The Dragon'S Blue Gem
(S2) Chapter 103 [Different From Others ]

One of Mika's studies while inside the dungeon was a potion that revived the dead. The main ingredient is Rainbow Crystal Flower and mixed with several other ingredients with the right dose and temperature. You could say this process is still within the scope of Alchemy.

But taboo potions like these are also terms and conditions so not every dead person can be resurrected.

The container of the soul (body) should be in good condition, without damage.

The soul is not destroyed/faded.

The soul must have the will of life.

The body must have a strong foundation (high enough level) in order to withstand the effects of the potion.

The herb should be minimized along with a very large administration of mana.

As long as those 5 conditions were met, then the potion would definitely succeed and the dead person could be resurrected. For a potion as great as that would require extraordinary ingredients. In addition to the 3 ingredients mentioned earlier, there are 14 other ingredients that are classified as Epic level and above.

Aqua had already obtained the 14th in the Dungeon and the trading city, Aranyu. There were only 3 ingredients left that Aqua had yet to obtain. Only with the material alone requires a very large cost, especially plus the manufacturing process. Mika might be able to earn over 1 billion gold if she sold the potion.

"I've bothered to do all this research for the sake of you who lost your beloved sister. What will you do for me in return?" fashion Mica.

Aqua fell silent. Mika has done a lot for him. To be honest he was unwilling to trouble Mika any more than this. At least he wanted to gather all the materials he needed himself.

"Whatever you want, as long as I'm bi-no I will definitely get whatever you want," Aqua replied seriously.

"Are you sure? I could have asked for something impossible" said Mika.

"No problem. If it was for you, even giving up the world would do me," Aqua's smile warmly. Aqua was half teasing and half sincere about it.

Mika's face flushed. How could Aqua just say such an embarrassing thing? Maybe that's what I was thinking.

"That kind of fight doesn't work for me!! Is Citrine so valuable that you're willing to go that far?!"

"Pfftt.. hahahaha, your face is a dead red," booed Aqua.

Aqua laughed at Mika while putting her hand on Mika's head. The girl blushed in embarrassment and annoyance, wanting to feel like she hit Aqua to the point of bouncing away now.

Aqua took a few steps forward in front of Mika.

"It's not just because of Rin. I can say that because you are Mika."

"......"

Mika was speechless, she could not see Aqua's face now. But his long ears look a bit flushed now.

"Gtsi..."

This time it was Mika's turn to laugh hard enough that her eyes were watering. Aqua smiled as she glanced at the girl, she again walked away leaving Mika who was busy laughing at her.

"Hey, don't leave me!!!"

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Day by day passed. While Eli is busy helping the old Recho make a sniper rifle, Aqua and Mika spend time relaxing in the village. They haven't been that calm before. The dwarves were also used to their existence, plus because Aqua and Mika often helped them to fill their free time, the dwarves were increasingly open-hearted and friendly.

Aqua fell asleep in the grass under a shady tree. Similir the wind that blew his hair and blew his face slowly felt very comfortable. The sun is bright but not excessive. Really, a very suitable atmosphere for lazing around.

"Mika is teaching the female dwarf to cook... Eli is still busy helping Recho... I'm bored.." Aqua's mind closed her eyes.

Aqua opened her eyes slowly, looking at the fairly slow movement of the clouds.

"Isn't it time for you to show yourself?" said Aqua suddenly.

Aqua heard one's breathing become irregular. That person was shocked because Aqua was aware of his existence. In fact, he had been watching Aqua since the first time Aqua came to this village.

Although full of doubt, the dwarf Aqua had insinuated earlier slowly came out from behind the big tree behind Aqua.

Yet...

Dwarves that appeared from behind trees were very much different from dwarves in general. He has the form of a 12-year-old human boy with a height of ±150 cm. His skin was dark brown like a dark elf. Her hair was green leaves and her eyes were gray. The child's ears were slightly pointed like ordinary dwarves. There were no visible muscles in his body, he really looked like an ordinary 12-year-old boy.

