Hey, Mr. Yenika (1)
It was a time when the student council president election was wrapping up and Tanya Rosstaylor’s new cabinet was also taking shape to some extent. If we were to measure time, it was about 10 days after the election ended.
“Are you dating Ed?”
Melina, a senior professor of elemental studies, was clearly a bad person.
His long, plain black hair is neatly combed, but his exhausted eyes and slanted mouth look full of dissatisfaction. The way he dresses, which clearly shows the curves of his body, makes him look more like the owner of an inn than a professor.
He is smoking a pipe and then exhales the smoke. It really felt like a burden to get close to.
“…yes…?”
“Are you dating Ed?”
1 I was calling Yenika for help with reviewing the elemental science assignment for the 2nd graders.
So, Jenica came to the private lab in the professorial building, but those were the first words she said.
Due to Yenika’s personality, she couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
“Well, that’s suddenly…?? Why does that sound…?”
“Are you kidding me? In addition to elemental science classes, the two of us stick together for quarterly common classes and even elemental science classes. We also stick together when we go to the student welfare facility or the student cafeteria to eat something.”
“…That…is….”
“If a man and a woman are at eye level, all kinds of dating circuits are activated and girls your age are the ones who start gossiping. That’s enough to start a rumor, isn’t it?”
Professor Melina shook her head as if it was disgusting and exhaled smoke again.
“Plus, these days, Yenika, you’re always talking nonsense every chance you get… Even during lectures, you’re staring blankly at the blackboard and laughing out loud. You’re like kids who have just started dating, so all I can do is sigh. You’re wondering what the hell is going on and you’re thinking nonsense. With a mesmerized face, the corners of his mouth are scrunched up – I mean Hanan.”
“There’s no need to talk about it like that…!”
That’s definitely a sharp point. Whether it’s humming for no reason or the tone of voice rising for no reason, anyone can tell that Yenika is excited these days.
This is because the two of them have been spending a lot of time together since Ed’s seclusion period.
Basically, Ed had few classmates that he was close to, so he spent most of his time as a bachelor with Yenika.
We had many overlapping classes, ate together, and solved assignments together, so when we came to our senses, we were sticking together well.
It was a situation where one should consider it fortunate that there was no lethal dose of happiness.
“Okay… no matter who you meet and what you do, it’s not something I can interfere with as a professor. The reason I called you today was simply because I wanted to get help with grading the 1st and 2nd year spirit sensing assignments.”
“Grading…? Me…?”
“There’s nothing that can’t be done, right? I’ll give you extra points.”
As far as elemental arts are concerned, it is safe to say that there are very few people who can follow Yenika in this degree.
Of course, since Melina is also a professor, her knowledge of elemental arts, which is her field of expertise, is unrivaled.
However, its scope is difficult to go beyond the academic field.
The essence of animology. history. The ecosystem of spirits. The concept of spirit affinity. Sensitivity training method. A deep understanding of the concept of reactivity, etc.
If it were an academic field, Jenica would naturally not be able to reach the professors who had been researching it all her life… but the realm of sensation is completely different.
Just as there is a difference between knowing a ball game well and being good at it… If you enter the realm of senses, Yenika’s sense of freely handling even high-ranking spirits makes even the strict Melina nod her head.
“Joint combat practice is scheduled soon, so think of it as an opportunity to establish your dignity as a senior.”
“I don’t want to build up any kind of dignity…”
“Actually, I don’t even want to be dignified. Just please, just smile during class as if you’re the happiest in the world. I’m celebrating your blooming youth. It’s your blessing, but… From the perspective of someone watching, you may be wondering, ‘Is he really out of his mind?’ “I feel like doing so.”
After listening to the story up to that point, Yenika’s face heated up for no reason. He lowered his head and quickly nodded.
Once you start to fall into your own world, you tend to not be conscious of your surroundings. Maybe that’s why people around me have started to express concern after seeing myself in a strangely tense state of late.
In fact, it is not a cause for concern. Well, it’s not like the corners of your mouth get worn down just because you wear them lightly on a daily basis.
