Chapter 131 The Witch'S Trials
Leaf Chemist lives in a place called Gater Nyiiga Kingdom.
It's a vast land with a rich history and tradition.
In the northeastern part of this kingdom lies the city of Nyiiga, the capital city.
In this thriving city of the Gater Nyiiga Kingdom, there is a witch's workshop.
Comet Workshop.
It's a shop run by the witch Mercury.
Mercury.
She is a young and beautiful woman with golden hair and glasses.
She is the granddaughter of the village head of Dead End Village, Merlin.
Being the granddaughter of a great witch, she possesses unique talents that others don't have.
She has the Appraisal Eye and a strong magic power.
Mercury uses these abilities to help people who come to her for advice, giving them items and guiding them.
People call her the Witch of the Comet.
Now...
She is completing one of the magic tools that was requested of her.
It's a pendant-shaped magic tool.
Nodding in agreement, she exits the workshop.
There, a small girl was waiting anxiously.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
With a smile, Mercury hands the pendant to the girl.
"How is it?"
"Yeah! Mama's broken pendant is back to normal!"
This was a request from the girl.
Her mother's cherished pendant had recently started malfunctioning.
The request was to fix it.
Mercury is a jack-of-all-trades.
She sometimes fights, and other times she's asked to repair tools.
"The protective magic was wearing off, so I redid it. Also, there was a crack in the magic core, so I repaired that too..."
Mercury noticed the girl's expression darkening as she worked.
She must be thinking the repair costs are adding up.
Smiling, Mercury pets the girl's head and says.
"Congratulations! Actually, today is the 10th anniversary of the store opening! So today, the repair costs... are zero!"
"What! Really?"
"Yeah," Mercury smiles kindly.
"So, hurry back to your mom's place and give her the present."
"Okay! Thanks, big sister! You're so kind and cool, big sister!"
Fluttering, Mercury waves her hand.
With her intelligence and kindness, one could say she deserved the title of a witch with two names.
"A kind and cool big sister... huh..."
Mercury let out a carefree smile... at that moment.
BANGGGGGG!
Just a few moments after the girl left, the door of Mercury's workshop was smashed.
"Not again...!" Mercury shouted.
"Leaf-kun! It's you again!?"
From her shouting, there was no trace of the mysterious aura from before.
This is the real Mercury.
Leaf is confused, and Mercury dives in.
It's the usual scene since he arrived in the capital city.
But... it wasn't Leaf who broke the door down.
"Oh! The door opened automatically!"
"...Hey, who are you?"
He's a boy with reddish-brown hair.
He looks around 10 years old.
With a cheerful smile, he seems like a mischievous kid.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Lauren! Just Lauren!"
"Oh... okay."
He gazes at the blown-off door.
It was protected by a spell, turning into a security door that couldn't be opened by those with ill intentions towards Mercury.
However...
"The spell... it's broken."
It was completely shattered.
Into pieces.
Even Leaf wouldn't be able to cause this level of destruction.
"Who... are you?"
Mercury was a bit curious, so he decided to Appraise Lauren.
She had a high-level Appraisal ability.
When she saw Lauren, she was shocked.
"W-What!? Y-You... no, Y-You, who are you!?"
Mercury was astonished when she saw the Appraisal results.
She already knew about her true identity.
This boy was not just an ordinary person.
"Oh, Mercury-san! I'm back!"
"Leaf-kun!!!!"
Mercury rushed over and shook Leaf's shoulder.
"Hey, who is this kid?"
"Huh? This is Lauren-kun. Henrietta-san scouted him as a new guild member!"
"A new guild member...!?"
Why!?
Mercury was surprised.
"Yes! From today on, I'm a member of the Divine Gemstone guild!"
"Uh, okay..."
Mercury knows him.
He's a great person famous enough to be in history textbooks.
However, records show that person is deceased.
So why is that great person standing in front of her in the form of a child?
...One possible explanation is...
"Reincarnation"
The phenomenon of being reborn.
Perhaps this boy named Lauren is the reincarnation of a great person from history.
He split the earth, pierced the heavens, and dried up the seas.
Such a wielder of incredible strength and swordsmanship... is this boy.
"Why is Lauren-sama here?"
Then Leaf says in a very casual tone,
"Oh, he's staying with us starting today, you know?"
Mercury looks up at the sky.
It doesn't seem like a misunderstanding.
Staying with them?
Already mentally exhausted from just taking care of Leaf Chemist, a monster from another dimension, every day?
And now, on top of that, having to look after a boy who is the reincarnation of a historical great person?
"You,"
"You?"
"You've got to be kidding MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
The mysterious lady aura she showed earlier was gone.
She scratched her head furiously and squirmed.
"Why do I have to deal with two ticking time bombs?!"
It was clear she was feeling very stressed.
Leaf Chemist handed her something with a smile.
"Here, headache medicine!"
What Leaf Chemist was holding was obviously an Elixir.
By now, this super rare item that could instantly heal any injury or illness was a must for Mercury.
Gulp! Mercury drank the headache medicine (Elixir).
"This is so good, damn it!"
"Want another one?"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
...And so, Mercury's troubles continued.
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