Magical Tool Master Dahlia Never Compromises ~ Starting Today: Life as a Freelancer ~

However, there are still some nobles who use their status to do evil. Once something happens between the nobles and the common people, the common people are relatively weak.

"We're finally here..."

After Wolfe got off the carriage, he took off his black hood and stretched.

Today he was wearing a white shirt, dark blue trousers that were almost black, and shiny black shoes made of a single piece of leather. These clothes were simple and ordinary, but on him, they looked like fashion items on a model.

Dalia couldn't help but wonder, it is said that clothes can bring out a person's charm, but what about the other way around?

"The weather is getting hotter. It must be uncomfortable to wear a cloak."

Summers in the royal capital are quite hot, and wearing a black cloak outdoors will definitely cause heatstroke.

"Yeah, so it's about time I switch to glasses as my disguise, but they're pretty useless."

Wolff actually described concealing his beauty as "useless", and his words revealed his helplessness.

The two men walked and talked, and all the women passing by stared at Wolff intently.

They then looked at Dalia beside him, and some had question marks on their faces, some chuckled, and some even whispered to their companions as they passed by them.

It seemed that those people thought they were not compatible or a good match, which was uncomfortable.

"Sorry, I'll wait until we get to the store..."

"I don't mind."

The young man was halfway through his speech when Dalia interrupted him firmly.

They are neither lovers nor engaged, so there is no need to care about such things.

She was more worried that Wolfe would get heatstroke wearing so many clothes.

"It's so hot now, summer might come early."

"Yeah, the sunlight is so bright too."

Wolff blinked several times.

"Are your eyes still not healed?"

"No, it should be fine. It's just that I always wear a hood when I go out, so the sunlight is often very glaring."

He spoke lightly, but his narrowed eyes looked strained. He had been hiding his face with his hood up earlier, and the sudden change in brightness might be too much. Dalia was a little worried.

"Can we just go to the two magical tool shops, 'Silver Branch' and 'Goddess's Right Eye'?"

"Okay, I'm curious about what kind of magical tools the store sells."

Dalia had been to the magic tool shop "Silver Branch" with her father.

In addition to magic tools for daily use, there are also magic tools for nobles.

Dalia had never been to the other "Goddess's Right Eye" and had only heard of it.

The store is located in the north district near the royal city. Only regular customers or customers with letters of introduction can enter. Ordinary people cannot enter and exit freely.

Wolf folded his cloak and tucked it under his arm, then extended his hand to Dahlia.

"Once you enter the shop, you will be transformed into noble mode. So, Miss Dahlia, please allow me to serve you."

"I understand. Please forgive me for any disrespect."

After the two of them finished talking politely, Dalia always felt that something was wrong.

She couldn't help but glance at the young man, who seemed to have the same idea, with a shy expression on his face.

"...For the sake of the magic tools and the magic sword, let's do our best."

“…That’s right, keep going.”

He led Dahlia by the hand through the door of the magic tool shop "Silver Branch".

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She hadn't been to Silver Branch for a year and several months.

It was a three-story shop, selling both everyday magical tools and those for the nobility. The shop was surprisingly large, though not wide, due to its depth. The door was decorated with gleaming silver branches, seemingly a work of art.

"Welcome to Silver Branch."

The shop assistant, wearing a dark blue suit with a white collar, greeted them with a smile. Dalia and her father had been there several times, but this was the first time she had seen this employee.

"If there's anything you're looking for, I can help."

"We're not looking for anything, can we go in and look around?"

"Of course, please feel free to look around and ask me if you have any questions. And please don't hesitate to call me directly, Miss."

She gave the same smile to both Wolf and Dahlia.

Dalia couldn't help but feel admiration.

The women along the way kept comparing her to Wolff, which might have made her subconsciously a little unhappy.

"Thank you. I'll ask you if I have any questions."

After hearing Dahlia's answer, the clerk nodded in response and smiled brightly again.

Dahlia thought seriously about whether she should also practice this kind of business smile.

She started from the entrance and walked clockwise, browsing the rows of shelves.

The first area is daily-use magical tools, which are household appliances according to her previous life.

This is Dahlia's favorite area and the one she is best at.

Some things in this world are made more convenient by magic, but they are still quite inconvenient compared to the previous life.

The Japan where she lived in her previous life was a country that valued handcrafts, and craftsmen were willing to work tirelessly to make tools just to make life more convenient.

She understands that even taking current conditions and history into consideration, it is difficult to compare Japan with this country today.

However, once people have enjoyed a convenient life, it is difficult to return to nature.

When she was little, she wanted the hot and cold water in her bathtub and sink to be at a fixed temperature, rather than having to boil water in a container with a fire magic stone. At her begging, her father tried again and again, and finally built a water heater.

My father registered with the Trade Guild the following year, and now it has become a common magical tool.

Blowing hair with the Wind Stone took too much time, so she and her father made a hair dryer using the Wind and Fire Stones. However, the hair dryer she made turned out to be a flamethrower.

My father would wear a sand lizard coat when walking in the rain. Although it was waterproof, it was difficult to dry and would smell fishy if it was not dried even slightly.

She wanted to make a raincoat for her father, but couldn't find any tarpaulin, so she invented her own tarpaulin made of slime.

The small magic furnace she posted last month was also created because she wanted to enjoy hot pot with her father in the winter. It's a shame she didn't finish it while her father was still alive, but I heard the small magic furnace is now being used for travel and camping.

Dahlia hopes that one day she can see people eating hot pot around a small magic furnace in a restaurant.

Perhaps she herself is someone who is willing to work hard to make life more convenient, which is why she chose to be a magic tool master.

