Chapter 42

It's a bit short.

SIDE: ???

"I've finished all the preparations. It's finally time to use this orb. Seras, I'm about to evolve to the next stage."

"Your wish will be fulfilled."

"Exactly. Let's go!!"

As he began to pour magic power into the orb in his hand, the orb immediately responded.

[Do you want to force the evolution of the blessing?]

Of course!!

[The blessing has been forcibly evolved. The constraint is 7 days.]

"What?! This is different from the literature!"

"What happened?"

"The blessing has evolved, but there's a constraint!"

"What kind of constraint?"

"It seems the evolution of the blessing can only be maintained for 7 days."

"What?! Then the plan won't work in time!"

"…There's no choice. In 5 days, many nobles will gather at the royal castle, including that boy Owl. We'll implement the plan then."

"Understood. What about Viscount Filere?"

"Hmm… Let's use him as a test subject for this power. I need to master it completely."

It was unexpected, but the plan can still be adjusted. My wish will soon come true.

Soon…

SIDE: Owl

It's been 4 days since the two knights came. Tomorrow is the day we go to the royal castle.

These 4 days weren't wasted.

I made a lot of charcoal and developed new sweets. I also did some golem research, but it's not complete yet. However, the materials I secured from the dungeon are useful, and I think it's almost done. I also wrote letters to my family.

By the way, today I'm thinking of improving the two rings a bit.

"Both of you, I want to adjust the abilities and shape of the rings a bit. Can I borrow them?"

"…..."

"What's wrong?"

"Well, these were the first things you created for us, so we have a special attachment to them…"

"I also prefer them as they are."

I see… If they value them so much, it might be bad to force adjustments.

Hmm…

When I looked at the two, I noticed they were wearing earrings in one ear. They are the counterparts to the voice-transmitting magical devices.

Right, there's no need to stick to rings!

"Got it. I'll just infuse magic into them. What kind of magic do you want?"

"I'd like Perfect Heal if possible."

"I'd also be happy with Perfect Heal."

Indeed, Luna and Yomi don't have their own methods of healing.

We could buy potions, but they're not easy to come by.

"Understood, I'll infuse that into both of your rings."

"Thank you, Master."

"Then I'll make new earrings. I might add some gems to make them look nice."

Since I'm at it, I'll use magic stones from monsters that match their attributes.

Luna's is a magic stone from a Thunder Eel, which is water-based. She hasn't fought many strong enemies yet.

…Should I go get one? There might be something at the lakeside area.

In the end, I found a decent one. It was an Aqua Tiger, a monster made of water that is almost invulnerable to physical attacks.

On the other hand, it was very weak to ice magic, so it was defeated instantly.

Earrings come in various shapes. The ones for the voice-transmitting magical devices are simple, just a round metal piece with a clasp.

I want something cute, but I'm not sure, so I'll go with my intuition.

After some thought, I decided on a ring-shaped earring. It seems easy to make and uses a reasonable amount of metal.

I had already infused my magic power into the magic stones, of course, the appropriate elemental magic.

It felt wasteful to cut the large magic stones down to the size of a pea, but there was no choice.

After cutting the magic stones, I used adamantite as the core and shaped the earrings with mithril. For the final touch, I coated them with mithril, but I added an extra layer of mithril and silver to increase the capacity.

I also made the same rings for myself and Quinn.

Now we have matching sets. Quinn's is more like a bracelet.

"Sorry for the wait. I want you to wear these in your other ear."

"Are these earrings?"

"They're so beautiful."

"Right. They'll make things more convenient."

The abilities I added to the earrings are as follows:

- Automatic Multi-Barrier Deployment (5 layers)

- Status Resistance

- Attribute Attack Enhancement 1.5x

For Luna, it enhances lightning attacks, and for Yomi, water attacks by 1.5x. Combined with the rings, they have a total of 10 layers of barriers. Wearing these will also protect them from certain status effects, so they'll be safer from poison.

"Thank you, Master! I'll treasure them forever!"

"Hehe, I'm happy to be your slave, Master."

"I have one for Quinn too. Come here."

Quinn!

I caught Quinn, who was hugging me happily, and put the bracelet on her.

"The one for Quinn has the same abilities as the rings I gave you two."

Quinn!

She was shaking with joy. Seeing her so happy made it all worth it.

"Let's have dinner soon."

"Understood!"

For tonight's dinner, I'll make it a bit more luxurious to help us recover.

The menu includes grilled Thunder Eagle meat, a barley porridge with scallions and eggs, fried eggplant, vegetable soup, and a platter of bacon and smoked sausage.

I thought I might have made too much, but the two of them ate it all.

…They're still in their growth phase, apparently. I won't say where.

The morning of the day we were to go to the royal castle was particularly cold.

After eating breakfast and getting ready, we set off.

On the way to the castle, I bought some meat skewers from the old man's stall and dropped off some meat.

Since I started using charcoal, they seem to be very busy, with the whole family working together.

At this rate, they might be able to open a store instead of just a stall.

…Or maybe I should invest in them?

While chatting a bit, I noticed that the old man and his family looked a bit tired. I secretly cast a Heal spell, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

How tired are you, old man?

Ex Heal!

"Old man, how are you feeling?"

"Huh, my body feels so light! Did you heal me, kid? Thanks!"

The good thing about the old man is that he doesn't pry. He doesn't say anything even if I use an item box in front of him or cast a healing spell. He's a very easy-going person to be around.

When I cast a healing spell on the old man's wife and daughter, they were very grateful.

I really think they are great people.

Maybe I should sell the wood stove to Reblant? If it becomes popular in Oren Village, it will help everyone.

We continued walking and handed the invitation to a guard at the castle gate.

"This seems to be genuine. I've heard about you. Please follow me."

Despite being just a child and two maids, we were treated politely. The guards at the royal castle are indeed professional.

I was worried they might be arrogant, but it was a baseless concern.

"Please wait in this room. The prime minister will come to explain the procedures later."

I was curious who would teach us the etiquette, but it seems the prime minister will do it.

Despite his high position, he handles such tasks. Or is he trying to probe me? The knights seemed to have a similar attitude.

The king might be a tricky person… I need to be careful not to be used.

The room we were shown to was a grand reception room, about 40 tatami mats in size. I wondered if it was necessary to make a simple reception room so grand.

I wonder what kind of person the prime minister is?

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