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

His favorite person now is his daughter Dalia.

His daughter is the cutest in the world.

Illustration kuchie-005

Volume Illustrations

Volume 2 ◆ Two people looking forward to meeting each other

Taiwanese version from Angel Anime Forum

Picture source: Zhenmeikong

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Dalia held a small pure white magic stone, and ice crystals emerged from the magic stone, shining and floating in the air.

Those hexagonal crystals fell to the floor of the workshop and then melted and disappeared.

After testing the ice magic stone, Dahlia pinned her shoulder-length red hair back in place with a hairpin and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

It's still early summer, but the air indoors is stuffy and hot.

The capital of the Kingdom of Odine is quite hot in the summer. Compared to Japan in my previous life, the humidity here is lower, but the temperature is higher.

The reason why Odine is compared to Japan is because Dalia is a reincarnated person.

She was reincarnated into a world of magic and monsters, which was what she called a fantasy world in her previous life.

Dahlia's father in this life is a magic tool maker, so she also embarked on the path of a magic tool maker.

Magic tool makers are equivalent to craftsmen. They use magic stones and monster materials to make magic tools for various purposes, such as household appliances such as washing machines and hair dryers, as well as jewelry that can detoxify and relieve paralysis.

The place where Dahlia makes magical tools is an ancient stone tower, which is both her workplace and her home.

The stone tower is covered with vines and looks lush green, so people around it call it the "Green Tower."

"It looks like it's going to rain today..."

Dalia looked out the window for the umpteenth time that day. She gazed at the dark, overcast sky and sighed.

Today is the day she and her friend agreed to meet, and she has been looking forward to it for a few days.

However, a friend wrote to me yesterday saying that "the troops are suddenly going on an expedition."

The other party apologized to her for not keeping his promise and said that he would contact her as soon as he returned from the expedition. The letter seemed to have been folded before it was dry, and the dark blue ink was slightly smudged.

Her friend Wolf is a member of the Odinie Knights, a member of the Skarlet Armor monster-slaying force.

In this world, powerful monsters or monsters that are too numerous to count sometimes threaten human life. Defeat those monsters is the job of the Monster Suppression Team.

Monsters are so elusive that expeditions are always decided hastily. Dahlia understood this and was not too surprised.

However, she felt it was a shame that she hadn't been able to try out the dagger's magic today as planned. She was also worried about Wolff marching in such inclement weather, wondering if he had eaten well.

He was strong enough to be the first Red Armor to fight against the monsters, so Dahlia was not worried that he would be injured or meet with an accident.

Dahlia stood up and turned on the wall fan. A cool breeze immediately blew on her.

The best-selling magical tool at this time is the cooling fan, which looks like a four-blade electric fan placed in a white square box.

The cooling fan invented by the magician Oswald comes in two types: the "cooling fan," which uses water magic stones, and the "ice fan," which uses ice magic stones. The latter is more expensive and not yet widely available, but like the air conditioner in her previous life, it is sure to be very popular.

Magical tools can make life more comfortable, and people can't stop using them once they experience them, just like home appliances in previous lives.

Dalia hopes that one day she can also make an ice fan.

A large silver box sat in the workshop. It was a test case for Dahlia, commissioned by someone to build for her. This time, she was experimenting with a "refrigerator with a freezer." The ice magic stone she had just tested was designed to create this refrigerator.

Refrigerators, a magical device, had already been invented, but most commercially available refrigerators lacked freezers and had limited storage capacity. Dahlia, hoping to improve these shortcomings, asked a workshop she knew to make this box.

The silver box used to test the new refrigerator has three layers, each with a door.

The refrigerator Dalia used in her previous life had, from top to bottom, a refrigerator compartment, a fruit and vegetable compartment, an ice maker and a cold storage compartment, and a freezer. In this life, taking into account the tendency of cold air to descend, the prototype was redesigned from top to bottom into a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, and a fruit and vegetable area.

She checked the inside of the refrigerator and found that the magic had finally stabilized.

She covered the refrigerator with blue slime artifacts. The blue, translucent substance was easily reminiscent of mold, but she hadn't found a replacement yet, so she had to use this material for now.

