「That is why it will be an accessory that can be put on and taken off. It can be put on only when wishing to have children.」(Tarea)

It would be a reverse-contraception device.

「So what kind of accessory will you make it?」(Basdia)

「Right now, I’m thinking of making it a pendant or a band that goes around the thigh.」(Vandalieu)

The shape and part of the body that the Magic Item would be worn on was very important. These factors would affect the difficulty of creating the item with【Alchemy】, the materials required and the strength of its effect when completed.

For example, if there were a Magic Item that allowed one to walk on air as if it were the ground, would it not be likely that most people would expect such a Magic Item to be a pair of shoes?

At the very least, nobody would think it would be a pair of glasses.

In contrast, if there were a Magic Item that allowed one to see through objects while it was worn, most people would expect it to be a pair of glasses, not shoes.

In this way, certain shapes and where the Magic Item would be worn would make it easier to create the item and produce a stronger effect, depending on what kind of effect was desired.

Something that granted physical strength would be a ring or armlet. Something that granted some kind of vision would be glasses or, alternatively, a circlet. Something that let one run at high speeds would be shoes or an anklet.

Of course, Magic Items such as socks that allowed one to see in the dark apparently existed, but creating such items would require a high level in the【Alchemy】skill and expensive materials.

At present, there were more Alchemical materials available than food. The reason for this was that anything that they obtained from hunting monsters, they had to use themselves.

There was no Adventurers’ Guild to take Magic Stones to, so Braga and the other monster children had been playing with them like marbles.

However, Vandalieu, the only one who could create a death-attribute Magic Item, had a skill level of 1 in【Alchemy.】Creating a band that went around the thigh close to the abdomen or a pendant that would hang similarly close was the limit of his ability.

He also had the option of making it a belt, but the Ghouls didn’t have a culture of wearing belts, so it might have made the use of the Magic Item unpopular.

… Vandalieu would find it difficult to create an item that would be worn even closer to the relevant body parts than that.

「So, are there any colors or designs that you like?」(Vandalieu)

Vandalieu had included Basdia and the other women in this discussion to ask them this. Since they would be the ones wearing it, it would be best to ask them for their preferences in color or shape.

… Because of its intended function, it would be constantly worn during intercourse, after all.

「Let’s see… Everyone likes white, black, silver and gold.」(Basdia)

「I don’t think anyone likes seeing red unless it’s in battle.」(Woman)

「I think everyone likes things that look like wings. Also, hearts, maybe.」(Woman)

Basdia and the others offered their opinions on what Ghoul women liked. Vandalieu had no confidence in his sense of fashion, so this was greatly helpful.

Incidentally, in Lambda, the heart was apparently a symbol of the goddess Vida. As to be expected of the goddess of the life attribute.

However, a black heart would be a bad omen, so perhaps silver would be better?

「For now, we shall try making some.」(Tarea)

「I’m counting on you.」(Vandalieu)

The ones actually making the objects would be Tarea and the other Ghoul craftswomen. Creating a Magic Item required the【Alchemy】skill, but that was simply imbuing an object with magic. The object itself was generally made by another craftsman.

There were some alchemists that did everything on their own, from gathering materials to creating the items themselves, but those were exceptionally unusual.

「So what will you do for the Magic Item that keeps the fetus alive? It would be problematic for this one to be something that can be easily taken off.」(Zadiris)

Zadiris had been whispering,「Gold and silver? Youngsters these days sure like their shiny things…」But now she asked this question, and Vandalieu replied,「This is a little problematic.」

As Zadiris said, it would be better for this Magic Item to be difficult to remove. If it accidentally came off and was lost or the mother forgot to put it on and the baby died, it would be seriously problematic.

But that didn’t mean that it could be something put inside the body…

The two of them nodded as they thought about this…

「How about a tattoo?」(Zadiris)

「A piercing, after all?」(Vandalieu)

『Eh?』(Both)

They both looked at each other after coming up with totally different answers.

「Boy, a piercing would be too far from the abdomen. A tattoo will not disappear, and it can be applied anywhere.」(Zadiris)


「The piercing wouldn’t be on the ears, nose or lips, but on the belly button. As for tattoos, who would apply the tattoos to begin with?」(Vandalieu)

It seemed that Ghouls hadn’t come up with the idea of piercing their belly buttons. And Vandalieu hadn’t thought of the idea of making a Magic Item out of a tattoo engraved onto the body.

And then after discussion, they settled on using belly button piercings.

「If we use tattoos, won’t they become strangely distorted when the stomach expands? The baby would have grown big enough by the time that happens, but re-applying the tattoo every time you want to become pregnant wouldn’t be an option. In that case, I think piercings are better.」(Basdia)

And so Basdia’s opinion was accepted.