[Video]

[resenting]

[It's a video post, mostly because he won't be assed to try to write anything down right now. The man in the video looks like hell. Those who know him know he's always kind of grouchy and terse, but now it's much, much worse.]


So what the hell happens to people when they leave this hellhole, again? Does anyone even know?


I swear, if she isn't safe, there won't be a single...


[He stops himself before he gets himself more worked up. That's not a goddamn thing he can do right now, and he knows it.]


Right, whatever. My partner's gone.


The apothecary's closed until I figure out what I'm doing. If you need anything that badly in the meantime, just find me.


[And with that, he shuts off the camera.]

Comments

private

[resenting]

[Good. If she doesn't know what it is, she isn't pre-judged against him. That's been the norm in this world, but it's always a small relief.]

The short version is it means I was taken against my will to help save a world I never heard of.

private

[ragingnature]

Oh. That's terrible.

[ Though is that not a similar situation they've found themselves in here? ]

Still, that doesn't really tell me what a Shield Hero is.

private

[resenting]

It's part of the legend.

Four legendary weapons, four summoned heroes. Mine is the Shield, so I'm the Shield Hero. It all sounds great, but it was basically hell.

private

[ragingnature]

I see.

[ She'd like to know more but it doesn't really seem like the kind of thing she should ask.

Instead, ] How long have you been running an apothecary?

private

[resenting]

One of my abilities lets me compound medicines. I sold them to get by in the other world, so as soon as I had the chance, I started doing it here, too.

private

[ragingnature]

Oh. That's really neat. I just know how to make a few things by hand.

private

[resenting]

Oh? That's practical experience, then- the real deal. I'm basically just cheating.

private

[ragingnature]

That’s okay. I cheat when it come to growing plants.

private

[resenting]

You control plant growth, too? You're starting to sound a little like competition.

private

[ragingnature]

Goddess of Spring, remember?

Don't worry, I don't know enough about making medicines to be much competition.