Dahlia walked around to the back of the refrigerator. Although she had only described the general shape on a note, the workshop had already connected the silver magic tubes used for cooling and threaded them into the interior. A magic stone bag for storing magic stones also hung on the side of the refrigerator.

The craftsman who crafted this large magical device's casing was a family acquaintance dating back to her father's generation. The finished product was impeccable, as if he knew exactly what Dahlia wanted.

Dahlia put on winter gloves.

She placed the ice magic stone into the magic stone bag, calculated the direction and amount of magic flow, and let the cold air pass through the lattice tube.

She makes the upper layer so cold that things freeze, the middle layer is weaker, and the lower layer uses the cold air falling from the middle layer to keep things fresh.

Dahlia tried to close the refrigerator door, but the cold air was leaking out so badly that she used her magic to apply kraken tape. Kraken tape is similar to rubber and is a very good sealing material.

However, the slight "chirp" sound from opening and closing the refrigerator door made Dahlia imagine a tiny Kraken inside. However, her imagined Kraken, while small, wasn't very cute. Perhaps she needed to hone her ability to imagine cute things.

After checking the cooling system, Dalia placed a wooden cup of water on the top shelf, wine on the second, and oranges on the third. All she had to do now was observe the temperature changes and wait and see.

If she can successfully make a refrigerator with a freezer, she would like to add an automatic ice-making function to the refrigerator.

If the ice and wind magic stone were properly configured, perhaps she could create an "automatic ice-making wireless refrigerator" that would be even more convenient than her previous life. Her dreams grew bigger and bigger.

The difficulty in making it lies in how to use the magic of wind control to move the ice cubes.

Another problem is that the Ice Demon Stone is very expensive to maintain, but as long as it is sealed properly and its performance is improved, it should be fine - Dahlia thought about it and kept taking notes.

She looked at the silver refrigerator and suddenly thought that if she put two ice magic stones in the freezer, she might be able to achieve a convenient "quick freezing" effect.

The combined effect of two magic stones can increase output power. Although one magic stone is enough to freeze food, adding the "quick freeze" function is also useful.

Dahlia hadn't originally planned to add this feature, but this was a prototype. Since it was a prototype, she should try out every possible idea. Using this somewhat illogical reason to justify her curiosity, she decided to give it a try.

Although this was still within the safe range of the shell, she carefully used her magic power to deform the magic stone bag and placed the two magic stones in it. She also injected magic power with her fingertips to control its flow.

At this moment, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared outside the window, and a few seconds later there was a loud thunder.

She thought of Wolff on the expedition and was momentarily distracted.

"what!"

An extremely harsh "paji" sound was heard, followed by a subtle "crackling" sound after a beat.

Dahlia quickly pulled the ice magic stone from her magic stone bag. The bottom one had already cracked in two. She had just poured too much magic power into it in a panic, resulting in an unprecedented failure.

She nervously opened the freezer door to check if there was any damage inside, but she could only open it a few centimeters.

"Wow...it's all ice."

Behind the crack in the door is a beautiful ice wall.

The freezing process was successful, with the top layer completely covered in ice. But what good was a freezer like this? Nothing could be put into it. This unexpected failure left Dahlia deeply frustrated.

The refrigerator door wouldn't open any further. Dahlia had no choice but to wait for the ice to melt.

This time, I'd better give up the quick-freeze function and wait for the ice to melt before using a magic stone to redo it. As she thought about it, she put an extra bottle of wine for tonight on the lower shelf of the refrigerator.

That bottle contained Wolfer's favorite dry white wine. Tonight's wine would definitely taste bitter.

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A handsome young man with black hair and golden eyes stared seriously at the forest at dusk.

He was the red-armored leader of the Odinie Kingdom's monster-suppression force—Wolfred Scafalot.

Goblins appeared on the main road east of the royal capital. The troops were dispatched immediately after receiving notification from the caravan.

After joining the army, Wolfer fought against goblins dozens of times.

All they had to do was determine the number and condition of the monsters, eliminate them, and return to the capital.

