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

Flores didn't know what their relationship was, but he was sure of one thing.

That handsome guy will definitely be eaten alive by the girl.

Vol. 1 Friends

After leaving the weapon shop, Dahlia bought a lot of things on her way back, perhaps because of the pressure Tobias gave her yesterday, the touching feeling she felt when visiting the magic tool shop today, or the shock she felt when being approached.

Before her was a bag containing four daggers and accessories, two boxes of food, a dozen boxes of red and white wine, and a man carrying these items with ease. No, the last one was not bought by her.

Dalia said several times that she wanted to pay for it herself and have someone deliver it to her home, but Wolf felt guilty for not being able to help her get rid of the harassment just now, so he insisted on paying all the money for her and helping her move her things, and she couldn't stop him no matter what.

Finally, she said bluntly, "Is it okay for a member of the Earl's family to do such a thing?", to which he replied, "Then you should give me a chance to save face." She was completely defeated.

Seeing Wolfe wearing a hood and carrying things in sweat, Dalia was filled with gratitude.

"Should we move our things in? Or should we just leave them at the door?"

The young man stopped in front of the Green Tower and asked, the sky behind him already tinged with sunset.

If it were her original self, she would have asked Wolf to leave the things at the door, asked him to go back, and talk another day.

When enchanting the dagger, they would also ask for an assistant from the trade guild or the academy to come over, so as to avoid being alone with Wolf, a man. This was the safest and most correct approach no matter how you looked at it.

But that was not what she thought in her heart.

She wanted to invite Wolff in for a drink and, if possible, a chat.

Although she no longer wanted to be in a relationship, she still wanted to be a friend with whom she could talk.

But maybe Wolfe was not trustworthy, and it was possible that she had mistakenly trusted him.

If she made one wrong move, she might become what her previous life described as "an easily deceived and thoughtless woman." Despite knowing this, Dalia still made her choice.

"The living room is on the second floor. Can you help me move there?"

"it is good."

Wolfe climbed the stairs easily and carried the items to the second floor.

Dahlia opened the living room door and lit up the magic lamp.

"Um, do you have any family or help?"

"No, I live alone."

"It might seem inappropriate to say this since you let me in, but you should know that women living alone shouldn't let men into their homes, right?"

"I know, I don't often let people in, but you have to help me move my stuff. So let me ask you, after hearing that I live alone, do you feel the slightest bit relieved?"

She asked him this, deliberately putting the blame on moving things.

A beautiful butterfly surrounded by flowers would never land on the withering green grass by the roadside.

"Honestly, I'm glad you live alone. I want to chat with you undisturbed. If you think I'm dangerous, you can tie my hands and feet and lay me on the ground. You sit on the chair, and I'll lie on the ground and look up while we talk."

"That way I'll look like a bad guy!"

Dahlia complained loudly. There was no way she could chat with him as if nothing had happened under those circumstances.

"Then you stay inside the tower, and I stay outside, and we chat through the window?"

"How loud do you want me to speak? My throat will hurt!"

Dahlia had already raised her voice.

She wanted to use a loudspeaker to shout in the man's ear: Give me back the time and energy I just spent worrying about!

But the culprit, Wolff, giggled in an uncharacteristic way, like a child who had played a successful prank.

"I'll bring the tea over. Please take a seat. Or would you like some white wine?"

"Excuse me, I want to drink white wine."

"I'll grab some food."

“I’m so sorry…”

Wolff apologized to her with a guilty look on his face. However, they hadn't eaten since leaving the stall, and he was certainly hungry after moving so many things.

So Dalia asked him to sit on the sofa in the living room first.

Then he handed him a wet towel, placed some white wine and soda crackers on the table, and asked him to wipe the sweat off his face and take a rest.

She went into the kitchen and took out the white bread she had just bought, as well as the rye bread and sausages she had at home. She diced the vegetables and blanched them in a small pot along with the sausages.

In another small pot, add the two cheeses, white wine, pepper and nutmeg.

After blanching the vegetables, use two large plates to place diced bread, sausages, and blanched vegetables and bring them to the living room.

She called Wolff's name and asked him to move from the sofa to the chair at the table.

There was a magic furnace on the table, and melted cheese was boiling in a small pot on top of the furnace.

Cheese pot.

This was one of the dishes she most wanted to try after inventing the small magic furnace, and it didn't require much preparation time.

"Is this cheese soup?"

Wolf stared at the pot with an incredulous expression; it seemed he had never eaten cheese pot before.

Thinking about it carefully, Dahlia had only seen dishes dipped in cheese in the capital of this world, but had never seen anyone eat food dipped in cheese like this.

This might be the world's first cheese pot.

"It's cheese, yes, but it's not a soup. Should I call it a dipping sauce? Anyway, you can dip it into bread or vegetables."

