"Yo, isn't this the young blacksmith beside the king? Went out to buy groceries again today? If this continues, the former chef of the palace will be unemployed, right?"

"I don't need to tell you this, I know what do you think I want to buy double the amount of ingredients? At least half of them are used to teach Mr. Chef how to cook, so that he doesn't really lose his job because I came. It's true, since I made a dish and happened to be seen and eaten by the king passing by, before I knew it, I even did the work of the head chef or the head maid, and said that my job seems to be obviously not this, and I said, don't call me miss, call me a little brother! I'm a man! Uncle!"

"Uncle, I understand, I understand. For the sake of you being so beautiful, even if you are cheaper! Here's the vegetable you wanted. ”

"Thank you. Anyway, uncle, you don't understand it at all, right?"

Taking the vegetables handed over by the middle-aged man, Emiya Shirou put the two coins in the middle-aged man's hand.

"Thank you for coming~ Remember to come to me next time to buy groceries! Miss~"

"Think about it. It would be better if you could change your name and call me a little brother. ”

Waving his hand to the middle-aged man selling vegetables, Emiya Shirou turned around and walked in the direction of the palace.

Unconsciously, it has been more than three months since he came to ancient Mesopotaya, although the puppets of Enkidu have not yet been manufactured, but they are gradually familiar with the surrounding environment and residents, and Emiya Shirou has gradually integrated into the local life.

As the first person other than Enkidu to be allowed to stay with the king, to live in the inner sanctuary, and to often follow the king (forcibly pulled out), in the beginning, people were surprised and alienated by Emiya Shirou. If one were to describe it, it was like an unbridgeable gulf between high-ranking officials and ordinary people. But as he got in touch with Emiya Shirou more, because of the former's easy-goingness, gradually everyone's feelings about him became completely different. Until now, although they can't be said to be friends, at least they are acquaintances who can make one or two jokes with each other.

Walking slowly down the street, occasionally waving to the person who greeted him, Emiya Shirou's head was in deep distress.

Time flies quickly, more than two months have passed before I know it, and there are still about ten months before the time limit for me to go home, which should still be enough in theory

Then, in the past three months, the relationship with Niang Shanshan has become better, and occasionally she will be forcibly pulled out of the magic workshop to accompany her and Enqi to travel everywhere; Enkidu's trust in him became more obvious, if Emiya Shirou had any request, whether it was what he wanted or wanted to do, Enki would basically agree and assist him unconditionally, even if she didn't necessarily know what the purpose of the request was; The relationship with the residents has become familiar, and although this is not in Emiya Shirou's original budget, as a result, not only have the interpersonal relationships become broader, but even the gathering of information has become more convenient, which is also a good thing for Emiya Shirou

In all respects, Yiqiē is developing well, but the most critical doll making is caught in the bottleneck of all evils!

The collection of materials, the structure of the body, the size of the body, etc., were solved in a few days when I first tried to make a doll. But when it came time to make a doll, Emiya Shirou discovered the biggest problem: he couldn't reproduce the temperament and feeling of Enkito!

Although, he tried his best to make a doll that looked completely indistinguishable from Enki, but immediately after making it, he felt that there was something against it, and if Emiya Shirou said it specifically, he couldn't think of some problems, but it just felt like something was always missing

Considering that the target of the deception was the gods, and it was impossible for the defective products that he could not deceive himself to complete the task, Emiya Shirou simply discarded the doll. Everything that can be reused is decomposed, and what cannot be decomposed is burned by fire.

After spending two days summarizing the experience of failure, Emiya Shirou guessed that the materials with divinity might not be enough, so he spent four days in advance searching for the treasures with divinity from the treasure of the king that Niang Shining gave him and directly took them out and dismantled them before starting the next zuò making. After preparing enough materials, I rested all day (I was pulled by my mother to patrol the mountains), and the next day I recuperated before I started to try the second challenge

In this challenge, Emiya Shirou can be said to have been in the spirit of 12 points throughout the whole process, and every step has been repeatedly scrutinized, considered, and evaluated before implementation. The total time spent on the work was twenty-one days, which was three times as long as the last time! However, even so, at the moment of completion, Emiya Shirou realized that he had ushered in a second defeat.

The materials with divinity have been prepared sufficiently, and you can feel a strong divine aura after making them, but there is still a feeling missing. A feeling that is enough to tell in an instant that it is a fake!!

If this "feeling" problem cannot be solved, then there will be no progress in the making of dolls

But if it is said that this "feeling" problem is solved, now Emiya Shirou does not even know what is missing, and there is no way to talk about a solution

It was under the distress that he borrowed the cooking tools and cooked in person for a long time, so as to change his mood As for being seen by the passing mother Shinshi, and almost caused the cook to lose his job, it was outside the budget of Emiya Shirou.

No, I can't think of anything with an empty head

In the shocked gaze of the people next to him, he suddenly stopped, and Emiya Shirou raised his head and looked up to the sky and sighed.

What's missing?

"Mr. Shirou! This way, this way~"

Just as Emiya Shirou looked up to the sky and sighed, a familiar girl's voice sounded from not far away, calling his attention. When he turned his head, he saw a girl with long colored hair waving happily at him on the street not far away.

P.S.1: I'm sorry, but I had to go back to school this morning (a damn four-hour drive) and I was told by my mother to go out and do something in the afternoon. One more was served first.

P.S.2: From this chapter onwards, I'm going to fast-forward the story, and I'll continue the main quest in three chapters.