Magicraft Meister Part 1

Jin unpacked the luggage he had brought with him, placed pens, ink, and parchment paper for notes in his office, and arranged some books on the empty shelves with the help of Butlers B and C. The books were not to be too obvious, but were simple introductions to magical crafts (magecraft) and drawings of plants.

The books are not too obvious, but simple introductions to magecraft and pictures of plants. Of course, the old man made them.

The half-coat and insignia of the Honorary Magecraftsman of the Kingdom of Egelea, "Honorary Magecraftsman of the Kingdom of Egelea" are also placed here.

The honorary membership badge of the Shoro Imperial Guild of Magical Engineers is naturally kept in the carriage.

Since his office has a wooden floor, Jin brought his own slippers. Except for the fact that they are made of leather of a magical beast, they are unusually ordinary.

"Okay, so that's what I got."

Jin, seeing that the presentation was now in order, decided to clarify who would be in charge of the management.

First, he instructed Butlers B and C to put the five-colored golem maids in charge of the upper floors and the basement.

As expected, I felt sorry for Barrow and Behle to be in charge of cleaning and tidying the upper floors and the basement, but I was afraid to do so.

We decided to leave the third floor office to the butlers except for entertaining guests, which we asked Behle to do when they came.

Since Meane works part-time and is in charge of teaching Barrow and Behle, she is given a little more freedom and is allowed to come and go as needed on the third floor.

Once that was done, Jin took Reiko and went to the village headman's house.

"Oh, Onii-chan, welcome home."

Hannah, who had just finished lunch, found Jin outside.

"Hannah, I'm home."

"Hey, your sister's here."

"Yes, I heard so. So we're going to the village headman's house.

When Jin said this, Hannah said good-bye without hesitation.

The village headman's house is located in the center of Kaina village.

It was about one o'clock in the afternoon, just after lunch. Behle, who was just in the yard, found Jin.

"Ah, Jin-sama, welcome home!

Hearing his voice, Barrow also came out of the window of the village headman's house, but quickly withdrew.

Then the door opened and out came Licia.

"Jin-san!"

Licia ran up to him at what seemed like full speed, and took Jin's hand,

"It's been a while!　I was worried about you!　But I'm so relieved to see you looking so well!　How have you been since then?

Jin was at a loss as to what to say, and his mouth became clammy.

Licia blushed and then let go of Jin's hand and jumped back, wondering what to make of his silence.

"I'm sorry, Jin-sama. ...... I am Licia Faalheit, new noble of the Kingdom of Klein. I have been sent to the village of Kaina as an ambassador. I look forward to working with you."

She hung her head and bowed so deeply that Jin was flabbergasted.

"Licia, please don't do this. You said it before, Licia-san, please talk to me the same way you have been talking to me.

Jin said and Licia looked up and stood up.

"...... are you sure?"

"That's what I told you."

When Jin reminded her of this, Licia's face finally broke into a smile.

"Oh, I'm glad. Jin-san hasn't changed.

"I haven't changed. I'm still me.

Jin answered, noticing a young man at the door of the village headman's house who was staring at him.

"Well, Licia-san, who is he?"

Licia turned around to check,

"Oh, he is Pascoe Rush. He belongs to the 4th knighthood and he came with us this time as an escort.

She introduced him.

Jin walked alongside Licia to the entrance where he was standing. Pascoe was no longer staring at him at that moment, so Jin decided not to worry about the way he had looked at her earlier.

"I am Jin Nido, Honorary Magical Craftsman of the Kingdom of Egelea. I have recently taken over the village of Kaina as my leased land.

He introduces himself to Pascoe. Pascoe also introduced himself as Licia had explained earlier.

"If you have already eaten, I would like you to come to my castle. ...... But first, a word to the village headman."

Jin then opened the door and went inside to talk to Giebeck.

"...... is that Jin Nido?"

Pascoe mumbled in a slightly annoyed tone,

"Yes. I'm glad to see you haven't changed.

Licia replies happily.

I don't know what you want to talk about.

"That's fine. I want to be friends with you, Jin-san.

Pascoe raised an eyebrow at Licia's tone.

"Is that your policy as ambassador?"

"Well, I don't know. I'm sure it's my idea, but as an ambassador, I'm not sure. ......

Pascoe was transfixed by Licia, who tilted her head cutely, but managed to regain her composure.

"And anyway, I thought it would be better to protest against such a disrespectful treatment of my country."

"I don't think Mr. Jin has any intention to do so.　I think he is simply going to run some errands."

Licia, who originally came from a commoner's background, did not feel any differently about Jin's behavior, and it was the right thing to do.

Pascoe, however, was still not convinced by her actions.

On the other hand, Jin had discussed the matter with the village head and decided to hold a banquet for all the villagers this evening.

Small villages make decisions quickly in this area.

Then, how many people are there in total?

"There are 29 households. Except for Mister Jin. There are 102 of us. With the addition of Miss Meane, Miss Elsa, Barrow and Behré..."

"Yes, sir."

We have 100 cushions in the hall of the castle. Jin thought that they were a little short and that they would have to be made in a hurry.

"Well then, please contact me."

"Yes, I will. We will gather at 5:00 p.m., is that correct?

"Yes."

Jin answered yes, and thought of building a clock tower or something.

"Barrow and Behle come to the castle when you are done here.

"Yes, sir."

After this exchange, Jin left the chief's house. Naturally, Licia and Pascoe were waiting for him.

"Ah, Mr. Jin, have you finished your story?

Licia asked Jin smilingly.

"Oh, Licia-san, you were waiting there for me, I'm sorry, I wasn't very attentive.

Jin realized that he had kept her waiting while she stood there and apologized. He then invited her to the castle.

"We just completed construction. The first guests we welcome are Licia and her family.

Licia asked him a question that had been bothering her.

When was that castle built, Jin-san?

"That, of course, was after the land was leased."

"...... what?"

Licia froze for a moment. But then she quickly recalled that she was talking to Jin and restarted the conversation.

"Oh, I see. Jin-san is not only an expert in magecraft, but in architecture as well, isn't he?

"Yes, of course, I had my golem do it.

Licia was somewhat convinced by his answer. A golem that is many times more powerful than a human would be able to build several times faster than a human, she thought.

But Pascoe was not so convinced.

"......It's absurd...... to think that a building of that scale could be completed in a few days. ......That's far beyond the bounds of common sense! ......"

He is muttering to himself. He had experience in repairing the walls of the fortress city of Tetrada, so he knew more about civil engineering and architecture than Licia did.

The castle loomed large before the three of them.

"Reiko, contact the butler and the maids to meet them.

Jin instructed Reiko. Reiko, who knew what she was doing, nodded silently.

"Jin-san, who are these butlers and maids?"

Licia, curious, asked. Jin smiled and replied, "You'll find out soon enough.

Just as he had said, seven golems were lined up at the entrance of the castle.

Jin took a few steps ahead and turned around,

"Ambassador Licia, Mr. Pascoe. Welcome to the village of Kaina and to Nido Castle.

He gave a brief welcome speech.

As soon as she finished, all seven golems bowed their heads in unison.

Although they were not wearing clothes, Battlers B and C were matte silver, and the five colored golem maids were red, purple, green, yellow, and light blue, respectively.

It may be natural that neither Licia nor Pascoe could say anything at all when they saw these magnificent figures.