Dahlia handed the fork and plate to Wolf and demonstrated it to him.

She tried a piece of bread, which was quite delicious and went well with her usual inexpensive red wine.

The young man's eyes widened, and Dahlia pushed the bread plate in front of him.

"Try one and see."

Wolfe carefully lowered the bread into the pot and caught it on a plate to prevent the cheese from dripping.

Then he took a bite of the cheese-covered white bread and paused for a few seconds.

Then he chewed silently, and chewed for an inexplicable amount of time.

After swallowing it, he sighed with satisfaction and picked up another piece of bread with his long fork.

"how?"

Wolfe likes white wine, cheese, and strong-flavored food.

Judging from his reaction, he shouldn't dislike cheesecake, but unexpectedly—

“…How come I only just found out about this kind of food…”

Don't sigh with emotion over there. Also, cheesecake is not a drug, so don't close your eyes and look dazed.

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"This is super delicious..."

"It can be enjoyed by one person or many people, and can be cooked with just cheese, wine, and bread."

"Where can I buy the stove down there?"

"This is a small magic furnace. It's sold in the Merchant Guild and magic tool shops."

"I'll definitely buy it... Ah, did you invent this too?"

"Yes, but the large magic reactor already existed. I just improved it."

When miniaturizing a large magical tool, sometimes the profits have to be shared with the original inventor, and sometimes it can be treated as a new product.

If a magical tool is registered with the Trade Guild and is still within the seven-year profit contract period, the new creator must pay the original creator's profits. Starting from the eighth year, miniaturized magical tools can be registered as new products.

The magic furnace has a history of thirty years, so Dahlia was able to register it as a new product.

"I really want to take this camping. I hope I can get permission."

"Forget about the bread, can I bring some wine?"

"Yes, the rations included wine in skins. We ate very healthily on the expedition, almost every day consisting of black bread, dried meat, and dried vegetable soup. For snacks, we always had cheese, nuts, and dried fruit."

"So that's it..."

Considering the transportation problem, this is unavoidable, but it is easy to get tired of eating these every day.

While you can cook a cheese pot over a campfire, it can easily burn if you're not careful.

"If there were a village or town nearby, we could have some delicious food there. Unfortunately, monsters usually appear near borders or in the mountains. We sometimes catch wild animals or monsters to eat, but we only season them with salt and pepper after roasting them. If we could bring a magic furnace and cheese, even black bread would taste better..."

Wolff ate while talking and drank the entire bottle of white wine.

But he left half of the food on the plate for Dahlia.

He loved cheesecake so much, and Dalia wanted him to eat as much as possible.

"Wolver, feel free to eat. I'll bring some more bread and vegetables. You bought a lot for me today."

"Sorry... I'll pay you with the big silver coins later."

"Don't say that. If you really want to make a fuss, I'll also pay you for the introduction of the 'Goddess's Right Eye'."

"No, I can't accept it. After all, Oswald is waiting for you."

"But I would never go alone without you."

"That's true."

While he was paused, Dalia immediately handed him another bottle of white wine.

"Open this bottle of wine and continue eating. I'll bring more food."

"…Sorry, thank you."

After she brought the food, the two chatted about the gift given to the dagger and continued eating.

When they finally cleaned up, Wolf took the lead in washing the dishes for her.

He said he was used to washing dishes when he was camping and did it quickly, surprising her.

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It was almost evening after we finished our meal, and the bright white moon was clearly visible outside the window.

The cool night breeze blew slowly into the room.

"Shall I get another bottle of wine?"

"To be honest, I want to chat with you for a while, but I'm also worried that not going home will cause you trouble. I feel very conflicted."

Wolff said with some distress.

"Common people come and go freely. I wonder how you are doing?"

"I was also free-spirited and even went to a pub with my teammates and spent the whole night there."

In this royal capital, there are no restrictions on love and friendship among common people.

Many parents allow their children to travel with their lovers or engaged partners. Some live together and then get married or have children out of wedlock. Some choose to remain single for life, celebrating love and friendship.

Infidelity, divorce, remarriage and emotional disputes are also not uncommon.

"that."

"Excuse me."

The two spoke at the same time in a delicate atmosphere, and then stopped.

After a few seconds of silence, it was Wolf who first started the conversation.

"Um... I want to ask you a rude question. Would you like to be pursued by me?"

"Won't."

Dahlia answered immediately, then looked Wolfe straight in the eye and asked him back.

"So you want me to chase you?"

"No, I sincerely apologize for the rude question. I know you didn't mean it that way, but I'm still a little nervous. I'm not sure if I'm happy to be in your house."

"I want to apologize too. Even though it seems impossible, I'm worried that you might be in danger."