Magicraft Meister Part 1

Erza is accompanied by two covert maneuvering units (SP), <> and <>. She is an adult female type golem.

They are armed with paralyzers and other weapons, but in this case, there is no legal problem because it is treated as a case of a father bringing home his daughter, so they could not be touched easily.

Elsa was taken to her father Georg's dormitory.

"Stay in here!

"......"

Georg pushed her into a small room, closed the door and locked it from the outside. Edgar is not allowed in either, but is let out.

"Stay there until tomorrow morning and reflect.

With these words, Georg leaves. A soldier stands guard in front of the room. And Edgar.

"......"

In the room there is a crude bed and a chair.

"...... father."

Elsa, who was alone, muttered sadly.

"...... seems to be the situation."

The report from the covert task force (SP) with Erza, <>, came to the old man, and Jin, who had just returned to his room at the inn, was listening to it via Reiko.

He wished he had brought the manacam, but it was too late, and it would have been a hassle, but there was nothing he could do.

"Maron is in the room with Erza and Plum is outside the room?　Are they aware of us?"

Jin is also worried because of the relatively small accommodation.

"That's all right. The number of people in the dormitory is small.

"......In the meantime, tell Maron to reassure Erza."

Jin, thinking that she must be feeling a bit nervous about being locked up alone, gave the order.

"......There's only tomorrow. ...... has gone off the rails."

I didn't think Erza's father was as good as he seemed to be.

"......Are you under some kind of mental manipulation after all?

Jin reconsidered that it was dangerous to immediately think that someone who was out of the ordinary was mentally manipulated, and instructed Plum, the covert maneuver unit (SP) with Erza who was outside the room, to investigate this point to the extent that it was reasonable to do so.

"(...... Erza-sama)"

"Who!"

Elsa is startled when she is approached by a voice even though no one is supposed to be there.

"(Please be quiet. I'm Maron, a member of the covert task force (SP) that Jin-sama told me to protect you.)

Erza remembered what Jin had told her before. She had forgotten about it because he never showed up.

"(Jin-sama told me not to worry about anything. Anyway, you have to be patient until tomorrow.)

"...... Jin's brother. ...... got it."

Erza now knew how reassuring it was to know that there was always someone who cared about her and thought of her.

"(I'm here for you if you need anything. (I'll be here in case you need me.) There's another covert maneuver unit (SP), Plum, and your automata (automata), Edgar, outside the door.

"...... Thank you."

I was not alone, and my eyes lit up at the thought.

The night goes on, each of us with our own thoughts and feelings.

"I'm sorry, Meine. I'm sorry, Mine... I got off on the wrong foot."

Jin apologized to Meane when he returned to his room at the hotel.

"No, Jin-sama. As far as I know, it is not your fault. It was an unfortunate coincidence.

Meane is concerned about Jin's bowed head.

"......He ......Erza's father has been like that for a long time. He's a careerist and will use anything he can get his hands on. Even if it's his daughter.

"If the Marquis told him tomorrow that he had decided not to take Elsa as his wife, the Viscount would probably give up."

No, he'll probably just give her to another noble. That's the kind of person he is."

"......"

Meane knows Viscount Georg Randall better than Jin. She knows Viscount Georg Randall better than Jin does, and since she is the one who told him, she must be right.

Anyway, tomorrow's Goncrenz competition..."

After Meine had gone back to her room, Jin was considering who to send to the competition.

"Father, please let me take that role."

Reiko, who had been quietly standing by his side, came forward.

"Reiko?"

"That man has underestimated me and taunted your father. I'll prove him wrong in full view of the public.

"That's what I think. But you went to the trouble of ......."

But Reiko interrupts him and insists.

No, let me do this. I'm honestly glad that your father wants to treat me as a girl. But the purpose of my existence is to be useful to you. If I can't do that, I will really be just a lapdog.

Jin bites his words. Reiko is not only his daughter, but also the best automata in the world. And the ironic reality is that to prove it, Reiko has to throw herself into the fray.

All right, Reiko, I leave it to you. Then I'll make sure you're in tip-top shape."

"Yes, thank you."

Jin laid Reiko on the table, turned off the magic, and called 10 miniature craftsmen (smiths) to check every part of her.

"Reduce the clearance of the right leg knee joint by 0.01 mm."

"Left arm, radius, 0.1 mm distortion detected. Correct."

A mini craftsman (Smith) performs a precision check that is difficult even for Jin. Thanks to his skills, every part of Reiko was maintained as never before.

"Thank you, Mini Craftsman Smith."

The result of the maintenance and adjustment is expected to improve the performance by about 3%, and we will be ready to go tomorrow.

Man sleeps, but Golem does not. Plum, who had received Jin's order, made sure that the people had gone to bed, and approached Viscount Georg Randall's room, being careful to make as little noise as possible.

"Who is it?"

came a voice from the darkness. Plum, who was clad in invisible magic, had been noticed.

"I know you are there. I don't know how he is doing it, but he seems to be using invisible magic.

Darkness does not matter to Plum, who is constantly activating invisibility. This is because he sees in the infrared region.

Instead, the resolution of colors and details is reduced.

Plum sees a man in his prime. He is Marcus Grinwald.

"What do you want?　Me?"

Marcus said, "You want . That means he's important. Unless he's being too self-aware.

He has noticed Plum's invisibility, so there is no doubt that he is capable of something.

Deciding that further investigation was not possible, Plum decided to leave.

"...... hmm?　You're running away. ...... Well, I'm not going to chase you."

Plumb reported the exchange to the old man.

The "Mere Old Man" did not know more than that, because he did not have enough information. The more important question is why Plum was detected while he was using invisibility.

<<> I guess.

Some bats use ultrasonic waves to catch information about their surroundings. The man is likely to have some ability or magic.

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The Master instructed Plum to continue to gather information, but not to take any chances.

And so it dawned on the morning of June 22nd.

"Jin-dono!　I heard that you are going to hold a magic puppet competition!

Minister of Magic and Technology Degaus came to Jin's room after breakfast and shouted loudly, "Oh, yes!

"Ah, yes!"

Jin summarized what had happened yesterday after he had left the Emperor and the Minister of Magic and Technology, Deghaouz.

"Ummm, Viscount Georg Randall said something like that ......."

Mr. Degauze looks a little reluctant. Georg is currently not only the Commander of the Expatriate Forces, but also the Military Advisor to the Imperial Army.

It is not surprising that a person in such an important post would take a gonkrenz competition so lightly.

And even more so since he is the guest of honor of his country and is currently in the process of being asked for an official position.

"Mr. Degas, you can think of it as an attraction. Jin?"

Reinhardt, who was also visiting Jin's room, said so. He had just been talking with Jin about various things.

"Hmmm, an attraction, ...... indeed. Let's call it a special project for the technology expo ......."

The Minister of Magic and Technology looks down, folds his arms and thinks. Then he looks up as if he has made up his mind,

"Okay, let's go with that. Then, I will be in charge of the country, Jin-dono, is that all right?

"Yes, that's fine.

Thank you. I will inform the Viscount. The ...... magic puppet competition (Goncrenz) will start at 9:00 as Christoph decided yesterday.