Love In The Stone World || Sahyo

chapter 4: magical fluid

||~When I look up to the moon and stars, I was reminded with a certain profile~||

Sunny and cloudless weather, but nothing could compare with her unbeatable feeling and maximum desire, when she knew there was still a chance.

On top of the door there was a signboard that said 'laboratory', Senku walked upon the entrance. As soon as Jihyo walked in, she was astounded by the view from the inside. There was a tiered shelf at the left and right, massive wooden table in the middle where there were a bunch of experiments being worked on it.

"So you're interested about the revival fluid." Exclaimed Senku to Jihyo, who was still stupefied in her place. "Why?"

"I had my own reason." Her feet stood strong and full of determination.

"Hrm, are they good people?" Senku asked, raising one of his eyebrows.

"I guarantee you they're the best of the best people." A soft smile carved out on her face.

"Well, at least tell me how many there are." He shrugged exaggeratedly.

"Eight people."

"This is 10 Billion percent easier than I expected. I can teach you how to make the revival fluid, but you must find the ingredients by yourself."

"O- okay~?" She stuttered in curiosity, but Senku only replied with an evil smile.

"First we're gonna need the nitric acid."

"Nitric acid? The one in our stomach?"

"That's hydrochloric acid!!" Screamed Senku in denial.

"Geez, and people told me I'm the loudest one." Murmured Jihyo. "So, nitric acid, where to find it?"

"Nitric acid, also known as aqua fortis, a Latin for 'strong water', is a highly corrosive mineral acid. The natural manner in which nitrates reach the soil involves the reaction of nitrogen gas and oxygen gas in the atmosphere to form nitrogen dioxide gas."

"I don't understand any of what you're saying." she scratched the back of her head.

"Good, cause I'm not gonna repeat myself." He smirked, as Jihyo rolled her eyes.

"I hear you said 'soil'. So, this acid is on the land? Somewhere around the earth's surface?"

"Good catch. Guano from the seabirds, more often from the bat, is a highly effective fertilizer due to its exceptionally high content of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. As these organisms decompose the guano, the droppings become acidic, full of nitric and phosphoric acid since the fresh guano decays rapidly."

"Great! Where can we get this guano thing?"

"The answer is simple enough. Where does Batman live?"

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The shrieking bird flying up in the sky, but not as loud as the chattering and gibbering monkey far upon the higher ground from her path. There was a tree here and there, not to mention hundreds of the statue, sometimes she needed to crawl under the dead log and climb on the gigantic stone to get a clearer view of the area. It had been eternity since she started walking, as if the place was never of her reach.