Dolls

"Even with the pain in my pocket, my success was far beyond what was expected for someone at my level. Inside the tower, I had already made a small name for myself by selling healing vials. But if I took my goods outside, where the demand was even higher, the profit could be substantial.

As I walked through the corridors, lost in thoughts about how to increase my income, something caught my attention.

Two acolytes were chatting excitedly next to me.

"...Did you hear? A group of alchemists finally managed to create an Ultra Refined Tonic!"

My steps stopped for a moment.

Suddenly, a memory from the past resurfaced.

The first time I finished my mechanical armor, as I was leaving the lab, I encountered a group of ecstatic acolytes. Their eyes sparkled with excitement, and they seemed to have made some kind of important discovery. However, my presence in that armor startled them, and the moment was interrupted.