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Chapter 108: Likes

Fabienne was staring intently as I made additional small bottles. Although I thought she was looking at my hands, I had a feeling she occasionally glanced at my face. I had to concentrate on my hands, so I couldn’t confirm it.

“Alright, with these, you should be able to transfer all the facial toner you made, right? Let’s do it right away!”

“Julius-sama, you’re really skilled. How do you manipulate glass like that?”

“Oh, well… um…”

Oh no, there’s probably no concept of skills in this world. Should I just brush it off vaguely like usual?

“I happened to learn it while making magical tools. It’s like flowing magic to reshape it, I guess?”

“Flowing magic to reshape it…”

Fabienne mumbled as she looked down, lost in thought. She doesn’t need to think so deeply about it. It would have been enough to say, “Oh, so that’s what you can do.” Oh, wait. Maybe…

“Would you like to try making a small bottle too, Fabienne? Because you’ll need containers to hold the magic potions. Even if you can make the potions yourself, it wouldn’t hurt to learn how to make the containers. Some magic potions require specific containers, you know.”

“Is that so? Julius-sama is quite knowledgeable.”

“Well, um, my grandmother taught me.”

I answered while scratching my head. I’m sorry, grandmother. I ended up blaming everything on you. But it’s convenient because it solves most things. I’m really sorry.

I handed Fabienne some small bottles that are sold around here since she seemed interested.

“You just hold the small bottle like this and chant, ‘Change shape!'”

“Huh? Oh, yes, I understand.”

Fabienne opened her eyes wide for a moment, with a puzzled expression. Even so, she followed my mysterious instructions and said, “Change shape!” It’s cute. But it’s not a lie. I can somehow use skills, so I have to rely on my instincts.

I focused on the small bottle Fabienne was holding. It seems she still has strong doubts, and the magic flow isn’t working well. It will take time to get the hang of it, so let’s take it slowly without rushing.

“Hahaha, practice makes perfect. I’ll give you that small bottle, so please practice with it as many times as you want. Don’t worry, you’ll definitely get the hang of it. Now, let’s transfer the facial toner to the small bottles and complete them.”

“Oh, right. I forgot.”

Fabienne blushed and stuck out her tongue slightly. It seems she completely forgot about it. She looked a little embarrassed, and yes, it’s cute.

While transferring the facial toner and trying to reshape the small bottles, time flew by, and it was time for Fabienne to go home.

“Miss, it’s time for you to return to the mansion.”

The servant Fabienne brought with her said so. The sunlight coming through the window indicated that dusk was approaching. Is it already that late? It feels like time passed by in an instant.

“Is it already that time? Time flew by, didn’t it?”

“Yes, it did.”

We looked at each other and smiled. It seems we felt the same way. It made me a little happy. I placed the small bottles of facial toner made by Fabienne in a box for storing magic potions, and to prevent them from breaking, I filled it with straw as cushioning material. The hand creams won’t break, so I packed them in a small bag. After handing them to the servant, I escorted Fabienne to the entrance. Of course, she took off her lab coat.

“Thank you so much for today.”

“Oh no, not at all. I had a great time. As I mentioned earlier, feel free to come and make more anytime.”

“Yes, I’ll make sure to do so.”

Fabienne smiled and got into the carriage. I watched until it disappeared from view. Now I have to clean up. I should make additional ones not only for my mother but also for the servants.

“Onii-sama.”

“Kyuu.”

“Rosalia? You’ve come back.”

When I turned around, Rosaria was standing there, holding Mira. When did she come back? I didn’t notice at all. It would have been nice if the servant had informed me.

“Onii-sama, you seem happy.”

“Huh? Really? Well, maybe I’m happy because I made a companion?”

“Do you like her?”

“Kyuu?”

“Huh?”

Like her? Oh, she’s talking about Fabienne, right? If I have to choose between liking or disliking her, I might say I like her. Well, do I like her? Which is it? Come to think of it, I feel like I’m more conscious of her than Chloe and Carol. She does appear favorable to me. So, is it that I like her after all?

“Onii-sama, you seem lost in thought.”

“Kyuu.”

Well, it can’t be helped. But I’m still only eight years old. However, the children of noble families in this world are quite mature. They probably have tutors who teach them from a young age. So, I shouldn’t underestimate them just because they’re children. They must be treated as proper ladies.

“By the way, Rosalia, how was your day? Did you have fun?”

“I had fun. I got to see the magical tools Edward-sama is developing and even made some together.”

Rosalia said with a radiant face. She looked accomplished. That’s good, in various ways. If we continue to get along like this, Rosalia will probably be able to continue as a magical tool artisan.

“That’s great. Well then, let’s go inside. It’ll be dinnertime soon. I have to tidy up the laboratory, so you two can relax.”

Saying that, I urged Rosalia to enter the house. There, there, I managed to brush it off somehow. But Mira is staring at me intently.

“So, Onii-sama, how about it?”

“Kyuu.”

It seems I couldn’t brush it off.

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