"That's peculiar..." Raiden said as he examined the fourth vial.
"What's the substance? Is it poison?" Rianna asked with curiosity.
Raiden inhaled deeply, contemplating how he would convey the news to the Queen. As his contraption continued collecting more of the yellowish liquid, he observed a blue-colored sediment forming in the fifth vial that really piqued his curiosity.
"That's quite peculiar," Raiden muttered as he quickly made his way over to one of his cluttered desks piled high with ancient tomes.
He started looking through his books for answers.
"Is it poisonous?" the Queen asked once again.
"The yellow liquid is no ordinary toxin; it's not deadly, but its origin eludes me. I could swear I'd encountered it before I arrived in this kingdom," Raiden muttered, flipping through the pages with a sense of urgency.
"What about the blue sediment?" the Queen asked.
"I have a hunch, but I need to make sure that the toxin is what I think it is. Just wait a little longer, please," Raiden requested, and Rianna got irritated.
"Fine," the Queen huffed, crossing her arms in frustration.
It took a few minutes, and the liquids stopped in all five of the vials. When it was all done, the fourth vial was almost full of the neon yellowish-green liquid.
Raiden hurried over to the device and carefully took out the vial.
"What is that toxin?" the Queen asked. Raiden examined the substance and then looked at his book on exotic substances.
"Well... It's an exotic toxin, my Lady," Raiden answered, and the Queen was interested.
"What does that mean?" Rianna asked.
"Poisons fall into two categories. The first type is standard poisons, which are easily detectable and can be countered with an antidote. The second type is Exotic poisons, which are much more challenging to counteract. It's been many decades since I've encountered a toxin of this nature..." Raiden muttered as he lifted the vial into the light, and it changed to a neon yellow.
"So it's an exotic toxin," the Queen stated.
"Absolutely, my Lady. When I was just starting out in the world of alchemy, I received an intriguing assignment to extract a unique toxin for a well-known brothel in the Marn Kingdom. This toxin had a fascinating impact on the reproductive organs of women. It was highly sought after by brothels and pimps as it rendered their workers infertile for a certain duration," Raiden revealed.
Rianna maintained a composed facade, concealing her inner turmoil, yet a lump formed in her throat. The memory of Rya's anguished countenance lingered in her mind—the moment when Rya divulged that she sensed a malevolent taint eroding Rianna's very essence, a poison that the dark elf had purged from her with relentless determination.
"Y-You said it can make a woman infertile for some time, correct? How much would... Haah... A business owner of that field need to use on a woman to ensure she remains infertile for a year?" the Queen inquired, her voice betraying a mix of concern and determination.
Raiden, feeling puzzled, absentmindedly reached up and scratched his head out of habit before ambling over to a different workbench, carefully cradling the vial in his hand. With deliberate movements, he gingerly placed a Petri dish on the sturdy table, its clear surface pristine against the surrounding clutter. As he pondered the vial's contents, his hand reached for an eyedropper resting nearby. With unwavering focus, he delicately squeezed a single drop of the noxious, swirling liquid into the center of the Petri dish, watching as it spread out a little, like a drop of blood.
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I Got Isekai'd, Well Shyt! Vol. 1, 2, and 3
FantasyA 27-year-old American named Ryan was doing his usual morning run through a forest in the United States Midwest when he was attacked by a magical orb that transported him to another world. While in this other World, he finds himself captured by a tr...