Despite his appearance like that, the child was 100% dwarf. He's not half or anything. He was purely a dwarf race.

Aqua gave a thin grin.

"He's out too."

"You've been following me for a long time, haven't you? Why are you doing that?" ask Aqua coldly.

The boy looked at Aqua sharply. He actually reminded Aqua of Recho Chalcedony when he had just met.

After thinking for a long time, the boy finally opened his mouth.

"You! You're from... outside the village, right?!" ask the boy nervously.

"Yes." Yeah."

"PLEASE...! Please take me away with you!!!" his screams while closing his eyes were nervous.

Without the child noticing, Aqua let out her sneaky smile.

"And why should I take you? Don't you two dwarves not want to get in touch with the outside world?" aqua Fishing.

"Th-That's...!"

The dwarf child glanced around randomly while hooking up his two hands.

Aqua felt she had enough of cornered the child. So Aqua woke up from her sleep and sat down casually. He also patted the grass next to him, a sign telling the young dwarf to sit next to him. Although still unsure, the dwarf child slowly walked over to Aqua's side and sat there.

"First, introduce yourself to me!" said Aqua rather kindly.

"........"

"......... L am... My name is... Pi-Pietro, Peter... Chalcedony. I am the son of the dwarf who made weapons for your friend earlier." replied the boy stammered.

Aqua let out a face that seemed to say 'I already know' without Pietro seeing.

"Pietro, yeah. That's a good name. My name is Aquamarine Valler El Vittacelar. You can call me Aqua."

"I accidentally heard that... You are the Prince of the Vittacelar Kingdom.. In that case, you can definitely take me, right? Please take me as you leave the village!!" pietro Pinta.

"Why? If you stay here, you will be safe and not have to worry about monsters or other races. Just so you know, the world outside your village is dangerous."

"....... Do I have to tell you why?"

"I need to know I want to take you, right?"

"Yes..."

Pietro looked down with a sad face.

"I. since I was born I was considered a freak by other dwarves. I am not at all muscular and I am taller than the others. My appearance also grew with age and stopped when I was 12. My grandfather said I may have been exposed to Humanism."

"Humanism? Is that the opposite of dwarfism?" inner Aqua.

"Grandfather asked me not to be discouraged. The most important thing to the dwarves was the forging ability. But in that part as well. I can't even lift a forging hammer."

"No matter how much I exercise, my muscles don't grow. Even though I am now 29 years old, I cannot lift a hammer at all... All the dwarves were disappointed in me when I was the granddaughter of the greatest dwarf, but I smeared my grandfather's name..."

Pietro began to shed tears like a child whose parents were not present at the school. For the record, the age of the dwarf race was 2x longer than humans. So 29 years in the dwarf race is equivalent to 14.5 years of the human race.

"Father and grandfather never mocked me. They never said I was a shame.

Aqua sighed. He turned his gaze towards the slowly moving sky.

"In the sky, there is no difference between east and west, people make a difference from their own minds and then believe that it is true."

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"We all live under the same sky, but not all of us have the same horizon. Open minds. You are not a prisoner. You're a bird that flies, looking for dreams in the sky."

Pietro was stunned to see Aqua say those words and also looked at the same sky as Aqua.

"I don't know how big your problem is and I don't care about it either. Everyone has their own problems. One thing I can tell you."

"Don't let one cloud wipe out your entire sky! Even when the sky is filled with clouds, the sun still shines brightly behind those clouds."

"......."

Aqua stood up while tidying up her clothes. He extended his hand to Pietro.

Pietro, "?"

"What's waiting for? You said you wanted me to take you, right? Then we'll have to get your father's approval first."

Pietro widened his eyes, he did ask Aqua to take him, but he did not expect Aqua to agree to take him. With a moved face, Pietro received Aqua's helping hand.

"All right!!!"