The workshop that Wraith bought is not a bad place in terms of location. It's not too far from the Adventurer's Guild, and there are many people on the street.

　Wraith chose it with the idea that he might open a shop. Of course, it was a good price to pay.

　For Wraith, who had a general financial sense, it was a big purchase. He cried out that he couldn't replace his passion for alchemy, so he bought it.

''This is where my workshop and possibly shop will be,''
Wow, you're pretty big.

　With Lace leading the way, they reached the workshop.
　The impressions that Daisy let slip through her fingers were correct, it was a decent sized building with two floors.

　The front of the first floor is lined with display shelves and other items, and at the back are rooms for the workshop and storage of materials. The second floor is a living space and is basically unrelated to alchemy.

　Even if I were to run a shop, Wraith only plans to do it alone at the moment, so I made the size moderate.

　Wraith unlocked the door and went inside, leading him to the back.
　Wraith also opened the door of the workshop, which he was still unfamiliar with, and went inside.

''Hmmm, I see...''

　At present, all that is in the workshop of the Wraith are shelves for drying materials, magic tools for heating and cooling, and magic tools for welding.

　It is a very minimal workshop.
　From here, the workshop will be transformed into a workshop that focuses on making potions and magic tools.

　As Nicola parades through the room, she begins to measure the space that exists in the room with the measuring device that she brought with her. He repeats the same thing for a few minutes, not forgetting to fill out a piece of paper every so often.

'Hmmm, I guess it's something like this...'

　Considering the remaining space in the workshop, Nicola had a piece of paper in her hand that described the equipment to be arranged. Of course, he also took into account the budget he heard from the Wraith.

　Basically, as requested by the Wraith, they were all things that would be useful for potion making and magic tool making. For example, temperature and humidity regulating magic tools to properly store herbs.

''What do you think, Wraith-san?''
Well I guess I'll take it anyway.
'The other thing about the magic stones, how about turning them into a magical store of power?
Is this a storeroom?

　Most of the time, the main use of a magic stone is to become the material for a magic tool, or the magic tool itself. For example, you can carve a magic formula directly into the magic stone and turn it into a magic tool that generates water.

　However, what Nicola proposed this time was neither of those.

'From the looks of it, Wraith-san's workshop seems to have a lot of magic tools, and I think it would be a hassle to put magic power into each and every one of them. So how about using this magic stone as a store of magic power so that you can use the magic tools right away?

　The magic tools only have a magical effect, and they work by consuming a small amount of magic power. If you have a storehouse, you can put magic power into it beforehand and use the tools without consuming it at any given time.

　Also, with a storehouse, you can easily use magic tools that constantly consume magic power. For example, water and light emitting magic tools are examples of such tools.

　That's why Nicola suggested using it as a storehouse. It is fine to use it as a material for magic tools, but Nicola's view was that it was a waste.

''.........Sure, that's good, that. Please.

　After thinking about it for a while, Wraith finally made that decision.

''I agree.
I understand.

　The conversation is settled, and Nicola collects the measuring instruments and other things. I thought he was just going to go home, but he stops in front of Wraith.

Speaking of which.
...?
What's your relationship with Daisy?

　Nicola asks Wraith with a horrible expression that is hard to describe.

　Wraith can't help it when he suddenly shows such an expression from his smiling sales smile. It's a good idea to have a hand on your shoulder before you know it and hold on to it tightly so you can't escape.

　The heart of the heart almost stopped lightly and Wraith couldn't help but give a tight smile.

''Oh no. I'm just a client and an adventurer! Hahahaha.........''

　It's okay, I haven't said anything crazy. There's nothing shady between me and Daisy. We have a super healthy relationship. If anything, we get along great as friends. I don't doubt that. Yeah, I wish I could believe that.

　There's nothing to hurry about. I was confident in returning the words to Wraith, but the devil's hand flew from an unexpected place.

''That's right. I have a very good teacher-disciple relationship with the Wraith. It's a good thing that I'm always learning alchemy. That's already - hand in hand, firmly.
...?

　Lace looks at Daisy with a look of what the hell this guy is talking about. You could say it's a stunned expression.

　But unfortunately, the courage to look at the face of the woman who grabbed his or her shoulder in front of him or her was not present in the Lace.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what to say.

　Can we call it a herbivore in front of a carnivore? Seeing Nicola's fearful expression, Wraith slowly spoke out.

　Her instincts were alerting her to the danger of her life.

''If you mess with Daisy-chan--you know what will happen, right?

　Despite the smile on his face and the bouncy sound of his voice, Wraith couldn't help but feel the intimidation that emanated from Nicola.

　It was no exaggeration to say it was a threat.

'I swear, I promise that such a thing will not happen.
Yeah. Then you're safe.

　The intimidation subsided and the hand on his shoulder disappeared. Wraith, who didn't feel alive, exhaled heavily from the release of the tension.

　Then she turns a resentful gaze to Daisy, the cause of the crisis that led to the creation of the situation.

　However, the person in question has a cool expression on his face, saying he doesn't know about such things. Daisy was showing some composure, but...

Bye, Daisy!　I'm leaving for today and you can come back to see me anytime!

　Nicola is breathing hard and hugs Daisy as much as she can. The petite Daisy has no way of resisting it and does as she is told.

　After a while like that, Nicola was satisfied and let Daisy go.

'I'll see you in a week, then.'

　With that, Nicola walked away.
　The ones left behind were Daisy and a stunned Wraith who fell to the ground.

''Well you're going through a lot too, aren't you?
Yeah.

　Daisy replies tiredly as she stands up.

'Are you still coming back in a week?'
'And of course, I'm personally interested. To have that skinny-dipping again... well, let's allow it.
Are you sure?

　It's not that I have any trouble with Daisy, so I won't say no.

''Then I'll have to leave, too. Thanks for the day.
Yes.

　With Daisy's back to me, the first phase of creating the workshop was complete.