Magicraft Meister Part 1

On the morning of October 13th .

An urgent message arrived in the village of Magyruz.

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"What?"

The mayor's eyes roll and the tax collector, Frix, turns pale.

It was all the fault of the pigeon he had released the day before yesterday.

<, but he had never imagined that it would cause such a situation.

He had no idea that the Empress would place such importance on the Magecraft Meister.

"......I don't think she'll find out, do you? ......"

As a matter of fact, the tax collector, Frix Becker, had conspired with the mayor to embezzle a portion of the tax revenue. The amount, however, was only a small amount, which any tax collector would have done.

However, fraud is fraud, and if it becomes known, penalties will not be spared.

Frix is troubled by the thought that his plan to score points by being the first to inform the public of the Magecraft Meister, a state-approved magical engineer, could end up in something like this.

But that's what happens when a woman emperor comes to see Jin.

Apart from Frix, Jin is a bit puzzled.

"...... Your Majesty is so light on her footwork."

Erza heard and followed up on his words, which he muttered in the sense that he wondered if the emperor of a country could travel so lightly to such a remote place .......

"His Majesty has always been like that. His Majesty has always been fond of making tours around the countryside.

Elsa explained to Jin.

"Since His Majesty took over, there has always been one regional excursion every year, sometimes as many as six."

"Hmm."

Japanese emperors have also made excursions and tours of the countryside. Jin remembered that.

"However, I'm here to visit ......."

"Nah, Jin's brother is here."

"Right. ......"

Jin does not dislike him and respects him in terms of personality, but the only thing he finds bothersome is that they are in such different positions that they are too formal.

I was not a fan of his personality and respected him, but I felt that he was too formal and formal for me.

In the afternoon of the same day, a <> arrived at the village of Maggiroots. Along with it, a platoon of 25 knights of the Kingsguard arrived.

Since the horse had come an hour earlier to announce the arrival, all the available villagers--in effect, all the villagers themselves--presented themselves to greet the emperor.

"Her Majesty, the Emperor of Shoro!

As soon as the voice rang out, the door of the carriage was opened and the emperor alighted.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! All of you, raise your heads.

Jin raised his head, which had been bowed deeply, and saw the smiling face of the empress.

"Magecraft Meister, Sir Jin Nido."

The empress walked up to Jin.

"It's been a long time since we last met. I'm glad to see you are well.

"It's been a long time, Your Majesty."

Jin responded with his best attempt at a polite salutation. But the emperor didn't like his attitude.

"Oh, I don't like it. ...... Everyone, this is not the Palace. It may not be the same as usual, but try to behave normally.

He gave an unconventional instruction: "Your Majesty, please behave normally.

"Your Majesty ......"

A tired voice came from the Minister of Magic and Technology, Degas Furt von Manischlus, whose large eagle nose stood out. He seems to have followed us as our escort.

"Degas, I don't mean to belittle the formalities, but putting more emphasis on formality than necessary can lead to a loss of efficiency, don't you think?

"Yes, I understand what you are saying, but..."

I understand that you are talking about formal ceremonies and procedures. But they are meant to give a sense of dignity and weight to the government, so it is hard to say that they are meaningless," sighed Minister Degauze with a sigh.

As for Jin, he welcomes the fact that he does not have to worry too much, so he is glad to hear the words of the female emperor.

"...... and by the way, Jin-kun, it's been a long time."

After a short break, Jin was chatting with the emperor in the tent he had erected outside the village.

The empress, her secretary, the Minister of Magic and Technology Degauze, and the lady knight escorting her. And there are Jin, Erza, Reiko and Edgar.

"I'm glad to see that Elsa is doing well."

Thank you.

"I thought Erza might be depressed because of the demolition of her parents' house and her father's illness, but it seems that she is not. I guess it's because she has Jin by her side.

"Yes."

The emperor seemed a little surprised at Erza's immediate response to his somewhat flippant remark, but she immediately smiled.

"Hmmm, I see."

The emperor looked at Jin and Erza's faces one after the other, and one of them seemed to be satisfied with what she had said.

"First of all, let me thank you for the leadership you have given us. All of us in important positions listen to the lessons every day.

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Perhaps sensing the timing, the Minister of Magic and Technology, Mr. Deghaouz, opened his mouth.

"So I have a question. May I ask you a question?"

"Please."

"Thank you. ...... So, you know, water can dissolve a lot of things, right?　Salt, sugar... But sand doesn't dissolve.　What's the difference between things that don't dissolve and things that do?"

The sharp questions that blew away Jin's thoughts were posed to him.

Without knowledge of atoms and molecules, Jin wondered how he could explain it.

"Well, it is a very difficult question. You know solids, liquids, and gases, right?"

"Yes."

"That solid is actually made up of small particles."

"Oh."

That part was not in the curriculum of the <>, because we don't go into it in elementary school level science.

"To use an analogy, sand and clay can be hardened by adding water to them, right?

Jin explains that in this case, a grain of sand is the smallest unit of each substance.

The emperor and the Minister of Magical Technology listen in silence.

Jin turns to them and explains, thinking of an analogy that would be easier for them to understand.

"So, the difference between soluble and insoluble solids is the difference in whether or not the small particles are easy to stick together.

Everyone nodded in agreement to Jin's analogy that sand and clay have different ease of falling apart when hardened.

"I can't explain everything about the ease of sticking," he said. That is exactly what you need specialized and penetrating knowledge.

Let's be clear that there are things that Jin doesn't understand. He knows the names of things like intermolecular forces, but he has no confidence in his ability to explain them.

"Clarifying such questions is science, and it is important to keep asking questions. That is how science develops.

He concluded.

"Okay. Thank you."

It's good that you are eager to learn. I look forward to what's to come.

"Thank you, Mr. Jin. But there are things you don't understand, aren't there?

"Of course there are things. When you look around this world, there are many things you don't understand.

The empress smiled at Jin's words.

"Hmmm, you are so humble.

When the conversation came to an end, the secretary placed a drink in front of everyone. <. The Empress seemed to have remembered Jin's preference.

After taking a sip of the tea, the conversation turned to administrative matters.

"I just heard from the village chief that there is a copper mine in this village?

"Yes. There is a bedrock at a depth of about 12 meters below the surface, but further down, at a depth of about 18 meters.

"That's good news. It's too much for this village to handle on its own, so I'll instruct the appropriate department to do the digging.

The secretary was taking notes.

"I have to say no to that," he said. ...... a little ahead of you and let me use it to make a pump."

"Yes, I heard that too. Don't worry about it, if you put it in your own pocket, but you used it for the benefit of the village. I should rather thank you for what you have done for free."

"I'm sorry. To tell the truth, I just wanted to take a bath.

When Jin said this, the emperor burst out.

"You're funny, Jin-kun. Just because you wanted to take a bath, you found an underground ore deposit, dug it out, and even built a pump. You won't find anyone like that anywhere.

Jin is embarrassed. Jin takes this opportunity to tell me that while the pumps are being installed, he is concerned about the slight decline in quality and the lack of personnel to maintain them.

"Indeed. We're installing deep well pumps in the fish bottle wells at a rapid pace. I'm not sure I'll be able to get around to it. ...... but thanks for the heads up. I'll see what I can do."

The empress assured Jin that she would consider his advice.