Chapter 291 – Visit to the Mesgaki Half-Elf Lab #3

To make the OPG, I arrived at the lab’s empty lab with a crate of ingredients.
According to Delia, the laboratory was the size of a master bedroom, but it was much wider than that.
It is about three times as large as the average home’s master bedroom.

‘Is this the size of a rich family’s daughter’s master bedroom… ?’

Well, since she is the daughter of the boss of the magic society, her perspective on things must be different from that of ordinary people.
If it were Earth, Delia would be a golden spoon that wouldn’t even lick the lid of Yoplait!
You’re like a golden spoon bitch who doesn’t know the true taste of the Yoplait lid.

It is a good place for a temporary workshop.
There was also a cot in the room, so I could sleep if I needed to.

While I was unpacking my things on the table and preparing for OPG production in earnest, someone suddenly burst into the lab.

“Brother Luke! Do you like a lab the size of a snot?”

It was Delia.
Delia stared at me as I was unpacking in the lab.

What else did this half-elf come to see me for?
Aren’t you busy with Bifrost’s research?

For now, let’s respond in moderation.

“Does this lab look the size of a snot to you?”
“Anyway, it’s small.”
“It’s enough for me to write alone. Why did you follow me this far? Aren’t you busy because you’re the head of the research center?”
“I’m very busy, but it’s not like I don’t have time to be away for a while. If it’s supervising the staff, you can leave it to the deputy manager. I heard that Luke’s brother was making OPG, so I couldn’t stand it because I was curious.”

Delia looked at me with her curious eyes.

“Did my brother learn alchemy as well as a wandering wizard? If it’s an OPG, it’s a difficult item to make even among the magic items that can be produced with alchemy. Seeing that he’s confidently stepping out, he must have obtained a first-class conversion master’s license, right?”

The Continental Master’s License is a certificate issued by the Continental Alchemist’s Association. There are grades 1 to 5, but if you get to level 1, you can think of it as a skill that allows you to set up an alchemist guild by yourself. Of course, in order to obtain a license, you must take an exam administered by the association.

So do I have a license?
Of course not.

I don’t have enough time to study magic, so where’s the time to set aside time to go to the test?
I don’t have the ambition to make a big business out of alchemy to the extent that I need a license.

I answered Delia honestly.

“It’s unlicensed.”
“What?!”
“There’s no such thing as a license. It’s not like you can’t do alchemy without it.”

Delia was staring at me with an absurd expression.

“So, how long have you been learning alchemy? Do you have a proper teacher?”
“When I visited Great Forest, I briefly learned about it from beastman alchemists. At that time, while making magic scrolls, I was well versed in the theory.”
“Did you just say you wanted to make OPG at that level?”

Delia opened her mouth as she let out a laugh as if she was being ridiculous.

“There’s no way a newcomer to alchemy can create a high-end product like OPG! It’s obvious that starting from a tangled wire or a rookie mistake, even a hook spell will fail and go bankrupt! It’s no wonder, oppa seriously believes that you can make an OPG by yourself. ?”
“What if I believe you?”
“So funny♡ Childlike♡”

Delia laughed and hopped about like a rabbit.
Her toned hips were peeking out as her skirt lifted.
I don’t know what that gesture means, but I can’t deny that it looks very nasty.

‘Is this Mesgaki? I want to spank you.’

I was well aware that OPG’s production difficulty was high.
It was quite difficult to interpret because the recipe book was plastered with all sorts of symbolic signs, just like the major books of science students.

But isn’t it something you don’t know until you try it yourself?
Nothing is impossible for the descendants of the demon king.

“Luke oppa, how about this instead? We pay the commission to our research institute and entrust the production of the entire OPG. With Ninggard’s technology, making even one OPG is no task. Seriously speaking, the materials are a waste.”

After laughing for a while, Delia suddenly spoke to me with a serious expression.
She boasted that, for the money, she would make it for OPG.
From the way she spoke, I could sense, at first glance, the goodwill toward me, as much as a grain of sand.

Ninggard’s technology is certainly reliable.
In the past, I had visited a temple, the headquarters of Ninggard, and if the outside was medieval, the inside of the temple had over-technologies applied to the point that it could be called modern.

