Magicraft Meister Part 1

Is it an automaton you want fixed?

Yes. I'm sorry to say, but there are no good magecraftsmen in the Kingdom of Klein. They all give up on us.

Princess Rieschen said regretfully.

"I was told that there was a good magecraftsman in a remote village, but he escaped because of some idiot called Count Walter."

"What?"

I had heard this story somewhere.

"What?　You've heard of it too? ......Truly, the old aristocrats are so busy protecting their own interests that they don't think about the interests of the country or the people."

The princess looked at Jessica, who was standing next to her,

"This Jessica is also a new noblewoman. I sometimes think that it would be a good idea to replace all the nobles.

"Your Royal Highness, I think I'll go to ...... now."

Jessica interrupted softly.

"Yes, I suppose so. It's not nice to have a guest from another country complaining to you, is it? In that case, Jin, I'm going to ask you to go with me to the royal palace.

It seemed that he was no longer at the stage where he could refuse. Jin gave up and agreed. But..,

"I can't fix what I can fix if I don't have the materials.

He would not forget to tell the princess, "I can't fix what I can fix if I don't have the materials. Then the princess said

"Ummm ...... what will you need?

She looked at me with difficulty. Jin explains.

It depends on what is damaged. I'll have to examine it first.

So the carriage carrying the group departed. Accompanying them on both sides were four knights of the Kingsguard.

Even with the princess, Jessica, Jin, Elsa, Hannah, and Reiko on board, there was plenty of room to spare.

It is a carriage with four horses. However, the ride is not very comfortable. However, the road is cobblestone pavement, so it's a good thing. Mainly for Jin.

The carriage was headed for the building at the end of the central street, namely the Royal Palace.

"Is it okay if we go with you?

Jessica answered.

"We are going to the royal palace, but since it is a detached palace, security and control are less strict than in the main palace. And since this carriage is for the exclusive use of the royal family, it is easy to check."

Princess Rieschen also gave a supplementary explanation.

"I am the third princess. I have two older brothers and two older sisters. Moreover, a princess who has not yet reached adulthood has no right of succession to the throne. Therefore, even though she is royalty, she is treated lightly.

Prince Ernest was also a concubine, Jin remembered. Somehow, I have a feeling that such royalty would be better off, but I can't say it out loud.

The detached palace was the building on the left toward the front of the palace, in other words, at the western end. It was a little different from what Jin had imagined, but I was convinced that it might be like that in a different world.

Hannah was absorbed in looking out of the window as it was the first time for her to ride in a carriage. Elsa looks out the window with a slightly curious look on her face.

"Here we are, here we are..."

The door of the carriage is opened from the outside and a step is prepared for getting out.

Reiko gets out first, and looks out the window. Of course, nothing happens.

Erza gets off by herself, a little envious of Hannah's help.

"Thank you for your hard work, Jessica. You can go now."

The princess said, but Jessica shook her head.

"No, I will stay with you until the end of the day."

"You're a serious guy, if only you were better at magic. ...... Well, good."

With these words, the princess entered through the entrance of the huge, albeit detached, palace.

Jessica led the way and the others followed. Jessica was a little disappointed by the princess's words.

The place was not as popular as I had expected. It seems that this place is also understaffed.

The only thing that caught my eye was an automaton. They were dressed in maidens' uniforms, and it was clear that they were making up for the lack of staff. But...

"Hmmm, why are they in such a bad shape?

This was Jin's impression after seeing the automata. And Erza,

"Brother Jin, something is wrong with the movements of these automata. They seem to be moving in a jerky manner.

She said. She had seen the golems Jin had made in Horai Island and Kunlun Island, so she could tell the difference in their movements.

Whether she heard our conversation or not, the princess walked silently and stopped in front of a room.

"Here."

She put her hand on the door, turned around and let out a sad voice.

"Jin, please, fix her..." she said.

Then she opened the door herself.

The walls of the room were covered with tapestries of flowers and butterflies, and the floor was carpeted in a soft young grass color. The room looked like a child's room.

"Wow, what a cute room!

Hannah must have had the same impression, because she said something like that.

Yes, this is the room I used to live in when I was a little girl.

The princess's eyes were slightly moist as she said these words.

"Please take off your shoes before entering."

With that, the princess neatly laced up her dark brown shoes, took them off, and stepped onto the carpet. Jin and the others followed. Only Jessica stood guard at the entrance.

