Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

Although it is a laboratory, Qixing basically never leaves the room, which means he eats, drinks, defecates and urinates there.

A total homebody.

This guy became such a homebody without me knowing.

Wouldn't you open the door and find that guy in his pajamas, disheveled and still not out of bed?

Thinking of this, I knocked on the door gently.

"...Please come in."

A familiar voice came from inside the door.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but it sounds a bit annoying.

So I pushed the door open and walked in.

"..."

The moment you enter the room, you are greeted by books and bundles of papers scattered all over the floor, magic tools of unknown use scattered everywhere, and magic crystals and magic stones piled up like a mountain.

I swallowed.

"it is good……"

That’s a lot of money.

After being an adventurer for more than a year, I'm almost used to the living conditions of eating and sleeping in the open air. On weekdays, I live frugally without using the magic crystals left by Orsted, and try my best to maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

However, what lies before me now is a fortune that I could never have earned even if I had been an adventurer for ten years.

Is this the end of the maze?

Someone seems to be proving to me through practice that science is the primary productive force.

……

"…Ron?"

The mountains of magic crystals began to speak.

wrong.

Looking closely, I discovered that it was a black-haired girl wearing a white mask, peeking out from behind the magic crystal.

Although she was wearing a mask, her expression could not be seen clearly.

But I still recognized the girl's identity at a glance.

Because it's so cute.

So I grinned and waved to her.

"Hey, Nanahoshi, long time no see."

"...Anyway, come in first."

"okay."

Sword Holy Land: 49, Girl's Elbow Strike

"Be careful when you come in, don't step on anything."

Qixing lowered his head and continued to work on something.

"Oh……"

I walked into the room carefully avoiding objects on the ground.

It is generally imagined that a girl's room should be neat and tidy, filled with various plush dolls and pink ornaments.

However, Qixing's laboratory was in a mess.

Everywhere I looked were magic tools, magic crystals, magic stones, and bundles of paper, scattered carelessly on the ground. The sight gave me a sense of déjà vu, as if I were back in my own happy little house.

After entering the room, I could clearly see Qixing squatting on the ground, drawing a large magic circle.

The pattern of that magic circle...

Although my understanding of magic circles is limited to healing magic, I have seen similar magic circles countless times during my years of traveling in Orsted, so I can recognize them to some extent.

"Transfer magic circle?"

"To be precise, it's a summoning magic circle... well, it doesn't really matter. Please sit down for a while while I finish drawing this magic circle."

Nanahoshi responded without even looking up.

Looks like it's really busy.

I'm afraid I came at a bad time... I hope I didn't disturb her.

anyway.

She was so adorable when she was so absorbed in her thoughts.

I cleared a space among the messy pile of magic crystals around me and sat cross-legged, watching Qixing draw the magic circle quietly.

Qixing looked up at me, then lowered her head and continued to work. It was a pity that she was wearing a mask, otherwise I could take this opportunity to take a good look at whether Qixing had changed during this period of time.

"..."

Time passes minute by minute.

I still sat there, doing nothing except watching Qixing draw the magic circle.

This is indeed a very novel experience.

If it were someone else, I would have probably been unable to resist and done something else to pass the time.

But for some reason, I didn't feel any irritation at all at this moment.

He just watched Qixing busy with her own things, without saying a word, and didn't feel impatient at all.

How can I describe this feeling...

Like admiring a piece of art?

No, that's too exaggerated.

Perhaps it was just because of those three years of traveling that I developed the habit of feeling safe as long as I was with Qixing. Maybe Qixing felt the same way...

"Snapped--"

Just when my thoughts were drifting.

Nanaho finally put down her pen and carefully put away the completed magic circle scroll.

"Done?"

I asked casually.

"I'm not sure. I haven't reached the point where I can draw a magic circle with 100% success rate. I'm probably only successful nine times out of ten. And there's a chance my approach might be wrong, rendering the magic circle ineffective."

Qixing said lightly.

That being said.

I seemed to be able to hear the smugness hidden in her tone.

If I think about it carefully, if I draw a healing magic circle, it will be enough to succeed five times out of ten. However, the magic circles of transfer and summoning are much more complicated than healing magic, and each one needs to be modified by myself.

Even so, Seven Stars can achieve a 90% success rate.

This is indeed enough to be proud of.

"Nanabi is very powerful."

I said this.

He subconsciously reached out and touched Qixing's head.

"...Hey, are you treating me like a child? I'm already an adult."

Qixing couldn't help but complain like this.

That being said.

She didn't refuse my head pat.

This kind of behavior is actually very common between us. After all, we have been together day and night for three years. Although we are not in a romantic relationship, the sense of distance has become quite weak.

Actions like patting the head are not even ambiguous.

It's just normal physical contact.

"It seems you haven't wasted these three years."

After confirming that Qixing was temporarily done with his work, I also started chatting.

"Have you achieved any results with other-world summoning magic?"

"Well... let's start with the basics of summoning magic. It should be fine by now, but summoning to another world is far more complex than ordinary summoning magic. Just trial and error... I'm afraid it will take some time."

Qixing turned his head to look at the bundles of scrolls and the mountains of magic crystals in the corner of the room.

Those are the results of her hard work.

In order to obtain funds to maintain research, he cooperated with the Magic Guild and developed new products for sale with the Magic Tool Workshop. While gaining status, he also obtained a steady stream of income.

Try again and again, and make progress again and again.

Qixing did not waste any of the three years and was completely immersed in research, almost to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep.

Although she didn't say so herself.

But just from the fact that "Sevenstar almost never leaves the laboratory", I know that Qixing has put in no less effort than I have in the past three years.

I originally wanted to show off to Qixing what I have seen and heard over the years.

Now I suddenly don’t feel like that anymore.

"It's good to work hard, but don't exhaust yourself. Our great leader once said that health is the capital of revolution..."

"Who do you think I'm working so hard for?"

Qixing slapped my hand away and said unhappily.

"While you're busy traveling around the world, I'm stuck here, working my ass off. I feel like all my brain cells are dying. Isn't it all just so I can go home with you?"

"what……"

Go sightseeing.

It's a statement that really makes people want to refute it.

But I can understand Qixing's feelings to some extent.

So let her say what she wants, as long as she is happy.

"Anyway, thank you for your hard work."

"Hmph, it's good to know."

Nanaho crossed her arms and snorted in annoyance, but because she was so cute, I couldn't imagine that she was in a state of dissatisfaction at all.

And then again...

There is something that I care about very much.

"I say, Seven Stars..."

"what?"

"You've been wearing a mask since I walked in, haven't you? I understand that you don't want to reveal your appearance to the outside world, but there are only two of us here. Is it necessary?"

"Of course it's necessary!"

Qixing immediately defended herself.

"Who knows if someone will suddenly break in? You have to know that this school has people of all races, and there are also some reckless and reckless people, so I am just taking the most basic precautions..."

"But you've set up a barrier at the door to the lab, right? Can anyone really just push the door open without your permission?"

"So I said it was to prevent that kind of..."

Qixing argued for his point.