The next day after giving the girls their gifts, Ben went to town. He will take the materials that the kingdom gave him as compensation for his destroyed magic car. It was destroyed during his job to investigate the unknown island a few months prior to his exploration of Fiore.
Those materials are saved in Oshibana Town and he hasn't taken them. So he went there with the girls using the old model magic car. He will also buy other materials that he needs for crafting some magical items.
They arrived in Oshibana after 3 hours of slow driving. Ben decided to walk around the town with the girls first before buying the materials. It's been a while since they spent time like this.
He bought them a lot of things in town, especially clothes. They've grown since last year, so their clothes no longer fit. The villagers made some clothes for them, but they couldn't make a lot.
In the afternoon, they finally buy the materials that Ben needs. He just bought a few and then took the materials for the magic car to the mayor's residence. They get the materials easily because those were Ben's in the first place.
Ben and co return to the village before the sky gets dark. He drove slowly and enjoyed the sensation of driving a car again after a year. Even though this car is an old model, it is still a car.
The next day, Ben starts his new project. He will build a new magic car and also make some magical items. With the knowledge obtained from the Magic Library, Ben has some ideas for magical items that he wants to make now.
"It would take months for me to do this alone. Fortunately, I have help." He created 7 clones.
It surprised Wendy and Carla who immediately hide behind the real Ben.
"B-Ben nii-san, there are a lot of you." Wendy muttered.
"Yeah, they are my clones that I made using magic that I learned in the Magic Library. Bella can also make a clone, you know." Ben told her.
Bella nods and makes a clone. Wendy and Carla were stunned to see that and immediately ask Ben to teach them. But Ben can't do it because he has something else to, so he asked Bella to teach them Clone Magic and she agreed to do so.
After the girls leave to train, Ben gave the clones their jobs. All 7 clones will work on the magic car while he will work on the other magical items. He made the blueprint for the new magic car, so they just need to follow the instructions.
The clones work in the workshop while Ben works in an empty building. He has stored the materials that he needs and the magical items that he got from Morgbitt here. Ben wants to modify some of Morgbitt's magical items here, so he stored them here.
"Alright, let's get started." Ben said as he took a wide piece of Yeti leather that has thick white fur.
Ben drew a pattern on the inner side of the leather and cut it. Then he draws a magic circle that contains many small magic letters on it. It's easy for Ben to make the magic circle because he studied it for a long time.
"Good, now for the most difficult part." Ben said after finishing the magic circle.
Ben takes some sewing utensils and starts to sew the leather. It took a long time for him to finish as he had never sewed before. When he finished, a very bad-shaped sling bag is created.
"Ugh, I can't give this to anyone. But let's see if it works first." Ben said as his magic power flowed into the bag.
The bag glows white for a minute before it dimmed and turned back to normal. Ben opens the bag and it is pitch black inside the bag. He put his hand inside and couldn't reach the bottom at all.
[Spatial Storage Bag has been created successfully.]
Ben is elated to hear that. He successfully created a spatial magical item where he can store his items. His hard work for months after he left the Magic Library has paid off.
"A.I Chip, explain it." Ben said.
[The spatial storage bag's space has the size of 10x10x10 meters, so it's 1000 m3. Can't store air or water without a container, so it's not suitable for a living being. Time flows normally inside like the outside. Can only store items smaller than the bag's mouth.]
"Hmm, the last part is very problematic. It seems I need to use the 2nd method." Ben said as he put the spatial bag on a shelf.
The 2nd method Ben is referring to is drawing the magic circle on his left palm. But the magic circle is a little different than the one he drew before. Untrained eyes won't see the difference because it is very small, but it will give a different effect.
After he finished the magic circle, Ben flowed his magic power into it. The magic circle glowed white before it disappeared as if it was never there. But Ben can feel a connection with the magic circle and knows he can control it.
[Spacial Storage Mark has been created successfully.]
[It has the same specification as the Spatial Storage Bag, except for the items it can store. The mark can store something a lot bigger than it's 'mouth' size. But the user needs to put more magic power into it, based on the item's size. The storage can also be upgraded unlike the bag because it's installed on a living being.]
"Awesome, it's a lot better than I expected. Are there other weaknesses besides not being able to store a living being?" Ben asked.
[Yes, it can't be erased, so it will leave a permanent mark on the user's body.]
"Not a problem for me, but it might be a problem for others. I planned to give these to the girls as gifts, but the permanent mark might be a problem. Hmm, let's ask them about it. They can choose the mark or bag." Ben said.
Ben took the bag and went to meet the girls who were practicing Clone Magic with Bella. He calls their names and shows them the spatial storage bag and mark.
"So, which one do you want?" Ben asked.
"Bag." The girls reply at once.
"Are you sure? It can't store something bigger than the bag's mouth and it can't be upgraded, you know." Ben pointed out.
"Ben brings, hi hi hi." Bella said, giggling.
"You will ask me to bring you things like usual, huh? Fine. What about you two?" Ben asked while sweat dropping.
"I just need the bag because I don't need to store big things like you. 1000 m3 is also big enough for me." Wendy said.
"Me too, the bag is big enough for my stuff. But the bag seems very ugly." Carla said as she looks at the bag Ben made.
"Don't worry, I will ask Aunt Aiyana to make the bag. I will just make the mechanism to turn the bags into spatial storage." Ben said.
He then leaves to take the Yeti's skin and fur then goes to a house near the village gate.
"Aunt Aiyana, are you home?" Ben asked in front of the door.
"Yes. Oh, Ben-chan, why are you here?" Aiyana, a middle-aged woman with long, straight brown hair asked.
"Can you make 3 sling bags using this material? They're for Wendy, Carla and Bella." Ben said.
"Of course, anything for my cute girls. What about you?" Aiyana happily asked.
"I'm okay. The backpack that you made for me before my journey is enough." Ben stated.
"Alright then, the bags will be finished tomorrow afternoon." Aiyana said.
The next day, Ben took the bags that Aiyana made. They look far better than the one Ben made. He doesn't think much about it and immediately drew the required magic circle in the bag.
Ben finished the bags and then gave them to the girls. They are happy because the bags are very pretty and very useful. They thank Ben and he rubs their heads before returning to the storage room.
"Alright, let's get to work." Ben said after looking at the materials.