing Agent
A liquid that weakens powerful adhesive forces.
No, no! I won't be stuck to Master anymore!
Hey, hold still!
It came off. But we were one...
Noela, from now on, don't go touching medicines you don't—
She's not listening.
Kirio Drugstore
The Next Day
Thank you.
Yesterday was a disaster.
Welco—
Who is this woman?
Glasses and blue hair?
U-Um...
Because of you, Rei, I was able to get plenty of sleep today. Thanks.
Are you Paula?!
Yeah.
What?!
What, did you forget about me?
No, I just didn't recognize you.
What?!
She looks totally different!
After that, I was able to finish the work I thought would take me a whole month,
all because of that stuff!
That medicine is amazing!
And so are you for making it so quickly!
Here's your payment.
This much?
This is too much.
I'll stop by again when I'm free.
See you later.
Stop by again? She wouldn't...
I had no idea she meant she'd be coming over every day.
Kirio Drugstore
Woof, woof.
3 Days Later
It's not that those people don't come to my shop.
Today's Prescription: Part 2 Glossy Shine Polish
"Those people"? You mean adventurers?
Yeah. They come to my shop,
but they look at my merchandise and then leave immediately.
It's written all over their faces. They think it's just a shoddy countryside tool shop.
Ms. Paula, welcome.
Thanks. Mina, you're looking cute again today.
Oh, please.
Paula, you're like a middle-aged man.
Hey, wanna hang out after work?
Could you not hit on my employees?
Mr. Reiji, should I serve some tea?
No need. She'll be leaving soon.
Rei, don't be like that.
We're both shopkeepers. I'm sure there's plenty we could discuss.
There really isn't. I've run out of things to say since you've been coming every day.
You know, I've got plenty of good merchandise, too, Rei! But they...
You're still talking? You do whatever you want, don't you?
If you look closely, you'll find that I've got a decent selection of tools.
But they leave without taking a good look.
Your shop is just dark overall.
It feels less like a tool shop and more like an antique shop.
What?! That's not true!
I keep my merchandise polished!
And it's still that dark?
How is she polishing that stuff?
Wanna come over? Wanna come? Wanna check things out?
Guess I don't have a choice.
Yeah, your store is too dark.
You think so? I think this is normal.
You've gotten used to it because you're here all the time.
This is why adventurers who stop by leave immediately.
Really? You think so?
Wh-What?!
I-It burns...
Are you a vampire?!
Are you a child?!
Just kidding.
But it is a little brighter now, Rei.
Right?
If you could just handle the rest, that would be great.
Hold on. You're doing this, too.
All of it!
"Too"? You mean you'll help me, Rei?
I shouldn't have said that.
I need employees, don't I?
I'd like someone cute, like Mina.
You can't have Mina.
What about Noela, then?
You can't have Noela, either.
Aww...
Fine, then. I'll guess you'll do.
Why are you acting like you just have no other choice?
You should look elsewhere for employees.
But there aren't any cute girls.
Then why did you try to recruit me?!
Because we could enjoy chatting about shopkeeping.
How?!
See? Doesn't your shop feel bigger now?
It does! It's kind of bright, too!
All right, let's get this place cleaned up!
Yeah!
I let her talk me into cleaning again.
Let's get cleaning!
It looks a little dark.
The color must've dulled since it's been on the shelf for so long.
Do you polish these?
Rude! There's no dust on them, is there?
I polish them with oil once a week!
Once a week?
It's covered with small scratches.
She might be able to sell this if she kept it cleaner.
Kept it cleaner?
Hey, we're cleaning! Where are you going, alchemist?
I'm not an alchemist!
Okay, it's done!
Glossy Shine Polish
Glossy Shine Polish.
A liquid that polishes away small scratches.
I'm glad you're back. Once you start cleaning, it can be hard to stop.
Try polishing your merchandise with this.
What's this?
Try it.
Okay.
Wow, it's so clean!
Look, Rei!
It looks totally different.
This is insane! This is an incredible invention, Rei!
It made this cuirass super clean!
Rei, I think I can sell this now.
This will make people stop calling it a shoddy countryside tool shop.
It's no wonder people called your shop shoddy, considering your merchandise.
Did you say something?
I think I'll polish something, too.
I've been thinking...
I'm not sure how I feel about a girl saying "friggin'" all the time.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
This is friggin' amazing! Friggin' wow!
It's so friggin' clean! Friggin' amazing!
Friggin' wow, friggin' clean, friggin' amazing!
That should do it.
Master, Master, Master...
Wrong store.
All right!
I'll definitely get a lot of business now!
Kirio Drugstore
One week later...
We need to do something to attract more adventurers to town.
My shop's all clean now, but no adventurers are coming.
I see.
Adventurers don't come to this town in the first place.
Well, we are way out in the countryside. We don't have any shrines or caves.
We should build a dungeon.
You can handle that, right, Rei?
What do you think a pharmacist does?
You just thought I'm a pain in the butt, didn't you?
Just now? I've thought that for a while.
Huh?
That was kind of funny.
I'm kidding. It was just a joke.
I'm sure you'll be able to sell your goods once some adventurers show up.
Yeah, you're right.
Uh-oh. I guess I shouldn't tease her about that anymore.
You felt a little bad about what you said just now, didn't you?
What? Nope.
You're lying. You totally friggin' thought that.
You're too easy, Rei.
I didn't think that! Jeez, you're a pain!
Closing Time
Kirio Drugstore.
Thank you...
...for visiting...
...again today.
Woof!
Demon King, I acquired more of that medicine from the human town.
As usual, it's criminally delicious.
You only bought one?
I thought I ordered you to buy two.
Demon King, th-the truth is, you seem to be hooked on these energy potions lately.
I'm concerned you're drinking too many.
Drinking too many?
I mean... it's a medicine.
We don't know what side effects it could have. If you became addicted—
That! Doesn't! Matter!
How dare you ignore the orders of the almighty ruler of Hell, Demon King Ejil?!
I sentence you to three days of imprisonment. Guards, take him away.
Demon King, have mercy!
Now, then...
The almighty ruler of Hell, Demon King Ejil,
will have to acquire these potions in person.
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