Chapter 7

I, Vil Craft, used a transfer crystal to move from the capital city where I originally lived to another place.

In the forest, I healed a wolf beast girl named Pollo who had severe injuries.

Since it was late, I decided to set up camp by building a small house.

"Wow! Amazing, Big Brother Vil! This house is so beautiful! And it's amazing!"

Pollo gave her impressions of the house I built.

"It's so warm inside! And this fluffy chair is amazing!"

This is just a log cabin made from wood.

However, it has a little "trick" applied to it.

"The walls of the house are enchanted with insulation magic."

"Huh?"

"Yes. One of my crafting skills is 'Enchantment.'"

A crafting skill that allows me to imbue objects with magical effects or skills.

I built the house using materials enchanted with insulation, which is why it's warm inside.

"What about this fluffy thing?"

"That's a sofa. I took it out from ■, one I made before."

"It's so fluffy and feels so good! Amazing! So soft!"

Hehe. It's great.

It's wonderful to see someone smile because of something I made.

"Let's take a bath. We're dirty."

"A bath? You have a bath?"

"Of course. It's a house, after all."

"No, there isn't. In the place I lived..."

That's right.

In the capital, it's common to have houses with baths.

But, I guess that's not the case outside the capital.

"Come on. I've already set up the bath."

I went to the bathroom with Pollo.

It has a bathtub and a shower.

"Turn this faucet, and hot water will come out."

I demonstrated by turning the shower faucet, and warm water came out.

Pollo looked surprised.

"Big Brother... Did you really build this house from that wood in an instant?"

"Yes, that's right."

"A handmade house with a shower and a bathtub? I've never heard of such a thing! How does the hot water work?"

"Hmm... It's hard to explain the principle..."

It's a difficult topic.

I asked Pollo a question in return.

"Can you explain how you move your arms? Or your legs?"

"No, it's so natural that I can't explain it... Oh!"

"That's right. For me, making things is like moving my arms and legs."

When I think about making something, my body naturally moves in the most efficient way.

Of course, not everything is like that.

Sometimes I think about it carefully.

But when I think it would be better to do it this way, I can naturally imagine the best way to make it.

And I have this golden hand, which helps me turn my imagination into reality.

"Big Brother, you're amazing!"

Pollo looked at me with sparkling eyes.

"That means you can turn your ideal into reality! Amazing!"

"Well, yeah..."

It's something I can do naturally...

Even the merchant Silical didn't praise me much.

But, the previous owner of the Eight Treasure Hall, Mr. Ganko, and my father praised me.

And the girls who were heroes did too.

"I forgot that there are people who praise me properly."

Recently, I've been feeling like I was being kept by Silical, and he never praised me, so the opportunities to be praised have decreased.

He used to say that a craftsman should be able to make 9999 A-rank items a day.

Don't underestimate craftsmen.

It's quite difficult for a craftsman to make A-rank items.

I don't really feel it, but this hand gives me such benefits.

"Go take a bath. I'll put some clothes out for you. I'll make dinner too."

"Really? Yay! Thank you, Big Brother!"

★

I used ultra-refinement to instantly turn the ingredients from ■ into a meal.

This refining power is really convenient.

As long as I have the ingredients, I can make a warm meal in an instant with a hammer.

"I'm out of the bath! Big Brother, this dress feels so good!"

Pollo was wearing a set of pajamas.

Pajamas I made by hand, which feel very comfortable.

"Big Brother, you can make clothes too?"

"Sure. I can make anything, basically."

Except for humans.

"Amazing! Big Brother, you're like a god!"

"I'm not a god. Just a blacksmith, a bit special, that's all."

I don't want to brag too much about being special.

But I've seen the skills of both my grandfather, a genius, and my father, who lacked talent.

My grandfather was extraordinary.

He kept developing amazing magical tools one after another.

Compared to my grandfather, my father seemed to be less skilled.

He always said he was an ordinary person.

But he was meticulous in his work, and most importantly, I learned the mindset of a craftsman from him.

A genius and an ordinary person.

I've seen both kinds of craftsmen.

I feel that the way these two craftsmen lived has shaped me as a craftsman today.

"Come, eat."

"Okay!"

Warm gratin, stew, and soft bread.

Pollo ate them with great enjoyment.

"Delicious! I've never tasted such delicious food in my life!"

"Good, eat more."

Pollo looked at me intently.

"What's wrong?"

"...Big Brother, why are you so kind to me? Are you a god?"

"I'm not a god. I just want to make people smile with the things I create."

This is the mindset I learned from my father.

The previous owner of the Eight Treasure Hall, my grandfather, was a stubborn man.

He was very conscious about craftsmanship.

He was always focused on making better things and didn't think much about what happened after they were made.

Creating divine items and artifacts was his ultimate goal.

"But my father was different. He wanted to make people happy with the things he created. He wanted to make someone's life easier with his creations."

He always made things for the people who would use them.

I prefer my father's way of thinking.

Of course, I want to achieve the creation of divine items too.

But as a craftsman, I want to keep my father's mindset.

"Did that sound a bit smug?"

"No! It's amazing! A wonderful way of thinking! Making tools to make people smile is so wonderful!"

She has a limited vocabulary because she's a child.

But she praised me with all her heart, which made me very happy.

"Thanks. So, I'm not a god. I'm just a craftsman. I just have a bit of a special hand."

★

After that, Pollo slept in the fluffy bed.

She must have been very tired, as she fell asleep the moment she lay down.

The next day.

"Pollo, it's morning... Wait, what!?"

On the bed was a very beautiful woman.

She was wearing tight pajamas.

She was about 160 cm tall, quite tall.

She had long, shiny blue hair.

And what caught my eye was her large chest.

What a size!

And her face was incredibly beautiful.

Who is this beauty...?

"Good morning... Big Brother Vil."

"Huh? Could it be... P-Pollo?"

Pollo blinked.

"Why are you surprised?"

"Well, you've... grown, haven't you? And you've become so beautiful."

Pollo touched her body.

She widened her eyes and nodded as if she understood.

"Pollo seems to have undergone an existence evolution."

"Existence evolution?"

What's that?

"It's a phenomenon seen in monsters. When a monster absorbs a large amount of magic, it evolves into a higher race."

"Oh... But you're a beast person, right?"

"Beast people have monster blood, so the same principle applies."

Wow...

But why?

When did Pollo absorb such a large amount of magic?

"Look, the food Big Brother made! It must be that."

"Ah, the ingredients I used had my skills applied, so they carried magic?"

"Right! Amazing, Big Brother! Just by making a meal, you made me, a beast person, evolve in one go! Amazing!"

It seems this is quite a big deal.

Hmm, I don't really understand things outside of crafting...