Magicraft Meister Part 1

After lunch, Jin and Bina went to set up their stall.

As usual, they set up a simple table at the far end of the stall area, and set up their magic tools there. They were supposed to.

What is this crowd?

The place was already overflowing with people.

"Ah!　They're here!

"Oh, <>, hurry up and sell it!　The kids are waiting for you."

"Two popcorn, quickly!"

I want three popcorns!"

Most of the customers had come to buy popcorn.

"Okay, okay, just a minute.

With that, Bina put the corn in the popcorn machine, added oil and salt, and turned it on. After about three minutes, the corn started popping.

"It's always interesting to watch, isn't it?"

"Oh, it smells so good."

The finished popcorn is wrapped in leaves of the pawpaw tree and sold. The leaves are widely used for wrapping because they are flexible and tear resistant.

Yes, thank you very much, that will be five copper coins.

Five tol (about 50 yen) per package, a good deal. Half of it is for advertising purposes.

"Oh, I've been waiting for this! This is it, this is the taste!　It lingers in the mouth!"

Some of them open the package and start eating it right then and there. Jin was stunned by the popularity of the products, but then he noticed something he had prepared and placed it on the table displaying the products.

It was a tag with the name of the product and its price. When I looked around the stalls, many of them had price tags, but none of them had product descriptions. That is why I prepared these tags.

"Hey, what's this ?"

Sure enough, a customer in line to buy popcorn bites into it.

"Yes, this is a magical tool for lighting a fire. This is a sample.

Jin then shows a prototype lighter. Pressing the round button in the center of the rectangular box, a small fire was lit.

"This is how you can use it to make a fire," he said.

I demonstrated,

"Wow, that's nice. Can I try it?"

A woman of about 30, probably a housewife, said so, and Jin handed her a lighter.

"This is how ...... the fire started. You put this on the stub. It's useful for when the spark goes out. Is this ......50 tall?　I want one.

"Yes, thank you."

One was sold immediately. Jin received the prototype, handed over the product, and received the money.

"Well, that looks useful. Can I have one?

"Thank you very much."

Some of the customers, who had been waiting to buy popcorn, saw the convenience of the lighter and started to buy it.

"Well, I'd love to have one, but I don't have it with me, hey, are you coming back tomorrow?"

"Yes, I will.

"Well, I'll buy it tomorrow."

And so it went on, and before the evening was over, all the corn we had prepared was gone, and the lighters were sold out.

"Shall we go home?"

"Yes. ......"

Bina looks tired. Jin was tired of doing something he was not used to, so he decided to leave.

"But you sell well, don't you?

"Yeah, I was surprised too.

"I guess so. That's a lot of sales."

The bag on Bina's waist was overflowing with copper coins. Jin's is a mixture of silver and copper coins.

"Can't you exchange the coins or something?"

Jin asked,

"It's boring because they charge me a commission.

The answer came back, "It's boring because they charge a fee.

After returning to Bina's house, he calculates the sales.

The popcorn sales totaled 2,200 dollars, and the lighter 1,000 dollars. Total: 3200 Tall.

The cost of the ingredients is 500 Tolls for 10 kg of corn, 100 Tolls for salt, and 300 Tolls for oil. Tolls for salt, 300 Tolls for oil. The magic stone for the lighter is 500 Tolls, and the others are 100 Tolls.

We make 1,700 Tall, minus the cost of the oil.

Jin calculated it in his mind to be about 17,000 yen a day. That's not bad.

"Then half that to Jin, 850 tall. Here you go.

A bag full of coins was presented to him.

"Wait a minute, we don't need this much.

"No, we're splitting it."

"No, of course not. The workshop belongs to Beena, and she's the one who procured the materials. 7-3 is fine."

"Let's see, that would be ......?　It's too much to calculate, so just take the 700 tall one. You know, I'm getting fruits and stuff."

Bina then offered him 700 dollars mixed with silver coins. By the way, the correct answer is 510 dollars.

"...... Well, that's okay."

Jin accepts it with a wry smile.

"Well, we still have some time left, so we better go get some materials, right?

"Yes, I'm tired, but I'll have to go shopping today.

Bina carried a large bag on her shoulder for shopping. Jin did the same.

"I think we should start with the magi stones first.

Bina decides to start with something light and goes to buy a magi stone for her lighter, but Jin stops her.

"Wait, wait, I'll get you the Magi Stone.

"What?　Oh, by the way, Jin said he has a Magi Stone, didn't he?

Yes. I'll sell it to you at cost, don't worry.

"Sorry ...... but thanks."

So the two go around buying salt, oil, and corn. Jin finally gets some barley and wheat for food.

"All my money is gone," he says.

Bina is a little disappointed. It's no wonder he's still stuck in the bicycle business.

"I'm sure we'll be able to afford it in a little while.

Jin consoles her. Bina says,

"I know. Before Jin came, we weren't selling at all, so we can't afford to be extravagant.

She looked up at him.

"But the writer's reputation was good, wasn't it? After all, it is very rewarding to create something useful for everyone.

"Yes, I think so too. Then, of course we'll make a writer, but think about what else we can make.

"Oh, you're leaving?"

"Oh, you're leaving?" "Yeah, I'm sorry. I'll be back tomorrow.

"Well, thank you for today."

With these words, Jin left Bina and returned home carrying corn and wheat.

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The scene changes to a nobleman's mansion within the city walls. In a luxurious room, a boy of 12 or 3 years old is sitting on a luxurious chair. He is sitting on a luxurious chair. Then a servant comes in.

"I've bought what you asked for, sir."

The servant holds out something wrapped in a pine tree leaf.

"Oh, this. Yes, here you go."

It was the unmistakable popcorn. The boy takes a bite,

"Yes, it's delicious!　I've never tasted anything like this before."

He ate the whole thing with a gulp.

Is that all? Hey, get me some more."

The servant looked apologetic,

"The store is closed for the day, so I can't get you any more until tomorrow.

The boy looked unhappy,

"Well, I'll order the cook to make them."