“Lighten up a bit! You’ve just acquired the Immortal Attribute—see, I told you, there’s no way your luck could be that bad. Don’t hold it in, just let it all out.”
Under Golly’s guidance, Genas controlled that surge of flame, condensing it into his lungs, preparing to release it along with his Dragon Breath.
Golly waved a roll of paper, calling out,
“Come on, shoot it over here.”
Can’t you just use another word!
Genas wanted to complain but couldn’t find the words, so he simply spewed out a brilliant red-orange flame from his mouth.
Golly pulled out a long tissue, waving it like a ribbon, and wrapped it around the flame.
She let go, and the burning tissue floated in the air until it was completely consumed by the fire.
But the flames did not go out. They hovered quietly in the air, burning.
Though they were much weaker now, if anything touched them, it would probably still be burned to a crisp.
After expelling that breath of flame, Genas felt much better, though his throat still felt a bit off, his voice turning hoarse and smoky.
“So this is what it’s like to acquire the Immortal Attribute?”
“Mhm, that’s right. You did well! I almost thought you didn’t have it. Good thing we didn’t rush.”
Golly’s gaze lingered on the flames, unmoving and silent for a while, before she finally turned her head toward Genas and said,
“Feeling better? If so, try to see if you can extinguish that fire.”
“Oh.”
Genas stared at the floating fire, trying to control it with his mind.
Fortunately, he had a natural talent for anything related to fire. In a short time, the immortal flames gradually faded away.
“Done. But isn’t it called the immortal flame? Still can be put out, huh.”
Genas couldn’t help but grumble, only for Golly to press down on his head with an exasperated look.
“Nonsense. If it really couldn’t be extinguished, we’d all be doomed! ‘Immortal’ just means it’s extremely hard to put out.”
“Uh, right.”
“Alright, enough. Don’t waste time, I need to go get things ready for little Aishi. Stay with me in case anything unusual happens—I can deal with it right away.”
Genas, who was about to follow Golly to the Forging Room, turned to Karu, who was playing with the halo above her head, and instructed,
“It’s pretty dangerous in the Forging Room. Go play with Aishi instead.”
“Okay~ la la la la~”
She hummed a strange tune, skipping off to Aishi’s room.
In the Forging Room, Golly, under Genas’s watchful gaze, took out a heap of odd materials.
But one thing was obvious: nearly all of them were ice-attributed.
“These… look really tough.”
Genas looked them over. Most were materials famed for their hardness. He didn’t recognize a few, but they all looked quite impressive.
This time, as Golly started the fire, she didn’t use Genas’s flame. Instead, she took out a bead from her clothes, from which emerged a ghostly blue and gray-white fire.
Strangely, as soon as this fire appeared, the temperature in the room dropped sharply.
Whoa, Cold Spirit Bonefire.
Although Genas knew it wasn’t quite the same as the fire from his memories, it was still an extremely rare and peculiar flame.
This type of fire, when used to forge ice-attributed materials, wouldn’t harm them. In fact, it would enhance them.
“Master, what are you planning to forge for Aishi?”
“Simple—I’m making a Weapon with a main Defensive Function. Aishi isn’t suited for direct combat, so I want to give her the best chance of survival. So, I’ll make a Shield.”
“…”
Genas fell silent, trying to picture the always-calm Aishi carrying a Shield.
“Got a Blueprint? Let me see if it’ll suit her.”
“Heh, me? The dignified Crystal Sage? You think I need something so troublesome?”
At this, she suddenly became oddly confident, waving her hand proudly to show she had no need for one.
Genas responded with a face full of disdain:
→_→
“Fine, if you don’t have one, you don’t. But shouldn’t we ask Aishi what style she prefers?”
“Huh? If we ask her directly, won’t that ruin the surprise? That’s a bit…”
Golly looked somewhat reluctant.
“If she gets to choose for herself, it’ll definitely be better than making something she doesn’t like. If we have to redo it, it’ll just be a pain for everyone.”
In the end, Golly had no choice but to heed Genas’s advice and went to ask Aishi.
She put down her book, revealing her expressionless face.
“Anything’s fine, as long as it’s not too ugly.”
After saying that, she buried her face back in the book, seemingly engrossed in a key moment.
“See? It was pointless after all. She only cares that it looks good. There’s no way anything made by me could look bad! Haha~”
Leaving Aishi’s room, Golly was already itching to start working according to her own ideas.
“Hmm… Maybe I should change it up. A Shield… doesn’t seem quite right… Eh? I’ve got a bold idea.”
Hearing that Genas had a different idea, Golly’s interest was piqued.
“Oh? Let’s hear it.”
“So-and-so, like this, like that…”
Listening to Genas’s explanation, Golly’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Wow, not bad! It’s both novel and practical. Haha, worthy of being my child, so clever! Let’s go with this.”
She was very pleased with Genas’s suggestion and immediately set to work.
Inside the Forging Room, the sound of clanging filled the air.
Returning to Aishi’s room, Golly handed her a blue-and-white gradient metal umbrella.
“What do you think? Like it? If not, I can make changes.”
Aishi looked over the umbrella, her eyelids lifting slightly in apparent surprise.
“Thank you, Master. I really like it.”
The umbrella’s surface seemed to be made of slender, willow-leaf-shaped metal pieces, each slightly tilted when opened.
Just like the blades of an electric fan—spin them, and they whip up a chilly wind.
Not only could it be used for defense, but it would greatly enhance Aishi’s ice attribute.
“What do you think? This was my idea!”
Genas couldn’t help but jump out to claim credit, a look of smug pride on his face.
Aishi didn’t seem bothered by this display; in fact, a faint smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.
At that moment, Golly, curious, asked,
“How did you come up with such an idea? I never even thought of something like this.”
“Just… a sudden inspiration.”
Would I tell them that before I transmigrated, I’d get hot and would put an electric fan in front of the air conditioner, and that’s where the idea came from?
Aishi’s Dragon Breath combined with the fan… hmm~
“Well… you’ve got quite the imagination. This Enhancement method is certainly simple and effective.”
They didn’t press the issue, letting Genas quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
If it were up to Golly, she might have designed the enhancement item as a Fan or even made it an Ornament.
Making it into an Umbrella was quite a novel idea.
Aishi manipulated the delicate, art-piece-like umbrella, opening it and letting it float above her head for a moment of admiration.
Genas couldn’t help but add,
“This umbrella probably won’t work for rain, but it should be fine for sun.”
As soon as he said that, Aishi operated the umbrella with a whoosh, making all the fan blades snap together.
“Rain’s no problem, either.”