Probably one of my favorite isekai stories so far, even if we are only on chapter 3. Love the setting, the cast, the dynamic, and absolutely adore the facial expressions in particular. Also, the character design of all of the witches and the miko are perfect. Giant pointy witch hat supremacy! More yuri witches! Time to found the new Princess x Saint support faction, and to start off, it will be founded by ALL the witches!
On a more serious note, I do think it is worth calling attention to the fact that everybody just instantly took Miko’s word for how powerful the potions are. It sounds like these holy infused potions should be an entirely unprecedented invention, and yet everybody instantly believed in the power of even just a single box of potions. I have a few different thoughts on this, multiple of which could simultaneously be true.
Firstly, this could be borne of their faith in the legendary power of the fabled Saint. It’s hard to say how likely this is, simply based off of the reputation that the two of them had prior to this. People seemed to have little confidence in the Saint herself, but perhaps being told the potions are a product of the holy power unique to saints may be enough to effectively supersede their opinion of the individual herself?
Secondly, it could be a result of the confidence and respect they have for Miko (can’t remember if we know if that’s her name, or her title). Given that she’s the foremost expert on magic and arcane research in the entire kingdom, and seemingly the partner of the Queen, I would imagine this would likely be the greatest factor.
Third, this could actually just be a result of their exhaustion and distress. To have been working to the point of collapse, without even returning home for the last two weeks, they may be so utterly desperate for a panacea that they’re left inclined to leap for the first halfway plausible salvation they’re offered.
Finally, it could also simply be that I’m entirely overthinking this, and the author themself had no greater depth or meaning behind their sudden absolute acceptance. It could be weak writing, lack of realism, or just an oversimplification for the sake of expediting a story tidbit that does not necessarily need to be dragged out so far. However, it does seem that the characters thus far are likely to have a decent amount of depth, and be both better and more complexly written than that, so, I’m certainly willing to give the author the benefit of the doubt on this.