episode_0239

Did you say 3 years?

Time spent building a wall from the world and processing only magic stones.

In those three years, Tay definitely hasn’t changed, but he has changed a lot.

Things like his tone of voice and personality are all the same as they were three years ago.

It feels like only my body has changed.

Now Tay is no longer the small, unconfident craftsman he was when I first met him.

In name and reality, the best craftsman recognized by others.

Producing the highest quality and largest size magic stones.

He was a craftsman who had already gone far beyond the original.

“Amazing.”

“······.”

For three years, I was completely focused on work, except for just one day a year.

Thanks to this, the timing of completion of the magic stone was just right.

Even if it lasted just a day or two, it would have been a failure.

“It’s not that great… I’m just scared to go outside… I’m afraid of living in a world without investors…”

“Avoiding reality?”

“······.”

Tay nods his head in my arms without saying a word.

But I don’t think so.

The light of my extreme seeps into Tei.

The thoughts of the past felt from Tei are not anxiety or doubt, but firm faith and trust.

“Tei. I trusted you. Because I believed in it, I first protected the corpse of the Overmind so that the magic stone would not be crushed in the collapsing dungeon. I believed you would recognize it when you see it. How was it for you?”

“As if I was possessed… I brought it… and started processing it…”

“Yes. We call it trust. Good job, Tay. thanks. Thanks to your trust, I was able to save the world.”

“Uuhuh······.”

I hugged Tei tighter.

It’s amazing and I’m proud.

I’m sorry for making you suffer for three years by trusting only in me, but I don’t need to say those words.

Instead, say thank you.

For the infinite trust you have placed in me.

“Anyway, this magic stone…”

“Yes. It’s huge, right?”

“It’s much bigger than I thought…”

I turned my gaze towards Maseok and burst out laughing.

What on earth is that?

Is it okay to call something like that a magic stone?

When I split the dimension and escaped from the dungeon, the magic energy that flowed from Luna’s transcendental body had not yet formed a complete magic stone.

So I only knew that it was a bit big, but I didn’t know how big it was…

I never imagined it would be so big that it would be difficult to lift and carry.

“If this is the case, how much will the processing cost be?”

“Okay. Negotiation, shall we begin?”

“What do you want?”

“I······.”

Tay was squirming in my arms, swallowing his saliva.

He pauses for a moment, as if he’s nervous or choosing a word, then raises his head and looks up at me.

Those eyes are bright.

At that moment, I thought, oh no.

It was snow that I had seen many times somewhere.

All the eyes I saw repeatedly about 12 times were like this.

“Well, I’ve been touching magic stones all my life, so I’ve never met anyone, let alone a man, right? I only know you. I’ve never thought of anyone else but you. So, investor, please take responsibility for me.”

ah.

It was correct.

After receiving confessions dozens of times, I now know exactly when the timing is.

“I think marriage will be enough to pay for the craftsmanship.”

“Tei······.”

“Yes. I’m listening, investor.”

“I’m so glad to hear your heart. But I already have someone who is engaged.”

“I know. Are there more than just that one person?”

“What, what? How could that-”

“I know everything. You have the eyes of a playboy.”

“······.”

That’s rude.

It’s not an affair, it’s just pure love many times.

But somehow the timeline got distorted and ended up looking like the wind.

I believe…

“Dwarves do not allow polygamy. But the human race is allowed, right? Then there will be no further legal problems. If there is a problem, it only depends on the investor’s intention…”

“It’s not a matter for me to decide alone. You’ll have to ask the other wives too…”

“Is that really true? When adding other wives, did you ask each and every one of them like this?”

“······.”

“It is right for the investor to decide. I won’t put too much pressure on you. I won’t threaten to commit suicide if you don’t accept it. As you know, I am mentally strong. I guess I’ll just live alone, touching magic stones until I die.”

“······.”

You said you wouldn’t threaten me?

Isn’t this a threat?

“But I also don’t like you taking it too lightly. In the eyes of investors, I may still look like the child I was back then… Now this is not something that came out of my impulsive and young mind.”

“······.”

The player was taken away.

What I was trying to say now was that it was your mistake, that you were still young, was sealed away.

“I like it, investor. At first, I thought it was a yearning, but as time went by, it became clearer. I don’t admire you. I don’t want to look up at you. I want to be by your side, holding your hand and making eye contact with you.”

