Magicraft Meister Part 1

Harold Luan Autoclase-Egelea, King of Egelea, was depressed.

"How may I help you, king?

Sir Braoloat, the finance minister, asked tiredly as he looked down at the papers in his hand.

"Three years of the national budget has been lost.

The golem party incident of the other day, the cleanup is just about finished.

Repairing the broken castle, replenishing the destroyed golems (mainly for Reiko), taking measures against the newly built golems, paying compensation to the guests at home and abroad, and sending information abroad...... no amount of money was enough.

In addition,

"Good morning, Father."

"Good morning, Your Majesty."

There was the third prince Ernesto. Today he is accompanied by his favorite lady-in-waiting, the golem Lotte.

Ernest, the 3rd Prince of Egelea, is not the son of the Queen of Egelea, but the son of a concubine. Therefore, he was next in line for the throne after his uncle, the king's brother.

However, the boy himself did not care about it at all, and grew up free and unrestrained. His father found it adorable, and as the king, he honestly felt a pain in his head.

"Well, good morning. Ernest, what are your plans for today?

"Yes, father. In the morning we'll study and practice manners. In the afternoon we'll practice horsemanship and swordsmanship.

Good. Do it well.

Yes, sir.

The busy King exchanged a few words with his beloved son and returned to his duties.

"I remember Lotte and that carriage... ......"

The king recalls more causes for his headache.

Twelve years ago, the king began to use golems and other means to fill the manpower shortage caused by the small population. Even the newborn Prince Ernest was replaced by a golem except for his attendant nanny.

Those who are entrusted with the care of the royal family need first of all to be trustworthy. Few of them were given priority over the princes above them and over the king and queen.

It was inevitable that Prince Ernest, the fourth in line to the throne, was put on the back burner.

This is why Prince Ernest had become fond of golems.

"But I didn't think he was the best of the bunch..."

The first prince is good-natured and unreliable, the second is quarrelsome and unfit for politics. The younger brother is, I suppose, fit to be king, but it is human nature for the current king, who is also a parent, to want his own blood child to inherit the throne.

Prince Ernest is clever and of good character. He was well liked by the soldiers and knights around him.

For now, the succession is based on blood and age, but the crown prince has not been officially chosen. When Prince Ernest turned 15 years old, he was going to name the Dauphin after having assessed the qualities of all his children.

"...... I just can't accept that golem bias."

One of the duties of a king is to maintain his lineage. A family feud over the succession to the throne is the last thing he wants. Even though it was the seed he had sown, he was worried about Prince Ernest's future if things continued as they were now.

"I heard that he has a daughter modeled after Lotte, but she is a commoner, and she is engaged to Count Kuzma.

It is a matter of conjecture as to how serious the 13-year-old was, but Prince Ernest suddenly proposed to the girl, Bina.

"It's a relief that he doesn't seem to have any interest in human women."

King Egelea shook his head once and returned his attention to the documents in front of him.

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"Oh, I'm so tired.

"Your Highness, thank you for your hard work."

Prince Ernest was relaxing over a cup of tea that Lotte had brewed for him after his tutoring session.

"I still have a teacher of manners coming later..."

"That's right. Please study hard.

"Yes, thank you."

Thank you.

What?　You can't do it?

Yes, I'm sorry.

Minister of Magic Kerichdole gasped when he heard the report from his men.

It was that he could not make a copy of the carriage and the golem horse that Jin had given to Prince Ernest.

"Even though the original golem is right in front of you?"

"Yes."

The golem horse that Jin made and left behind. It looks just like an ordinary horse in size and shape. So far, so good. The most astonishing thing about it is its movement.

Quadrupedal walking is not simply a matter of alternating right and left movements. On modern Earth, where high-speed cameras are available, it would be possible to analyze the movements, but the magicians and magical craftsmen of this world could not do so.

