Magicraft Meister Part 1

The next day, Jin took Reinhard, Bertsch, and Saki to Horaijima as planned. Not to mention Elsa and Edgar, Aaru, Noir, and Neon were also with them.

As a side note, Hannah declined to go to the village of Kaina because she had guests there, and remained in the village.

The reason why she took them to Horai Island instead of Kunlun Island is because Jin trusted Bertsch and Saki.

Of course, he was also confident that no matter what came, the island of Horai would not be shaken.

"This is the Horai Island that I inherited from my master.

Jin said as soon as he entered the hall lined with warp gates.

The old man's voice greeted him.

Jin, who is that voice?

Saki asked curiously. Bertsch was also looking around to see where the voice was coming from.

"It's the magical brain that is in charge of this whole Horai Island, <>. In other words, it is a more powerful version of the brain of an autonomous golem.

Saki seemed to be able to understand the concept as it was explained to her, but Bertsch seemed to be unable to understand it.

Reinhardt, who could not bear to see Bertsch, was explaining in a whisper, but there was no point in staying in the warp gate room forever, so Jin called out to the group and led them out.

"Welcome to the warp gate.

The entrance hall is just outside the warp gate room.

There, the group was first greeted by Laojun's mobile terminal, Soleil and Luna, five leaders of the five-colored golem maids, one leader each of the land, sea, and air forces, one craftsman (Smith), and one butler (Battler). 1 greeted the group.

"Wow. ......"

Saki and Belce exclaimed. Even though he had been to Horai Island before, it was the first time for Reinhard to see so many golems in one place.

"Amazing, Jin is ...... more than just another country."

Reinhardt sensed that Jin's potential power was greater than that of a country.

"I am glad Jin was my friend."

After such a scene, we first went through the entrance hall to the vestibule.

"Wow, it's huge! This is Jin's laboratory. ...... I'm so envious of you, indeed.

Saki came out and looked around.

"Jin-sama, what is that?"

Bertsche pointed at Jin's house. It was a one-story Japanese-style house.

"Ah, that is my house. When I am in Horai Island, I sleep and wake up there. It's a Japanese style house.

"It's very unusual."

We are planning to have you stay there tonight and I will show you around later.

Bertsche told Jin to stop using half-hearted honorifics and to speak like Mr. Reinhardt.

Jin looked at Reinhardt's face and smiled and nodded.

"Okay, Bertsche. ...... is that okay?"

"Yes, that's what I want. I'm the only one who is not very well behaved.

Jin answered with a smile.

"Well then, let's go like a sightseeing trip.

Jin asked Reiko to bring the car out of the garage.

It was a car powered by a four-stroke Golem engine that he had developed just before he left for the trip with Erza and Reinhardt.

"Oh, oh, Jin, what is this?

It has a light silver body with rubber tires and seats six people. The suspension has been slightly modified since it was built, with a golem arm, and it can also be switched to autopilot with a built-in control core.

"It's called a car."

Jin thought about using an airplane, but he thought it would be too over-technological, so he decided not to do it.

Besides, it would be better to go on the ground if he wanted to see Horai Island at a leisurely pace.

"Come on, get in."

Since the car has a capacity for six passengers, Aru, Edgar, Neon, and Noir will go in the other car. Three cars of the same model had been built for transportation around the island.

Reiko was left to drive them. Neon looks happy.

"Here is your lunch, father."

Soleil and Luna are loading up several large baskets. I'm looking forward to lunch.

We left the village of Kaina at 8:00 a.m. The time difference is about two hours, so it is about 10:30 now.

It is about 25 kilometers from the institute to our destination, Tatumi Bay. It would be a good distance to drive slowly at a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour.

Then, let's go!

The road has been cleared and hardened, and is easy to drive on. The road along the river curves gently as it heads toward the sea.

The width of the river is 20 to 30 meters. You can see the other side of the river clearly.

"Oh, this area is a wheat field, isn't it?

"Oh, there's an orchard over there. There are so many Persian berries!

It's a bit of a countryside, and a good course for a drive. We could see several maid golems weeding and working in the fields.

"Oh?　Is this a marshy area?

The road reached a marshy area. There was a newly planted rice plant, or rather, a .

"I haven't seen this plant before. ...... No, I don't think so.

Reinhardt noticed the crops planted there.

"Jin, could this be Jasper?

"Good answer. It's rice, or "Ho".

"When in the world did you ...... know that?

Reinhardt was convinced.

The road went gently downhill, and after less than an hour, the ocean came into view. Saki was the most excited to see it.

"Oh, wow!　Jin, is that the ocean?　It's so big. It's so blue!"

He leaned out of the car and looked at it.

"Watch out! We're almost there.

Jin warned her and Saki sat down on the seat with an embarrassed look on her face.

"I'm so embarrassed. I've never been out of the country. Well, we have the sea in our country, but I've never been that far away from home. I only know the area around Lake Tosmo.

Saki looked back at Elsa.

"Erza said you raced in the Golem boat races in Potrock, right?"

"Yeah. Yeah. It was a lot of fun. Rai's boat and Lorelei, with me at the helm. Even though we lost to Jin's team at ......."

Elsa talks with a nostalgic look on her face. Jin also remembers Potlock. Reinhardt remembers the same thing,

"Ah, it brings back memories. If it weren't for that competition, I wouldn't have met Jin.

He said as he gazed at the sea.

In the meantime, the car arrived near the seaside. The following car with Reiko and the others soon arrived.

"Oh, I can smell it. Is this the smell of the sea?

Saki runs toward the beach. Aru follows. Jin and the others followed a little later.

"Reiko, thanks for driving."

Jin patted Reiko on the head as they walked. Reiko looked happier than usual. She seems to be more happy than usual, probably because she feels closer to Jin now that she has the additional sense of touch.

"I was so happy that Reiko-san gave me a good impression of you," she said.

Neon also talked like that to Bertsche. Edgar was also talking with Elsa.

The black knight (Schwarzlitter) Noir was walking taciturnly beside Reinhardt.

Saki, who was ahead of him, stepped onto the beach and ...... lost her footing. She seems to have gotten her foot caught in the sand.

"Saki-sama!"

Aalu held her up just before Saki's face touched the sand.

"Thank you, Aal. I think I was a bit too much fun.

"Hey, Saki, are you okay?

Reinhardt called out in concern. Saki replied with a wave of her hand.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Aal saved me."

Saki then gazes out to sea. Her face is filled with a very satisfied smile.

"Well, as you said, the horizon is round. This world is round after all. ......

Jin, Reinhard, Saki, Bertsch, and of course Erza all know that the world is round. But knowing it and feeling it are two different things.

"It really is round. ......"

Bertsche also seemed to have seen the sea for the first time and muttered with deep emotion.

"Ah, I can't wait to build an ocean-going boat."

Reinhardt, in true craftsman fashion, uttered such a line.