I’m a Rookie, but I’m an Experienced Professional - Chapter 74

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Chapter 74

“Don’t touch it!”

Eileen was startled and pulled her hand out of the basket.

Callix confirmed there was nothing in her hand and let out an annoyed breath.

“Trying to touch tarantula silk with your bare hands. Have you lost your mind?”

“Then… shouldn’t I?”

When Eileen asked back in confusion, Callix pressed his furrowed brow.

Tarantulas were such famous monsters, and their silk was used in various fields, so even children knew about the dangers and precautions.

But she knew nothing. It was strange and curious that while she knew an amazing amount about other things, especially construction, she didn’t know such basic things.

“Watch carefully.”

Rather than explaining with words, it seemed better to show her directly, so Callix put on leather gloves.

Then he picked up the tarantula silk. As soon as he grabbed it, the silk made a sticky sound and clung to the glove.

“Tarantula silk is so sticky that caught prey can never escape.”

Callix pulled at the tarantula silk stuck to his glove, but no matter how much force he used, the silk wouldn’t come off.

“If you touch it with bare hands, it’ll stick right on and you might have to tear off your skin.”

“Oh, it’s that sticky?”

Usually people would be frightened hearing such stories, but Eileen’s eyes sparkled instead.

“Then this silk must be used a lot as adhesive, right? Where is it mainly used? Do they use it at construction sites too? Ah, Mireon said he’d make a bridge with this silk, so they must use it there too.”

Callix looked down at Eileen in bewilderment at the flood of questions.

Eileen, who had been intently staring at the silk stuck to his glove, suddenly grabbed his wrist.

Startled, Callix instinctively stepped back.

“Let me borrow these gloves.”

Eileen paid no mind and pulled off his gloves to put them on her own hands.

“…”

When she turned around without hesitation, Callix looked down at his now empty hands.

“Wow, it really is sticky and tough. The elasticity is good too.”

Meanwhile, a bright smile spread across Eileen’s face as she conducted various experiments, like pulling on the tarantula silk.

“With this, I think I can solve the problem I’ve been worrying about. Thank you so much for helping me.”

She was just holding tarantula silk in her hand, but she smiled like someone holding the most precious treasure in the world.

That expression was strangely irritating, so Callix couldn’t take his eyes off Eileen.

“Put it in the rope knot part like this… No, it would be better to weave it from the beginning. And make the joint surface rough to make it more…”

While handling the rope and tarantula silk and pondering how to make it, Eileen belatedly felt his gaze and looked back at Callix.

“Do you have something to say to me?”

“…No.”

Callix answered briefly and rubbed his face as if washing it dry. With an expression showing he didn’t understand his own state, he looked at Eileen for a moment, then silently turned and went outside.

“Your Grace?”

As he was returning to his room, he ran right into Mireon.

“I heard you went out all night and just returned. Haven’t you slept yet?”

“I was about to sleep. Why are you here?”

“I came to see Eileen. I was curious about how far she’s progressed…”

“It’s only been one day, yet you expect so much.”

When Callix scolded him, Mireon waved his hands.

“I really came just out of pure curiosity. I had no other intentions.”

“Sure you didn’t.”

Callix snorted, then grabbed Mireon’s shoulder and turned him around.

“She’s concentrating right now, so don’t disturb her unnecessarily and go back.”

* * *

The day Eileen and Sola were to compete.

From early in the morning, the plaza was bustling with elves who came to watch. The dwarves also came out early and secured their spots.

“Who do you think will win?”

“Well. Surely Sola will win, right? No matter how excellent human techniques are, they can’t beat a dwarf.”

“That’s true.”

While everyone was confident that Sola would win, the main characters of the day, Eileen and Sola, appeared.

Sola carried his bridge model himself, but Eileen received help from Anthony Greg.

“What kind of construction can she do if she can’t even carry something like that herself?”

“Exactly. Humans really are weak.”

The dwarves all mocked Eileen. While the elves also assured that Sola would win, Mireon stood before Eileen and Sola.

“First, let’s examine the models you’ve made.”

Mireon checked Sola’s first.

The bridge model he made looked solid and stable at first glance. Thick straight beams stretched out, and the supports were deeply embedded in the wooden pillars, not shaking at all.

In contrast, what Eileen made shook with just a little force.

There were no solid wooden planks or pillars, only a structure made by weaving ropes in a grid pattern.

At first glance, it looked like a giant net.

“How is that supposed to be a bridge? It looks like your foot would slip through while crossing.”

“Exactly. Plus it would sway in the wind so you couldn’t cross properly.”

“Looking at the playground she built, she doesn’t seem completely thoughtless, but…”

Despite the flood of doubt and criticism, Eileen didn’t bat an eye. Rather, she smiled leisurely as if enjoying the situation.

So Mireon was worried about Eileen, but said nothing.

As the moderator, he couldn’t say words of concern for only her.

“Then Rael. Please.”

At Mireon’s words, Rael stepped forward. When he put his hands together and chanted a magic spell, fierce wind began blowing through the quiet Elf Village.

It was strong enough to make clothes and hair flutter wildly, but Sola’s bridge didn’t budge.

In contrast, Eileen’s bridge swayed like reeds in the wind.

“It can’t even withstand this much wind. It won’t be usable in the Sanctuary Area.”

“Exactly. The skill difference is too great.”

While everyone was murmuring as if the match was already over, only Sola was intently watching the bridge she had made.

“Raellion! Please make the wind stronger!”

“Stronger than this?”

When Rael asked back in panic, Eileen nodded.

“Yes! Please!”

Rael made a groaning sound, then chanted the spell again. Then an even stronger wind than before came rushing. It was strong enough to push back the young elves.

“Eileen, how long do I have to keep this up?”

Even Raellion, the caster, was finding it hard to endure, so he asked Eileen.

Eileen, who had been silently looking back and forth between the bridge she made and the one Sola made, raised her hand high.

“Look at this!”

It was hard to even keep their eyes open properly, so what did she want them to check?

The elves were bewildered, but curious about what Eileen wanted them to see, they struggled to look in that direction.

“Huh? The bridge Sola made is shaking too?”

“You’re right. It looks like it’s about to break.”

Before one elf could finish speaking, the part securing the bridge cracked and tilted to one side.

The bridge that had been swaying precariously in the strong wind finally collapsed completely.

In contrast, while Eileen’s bridge swayed back and forth, it didn’t collapse. The fixed parts were also solid without a single crack.

“You can stop now!”

At Eileen’s words, Raellion immediately stopped the magic.

When the strong wind ceased, sounds of relief could be heard from everywhere.

“Gasp, the bridge Sola made collapsed.”

“But the bridge that human made is fine. How is this possible?”

The elves, who belatedly grasped the situation, murmured among themselves. The dwarves also gaped in disbelief at the scene before their eyes.

This contest was about whose bridge could endure longer in the fierce wind.

In other words, the winner of this contest was Eileen.

“This is impossible!”

One of the dwarves shouted in a clear, ringing voice.

“What that human made isn’t a bridge, it’s a net!”

“That’s right! Of course it would hold up if you make it like that!”

“This was a ridiculous contest from the start…”

“Everyone be quiet!”

Sola shouted so thunderously that it echoed throughout the entire village.

At this, not only the dwarves but also the elves were startled and looked at Sola.

“…”

Sola’s expression hardened as he alternately looked at Eileen and the bridge model she had made.

He clenched his thick hands into fists, then strode toward Eileen.

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