Chapter 36 (1/2)
Blacksmith Volume 2 Chapter 16
Campus life was peaceful for once, and with su, I received news fro
“There have been great changes since the last batch, but the overall effect hasn’t changed It’s still a natural facepack, and as you requested there is now a scent that’s left behind after use The fruity fragrance isn’t too strong, and is non-persisting”
“Really?”
I picked one up with ive off a nice fruit scent that was slightly acidic, giving it a so impression This is more than what I had expected
“Has it been tested?”
“Of course it has, the effects have been confirmed No doubt about it”
“No, I mean have you used it yourself?”
“No, but-”
“Then let’s use it right now, the two of us”
“Right now?! I, um… okay”
“Its decided then, coreenhouse”
Outside the plastic building, we carried the product over to a bench big enough for two
Then respectively, to each his oe took our seats
Once ere ready, we immediately applied the face packs
Maybe because he wasn’t used to it, when I looked at Toto I found that he was suffering while squir on the spot
I can’t really h, I couldn’t help but squir to wear!
After a while Toto suddenly beca Lucky
Guess I should try to get a nap in as well, I can’t take this off for a while now can I?
It was hot outside due to summer, but because the bench was in the shade we didn’t have to worry much
The wind the occasionally breezed by felt so nice
Withdown on the bench
…what a stupid, but I shouldn’t think about it now I only have one regret, I wish that we did it inside, it’d be less e
“Hey Toto, do you think it had any effect?”
I asked Toto as lying next to me
“I don’t know” he responded indifferently
Honestly my face doesn’t feel any better, only itchier …wait, is this the effect?! I could feelin me
“Hey, Kururi?”
“Yeah?”
“Wouldn’t this have been better if we did this in the greenhouse? How many hours do you think we have to stay like this?”
“…”
This is so aard, I’ll just pretend I’m asleep
A few hours had passed, I had actually fallen asleep until noon
Probably because of the heat, the face pack had become sticky with sweat
It’s been about three hours since we put them on, but I can’t take this anymore! It’s too hot! I immediately stripped the mask off and stood up
“Puha!” I could finally breathe nor The hot air even felt cooler than usual
“You took it off, Kururi?”
“I couldn’t take it any up, it seems that Toto had taken off his face pack as well
“…wait” this is good, even if was just a bit There’s so here that I need to be more worried about What are the results?!
“That’s right!”
“-!! Your face is shi+ny”
Toto’s face was shi+ning like a ood effect, but we only used it for three hours out of its expected use time
“Your face as well, here a mirror” I took the mirror he handed me and checked my reflection, and honestly, I was surprised
My face was shi+ny, and when I touched it with er, it was a little sticky
I think I just opened a new door for myself
“This is a! I feel like my skin has been reborn!”
“So talent scares me” Toto said proudly
Well, I’m happy as too, it was a success!
“It also has soh”
“Yeah, its way too hot to wear To the point where we couldn’t take it anyht?”
“Its weaknesses are clear, noe need a cooling effect placed on it”
“A cooling effect? What’s that?”
“I want it so that you get a cold feeling when it touches the skin, to compensate for the heat”
“There’s not enough tiht around the corner”
“No, this is good With how it is now, there’s already such a great effect, and its not even co effect installed as well, we’ll raise the prices even further! What do you think?”
“It’s te”
With the two of us looking at each other, a creepy laughter started to rise up between us
Yup, we’re both weird in this way
“You two look like you’re having fun”
Iris suddenly appeared froh
It looks like she’s coreenhouse today
“Fun, yeah Really fun”
“That’s nice”
“Coht Iris? How’s that going for you?”
When I asked this Toto ain, looks like they’ve had some success
“It was completed around the same time as the face pack, and because I wanted to show the two of you the fruits of my labour, I invited Iris to come today as well”
“I’m fine with that”
“I am as well” Iris responded in her usual s on a hot summer day
“As for the results, there have been improvements, like this”
In Toto’s finger was a seed It doesn’t look like any seed I’ve seen before though
“I have the seeds for potatoes, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, grains, and sorown they should be about ten-ti to plant some in a vacant plot of land, and observe it until harvest This is a necessary step needed to see whether it truly is completed or not”
“That’s a!”
Iris’s eyes seemed to sparkle at his description, it looks like she wants to see the end result as soon as possible
“So which seeds are you going to plant first?”
“I don’t know, the observation step is necessary for all of them They still aren’t finished products after all”
“Isn’t it fine, Toto?”
“Not really, if I made a mistake and created a failure, I don’t really knoould happen”
“That’s e have Iris here, right?”
“Well, yeah I guess it’ll be okay”
Toto handed the seeds over to Iris, and the sparkle in her eyes seemed to shi+ne even more so
“Are you going to send some to your family?”
“Yeah”
I think it’s good that Iris’s purity hasn’t changed since co to a school built for the aristocracy Her familial love and spirit of self-sacrifice are the same as they always have been
I should really learn from her
“They collect the , so hopefully the seeds are a success If we plant them noe should be able to confirm the results soon”
“Didn’t you two do row these as well, so let me do it”
“Well, this is for our benefit as well so it’s no big deal really I’d actually really like working together on this, and honestly, I wanted to try growing one of them myself”
“Well don’t take from mine then, ask Toto for one”
The two of us turned to Toto
He noticed our lines of sight, and started shi+fting around uncomfortably He’s probably not accustomed to the attention