Hellbents
Chapter 103: The Workplace

Seeing the king rule immediately without asking or considering the opinion of Princess Eve, who incidentally is her own daughter, Ava immediately categorized her in a list of adults who see their children only as property to be used.

Or is that how the monarchy works? Ava is then reminded of Ezra, the prince of the wandering kingdom of Igoceolon in order to collect the credit used as a benchmark for whether or not someone in assuming the throne. Simply put, who is the most useful.

Maybe Ava was too quick to judge, maybe. But his experience in the past cannot be ignored so that bias is formed in his subconscious.

After all, although he was relieved when the royal family themselves convinced Ellijah that Eve's departure for 4 months was just a mere vacation, Ava herself found no evidence of their communication within that time frame. There was no mail, no trace of the message-sending artifact, and the girl doubted that Eve would open the seller's account in the [System] just to inform her family. The only thing left is a magic contract left by Eve to Marvin that contains their contract. Besides, there's no.

Their daughter is missing for up to 4 months but the rest of the family is relaxed?

There are probably two. First, King Dion, Queen Isabel, and Prince Marvin conspired in a secret plan carried out by Eve. Second, their family relationships are very tenuous, to the point of barely caring.

Ava later rejected both hypotheses. If the three men conspired, Ava at least got a rough interrogation asking for details of her origins. But the fact is only Marvin who plays an active role in questioning him, even then not too aggressive. Furthermore, the girl assumed that their relationship was not as fragile as she thought. The proof is that Marvin fully supports his undercover operation in Eve's series of plans to sacrifice valuable time to do the job of a prince to teach Ava in the role of a royal princess. Plus, Queen Isabel who looked into her eyes with the warmth of a mother ... Ah, nevermind.

Whatever it is, he still needs other information.

After organizing his thoughts, now ... how can Ava create an artifact?!

No, King Dion just said that he needed innovation, not a specific magic artifact. Ava is still blind to witchcraft and the technology that follows her, making new magic spells moreover. So when forced, he must ask for the help of experts he knows. Bia, a woman who creates artificial artifacts, is restrained in a blacksmith's workshop by her conservative grandfather about the weapons she makes. In addition, Ava is more familiar with the process of making potions as she has done since her time thrown in this fantasy world.

The first step he took to deceive the whole world and calm the people who are still frightened by yesterday's incident is to plan a charity event. Fortunately Marvin thought the same thing and immediately took over Ava's duties even though the prince must have been busy with the investigation.

The next step was to research the discoveries that Ava had made. For this business, Ava finally stepped foot into the princess's private office.

On the left side of the bottle various shapes and sizes are complex strung together, similar to equipment in a chemical laboratory. On the right side, a large table filled with tools such as screwdrivers, nails, hammers, and such things. Not to forget, Ava then looked through the blueprint sheets and recipes that were mounted in one of the rooms. The journal given by Eve contained only how to make and the ingredients needed to make the potion, but now he realized that the book he was carrying was a denser and more complete version of the papers now scattered on the floor. From what he saw, the recipe sheet contained an explanation of each composition, the benefits of the ingredient, then the reaction when everything was mixed with certain ratios. Ava had never been interested in chemistry if it was not useful in her daily life, so the reason Eve wrote was only Ava remembered without really understanding it, half-grateful Eve gave him a journal with a clear and concise recipe.

For the blueprint, Ava little understood that the theory used when compared to the original world is mechanical and electronic engineering. Where magic has special properties such as electricity, there are also formulas about currents, inhibitors, and circuit lines that must be considered. Maybe that's why Ava immediately considers artificial artifacts like objects that eat batteries.

Geck! Geck! Geck!

Ava immediately raised her head buried by books and papers. When he opened the door, he allowed the man to enter.

“You haven't eaten yet,” Ellijah reminds with a stiff tone of voice. Ava felt like she was being charged with a terrible verdict, unfortunately she already had no energy to defend herself, so the girl nodded like a robot. Instead, he greeted with great pleasure the sandwich and tea that the man had brought.

Perhaps seeing his fiancee (fake) devouring the fast food he brought made Ellijah startled, her eyes that originally panned cold became wide open. Oh, does her attitude not reflect the elegance of a princess? Well, no one saw except the yandere man in front of him. A full day he struggled with books, already focused. Ava was not aware that her body was limp because it was not fed with fuel.

“You didn't eat the other one?” Ava asked. Ellijah glanced at the remaining piece of sandwich, then turned again to the face of the girl who saw it with wide eyes. With both corners of the lips barely visible raised, he replied, “Just spend all.” Ava did not refuse.

Ellijah sat upright on the chair she pulled towards Ava, her movements looking natural, as if the man had done so hundreds of times before. So it's likely that the rumor that Ellijah often waits for Eve when making artifacts in this room seems to be true.

Ava rubbed her lips with a handkerchief that Ellijah offered, immediately assuming that there was a sauce that smeared her mouth. “Have you thought of making what?” after patiently waiting for Ava to finish her food and drink, Ellijah just opened her mouth. But when Ava turned around to take the collected notes, the girl did not catch the man when she took a deep breath of the handkerchief she had just put on.

With the energy just filled, Ava explains her plan to her fake fiance.