The merchandise in the store has changed a lot compared to a year ago.

Some products are miniaturized, while others have more functions.

But she was happy that the original water heater made by her father was still on display in the first area.

There are hair dryers, irons, and book dryers on the shelves to keep parchment books dry and mold-free.

During this period, the two products that were launched in large quantities on the market were ice pots and refrigerators.

Unlike hot pots, cold pots use water or ice stones to keep food cold for a long time. They can be used not only to keep food cold, but also to cool ingredients slightly.

In fact, it would be more convenient to have a refrigerator, but refrigerators are too expensive.

The large refrigerator in her previous life's kitchen cost four gold coins here, three times the price, yet the capacity was only two-thirds of what it was in her previous life. It couldn't hold much, and the ice magic stones consumed quickly. Ice magic stones were even more expensive than water magic stones, and considering the maintenance costs, most people couldn't afford them.

The Green Tower also has a small refrigerator. You can try to improve it later to reduce the consumption of magic stones, which might be quite interesting.

"If the military camp had a few large refrigerators like these, it would be much more convenient to keep things cold."

Dahlia noticed Wolfe staring intently at the largest refrigerator.

"Are the barracks using mini-refrigerators now?"

"right."

"It's troublesome when you can't put your things down, right?"

Summer was almost here, and not being able to store food in the refrigerator was a real hassle. Wolfe took a few steps closer to Dalia, who was asking the question.

"The ice inside is all wine..."

It took a lot of effort for her to hold back her laughter when she heard the whisper in her ear.

The next area was filled with magical tools that took up more space. There were machines similar to washing machines and vacuum cleaners.

It's difficult for washing machines to thrive in this world.

Because this world has purification magic and water magic, instead of buying a washing machine, it is cheaper and more convenient to ask a laundry to clean your clothes.

Dahlia only has a small washing machine, which she uses to wash small items and underwear.

There are many types of sweepers. Some are combined with wind magic stones, like a feather duster, which can blow dust off from above; some are assembled with water magic stones on the broom; some use fire magic stones to dry the dirt on stone or red brick floors and then peel it off.

Another, slightly more expensive type of sweeper combines a magic stone imbued with purification magic and a wind magic stone, using wind to sweep the room. Dahlia was eager to try it out during the Green Tower cleanup.

There are no microwave ovens in this world, but it would be much more convenient if they did. However, there are no thunderstones, and electromagnetic waves have yet to be discovered. Dalia asked her father many questions, but he firmly said he had never seen one.

However, there is still lightning in this world. I hope that one day scientists can solve the mystery of lightning.

After they finished walking around the first floor, they climbed up to the second floor.

There are many magical tools used by nobles here. They look more like scenes from fantasy stories than home appliances.

Here is also the anti-eavesdropping magic tool that Wolfe had brought with him before.

The first thing that caught my eye was the sound amplifier, also known as a loudspeaker in the past. It amplified sounds and music and transmitted them far away. It was often installed in large houses to announce news or emergencies.

Next to it was, of course, a magical device to prevent eavesdropping. Even when the nobility were dining out, they would still use the anti-eavesdropping device, even if they weren't talking about anything. This was the difference in perception between the nobility and the common people.

Next up is a whole row of lighting equipment.

From ordinary room lamps, table lamps, bedside lamps to crystal lamps, the lamps made of magic stone are very bright and the colors of the light are also very diverse.

Recently, there have been lamps on the market that can make skin look more beautiful, as well as desk lamps that can reduce eye fatigue. Dalia read the descriptions and found that the improvement methods were the same as in her previous life, which made her marvel.

There were also protective bedside lamps that emitted ice blades, and crystal lamps made of fire magic stone that would burn everything within a ten-meter radius if dropped. Those lamps were so terrifying that Dahlia decided to forget about them and didn't want to know their purpose.

At the innermost part there is a desk lamp made of fairy crystals.

From the front, you can only see the opaque lampshade emitting a faint white light, but when you go around to the back, the lamp body is transparent and clear, and you can see through it to the other end of the room.

Fairy crystals are colorful magical crystals that can be collected from fairies' homes or places where fairies have been.

There are two theories about its cause: one is that it was done by a goblin, and the other is that it was left behind by a goblin before his death. This magic allows the goblin to hide itself and has the effect of hindering cognition.

However, fairy crystals are very expensive and difficult to process.

A few years ago, her father had wanted to install fairy crystals on the window of her room, but she had strongly stopped him. However, her father tried it when she was not around, and wasted three gold coins in one day.

She was somewhat surprised that even a great magic tool maker like her father couldn't deal with the fairy crystals.

After seeing the shattered fairy crystals that day, she cleaned up while complaining and forbade her father to drink that night.

Dahlia put aside her memories and continued walking forward, seeing all kinds of sparkling jewelry displayed in the glass cabinet.

Those are not decorations, but jewelry-type magical tools.

Most of the protective jewelry is ice-based, but there are also armors with fire power strong enough to burn the bad guys' bodies. Ice bracelets for protection are also placed here.

There are also rings and earrings for detoxification, anemia prevention, petrification prevention, and confusion prevention, as well as bracelets for creating temporary barriers. Alchemists probably have more products than magical tool makers.

There are also multi-gift bracelets that can prevent both petrification and confusion at the same time, making people even more curious about how the gifting works.

"Sorry, I was so engrossed."

"No, as long as you're happy."

Dahlia went upstairs and browsed the merchandise in silence, almost forgetting Wolf's presence. But he looked at her happily.

"Did you see anything you liked?"

"Everything is interesting."

Unfortunately, they couldn't have a deep conversation in the store, so Dalia could only wait until they left the store and tell him slowly.

"Please give me this ring."