In preparation for the Founding Festival of Archlesia Empire, I invited Amel-san to my house and together, we were making accessories. What we were making were the Wingedsā accessories that I was going to put in a stall, and they were fairly simple to make, as all I had to do was combine the materials that Amel brought.
[And like this, you insert it right here and wrap the string around the topā¦ā¦ Ohh, this is much easier than I thought it would be.]
[Fuuu, they are products intended for the masses after all. Considering we require enough of them to brighten up the night skies like an illustrious meteor shower, we donāt make use of forbidden techniques in the process.]
[Indeed, if weāre going to make several of these, itās better to keep it simple.]
[For the Wingeds, when the only window is opened, those who can descend to the outside world are limited, but the covenant we made with the country will undoubtedly be held true.]
[I see, so this is a rather rare opportunity for the Wingeds then?]
From what Iāve heard from Amel-san and others like Lilia-san, the Wingeds seemed to be a truly closed-off species that doesnāt interact with the outside world much. It appears that they only participate in festivals such as the Founding Festival, which is part of their contract with Archlesia Empire.
[If my sworn friend is interested in the Wingeds, I will guide you to our Utopia. You have the privilege to choose the time, and though it may not be the case in perpetuity, my hermitage will welcome you, my sworn friend.]
[Arehh? Is it really alright for me to visit the Wingedsā home?]
What Amel-san said just now was āIf Iām interested in the Wingeds, why donāt I come visit them sometimes?ā, but back when we were trying out chuuni goods, it seemed like it wouldnāt be easy for her to invite me to her place.
Since they are a closed-off species, I had thought that I would need to inform them of my visit plans well in advance and put some groundwork in place, but the way sheās talking now, it seemed like itās alright for me to visit them anytime.
When I curiously looked at her, Amel-san seemed to have sensed it as she wryly smiled.
[It canāt be helped. I still havenāt acquired the power of omniscience, so I didnāt know that my sworn friend had received the light of creation in your body.]
[Unnn? How does Shiro-sanās blessing have to do with anything?]
[Yeah, the Wingeds is a species that held a strong belief in God and the world. They would never reject my sworn friend who had received the light of creation.]
[I see, so youāre saying that as a species with strong faith, having Shiro-sanās blessing, they will welcome me instead of rejecting me. If thatās the case, I would definitely like to visit Amel-sanās place sometime.]
[Really!? Unnn, I also want to invite my sworn friend to my home! Itās the first time Iāve had friends over to my home, so Iām lookiāāāā Hrnn!? I eagerly await to the day when I can exchange cups with my sworn friend at my hermitage.]
Hearing my words, Amel-sanās eyes lit up, her joy clearly visible within them. How should I say thisā¦ā¦ I really feel like Iām seeing this vision of a puppy vigorously wagging its tail.
As usual, her tone of voice got broken and she flusteredly mended it backā¦ā¦ well, while conversing with Amel-san in such a manner, the process of creating the accessories was completed at a much faster pace than I expected.
Well, it wasnāt that time-consuming since the accessories were easy to make, and we were planning to put only a small amount of them in stall, not having them as the main centerpiece.
[Itās surprising that it went faster than I thought we would. What are we gonna do after this?]
[Then, letās follow the course set by the stars and bring forth the light that shows us the true origin!]
[Itās that original accessory we talked about huh. However, making accessories is quite difficult, isnāt it? What should I do?]
[Fumu, how troubling. By the way, my sworn friend, how is your skills in the ways of the artā¦ā¦ more specifically, to the art of molding?]
Amel-san suggested we go with what we had talked about before, making our own original accessory, but I wasnāt quite sure how to go about it. Making accessories is quite difficult, and I have my doubts about whether we, who are complete amateurs, can handle it.
Well, putting that aside, molding huhā¦ā¦ If you consider that an item I made is now being revered as an idol of the Gun Rock Dragons, one might think I have great accomplishments to that artā¦ā¦ but it would be a mistake to count that one. In the first place, it had turned out into something completely different from what I had originally intended it to beā¦ā¦
[Iām not really confident about it.]
[I see, I myself donāt have much opinion on mine either. Treading through the darkness without the starlight is dangerousā¦ā¦ so we need a guiding light.]
It may be rude to say this was unexpected, but Amel-san seemed to have a relatively solid hold on common sense, as itās rare for her to force things with just momentum.
She is still interested in creating original accessories, but she understands that itās difficult for amateurs like us to do it on our own, as sheās quite straightforward in saying that we need a mentor.
[ā¦ā¦Fuuu, I see youāre in trouble.]
[The King of Empty Illusions!?]
[Unnn? You thought of something, Alice?]
[Not reallyā¦ā¦ but Iāve got something just right for you! Alice-chanās Special, Easy-to-Use Accessory Making Kit! Quite a while ago there was this self-made accessory boom going around, so I made this, thinking it would sellā¦ā¦ but the item in question was discontinued from being sold due to the difficulty of mass production and the limited demand compared to the cost of creating these kits.]
I seeā¦ā¦ It sounds bad if I said that sounds like itās just another one of her unsold items, but since she said itās a product thatās not worth the cost and effort as a result of raising the quality, that should mean the quality of this kit would probably be good.
If thatās the case, this would mean Amel-san and I can make our own original accessories nowā¦ā¦ right?