In the garden of the ducal townhouse Li’s father made a declaration.

“We can’t just leave it like this. If we can’t control it then the only option is to destroy it, right?”

““Ehhh!””

Voices of protest rose from the children.

Big things are romantic.

Whether animals or golems, bigger is always better.

But that only works when safety is guaranteed.

As things stood now it was far too dangerous.

In that sense Li’s father’s reasoning was completely sound.

However Li also felt it would be a waste to destroy it.

That said, she was not even sure if it would fit inside her Jewel Dimensional Vault.

The items she had created herself could fill one or two warehouses.

But this gigantic golem was probably impossible.

‘Jewel Dimensional Vault…’

As Li thought about it something suddenly occurred to her.

It was the jewel about the size of an adult man’s clenched fist she had obtained during the first dungeon training session.

The drop item from the monster that Trismegistus had defeated without reading the situation.

Even the female instructor Megan had relinquished ownership saying it belonged to Li.

That was what she had remembered.

If she converted a jewel of that size into a dimensional vault it would surely have enough storage capacity.

Then there would be no need to destroy it.

‘No, wait,’ Li hesitated.

With a jewel of that size it might even be possible to use it as the power source of the giant golem.

But an idiot golem moving autonomously would be nothing short of a disaster.

So in the end she decided to simply store it in a Jewel Dimensional Vault.

As she took out the jewel and prepared to synthesize it as usual someone stopped her.

“Li! Could you sell that jewel to me?”

It was her mother.

“Mother, are you thinking of using it as the power source for that?”

“Exactly!”

The reply was exactly what Li had expected.

“But wouldn’t it be dangerous to let that golem act autonomously?”

Her mother groaned.

“Well…”

“Let’s turn it into a dimensional vault and store it for now. Also, I was thinking it might be better to experiment with smaller versions first.”

“That’s boring.”

Li smiled mischievously.

“Mother, how about using magical mercury to create an amorphous magical creature? Wouldn’t it be interesting if it could transform into various things?”

The idea Li suggested was inspired by the black creature that appears in anime.

By freely changing its shape it could adapt to many situations.

When Li explained this her mother immediately became interested.

“What’s that? That sounds interesting! I never thought of using magical mercury.”

“Veronica, Li. Save that discussion for later.”

Her father intervened.

So Li quickly used Synthesis Magic.

Then she stored the giant golem inside the completed Jewel Dimensional Vault.

Once the giant golem disappeared its destructive scale became obvious.

It was remarkable that none of the servants had been injured.

They had truly just been lucky.

Perhaps they would also need to reconsider the underground laboratory.

Of course, Li had no intention of stopping dangerous experiments.

That was simply Li’s way.

Still she would need to discuss this properly with her mother.

For now Li began repairing the damaged sections using Synthesis Magic.

* * *

In less than an hour the ducal residence was fully restored.

It was already around lunchtime.

Preparing a meal from scratch would take too long so Li released ingredients from her jewel.

Today they would have barbecue.

Using magic she quickly created grilling stands and the servants immediately began moving efficiently.

Sheets were laid out in the garden for seating and drinks were prepared.

They grilled meat and vegetables on skewers and ate them.

The children were delighted by this wild style of eating which was different from their usual meals.

Meanwhile the adults began drinking alcohol in the middle of the day.

Especially Li’s father.

Events like this were fun too.

Smiling warmly, Li looked at the lively scene and thought.

This noisy and hectic daily life.

That was what she truly cherished.