While the workload wasn't heavy, today was his day off. He had planned to buy lunch and some wine, take a new wine glass, and head to the Green Tower where Dahlia was. They were scheduled to enchant the dagger.

Wolfe was looking forward to making an artificial magic sword with multiple magic abilities, and was very excited about it. He had been smiling during the past three days of training.

I didn't expect goblins to appear in a place that takes half a day to reach by horseback from the capital. Just the round trip alone would take a whole day.

He quickly wrote a letter to apologize and said that he would contact the other party after his return. He sent a messenger to deliver the letter to Dahlia at the Green Tower.

The journey on horseback was as usual, but when he arrived at the place, he suddenly felt depressed.

The troops pursued the goblins, appearing and disappearing along the main road, until they reached a small settlement under construction in the middle of the forest. Their proliferation appeared to be preparing to build a new village, right next to the main road. The troops had no choice but to annihilate them all.

Simply calculating, it takes a day to confirm, a day to attack and defend, and a day to process and return. It's a very long process.

This is a common occurrence, but today Wolff is particularly anxious.

"The settlement is located in a place where fire cannot be used and ventilation is not very good."

The magicians accompanying the troops stared into the depths of the forest with trepidation, their faces gradually dyed red by the setting sun.

"I really want to use water, but unfortunately water can't destroy the settlement."

The blue-haired man held the spear and sighed softly.

He is the vice-captain of the monster subjugation force—Griselda Lanza.

Captain Gulat stayed in the capital, and this expedition was led by Griselda.

He was as tall as Wolff, but much more stocky, but he had a gentle appearance and could have called himself a civil servant.

This area is all forests. The goblin settlement in the forest has not yet been fully cleared, and there are only several small houses built with wood.

Using fire magic may spread to the surrounding area, and using wind magic will be blocked by the trees, and water magic cannot destroy it in one go.

Faced with this situation, the most standard approach is to surround the entire settlement and annihilate them one by one.

"Vice-Captain Griselda, can we talk for a moment?"

The man seldom initiated conversation, and Griselda's blue eyes widened in surprise when she saw him approaching.

"What's wrong, Wolffred?"

"We can lure the goblins out with loud noises when they return to their nests, then send a vanguard into the settlement to snare the goblin fighters. After the vanguard launches its attack, the others can surround and annihilate the remaining ones. What do you think?"

"This will certainly shorten the attack time, but the roads in the settlement are narrow and rugged. Won't the vanguard be in danger?"

"no problem."

Griselda looked directly at Wolf, her golden eyes not wavering at all.

It seems that this man is full of confidence.

"It's rare that you can come up with a battle strategy."

"I just hope this battle ends soon."

Wolfe glanced towards the capital and said this. The team member who spoke to him nodded vigorously.

"That's right, the weather is starting to turn cloudy."

The clouds in the sky are a bit thick.

If it rains tonight, setting up camp will be difficult, and walking during the battle tomorrow will be difficult.

Humans weigh more than goblins. If your feet get stuck in the mud and get caught up in the whole swarm of goblins, that would be disastrous. Wolfe seemed to have foreseen this and suggested this.

"That's a good idea, but who should take the lead?"

"Since I proposed it, of course I should take the role."

Wolff's expression was the same as usual, without a trace of arrogance.

Griselda nodded in agreement and ordered him to tell the other Red Armors about the battle.

The older team member narrowed his eyes with emotion as he watched Wolfe walk away quickly.

"I didn't expect him to take the initiative to propose a battle plan. Wolffred has really grown up."

"Yes, that's really exciting. I hope to promote him from the position of Red Armor to lead the entire team."

Griselda deeply agreed with the team members' words.

Wolff doesn't know any magic except for physical enhancement. When he first joined the team, people said he was "seeking death". After some time, they called him a "reckless person". The evaluation of him has always been not very good.

Fortunately, he worked tirelessly and finally overturned these impressions with his strength and achievements.

Until today, he not only defeated monsters, but also began to take a comprehensive view of the team's situation. Griselda wanted to praise him.

However, the only thing in Wolff's mind was "I really want to go home early."