Let's play Minecraft in a world of Swords and Spells Vol 2 Chapter 13

Vol 2 Chapter 13: Annoyed

While silently sitting in the seat placed in front of Walson shop, Grace's unblinking eyes are watching the sun in the sky starting to set.

Today's her coming of age day, and no matter where she searched, she couldn't find the sight of Walson anywhere.

Walson once told her that the gift that he prepared for her was some kind of staff and a robe, both which he had promised to give.

And when she thought about how it's Walson who prepared the gift, Grace's mood always goes brighter, each one of her steps that she took when she goes into the Walson shop was filled with giddiness, she almost skipped her way to the shop.

"I'm very sorry, but our shop is not open for today." While bowing her head in apology, Melon watched as the customer who was about to purchase something in the shop left in disappointment.

"...Melon, Walson, Um…Where?"

No matter how much the both of them tried to talk to him in their party chat, Walson has yet to respond to either her nor Melon, something that truthfully, made her a little disappointed, despite knowing that she doesn't have the right to feel like that.

Actually, the chat function that is in the Team Party system is something that can be turned off, that function is the one in which a party member is capable to blocking their teammate from speaking to them, so that they can't hear their teammates' voices.

'...Walson, why are you ignoring the both of us?'

After a moment of silence, Melon shook her head and said "...I don't know."

That single sentence immediately dimmed the remaining happy mood that the special occasion happening that day brought.

The only trace that Walson was in the coming-of-age party was the dishes that Walson had made, something that were placed in [Storage Box].

Previously, Walson said he wanted the both of them to be happy, but now, it seems he totally forgot about his own happiness…

'That idiot...that idiot…'

Where did he go? Even though today is also his coming of age ceremony.

Even though she had rejected the invitation of Neolla right in front of everyone, deliberately mentioning that she already had someone in mind.

She had hoped that her refusal would prevent the rumors about them from spreading out, but the man kept trying to invite her over and over, seemingly not hearing her earlier refusal.

"Miss Grace, let's eat first."

"...Won't you wait first for Walson?" As she said so, the former enderman turned her head to look at the sunset light reflecting off the staff in her hand.

The staff is glittering black, not unlike a starry sky in the night.

It's a very beautiful staff, and she doesn't know why, from the moment she picked it up, she felt a strong sense of connection with this staff.

And furthermore, whenever she closes her eyes, so long as she is using the sense of connection between her and the staff, she can see a world that overlaps with theirs, but is different, since it's a world that is made entirely of intangible substances such as magic.

Using this, she can easily see the process and structure of any magic formation... Due to this, It will be far easier for her to conjure and study magic in all kinds of aspects in the future.

Is this what kind of vision that the holder of the staff would usually see? That's fascinating.

...But.. none of this situation makes her feel better.

She's aware that a sense of connection is something that comes from the [Eye of Ender] that she gave to Walson, and he turned the eye that she gave him into a staff and then returned it to me...

Furthermore, I can't teleport directly to his side now, because I don't know where he is.

"Master left after making the meal, he said he doesn't want to disturb your coming-of-age ceremony."

"...Then, about Walson's coming-of-age ceremony, doesn't it matter too?"

"..." Hearing Grace's question, Melon kept her eyes down and didn't speak.

In fact, Grace's aware that the lizard girl is also waiting for Walson to arrive.

After the last afterglow, the sky outside of the shop finally darkened.

Street lamps that are fueled by fire magic stones lit up one by one on the street, illuminating the dark path, making the eerie looking street go bright.

"Um, Miss Grace."

"...?"

"Happy coming of age ceremony." As she said so, Melon handed over a golden knife to the purple-haired girl.

"...Ah." Ah, she forgot, she's so fixated with Walson that she forgot that Melon could also prepare a gift for her coming-of-age ceremony.

"It's made of a small part of the reverse scale of an earth dragon. Although it is not very useful in actual combat, it will still be useful in some daily activities."

"..... Melon, Thank you."

After receiving the knife, Grace hugged Melon tightly, and the lizard girl's body suddenly froze, and then she tried to wry herself out of the hug with an embarrassed expression, making Grace smile turned upward slightly.

Then, Grace folded up the knife and put it in the pack that Walson had given her prior.

"Well... in my hometown, sending a knife to someone else means that the said person is your close friend. Also, I want to say thank you Miss Grace for your help all the time. Please give me more advice in the future." After doing some training on her own last night, Melon's now able to recite perfectly the word that Walson had said to her during her coming-of-age ceremony.

"...Then, what is it for Walson?"

"The dagger is for the master."

"...Ah, then I'll watch from the side when Walson disassembles it."

When she heard Melon's hometown tradition, she now became interested in Meilan's hometown.

Waldo had never asked about Melon's past before, neither did she, and Melon also never brought it up.

While waiting for Walso to arrive at the shop, Grace busied herself by chatting with Melon about a lot of things.

But...

When Walson finally came back to the shop, it's already past midnight, and when he came back, both her and Melon noticed immediately the lingering scene of various girl perfume scents.

At that time, even Aure came and waited together with them, her main motive was probably to attend her coming-of-age ceremony instead of Walson, but in the end, she also waited patiently for Walson to come.

She... She really didn't mean to… She really doesn't mean it….but…. She… She casted out some harmful magic at Walson on impulse….

That's why, just as Melon apologized to Walson in a flustered tone of voice, the purple haired girl teleported out of the shop with both the feeling of anger and guilt mixing in deep inside her…

Obviously today is the coming-of-age ceremony... not only of her, but also of him

The gift that she had prepared beforehand to give to him at his coming-of-age ceremony was not sent, instead, what Walson got from her is a dozen big fireball magics…

What are you doing... me.