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

"Fairy crystal?"

Wolf stared at the small silver magic sealing box and tilted his head in confusion.

"It's the same lantern I saw at Silver Branch today. Fairy crystals are solidified from the magic power fairies use to become invisible, and they have the power to obstruct cognition. I'm not sure if it will work, but I'd like to use this to enchant my lenses. However, the chance of failure is high, and if I do, I'll just end up with a pair of darker-colored glasses."

"I feel like I'm bothering you..."

"Please treat this as an experiment. If it fails, I apologize in advance."

In fact, this is also the powder left after my father failed.

Compared with the window, the area conferred by the magic this time is much smaller. Theoretically, it can succeed, but the probability of success and failure should be half and half, no, 40% to 60%.

"Can I watch you work?"

"Yes, please help yourself. Drinks are fine. The monocular lens only takes a few minutes to work, but I can't talk while I'm working. If the magic is taking too long, you can go home first. Sorry."

Dahlia put on her green work robe and sat in a chair.

Wolff sat diagonally across from her across the work table.

Dalia first used her magic to deform the blue-gray glass plate, using the removed lens as a reference. After changing the shape of the lens, she placed the two lenses on the work tray.

She gently opened the silver magic box, and the colorful fairy crystal powder sparkled, as if every particle was alive.

She added fairy crystal powder to the crystal beaker, slowly poured in the blue liquid from above, injected magic power with her right index finger, and stirred with a glass rod in her left hand.

She poured half of the stirred liquid onto the single-lens lens and continued to inject magic power with her fingertips.

Afterwards, although she did not touch the liquid, the liquid began to fluctuate slightly.

Dahlia pointed her index finger at the liquid, using her magic to focus the countless rays of light from the fairy crystal in a single direction. She had to focus the light on one side; if both sides obstructed her perception, she wouldn't be able to use it as glasses.

The fairy crystal, like a freedom-loving fairy, unexpectedly flashes irregular light.

She was like a child being played with, unable to control the light, but she still tried her best to inject magic.

After a while, the liquid gradually gathered in the center as if admitting defeat.

The way it flows is like glittering colorful slime.

There are several ways to grant magic to magical tools.

The most common method is to bestow powerful magical power on the target object in one breath.

This allows powerful magic to spread throughout the entire object in a short period of time. People with powerful attribute magic often infuse magic power into magic stones in this way.

However, in this case, magic power may destroy magical tools, so it cannot be used for precision work.

The second most common method is to determine the magic power first and then assign it.

A magic tool maker would first determine the amount of magic power required for a magic tool, then determine how many magic tools they could produce with their own magic power, and then inject that amount of magic power into the tool. This method avoided wasting magic power and was suitable for mass production, so most magic tools were made using this method.

Tobias was better at this method than Dahlia, which made her feel a little unwilling.

The last method is to adjust the changes in magic tools and materials when injecting magic power to achieve the desired magic.

This method uses less magic power for a long time and requires patience and an eye for observing the material.

This is the kind of empowerment that Dahlia is good at and is doing.

Her father had taught her that she had to talk to the material when bestowing magic.

She had to constantly change her position and angle to deliver stable magic power to where the material needed it.

When she used her fingertips to inject magic into the bright spot, the other side also lit up, as if saying "I want it too." The flickering lights made her dizzy.

When Dalia came to her senses, she found a translucent fairy outline emerging in the colorful light.

This was the first time she had seen an apparition of the material.

She suddenly remembered what her father had said.

"In rare cases, a magic tool maker can understand the magic tool or the materials used when making it."

She didn't understand what that meant at the time, but perhaps this was the situation her father was referring to.

"What do you want?"

Even though she couldn't see the fairy's face, the fairy's silver bell-like voice still rang in her mind. Dalia quickly replied:

"I want to make his eyes less noticeable."

"Why are you the one making the wish? Why are you covering up when you're so beautiful?"

The fairy's curious question made Dahlia start thinking.

To want him to be inconspicuous out of sympathy might be a form of arrogance.

So, what is her real wish?

She wanted to keep him away from any gaze that might hurt him, whether lustful or malicious.

She wanted Wolff to smile, not to be hurt.

"Please help me protect him from people's eyes and make him smile again. I don't want him to get hurt."

After hearing her say this, the fairy laughed happily and flapped its wings.

"Send me over the rainbow and I'll help you protect him!"

"Rainbow? What should I do?"

The fairy didn't answer her question, but the image of the fairy's "death" flowed into her mind.

Despite escaping the canine monster's clutches, the fairy's tiny body still fell to the ground with all its strength. She tried to fly to the other side of the rainbow in front of her, but her wings and body were riddled with holes, making it impossible to fly.

Dahlia knew it was an illusion, but she still couldn't help but reach out her hand.

“Hmm!”

