I Give Up on Conquering the Heroines

26 – Episode 26. Vasel (3)

“The purpose is…Well.”

Stupidly, he continues to worry, leaving Tei and the craftsmen alone, who are all keeping silent.

Where should I use it?

Because the original size is large, it will still be quite bulky after processing.

It would be too heavy to wear on a ring or bracelet.

I am not a wizard, so it would be difficult to make an orb and attach it to a staff.

I can’t help it.

“I’ll put it in the handle of the sword”

The only option is to embed it into the sword as an ornament.

There are necklaces and pendants, but I don’t like wearing them because it’s embarrassing.

As I was thinking that, people everywhere were licking their lips as if they had something to say to me.

Ah. Now that I think about it, there is something I forgot to say yet.

“I will absolutely refuse any intervention by other craftsmen. I want it to be completed only by this child’s hands.”

“Yes, sir. You seem to have made a mistake. This child is not yet a formal craftsman, but an apprentice…”

“It doesn’t matter. Would the request fee be 100,000 gold?”

“Yes? Customer. That’s not the problem…”

“I was asking this girl.”

“······.”

Tay still just looks up at me blankly.

Instead of answering my question, he just froze.

At this point, Tei is called an incompetent craftsman and must have lost a lot of his self-esteem.

I’m sure you’re going crazy because you want to accept this request.

It’s just that I’m so embarrassed that I can’t speak.

“Please accept this as acceptance. Please take care of it. When it is completed, please contact me at this address.”

“Customer!”

He quickly throws the magic stone and the paper with the hotel address written on it to Tei and leaves the workshop.

Something keeps making noise behind my back, but it’s none of my business.

Anyway, Tei, the genius craftsman, will take care of everything.

You don’t have to worry.

“Okay, now let’s go make some money.”

So where did you get the 100,000 gold request fee, i.E. 100 Million won?

There is no way I would have such a large amount of money.

I only received about 30,000 gold after selling all the low- and intermediate-level magic stones.

This means that you have to start earning commission fees from now on.

There are many dungeons around Basel, so there is no problem.

[Attribute: Fame]

[Check your reputation level.]

[Eujin: 0.02%]

[Known to few people. Its presence is very small.]

[???: 12.0%]

[Started to gain notoriety. Its presence is growing.

In the meantime, the reputation of ‘???’ Increased again.

It seems that the passengers on the carriage are excitedly spreading rumors about an unknown swordsman.

In this way, you can see your reputation increasing in real time, even in places you can’t see.

The description says that he has begun to gain notoriety, but he has no intention of increasing the notoriety of the unidentified swordsman any further.

This was enough to check the performance of the reputation characteristic.

From now on, you will just have to create a fake identity and operate it in earnest.

“Customer! You should at least tell me your name!”

The receptionist’s urgent voice is heard from behind.

“I’ll leave it undecided.”

“You mean undecided?”

“Yes. Then I’m busy so I’ll stop.”

“Customer! If you leave like this…”

[Undetermined: 3.8%]

[I am receiving a little admiration.]

[*Caution. You are impersonating someone else.]

Okay. Confirmed.

Even if you impersonate someone else, your reputation will increase.

I think there are endless ways to utilize this characteristic.

***

“What kind of fuss is this?”

“I heard that a human man suddenly handed over a high-quality magic stone to Tei…”

“What on earth are people doing?”

I am dumbfounded.

What just happened?

As I was shaking in embarrassment, the human threw a magic stone and disappeared in an instant.

“Is this really a top-quality magic stone?”

“That’s right. I appraised it, so there’s no doubt about it. It’s one that boasts a high degree of purity, even among the highest quality.”

“No, then why on earth would you do that to Tei…?”

“Maybe I’m looking at the wrong person?”

“That seems plausible…”

The craftsmen gather among themselves and continue discussing.

He was saying some really rude things, but I also agreed with everything.

That is correct.

It is clear that the human race was completely mistaken about something.

Otherwise, there is no way you would entrust me with a top-class magic stone.

“Let me say this again. I think you are mistaken.”

“Hey, hey… I went to this address and the hotel room is empty right now. Should I wait until you come back?”

“Yeah, you b*tch. A request came in, but you didn’t even think about making a move. What are you doing?”

“Yes…?”

At that time, my eyes opened brightly to what my teacher said.

What do you mean by that?

“hahahahaha, old man. I guess you mistook Tei for someone else…”

“What a misunderstanding! Didn’t you look this Bob Burji straight in the face and talk to him? What was there to be a misunderstanding about? Taking a request and wasting time unnecessarily is a disqualification as a craftsman! Stop with the others too! “Let’s make some noise and get back to work!”

“S-Master! You want me to take charge of this magic stone? Really?”

