Chapter 66

We resumed fishing, and after catching a few more, we had grilled fish for lunch.

Then, since we had secured enough fish for dinner, we decided to head back.

"We caught a lot, didn't we?"

"Yeah. The sea was great. Just staring at the horizon clears your head."

"Hmm, I don't really get that, but the sea was beautiful, wasn't it?"

Indeed, it was beautiful.

"Fishing was pretty fun too. Maybe we can come again—"

As we were walking through the port, our conversation came to a halt.

"Zig-kun..."

Leonor looked up at me.

"Ah..."

In front of us, we could see Adolph, the merchant, giving instructions to unload goods from the ship.

"What's that machine?"

Men who looked like Adolph's subordinates were unloading a machine from the ship.

"That's an extraction machine."

And it's brand new.

It's definitely a replacement for the extraction machine that was destroyed in the fire.

"I see. Now I understand what you meant when you told Yuriana to investigate the burned warehouse, Zig-kun."

Leonor seems to have figured it out too.

Well, Leonor often jokes around, but she's basically a smart person, so she would understand.

"We don't need to get involved. I don't want to be resented for doing something foolish."

Fools do unpredictable things.

Like the one who stabbed August and my previous self.

"You're right. Let's go back."

We quickly left the scene and returned to the apartment.

We put the caught fish in the refrigerator and relaxed in the room, but Leonor came over and asked me to teach her fire magic, so we practiced in front of the apartment.

After about an hour, a 10-centimeter ball of fire appeared in Leonor's palm.

"Wow... you look like a magician."

Indeed, she was dressed like a magical girl, so she looked like a magician.

"By the way, I should tell you, you're more suited to be a sorcerer than an alchemist."

Leonor has high magical power.

"I don't want to be a sorcerer. I can't fight, and it's scary."

Well, I agree with that.

Being a sorcerer is a prestigious and profitable job, but it's also dangerous.

Especially in the north, where there's a war, it's a job I definitely want to avoid.

"I can't help but think it's a waste, but it's better to do what you want to do."

"Exactly. Zig-kun, you do the same, right?"

You stopped being a sorcerer at level 5.

"Well, if someone told me to become a sorcerer, I'd be at a loss."

We finally became a group of four, but now we're back to three.

"Right. Let's all get along as a group of four."

Get along... it's work, but... no, work is where we should maintain good relationships.

"Please don't fight. I can't mediate."

"We won't fight, it's fine... Ah, they're back."

Leonor looked towards the branch office, so I turned around and saw Erica and Adel.

"Welcome back."

"Thanks. You guys weren't fishing?"

"We were. Thanks to the special bait Zig-kun made, we caught a lot. Helen ate too much and is lying down in the room."

Helen said she would wait until dinner to eat the acqua pazza and is now resting in the room.

"Wow... Zig can make all sorts of things, huh?"

"He has a lot of mysterious machines. He gave some cooking tools to Erica."

"Is making things a hobby?"

Adel asked.

"No, I just make things when I think they'd be convenient."

Actually, I'm just making things that existed in my previous life.

"Wow... what kind of things?"

It's hard to describe...

"Like a humidifier and air purifier for Helen... and a hair dryer to dry her fur after a bath."

The hair dryer was really easy to make.

"A hair dryer to dry fur? I kind of understand the humidifier and air purifier."

"Wait a moment. I'll show you... Ah, Erica, I'll give you the fish too."

"Sure."

Erica and I went into the room and opened the refrigerator.

"Wow! That's amazing."

Erica exclaimed when she saw the fish.

"Is this okay?"

"Yes. They're good sizes and rare, high-quality fish."

Really?

"We caught a lot."

"Of course..."

Erica smiled wryly, revealing her bloated stomach, and looked at Helen, who was lying on the table in a star shape.

"Even so, she'll eat the acqua pazza."

"She's a glutton."

"Indeed. I'll leave the fish to you."

"Got it! Leave it to me!"

While Erica was collecting the fish, I took out the hair dryer I made and went out with the two of them.

Then, I went to where Adel and Leonor were waiting outside. By the way, Leonor was holding her palm up and producing a ball of fire.

"You've become quite stable."

"Yeah. Now I can start a fire on my own. Maybe we can have a barbecue?"

I could ask Erica to make some barbecue sauce.

"Sounds good. Should I teach Adel too?"

"Fire magic... it's scary."

She's really timid.

"Aren't you a noble's daughter?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm scared of knives too."

She definitely can't cook.

"Well, I think it's fine to have an alchemist who can't make firestones. After all, it's just a switch... Ah, this is the hair dryer."

I handed the hair dryer to Adel.

"Does this dry Helen's fur?"

Adel examined the hair dryer closely.

"Press the switch, and hot air comes out. It's supposed to dry hair, but I don't use it, so Helen does."

She looks cute when she closes her eyes in pleasure.

"Wow... is this the switch?"

Adel looked at the handle.

"Yep. Press it, and hot air comes out."

"Hmm... Ah, really. Warm air is coming out."

Adel pressed the switch and put her hand in the air.

"How about it? Does it seem to dry?"

Adel pointed the hair dryer at Leonor's face.

"I don't know. It would be nice to have in winter, though."

"It dries quickly. Since you have long hair, it must be a hassle. Do you want to try it?"

Of course, women have long hair.

Adel and Erica have hair down to their shoulders, and Leonor's hair goes down to her waist.

"Hmm... I might try it. I'll take a bath then."

Leonor said this and took the hair dryer from Adel.

"It's only 3 PM."

"My hair gets sticky from the tide, and it smells a bit fishy."

Leonor said this and went back to her room with the hair dryer in hand.

"Does it smell fishy?"

I asked Adel, who remained, but she just smiled without saying anything.

"I'll take a bath too."

"Cleanliness is important, right?"

Sure, sure.

I'll wake Helen up and take a bath with her.

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