Chapter 349


    Niki pped him atop the head with a yful yet firm gesture. “Keep those kinds ofments


    between us, alright? Don’t you dare say such things in front of her. She’s a pharmacist and her skills far


    surpass your brother’s, You best buckle down and learn from her.”


    Asher dodged his father’s hand. The skepticism was etched across his face. “A pharmacist that’s just


    seventeen or eighteen, and yet better than my brother? That… doesn’t seem likely,*


    After all, his brotherwas already an intermediate pharmacist. To surpass him would mean being at an


    advanced level?


    “There’s nothing impossible about it. Don’t be prejudiced, boy. Once you see what she’s capable of,


    you’ll understand.” Niki huffed, adding, “Do you seriously think I’d let you assist her if it weren’t for


    the fact that James is here?”


    Asher looked at Niki, thinking his old man had gone soft in the head, as his words were not making


    any sense.


    “Enough chit–chat. Go on now, and learn. This is a one–time opportunity.” Niki didn’t linger on the


    subject; after all, some things could only be believed when seen with one’s own eyes.


    Scratching his head, Asher made his way into the room. Niki nced back once before striding off


    toward the main hall.


    Stepping into the room, Asher initially held a dismissive attitude towards Mirabe. Her youth made it


    easy to overlook her abilities, but his condescension swiftly shifted as he observed her work.


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    “You… the medicine you’re making…” Asher struggled to find the words as he watched Mirabe in


    action.


    Distraction was a pharmacist’s worst enemy. Mirabe didn’t nce up or respond; she simply


    continued her meticulous work.


    The medicine was for Catherine, not asplex as the one she had crafted for James, and thus


    quicker to produce. In roughly an hour, she was done. Once she had carefully bottled the finished


    product, Mirabe let out a long, relieved breath.


    Asher was not a pharmacist and didn’t have Niki’s breadth of experience. He was simply astonished


    by the girl’s precision. He couldn’t fully assess the quality of the finished medicine, but judging by the


    twenty or so pills she produced in one go, he assumed they were… average, at best.


    After all, he remembered his brother mentioning that an ordinary pharmacist could at most produce two


    or three pills at a time, while only an advanced pharmacist could manage five or six. So, he could not


    agree with the idea that this little girl could outshine his brother. His


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    brother was now a mid–level pharmacist with the Pharmacists‘ Guild, which was a distinguished


    position not easily rivaled by a young girl with less experience.


    After Mirabe packed away her medicines, she turned to the ingredients and sandalwood prepared for


    teaching Niki incense–making and looked at Asher. “Do you know how to make incense?” she


    asked.


    Asher blinked, then shook his head. “No, I don’t.”


    Taking a deep breath, Mirabe, considering the favor she owed for the discounted medicine, picked up


    the nearby tools and offered, “Alright, I’ll teach you.”


    Asher frowned slightly but declined, “No need, really.” He had no interest in incense–making.


    Sensing his disinterest, Mirabe didn’t insist. After all, she had promised to teach Niki, not him. She


    put down her tools and left the room.


    Meanwhile, Niki was sipping tea with James. His gaze drifted towards the hall, clearly distracted.


    Upon seeing Mirabe step in, he quickly rose and approached her. “Mirabe, you finished up for


    today already?”


    Mirabe, looking a bit pale from exertion, nodded at Niki.