Alchemy is Hard

Before long I am in front of the owner. 

A plain-looking young man with disheveled clothing. 

Good thing he isn't the hero of a story of everyone would stop reading it. 

[Hey there, I'm looking to buy animals for-] 

"Can't!" 

[What do you mean?] 

"I already pre-sold all that I have."

[How long would I have to take for the next batch?] 

How I said it sounds highly inhumane. Treating them like objects. 

"*Sigh* They feel bad nowadays and don't even have the energy to bother reproducing."

Wow. Something must really be wrong. 

I mean besides eating that is the only thing the animals can do here. 

"So because of that, I don't have any to sell."

[Actually, I believe I could help.] 

"How so?" 

[You see I'm an alchemist. Well, an aspiring one at the very least.]

"How does that correlate to livestock?" 

[I'm trying to find test subjects to test my creations.]