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"Whew, I'm tired."

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Thank you.

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　When Roland finishes his interview for the day and takes a break, a staff member sent by Lillianne gives him a hard time.

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　Not only did she provide the funds and work to start up the guild, but she even sent a staff member to assist with miscellaneous tasks.

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I'm sure you must be exhausted," she said. You must be exhausted, interviewing 20 people in just one morning.

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Yes," he said. But I have to see it with my own eyes to 'appraise' it. It can't be helped."

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But why go to such lengths to have it appraised by Mr. Roland? Why not just have them self-report their current skills and narrow down the list of interviewees?"

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No," he said. Current skills alone don't tell you about future growth potential and room for growth. In the long run, it is better to hire a person with his or her future potential in mind.

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I'm not sure I'd like that. Is that how it is?

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Well, I guess I'd better get going for my afternoon interview."

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　Roland looks at the list of interviewees' skills that he has recorded.

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(After all, Aryeh's "Ore Refining" is the only talent above Skill A?)

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　Roland looked at the note again, Aryeh "Ore Refining": E to A.

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　The manufacture of "Earthcraft" ordered by Lilianne can be managed with the skill "Ore Refining A".

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　Next week, the ore for "Earthcraft" should be brought to the old studio he bought as a base.

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(By then, I will get Aryeh's "Ore Refining" as close to "A" as possible.)

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　Aryeh came to her first job at the guild "Arsenal of Spirits" with a feeling of joy and sorrow.

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(It's good that she passed the interview, but from the looks of it, she'll probably be forced to do "ore refining.)

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　Aryeh's mind replayed bitter memories of her previous workplace.

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（I really want to be in charge of goldsmithing. (It's true that my goldsmithing skills aren't great, but if you're talking about that, I'm not so sure about ore refining (......)).

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　She was also in charge of "ore refining" at the alchemy workshop (atelier) where she was hired before, but was soon fired.

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(I wonder if she will be fired soon here too. Ahhhh...)

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　Aryeh couldn't help but feel disheartened when she thought about it.

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　When Aryeh came to the front of the guild's studio, Roland was cleaning in front of the door.

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Good morning," Roland said. Good morning, Mr. Aryeh.

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Oh, good morning."

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　Aryeh said with as much energy as she could muster.

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　I'm the head of a guild," she said, thinking in a corner of her mind that it was odd for her to be cleaning.

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Well then, I'll have you do the 'ore refining' right away."

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(Ugh. I knew it was "ore refining.)

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　She enters the refining room, almost crushed with anxiety.

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The truth is, we still haven't received the materials from the "Guardian of the Magic Tree. I think they will arrive next week. So for now, I'm going to have them start with iron refining for practice.

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　Aryeh was relieved to hear that there would be a practice period.

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　At least I'll get paid here until next week, I thought.

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'Well then, let's get started. This is where you'll be working."

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　Roland led Aryeh to the kettle room.

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　The room, surrounded by brick walls, was already prepared for refining.

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　The kettles were ready to be fired, coal was ready, and iron ore was laid out on a table.

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'You know all the basic smelting methods, don't you?　Well, then, get on with it."

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　Aryeh gulps and nervously arranges the iron ore on a tray.

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　It had been a long time since she had done "ore refining.

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　Would he be able to do it well?

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　Aryeh placed the tray of 10 ores in the cauldron, covered it with a lid, filled it with coal, and cast a fire magic spell.

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　Above the door of the cauldron is a small window to look inside.

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　Through this small opening, he must keep track of the ore inside and adjust the amount of fire magic.

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　Aryeh watched the ore turn red in the cauldron, feeling on edge.

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　When the smelter judged that the ore was just right, it was taken out and beaten with a hammer.

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　There, all impurities are scraped off to make pure metal from the ore.

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　The inexperienced Aryeh, relying on his own intuition, takes out the reddish ore and taps it with a hammer.

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　The iron that has been refined is submitted to the head of the guild.

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　The results of Aryeh's refining were disappointing.

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　9 pieces of iron E

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　1 iron D

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　Iron E was unusable scrap iron.

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　Iron D was barely usable, but it was still an inferior product.

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(Huh. I told you so.)

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　Aryeh nodded disappointedly, expecting to be offended.

