Moly Herb ①
I reluctantly nodded.
“…Haaah, alright. How many do you need?”
“Hmm, hmm. Let’s see. I’d like at least five, yes.”
“Are there really that many?”
“It’s fiiine, it’s fiiine. They grow in clusters, so there should be about that many, yes.”
“Understood.”
“And, and. How about 600 Oro for each one, yes?”
Five of them would be 3000 Oro.
That’s an exceptional price for gathering medicinal herbs.
“That much?”
“Well, well. It’s because they’re very valuable, yes. Right. Right. Maybe I’ll throw this in too, yes.”
Suddenly, the Witch plunged her head into a nearby wooden box.
W-Wait, your skirt!
I can see it! Something black and see-through!!
I mean, wearing something like that normally, are you really a witch!? You are a witch!
Ignoring me as I tried not to look, she rummaged around noisily and pulled something out.
“What’s this?”
She placed it on the table. A round, leather… waterskin?
A large crescent moon was drawn on it, and it looked rather grimy.
“This, this, is a waterskin that Kon got and used a long time ago, yes.”
Kon is the Witch’s way of referring to herself. Maybe because she’s a fox?
“It looks quite old.”
How many decades old is this thing?
“Well, well, it is an old thing, yes. But, but, this is quite excellent, yes.”
“The waterskin is?”
“Believe it or not, it has a Water Purification Function, yes.”
“Water Purification!?”
“Fufu, fufu, surprised, are you? This waterskin is Legendary, yes.”
“Legendary…!?”
I was genuinely surprised.
One year ago.
When Arifa-san was buying my findings from the Junkyard as usual.
A question suddenly occurred to me.
“You know about Legacies, right?”
“Hm? What about them?”
“What are Legendaries?”
“Hoh? Right. If you’re going to become a Seeker, Woff, you should probably learn about this.”
“Y-Yes.”
“First, Legacy is the general term for items that have effects like Relics. You understand that, right?”
“Yes.”
In terms of my previous life’s memories, they’re basically magic items.
“Legacies come in three types: consumable, limited-use, and permanent.”
“Yes. I know that.”
“The permanent type is what we call Legendary.”
“The permanent ones are Legendaries?”
“That’s right.”
“Why do only the permanent ones have a separate name?”
“Permanent types are incredibly rare and valuable things. That’s why they’re called Legendary out of respect. A particularly famous one is the ‘Crescent Vessel’.”
“So Legendaries are really hard to come by?”
“You basically can’t get them at all. If you did manage to get one… let’s see. You could easily buy about five shops like this Antique Shop.”
“Th-That much?”
“Legendaries really are that valuable.”
“……”
I was genuinely surprised.
“…Eh?”
“Oh my, oh my, what’s wrong, yes?”
“No, but, a Legendary is…”
“Yes, yes. That waterskin is Legendary, yes. It has the Water Purification Function, yes.”
“Something so valuable… as a reward?”
“Mhm, mhm. Kon doesn’t use it anymore, yes.”
“A Legendary?”
“Yes, yes. No need to worry, yes. It’s been washed properly, yes.”
“No, that’s not…”
“Oh my, oh my, ho ho. Would you have preferred it unwashed, yes?”
“N-No, that’s not it!”
Why is this Witch grinning like that?
“Giving away such a valuable item so easily is just…”
“Hmm, hmm. Kon has no plans to use this Legendary in the future, yes. So, Kon decided it would be best to pass it on to my promising disciple, young Woff, who will need it from now on, yes.”
“W-Well… thank you very much. Hm? What did you just say?”
“Besides, besides, doesn’t young Woff want a Legendary, yes?”
“Eh? I do want it, but are you really sure I can have it?”
“Yup, yup. Of course, of course. It’s fine, yes. However, the condition is that you gather the Moly Herb, yes.”
“Understood. I’ll be sure to bring it back.”
“Good, good. Much appreciated, yes.”
“Okay, then please tell me the location and the characteristics of the Moly Herb.”
“Mhm, mhm. For that, I’ll give you a map and an illustration, yes.”
She must have prepared them in advance.
The Witch handed me a piece of parchment folded in two.
“Well then, I’m heading out.”
“Nod nod. Be careful out there, yes.”
The Moly Herb gathering begins.