"Let Sylphy-san have her time. We still have a lot to do." Eve gently pulled Kaizoku's hand, leading him to the cauldron where she had previously made the healing potion.
"Alright, Kaizoku-san, we're going to craft a special new spell just for you. I've got some rare items that should help us create a powerful spell." Eve pulled various items from her bag, setting them on the table near the cauldron.
The items looked strange—grasses, mushrooms, colorful stones, crystals, and a black rope.
"This should be enough to make an high spell." Eve said as she placed a black crystal into the cauldron and stirred it, turning the liquid inside into a deep, dark black.
Kaizoku watched as Eve stirred, all the while loading bullets into his revolver. "Hmm... Ever since I wore these clothes, I keep finding bullets in this small pouch on the back of my belt. I can even hear them rattling."
Next, Eve placed the black rope into the cauldron. As she did, Kaizoku inhaled the steam rising from the mixture. It smelled like hot peppers, making him sneeze.
In that moment, one of the bullets fell from Kaizoku's revolver and dropped into the cauldron. "MY BULLETS!!"
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Kaizoku made a move to retrieve it, but Eve stopped him. "No! That's too dangerous!"
"My bullets..." Kaizoku sighed and sat down, feeling dejected.
Eve continued to add ingredients, placing purple and blue stones into the cauldron and stirring. The liquid turned a dark purple.
"And finally..." Eve placed a blue mushroom and some red grass into the cauldron. As soon as they touched the liquid, the cauldron emitted a burst of light and an explosion above it.
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Meanwhile, in a royal chamber elsewhere, a nun dressed entirely in white, with a wide smile, white eyes, and a white saw in her hand, spoke from behind a young boy with short white hair, dressed like a prince, who was gazing out of the castle window.
"Ishayaki-sama, do you also sense the strong aura coming from the Witches' Woods?" the nun asked from behind 'Ishayaki.'
'Ishayaki' lowered his head. "I'm counting on you, Taki."
Hearing his words, 'Taki,' the nun, smiled even wider. "Reverend Taki is ready to carry out my lord's orders..." 'Taki' bowed and then exited the room.
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Back at the cauldron, the bullets that had fallen in earlier rose from the dark liquid, now infused with the spell.
Kaizoku saw his bullets floating back up and quickly grabbed them, ignoring the burning heat from the cauldron. Despite the pain, he managed to recover all ten bullets. "Oooohhh... My ten bullets..."
Without hesitation, Kaizoku loaded all ten bullets into his revolver.
"Kaizoku-san, do you feel anything different inside your body?" Eve asked as she watched him load the bullets.
"No? I don't feel anything," he replied with calmly.
"Oh dear... Don't tell me my spell gas didn't work because of the bullet that fell in earlier..." Eve said, trying to hold back her disappointment.
Seeing Eve's sad expression, Kaizoku felt guilty and tried to cheer her up. "Eve... Uuuhhh..." Kaizoku glanced down at his cowboy outfit.
Noticing the golden star badge pinned to his shirt, Kaizoku unpinned the badge and handed it to Eve. "Eve, please take this badge and keep it safe..." Kaizoku smiled warmly at her.