Since I looked all over in Kuruso, wasn’t that the only place where it could be?”
“…”
“There’s nothing special or spectacular about what I did, it’s just that the efforts of other Dwarves fell short.”
His way of speaking that greatly lowered their affection towards him!
It was awkward for Weed to take the compliments of others, so he’d done the best he could to pass it off as a joke.
‘It’s definitely no good to receive compliments!’
In those days when he was working as a minor, when he couldn’t do the work well he was always sworn at. Those were the days when he got more curses than food.
But with effort, he was able to overcome his insufficiencies. He mastered the techniques and did as much work as other people.
He lifted and carried more flats of bricks, attached more eyes to dolls, and delivered the newspapers well.
“So you had some talent in this field.”
“You’re an outstanding individual we absolutely need.”
As the compliments from the President increased, the amount of work he had to do also accumulated.
It became worse was when he worked part-time at a pub.
“You’re really outstanding! This perfect taste matches well! From now on I’ll have Hyun Lee do this kind of work.”
With each compliment, his ears were joyful, but Weed knew that soon enough, his whole body would be exhausted.
Even though in this case, that wasn’t Herman intent, Weed had instinctively counteracted.
And he wasn’t deceiving them on purpose either.
By law, all discoveries made after great lengths of effort were seen to be obvious in the end.
“As a Sculptor, it wouldn’t do to just look for the complete works. No matter what sculpture it is, if you understand the materials used to make it, the place, and its characteristics, what I did is possible.”
“Understand the materials and characteristics… It’s not just about completing the sword, but really immersing yourself in the process?”
They were ordinary words, but Herman thought about them for a long time, as if he’d gotten some kind of hint from them.
Pin hesitated for a long time before carefully asking.
“Now that you’ve succeeded in completing the quest, will you leave Kuruso?”
She, too, was aware he had completed almost all of the Sculptor quests, and he’d even discovered Kendellev’s trail. In reality, Weed had completed many different kinds of commissions.
Requests that had to do with adventures or fighting, sewing and blacksmithing production requests, requests that had to do with creating sculptures off of impressions… He’d done them all!
As a jack of all trades, the requests he could receive expanded.