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CHAPTER 21 - THIS IS MORPHINE EXTRACTED AND REFINED WITH THE BLESSING OF THE SPIRITS
After successfully generating diethyl ether, Souta started teaching Ayahi the basics of high school chemistry. Fortunately, thanks to the power of the goddess, he could understand the characters of this world, so he was able to conduct lessons using paper and pen.
"...So that concludes today's lesson. Make sure to remember the concepts of atoms and the states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. If you grasp these, you'll be able to understand the synthesis of the chemicals you're currently working with."
"Yes, teacher!"
"Alright then, that's it for now. Review, and then get some rest."
"Yes, goodnight Souta!"
"Yeah, goodnight."
Ayahi happily headed back to her room. As usual, she would probably boast about her study results to her mother before going to sleep. Before the lesson, Souta had mostly single-handedly taken the morphine he had extracted and generated, putting it in his mouth. He had processed the morphine into a powdered form using hydrochloric acid synthesized with table salt and sulfuric acid.
"Message: Skill 'Poison Resistance' has been activated. This is a powder that is 50% morphine. It nullifies all effects."
After several days of experiments and hunting magical beasts, his Poison Resistance skill, which had already grown to Rank A, was now functioning. This powder was very close to what Souta had been seeking.
"It's nearly perfect."
"What, what? Does it feel good?"
As the voice reached his ears, he turned around to see the goddess leaning against the wall, arms crossed.
"Oh, the prospect of opium production is becoming more tangible. We could even set up primitive factories. In terms of technology, we've left other villages behind by centuries."
"Wow, you're amazing, chemistry teacher. It was worth spending my pocket money. By the way, you became the deputy village chief, right? Is there anything you want?"
"Maybe a music player."
"Just that? How about I throw in some earphones as well?"
The goddess started smiling even more cheerfully than usual.
"Oh, that too, please. By the way, there's something I'd like to discuss, is that alright?"
"Rely on me, rely on me~! I'm so happy when you rely on me!"
The goddess smiled and playfully twisted her body.
—I seem to have gotten on her good side.
Souta scratched his head, unable to fully process his mixed feelings of happiness and confusion.
"To be honest, there's an excess of opium. If we release it all to the village or sell it to the country, it will lead to a price collapse. Furthermore, though it's just my assumption, the opium and morphine I'm producing are of exceptional quality. At worst, there's a possibility that villages might compete to seize our products."
"You should get involved in distribution. Take down those local lords or something."
"No go. I'm no longer an alien invader or an intruder. I'm just a human. Dealing with the aftermath would be a hassle. It's not so simple after you defeat someone... and then there's the issue of storage."
"But you have that skill, right? 'Poison Resistance.' You can store opium within your body. If it accumulates within you, it won't deteriorate."
"Well, I did consider that..."
—But that approach relies too much on my abilities. It's not scientific. If we're to make this village prosper with a science that can be shared by everyone, we can't keep relying on heroes to save us every time there's a crisis.
As he pondered how to convey this train of thought, the goddess continued.
"You don't need to go through such complicated refining processes. With the 'Detoxification' skill, you can eliminate impurities and excrete them from your body."
"That won't work either. Elves need to be involved in the process."
"Really?"
"I've learned a lot by having Ayahi assist with experiments. Elves can easily perform vacuum distillation using wind spirit magic, and they can easily control temperature. If Elves, who handle spirit magic, take the lead in establishing a chemical factory, the Elf race won't be underestimated anymore."
The goddess tilted her head. Human society was still somewhat foreign to her.
"What do you mean?"
"It's about reproducibility. If we really want to change the world, science can't be limited to just my magical abilities. Elves should be the ones to save themselves. I'll guide them in that direction. Otherwise, we'll just keep repeating the same cycle."
"But even if you share your wisdom or monopolize it, won't conflicts arise? Are you planning to make everyone fight over your wisdom in order to make them prosperous in the end? Don't you think it would be easier if you, as the winner, were decided from the start?"
—Indeed, that's true.
Even if scientific knowledge is shared among everyone, conflicts will persist as it's the way of the world.
And there's also the potential for things to become even worse.