“······No, this. I hope so, Nyoni.”

Uddangtangtang.

Ignoring the sound of something falling next to me, I made eye contact with Tei.

Holding hands, just like she wanted.

Do I see Tay as a child?

To some extent this is true.

Still, whenever I see Tei, I think of the little boy I was when I first met him.

Tay hasn’t changed at all since then.

Although his wealth increased, his status improved, and his body grew.

When it comes to magic stone crafting, the fact that he is sincere, upholds faithfulness, and cherishes his colleagues has not changed at all.

I can feel Tei’s sincerity.

Tay’s confidence flows in with the light of drama.

I said, stroking cute Tei’s hair.

“Tei. As you said, I still look at you like a child. I’ve never thought about it with reason.”

“Yes······. Then, as expected…”

“So it’s too early to get married. Shouldn’t we start from the previous steps?”

“······!”

I haven’t even tried to look at Tay as the opposite sex yet.

So skipping steps altogether is not a good idea.

Shouldn’t we start from the beginning, step by step, by getting to know each other?

Of course, dating when there are already engaged wives feels like a prickling of conscience.

Tay doesn’t know me very well yet.

I also can’t say I know Tay completely.

Maybe he can’t overcome his wife’s territoriality and gives up.

I may not be able to look at Tei with reason in the end.

But what if.

What if Tei’s feelings are still the same and my feelings are the same even after we get to know each other deeply…

I guess there really is nothing we can do at that time.

“Hehehehe······. great······. It’s nice to have something fresh.”

Tay smiles contentedly, hugs my neck, and rubs his cheek against my beard.

It just so happened…

While I had four wives, I got a 19-year-old girlfriend.

“So? I wouldn’t have gone all the way to Basel just to seduce a dwarf who had just been kicked out of a minor. What are you planning to do with the magic stone you brought from Basel?”

“Sa, it is a magic stone with a fairly high purity… Due to its arrangement structure, it can withstand high-level magic even on its own… Ugh, ummm. Well, you have to have a magic stone like this… to be able to date Eugene…”

I’m sure we’re talking about work.

I keep feeling an unknown pressure.

Jill and Julia glance at me with pouting faces and examine the magic stone.

Since it is an urgent situation with less than three days left until the coup, it seems that they are suppressing their complaints as much as possible.

However, it seemed like she couldn’t stand it as much as Yerina, and she puffed out her tail as much as she could.

“So you did it? Didn’t you?”

“······Kuhup!”

Jill is embarrassed and spits out the tea she was drinking.

surely.

You might be curious.

I made eye contact with Yerina, who growled and grabbed me by the collar.

“I didn’t do it. What person does that from the beginning of a relationship? I’m a more conservative person than I look.”

“Hmm… That’s a good thing. it’s okay. Now let’s start the meeting.”

“Is this the end?”

“Why. Do you want more pecks? Nope. I know for sure that it is useless and meaningless to peck at it anyway. You may be a playboy, but you are not trash. That dwarf was also trying to take responsibility for what he had done so far, right? I didn’t seduce you simply because you were young and pretty.”

“······.”

Jill and Julia suddenly lower their heads and become solemn.

It seems like they really thought I was seducing Tei just because she was young and pretty.

“You’re faithful to us, so you’re not meeting a new woman, right? That’s it. Because we all know that Eugene doesn’t treat women lightly.”

“Ugh, yes! Yes. yes. That’s right.”

“Da, da da da da, of course… I was thinking that too…”

Jill and Julia shake their heads in agreement.

really······?

It seems like the two still can’t catch up with Yerina’s cool personality.

“Actually, I don’t even think this is the end. Is there more? You’re always wagging your tail wherever you go. Do you think there will be one more person?”

“Oh…”

“If this continues, instead of having three wives and four concubines, it will become four wives and three concubines.”

Yerina’s sharp eyes bend and she smiles slightly.

That smile is stuck in my heart and seems to freeze coldly.

Has this guy reached the point where he can make people cringe with just his eye smile?

“One thing I’m really curious about is whether among those candidates, is there Alicia, the younger sister I really, really care about-”

“Now. There is little time left. I don’t have time to chat. With a great sense of responsibility to prevent the destruction of this world, we must quickly establish a strategy.”

Now I see that now was not the time.