“I didn’t ask you to take charge of it. That unlucky-looking human asked you to take charge of it.”

“Ah, no. Something’s strange. I’m an apprentice. I can’t even use high-grade magic stones properly, so how can I use the highest grade…”

“It’s so noisy! If you don’t have confidence, shouldn’t you just refuse the request!”

It’s just as they say.

You just have to refuse.

No, you have to refuse.

It is clear that there was some mistake.

If someone like me were to take charge of such a precious magic stone, it would only ruin it.

“But Tay.”

“Yes?”

“If you refuse that request, you will have to leave the workshop. We can’t keep a caterpillar who can’t even handle one person forever.”

“Su, Master…!”

A sound like a thunderbolt.

If I refuse a request, I end up on the street.

But if I accept the request, I will end up turning this magical stone with infinite potential into a worthless stone.

I knelt down in front of my teacher, crying.

I begged you not to kick me out.

But Master just turned his head with a stern expression.

Master never speaks twice about a decision he has made.

It was a matter that had already been decided.

If you don’t want to be kicked out on the streets and starve to death, you have to process this top-quality magic stone.

“Ugh, Master. If you could help me just a little…”

“No. Didn’t he tell you that you should only cut it with your hands?”

“Then at least give me some advice…!”

“Tay. I won’t tell you anything. Forget what I taught you so far. You are only to touch the magic stone wherever your hand moves. Do you understand?”

“Ah…”

Tears came to my eyes.

I was completely abandoned by my teacher.

It seems that he was embarrassed to even have a student like me, so he was forbidden to even use the teacher’s teachings.

If I ruin this magic stone, it is completely my fault.

Without the intervention of any other craftsman, everything becomes my responsibility.

Only then did I feel the burden of that responsibility, and my body felt like it was going to explode.

“Why aren’t you working already!”

“Ha, I will do it. I will do it, Master…”

I flinch and tremble and run to my seat.

There are no partitions, so it is open to everyone.

The only tools are the ones in the old tool box…

I sat down in my seat and placed the finest magic stone on the workbench.

It is such a beautiful magic stone that you will lose your mind when you look at it.

I have to touch this from now on.

I must ruthlessly destroy the value of this magic stone with my own hands.

As I was thinking that, tears started rolling down my cheeks.

“It seems like you’ve been very angry these days. I’ve been chosen as a target for you to vent your anger on.”

“You held it in for so long that you exploded. I guess Tei was usually frustrated.”

“Tsk. It’s just a waste of magic stones. The highest quality magic stones are so precious these days. I can’t believe I have to throw them away.”

Sounds of whispering around.

I froze and shed tears endlessly.

But no matter how much I try, no one helps me.

It is natural.

You don’t want to share the responsibility for failure by saying something about a task that is sure to be ruined.

‘Why, why… Why, why me…’

That human is probably a very wealthy person.

He has so much money that he enjoys the hobby of throwing high-quality magic stones to children who look like trash and watching their reactions.

Unfortunately, I won today.

“Ugh…!”

“Oh. Tay work is starting.”

It cannot be done.

I wipe away my tears and start working.

I have never seen a top-class magic stone or learned anything about its physical properties, so I have no choice but to rush in blindly.

Start by understanding the unique wavelength of the magic stone one by one.

‘I don’t know what to do. It’s so overwhelming.’

I don’t know.

I have no idea how to process the beauty created by this irregularity.

As I shed tears, bad thoughts keep running through my head.

My hands were cursed from the beginning.

It seems like I’m under the curse of not being able to get over what I should have finished and moving on to, and that I have to see the end to get my senses resolved.

Even when everyone finished processing the low-level magic stone, saying that this was enough, I couldn’t let go and kept touching it.

I couldn’t understand at all the standard that everyone said was ‘enough is enough’.

Becoming means becoming something.

Isn’t it the job of a craftsman to bring out the full potential of a magic stone, preserve its strengths and improve its weaknesses?

Isn’t that the spirit of craftsmanship?

How can they put the magic stone on the market unfinished and then sell it for money?

I wouldn’t be able to do something like that.

My cursed hand and my temper won’t let me do that.

It was the same when handling high-quality magic stones.

My personality of wanting to see the end to the end got everything wrong.

In the first place, high-quality magic stones had no choice but to be finished in an incomplete state due to their structure.

The cursed hand, unable to endure imperfection, cut it here and there, eventually producing a result that was much smaller than the rough stone.

No matter how high the level of completion was, it would be meaningless if the size itself was reduced and the output was lowered.

My hands were not capable of handling high-quality magic stones.

‘Why are you so unstoppable…?’

It is a magic stone whose processing fee alone costs 100,000 gold.

Even if I handled it carefully, it wasn’t enough, and this damned cursed hand was moving as it pleased, carving away the magic stone.