She could feel the magic power in her body being sucked out through her outstretched right hand.

Dahlia gritted her teeth and endured the nausea and discomfort rising in her throat.

Sweat suddenly broke out on his temples, gathered at his chin, and dripped down.

"Dalia! You should rest first..."

"Quiet!"

She responded briefly to Wolff and continued to pour magic into the lens.

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Before she knew it, the goblin had disappeared from her sight.

The slime-like goo swallowed up the rainbow powder and trembled in the center of the lens, turning into a complete sphere.

The lens might be cracked - when she was thinking this in panic, she suddenly felt her father standing behind her. She knew that her father would not appear, but she still wanted to turn around.

She put aside her hesitation and stared at the lens intently.

My father's face, with many wrinkles when he smiled, seemed to appear clearly on the lens.

Rays of light like flower petals emerged from the center of the mucus.

A flower like a colorful dahlia blooms beautifully on the lens.

The flowers were so dazzling when they bloomed that she couldn't help but close her eyes.

When he opened his eyes, only the lens was left in his hand.

She touched the lens with her magic power, and after making sure that no more magic power could be injected, she immediately picked up another lens.

Wolff looked at her anxiously from across the table, but she didn't see him.

Dahlia had to try to recreate the gift while she was focused, or she might not be able to do it again. She had come this far, and she didn't want to end up failing.

The fairy from before did not show up during the production of the second one.

But this time it’s not easy either.

This time the mucus is less viscous and slides across the lens.

She desperately poured in her magic power with the same wish, and the feeling of her magic power being sucked out returned. Fortunately, she was mentally prepared this time, and she felt much better than before.

The mucus finally gathered in the center, bloomed into a second beautiful colorful flower, and then disappeared.

Now she had finally finished making two lenses. She assembled the lenses into the frame and tightened the screws.

She sprayed some water on the lenses with a sprayer, then carefully wiped them dry with a cloth before handing the glasses to Wolff.

"Wolf, try it on."

The young man took the glasses, put them on, and looked around.

The vision in front of my eyes has become a little blue, but it shouldn't affect my vision.

"Yeah, it's very clear, and it's not glaring."

"Then please take a look at the mirror next to you. I've used fairy crystals to give it a cognitive barrier effect, so it should make a difference."

"……This is……?"

A green-eyed young man wearing blue-grey glasses appeared on the other side of the mirror.

They were still Wolff's eyes, but they gave a completely different impression.

It feels more gentle, soft and steady, and you can see such eyes everywhere on the street.

He then tilted his face to the side, his surprise growing. Even from the side, his eyes were green, not gold.

And like the eyes in the mirror, they appear gentle and calm.

He maintained his original facial features, but he looked like a different person, becoming less conspicuous.

"Sorry, my father's image is mixed in with the lens."

She didn't expect that she would think of her father during the magic bestowal.

However, Carlo's slightly droopy and gentle eyes unexpectedly worked.

I don’t know whether using his image in such a place would make him happy or sad. Anyway, Dalia decided to bring wine to his grave, hoping that he could forgive her.

"Please let your bangs down."

"Okay, okay."

The young man in front of him was still in a daze, not understanding what was going on.

But he still obediently let down his bangs and stared at himself in the mirror.

"It's less conspicuous this way, but people who know you should still be able to recognize you. Without the strong impression of your eyes, you don't need to wear a hood when walking on the street, right?"

Even though his handsome features were covered twice, they still couldn't hide his beautiful black hair, facial features, and tall figure. But I'd better not tell him about this for now.

"...Yes, no need to wear a hood."

Wolfe covered his mouth with one hand and hugged himself with the other.

His shoulders were shaking, and it was unclear whether he was laughing or crying, but there were no tears in his eyes. He was probably still in a state of confusion - Dahlia was waiting worriedly beside him.

"……Thank you."

He lowered his head deeply, maintaining the same posture and continued:

"Please sell me these glasses at normal price. It doesn't matter how much."

"No, this is a prototype. You can buy one next time. Lift your head!"

"Even if it's a prototype, it's a magical tool made for me. Please let me pay for it."

"No, this time I'm using the leftover powder from before!"

"How much would it cost to make a new one?"

Wolf finally looked up, and Dalia quickly told him:

"Well... the original glasses, including the lenses and processing costs, cost about three large silver coins. As for the fairy crystals... sorry, one spoonful costs about three gold coins, which is enough to make two pairs of glasses. Fairy crystals are quite difficult to obtain, though, so you might have to look for them..."

"I understand. I'll pay you three gold coins and three large silver coins for the glasses."

"No, this is really a prototype. Glasses break easily though, would you like another pair?"

"Of course it would be nice if you had one. But making one is so difficult, I don't want you to push yourself any further."

The pair of green eyes looked at her worriedly, which made her feel a little incredible.