I Give Up on Conquering the Heroines

27 – Episode 27. Vasel (4)

I was taken aback when Tay suddenly hugged my waist.

Still, she thoughtfully stroked her shaggy hair.

Even if she behaves unexpectedly like this, she can’t help but look pretty.

‘Kya. ‘Even though it’s slightly behind his skills in his prime, he’s still great.’

When I look at this magic stone, I keep bursting into laughter.

It’s beautiful.

A masterpiece that does not damage the characteristics of the magic stone at all, but rather maximizes them.

It is a textbook of the highest quality magic stone processing.

“I guess things have calmed down a little now.”

“Hmm. Yes…”

I don’t know why he suddenly started crying, but I don’t care.

It doesn’t matter what happens.

I just need Tay to become my exclusive magic stone processing factory from now on.

“Besides the next magic stone request, I have one more suggestion. Would you like to become my exclusive craftsman?”

“Huh? Exclusive?”

“I’m not saying you should only accept my requests. Feel free to accept requests, but if I entrust you with a request, you must always work on that request as a top priority. You just have to keep this.”

“That means…”

“Are these conditions too unreasonable?”

“Oh, no! I will! Be your exclusive craftsman! No, I want to ask you a favor! Let me be your exclusive craftsman!”

I was worried about what would happen if I refused.

As expected, Tei is different from the main heroines and does not commit the atrocity of returning favors with enemies.

Because of this, I can’t help but be happy.

“This magic stone has a symmetrical structure. I think it would be better to split it in half and make two. Even if you do that, the output will not decrease much…”

“Then please do so. Other than that, you can do whatever you want without asking me. What I want is the result of Tei’s ability to show off his skills without regret.”

“Really? There are no requirements? I can just do whatever I want?”

“Yes.”

Tei’s eyes sparkle with excitement.

Thanks to meeting a client who wasn’t too strict, she was able to do her work while incorporating her own tastes, and she seems excited about it.

Anyway, the best result is the one that Tei wants, so there is no benefit to me if I put conditions on it for no reason.

“When you’re finished, just call me at the hotel room.”

“Yes, yes! Goodbye! Mijung!”

Her exclusive contract has also ended.

I will also entrust you with the next request for processing the highest quality magic stone.

I leave the workshop with a lighter step.

[Undetermined: 4.9%]

[I am receiving a little admiration. You are a special person to someone.]

[*Caution. You are impersonating someone else.]

Are you someone special?

Under the circumstances, that person is none other than Tei.

The moment I was wondering if I wanted to get it in order.

“I’ll get better!”

Are you calling me?

I turn around at the sound of a gruff voice.

He is an elderly craftsman who helped Tei.

“Thank you!”

He approaches me out of breath and bends his back with difficulty, which already looks uncomfortable.

“Taser, I’ve been having a hard time because of his unique habit. I once thought that that habit might be a talent for handling high-end magic stones, but I never thought of entrusting him with something that expensive. So, no matter how I look at it, this Since it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to do even a single person in the industry, I was about to kick him out so he could find a new path… Thanks to Nari’s bold investment, Tei’s talent was able to blossom! I am grateful from the bottom of my heart!”

Well. They say so.

It seems he was a teacher who cared for Tei a lot.

It is none of my business to know how much trouble Tei has gone through and how great it is that she regained her confidence through this request.

“You have a good teacher.”

“He’s a bad teacher. I still don’t know Tei’s talent…”

“If it were other people, I would have kicked him out a long time ago. I really want to express my gratitude to you for keeping Tei by my side all this time.”

“hehehehe. Hmm…!”

Ugh. Why are you crying all of a sudden?

I wasn’t curious nor did I want to see the old dwarf dragging his feet.

Dwarfs were originally supposed to have a lot of tears.

I have already seen the dwarf cry twice today alone.

“Please continue to take good care of Tei.”

I turn my back and leave before I see anything more ugly.

As always, there is a lot of work to be done today.

Although Basel is a fairly well-developed city, there are quite a few unexplored dungeons nearby.

Isn’t it normal to clear all the dungeons around such an important city?

This is because all the dungeons around Basel are Blackstar dungeons.

These are dungeons where blood has already been shed several times and the Mercenary Council has declared that they have given up on conquering them.

Giving up the strategy does not mean that the strategy is prohibited, but there are very few stupid people who would challenge such a dangerous dungeon.

In other words, there are many dungeons around Basel that can be easily conquered without interruption.

Some of them are even double dungeons with another dungeon beyond the dungeon.

It’s a f*cking dungeon with double rewards.

I am heading to that dungeon now.

“Ugh!”

“It won’t fall, so stop yelling. Don’t you trust me?”

“·································· In trust.”

I am crossing the city with Mijeong on my back.

Unfortunately, it was time for the water to start flowing again, so Mijeong was so embarrassed that she asked me to carry her.

Because Mijeong keeps struggling, she doesn’t have time to enjoy the beautiful view of the mirror reflecting the cityscape.

The good news is that Mijeong’s growth stopped at a young age.