It would be possible to create an OPG.
However, it is meaningless to borrow someone else’s hand to make it.

“Not worth it.”
“Yes?”
“Failure is all experience as a wizard. Why are you meddling with me by paying my own money to learn alchemy in real life? It’s a skill that will become your blood and flesh if you learn it all. Don’t bother me any more and go away, demon.”
“Ah, a demon! Are you done talking?”

I waved my hand at Delia as if to drive away an evil spirit.
When she issued the order to celebrate her guests, Delia looked upset.

“I told you to pay attention, but are you telling me to get off?”
“You’re crazy, so stop.”
“I don’t like it? I’m the owner of the lab, so who wants me to go out? Are you going to go out when I want to go out?”

Standing firmly inside her laboratory, Delia was invincible like Jam Soon-yi, who shouted, “What can I do?”
In fact, it’s a bit absurd for her to ask the lab owner to turn it off.

“I controlled Brother Luke! I can control Brother Luke’s emotions!”
“Where did you learn that word again?”
“From a blonde-haired nun who went with her brother.”
“You’ve learned a very good word.”

I don’t know what the heck this half-elf is doing to stay in the room even when the banquet is given.
Don’t you have friends to play with in the lab? Or is it a hobby that makes fun of me?

“Oh, but the time is up. I’ll have to go soon.”

Fortunately, Delia was the director of her lab. As the general manager of the bifrost research project, she couldn’t play around all day.
Delia tried to go outside while licking her lips in regret.

She, of course, even before she left, although she acted like a scalpel until the very end.

“I’m really curious how her brother’s own OPG will fail! Her obviously won’t even work properly, but Delia will cheer her brother ♡ Scrappy Alchemist ♡ She asks for help later, but it’s already too late ♡”
“It’s because you can make it! Don’t underestimate people!”
“Pu-huh! If you succeed, I’ll be your brother’s slave for a day. That will never happen. Ahahahaha!”

I didn’t miss the important part of Delia’s words that seemed to pass by.
A point that can truly educate that cheeky Mesgaki bitch.

“Wait, stop right there.”
“Why?”
“If you succeed in making an OPG, you’ll be enslaved for a day, right?”
“…Ugh.”

Was it a joke?
Delia was taken aback when she saw me arguing with a serious expression.
But it was only for a moment that she showed her bewilderment. She smiled as she quickly returned to her confident expression.

“Yes, yes! In the first place, the probability of my brother’s success converges infinitely to 0. Shall we make a bet at this point? If we bet on the success of the production, the one who loses will become the slave!”
“Good.”

If it’s that kind of bet, I welcome it
The condition is that the defeated side becomes the slave of the victorious side.
I got goose bumps imagining how terrible things would happen if I became a slave to that Mesgaki-year-old. However, people only grow properly when there is a big crisis. Like Sugala, who wakes up with the 100th day of the CSAT exam ahead.

“Be prepared, Kampyeon. See you in a week.”
“Ha! A week? Isn’t oppa thinking too highly of himself? It’s sure to fail after only three days. It looks like you’re trying to enslave a tanned blonde incubus.”

Delia put on her confident face and walked out of her lab.
Finally left alone, I finished tidying up the lab.
I could have sold my soul to the devil in order to subdue that Mesgaki bitch.

‘It’s perfect because there’s an extra bed inside.’

Decided.
Until the OPG is completed, I will not take a single step out of the laboratory.

With the crafting book open, I started working right away.
On the experiment table, fibers made from orc tendons and various tools were neatly placed.

It was an overly difficult task for a wizard to do alone.
But I’m not alone.

“Spellbooks with wisdom, obey my orders.”

The moment I used the great magic and activated [Ego Book Making], Thirty sorcery books were summoned around me.
All of them are ego books that know how to use magic. In fact, it was the same as hiring a high-class manpower of 30 people.

“Help me with the work. Use telekinesis magic to process the parts.”

Telekinesis is magic that releases telekinesis toward the surroundings.
It is not suitable for use as an offensive magic due to its low destructive power, but there is nothing better than this for delicate work.

Woo woo woo!

