“But does it absolutely have to be in potion form?”
“What do you mean?”
“There are times during battle when consuming something is difficult, are there not? Even more so if it is a liquid.”
I already knew they had determined that directly holding the battery and drawing out mana from it as desired was impossible.
But did the potion itself absolutely have to be liquid?
Something shaped like a pill would be easier to consume.
“I will keep it in mind. However, turning it into a solid will not eliminate the inconvenience.”
“Why?”
“If the side effects of Health Potions stem from the act of rewinding the body, then the side effects of Mana Potions arise because the injected mana is not the drinker’s own. However, that is not the only underlying cause. There is also strain caused by a large quantity of mana entering the body all at once. And solids……”
“Are denser than liquids. Right. I understand that the side effects would become worse. There is no helping that, then.”
“…There is not absolutely no solution. Convenience of consumption is also important, so I will prepare both liquid and solid potions.”
“Did you not just say the side effects would become worse?”
“If the side effects increase because the density is higher, then one need only reduce the size.”
“Ah. True enough. Then what if you make them bite-sized or smaller so they are easy to swallow?”
“Bite-sized……