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　But what came back was a surprising response.

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That's great, isn't it? "That's great, Aryeh. I can't believe you got an iron D on the first try.

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　Roland said with a twinkle in his eye.

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Huh?

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I can't believe you can already refine iron D, even though your skill in 'ore refining' is still E." I knew you had talent.

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"Ha, ha."

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　Aryeh could only reply vaguely, unable to keep up with Roland's tension.

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Then, let's move on.

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I'm sorry, but I can't. Well, I'll put this piece of scrap iron away and then I'll go to ......."

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I don't care about that," he said. You just keep on with the 'ore refining'. I'll take care of the cleanup.

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What?　Yes, sir.

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　After that, Roland let Aryeh continue the "ore refining" work.

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　Roland organized and cleaned up the iron that had been finished and had her do as much of the "ore refining" work as possible.

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　In no time at all, the many iron ores on the shelves were disappearing and turning to scrap iron.

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　Despite this, Roland continued to have her work.

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　She would try to take care of the chores, but Roland never let her do it, and did all the little things for her.

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　While she stuck to the kettle, Roland would prepare the next ore on the desk or bring it from the warehouse, clean the room, and take care of the tools.

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　This allowed Aryeh to concentrate on the task of keeping an eye on the kettle.

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　It was like being treated like a first-class craftsman.

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(Ko, we've wasted such a large amount of ore. Are you sure you can handle it?)

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　Aryeh continued to make it, feeling uneasy.

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　In the end, she consumed 30 pieces of iron ore that day and was only able to make 3 pieces of iron D.

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　The next day, the same thing continued.

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　Eventually, she began to recognize the subtle changes in the color of the ore burning in the cauldron.

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(I think I'm starting to get it, ......?)

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　She came to recognize the subtle shades of red in iron.

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　She has grown accustomed to Roland taking over chores.

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　At first, Aryeh was concerned about the hierarchical relationship, but Roland treats her like a skilled craftsman so naturally that she no longer cares.

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　Next, she began to concentrate on her work.

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　When the fifth "refining" session was over, she no longer saw Roland's complexion.

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　And when she reached the tenth "refining" session, she was finally able to refine 9 pieces of iron D and 1 piece of iron C.

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(Yay, I did it!)

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　Aryeh was relieved.

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　Iron C would somehow become a saleable commodity.

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　It was a passable line for a new alchemist.

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　For the time being, she would be able to make it work here.

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I did it. "I did it, Mr. Roland. I was able to make iron C."

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　Aryeh reported to Roland with a completely relieved look on her face.

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　However, the answer he received was unexpected.

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This is no good at all.

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　Roland threw the iron C into the trash.

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He said, "Huh, huh?"

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You should at least have all of your ore turned into Iron A."

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Te, iron A......"

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　Aryeh pales again.

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　How can you call everything iron A?

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　Is there an alchemist in this town who can do such a thing?

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　After that, Roland continued to give Aryeh first-class treatment and first-class pressure.

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　Of course, Aryeh only did "ore refining.

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　He was never allowed to do anything else.

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(I've never worked in a place where I was forced to do nothing but "ore refining" so much.)

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　Already an unbelievable amount of ore had been consumed for one new alchemist to spend.

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(Spend time and money on one skill at a time. I can't believe I wasted so much ore. This is the kind of thing I'd do unless I'm sure I have the "Ore Refining A" talent. ...... Are you serious?)

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　Aryeh continues to pour iron into the cauldron with a single-minded determination to live up to Roland's expectations.

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　It has been a week now.

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（And it was done. It's done.)

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　Aryeh looks at the iron on the tray in a daze.

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　The luster of the surface, the color and gloss.

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　You can tell just by looking at the surface.

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　It was unmistakably only the finest iron.

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　There were 10 pieces of iron A on the tray.

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Good. You did a good job. Aryeh.

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Yes, sir." Thank you."

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　Aryeh was relieved to finally receive the praise, even though she was half crying.

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Then it's finally time for you to fulfill the request from the "Keeper of the Magic Tree. For now, it's 100 'earthcrafts' in a month."

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　Aryeh almost fainted.

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Earthcraft" was a much more difficult metal to refine than iron.

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