To others, it will look like you are just carrying your younger sibling.

In fact, it is nonsense to say that he is older than me.

‘But does he have regrets about life?’

Now? It’s tempting, but an obvious question comes to mind.

The fact that the guardian knight is activated properly means that Mijeong has the perception that she is protected by me.

That means that Mi-jeong also has a desire to survive.

When I look at the way Mi-jeong behaves, I wonder if she really wants to live.

Even if you’re hungry, you never ask for food until you collapse.

Even if the wolf’s claws come right in front of you, you don’t move.

Anyway, it’s unique.

Is there some principle of action that I don’t know about yet?

Let’s figure it out little by little.

“I’m already running hard, but it’s not hard, right?”

“······Power. Overflowing.”

Inside a dungeon in a remote mountain.

Mijeong raises her arms and shows off her invisible biceps.

We just gave it fresh blood, so it should be in excellent condition.

Of course, since Mijeong does not drink other blood, even if it is dead, I had to cut her on my arm and feed her.

As a result, sheaths appeared all over her left arm.

Are you not eating blood that has lost its freshness even slightly?

I’m sure you’re not doing this because you particularly like my blood.

I should have experimented with fresh blood from the last time I caught and killed a group of bandits.

“Let’s do a performance test.”

A magic stone that Tei processed that scatters brilliant colors.

I originally planned to use it by embedding it in the sword, but it was a waste of time to do it, so I just carried it like this.

To maximize the performance of the magic stone, it is important to fit it closely to the body.

Since there is nothing else to fasten it to, place it on your left hand and roughly wrap the bandage around it to secure it.

“Wow. There’s definitely something different.”

When I didn’t know how to manipulate magic, I never understood why good magic stones were so expensive.

Just feeling a little lighter?

Even that was so weak that it was questionable whether it was a placebo effect.

To me, it was no different from a germanium bracelet.

But now that I have the characteristics and magic control, it is definitely different, but it is quite different.

Previously, you had to concentrate all your nerves to control the flow of magic power, but now, it feels like control has become 10 times easier.

It goes without saying that the time it can be maintained without causing runaway has become longer.

Excess concentration can be put into battle, so overall combat power is bound to increase significantly.

The higher the skill, the more noticeable the effect will be, so it is definitely worth risking your life for just one magic stone.

“Keeek! Kiek!”

“Ugh.”

Finally, a performance instrument appears.

It is a goblin.

However, unlike Blynn, his skin was messed up and his eyes were also blind, probably because he only lived in dark places, giving him a very creepy appearance.

I realize again that Blin was the handsomest of goblins.

Shoosh······!

He pulls the string of his bow and shoots an arrow.

Unlike Blynn, these guys are so full of malice that they don’t even seem to have room for conversation.

Immediately enter response mode.

“You’re not hurt, right?”

“······Yes.”

Mijeong catches the arrow right in front of her nose.

If it were like before, I would have pushed Mijeong away and avoided her.

Thanks to magic control, I was able to catch the arrow because it seemed so slow.

“You guys. You’re not even an elf, but you’re so good at shooting a bow.”

“Kkiek!”

Hook.

As he throws the arrow, it pierces the chest of the goblin holding the bow and lands on the head of the goblin behind him.

I can feel the rapid increase in combat power.

This time, let’s test it with a sword.

“Keeek!”

“Keeek!”

Their screams echo loudly throughout the dungeon and quickly stop.

It wasn’t a high-level monster, but a goblin, so it wasn’t difficult.

At this point, it seems like we can face off against Fenrir’s group.

Directly without any crossbow tricks.

“Let’s move forward slowly.”

“······Yes.”

After defeating the goblin, a long corridor stretches forward.

At the end of the empty corridor, you can see the door leading to the last room.

If you just go there, it’s over without even a final boss.

“The road ahead is full of traps. You have to follow only where I step.

“······Yes.”

Of course there can be nothing in between.

The long corridor is full of deadly traps.

It was so dangerous that even though the only monsters were goblins, the decision was made to give up on the attack.

Of course, I didn’t memorize it myself for 12 sessions.

Sometimes, crazy people come out and say they want to challenge the dungeon that I gave up on, and every time they did that, I would put on a hat and follow them.

And then I remember where the people in front are behind.

By repeating this every time, we found a safe path to reach the end of the corridor.

“If you mess up, you and I will die together.”

“······Yes.”

It’s not difficult.

It is a repetitive task that only requires you to stretch your feet to a memorized location.

I was able to cross safely without forgetting anything, perhaps because dementia had not yet set in.

Now, if only Mijeong comes over, it’s over.

“Hey! Come across quickly!”

“······Huh?”

The moment I looked back.

At the end of the corridor, a goblin can be seen pulling the string of a bow with its body cut in half and only the upper body remaining.

As soon as he lets go of the bowstring, he loses consciousness and collapses.

What a tough bastard.

The arrow flew in an instant and landed on the platform right in front of Mi-jeong.

“······Ah.”

The footrest disappeared and Mijeong’s new model fell down.