Chapter 410 – Fei Ate Five Grains and Cried.

It’s been a while since I giggled alone in front of the window. A soft voice came from behind.

“After… Bae?”

She closed her mouth at her embarrassment and turned around to find Faye, who had been sleeping on her own chest as a cushion, rubbing her eyes and waking up.

“Ah, Senior Fay. Woke up? You can sleep more.”

“Yes. Working up all night has become a habit for the past few days, and her life pattern has been disrupted. On the contrary, I was more sober at night. More than anything, it’s not that I didn’t have enough time to sleep because I fell asleep right next to my junior right after lunch.”

“If so. … Oh, would you like to sit next to me?”

There is only one chair in Faye’s room, but she has several in her inventory.

It’s a bit cumbersome since you have to install the bed, but you can use the chair anywhere, so it’s quite comfortable.

As Faye looked at her chair, which had fallen out of thin air, as if to show off her alchemy pouch, she stretched herself once and shook her head.

“No. Leave it in, brother. I will sit somewhere else.”

“Yes? The bed must be narrow because other people are sleeping…”

“Eight!”

Fei jumps onto my lap with an awkward scream. I tilted my head wondering if I needed a little bit of spirit for this.

Fei opened her mouth first with a smile as if she had noticed my question.

“Lol… Actually, I was a little envious of Iris-sama sitting on your junior’s lap.”

“Then you can sit down anytime.”

“You are ashamed of yourself. Even though I’m one year old, I’m still a senior and an older sister, but I’m acting like a child.”

“Is Iris almost 500 years older? She said that now she is not worth her age…”

“Eh, elves are an exception! She’s a species that doesn’t age her body or mind from any moment!”

Not really. The reason the elf is a long-lived species is that not only her body but also her mind age slowly. If it weren’t for that, half of the elves would be living like degenerates.

She gave her a rough nod and put her hand around her Fay’s belly. It was a reflexive movement that she often did to Iris.

“… Uh?”

Something feels different

Faye, who took my momentary startled reaction, asked in a shy voice, shrinking her body.

“Ah, I think I gained a little weight compared to Iris-sama, right? After meeting my junior, I ate so well…”

“Yes?”

What is this?

Getting a little fat… Well, it can’t be helped because it’s the difference between a high elf and an alchemist who sits all day.

But that doesn’t mean Faye is fat. It’s just that when you touch her hand, it’s soft.

“Fei-senpai, right now is perfect. He said he was too skinny because he couldn’t eat properly before. … Except for the chest.”

“Yes. Is it? Well, at that time, eating a loaf of bread with a jam-flavored potion was the only meal for the day. … Anyway, even in that situation, her breasts didn’t lose weight. That surprised me too.”

Fay replied as she squeezed her breasts with her own hands. She naturally changed her shape and realized when I felt her pressing the back of my hand.

She knew that the discomfort she had just felt came from her chest.

“Senior Fay. Didn’t her breasts get a little bigger?”

“To?”

“It’s not often, but she’s had Fei-senpai sit on her lap once in a while, right?”

“Huh. And then, he rubbed my breasts wildly, so of course he remembers.”

“It’s weird that this doesn’t work. Anyway, how is the feeling different from then and now? If it was lightly touching the back of your hand before, now you cover it slightly.”

“Did you remember all of that?! In the first place, that much of a difference can change drastically even if you put your hand on the top!”

“No. I put my hand on exactly this spot, but the contact area changed.”

Thanks to my excellent memory, I can recall anything perfectly if I set my mind to it. I can assure you that Faye’s breasts have grown a little, but definitely… !

“All right? I am sincere in Fei-senpai’s heart.”

“Ugh.”

Faye looks tired of my confident attitude. Slapping her butt seemed to be contemplating whether she should jump up and get up right away, but…

Over the window. When the clouds in the dark night sky cleared and the bright full moon began to illuminate the world, they stopped.

“…”

Faye’s white skin, not exposed to sunlight, shone in the moonlight. As if this is where you belong.

Faye, who had been staring blankly at the sky for a while, opened her mouth in a soft voice.

“There you are, junior.”

“Why, Senior Fay?”

“I’m saying this now, but thank you for always trusting me.”

“It is natural. That’ll be too…”

“Because you saw me become a great alchemist in the future?”

“No. There is that too, but for a slightly different reason.”

Of course, at first, it was based on the memories of H&A. But that’s not the only reason.