The moment the order was given, the 30 sorcery books released telekinesis all at once.
The fiber bundles placed on the experiment table floated up and floated in the air as if they were in a zero-gravity space.

“First of all, create ogre artificial muscles, which are the core of OPG. Create skeletal muscles by synthesizing fiber bundles.”

The ego books created through [Ego book making] Were mentally connected to me. It means that it is possible to share the knowledge gained from the main body like the protoss. When they recalled the blueprint of the ogre artificial muscle they had learned through the crafting book, the Ego Books immediately started working.

Woo woo woo!

He began to create artificial muscles by twisting the fibers into a spiral.
Thirty ego books release telekinetic power, so the work speed is very fast.

Ogre artificial muscles are a key part of OPG. It magically mimics the ogre’s muscles and inserts them into the gauntlet. If you move the artificial muscles through magic signals while wearing the gauntlet, you can display superpowers. It was the secret to giving OPG powerful power that was incomparable to strength-enhancing magic.

“Yes, I’m using rare metal and lead to make the skeleton. Dismantle the mithril gauntlet beforehand. You too, don’t stand still and do some work, Rumi! Are you just going to watch your master being eaten as a slave by Kamp?”
[I understand, Mage.]

Even Rumi was mobilized to further increase the work speed. After working all night with the ego drums, the shape of the artificial muscles was slowly taking shape. Of course, it’s only after it’s finished that you can see if it’s working properly.

Two days have passed since production began.
The time has come to test the ogre artificial muscles for the first time.

‘Let’s experiment by covering the muscles with rubber.’

I covered it with rubber and connected the mana core to the artificial muscle in the shape of a hand to supply mana.
The moment I received the magic signal, my muscles repeated contraction and relaxation according to my will.

It has been successful in moving, but it has not reached the completion stage.
Because the rubber fingers overlaid on the muscles used to move too violently when receiving magic power.

‘It still lacks precision.’

I experimented with placing an apple on top of my palm and holding it securely.
As expected, the rubber fingers could not control the force and smashed the apple.

Kwajik!!

“Huh.”

Apple juice splashed on my face and smeared it.
The pressure is too much.
Even if you get the same strength as an ogre, what’s the use if you can’t control it?

“Write.”

For several days after that, I locked myself in the lab and focused all my energy on stabilizing the magical power signal transmitted to the artificial muscles.

That the rubber finger is bent at a bizarre angle.
Like almost destroying the lab.
There were many trials and errors, but the work was progressing steadily.

Completing OPG is never impossible!
It was around the time when I was convinced that this work would succeed.

Delia, who hadn’t been able to see her nose in the meantime, burst open the door to her lab and came in.
Delia said as soon as she got inside she tried to make fun of me.

“Puheh♡ Are you still struggling to make OPG by yourself? Now you’re getting scared and can’t speak? If you lose the bet, Luke oppa will become my slave♡ Apologize to Delia, apologize♡”

Delia, who had been talking arrogantly, looked around her laboratory and her expression slowly changed.

“I’ve been thinking about how to play with her brother… Huh?”

What can be seen on the test bench is the OPG, which is working steadily, although the surface is covered with rubber.
Around it, ego books were flying splendidly, performing tasks like drones.

“Hey, what is this all about?! Why are these books flying around helping me with my work!”

Delia widened her eyes at the sight of her laboratory.
Was this the first time she showed me my great magic?

Certainly, those who see it for the first time may be surprised.
Because the ego books were almost like magicians.

“You look more competent than our lab staff…”

Delia, who was frantically looking around the lab, suddenly looked at the rubber-covered OPG.
Watching OPG flick her fingers, she gave Delia a look of disbelief.

“Sir, is that an OPG…? Does the OPG you created work properly?”
“It’s not yet complete, but I think the core work has been done. Now, after combining it with the Mithril Gauntlet, we just have to do the final test.”
“…Kek.”

Looking at the dazzled Delia, I felt a strange sense of deja vu.
It seems that she went through something similar to Delia when I saw the ordeal at her temple in the past.

Whether or not she passed the ordeal was something she had bet on being naked.
Even then, Delia lost the bet and was thoroughly ruined.

Apparently, he hadn’t learned anything from that defeat.
It’s time to teach her a lesson once again.