—For the sake of protecting the world, it might make sense for a select few individuals to monopolize superior knowledge and technology.
"I think it's simple. This is a concept from high school biology, but simple and straightforward systems tend to collapse easily due to environmental changes."
"Is it because managing them becomes difficult?"
"Yeah. And as a matter of personal preference, I don't like the idea of manipulating people who are ignorant forever."
"But it sounds troublesome... do we have to do it?"
"I'll handle the main work. Are you satisfied with the prospect of repeating the same tasks endlessly?"
"If I end up in an eternal cycle, should I drag you down with me? At least it seems like you won't be bored~"
Souta let out a heavy sigh.
—I definitely don't want to die at this age, but becoming immortal isn't desirable either.
"Alright then, spare me from that fate. At least I don't want to keep repeating the same things. Are you content with a life where you do the same thing forever?"
"But you're such a bore... do we have to? "
"That's not the point. I'd rather have a world that slowly improves over time, even if it progresses clumsily, rather than just staying the same."
"Is that your ideal?"
"It's the ideal the giant of knowledge, who resided in my world, dreamed of. I'm just a small part of that. You can be a part of it too. After all, we brought humans from another world to this place."
Upon hearing this, the goddess chuckled softly.
"The child I summoned before said, 'I can't believe in gods!' and buried my original form, then built a human kingdom on top of it. He didn't want to sit on my shoulders like a god, so he buried me in the ground."
"Oh, yeah, I remember him saying something like that."
"And the other person I summoned... yes. He wanted to sit on my shoulders, I suppose? Well, he did study a lot from me and respected me to some extent. That's all."
"It seems you summoned quite a variety of people."
"But you're the only one who's willing to walk alongside me."
The goddess smiled with an unusually gentle expression.
—Come to think of it, I never really asked about this being's original form, did I?
"Well, I guess it's fine. Even with oddballs like you around."
"Yes, it won't be boring."
Souta leaned against the wall of the tool shed, looking at the goddess who had crossed her arms.
—Could it be that I'm still missing something?
"By the way, what exactly is your original form?"
"It's a super huge planet development composite airborne elemental fixation device. It's gigantic and can create anything. Normally, I use this terminal-like human form to fit into human society. But since energy is scarce, I can hardly use my original form."
"Huh?"
Souta froze.
—A machine that can create anything? Like a super-sized, versatile chemical plant integrated with a factory. I see, a god—yes, that's truly a god.
—Wait, hold on. Does that mean... Wait, seriously?
Souta realized the worst-case scenario and remained speechless for a while.
"What's wrong, Souta?"
"...Did you seal something like that?! And this is the result?! Are the people in this world idiots?"
His exclamation was half a scream.
"What's going on, what's going on?"
The goddess tilted her head.
"This is just speculation, but here's what I think. The human kingdoms saw you as a danger and sealed you with all their might. But because they sealed you, this world became impoverished. Humans redirected their frustration from poverty into discrimination against other races, and through the justification of that discrimination, the world has reached its current state."
"What the hell is that!? I even granted your request back then, 'It's a bit early for humanity,' and took a complete hiatus for a while!"
The goddess grabbed Souta's shoulder and shook him.
"You must have failed to convey your existence somewhere."
"That's just plain foolishness."
"It's common in world history. Don't underestimate the foolishness of humanity."
"But I'm a chemistry teacher, you know!?"
"Learn some history. A teacher who doesn't grasp what their students are studying is useless."
"Ugh!"
—But I can see a way to win.
Souta's grasp on controlling the village, negotiations with other villages and governments that he had vaguely considered, the prospects of his colonization plan, all of it suddenly expanded. With control over the goddess's power, he could achieve anything.
"First, let's lift your seal. To achieve your liberation and progress with the excavation work in the capital, I'll gradually adjust the current plan. Of course, I'll need your assistance. Will you lend me your hand?"
"Of course! Naturally!"
—The conversation might be progressing faster than I thought. If the goddess can be fully activated, there's even a possibility that colonization itself won't be necessary.
At that moment, a flame was ignited, one that could eventually consume the stars.
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