No, I would have rather not believed it. It will take a while for Fay to bloom as an alchemist.

It’s not until the 4th year that Fei develops the Philosopher’s Stone. How would she believe me if I told her that she would make her own golem to deal with the demons when she wasn’t even in her third year yet.

So it is wrong to say that she believes in Fay simply because she sees the potential.

“What. Then why the hell did you trust me so much?”

“It’s simple. Because I’ve seen Fei-senpai. That’s why I believe.”

I’ve been watching Faye.

The ingredients I bought instead of bread even though I was starving, the way I poured all that much donation money into research without hesitation, the way I stayed in the workshop all day, the honesty of holding onto the alchemy kettle even though I was depressed when things didn’t go as I thought sometimes, the wrong thing A smile that rejoices in the world while creating a good weapon, and proudly spread shoulders.

I watched every moment of Fay from the side.

So I can say with confidence.

“Senior Fei wasn’t wrong.”

“Brother…”

“I know Fei-senpai’s talent, know her hard work, know her environment, and even know her beliefs.”

A weapon that can protect her master to the end even against evil spirits. It’s obviously not going to be easy. There is no precedent among weapons made by human hands, not by the same god.

“But I believed that with Fei-senpai, it would be possible. Even if it’s a little lacking, that’s a gap I can fill.”

“…”

Faye wasn’t wrong. I will make it like that

If you needed money, you sponsored it, if you needed a sample, you got it, and if you needed knowledge, you found it by turning the dungeon upside down.

Even if the opponent is an evil god, nothing changes. If you need proof, just prove it.

“How is it? Did you get an answer?”

“… Huh.”

Fei gave a small nod and deeply buried her back in my upper body. I let go of my weight and slowly opened my mouth in a more comfortable state.

“Brother. The story of her mother’s death due to a broken sword her father made. Remember?”

“How could I forget that?”

“I heard it while working on the golem. My father and mother said they knew.”

“Yes?”

“처음 만든 거라 너무 의욕을 내는 바람에 예쁘고 날카롭긴 해도 내구성이 떨어지는 단검이었다는 거. 만든 아버지는 물론이고 엄마도 처음부터 알고 있었다구.”

“That means…”

“Huh. 그 단검은 딱 한 번 한 사람을 지키는 게 전부인 무기였고, 엄마는 자신이 아니라 날 살리기로 선택한 거였어.”

“…”

“너무 그렇게 어쩔 줄 몰라하지 마 후배님. Because that was just the story. But… Yes, the golem I made this time. 결국 악신을 쓰러뜨리기 위해 만들어졌고 그 뒤에는 부서졌잖아?”

“It was a bit disappointing. It would have been nice if it could have been used as is.”

새로이 골렘을 만든다 하더라도, 부딪히는 강철의 축복은 깃들지 않을 테니 이번과 같은 위력을 선보이기는 힘들 것이다.

“I thought about it after hearing the story of the dagger and watching my juniors fight. Aren’t weapons that simply satisfy users’ expectations not enough? I mean.”

“… Senior Fay?”

To make a weapon that is true to its essence and does not betray the user. That was Fay’s driving force.

But now. 페이는 한번 그 목표를 이루었으며, 로칸으로부터 자신의 원점이 생각한 것과 조금 다르다는 이야기도 들었다.

So, what conclusion did Fay draw?

While quietly waiting for her next words, Faye reached out her hand toward the moon through the window. Then he clenched her fists as if grabbing something from her.

“Your junior did just that, didn’t you? If there is something lacking, it is enough for the junior to fill it up. This time, I will make such equipment.”

Fei brought his clenched fist to her chest and hugged her dearly. She spoke in a posture that somehow felt like prayer.

“To be able to fill in the lacking parts of juniors, beyond just demonstrating my skills, I can look beyond that… I’ll make you a weapon like that. Instead, juniors have something to make for me too!”

“Am I? Senior Fei?”

I don’t know if it’s breaking it, but I’m not confident about making it.

As I was scratching the back of my head embarrassingly, Fay squirmed and sat back to face me.

Then, he dropped the bomb with his characteristic sullen smile.

“Hehe… I mean your junior’s baby.”

“What?”

While embarrassed by the sudden provocation. As if she wouldn’t miss this moment, Faye lowered her head and whispered in her ear.

“You said that my breasts seemed to have grown. Let’s check it out… ?”

“…”