ALL NOVEL Chapter 83.2
Continuation…
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“Well then. Shall we try to create something with the materials obtained from the Hidden City of Jorn in order to get closer to the secrets of alchemy?”
I was eager to get closer to the secrets of alchemy, so I went to Michelangelo’s George’s ☆ Skill Arts Shop without worrying about being seen by others.
“George, I’m renting the workshop.”
“That’s fine♪ ”
After getting permission from the eccentric man fiddling with some strange crystals at the counter, we opened the door to the secret workshop.
This time, we planned to investigate the powerful materials we obtained, as well as the Baby’s Shedding Skin dropped by the homunculus and the collected color Solo White. I believed that they may hold the key to creating the artificial life forms, the homunculus.
After the battle with Lily-san, I was surrounded by a large number of homunculi and killed. The experience point loss due to the monsters was surprisingly large, and there were some discouraging moments, but I still felt that it was a fruitful experience.
“Alright, let’s uncover the secrets of the artificial life form, the homunculus.”
First, I will begin by extracting the color of the soul from the 【Photo】.
As I was getting fired up, I received a notification from a friend. It was a message.
I confirmed the sender and connected to the call.
“Um, um… ”
Her voice was a little shaky, but when I heard her transparent voice, I felt that my hard work had paid off and nodded in admiration.
“Um, it’s… it’s angel, right?”
Her voice was a little high-strung, which wasn’t like her, and I replied while thinking that it was strange.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Well, about the results of our previous duel… I listened to your requests and I think you should listen to my own requests as well.”
Yes, I won the PvP against Lily-san. Originally, in that situation, Lily-san, who mainly uses long-range attacks, was at a disadvantage against me with the buff Friendship of the Wind Fairy. Furthermore, I had plenty of recovery items, so it was inevitable that I would win in a battle of attrition.
So that’s why we can exchange friend messages like this.
“Before that, since we have become friends, why don’t we call each other by our normal names?”
I was stubborn and didn’t budge, but I wanted to call Lily by her name if possible. Lately, I felt like there were more mercenary players whispering “angel” and I thought it was normal to want a frank relationship like this between friends. It wasn’t because I had any ulterior motive towards the beautiful girl. Absolutely not.
“Stop calling me an angel.”
As an aside, I tried dropping the honorifics casually. According to the handsome Yuuki, when you remove honorifics in conversation with friends, the distance between each other gets closer. This was a tactic that worked when he got closer to Akane-chan, who was his crush. At that time, she shyly said with a dazzling smile, “Oh, you finally stopped using honorifics? Even though we’re classmates, only Jintarou-kun talks to me with honorifics all the time.”
“Goodness, you have so many demands. Well, I guess I have no choice then.”
Although Lily had a dissatisfied tone, her voice sounded lively over the call.
“Th-then… Taru-san?”
Lily’s voice sounded terribly embarrassed. Unintentionally, I felt like covering my mouth with my sleeve like Anon-san usually does and giggling quietly.
“Yes, Lily-san.”
I had already won the PvP, so there was no need to listen to Lily’s requests. However, as a man, I had to take a tolerant attitude at this point.
I was somewhat nervous about what kind of request she might make, but didn’t show it. I waited for her to speak.
“As for the outcome of our duel, please do not disclose it to anyone.”
“Huh, is that all?”
Since Lily, who was infamous for being a habitual offender of player killing(PK), was the one who said that, I thought she would request something more troublesome. It was a letdown compared to what I was expecting, like her demanding rare equipment.
“That’s right!”
“Huh?”
“Are you really listening? It’s a promise, okay?”
Lily-san was desperately confirming and demanding again and again.
“Um, yeah…”
“It’s a secret between girls, you know? If you tell anyone, it’ll be bad news.”
‘A secret between girls…’
‘…I’m not a girl.’
‘So, Is it okay to tell someone?’
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“Phew, it was another eventful day, as always,”
I finished my session with Clan-Klan and moved from my room to the living room.
My eyes were a bit tired, so I rubbed them to relieve the fatigue and poured milk into a glass from the fridge.
“Taru, is something wrong?”
My sister, who must have been sitting on the couch behind me, picked up on my muttering and started talking to me.
“Oh no, I found a secret dungeon. The monsters there were tough. I know you’re busy with the mercenary group, but do you want to explore it with me next time?”
When I turned to look at my sister,
I spat out the milk.
My sister was sitting on the couch, casually fiddling with her smartphone.
Her glamorous body was barely covered by a bath towel.
“Hey, Aneki. Don’t wander around like that.”
“Oh, I just got out of the bath. It was too late to enter together.”
“That’s one of the darkest part of my history…”
I quickly looked away from my sister and searched for a towel to wipe the milk.
“You’re such a hopeless case. Here, let me wipe it for you.”
“Ah, no, Aneki, stop.”
I closed my eyes for a moment.
My sister wiped the milk around my mouth with a towel.
But the towel she used was the bath towel, which she had wrapped around her body earlier. If she took it off now…
It was still too much for me to handle.
No, it’s not that I feel anything about seeing my sister’s grown-up body, but it’s still awkward to see it as a sibling of the opposite sex.
“Aneki, can you please put some clothes on?”
“Okay, okay. By the way, Taru.”
“What?”
I still had my eyes closed, waiting for my sister to finish getting dressed. I listened carefully to the sound of her clothes rustling, making sure she was actually putting clothes on.
“I’m going to school tomorrow.”
“Huh? You’re going to college?”
“No, I mean you and I are going to your high school together.”
“…What? Why?”
“I guess you have to go submit your enrollment form, Taru. Your appearance now… looks like a elementary school student.”
“Yes…”
“You still want to attend the same high school, right?”
“Y-yes.”
It was lonely to be away from Yuuki and Kouya. Even though my appearance had become that of an elementary school student, my inner self had not changed. It was impossible for me to play with other elementary school students now, such as playing sword fights or doing math, as that would lead to falling behind in my studies compared to my peers when my body returns to its original state.
Besides, there was a possibility that my body might return to normal before the end of summer vacation.
“So, I thought we should complete the procedures early. I have already obtained the necessary documents from the city hall and the medical certificate from the hospital.”
“Thank you.”
“I’ll be going to school tomorrow. Do you understand?”
“Yes…”
Even during summer vacation, there would be students who would be engaged in club activities. Would I, a silver-haired young girl, have to go to such places? If so, I would have to be inconspicuous as much as possible.
“Reality is tumultuous here too…”
It would definitely be troublesome if I was found out,
no matter how I thought about it.
T/N: Hey guys, just wanted to say this chapter was a bit tough to translate. So forgive me if there’s any huge error. Thanks for reading.