This beautiful color is gradually being distorted by my hands.

They are the same in that the crystals are irregular and each has different characteristics, but other than that, the highest grade and low to medium grade are completely different magic stones.

Despite this, my hands move without hesitation, as if they were used to it, just like when handling low- and intermediate-level magic stones.

It seems like you’re just playing around with a subject you know nothing about.

The hand that moves like a fish out of water is just ridiculous.

“Ah.”

Then at some point, my hands stiffen.

Hands wandering in the air with nowhere to go.

I quickly realized what the problem was.

There are no tools.

The tool to work inside this in detail was something I didn’t have.

“It’s old.”

“Master?”

Thump.

I was startled by a loud noise and turned around to see Master’s shelf next to me.

When I looked up and wondered why it was here, I saw that my teacher had brought a whole lathe from my studio.

Without even a chance to say anything, the teacher turns his back and leaves.

“Work while you’re busy, you scum!”

It is just as the teacher said.

It’s a waste of time to even be thankful.

Even if I sacrifice my soul to this magic stone, which is too much for me, it won’t be enough.

This will probably be the last work of my life as a craftsman, so I have to give it my all so I don’t have any regrets.

“What? Did you work all night, Tay?”

“Tsk. It’s a pity. It’s such a waste of time to ruin a top-class magic stone…”

“Huh? Is that really Tei’s work? Why are the colors so strange?”

It must be strange.

Because I am working completely on my own terms.

18Th hour of work.

My eyes are starting to blur, but I can maintain concentration.

If you make a small mistake, you lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.

How many more hours had passed since I was so engrossed in my work?

The cursed hand, which had been moving arbitrarily, finally stopped.

This time it wasn’t because something was lacking.

There is no place to touch anymore.

It was complete.

As soon as I realized that, tears poured out.

“This is not what it is…”

I ruined it.

I knew I was going to screw it up from the beginning, but I really screwed it up this time.

I could have done much better.

I was able to better bring out the beauty and potential of this magic stone.

I think I can do really well if I do it again.

I think I can process a much better magic stone than this.

But it was already too late.

There will be no more room for me, who ruined the finest magic stone.

I will now be kicked out of the workshop.

“Elder! Look at this! It was processed by Tei!”

“Tay!”

“Ugh, black! I’m sorry! Because I’m not good at it! Because I’m a b*tch who can’t even do what I learned! Ugh…”

The teachers and craftsmen came and surrounded me, as if they were surprised by my results.

Everyone probably didn’t expect anything from me anyway, so what’s so sad about it?

Maybe I had an expectation in a corner of my heart that I would create a magic stone that would surprise everyone.

I may have had a dream that could not come true.

“Ah, sir.”

“I came because I thought the work was almost finished.”

At that time, a familiar voice is heard along with the sound of the door being flung open.

That handsome human man.

I can’t bear to raise my head.

I’m so embarrassed and sorry that I can’t show my face.

When I was sitting still like that, whimpering and sobbing endlessly.

The stylish boots of the human race stop right in front of me.

Then the magic stone lying on the workbench is lifted.

“Is this the finished product? Hmm. It’s worse than I thought.”

“I wonder who isn’t a human being! Do you have a sprained eye? Is there a magic stone of greater perfection than this!”

“Master?”

At the human man’s pitiful words, the teacher suddenly became angry.

Master, why on earth…?

“Even if I touch it, I can’t make anything better than this! No, none of the craftsmen here can make it! Even without taking into account that this is Tei’s first time handling the highest grade magic stone, this is a work of art that is far beyond great by anyone’s standards. “What nonsense are you talking about, human!”

The teacher speaks passionately while spitting.

This is my first time seeing a teacher like this.

Only then did I raise my head and see the color of the magic stone I had created.

I admire the appearance that I have never seen before because I was so absorbed in my work.

Bright light bursts from the magic stone under sunlight.

The Milky Way, which was trapped inside, now comes out and draws a three-dimensional picture in the air.

The mouth slowly opened.

Then the human male also looks down at me with a smile.

“This was said in a way that caused misunderstanding. What I meant was that it was poor compared to the works this girl will produce in the future.”

“Huh? What is that…”

“Accept it. This is the next request. This time, we will make it into a ring, so do your best to process it.”

“Ah…!”

Tuk.

I took the sack that the man casually threw at me.

When I flipped open his sack and looked inside, I almost lost my mind.

There was no need to appraise it, it was definitely a top-quality magic stone.

“We have to do better this time. Do you understand?”

“Ah, ah…”

Tears well up.

I don’t really remember what I did after that.

I was so sleepy, out of focus, and emotionally so…

One thing I remember clearly was the scene where I was hugging the human’s waist and crying loudly.