Magicraft Meister Part 1

"Mister Gin, I'm Baron Yalmaani, I live in the castle. A drink to mark our acquaintance.

"Sir Jinn Nidor, my name is Nareef, and I do business in the Blue Lands.

After the banquet, many people came to meet Jin Nido.

"Elsa-san, that was a beautiful glass. It's wonderful that you and your siblings are both skilled in magecraft.

"Miss Elsa, I am the wife of a Stroen who runs a store in the neighboring town of Crossgor. I look forward to getting to know you better.

Of course, Elsa was also inundated with female guests.

"Are you married, Mr. Jin?

I have a daughter who will be 15 this year. ......

"Does Miss Elsa have a partner already?

And so on..........

Then...

"Thank you for today, Jin."

"Thank you, Elsa."

The bride and groom, who were making their rounds, came up to Jin and the others just in time.

"As usual, no, in a good way, but what an amazing skill you have!

Count Kuzma said as he poured white wine from the butler's wine cooler into the glass in Jin's hand.

"When did you become a magecraftsman, Elsa?　That glass was amazing.

Bina says as she offers Elsa a glass of sweet cocktail from the tray that the maid of honor has given her.

The two guests of honor had shown a clear sign that they wanted to talk, and the crowd around Jin and Elsa dispersed into their own separate groups.

"Thank you, Luis."

"Haha, Jin doesn't seem to be good at that kind of thing. I'm tired of taking him seriously. < or or . But don't say <> by mistake.

"I see. ......"

I guess there are some differences in this kind of social etiquette depending on the country.

"...... is a good lesson for me."

Erza was also relieved that the two of them had come to her rescue, since her own parents (then nanny and maid of honor) had kept her away from the social scene as much as possible, and she was not familiar with such verbal socializing.

"But really, when we broke up before, Erza couldn't do anything about magic craft, could she?"

"Yes. I left home and went to live with my brother Jin, and that's what he taught me.

"At best, you've been at it for six months and a bit. ...... I'm not so sure."

"It's the same for me. Bina, you've become so nice. You speak in a friendly tone now, but your bearing is that of a lady now. You could go out in a social setting and not look out of place. I can't do it."

"Oh, thank you."

Bina blushed and was dismayed when she heard this from the original noblewoman.

"I know how hard you worked for this. "I know how hard Beena has been working.

"Yes, of course I will."

"Luis-sama ......"

The Count hugs Beena's shoulder after Elsa's words. Beena's cheeks are stained.

（Bina looks happy. Marriage ...... or ......)

A small tingle runs through Elsa's heart as she sees Bina smiling happily.

(......?)

Elsa does not yet know what that tingle is.

The next moment after she felt the tingle, another voice distracted her.

"We have received a letter of congratulations and a gift from Reinhard Randall, Lord of Kaltz Village in the Shoro Imperial Kingdom, and his wife, Bertje."

"...... wasn't it with my brother Rai's carriage?"

"I wonder if there was some kind of mistake and the date it arrived was off?"

I think that's about it. Both Elsa and Jin were more interested in what had been sent to them.

They did not know that Bertsche had given it to them. Reinhardt didn't tell us either when we talked to him through the manacam.

Two ladies-in-waiting bring a package.

"From Reinhard's wife. I wonder what it is. I'm looking forward to it."

Count Kuzma was curious, too. And then the package is opened.

"Oh?"

Four crystal bottles, each about 500 cc. Inside them was an amber liquid.

"There's a note on it. "...... something, <>?"

I knew it, Jin thought. He recognized the dark amber liquid.

He was amazed at how they prepared such a large amount of maple syrup at such an out-of-season time of year.

The sap of sugar maple trees, the raw material for maple syrup, is normally collected from winter to spring. Autumn is the season when the sap is the least abundant.

"Well, it is a very sweet nectar made from the sap of this special tree.

The Count reads the accompanying note.

"Yes, I've had a prototype of it and it was really sweet and delicious. I've had two liters of it. ......"

"Mmm. It's sweet and delicious.

Jin adds and Elsa confirms.

"I'm glad to hear that. Bina, I'll ask you later.

"Yes,............ you."

Bina replies with a blush on her cheeks. She looks so innocent.

Seeing them together, the guests applauded again in celebration.

* * * * *

......

Jin left the hall and sobered up.

"Father, are you all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm ...... getting drunk more easily. ......"

I've become easily intoxicated since my cells were activated. However, I sobered up quickly, but it was still a disadvantage that I became weak against alcohol.

Until now, I had never been more than a little tipsy no matter how much I drank.

This was because most of the cells in my body had been inactive, and therefore, the body was not reacting as it should.

"Brother Jin, are you all right?

Erza also came to me, concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine. But this is not good if we don't do something about it. ......

I think with my drunken mind, but I can't come up with a good idea.

"......Try something. "

"Oh, oh?"

Erza casts a healing spell of detoxification on Jin, and the effect is extraordinary.

"...... I sobered up in no time at all. I see,...... so drunkenness is a poisonous state,......."

The sober mind develops normal logic.

I remember now that the healer Sally Mireshan used < to sober up.

Indeed, alcohol in the blood is a foreign substance. No wonder <> works.

"......, then, accessories with detoxification effects are also possible."

Then you can switch between being drunk when you want to be drunk and not being drunk when you don't want to be drunk.

"......After all, Jin-brother is Jin-brother."

Erza laughed at me when I was absorbed in such thoughts.

"......Yes, that's right. I'm sure you've heard about Count Kuzma and Bina's wedding today.

Scratching his head, Jin patted Erza on the shoulder.

"Shall we go back?"

"Yes.

Jin, Elsa, Reiko, and Edgar return to the hall.

This time, they decide to stay quiet by the wall so as not to be seen.

Count Kuzma and Bina can be seen going around the hall with them, greeting each other.

"......That's a lot of work, isn't it?"

"Hmmm.... But Beena, you look happy.

Saying this, Elsa took half a step closer to Jin, their shoulders almost touching, and leaned against the wall.

Reiko was standing on the opposite side of Jin, leaning against him, and he had his hand on her shoulder.

Elsa looked at him sideways and hesitated whether to take his arm or not, and then decided to take a cocktail glass held by a lady-in-waiting patrolling the hall.