Reincarnated With A Glitched System: Why Is My MP Not Running Out?

Chapter 609 A Small Strategy

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"Elphiette likes me? Ah… it must be because I finally healed my scar." Sighed Saphaley.

"What are you even talking about? For years I've been looking at the two of you, she's really into you even with the scar." I sighed. "She loves you for real."

"For real…?" Saphaley felt flabbergasted, and then sighed. "Ahhh… I am really the worst. I am literally garbage…"

"Yeah you are." Aquarina said while nodding.

"Yep." Celeste added.

"Maybe not garbage, but perhaps a rat?" Wondered Mist.

The girls were being merciless, even Mist when trying to be gentler ended sounding just as merciless.

"Well at the very least you feel sorry for it…" I sighed. "But can we talk this while we are on our way? Are you on your shift?"

"Yeah, just now." He sighed.

"Alright then, if you want our help you'll have to first spill the beans." I smiled.

As we walked across the beautiful streets, Saphaley started explaining.

"The thing is… I ended getting too involved with friends in the tavern. I… I've never really had friends to be honest. Nobody aside from her. Due to my scar, I was discriminated a lot, and because I lacked much personality myself, I ended running away from people. Elphiette was always the only one that stick with me." Saphaley sighed. "I thought she just pitied me or something, but now… It kind of makes sense, if she really loved me since then, I guess… Damn, I am such an idiot."

"Wait, so because of your new friends you got drunk?" I wondered.

"Hahah… No, the thing is. I am not used to having so many friends, so I've been having a blast with everyone every night, they invite me drinks and even talk with me more than ever before… It made me happy to be finally accepted with everyone else." Sighed Saphaley.

"Hm, maybe they would had accepted you even with the scar, you just needed some more confidence to talk with them." Zack said.

"Yeah, now that I've been talking with everyone, I've realized that I have left the scar dictate everything in my life. It was like a curse that made me timid and… very stupid. I lacked self confidence so much I never was able to find the confidence to talk with others for long. Elphiette was perhaps the only one and my family…" Sighed Saphaley. "The other soldiers and guards too, but they weren't as close as her."

"I guess I can understand a bit of your situation here. So you simply spend too much time and forgot about her?" I sighed. "You're the worst!"

"I know… I just was having a blast with the boys. We started playing chess in the middle of the tavern, it was this one magic chess using magic artifacts, it was so fun to play with tons of people!" Sighed Saphaley. "I only used to play it alone or with Elphiette only."

"Huh, I see." Aquarina said. "Well, you've done it now. Stop drinking so much with friends and give her some time too."

"Yeah, distribute how you do things, Saphaley. I am not saying you should abandon your new friends. But you should leave some days for them and some days for Elphiette." I said. "I think she still loves you even after your screwing up with the date."

"Hahhh… Elphiette… She's so nice with me. I owe her more than I've ever thought, even more now that you told me about this..." The young elf looked into the skies.

"I can't keep thinking about gifting her something to make up for it. So I came asking you if you could have any idea what gift she would like?" He wondered.

"Hmm…"

"Well, Lady Sylph is a young and refined girl, right? So maybe you know her tastes better? Elphiette got a lot of female friends around town but I don't know any myself. It would be weird if I just showed up out of nowhere to ask them about her." Saphaley seemed intelligent enough to have some common sense regarding this.

"What makes you think I have much of an idea myself?" I sighed. "Aren't you her friend for years now?"

"R-Right…" Saphaley sighed.

"Then can't you remember what she likes?" Asked Aquarina.

"I… Well…" Saphaley began racking his brains, remembering a few things. "Oh, I remember… She really likes wooden figures. Often with ethnic designs. She collects them a lot, I remember I always gift her one every birthday."

"Oh, there it is then!" I said while nodding. "But a simple one won't do… Also not one made by anybody else. Are you good at carving wood?"

"Eh? I… I am a bit good at it, I used to carve wood when I was small to pass time. I…" Saphaley suddenly opened his eyes. "I remember I used to always gift her whatever I made…"

"See? We've got something." Celeste said. "Now, how about you make her a new wooden figure, or a carving? Maybe a statue or something, whatever that you think could make her smile."

"Something that could make her smile…" Saphaley was surprised. "You're right! But… I need tools, and not normal ones either. I want to make something that could also give her a good luck charm, if possible. I… I want to show her my feelings as well."

"I see, so you want to make a wooden carving enchanted with magic? I could make you some tools, easily. They'll have magic to enchant your preciseness and mastery over the technique. However, you have to promise me you'll make something gorgeous, okay?" I told him, looking into his eyes.

"Yeah… I get it!" Saphaley nodded. "I'll not only made that, but I'll also make her something for her, a small wood accessory, perhaps I could use the wood from the forest…"

"I happen to have a lot of leftover, so I can sell it to you for a nice price." I smiled greedily. "We've got crystal wood too, fiery wood, and even dark wood."

"Oooh! That's more than I thought! With them and magic tools, I could do something amazing… I've already envisioned it! Here, this should work as a payment of advance for the products and the tools." Saphaley suddenly gave me a big bag filled with gold coins.

"W-Wait isn't this… over a thousand gold?!"

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