I wonder... Did he have to drink the potion? Surely no one in their right mind would normally think about using such potion on themselves... It is probably a bit more standard to let it out on some rocks or trees to attract the monsters around... no?
As such.... simply dripping it on his clothes or something... ? Seems kinda strange to me.
And so he teamed up with the boring elf, who is likely going to be the love interest, yawn. Could have done something with the girl that, you know, was actually developing feelings for him, but no.
@RemIpsum I have the same sentiment about that. Its a potion and I guess potions are typically meant to be drunk, well... maybe they'll aim at his face
... You've forgotten, this isn't a world where only the MC has a game screen/stats. Everyone has and knows their stats, so the whole world is game-physics/game-logic based to a degree.
It's likely that the magic potion, once imbibed, creates some temporary effect of "Monster Aggression Up" or "Enemy Detection Range Increase". Or both.
@jalil29 I think it makes sense. In a normal party, it would be useful for a tank role to hold aggro after all. And I agree that potions are generally consumables, so I don't think there was anything too strange about drinking it.
Did it appear so early because this story is getting axed because this story is stupid? Because it is.
What was his plan? What was his strat? They all acknowledge that Luusha CANNOT fight in a party that does not have Hiroki. She is a MASSIVE liability and risk to EVERYONE around her. Bye, Luusha! I'm off! Was that his plan?