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Chapter 89 - The Appraisal Revealed the Moonshadow Wolf Pelt Was Too Overpowered

The next morning, Mireille woke up feeling refreshed. ...Or so she thought.

"Huh? Leonhard-san isn’t here?"

It was unusually bright outside. On the desk was a note she didn’t recognize and a pot of soup.

《You seem exhausted, so rest well》

"...I overslept!?"

Mireille held her head in her hands. She hadn’t realized she was this tired.

But yesterday she had made a large quantity of alchemical items for the first time and even dabbled in new development, so it was only natural that she would be exhausted.

(I have to finish the tools quickly... I want to help Master as soon as possible!)

She slapped her cheeks as if to shake off her anxious feeling, and sipped the soup that had been left for her.

It was already cold, but the meat from the crocodile monster, with the gaminess removed, was fragrant. Thanks to the beans and magic grass, it shouldn't have the full effect of a Potion, but it should at least help to balance her magic.

"...I mean, isn’t Master’s subordinate training a little insane? Even their cooking is excellent."

She had meant it as a joke, but the moment she finished the soup, her body felt instantly lighter.

She was genuinely surprised.

—

"Alright. Today is the magic defense test for the armor and shield!"

Lined up on the desk was the powdered carapace monster shell. She would mix it with three different materials to experiment.

First, the resin of a Black Magic Tree. As she drizzled it on, the monster shell powder glittered within the black honey-like sheen. In terms of looks alone, it was high-end armor.

Next, slime. She mixed the shell powder into the body of a slime that had lost its magic core and spread it out thinly. The thickness was adjustable. Once it dried... it looked a bit like a stylish opal accessory, with the red and white shell powder mixed into the white base.

Last, the Moonshadow Wolf pelt. She sprinkled the powder on the lining, soaked it in magic water, and then fixed it with her own magic. At a glance, it was just a regular pelt, but it was completed in no time.

"Now, which one is the strongest!"

...Just as she was getting fired up, Mireille had a flash of inspiration.

(Oh, that’s right! They said the all-purpose dagger’s wind attribute can be used as a fan!)

She tried pointing it at herself. Wind came out of the sword’s tip.

"No, no, no. I trust Master, but isn’t it a bit too scary to point the tip of a sword at myself?!"

She laughed wryly, but then remembered she had used the fire attribute like a burner.

"...If I sold this to nobles as a lighter, I could probably make a fortune."

A smile unintentionally spread across her face.

(If only I could brainstorm new products with Master again...)

—

After thirty minutes of drying with the wind, the three materials had hardened.

"Well then, appraisal!"

First, the Black Magic Tree resin.

《Properties: High-grade, Durable》

"So hard! ...But the magic defense is low. And it’s weak to fire. Hmm, in terms of looks alone, it would be a huge hit with the nobles."

Next, the slime.

《Properties: Magic Defense, Water/Lightning Magic Absorption》

"Ooh! But it’s weak to fire... well, it is a slime, after all. I defeated one with fire myself."

Finally, the Moonshadow Wolf pelt.

It was processed on the back of the pelt, so it looked like a normal pelt, but...

《Properties: Magic Defense, Magic Absorption, Magic Recovery》

"...Eh, eeeh!? Isn’t this the strongest one of all!!"

Staring at the Moonshadow Wolf pelt, Mireille stood there, stunned.