Loop Mob – A Mob’s Interdimensional Travel Caught in a Loop

Chapter 58: Suspected Infidelity

After that, I remained somewhat absent-minded. Urrica’s child and grandchild settled in the workshop, and the three of them happily engaged in research.

“This is amazing, concentrated enchantments!”

“Wait a minute. Did you gather all of this? Seriously?”

Lia, the second daughter, and Oda, the granddaughter, both have a scholarly nature. And for a good reason.

“Orek Oblovsky?!”

Yes, the renowned figure in human magical studies. The legendary mage, Master Oblovsky, was Urrica’s husband. I had casually forgotten because she was known as Master Ordrishka here, but I should have realized from the name Ordrishka Oblovsky. Wait, is he still alive in the elven village?!

“He was being flattered by humans and ended up leaking secret arts, so I was sent to keep an eye on him.”

Urrica’s background of leaving the village was shocking. Their marriage system is more lenient than that of humans, not strictly one man and one woman for life, and there is no tradition of having lifelong partners. With a small population and long lifespans, everyone is like relatives, and there seems to be no romantic feelings or such. Well, there are reportedly some couples who have been lovey-dovey for a long time.

But still, having a husband and being in a temporary engagement?

“S-So… an affair?!”

“That’s right! Humans are really stubborn.”

Urrica sighs.

“Oh my, cross-species love is wonderful, I think!”

“Grandpa also said, ‘It’s a good thing.'”

Liberty! I underestimated elves.

Before living in Charlois, it would be inconvenient for us to remain in a temporary engagement forever. People around us are already looking at us with eyes that say, “When are you getting married?” If we stay in this temporary state forever, another marriage proposal might come our way. Both Urrica and I are okay with moving away from Charlois, and we can even go for a temporary marriage. It’s not like I have another girl in mind besides Urrica. But for now, we agreed that we should visit the village at least once.

“With this much research, whether to keep it secret or partially disclose it, it’s better to borrow the wisdom of the village.”

“That’s right.”

“Hey, Granny. Do we also have to show up at Alexi’ family?”

Oh, right, that too. It feels like everyone is moving forward while I’m completely devoid of any real feeling.

“Well, anyway, with these boots, we can leap there in one go. You guys should go on a hunt and try making one too.”

With Urrica’s proposal, it seems they will stay in Charlois for a while and create the Autumn Max. The journey to the elven village is set for the next winter.

——Though it will already be the third year in autumn, I couldn’t bring myself to tell them that.

They were enjoying their life in Charlois.

“Look, Alexi! These shirts here are resistant to blades, fire, ice, dirt, and unbreakable!”

Lia is mass-producing incredible clothes. She’s good at sewing, but it’s different from human sewing. It involves enchanting magical threads and weaving them to create clothing-shaped armor. Even conflicting attributes and effects that would normally cause fights are harmoniously blended through a special technique that interweaves sacred words.

“Here. I synthesized fangs and added homing to them.”

Oda is an expert in exploring the relationship between material effects and sacred words. Unlike me, who just sticks the same things together to power them up, she specializes in creating chemical reactions through combinations. Regarding combinations, Urrica has accumulated know-how for hundreds of years, summarizing which sacred words have similar functions and trying to apply enchantments similar to magical tools.

Furthermore, when she combines her enchantments with the magical tools I create, a new skill is practically born. This time, what she created has homing explosive capabilities. With this, the performance becomes incredibly high, and it doesn’t matter if the user’s DEX agility isn’t referred to for accuracy; all bullets will hit the enemy without a problem.

Both Urrica and I are greatly stimulated by enjoying alchemy with them. It feels like when I first met her a year ago and was engrossed in trying out enchantments. Ah, it’s enjoyable. I wish this time could continue forever.

One day, Urrica consulted with me after a long time, suggesting that we go hunting together. I thought it would be nice if the others joined us, but they insisted, “Enjoy your date!” and saw us off. Urrica’s destination was the desert. I have been gathering information mainly around the capital of this country, and I haven’t ventured much outside. Just beyond a mountain range to the west, there was a desert in the neighboring country. Hyamo-san used to come here for trade. My world, as I know it, is still quite narrow.

“Here it is. A flower that only blooms in the desert on a full moon night. The Desert Rose, Vustenrose.”

The desert rose is different from both the minerals and plants I know. It’s a rare magical ore crystallized by moonlight. When viewed from above, sparkling crystals shine throughout the desert, resembling a starry sky on the ground. We landed aiming for an exceptionally bright spot. This place seems to be rich in magical elements. Despite its name, like a rose, we gently scooped up large crystals resembling lotus flowers.

Then, Urrica sang “Happy Birthday” to me. Last year, she arranged a feast at the Viscount’s mansion and celebrated my birthday with everyone.

“This year, it seems like things are going to get busy from now on.”

After giving me a mischievous smile as usual, she said, “Now, what are you idling for! Let’s gather!” and ran off on the sandy surface.

The next day, Lia and Oda teased me by poking me with their elbows. However, because we brought back a large amount of desert roses, they were astonished and asked, “Did you really go collecting?” After that, they eagerly began researching with the collected ores. While watching that, I made preparations for my journey as usual and took off from the workshop.

I’m sorry, Urrica. September is about to end soon. In my inventory, the gem-like magical stones remain dormant.

“Take care.”

Recalling her words, I flew relentlessly. With no specific destination, just heading towards the edge of the world.

How long did I fly? While overlooking the city lights below and thinking that the waxing crescent moon reflected in the sea looked like another moon, suddenly, its light expanded and shone as if engulfing the world.

Kingdom Year 358, Tuesday, October 1st. Once again, the world rewound.