Chapter 3

However, although I wanted to help, there were no means available in the current situation.

I have a mountain of knowledge and methods in my head for reinforcing the house, but the problem is that I don't have any tools.

"Ah, if only I had some 'angle brackets' right now..."

"...Angle brackets?"

At my muttered words, Mau and Meala reacted.

The wood used in this house isn't bad. It must be a type of wood that is strong against rain and wind.

So, if I had some metal brackets to reinforce it, I could probably fix it quickly...

"Yeah, it's a metal plate, but I doubt we have any."

"Metal plate... like this?"

Saying that, Meala fiddled with a fallen farming tool—a hoe—and extracted a small rectangular metal plate that fit in her palm.

"Oh, that's the 'wedge' of the farming tool."

It's a metal piece used to keep the head of tools like hoes from slipping off the handle.

"Can this be bent?"

As I said this, I took the wedge.

The metal plate is sturdy. It won't bend easily.

If I had some tools, but there's nothing like that here...

"...Ah."

Then, I realized.

I was still in the same clothes I had worn when I fell asleep after coming home from work.

I reached for my belt.

Good, the tool bag is still attached.

This tool bag is equipped with several small tools that I can use immediately during work.

"Right... Yes, I found it!"

From it, I took out a tool for clamping things—a "monkey wrench."

It's not the intended use, but I placed the wedge on the table and clamped it between the table top and the monkey wrench.

"Then... sorry, it might be a bit noisy!"

I lifted the head of the hoe and used it to strike the protruding part of the wedge.

After a few high-pitched sounds, the wedge bent into an L-shape due to the lever principle.

"Is that... an 'angle bracket'?"

The twins, who had been covering their ears, asked, looking at the metal piece in my hand.

"Yes, but one isn't enough. If I had more of these..."

At that moment, a status window suddenly opened in my head with cheerful music.

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【Title】: Based on "DIY Master," the skill "Alchemy" has awakened.

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"...Huh? 'Alchemy'?"

I was surprised by the sudden event.

"Alchemy"... I've heard the word before.

Could it be that I can now create metal?

"Can't be..."

Even with a wry smile, I stared at the metal piece in my hand.

If I could create more of these...

Suddenly, I noticed that my hand, which was holding the metal piece, was enveloped in a faint light.

No, not just my hand. Light was overflowing from my entire body.

"Whoa! Mako, what's happening!?"

Mau exclaimed in confusion.

Then, from the space in front of me, an "angle bracket" identical to the one in my hand appeared and fell to the ground, as if generated by a 3D printer.

"Eh! Eh!? Was that... magic!?"

"You can use magic!?"

The twins were in an uproar over the phenomenon.

On the other hand, my thoughts remained calm.

The skill "Alchemy" allows me to create metal.

Thinking, I clearly visualized in my mind the "angle brackets" I remembered from my memory.

Not the distorted ones I bent from the wedge, but longer and larger ones.

Instantly, the "angle brackets" of the desired shape were created one after another and fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Okay... now..."

But angle brackets alone aren't enough.

I also visualized "nails" to fix the angle brackets.

The "angle brackets" have several small holes, and "screws" or "nails" are used to fix them to the wood.

Since several are needed to fix one angle bracket, I had to produce them in the hundreds.

As a result, the floor was covered with a large number of "angle brackets" and "nails."

While the twins were stunned, I got ready.

"Alright! With this much—"

Then, the status window appeared in my head again.

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MP: 0/100

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"Huh? This uses magic power..."

Thinking about it, it might be something like magic.

Anyway, I need to install these "angle brackets" first.

"Mau, Meala, do you have a 'hammer' in this house?"

"Hammer?"

"Um, something like a hammer."

"Is this it?"

Meala showed me a wooden mallet.

"A wooden mallet... well, it's better than nothing. Mau, Meala, if you have more, can you help too?"

I took the wooden mallet and gave them instructions.

"We're going to make this house, built by your father, strong enough to withstand a storm!"

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The next day.

"Wow, last night was intense."

"Our house leaked."

"Half of our roof was blown away."

After the storm passed, the villagers of Abatokus, who were all wolf-eared beastmen of the "Werewolf" race, came out and chatted.

"By the way, are the twins' house okay?"

One of the villagers suddenly muttered.

"It was pretty run-down."

"Probably not this time, it's a bit too much..."

There was a house where young siblings lived after their parents died in an accident and lost all their relatives.

The villagers wanted to help, but the village was poor.

No one had the luxury to think about other people's houses.

The villagers cautiously went to see the house where the twin boys lived at the edge of the village—

"What... huh?"

Contrary to the expectations of most of the villagers, there stood a small house that hadn't tilted or been damaged at all.

"What's going on here..."

"Did a miracle happen? Why wasn't this run-down house affected by the storm at all?"

Amazed and murmuring, the villagers approached the house.

A strong villager touched the wall of the house and pushed it with force.

"...It doesn't move at all. What is this? How sturdy is it?"

"Ah... I slept well."

At that moment, the door of the house opened, and a woman appeared, yawning.

The villagers immediately turned their gaze and were shocked.

"A human woman!?"

"Why is a human woman in this house!?"

"Huh? ...Um..."

"What's wrong? Mako... huh? Everyone from the village?"

Behind the woman, the twin beastmen, Mau and Meala, showed their faces.

The human woman, Mako, was so stunned by the shocked villagers that she could only stand there, confused.