Chapter 279
Eachjewelis designed in the three designs.[1]
For Nancys momstiara, a red jewel.
For Nancysnecklace, a blue jewel.
For Megumi-chansbrooch, a pink jewel.
Since those jewels were said to be prepared afterwards, the next day after making the mithirl, I went to the hotel where Nancy and her mom were staying to get thejewels.
Good evening.
Seiji, welcome.
Nancy greeted me.
Hm?Your mom?
Shes worn out because of a hangover.
Somehow or other, she seems to be holding parties almost every evening for the sake of making various necessary arrangements.
Ive come to get thejewelsfor the accessories,
but what should we do?Should we changed the date again?
Ill ask mama.
A short time later, Nancys mom came out, borrowing Nancys shoulder.
W-, WelcomeBleeaa-.
Are you alright?
No, Im not fine; I feel sick and sleepy.
Then, you better sleep,
since its fine even if we postponed thejewelsfor another more time.
Ah, thejewels, huh. Even though these might not look like it, use them.
I received three stone-like something from mama-san.
What are these?
Jewels.
No matter how you look at them, these arent jewels, though
Strictly speaking, theyreores.
Uhh, what should I do with theseores?
Since we only have those at hand, do something with them.
To begin with, what kind oforesare these?
Secret.
What secret.
Alright, Ill useAppraisal.
Appraisal
Nullpo ore
A nullpo stone ore.
Harder than a diamond.
Difficult to process.
Rarity:
Waa!?Magic stone of nullpo!?
Oh, you know of it?But, whatmagic stoneare you saying?
Itsnullpo stone.
Wait a minute, whatnullpo stoneare you saying!?
Arent they the same thing, but with different names?
However, its harder than a diamond, is there such a thing!?
When I stared at the ores like that
Ah, I cant go on anymore, I feel sick, bleeaaaargh~.
Mama-san began to throw up.
A-, Are you alright?
No, Im not fine.
Somehow or other, with jet lag, fatigue, and alcohol, it seems to have become serious.
Should I cast agood luck charmon you to make it better?
Good luck charm?
Its Japanesegood luck charm. Its often effective~.
Then, please.
Pain pain go away~.
I put a hand on mama-sans forehead and cast the good luck charm.
Actually, although its agood luck charmfor the pain of injuries or something like that, since I said it in Japanese, Nancy wont understand it anyhow.
Ah, I suddenly feel clear-headed.
A Japanese good luck charm is amazing!
Its totally like magic!!
Well, its notgood luck charm, its really magic.
I acquiredRecovery Magicwith much effort, so I wanted to use it.
By the way, Ive usedIllness Mitigation. Its good that it was effective against hangover.
However, Ive only been given strange-among-strange ores
what should I do with these?
***
I went to the Ikebu towns Magic Stone Shop, Kiseri-sans place; he seemed to know a lot about such a thing.
Hello~.
Ah, Seiji-san, welcome.
What kind of business do you have today?
Id like to ask you whats this, though.
I showed the nullpo ore to Kiseri-san.
Is this some kind of an ore?
Thats right,
but is it possible to make this a jewel?
Its easy.
Kiseri-san calls his wife and gives her some instructions.
When his wife received the ore, she began to use some kind of magic.
*Poro poro.*
Somehow or other, usingEarth MagicsSoil Control, she removes the stone around the ore.
A short time later, a pretty nullpo stone revealed itself.
What the, I could do it, too.
Its a stone really similar to the magic stone of nullpo, huh
ah, is this fine?
Kiseri-san gives the nullpo stone back, but
since its just a pretty, ordinary stone as it is, its necessary to polish and cut it.
Can you possibly cut the stone, too?
Cut?Why would you do such a thing?
Eh?You dont usually fix the shape of the stone?
Yes, because the power of the magic stone is weakened if dealt with in a strange way, I dont particularly perform some process any more than this.
Besides, if you want to fix the shape of the magic stone.
its impossible unless its theEarth Spirit.
TheEarth Spirit, huh~.
Since I almost died during my contract with that spirit,
it becomes a little trauma.
However
theres no other choice, huh~.
***
I went to a grassland that was devoid of people.
Its just around the place where I fought with the Goblin King.
Summon Earth Spirit!
When I used the summoning magic, a ponytailed girl, who seemed to be doing a road construction, came out.
Oy!You-!
Although you made a contract with me with so much effort, why didnt you summon me at all!?
That reminds me, this fellow is an ore-girl[2], huh.
T-, There wasnt anything I need you for in particular back then
Well, whatever, I was summoned with much effort.
I will run wild!
so,
wheres the enemy?
Theres no enemy.
What!!?
What the, this fellow is difficult to deal with.
Then why did you summon me!?
Didyou want to see me?
Its really a strange fellow.
Look at this.
Oh, a nullpo stone, huh.
As expected of the Earth Spirit, it recognize it, huh.
Id like to fix its shape just like in this picture.
Ive heard that its possible if its you.
Ou, such a thing is an easy task.
Ooh, it can do it, huh!
As expected of the Earth Spirit.
Look, its done.
Its certainly the shape and color according to the design.
The clarity is amazing, its clear that its quality is very high.
however
Why do they have a tinge of magic power?
Ah, while Im at it
While youre at it?
I turned them into magic stones.[3]
Turned them into magic stones?
Whats this-!!?
Appraisal
Magic Stone of the Sun
A nullpo stone which shines red like the sun.
Raises the probability to encounter fine weather.
When charged with magic power, it can gradually make it sunny in the surroundings.
Rarity:
Appraisal
Magic Stone of the Sea
A nullpo stone which shines blue like the sea.
Lowers the probability to encounter floods.
When charged with magic power, it can gradually make it rain in the surroundings.
Rarity:
Appraisal
Magic Stone of Tranquility
A nullpo stone that shines pink like a flowers color.
It can improve/maintain the health of the surrounding people.
When charged with magic power, it can heal the surrounding sick people.
Rarity:
Whats this!?
Butunless one charged them with magic power, he/she will just become ahareonna[4], a someone who hardly encounters flood and someone who is healthy.
Well, its fineI wonder?
Translators notes:
[1]Any help would be appreciated.
[2]A girl who uses the first person pronoun ore. I just noticed, but this ore looks likea pun. lol
[3]Lit. I Magic Stone-ified them.
[4]Awoman who whenevershe goesout, it doesnt usually rain.