However, there was one fact that Yenika failed to take into account.
If you look at the way they and Ed are flirting around the bachelors from a third-party perspective, you won’t feel uncomfortable even though they really look like lovers. One day, the two suddenly said, ‘We’re dating.’ Even if you declare it, it seems like you will naturally accept it and say, ‘That’s right…’
That fact may not be very pleasant to some people.
“….”
Annis Heylan, who had a sullen look on her face and had put away her cloak… did not touch the teacup even once.
Yenika is quietly photosynthesizing while sitting on the terrace of the teahouse in the student center. As if she were a stuffed toy, she didn’t move a thing and had a bright smile on her face. She looks so happy with her face shining and flowing.
Nothing more, nothing less, it’s just a small number. It seems as if flowers are blooming around the wandering figure.
“You must have worked hard today, Yenika. Today’s monster ecology assignment was really difficult because it was so extensive.”
“Huh? Ugh~” ”
…I guess I’ll have an early dinner too. I should go back to the dormitory before the sun sets and try to decipher the ancient texts that Professor Stray told me about. Based on what I heard in class, it seemed like it would be difficult to do alone, but still. I should give it a try….”
“Hmm~ I see~ I guess I’ll have to try it at least once~ This decoding class didn’t have many assignments though~ so it’ll be okay~” ”
….”
Listen to Anise as usual. Yenika is the one who does it, accepts it appropriately, and even responds by responding. But Anis was strangely angry.
Anise is also sitting at the table across from her, her eyes are smiling, but her criss-crossed veins seem to be sticking out.
It wouldn’t be strange for Anis to shed a happy smile when she sees Jenica happy in the world, but why on earth am I subtly angry now?
If she reflected on her feelings for a moment, she would quickly realize the reason, but Anise didn’t do that right away.
“By the way, Yenika… you mean that guy…”
“Huh? You mean Ed…?”
“Yes. I guess Yenika knew from the start that the man wasn’t dead?”
At first, Anis was worried that she had really lost her mind when she saw Yenika cooking out of nowhere, but now she can understand all of her actions.
Even though Yenica knew that Ed Rosstaylor was not dead in the first place, she kept it a secret. If Jenica, and not anyone else, had done that, there must have been a compelling reason.
Anise didn’t know that fact, but she felt a bit grumpy.
“I… I was really worried about Yenika at that time. ‘The heartache caused by that man’s death was so great that Yenika was really having a hard time.’ “I thought, Yenika is my precious friend.”
“Uh huh…”
“So… I felt a bit mean. I was so worried about Yenika, but Yenika was the only one who knew the truth and kept silent and just watched me worry, right?”
“Ah no… That’s…”
What are you talking about to Jenica, your most precious friend in the world? Why are you asking such meaningless questions?
Anise couldn’t even understand what she was doing. He was just saying whatever came out of his mouth.
“I… I was sorry… Anise. But there really was a reason.”
“So much so that you can’t even tell me…?”
“Uh, yes…”
“Then… I have no choice…”
Anise sighed heavily. I kept my head down and glanced at Yenika out of the corner of my eye.
Like the kind Jenika in the world, she was fidgeting and caressing her fingertips.
I felt like a sharp pain was stabbing my chest. An appropriate sense of immorality has the power to encourage people to go astray.
“I’m sure if it was Yenika, she would have gotten into trouble while helping that man.”
“It’s… similar…”
It was similar, and those words were accurate. Making inferences using limited information was Anis’ specialty.
“To begin with, Yenika… whenever that man is her partner, she always seems to just help and give things away…”
It felt a bit like that because she said it so bluntly, but it was still a fact.
“Yenika is that man’s housekeeper…? She did it when she went into hiding. What on earth does that man mean by cooking her food and taking care of her house…? So did that man give her any money…? At least give her a hug. “Did you give it to me…? It’s said that the person you had feelings for first was Eul, but you crossed the line too much…!”
“That’s….”
“I’ve said it before, but it’s so quick to have your liver and gallbladder taken out like that only to be used and thrown away…! In fact, isn’t Ed Rothtaylor a man who can get away with that…??”
