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Chapter 199 - A Mortar and Pestle's Tale 2. A Given Power

With a practiced hand, Yuri created a mortar and pestle. When it came to this sort of work, his Earth Magic had already reached a level of mastery.

"It's done. ...Helman-san, could you Appraise it, just in case?"

Yuri presented the newly created set to Helman, along with his own well-used mortar and pestle for comparison. Helman, Adon's butler, possessed the Appraisal skill. There was no one more suitable to confirm the quality of the finished product.

"Then, if you'll excuse me..."

After a polite request, Helman calmly began the Appraisal, but soon a wrinkle formed between his brows.

"...Helman?"

"Um... was there something wrong with it...?"

To Yuri, who asked timidly, Helman replied apologetically.

"...Yuri-sama, this one... the one you have been using, seems to have become a magic tool of sorts..."

""A magic tool!?""

"Or rather than a magic tool... it appears to have a Disintegrate Acceleration enchantment on it..."

Hearing a word he had never imagined, Yuri hastily, and secretly, used Appraisal himself, and sure enough, the result was just as Helman had said.

"...Yuri-kun... you made a magic tool?"

"I didn't mean to... I was just using it while thinking, 'turn to powder, turn to powder'..."

Seeing that they were getting nowhere, they urgently summoned the elf, Nagara. An elf skilled in magic might know something.



"It was probably... because of what you were chanting, Yuri-dono."

"Can you create an enchantment just by doing that?"

"No... I don't think that's how it normally works..."

"But it actually exists, right here before us..."

Old Man Audel, who had just happened to be talking with Nagara and had been roped in, was also bewildered.

"...Why don't you try enchanting it again, Yuri-kun?"

If he could enchant the newly made mortar and pestle in the same way, it would confirm that Yuri was the cause. The only problem was...

"...How do you perform an enchantment?"

Yuri felt that his unique skill, Rural Life Guide, had a Magic Tool Creation sub-skill, and within that, there was an item for Enchantment. However, Yuri himself had never used it, at least not consciously, and as a result, Enchantment had not been unlocked. He was sure of this because he had checked when he made the magic bone tools.

"...Yuri-kun, this one here... the one that's become a magic tool, how exactly were you using it?"

"Nothing special... like I said before, I just used it while thinking, 'turn to powder, turn to powder'..."

"How long did you use it?"

"Let's see... about five years, I think."

"Five years..."

It takes that long... Adon thought, holding his head in his hands, but...

"No... if I may be so bold, that would be the maximum time, in a case where Yuri-sama was using it unintentionally, would it not? A general enchantment should not take even a full day and night."

"Indeed... it does not look like a particularly complex enchantment."

After hearing Helman and Nagara's points...

"Yuri-kun, would you be willing to give it a try?"

"W-What?"

For Yuri, it was an unreasonable request, but if he could create an enchanted mortar and pestle here, it seemed it would not only secure Adon's operation but also his monopoly. And so, he reluctantly agreed to try. After learning the basic knowledge and method for a general enchantment from Nagara...

"Um... turn to powder... no, not that... become able to turn things to powder..."

He had nearly uttered a line that could have pulverized the mortar itself, but he corrected himself at the last moment and focused his thoughts on enhancing the pulverizing effect. Fortunately, enchantments that strengthen a tool's original function seemed to depend on one's magic power and will, or perhaps image. Whether that was the reason...

"...It appears to have been a success."

"Oh!♪"

"...Th-Thank goodness..."

And thus, Yuri officially acquired the Enchantment skill.