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Chapter 155 - The Magic Furnace and the Luna Serpent's Scales

When they returned to the Tree Sea, Leonhard and Kyle had already made significant progress with the dismantling.

"I'm so sorry, both of you." Ariel apologized, looking dejected.

"If you think about it, even when I had Mireille train with the all purpose dagger, she couldn't even hit a slime. I don't think it's strange at all," Leonhard said, sounding somewhat convinced.

"It's kind of a relief that there's at least one thing you're not good at," Kyle added with a nod and a laugh.

They laughed, saying that if she were better than them at physical attacks too, they'd wonder what they were even practicing for.

The Luna Serpent was a great snake, so it was basically divided into its skin, scales, fangs, poison sac, eyes, meat, and bones. However, most dark attribute monsters are inedible, so this time the meat was incinerated.

"It was so huge, but it seems so small now that it's just skin."

"But these scales, they look like jewels. I bet they'd sell for a high price." Ariel was grateful to the two of them for being so considerate, making lighthearted jokes like that.

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Back at the Magic Furnace, Ariel reported to her companions that they were safe. The night was already growing late.

She had already asked Elliot what he wanted to do in the future during their alchemy session.

"I want to be with my father." At his answer, Ariel smiled sweetly and turned her gaze to Adrian.

"To nurture His Highness Elliot's honest mana... being by Albert-sama's side is indeed the best. Would you be able to convey this to the new King?"

Ariel had never met King Cedric directly. But she was sure Adrian would handle it well.

"Fufu, I thought you'd say that," Adrian said with a simple laugh.

"Actually, I've already hinted at it to the king. He seemed to feel guilty about having separated Albert from him. In fact, he'll likely be overjoyed."

At those words, Albert's eyes widened. He turned his head away with a look of disbelief, but he couldn't hide his moist eyes. And so, starting that night, Elliot and Albert would be able to live together.

It was decided that the work from the next day onward would be left to Mireille.

"Ariel-sama, are you really... going to let His Highness Elliot remove the Luna Serpent scales?" Mireille's eyes were wide.

"The broken scales will be ground into powder and used, so it's not a problem. It's a rare material, and I want His Highness Elliot to have a chance to touch it too. Just be sure to prepare gloves for him so he doesn't cut his hands."

As Ariel said this, she picked up one of the scales.

"The large scales, you see, will automatically try to absorb mana on their own and seal the holes. It's so effective you barely even need alchemy. Furthermore, if you powder the fangs, you can use them as an adhesive."

Mireille nodded with a serious expression. The reason she had been able to handle so many materials since she was a child was also to train her appraisal ability. So she wouldn't be deceived, so she could see the truth with her own eyes. Ariel wanted Elliot to develop that ability as well.

With such thoughts in her heart, Ariel entrusted a new role to Mireille.

When she experimentally threw a few Luna Serpent scales toward the hole in the center, they stuck to it with a 'peta', as if drawn by an attractive force. As she tossed the scales she had, the central hole was steadily sealed up. All that was left was to apply the adhesive and wrap it with Moonshadow Wolf fur, and the central part would be fine.

Starting tomorrow, the temperature of the Magic Furnace would also drop a little, so she could have Darius help her paste Luna Serpent scales over every single hole.

If they went to Sacred Peak Mountain and obtained the scales of an Ice Dragon, the temperature would drop even further. They would also get a considerable amount of mana from today's Luna Serpent magic core, so the mana supply to the royal capital should be stable for a while.

After assigning everyone their tasks, Ariel and Darius returned to the tower. The moment the door closed, Darius pulled Ariel into an embrace.

"Time for the continuation of earlier... This time, I can truly make you mine. It's been a long time coming."

At his low whisper, Ariel's chest grew hot. When he sealed her lips with his, demanding her deeply, she no longer had any thought of resisting. Instead, she stroked his hair and responded in kind.

As if heralding the beginning of a long night, their two shadows merged into one.