“Why are you derailing the story by swearing at Ed…? Anis, you said last time that Ed is a pretty decent person…!”
“Tsk…!”
Anis was speechless there. In the first place, it felt like the story was pouring out as soon as it was said, so it felt logically incoherent.
Anis knows full well that Ed Rosstaylor is a more thoughtful and decent man than expected. That’s why it was heartbreaking to see the story strangely go in the direction of criticizing him.
However, as mentioned above, an appropriate sense of immorality tends to encourage people to go astray. In particular, people who have lived their lives faithfully, choosing only the right answer, feel a strange attraction to the strange twist when they make a mistake.
“Huh, I didn’t mean to gossip… I’m sorry…”
“Oh no…”
Silence for a moment.
Subtle atmosphere. Neither of us know why this happened.
“That’s right, Yenika. There’s no harm in being careful.”
“Be careful… what…?”
“It’s just a bit of a complex story. Actually, if you think about it, even though Yenika is this devoted, Ed, that man has never done anything of note, right? That’s true, right…?”
“He says thank you every time. He tells me that it would have been really terrible without me, and pats me on the shoulder… and shakes my hand…” “
In the end, it’s all just words and show…!”
We are increasingly converging with the mindset of a typical beaten wife. ‘Isn’t this a bit weird?’ Even as I was thinking this… Anise’s advice also started to go in a strange direction.
“It’s… time to test that man, Yenika.”
“A test… I don’t trust Ed? If I say that, it makes me feel like I don’t trust Ed.”
“Now is the time to be suspicious. You have the right to do that, Yenika. You have done more than just that to Ed. Are you going to live like this just by giving? You have to get what you get! If you do that, you will become a real brat…!”
I don’t want an old-fashioned, fox-like push and pull like Lortel at the top. It’s been quite a while since I gave up.
At the very least, wouldn’t it be right to just give it to them and avoid getting scolded as a way to say hello?
“Ed, try to make that guy… mad.”
“What…? Why… why…?”
“When a person is angry to the core, their true nature is revealed, Yenika.”
So, the idea is to do something to make the man angry and see what happens.
It’s hard to imagine Ed Rothtaylor getting angry, but he’s human, and he’ll get angry when he gets angry.
“But… Ed has never once been angry at me…”
Yenika said this while twisting her braided hair as if she was troubled… I don’t know why, but Anis was extremely obnoxious…!
Under normal circumstances, there would be absolutely no reason to be upset… it was just like that.
“And it’s not polite to provoke someone’s anger just to test them…”
That was the correct opinion. However, there is no logic to refute it.
“Listen carefully, Yenika. To put it bluntly, Yenika has a crush on that guy, right?”
“Huh.”
No matter how much you are aware of your feelings, it is human psychology to feel embarrassed when you express them out loud in the form of words.
Anise’s words come straight in without blinking and reveal the truth. Yenika swallowed hard and her cheeks blushed.
“But do you know that now Jenica is becoming more like a close friend or family member than that man’s lover…?”
“That…”
That was exactly the point.
A warm and comfortable feeling that comes to mind when you think of Ed’s face or imagine sitting next to him in his camp.
When I imagine leaning on his shoulder, I used to feel my heart pounding and blood rush to my face… but these days, I can’t help but feel comfortable, like I’m back in my hometown.
“That’s the problem, Yenika! That guy must be the same…! What you two need is a ‘reestablishment’ of your relationship!”
“Re-establishment…?”
“Okay… you guys need to become a little more ‘unfamiliar’! If you take each other for granted, you won’t get excited!”
Anise’s words have a strange magical power. Before I knew it, Yenika began to swallow her saliva and become interested in her story.
“So… try to make him… moderately angry. Then the man’s true colors will come out.”
Looking at Yenika swallowing dry saliva… Anis also strangely felt as if her heart was on fire.
“Then I’ll go…! See you tomorrow, Anis…!”
Still, Yenika decided to watch Ed Rosstaylor’s spirit sensitivity training today.
