The Apothecary Is Gonna Make This Ragged Elf Happy (Serialized)

The village apothecary spends his days quietly mixing remedies in his humble shop until a well-known pawnbroker arrives with an unusual request. He offers a battered elf, suggesting she could be used as ingredients for potions. The apothecary is horrified by the sight of her bruised and broken form, her skin marked by years of suffering. Instead of turning her away, he feels a surge of protectiveness and chooses to heal her wounds rather than exploit her. But beneath her fragile appearance lies a hidden past, and the apothecary soon realizes his kindness may have drawn him into something far darker. As he tends to her, strange occurrences begin unfolding in the village—whispers of forgotten magic and long-buried secrets. The elf’s presence seems to awaken forces no one anticipated, and the apothecary finds himself caught between compassion and danger. What began as a simple act of mercy spirals into a mystery that could change both their lives forever.