Episode Title:
A Monster Appears!
Episode Description:
Examining the girl, Iris, Sarasa also diagnoses her with burns and poisoning. Her fellow hunter/gatherers explain she was attacked by a Hellflame Grizzly, a dangerous monster, and their leader Andre and Iris’ friend Kate agrees to pay Sarasa’s fee, though some of his men complain angrily about the cost. Sarasa reattaches Iris’ arm and cures the poison, saving her life. Sarasa worries that having to put a price on saving lives might make her unpopular, and yet if she did it for free she would go out of business and more people would die in the long run. With her training Sarasa easily slays the Grizzly for its valuable alchemical ingredients, but while dissecting it finds evidence the Grizzly was starving, meaning if its food source was running out other Grizzlies in the area might also be starving and attack the village. The angry hunter/gatherers quit their jobs to save themselves. Andre and his remaining men volunteer to fight, as do the villagers. With Sarasa’s guidance the Grizzlies are lured into traps and killed. Unfortunately, Sarasa’s store is badly damaged which, combined with the potions she supplied for free to assist the fighting and the unpaid bill for Iris’ treatment, she has lost a staggering amount of merchandise and money despite her store only being open one day.
