The perfume formula provided by the richest man required around ten different perfume ingredients. Initially, Ash thought about asking Erika to find them if this small room lacked any, but surprisingly, this place, though small, had all the materials in stock.
"Occa Berry juice... Gloom's liquid..." Ash gathered each material in front of himself. At first, Erika, who was watching from the side, didn't feel anything unusual, but gradually, she sensed something was off.
The materials Ash was picking up didn't seem to be from the formula she gave...
"Okay, that's it, and then..." After collecting all the materials, Ash's body faintly emitted a sapphire glow. With Aura Power activated, he could accurately discern the proportions of various materials without any instruments.
After ten or more minutes, under Ash's blending, a bottle of perfume gradually took shape, while Misty had already failed in her perfume-making attempt. Even for some experienced perfumers, it wasn't guaranteed to succeed every time.
After all, perfumes are mixtures of various scented liquids that, after special blending, result in a unique fragrance.
If any of those scents are off by just a little, it could drastically change the entire perfume's scent.
Hence, perfume blending usually requires precision instruments for assistance. Even with such instruments, ensuring the accuracy of fusion is not guaranteed, as numerous factors can affect the formation of the perfume.
So Misty's failure was normal, but what happened on the other side was not quite normal.
By now, Erika couldn't sit still. As an experienced perfume blender, she realized Ash was creating a brand-new perfume!
This perfume was a formula she had never seen before, and judging by the emerging fragrance, its scent was at least on par with the flagship perfumes in her shop!
How was this possible? Had Ash made perfume before?
A few more minutes passed, and Ash completed the perfume. For a first-time attempt, making perfume was quite challenging, but with the help of Aura Power and the Eye of Insight, he succeeded perfectly!
He breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the red perfume he had created, a sense of satisfaction rose in his heart.
Though he didn't have any particular feelings towards perfume, the fact that he could personally complete a bottle of perfume with training enhancement effects offered him immense achievement.
After finishing the perfume, Ash suddenly remembered Misty nearby and Erika watching from afar. He was startled when he turned to find their faces very close to his.
"Wow! What are you guys doing?! Why are you so close? You scared me!" Ash exclaimed, stepping back two paces, his hand trembling as a result of the fright. If not for his steady hand, he might have dropped the perfume.
"Ash, have you blended perfume before? How did you succeed on the first try?"
"This isn't the formula I gave you, right?"
The two women spoke almost in unison, the former widening her bright green eyes when she heard Erika's question.
What did Erika mean? This wasn't the formula Erika gave? So how did Ash manage to make it?
As Misty moved closer, she could smell the perfume, which gave her a slightly enchanting feeling, as if she were in paradise, and even her body's cells seemed to open up at that moment.
Initially, she thought it was the magical effect of Erika's perfume, but now Erika was saying this was Ash's invention? It must be a joke!
When did Ash learn to make perfume?
"I've never blended perfume before, but Misty, have you forgotten who I am? Using Aura Power to control the quantities is quite easy and precise. As for this perfume... I concocted it on a whim, how does it look? Not too shabby, right?"
With a smile on his face, Ash shook the red fluid in his hand. While making this perfume, he was sure it indeed enhanced training efficiency.
Just by smelling it, he felt as if his cells were cheering. If sprayed directly, his body's cells might fully activate, emptying the mind and maximizing training efficiency!
Miraculous Aroma—created successfully!
"Not bad at all... It's more than just 'not bad.' If I'm not mistaken, your perfume should help Pokemon enhance training effects, right? Not only is the scent top-notch, but it also has special effects. Where did you get this formula?"
Erika looked at the perfume in Ash's hand, with an expression of utter amazement, clearly stunned by what Ash had created.
Only a connoisseur would know the value of the perfume Ash held in his hand.
Faced with Erika's question, Ash thought for a moment, but couldn't come up with a convincing reason, so he casually replied, "This formula was inspired when I saw the formula you gave me. My Aura Power is quite sensitive to energy mixing, and during Aura sensing, these materials seem to produce an incredible effect when combined."
Don't ask, just credit everything to Aura Power. After all, his Aura Power had demonstrated many miraculous abilities already, what's one more?