Some of the components I could likely identify just by asking. [ The yokai he'd talked to were eager to talk up their products - it was part of making a sale, after all - and while he's sure the claims were somewhat exaggerated, it probably wasn't all lies. ] But there are only so many things that naturally produce poison, and I have a reasonable grasp of many of them.

I suppose I will need to start saving for tools, if we are to make this an actual venture. [ That's going to be his problem - another reason he needs to take another job - but it's also a goal to work towards, which he much appreciates. He never does well with aimlessness. ]