Disappointing Teleportation Magic ~ Even Though The Movement Distance Is Only 1 Millimeter, I Will Rise Through Ingenuity ~ - Chapter 7.1

“Watch out! Where are you looking while walking!”

“I’m very sorry!”

On my way back to the dormitory after submitting the morning report at the general office, I heard someone shouting.

Looking up, I saw a castle official bumping into a young helper from the cafeteria.

Then, a spherical object rolled to my feet.

It was about the size of a baseball, a bit smaller, looking like some kind of nut or seed.

“What is this? A giant walnut?”

As I picked it up and examined it closely, the cafeteria helper, who seemed to be about my age, quickly gathered the fallen nuts and ran towards the kitchen.

“Hey, there’s still some left here. Is that okay?”

I gathered the nuts that had rolled near my feet. After thinking for a moment, I headed towards the kitchen. Even if I kept these three nuts, it wouldn’t make a difference, but if someone thought I stole them, it would ruin the trust I had built.

Though it was a hassle, I decided to take them to the kitchen, where I saw the head chef coming out.

“Good morning, Chef.”

“Oh, Yuto! Good morning. I heard you’re doing great in the decoration department.”

“No, I’m just managing to handle the tasks given to me.”

“No, no, Lord Ekkels praised you the other day too.”

“Thank you. Oh, Chef, I found these nuts that someone from the kitchen dropped…”

“Ah, rock walnuts. They are meant to be used in this afternoon’s pastries.”

“These are walnuts? They’re quite large.”

“Yes, if you want, you can take some home and crack them open to eat. The shells are hard, but they are fragrant and rich in flavor.”

“Is that okay? Thank you. I’ll take them then.”

“Yes, tell me how they taste the next time you come to clean.”

“Sure, I will.”

I thanked him and headed back to the dormitory, but I soon understood why the head chef had that meaningful smile.

When I tried to crack the rock walnuts together, they made a sound that didn’t seem like a walnut would.

“These are incredibly hard…”

As the name suggests, rock walnuts might need a rock to crack them. The sound they made was like clashing stones or metal pieces.

“Well, after all, I’ll just have to tell him I couldn’t crack them.”

As I was walking towards the dormitory, I encountered Kazumi Umino, who was smiling broadly.

She even showed me a double peace sign, so she must have successfully left the combat unit.

“Good morning, Kirikaze. Hey, guess what? I managed to get out of the frontline unit.”

“Oh, congratulations. How did you do it?”

“Hehe… Guess how?”

“Probably a special treatment method, right?”

“Yes, after talking to you, I thought about it a lot and concluded… anti-aging.”

“Got it! Cosmetic surgery.”

“In my case, maybe because my magic power isn’t that strong, I couldn’t treat deep inside the body well. But with cosmetics, just fixing the surface works.”

“Indeed, even removing wrinkles and sagging can make a significant difference, especially for older people.”

“That’s right. So, I practiced on the older ladies at the aid station, and rumors spread to the noblewomen and even reached the Queen.”