Incidentally, before the Magecraftsmen's War, the , which is often used by Jin, was quite common. By using this method, it was possible to retrieve information on the movements of horses from actual horses, but this magic has long since been lost.

Therefore, the Minister of Magic, Kelihidole, was unaware of the fact that this was exactly the magic that Jin used on Lyanna of the Royal Secret Maidens, even though she had reported it to him. The scary thing is preconceived notions. However, even Lyanna herself had no idea what magic was being used, so her report was a bit hazy.

"Hmmm, I guess we'll have to settle for something similar."

Prince Ernest asked Jin to make a golem carriage, and the king saw it and ordered to make several carriages for the royal family.

It seems that not only King Egelea but also the Minister of Magic will continue to be troubled for the time being.

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"Come to think of it, there was a Royal Secret Maid attached to Jin, wasn't there?

The King suddenly remembered and asked JUDOL, the Minister of Defense, who was standing nearby.

"Yes, you mean Lila Solyus?

"Oh, yes, that's her name. I heard that she is the sister of Iris Solyus of the Kindei Magic Guards.

Yes. Both sisters have great magical potential. The younger sister has yet to manifest hers.

JUDLE explains. But the king interrupts him with a wave of his hand,

"Oh, that's not what I meant. Is it possible to put him on Ernesto?

"Yes, for the moment the Royal Secret Maidens are not available, and, well, I don't think Lila is very suitable for the job.

"Mm-hmm, that's no problem then. All right, let's appoint this Lila SOLEUS, let's call her Lila SOLEUS, as Ernesto's lady-in-waiting. She should ostensibly be his bodyguard.

Yes, sir.

She will have more guards now that she is thirteen years old. Under this guise, Laila was to be Prince Ernest's lady-in-waiting.

"I heard that, Lila!　Congratulations!"

"What a promotion!"

Her fellow Royal Secret Maids of Honor are also congratulating her.

"If the prince gets his hands on you, you'll have a shot at the title of lady of the house!

said Lisa, the Royal Secret Maid attached to Bina.

"Oh, I don't know if I'm up to the task ......."

Laila was more anxious than happy, more bewildered than happy.

Laila was gently encouraged by the group leader, Lyanna.

"Don't worry. I heard that the prince is very kind and that this was a direct request from the king.

But this only made her feel more and more deflated.

"Why would the ...... king want me?"

"I don't know, I don't know."

"I don't know, I don't know. ......"

With a sense of uneasiness, Lila went to Prince Ernest's apartment.

She knocked and entered the room. There, she finds Prince Ernest leaning over Lotte.

The prince smiles when he sees Laila,

"Hello, Lila. It's been a long time. You don't look well.

Laila said to him. Laila was surprised that the prince remembered her,

"So, Your Highness, you remember me?

she asked in a slight panic. In fact, this is a serious disrespect. He had called out to the prince without even greeting him.

But the prince did not seem to pay any attention to him,

"Ha, you brought me Lotte's dress. You brought me this Lotte's dress.　That's why I said it's been a while.

Finally, Laila remembers that she hasn't even greeted him at his new position,

"Oh, no!　As of this moment, I am Lila SOLEUSS, the new lady-in-waiting to His Highness Ernesto!　I know I don't have much to offer, but I'm going to work hard to make this happen. ......"

Laila spun the words desperately, but perhaps because she was unfamiliar with the language, she bit her tongue at the last minute.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Prince Ernest laughed cheerfully.

"Lila, you don't have to be so nervous. Your father told me not to take it too hard and to think of you as someone to talk to and to consult with. I'm looking forward to working with you."

"Yes, yes!"

Laila bows hurriedly. At the same time, there was a dull thud.

"Uh-uh. ......"

Forgetting that there was a table in front of her, she bent down so deeply that her forehead hit the table with a forceful impact.

"Laila, Laila, are you okay?　I heard a loud noise."

"Hi, Laila... ......"

Laila's life at her new workplace has only just begun.