Magicraft Meister Part 1

"You must be Elsa Randall?"

Gerhard Hilde von Rubies-Shawlo asked, looking at Elsa's face for confirmation.

In front of her, Elsa takes off her disguise and reveals her true face.

"Yes, I am Elsa.

Seeing Elsa's nervousness, the emperor smiles kindly at her.

"I heard you were captured by the Unifilers.　I'm sorry you had a hard time.

"Yes.

It is true that Elsa was once a prisoner. That is not a lie. Even if the emperor could see through the lie, the old man was of the opinion that it was true in this respect, so it would be all right.

"Why didn't you return home immediately?"

"Because I didn't want ...... the marriage proposal that my father recommended. Besides, I wanted to learn magic craft under Maki ...... Na and be of service to my country."

This answer was also as we had discussed.

"I see. So you entrusted your work to Mr. Jin and laid it out here. It was quite a piece of work. You are indeed a full-fledged Magi Engineer. ......, right?　Degauss, Gebhardt?"

Unperturbed by the sudden rejection, they replied.

"Yes, Your Majesty. From what I have seen of Elsa Randall's works, I can say that she is one of the best magi engineers in our country.

"Your Majesty is right, her works are certainly among the best among the works on display today.

The emperor nodded his head in agreement. At this point, Reinhardt immediately asked a question.

"Your Majesty, according to the law of our country, the children of nobles who have become full-fledged members of the nobility may decide on their own marriage. This expression <> is very ambiguous, but can we say that being a first-rate magical engineer (magi engineer) means that one is a full-fledged man?"

This question was also a prearranged one. The conversation was going as the old man had expected. The only thing left is .......

"Yes, you are right. Age is no problem. And technically, you are a Magi Engineer. I approve. Elsa Randall is ."

That was the answer. Having given the answer that Jin and the others wanted, the female emperor looked at Jin and showed one of her eyes.

She may have been aware that Jin was behind her, but she was not the kind of empress to say so.

"Thank you very much. I am relieved to hear that.

Jin bowed his head. Erza and Reinhardt followed.

"You said your Meine at ....... Are you really Erza's mother?"

Then the Empress started questioning Meine.

As Reinhardt and the old man had expected, the Empress was going to finish the conversation here and now. This is appreciated, because later on Erza's father might intervene.

The presence of Degauze, the Minister of Magical Technology, and Gebhardt, the Magi Engineer Maestro, also makes this an official audience, albeit a short one.

After a series of questions to Meine, the emperor concludes: "Elsa Randall and Elsa Randall have been married for a long time, and the two have been married for a long time.

"I approve the return of Elsa Randall and Meine. I will have the secretary record this later.

Jin, Erza, Meine and Reinhard bowed their heads in unison.

"So, for the time being, we will leave the two in Reinhardt's custody. Jin-kun and I will be counting on you.

With that, the Empress left Jin's booth.

"......"

"......"

"Hmm."

Jin and the others breathe a sigh of relief and relax their shoulders.

"......It went well, didn't it?"

"Yes. Your prediction is very good. It almost worked out exactly as you predicted.

"Thank you, Brother Jin and Brother Rai."

"Thank you, Mr. Jin, Mr. Reinhardt."

Finally, the tension had dissipated and a smile returned to Erza's and Meine's faces.

"Erza, please put on the disguise you wore earlier. It will save you a lot of trouble.

"Yeah, okay."

Elsa put on the wig again and put on the protective glasses.

Just then, a visitor arrived.

"Jin-kun, that's amazing, that mini-golem. I'm impressed.

After the Empress, Stearina appeared.

"I don't think I could make one of those. My hat is off to you.

But then Stearina found a music box on the table.

"What's this?　What's this?

"Yes, it's called a music box."

Stearina's eyes widened when she saw Edgar answer.

"Oh, you are an automata!　You look nice. ......"

Stearina gazes at Edgar, a young boy automaton who seems to suit her taste.

"Yes, my name is Edgar, Mr. Stearina.

Edgar, that's a nice name. Is ...... your work?

No, it was Elsa who made me.

Stearena looks at Elsa when she is told this.

"You are this girl?"

"...... Yes."

Stearina stares at Elsa like this.

"...... do I know you?　......Elsa?　I've heard of her. ......"

Then Reinhardt came to her rescue.

"Miss Stearina, she's my cousin. I'm in disguise for a moment for a reason.

At that, Stearina seemed to remember Erza.

"Ah, the young lady to whom Jin-kun gave the dagger.

Stearina did not pry any further into our conversation.

After a short discussion about magic crafts, she returned to her booth. She looked back and forth at Edgar.

"Well, I guess I'll be going back then."

Reinhard also went back to his booth, saying that he had left Bertsche there.

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Now that Erza and the others had settled down, Jin decided to go check out the other booths.

"Well, let's have a little look around, shall we?

"Yeah."

Erza nodded her head when Jin said that. We might find something new at the technology expo.

"Well then, Edgar, please continue to man the booths.

"Yes, sir, I will."

Jin decided to take Elsa with him to see the exhibition. She was accompanied by Reiko, of course. Meane is away from home.

The first stop was the "Magi Engineers" section.

Naturally, the first person I went to was Reinhardt.

"Oh, Jin, you've come to see me..."

"Mr. Jin, Ms. Erza, welcome to our office.

Reinhardt and Bertsche greeted Jin and Erza together like a loving couple.

"In addition to boats, we are also trying to make something like this.

What Reinhardt was displaying were accessories.

But of course, it was not just an accessory.

"This bracelet is filled with fire bullets of fire magic.

Reinhardt explains, pointing to the mithril silver bracelet.

"Ah, in Potrock, I remember that the mithril silver staff was equipped with a <.

"Yes. Everyone has put magic into magi crystals, but putting it into mithril silver is my original idea.

In the case of magi crystals, they can serve as both an activation medium and a source of magic power, but mithril silver cannot be a source of magic power.

"However, it is possible to increase the power by converging the magic power.

"Indeed."

Mithril silver can be used for both free magic element (ether) and magic element (mana). Therefore, the magic tools made from it can be activated efficiently without dissipating the magic power.

"In that case, this is the way to assemble the magic within the magic tool."

Jin and Erza listen to Reinhard's explanation with nodding their heads.

Come to think of it, Jin was the first one to slowly listen to Reinhardt's explanation about the original magic tool, since he and Reinhardt had been talking only about golem-based magic tools.

"We often put magic crystals in swords, but for some reason, the idea of having no source of magic power has not been widely used," he said.

It is a reversed idea, or perhaps an overlooked use. In any case, it is a magical tool born from flexible thinking.

Jin was impressed by the fact that Reinhardt was an extraordinary magical engineer.