Yes!X X the Gods will, born of the shadow of heaven and earth.

Sherry slowly uttered the chant for the Skill.

Think you will be able to pull that off?.

Yes, or at least I think so.

By the way, what was that word at the beginning? Because I could not hear it all that well.

I asked to know what was the word that was not translated in my head.

Did I mess something up? I thought that I articulated the word Celebratepretty clearly.

Celebrate, huh?

Celebrate the Gods will, born of the shadow of heaven and earth.Yes, that is it.

Sherry confirmed the chant again.

Now that she knows the right words to say, everything is going to be left in her hands. Whatever comes next, it is an unknown territory for me, so I will not be able to help her or give her instructions other from the ones that I have already given her.

Gazing at me once more, Sherry seemed to have made her decision.

Nodding silently, she held the Copper Sword and the Skill Crystal in her hands, Copper Sword in the right, and Rabbit Skill Crystal in the left. Next, she placed the hand with the Skill Crystal over the sword, and continued to hold it centimeters above it.

Celebrate the Gods will, born of the shadow of heaven and earth.Skill Crystal Fusion!

Sherry chanted theSkill Crystal Fusion chant for real this time . For a brief moment, her hand that held the Copper Sword shined with a bright, white light, and then it faded away. The thing that remained was a sword, so I looked at it and used Identifyon it.

Two-handed Copper Sword of Obstruction

Two-handed Weapon

Skill:Chant Delay

There it is. Two-handed Copper Sword of Obstruction withChant DelaySkill. So the fusion process was a success!

Instead of getting dismantled, the ordinary Copper Sword became Two-Handed Copper Sword of Obstruction, and Chant Delayreplaced the empty Skill Slot. In that case, I guess it means that the hypothesis that the fusion of the Skill Crystals with equipment is a surefire way to a guaranteed successful fusion is probably a correct one.

Sherry, believe me! Your successful fusion was amazing! I would have never been able to do something amazing like that, not even in a million years!

Thats not the case, because a living failure like myself could never be successful at anything!

Was she now stuck in a mental loop where she literally perceives everything related to her in a negative light?

Uhm. . . . . . . . . Sherry, I also think that your successful fusion of the Skill Crystal and that sword was quite amazing.

While having Roxanne act as a distraction, I poured the contents of the MP Recovery Medicines bottle into my mouth.

The condition that Sherry has causes an unbelievable amount of mental damage, so it should be dealt with as quickly as possible.

I hold Sherry down and turn her towards me. Her small, pale reddish lips are so pretty.

I stuck my mouth to hers and then pried it open with my tongue as I inserted it inside of her while her own tongue entwined around mine and clung onto me as if it was clinging for dear life.

This is the first time where I have seen her being so passionate. Initially she was resisting for a bit, but gradually she loosened up and entrusted herself to me. I also moved my tongue and entwined it around hers and allowed them to dance around each other until she has sufficiently calmed down.

After securing the safe passage, I poured the liquid medicine directly into Sherrys mouth.After that, I pulled out my tongue and held her lips sealed until I made sure that she swallowed it all. Only when I was sure that she did that did I decide let go of her.

Well, how about now? Feeling better?

Yes, much better. Uhm, I . . . . . . . I am sorry for how I acted just now.

You dont have to apologize. It is okay, really. Trust me, if there is anyone who knows what you just been through, it is definitely me.

I placed my hand on her fluffy hair and stroked her head.

Now that she managed to calm down, Sherry took a deep breath.

That reminds me. There was an old superstition about how those who have just became Master Smiths should not attempt to fuse items right from the get-go, because for most of them the weight of failure is so great that it pushes them into committing suicide.

Should have told us about such a crucial detail earlier damn it! But now I know. That no matter if the fusion was a success or failure, the loss of MP might push the young Dwarves into committing suicide. So, if Sherry was all alone with no one to stop her, it would be more than likely that she would have died today.

For the time being I am just glad that we managed to calm you down without you hurting yourself, so do not worry about it for now.

Yes, of course.

Serry took a slow and deep breath to calm herself for good. What matters the most now is the fact that she knows that she became a Master Smith, or in other words, that she was just as talented as everyone else to do so.