After seeing off Yenika as she left the student center and discussing her schedule, Anis sat down on a nearby bench, holding her face.
Just some bullshit to make the guy angry. They came up with a plausible justification, such as re-establishing relationships, but in the end, they were just lying to Yenika.
This… is an act of alienation to anyone in the world.
Anise was so embarrassed by her behavior that she had to sit on a wooden bench for a while to cool off.
However… another question arises in my heart. It is a question that at least neutralizes the strangely rising sense of immorality and guilt.
In the first place, is it possible for Yenika to provoke that man’s anger…?
“….”
To conclude, it is absolutely impossible.
In the first place, Yenika is not the kind of person who can do that. People themselves are like that.
This is especially true if the opponent is Ed Rothtaylor.
“Really… I’ve been doing useless things…”
Anise wiped her face and hit her head.
* * * 〈 Advanced Crafting Skill Slot: Magic 〉 Skill Proficiency: 6 Understanding Magic: 7 Fast Crafting: 4 Collection Recipe:
Weak Wind Emitter (Lv 4)
Howling Noise Generator (Lv 3)
Sensitive Automatic Magical Chessboard (Lv 1)
Greenhouse Flower Crystal Ball (Lv 3)
Blue Magic Ball (Lv 2)
Rake Hand (Lv 3)
Craigle Magic Ink (Lv 2)
Throwing Ball (Lv 3)
Onia’s Scarf (Lv 1)
Telos’ Frosty Protection (Lv1)
Thunderstruck Millennium Wooden Staff (Crafting formula available!)
Glokt’s Eye (Crafting formula available!)
Delheim Hourglass (Lv 1)
I have several magic engineering supplies that I can craft in the magic engineering slot. I looked through the list.
Among them, the one that I am most interested in right now is the ‘thousand-year tree staff struck by lightning.’
First of all, the manufacturing method itself is very simple. The power rating is high for a subject that has almost no process and the level of difficulty is not high.
The reason is really simple. This is because it is very difficult to obtain the ingredients.
A tree that has been alive for over a thousand years has its branches twisted by lightning. Just hearing about it makes you have no idea where to get it.
〈Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman〉 In the main story, it was just in the inventory as a reward item in the final chapter of Act 3, but now that it has become a reality, I feel at a loss as to where to get it.
If you don’t have something, just make it.
Trees over a thousand years old are rare, but there is at least one in this northern forest. Then, the story goes that all you have to do is hit the branch of that tree with lightning.
The tree is ‘Merilda’s guardian tree.’ If you ask Merilda for at least one branch, you can somehow get it.
When it comes to thunderbolts, there is the high-level lightning magic ‘Never’s Punishment’ handled by Lucy. Lucy can use high-level magic just by picking her ears while firing wildly, so if you ask her, she will do it.
“Hmm…”
Thousand-year-old wooden staff struck by lightning (very rare)
Amplifies the sensitivity of all elemental spirits. Amplification of magic efficiency of spirit magic.
If you look at the information section of magic engineering supplies, it is a very desirable ability.
In the first place, the sensitivity stat is a stat that is strongly guaranteed to be unique, making it difficult to amplify it with equipment or reinforcement magic.
Sensitivity stats are expressed only by the character’s natural strength. This staff is one of the exceptional items that directly breaks one of the core principles of
By tapping the bonfire with a poker, we came up with a plan to procure other materials besides the tree branches that had been struck by lightning.
Most of the rest can be purchased at the Elte Store. When I put it all together like this, it turned out to be a surprisingly realistic plan.
“Hmm… I guess it won’t take as long as I thought.”
In the first place, I didn’t make it for myself to use.
I thought about the oak staff that Yenika carried as if it were her own body. It’s definitely a cane with good performance, but it’s worn out because I’ve been using it for too long.
Even though there are many canes given to me as gifts by family and friends, is there some reason why I only use those canes?
Still, if there is equipment that can further increase your potential, it is right to use it. Still, there were many things I wanted to repay to Yenika in many ways.
If I could afford it, I would make my own, but… the higher the grade, the worse the efficiency of the magic power used when remaking it. This is a measure to prevent the infinite mass production of high-efficiency magic engineering products.
