The moment everyone realized I had made thread, the students crowded at the windows erupted in commotion.
"Amazing, Leo-kun! You made thread from scratch!"
"For real? You can actually make thread!?"
"I do sewing as a hobby, but I had no idea thread could be made like that...!"
The two teachers were the most shocked.
"N-No way... Making thread during a leatherworking class...!?
Leopin-kun... what kind of student are you...!?"
"Nooo! That kind of thread is obviously useless!"
"We'll see about that," I said as I climbed back through the window into the classroom.
The students who had been watching from the windows parted like the sea to make way for me.
I returned to my seat and threaded the freshly made Daija Vine Thread through the magic iron needle.
Holding the threaded needle and the Wyvern Leather, I cracked my neck once.
"All right, let's do this. ...Uwooooooooooooo!!!"
...Dabababababababaaaah!!!
I activated the Leatherworker skill "Leather Equipment."
With ferocious speed, I sewed up the Wyvern Leather.
One of the female students stared in disbelief and said, "Th-That's incredible...! It's like a magic sewing machine...!"
While everyone around me stood stunned, in my hands the single piece of hide was transforming into proper leather.
Teacher Filafie was the first to notice.
"Eh, a collar!? And sleeves!? Oh my, even pockets!?
Is Leopin-kun trying to make a leather garment!?
Leather clothing is something we cover much later in class because it's really difficult equipment...!?"
"I... It's done...! A 'Leather Coat'...!"
Without even wiping the sweat from my forehead, I raised the jet-black coat toward the ceiling.
It was so black it seemed to absorb light, yet it began to glow faintly.
"Ahh, that shine...!? D-Don't tell me that coat is 'High Quality'...!?"
Teacher Filafie's eyes widened behind her glasses.
Shock spread through the classroom.
"Eh... Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!?!?"
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**Wyvern Coat (High Quality - Magic Item)**
**Quantity:** 1
**Quality Level:** 96 (Material Level 67 + Dexterity Bonus 12 + Job Bonus 7 + Quality Bonus 10)
A coat made from Wyvern Leather and Daija Vine Thread.
It boasts higher defense than a normal coat and provides heat and cold resistance.
**Special Effects**
**Capacity Expansion**
The contents of the pockets are expanded tenfold by the wyvern's magic power.
**Weight Negation**
Items placed in the pockets have their weight nullified by the wyvern's magic power.
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"High Quality."
This was a rare effect that sometimes appeared on items produced by production jobs.
If compared to combat jobs, it was similar to a "Critical Hit."
It meant you had poured all your strength into the work and struck the true core.
High-Quality produced items received bonuses and could draw out the hidden magic power within the materials.
Since I only had my school uniform, I had wanted clothes and turned the Wyvern Leather into a coat, but...
"I-I can't believe a student made a 'Magic Item' so soon...!"
Teacher Filafie walked unsteadily toward me with her pupils fully dilated.
When I handed her the Wyvern Coat, she stroked it lovingly.
"Uuuh, this pattern, this stitching, this finish...! Not a single uneven stitch...!
It really is 'High Quality'...!"
When Teacher Filafie looked up, she looked like she was about to cry.
"I have never made a 'High Quality' item myself as a teacher...
Even professional leatherworkers are said to make one only once every ten years, if at all...
To make something so difficult so easily...
Leopin-kun, you are a once-in-a-decade genius...!"
"Yes, Leo-kun is a genius! No doubt about it!" Monaka clapped her hands happily.
With Teacher Filafie's acknowledgment, the way the students looked at me completely changed.
Everyone stared at me with eyes full of envy, but...
"Nooo! That is a huge misunderstanding!
Leopin-kun's coat became 'High Quality' thanks to my needle and scissors!"
The vice principal made a show of tucking the magic tools I had borrowed into his breast pocket.
"These are the legendary 'Soigu's Divine Needle' and 'Kirusha's Sword Scissors' passed down in my clan!
With these, even an idiot can make high-quality items!"
Teacher Filafie looked startled.
"Eh!? Those legendary god items!?
B-But those two are not god items. They are supposed to be school property..."
"Nooo! These are my personal belongings! Now, I am very busy, so excuse me!"
The vice principal forcefully ended the conversation and hurriedly left the classroom.
The moment he stepped into the hallway, the usual scream of "Kyaaah!" echoed.
The students who had gathered around me looked completely let down.
"So that's what it was."
"Well, if you use god items, of course anyone can make high-quality stuff."
"Aaah, I feel stupid for almost respecting that guy even a little."
The students returned to their seats with disappointed expressions.
My position had completely returned to that of the "jobless garbage," but I did not mind.
"I believe in you! The coat became High Quality because Leo-kun is amazing!"
After all, only Monaka continued to admire me without changing.
"Um, I want to become an amazing craftsman like you too, Leo-kun!
Could you please teach me how to use the needle?"
I was a Leatherworker and she was a Tailor.
The genres were different, but I could at least teach her needlework.
"Sure, let's try it together."
"Yes!"
I sat shoulder to shoulder with Monaka and gave her advice on making her patch.
"You don't have to rush. Take your time and aim carefully when you push the needle through."
"Yes, Teacher Leo-kun."
Monaka answered obediently and began stitching the patch fabric with cute crossed eyes.
"The trick to making things is to put your heart into it.
If it's something you're giving as a gift, imagine the person's smiling face.
That way, your work will naturally become careful."
"...The person's... smiling face..."
Monaka stopped her hands and closed her eyes as if in prayer.
She was probably thinking about someone she liked.
"Oh, for the outer edge, combining 'satin' and 'long and short' stitches would look better and improve the finish."
Before I knew it, Teacher Filafie was peeking over the edge of our desk.
She nodded while frantically taking notes.
"...Hmm, imagine the person's smiling face and put your heart into it...
For the outer edge, combine 'satin' and 'long and short' stitches..."
"I... It's done! Teacher Leo-kun! Teacher Filafie!"
In Monaka's hands was something wrapped in a familiar light.
When Teacher Filafie saw that light up close, she was so shocked she flipped backward in a dramatic somersault.
"Ag-Again, 'High Quality'...!?"
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**Monaka's Patch (High Quality)**
**Quantity:** 1
**Quality Level:** 13 (Material Level 3 + Quality Bonus 10)
A heart-shaped patch.
It is filled with the maker's great affection.
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