Volume 4.12 - Extra 3.4 (1/2)

Volume 4.12 Extra 3.4

「Aww, I failed～……」

「Well, this is above yer skill level, so failure is to be expected, mate.」

「What do you think went wrong？」

「The way ya diffused the magic was a lil uneven. This ain’t somethin’ ya can just replicate by copyin’ people, so the only way is to just get used to it, yup.」

「Just practice, huh……」

Hiroshi collected the charcoal as he explained Haruna’s failure in detail. This charcoal also had its uses.

「Ah……」

「Mio, ya fail too？」

「Sorry, Sensei. I think I majorly goofed……」

As Hiroshi and Haruna turned to look in the direction of Mio’s voice, where mana was sprialling out of control, they saw an awfully distorted magic circle floating in the air.

「Ah～、got a weird lil thing that came out here.」

「Uhh, is that safe？」

「Well, ya might wanna git a weapon out, at the very least.」

「Umm, that sounds quite worrisome……」

Despite the urgency of the situation, Hiroshi was oddly placid. Haruna, uncomfortable at his demeanor, gave a low-key objection. And the result?

「Take that！」

Hiroshi’s pole axe cut into the gigantic fly that had emerged from the magic circle, splitting it in half in a brilliant fashion and resolving the situation in an instant.

「So what’d ya goof up on？」

「At right about the same time that Haru screwed up, a fly flew into the paper during the manufacturing process.」

「Mm, ‘n then Haruna-san’s mana failure combined with the spell imbued in the paper to make a strange reaction, I take it.」

「Yeah. I honestly couldn’t control it.」

「Well, no biggie. It didn’t turn into nothin’ major, we got some mighty fine materials, and we always expect accidents of these sorts with high rank alchemy.」

There hadn’t been any particular issue, and so Hiroshi ended the conversation abruptly on that note. After that, there weren’t any particular problems, and the items Hiroshi and friends intended to make in the morning had eventually accumulated a good amount.

Finishing lunch, and then almost done once Aearis and Artiem’s equipment was complete, Layotte paid the workshop a visit.

「I hear you were making Aearis and Artiem’s equipment. Is it finished already？」

「Nah, I was gonna git to makin’ it right now.」

「Okay. Then sorry, but could you also take on Rainy’s equipment while you’re at it？」

Hearing Rainy’s name, Hiroshi made a surprised face. They all were becoming fairly attached to Rainy, but he had thought Layotte only thought of her as a throwaway pawn.

「Last time in the investigation of Elza Temple, her equipment became fairly useless, as you probably know.」