The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 135
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- Chapter 135 - Making an Earthenware Pot and Chopsticks
I’ve gone from working to a vacation period, and a few days have passed.
During this time, I’ve mostly spent my days in my room, going out occasionally.
This morning, too, I was in my room when AI-chan said she was going to do some knitting with Natalia and left the room.
Then, Annie, who had been lying down the whole time, got up.
“What’s up? Restroom?”
Annie is almost always lying down, except for going to the bathroom and eating.
Well, Alice is the same way.
“No, I’m just going out for a bit.”
“That’s rare.”
“Yeah. I realized I haven’t taken Koma-chan for a walk at all.”
Well, she’s a shikigami, so it’s not really necessary…
“I see. Have a good walk.”
“Yeah. Alice, you should go out sometimes, or you’ll get fat.”
Annie stood up, said that, and left the room.
“…She only says things like that when she moves herself.”
“Well, yeah, but she’s not wrong.”
Before worrying about getting fat, it’s unhealthy.
“…I guess. Yuuma, wanna go fishing?”
“Isn’t it cold? And can we even catch anything?”
We might have some luck at the sea, but I doubt we’ll catch anything in the river.
“…Let’s go to the sea. Let’s ask Chibi-masu to take us.”
“She’s working in the capital today. She said so yesterday, didn’t he?”
“…She did. At this point, even work would be…”
Alice suddenly went quiet while talking.
It was because we heard a knock at the door.
I wondered who it could be, and the door opened.
Then, Lily energetically came into the room.
“Hey there! Looks like Annie went out for once, what’s up?”
“She remembered she hasn’t taken Koma-chan for a walk lately.”
“Ah, makes sense. She always used to take her for walks.”
“So, what brings you here?”
I decided to get to the point.
“Oh, right! Yuuma, you’re free anyway, right? Let’s go to Bart’s place. The preparations are ready, so let’s make the clay pot and chopsticks!”
Oh yeah, we did plan to do that.
“Let’s go, then. Alice, you’re coming too.”
I invited Alice, and she got up from the kotatsu.
“…Okay.”
Alice replied and stood up.
“Huh? Alice is coming too? That’s rare.”
“…Laziness is not good.”
“Look who’s talking! Well, whatever! Let’s go, let’s go!”
Encouraged by the cheerful Lily, we left the dorm.
As soon as we stepped outside, a wave of cold air hit us.
“Cold! It’s completely winter now.”
It was cold before, but in just the past few days, the temperature had dropped significantly.
It seems Lily’s prediction was right.
“…Yeah.”
As Alice said that and touched my back, the cold eased up.
It wasn’t completely gone, but it was much more bearable.
“Is this magic?”
“…Yeah. Without it, you’d freeze to death.”
Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but it definitely made things easier.
Magic really is amazing.
“Thanks.”
“…It’s fine. More importantly, let’s go. I’m curious about this pot you’re talking about.”
With the cold now tolerable, we headed to the dismantling yard behind the guild where Bart was.
When we arrived at the yard, we could see the craftsmen warming themselves by the fire.
Bart was among them, and when he saw us, he looked our way.
“Bart!”
“We already made eye contact… tone it down, you’re too loud.”
Bart looked at the shouting Lily with annoyance.
“Bart, give us some leftover wood and clay!”
As Lily said that and approached Bart, Alice and I followed.
“…You never listen to people, do you?”
“That’s not true.”
“Sigh… Brother, don’t you get tired being around her all the time?”
Bart asked me.
“She’s lively, and it’s nice to have someone cheerful around.”
“Really?”
“…Bart, it’s pointless to try and get Yuuma to agree with you. All he ever does is compliment women.”
That’s just normal.
“Oh yeah, you’re that kind of guy, aren’t you? So, what are you using the wood and clay for?”
Bart turned his gaze back to Lily.
“We’re making chopsticks and a pot!”
“Oh, I see. That’s pretty normal this time. You can use whatever’s lying around over there. Ah, so cold, so cold.”
With that, Bart went back to warming himself by the fire.
“Looking like you’ve got some free time?”
I asked while warming myself by the fire.
“Well, it’s that time of year. Even so, customers still come by occasionally, so we can’t just shut down. You guys should get to work too.”
It’d be a problem if the dismantling shop were closed.
“I’ll probably go hunting sometime soon.”
“Yeah, go for it. Bring back something good. And while you’re at it, go check in on Pamela. Isn’t she feeling lonely?”
“…Bart, Pamela’s been coming to our place almost every day.”
She came by yesterday with Leanne too.
Since we have teleportation, it’s become really easy for her to drop by.
“Ah, it’s like that now, huh… you’re pretty amazing.”
Bart sounded impressed.
The other craftsmen looked impressed too.
“…Heh, our great leader.”
Alice flashed a smug look.
“Hey, hey, Yuuma! How big should the pot be?”
At some point, Lily had wandered over to the workbench at the side and was now asking.
“Ah, I’m coming. Alice, let’s go.”
“…Yeah.”
We left the fire and walked over to where Lily was.
At her feet, there was a pile of clay heaped up.
“What do you think?”
“There are eight of us, so… it should be a bit on the bigger side… about this much.”
I drew a circle with my hands to show the size.
“Hmm, got it. And as for the shape…”
Lily pulled out a paper with a drawing that AI-chan had made and started checking it.
“Can you really make it that quickly? Aren’t you supposed to bake it or something?”
“I can do it with magic. Well, baking it would make a better one, but that takes time. I’ll just whip it up quickly with my magic.”
Can it really be that easy to make?
Impressive… wait, what?
As I was thinking, the pile of clay at our feet began to move and change shape.
“Something like this? No, maybe a bit rounder…”
Lily was muttering to herself while looking at the paper, and slowly the shape started to transform into a pot.
“Isn’t that amazing?”
I asked Alice as I watched the clay change before my eyes.
“…It’s really amazing. Only elves can do something like this. Lily, it’s not just your ears after all.”
“Alice, that’s mean. I’m a proper elf, you know!”
You can tell just by looking at her ears, really.
“You’re impressive.”
“Hehe, right? Ta-da! Look, it’s done!”
Lily picked up the pot from the ground and held it up with a flourish.
“That’s amazing.”
“…Lily, you’re talented.”
“Well, of course! Now, next is the chopsticks. Umm…”
Puffed up with pride after the compliments, Lily pulled out the paper again and started looking at it.
“What’s that?”
“…You need blueprints for chopsticks?”
Alice and I looked at the paper Lily was holding.
On it were seven squiggly, mysterious patterns drawn.
“Umm, are those… patterns?”
“Yes! They’re for decorating the chopsticks!”
But we don’t really need that…
“…Lily, do we really need the patterns?”
It seemed Alice was thinking the same thing.
“We do! These patterns actually have meaning!”
“What kind of meaning?”
“Hmm? Well, it’s like… putting feelings into it? This one represents ‘affection’!”
So it’s a traditional kind of thing, huh?
Well, in that case, it’s probably best to accept it.
“…Affection?”
“Yes, affection! It’s a bit embarrassing to say, but this pattern means ‘thank you for being you.'”
Lily said that as she pointed to one of the patterns.
“Whose is that?”
“I’m not telling! It’s embarrassing!”
Yeah, I kind of get that.
“…By the way, what about this one? It’s clearly different from the others.”
The one Alice pointed at was indeed a little different from the surrounding ones.
“Huh? Oh, uh, well… you know, it’s fine. The ones you give to the same gender and the opposite gender aren’t the same, that’s just how it is.”
“…Ah, I see… that kind of thing. Got it.”
Don’t look over here with that smirk on your face.
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