Chapter 279 (1/2)

Translator: Jei

There’s one more problem with the designs, which Nancy’s mom and Ringo drew up.

Each『jewel』is designed in the three designs.[1]

For Nancy’s mom’s『tiara』, a red jewel.

For Nancy’s『necklace』, a blue jewel.

For Megumi-chan’s『brooch』, 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 the『jewels』.

「Good evening.」

「Seiji, welcome.」

Nancy greeted me.

「Hm? Your mom?」

「She’s 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.

「I’ve come to get the『jewels』for the accessories,

but what should we do? Should we changed the date again?」

「I’ll ask mama.」

A short time later, Nancy’s mom came out, borrowing Nancy’s shoulder.

「W-, Welcome……Bleeaa-.」

「Are you alright?」

「No, I’m not fine; I feel sick and sleepy.」

「Then, you better sleep,

since it’s fine even if we postponed the『jewels』for another more time.」

「Ah, the『jewels』, 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 aren’t jewels, though……」

「Strictly speaking, they’re『ores』.」

「Uhh, what should I do with these『ores』?」

「Since we only have those at hand, do something with them.」

「To begin with, what kind of『ores』are these?」

「Secret.」

What secret.

Alright, I’ll use【Appraisal】.

┌─<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, what『magic stone』are you saying?

It’s『nullpo stone』.」

Wait a minute, what『nullpo stone』are you saying!?

Aren’t they the same thing, but with different names?

However, it’s harder than a diamond, is there such a thing!?

When I stared at the ores like that――

「Ah, I can’t go on anymore, I feel sick, bleeaaaargh~.」

Mama-san began to throw up.

「A-, Are you alright?」

「No, I’m not fine.」

Somehow or other, with jet lag, fatigue, and alcohol, it seems to have become serious.

「Should I cast a『good luck charm』on you to make it better?」

「『Good luck charm』?」

「It’s Japanese『good luck charm』. It’s often effective~.」

「Then, please.」

『Pain pain go away~.』

I put a hand on mama-san’s forehead and cast the good luck charm.

Actually, although it’s a『good luck charm』for the pain of injuries or something like that, since I said it in Japanese, Nancy won’t understand it anyhow.

「Ah, I suddenly feel clear-headed.

A Japanese good luck charm is amazing!

It’s totally like magic!!」

Well, it’s not『good luck charm』, it’s really magic.

I acquired【Recovery Magic】with much effort, so I wanted to use it.

By the way, I’ve used【Illness Mitigation】. It’s good that it was effective against hangover.

However, I’ve only been given strange-among-strange ores……

what should I do with these?

***

I went to the Ikebu town’s Magic Stone Shop, Kiseri-san’s place; he seemed to know a lot about such a thing.

「Hello~.」

「Ah, Seiji-san, welcome.

What kind of business do you have today?」

「I’d like to ask you what’s this, though.」

I showed the nullpo ore to Kiseri-san.

「Is this some kind of an ore?」

「That’s right,

but is it possible to make this a jewel?」

「It’s 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, using【Earth Magic】’s【Soil Control】, she removes the stone around the ore.