4-4 Part 1
The Spontaneously Glowing Firefly Man
and the Little Alchemist
— Dyu —
Translator : PolterGlast
Dulin continued to stare at me, entranced and full of
curiosity, until "Mister Firefly"
stopped glowing. She might have noticed the Tome of the Evil Dragon as well. After all, under normal
circumstances, the light transmits from the tome into me.
In such a situation, we couldn't even have a conversation.
Even if I spoke to her... “Hawawa...” ...was all Andvaranaut-shi would answer. So I waited. I
waited for the uncontrollable glowing to subside, as always, while harboring a
slight sense of shame...
Zirant, if you
can hear me, listen. This book definitely has a problem. It’s fine since it’s
in front of Dulin, but if I glow in front of the Imperial Family
or pious bunches in the future, it’ll be a disaster...!
“Hawa, I’m showwy, I wash staring at you for a loooong
time!”
“I don't mind, I glowed on my own. More importantly, pardon
me for earlier.”
“It’s otay. It happens all the time, I’m u-u-used to it.”
“I see. Then, I will convey the request from my sis—no, from
the beautiful Imperial Princess Atomina.”
“From Atomina-oneesama!?”
So they are acquaintances after all. Perhaps due to the
influence of books from another world, when ‘-oneesama’ is attached, it sounds somewhat
shady. Well anyway, I concisely conveyed Sister’s request items and paid the
reward in advance.
“For Onee-sama, Dulin will do her besht!”
Then she was full of motivation. With her small body, she
briskly gathered materials from the shelves, but carelessly left the reward I
paid right on the counter.
“Oi, put the money away before that. If I were a villain,
I’d pocket it.”
“Hawa?! Now that you mention it, that’s right! Hawawa, you
musn’t take it~?!”
I see. She has exactly the kind of personality Sister Atomina would adore. Anyway, Dulin
put the money away, gathered the materials, and began melting the ingredients
into something known as an Alchemy Pot.
It was a mysterious sight. Solid objects that should not be
able to melt were liquefying into a thick sludge. Apparently, since this was a
custom-made order, she had to craft it right there on the spot. So, I decided
to take the liberty of observing her work..
“Hawa, you musn’t look sho much...”
“Even if you say that, my interest is unending. This is an
interesting job...”
Dulin inserted
a wooden staff into a large ceramic jar called an Alchemy Pot and has
been stirring it round and round for a while now.
“Stir-stirr, it ish. You musn’t look too much...?”
“When told that, it is human nature to want to look.”
“Uu... it’s embarrashing... If I fail, it’s Firefly-san’s
fault...?”
What I requested was a special sweetener called Granulated
Sugar, and a medicine called a Tonic that makes people energetic,
though I don't know if she uses it for her husband. Sister’s husband is a Duke
of the southern Empire, and has deep blood ties with the Imperial Family.
“You look just like a Witch from the fairy tale...”
“I-I’m not a Witch! Dulin ish an Alchemist!”
“Ah, sorry, I’ve been making nothing but slip-ups since
earlier.”
“I-It’s fine... I look like a Witch anyway...”
It seems Witch is a taboo word. The State Church
folks use that word with a bad meaning. I was careless.
“But, how do you know Sister Atomina—cough cough,
Imperial Princess Atomina?”
“Atomina-oneesama is a pen pal! When I attached Granulated
Sugar to a letter, she was happy... and we’ve been associating since then.”
Onee-sama, huh. It seems she is quite adored after all. Dulin, talking about Sister, widened her round eyes even further
and smiled happily.
“Ah. You might be a little surpwised.”
“Surprised...?”
What will happen? I casually peeked into the Alchemy Pot
from directly above.
“Ah, don’t stand there!”
“Why—”
There was no need to ask the reason. The pot suddenly
exploded with steam, and I was knocked over onto the floor by the air pressure.
I didn't even understand what happened at first...
“Hawawawa, are you okay?! I’m showwy Firefly-san!”
“Dulin, you are the same as the Imperial Princess.”
“Eh, same as Atomina-oneesama...?”
“Yeah, the way you exaggerate everything.”
I stood up from the well-cleaned floor and peeked at the
bottom of the pot once more. This was a surprise. White powder was contained
inside a round glass bottle.
It seemed Granulated Sugar was completed.
“Is that sho...? Atomina-oneesama is modest, lovely,
elegant, kind, beautiful, cheerful, and a Princess among Princesses,
you know...?”
“Yeah, that’s not wrong on the surface. But in reality—no,
actually never mind, it’s nothing.”
Dulin leaned
her small body into the pot and took out the bottle of Granulated Sugar.
Then she held it out to me and smiled with pure innocence, saying:
“Granulated Sugar, it’s done♪ Please give it to Atomina-oneesama,
okay♪”
“Muu...”
“Hawa, a-are you dissatisfied somewhere...? Dulin is
clumsy, so I might have messed up...”
“No, it looks perfect. More importantly Dulin, you
should be careful when walking in town.”
“Hahe...? Why ish that?”
She is certainly adorable. But it’s the kind of cuteness
that attracts perverts. I don't know if she has one, but is her guardian
reliable? Or perhaps she gets along very well with the neighborhood.
“It never hurts to be careful. If there’s a suspicious guy,
don’t be stubborn, just run away. Towards where there are lots of people.”
“Y-Yes, undershtood! I will flee like a rabbit!”
It’s a wonder she’s been safe until today. Dulin
Andvaranaut possessed a mysterious purity that made people think so.
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