Medicinal Shop Owner

The Medicinal Shop Owner (薬屋) is an old man that runs the medicinal shop at the castle town of Melromarc.

Personality
He doesn't care about any bad rumors of the shield hero and does business with him like any other person

Background
He has some relatives residing in Riyuuto Village.

Volume 1
He was introduced as the owner of the apothecary store.

Despite the rumors and Naofumi's bitter attitude he always gave Naofumi a fair deal and answers all of Naofumi's questions truthfully.

He was impressive with Naofumi's compounding skill and even willing to give Naofumi old compounding tools he didn't use anymore when Naofumi asked for them.

Volume 2
After Nafoumi saved his villagers from the wave, the old man happily assist Naofumi whenever he's needed.

The owner of the medicinal shop gives Naofumi Iwatani a book with many recipes for mid-level medicines to help him learn how to craft better quality medicine as thanks for helping his relatives during the second wave. He then tells Naofumi that the Magic Shop Owner has asked for him to stop by when he has the chance.