The world had changed overnight.

If I were to draw a comparison, it was as if I was an unwanted duckling yesterday, and overnight, I had become a pure white swan that everyone praises.

“Did that young woman develop K01?”

“She’s young, how did she develop such a weapon? It’s really impressive.”

“She’s a genius in the field of magic engineering.”

On the second day of the academic festival, as scheduled, I went to the venue and all eyes were on me, as if it was a lie.

Ever since I came to this world, all I had heard were harsh words, but now all the words I heard were nothing but praises for me.

The academic festival was originally a test of abilities, so I had nothing in particular to do, but there was no one laughing at me like on the first day.

Not only that, every time I had a chance, people I had never met before came to me and offered to distribute magic engineering weapons.

In this world, the distribution of magic engineering weapons could be seen as a brokerage firm that sells what I made at the highest price or introduces it to a suitable place.

Naturally, the better the weapons I made, the more places I wanted, so it took a high brokerage fee from the middle.

I felt all over again that Orland’s worry was not an unnecessary anxiety.

If my mental age was just a little younger, I might have been tempted by the trade amount they offered and signed the contract.

‘Ah, I’m so tired.’

I didn’t like being hated by everyone, but this was very tiring in its own way.

“Young lady Brelof, could you have a moment to talk……!”

When a person who seemed to be a festival official chased me, I quickened my steps. It was tiring to keep refusing the same words over and over again.

It was then.

Thud, someone grabbed my hand and pulled me behind the building.

Due to the strong force, I involuntarily hid behind the building.

Surprised, I looked up to see Decain’s face, holding a finger to his lips as if to tell me to be quiet.

He was still covering half of his face with a mask today, but that didn’t hide his handsome face.

“……”

Seeing that I kept quiet and held my breath as he asked, I could see that several more people had appeared behind the official who was chasing me.

“Where is Lady Brelof?”

“I don’t know. She disappeared suddenly somewhere.”

“Oh, I haven’t properly explained it yet.”

“Let’s scatter and look for her quickly!”

Watching them move efficiently, I realized that if I had been caught, I would have been troubled for a long time.

Ah, I sighed deeply and spoke to Decain.

“Thank you. I owe you one.”

“No need to thank me, Tanashia.”

It was strange to hear my name, Tanashia, come out of his mouth.

Of course, I was the one who allowed him to call me by my name, but it was a strange feeling to see him call me so naturally.

As I stared at Decain blankly, he misunderstood my gaze and smiled awkwardly, whispering.

“Do you regret allowing me to call you by your name?”

“No way. I don’t usually regret the decisions I’ve made. It’s just that it was so natural, I stared.”

Somehow, Decain’s smile deepened at my words.

“That’s a relief. And you really don’t need to thank me. I also have something I want to ask you about K01.”

I had noticed that Decain was interested in K01, but the thought of now having to answer his questions was completely overwhelming.

Whether he noticed my feelings, Decain smiled faintly and spoke.

“Don’t worry. I’m not like others who want to distribute K01.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s still unfinished.”

“……!”

Was it because I had received so many praises after showcasing K01?

Decain’s words were shocking, like being hit in the back of the head.

In fact, K01 had a weakness. And it was something that no one else had noticed yet.

As I looked at him in surprise, Decain spoke softly with a smiling face.

“Ah, was it a secret? Or are you surprised that I noticed?”

“If I had to choose… both.”

Although it was too grand to call it a secret, I didn’t think it was necessary to reveal the weaknesses of K01.

“A weapon made of a magic stone is incredibly expensive. But K01 is a weapon that uses two magic stones. It’s so expensive that it can never be popularized.”

He hit the nail on the head.

K01 was too expensive to manufacture. Therefore, it couldn’t be massproduced, and the people who owned it were inevitably limited.

“Since it’s a weapon made of magic stones, there must be a limit to the number of times it can be used.”

True to Decain’s words, K01 could only fire three times.

After all its use had been expended, the K01 was no more than a toy gun. The capabilities of fire and wind bestowed by the magic stone had disappeared.

“Right, everything you said is correct.”

I obediently admitted.

It was simply amazing that Decain was able to pick up on these facts even though I hadn’t yet fully explained about the K01.