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"An absolutely amazing potion."
The day after the attack, Ryoji took the train to Hiroshima and visited Japan's number one doctor, Yakushi Kiriko, at her office inside the Yakushi General Hospital.
He then carefully presented the haul he had brought back from the DanMachi World: the stamina recovery potion, high-grade recovery potion, mind/energy recovery potion, and a panacea.
Without hesitation, Kiriko casually produced a knife, sliced open a shallow cut on her wrist, applied the high-grade potion, and carefully sensed the reaction of every cell in her body.
A moment later, she couldn't help but let out a gasp of amazement.
"You're telling me you just apply or drink this to instantly restore stamina and heal injuries? You really got your hands on the red potions from games, didn't you?"
The basic stamina potion wasn't particularly revolutionary in her eyes, but the panacea that could theoretically pull someone back from the brink of death with just one bottle clearly caught her attention. She suddenly looked intensely excited.
And when she tested the mind/energy recovery potion, which restored pure Od (magic power), even Yakushi Kiriko couldn't help but be deeply shocked.
"How is it? Can you reproduce them?" Ryoji asked the real question he cared about.
"You certainly know how to stump a person…"
Kiriko tested all the samples, paused in thought, then asked, "Where exactly did you get these?"
"Uh… Let's just say it's a location no one else except me can access." Ryoji answered vaguely.
"I see."
Kiriko frowned slightly, looking a bit regretful, but she didn't press further.
"There are ingredients in these potions that I've never encountered. To replicate them, I'd need to find equivalent replacement materials. If we could locate the place they're produced, it would be much easier. But if we can't go there… I'll need significant time to research before I can give you a definitive answer."
"I understand." Ryoji's shoulders slumped slightly.
Well, that's still better than the answer, 'impossible to replicate.'
"If possible, bring some raw materials with you next time. That would speed up the research significantly."
"Sure." Ryoji agreed immediately.
He hadn't thought that far ahead, he definitely should have brought back some raw materials from the DanMachi World, but it was too late now. He would have to wait until his next trip.
"If this can be mass-produced, what do you think the market would look like?" After thinking for a moment, Ryoji couldn't resist rubbing his hands together with anticipation.
"You get your hands on something like this, and that's the first thing that comes to your mind?" Kiriko gave him a pointed look. "What are you asking me for?"
"You're a doctor, you understand market needs." Ryoji shrugged, then his eyes glinted. "If mass production becomes possible, how about I give you a share of the company?"
"...The market is immense!"
Just thinking about the scale of profit instantly energized Yakushi Kiriko.
It was well known that scientific research burned money. Even though Kiriko was the third-best doctor in the world, she wasn't a businesswoman. She didn't have much liquid capital, and medical research costs astronomical amounts. She was continuously researching terminal diseases, so her yearly financial flow was massive.
This was why she had agreed to Nangou Torajirou, the God of War, years ago, to take care of the bedridden Ryoji: he offered a price she couldn't refuse. Of course, her assets were now far beyond what they were seven or eight years ago, though still nowhere near the level of the massive capital conglomerates.
"While healing capsules are more effective, they're luxury goods, only a select few can use them, and they aren't easy to transport. But potions are different; ease of portability is a massive advantage. If the production cost isn't prohibitive, they'll absolutely take the world by storm!" Kiriko stated with professional confidence. As a doctor, she had a sharp instinct for the industry.
"Especially this Od recovery potion, nothing like it has ever existed in the world. Once released, it will instantly spread among the tens of millions of Blazers worldwide! We could effectively monopolize the global market!"
Damn. While Ryoji was thinking about market opportunities, Kiriko had already jumped straight to global monopoly.
Overall, judging from Yakushi Kiriko's words, if these potions could be mass-produced, they would be capable of creating a capital tycoon in a very short time, and becoming a global mega-corporation would no longer be just a dream.
At that point, as a major shareholder, Yakushi Kiriko would have more money than she could ever spend, with unlimited research funding, allowing her to crack more terminal diseases and save countless suffering patients.
"Do your best, Doctor!"
"I understand!" Kiriko was now filled with palpable motivation.
Ryoji's mind also began to warm up with possibilities. He himself was terrible at making money. If he were to operate a company personally, it would probably go bankrupt the next day.
So, if they really overcame all the obstacles and reached the point of establishing a company, business operations would definitely have to be handled by someone else. At best, he would just be a hands-off chairman who earned money lying down.
Sigh, the method of making money for someone who can freely cross between worlds was truly plain and simple.
And as for who would ultimately run the business, Ryoji already had someone in mind.
The Totokubara Conglomerate. No need to consider anyone else.
A business deal of this magnitude required someone capable of steering the whole situation, and the Totokubara Group definitely wouldn't be lacking in talented leadership.
And the most important point,
That's my future father-in-law's company.
I'll trade one global business deal with you… for your daughter. Will you take it or not?!
Ryoji was already starting to get carried away with his own fantasy. Like this, even if he didn't become the world's strongest Blazer, he should still be qualified to bring the rich lady Kanata home, right?
Of course, all of this was conditional on the potions actually being mass-producible.
Next time I go to the DanMachi World, I must bring back raw materials and the formulas!
At Hagun Academy, next to the security office, there was a dedicated package room for deliveries, staffed by full-time workers.
A girl with long, vibrant red hair tied into twin-tails was currently standing at the entrance.
"Excuse me, what are you here to pick up?"
"Eh… I, I'll do it myself!"
The red-haired girl, Stella, seemed lost in thought, completely immersed in her own world. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and the staff member's sudden question startled her.
She gave a stiff, awkward smile, vaguely brushed the worker aside, and slipped into the package room.
Her eyes scanned left and right with lightning speed, seeing no one paying attention, she rapidly swept through the pile of packages and precisely located her own, snatching it up in one swift motion.
"Huh? Stella?"
But then, her heart sank sharply. A voice she least wanted to hear echoed right beside her ear.
"What a coincidence, you're picking up a package too, huh!"
Ryoji walked through the doorway of the package room, his face beaming with the cheerful confidence of someone who just secured a global business monopoly, greeting Stella with obvious delight.
"Ahaha… you too."
Stella slowly turned around, hiding the boxed package behind her back, maintaining a perfectly polite, practiced smile.
Facing this guy, I absolutely must not show any guilt.
Otherwise, he would definitely notice something. And that would be the end!
(End of Chapter)