Chapter 65

Potions?
When I returned to the mansion with Brother Aran, we happened to run into Brother Noel, Brother Gene, and Vee coming down the stairs.

"Ah, good morning, Brother Noel, Brother Gene, Vee."

"Huh? Where did you two go?"

Brother Noel asked.

"Oh, just somewhere~”

Brother Aran replied, heading back to the guest room.

"What was that? He seems to be in a good mood.”

Vee said, surprised as he watched his brother.

"So, Jo, where did you guys go?"

Brother Gene asked.

Since Brother Aran didn't say, does that mean it's supposed to be a secret? I don't want to cause any trouble by saying anything.

"Umm, it's a secret~”

I said evasively and returned to my room.

---Morning tea after breakfast.

"Still, I can't believe dried fruits are really that effective.”

Grandfather said.

"Truly. To think my skin would become so radiant, and my waistline would shrink. Thank you, Little Joan.”

Grandmother added, thanking me.

"It's amazing, isn't it? That effect is really incredible. I was so surprised before when my vision improved after your brother gave me some. Say, Little Joan, aren't your other skills out of the ordinary too?"

"Out of the ordinary...? Everyone says so, but I don't know much about other skills, so... Are mine really that unusual?"

"Yes, quite. Could you show them to me one by one? Let's start with Search. An S-rank means you can appraise everything you look at, right?"

"Yes, it seems I can appraise anything I see."

"Then... try appraising Vince."

"Huh?! Why me?"

"Search."

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[Vince Longest]

Second son of the Count Longest family. Nine years old.

Attribute
Lightning

Status
Has mouth ulcers due to a lack of vegetables.
Recently twisted his right ankle from tripping on the stairs.

Additional notes
Mischievous, stubborn.
Has a secret.
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"Hehe. (Like Brother Gene, he also has a secret.)"

"Well? What does it say?"

"Um, Vee... You have mouth ulcers because you don’t eat your vegetables, don’t you? And, didn’t you hurt your ankle earlier when you tripped on the stairs?"

"What?! How do you know that?!"

"I saw it. More importantly, show me your ankle!"

Kneeling down in front of Vee, I said, "Hey! W-What are you doing?"

Touching his right ankle, I said, "Pain, pain, go away~ (First Aid)."

"Huh? Huh? The pain is gone!"

Vee stood up, jumping to confirm his ankle no longer hurt.

"Little Joan, was that First Aid?"

"Yes, I call it a little charm. So, skill activation is chantless."

"That’s wonderful~ Since you've already shown us Storage S yesterday, let's move on to Aqua. You've never used it before, have you?"

"Yes, since we already have water at the mansion."

"Could you try it once? Oh, into this cup."

"Okay, umm, Aqua."

The empty cup filled to the brim with water.

"Mm, it's ordinary water. Could you try producing hot water as a test?"

"Hmm... (Hot water, can I do it?) Aqua. Oh, it worked."

Hot water filled the next cup, steaming.

"You can even adjust the temperature. Little Joan, can you appraise the water you produced? If you can, please show us."

"Alright. Search Open."

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Water produced by Joanne's skill.

Origin
Joanne.

Edible
Yes.

Additional notes
Room temperature.
Drinking it provides slight recovery effects.

Using this water for cooking or tea will make it tastier and provide slight recovery benefits—a win-win.
It can also ease morning sickness and accelerate natural healing when poured on wounds.
Might even neutralize poison?

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"Eh?!"

"Mother, wouldn't this cause a huge stir if made public?"

Brother Aran asked Aunt.

"Y-Yes, this is definitely dangerous. Little Joan, please don't produce this water carelessly!"

"Y-Yes, understood."

"Everyone, this must not be disclosed to anyone else. Understood?"

"......"

What the heck?! Isn’t this just regular water?
But, in a way, it’s basically a recovery potion, isn’t it? A potion?!

This is bad! Really bad!

And why are my parents absent at a time like this?! I understand Mother’s absence since she’s resting due to morning sickness, but Father being hungover with Uncle Gil... Seriously, what the heck!!!

Oh, but if it helps with morning sickness, I should give some to Mother later~

"Joan, are you alright?"

Brother Aran approached, concerned about me being dazed.

"Eh? Ah, yes. I was just a little surprised..."

"Don’t overthink things alone. Everyone here will listen to anything you want to talk about, okay?"

Saying that, he gently patted my head.

"Thank you, Brother Aran."

"Brother Aran?!"

Brother Noel, Brother Gene, and Vee shouted in unison.

"H-Hey, since when did you start calling him that?"

Brother Noel asked.

"Uh, um, since this morning."

"What?! You didn’t tell us!!"

Brother Gene exclaimed.

"Then, can you call me Brother Vee too?"

"””No!"””

Brother Noel, Brother Gene, and even Brother Aran all rejected in unison.

"Why not?!"

Vee pouted.

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