Magicraft Meister Part 1

The next morning after staying in a depopulated village, the sky was clear.

"Ah, it's been a while since I've seen a clear blue sky.

Jin breathes in the fresh morning air and stretches.

"Good morning."

Reinhardt woke up too.

"This means we'll definitely be able to get to DeRead by the end of the day," says Reinhard.

Breakfast is mostly preserves. Even so, we were given some fresh vegetables to add color to the meal.

After a simple meal, the group left the depopulated village without knowing its name. Of course, they thanked the village chief profusely.

There was nothing that the gentiles could do for the village now. Our departure was a bittersweet one.

Still, the sky was blue and the sun was warm. It is the season when spring is at its peak. As we continue on our way, our spirits begin to lift.

The wind feels good.

Jin's carriage has ventilation openings in the ceiling for easy ventilation. Reinhardt, a fellow passenger, was also relaxing. Erza is unusually lightheaded.

Jin was talking to Reinhardt in a whisper so as not to wake Erza.

Hey, Reinhard. I wonder if there is a guild in the town we are going to?

The guild that Jin mentioned was, of course, a mutual guild of magecraftsmen.

"Hmm?　Probably not. It would have to be at the local city level.

I see.

It still seems to be a small organization.

What can I do for you?

Reinhardt asked,

"Yeah, I was wondering if I could sell you a vacuum cleaner."

"Hmm."

Jin explained to Reinhardt that the vacuum cleaner was a useful magical tool for both the common people and the aristocrats, and that he wanted to popularize it if possible, and that he wanted to do so as cheaply as possible.

"I'm sorry to Reinhardt for helping us," he said.

Reinhardt laughed and said, "I'm sorry for helping Reinhardt,

"I think Jin's way of thinking is not so bad. I'll support him.

Jin bowed to Reinhardt and said, "Thank you,

"Thank you.

Jin bowed his head and said, "Thank you. Reinhardt then said to Jin

"So, Jin, you're going to stick to the common man's way of life, right?"

"Common man?"

An unfamiliar word. No, "common man" is a word that even Jin could understand.

"Ah, there are two types of people, the common people and the electorate. The popular faction is, of course, those who want to spread magic tools to the general public. And the electorate are those who are

You want to monopolize it among the chosen few.

That's right.

And what about Reinhardt?

Jin says and waits for Reinhardt's answer. Depending on his answer, Jin's future actions may change.

"I am of course ......."

Rai is a commoner. That's why he used to clash with my uncle.

It was Elsa who answered from the side.

"Hey, hey, Elsa, don't take my line!"

Reinhardt laughed and said,

"You two are talking all the time, it's boring."

Erza shows a slightly pouty face.

"No, it's just that Erza was sleeping so comfortably.

Elsa turns pale and says, "No, she was sleeping comfortably,

"No, I wasn't sleeping. I wasn't sleeping.

She says, "No, I wasn't sleeping,

"It's a nice day today, and as they say, you never wake up from a good night's sleep.

Jin said,

"What's that?"

Erza asked with a dubious look on her face. Reinhardt also looked interested.

"Well, I think it means something like <>, right?

I replied. It was actually a Chinese poem, but Jin, who was not very good at Japanese or Chinese literature, could not explain it any further.

"Hmmm...<>, huh? Indeed. It's perfect for the sleepy Erza.

Reinhardt said teasingly, and Erza blushed,

"I'm not a lazy girl now. Rai's teasing."

She turned her head away from him with a blush.

The conversation had gone completely off-topic, so Hitoshi said

"Anyway, I was thinking of disclosing the structure and manufacturing process of the <> to the public. Then anyone ...... can make one, I mean Magecraftsman, right?"

I said. But Reinhardt had a difficult look on his face.

"Well, it doesn't work like that. The information is given to the Magecraftsmen Guild, but each Guild handles the information differently. ......

He replied tartly, "What do you mean?

"What do you mean?

Jin asked,

"It means that some guilds try to monopolize the technology for their own profit. The guild I visited before in the Blue Lands is not like that, though.

Reinhardt explained. In other words, how each guild handles the information it receives differs from one guild to another.

"Hmmm, I see. It's difficult, isn't it?

Jin let out a sigh.

"............"

The meaning of my existence in this world. Just as he was about to find it, Jin stumbled.

Somehow, he felt weak, looked out of the window, and whistled.

(Come to think of it, this might be the first time I whistled when I came here.)

(Come to think of it, this might be the first time for him to whistle since he came here.) Maybe it was because he had no time to spare, or maybe he simply forgot about it.

The melody is a late Showa era POPS, a song that the Director liked and used to listen to often.

The melody is a late Showa-era POP song that the Director used to like and listen to often.

Jin was a high school student with a regular school schedule.

Normally, when a child reaches the age of high school, he leaves the orphanage, but the director seemed to want him to be his successor and allowed him to go to school from the orphanage. The fact that he gave him the surname "Nido" may have been a manifestation of this.

On his way to school, Jin used to whistle. The tune was a song from the Director's collection of cassette tapes.

(Was I hopeful in those days?　(Was I hopeful back then, or did I just want to get paid as soon as possible?)

In any case, it's a world to which I can no longer return, a life to which I can no longer return. Now Jin has no choice but to live in this world.

（It's not possible to make this world a better place to live. (It's not possible to make this world a better place to live, but if it's within my reach. And I can do it.)

Even back then, Jin wanted to make the orphanage better and buy toys for the younger children.

(My predecessor was studying the connection between magic and tools. ) It was not accepted at the time, but now it is accepted in the form of Magecraftsman. (I'm ......)

As I thought about this, the song ended and of course the whistling stopped.

"Jin, what was that song?"

"I've never heard it before. It was a good song.

Reinhardt and Erza praised the song.

Jin decides that one day he will tell them who he really is.

He had not yet found the courage to do so.

Just as his predecessor had been ostracized by his fellow mages, Jin was afraid that his friends in this world would treat him as a heretic and reject him.

The reason why Jin does not call himself a "Magecraft Meister" is because he has inherited the memories and experiences of his predecessor's persecution.