It would be best to prepare to make the second wand a little more slowly.
If you’re thinking of re-crafting a legendary magic engineering item like the Delheim Hourglass… it will take almost two months.
It’s something worth investing that amount of time into. Of course, I will be making a lot of other magical engineering supplies in the meantime.
First of all, I want to make another legendary magic engineering item, ‘Glockt’s Eye’, before the end of this semester.
Glokt’s Eye (Legendary)
Temporarily increases the proficiency of all sensitive abilities. The efficiency of cursed magic is halved. Defensive magic cannot be used. Becomes immune to elemental magic.
Among the items that directly affect sensitivity abilities, it is the highest grade magic engineering item.
At this point, I don’t know how to make it… but it’s still worth taking the time to try. In particular, being completely immune to all elemental magic means that you will have an overwhelming advantage when fighting against wizards. It’s a bit tricky, but it’s half a fraudulent item and can only be obtained very late in the original work.
Above all, Glokt’s eyes are not consumables. There is a cooldown time, but it is a reusable item anyway, so once you make it, it will actually lead to an increase in your specs.
“Okay… Huh… First of all, rather than a distant goal, we should first achieve the goal in front of us step by step. First of all, it would be good to make the wand quickly.”
Of course, it is difficult to do on your own. I raised my head and looked towards the cabin. There was no one in particular that caught my eye.
As I looked around the entire camp, I saw Lucy napping in a hammock hung on a tree next to the cabin.
“Tsk tsk.”
I quickly got up and went to the hammock.
I put my head in front of Lucy’s nose and confirmed that she was sleeping soundly.
Lucy is sleeping soundly, but if she has something to say, she wakes her up without hesitation. Lucy is almost always half-asleep anyway, so waking her up makes little difference.
I also don’t really care about it.
“Hey Lucy.”
When I suddenly called her name like that, Lucy quickly stood up as usual.
No, in fact, it didn’t happen ‘as usual’.
“….”
“…!!!!”
When his nose met my field of vision, his eyes suddenly widened. Then, it took a deep breath, suddenly flipped its body, flew as if it was floating, and landed on a large tree branch.
“Why why…”
“…is that such a surprise…?”
The number of times I suddenly woke Lucy up while she was sleeping was too many to count with two fingers.
I asked Lucy if it was something to make such a fuss about, but she shook her head.
“…No, I’m sorry for surprising you for no reason. It’s not necessary right now, so I’ll speak slowly next time.”
“You can tell me now… It’s okay…”
“No, now that I think about it, I have a schedule.”
Explaining various circumstances and asking Lucy to cast the thunderbolt spell… you can do this at any time.
However, when I thought about it, I had asked Yenika to watch my spirit sensitivity training today. Since I was told that I would arrive at the camp around 7 o’clock after my bachelor’s class, I had to get ready now.
I waved my hand at Lucy, told her it was okay, and returned to the campfire. And I sat near the rock and read a book on elemental science… and waited for Yenika for a long time.
―Rustle, rustle.
It was about five or six pages into the book when Yenika appeared through the grass.
“Hello Ed…!”
There were a few leaves stuck to Yenika’s collar and nose, as if she had taken a slightly rougher route instead of the one she usually took. Why bother…?
“Oh Yenika. It’s a little late.”
“Yeah. I’m about 10 minutes late…!”
“What happened?”
After saying that, Jenica suddenly crossed her arms and spoke in a proud posture.
“There’s no particular reason why I’m late…!”
“….”
“It’s just… it’s late!”
After saying that, he adds, ahem, clears his throat.
“….”
I was wondering what kind of reaction you wanted and how to answer…
“Well… that’s possible. You’re very busy. I’m grateful that you came to help me with the sensitivity training.”
After saying that, I closed the book, shook off my clothes, and got up. Since it was sensitivity training, I didn’t have to use my body much, but I did bend my shoulders here and there.
“….”
I don’t know why, but…Yenica was breaking into a cold sweat at the subject’s arrogant attitude.
