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Chapter 371: Head of the Family’s Diary

I put distilled water, herbs, and spinach into a small pot and began to heat it up. A thick green liquid formed. Since I wasn’t making a healing potion this time, the bitterness that may arise doesn’t matter. In fact, that bitterness functions as a neutralizer. Magical potions are truly mysterious.

Fabienne seemed a little put off by the sight.

“Th-that’s quite bold…”

“Well, it’s not something you drink. What matters here is not the taste, but the effect.”

Now that I think about it, most of the magical potions Fabienne has made were things people could use, like drinking potions or salves.

Teaching her about magical potions for material use might be a good idea to expand both her knowledge and perspective.

“With this, the ‘Green Neutralizer’ is complete. Next, we move on to the topical agent.”

I placed various ingredients into a clay pot and slowly simmered them while stirring with a stick. Inside the pot, something dark and thick began bubbling up. I had a strange impulse to let out a “Hee-hee-hee,” but I refrained since Fabienne was there.

“Is it… alright?”

“Don’t worry, it’s fine. Once we add the green neutralizer at the end, the appearance will improve.”

From an outsider’s perspective, it probably looked like I was making poison. It certainly appeared that way. If I had seen my grandmother making it, I would definitely have thought she was making poison.

Once it had simmered enough, I added the neutralizer. A change occurred immediately, and the previously dark and murky liquid transformed into a transparent one. Fabienne and Nero both exclaimed, “Oh!”

“Now it’s complete. It’s a topical agent that greatly enhances fire resistance.”

Topical Agent: High Quality. Blocks certain types of magic, Major Effect, Extraordinary Fire Resistance.

“To think you can make something like this… Magic potions are really amazing.”

“As expected of you, Julius-sama.”

“Ahaha… Well, let’s apply it to the reinforced glass.”

It seemed Fabienne had used her ‘Appraisal’ skill to check what kind of magic potion it was. She seemed a bit excited about the new type of potion.

I began applying the potion to the reinforced glass that Nero had prepared. It wasn’t viscous and was quite light, allowing me to cover a large area with only a small amount.

“Now, we just have to wait for it to dry. By tomorrow, it should have set.”

“I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Fabienne smiled happily. Now, the real question is how effective it will be. I hope it doesn’t cause any major problems.

Today, Fabienne was staying the night. It had been decided that, since it would be exhausting for her to go back and forth between the Heine Frontier Household and the Amber Baron’s household every day, she would stay over every few days.

As I was waiting for dinner with Fabienne in the room, I received a summons from my father. It seemed like he couldn’t wait until after dinner… Perhaps he was concerned about the sword glowing? I hope not.

“Father, it’s Julius.”

I rang the buzzer for the office. With the chime, my father’s voice called out, “Enter.” Nero opened the door for me, and when I walked in, Lionel was there. It seemed my mother wasn’t present.

“Please, sit. I’ve heard some things from Lionel, but I want to hear your side of the story as well Julius.”

“Understood.”

To think I would have to explain this again. It seems that Father has become quite cautious. Normally, he would simply ask me directly about any concerns he has. After talking about the reinforced glass, the conversation shifted to swords, as expected.

“Julius, you didn’t notice that the sword was glowing, right?”

“Yes. I didn’t notice. Everyone around me seemed surprised, so it was only then that I realized.”

“I see.”

Father crossed his arms and began thinking. Lionel’s expression also stiffened. Could this be bad? A cold sweat ran down my back. I never imagined it would come to this.

No, this isn’t my fault. It’s the fault of the Heine Frontier Count’s family for owning such a special sword. As I harbored this quiet resentment, Father looked up.

“Julius, Heine Frontier Count’s family has kept diaries written by successive heads of the family.”

“I didn’t know that. They have something so valuable?”

“Yes.”

Father’s tone was hesitant. There must be something problematic written in that diary. I just want to go back, go back to my warm room. I want to lie on the bed and roll around with Mira.

“Among the things written in that diary, there’s also mention of that sword. It seems that sword has a consciousness of its own.”

“A sword with consciousness? An Intelligent Weapon, you mean!”

“Y-yes, that’s right. …You know about it, Julius?”

“Ah, no, well… I think I read about it in some book.”

You idiot. I ended up shouting in excitement without thinking.

An Intelligent Weapon is an ultra-rare weapon, only a few exist in the game. And they were all supposed to be legendary weapons. To think that such a thing exists in this world too… I couldn’t help but get excited.

I glanced at the sword hanging from Lionel’s waist. I could have sworn it glinted. Was that my imagination? Could it have already locked onto me?

“According to what was written, when the sword finds someone it likes, it shows its true power.”

“True power?”

“Yes. The sword glowing was part of that. The light served as a distraction, making it much easier to fight against strong enemies.”

I see. If it glows every time it strikes, the trajectory of the sword would become invisible. It might seem a bit unfair, but there’s no such thing as unfair in battle, right?

“And it seems that it became capable of cutting through anything.”

Hmm, could it be a sword that cuts through iron? Certainly, Lionel was able to easily cut through the reinforced glass that he couldn’t cut before. Maybe the Intelligent Weapon simply couldn’t cut through something as weak as glass, and it got frustrated.

“Could it be that it was just frustrated after being bounced off by the reinforced glass?”

“…That might be the case.”

Father stared into space.

Right, the problem is, even if that’s the case, it was me who did it. If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have had Lionel try it again.

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