She looked around the room, feeling the softness of the carpet under her feet. A crib was placed in one corner, and a shadow sat beside it.

"That's ......."

"...... Anne?"

Jin and Elsa shout at almost the same time.

Sitting there was a blue-haired automata. At a glance, it was obvious that it was the same type as Anne.

"Anne?"

The princess overheard the murmur.

"She is not called that. <. She's one of my ...... nannies."

Jin did not miss the note of sadness in her voice. So he went over to <>.

It is definitely an automaton of the same model as Anne. Its state of preservation is somewhat better than when Anne was found.

However, it has stopped. Before investigating the cause, Jin questioned the princess.

"Princess Rieschen, how did you get this tier?

Hearing this, the princess reacted with a twitch.

Jin, you ask how, not from whom. Well, you do know, don't you?　Tia is certainly not a recent creation. It was found in the ruins.

When Jin heard that, he thought.

"Tia is an automata, but she was also my concubine's nanny. I've heard that when she was a child, she even suckled her own breasts."

Certainly, Anne's same model would have been equipped with nipples. The fact that it has a breast-feeding function may mean that it is custom-built.

"When I was a child, Tia could talk but could not move. Even so, she told me many stories and sang to me. But ......"

The princess looks down.

"Three years ago, Tia suddenly stopped moving. I took it to our magecraftsmen, but they told me that they could not fix it because its structure was different from that of the automata of today.

Tears glistened in his eyes.

"Our country is a backward country in terms of automata and golem technology. I have heard that the Kingdom of Egelea makes extensive use of golems and automata. In fact, many of the automata working here were purchased from the Kingdom of Egelea.

With these words, the princess gently touched Tia's cheek, which had stopped moving.

"I remember. Tia's body was warm. Other automata are not cold, but they are not warm either.

Then the princess looked at Jin and took his hand,

"I know that Tia is a special automaton. But I want to hear Tia's voice again, no matter what it takes. Jin. Please!　Please fix Tia!

Princess Rieschen's frantic, cheerful appearance showed just how serious she was.

"Onii-chan, please listen to the princess's request. You can do it, can't you, Onii-chan?"

Hannah also looked at Hitoshi with this expression. Erza doesn't say anything, but I can tell by the look on her face what she wants to say.

Jin himself still wants to fix it.

"Okay, I'll do what I can."

With that, he decided to examine Tia.

Although she was better preserved than Anne, her magical skin was deteriorating and losing its elasticity, and her magical muscles were shredded in several places.

The skeleton was distorted and the joints were rattled.

However, the main cause of the malfunction was the ether converter.

According to Jin's assessment, the magical crystals forming the ether converter had deteriorated, and the concentration of free magical element (ether) was too low for the free magical element (mana) of this time period to be refined.

There is no way that most of the magecraftsmen in this country, or even in this time period, can repair it.

"Well, what do you think?　Do you think you can fix it?

Jin smiled at the worried princess,

"Don't worry, I can fix it. You just need magi crystals of all attributes.

The princess smiled when she heard this. Hearing this, the princess smiled.

I understand!　Magi crystals of all attributes!　I'll have them ready for you right away!"

With these words, she ordered Jessica standing in the doorway to do something. Jessica went out into the corridor and came back soon.

She must have given instructions to another servant or an automata.

She ordered Reiko to lay Tia down on the floor to perform some simple maintenance until the magi-crystal could be delivered.

"Your Highness, may I take off my clothes so that I can fix Tia?"

I asked as a matter of courtesy. Of course the princess nodded.

"Elsa will undress her for me, please."

Jin felt the coldness in Elsa's eyes as she looked at him, so he decided to ask her to do so.

"Yes."

Erza answered shortly and started to take off Tia's clothes. The clothes looked recent and not tattered.

After removing her apron and dress, she found a slip-like underwear. As is customary in this world, there was no bra. The underwear were drawers tied with laces.

"I don't want to wear the drawers for now."

Jin stopped Erza as she took off her slip. If it is the same as Anne's, it is dangerous in many ways.

Then he stops her from removing the magical skin from her chest.

"Your Highness, we are going to dissect a part of Tia. I don't know if I can show you. I will leave it to you to decide.

Princess Rieschen looked down and thought for a moment, then looked up as if she had made up her mind,

"Let me see. I asked for it, and above all, no matter what she looks like, Tia is Tia. I will see to it.