Magicraft Meister Part 1

The next morning, Jin and Elsa both overslept a little. It was just after 7:30.

Hannah came to wake up Jin who had fallen asleep.

Hannah came to wake up Jin, who was still asleep.

"Hmm......oh, is it that late already......?"

Jin looked at the pillar clock.

The clock of Horai Island is accurate because it is controlled by the old man who measured the position of the sun and the moon.

"......Oh, by the way, you went to bed last night without even telling Reiko what time to wake you up. ......"

One of the reasons Reiko did not wake him up. The other reason is that she didn't wake me up because she didn't have anything urgent to do and she didn't want to wake me up.

"Ah, I slept well."

I slept well for more than six hours, and I was exhausted.

"I'll wake you up, too!

After waking up Jin, Hanna now heads to Erza's room.

Jin slowly put on his clothes and went to the bathroom.

As Jin was washing his face, a sleepy-looking Elsa came in.

"Good morning, Elsa.

"...... Jin, good morning."

As I washed my face, I could smell the good smell wafting from the kitchen.

Soleil and Luna, the golem created as Reiko's assistants, are nowadays not in the laboratory but in the .

They are in charge of cleaning and upkeep. In addition, their subordinates, Prane and Satera, are mainly responsible for tending the vegetable garden and the yard.

And when they are free, they help the five-colored golem maids or make new books with the old man.

"Oh, you have grated radish this morning.

The menu consisted of breakfast rice gruel, miso soup with wakame seaweed, dried ume plum, grated radish, pickled greens, and dried horse mackerel.

Daikon radish was found by the fifth row (Quinta) the other day. Jin thinks that he will be even happier if he can find turnips.

The pickles are pickles in salted rice-bran paste. The rice bran is available now that the rice has been harvested, and the peridot reader has recreated it based on Jin's hazy memory.

Soy sauce was also beginning to be supplied, albeit for a slightly shorter brewing period.

"Delicious!"

Hannah doesn't mind sour food like pickled plums. Or rather, she doesn't have a preference for them. She is happy to eat both tasty and not-so-tasty food. Of course, she is more pleased with tasty food.

Jin has no likes or dislikes either.

Erza only dislikes the meat of a large chicken-like bird called kokarisk, but eats most of the rest without likes and dislikes. However, she was raised in a good family and sometimes frowns at bad food.

Still, remembering the experience of the getaway he and Meene once had, Jin thought it was great that they never forgot to be thankful for the food.

"Another plate, please."

In any case, both Erza and Hannah liked the Japanese food and the Japanese recipes that Jin liked, which made it fun for him to eat with them.

"I'll have another one too!

The breakfast scene was again peaceful.

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"Well, let's have lunch here today and then go to Klein Kingdom.

He decided that it would be no problem to go to Klein Kingdom after having lunch here today.

"I'm going to go to the village of Kaina to see what's going on over there. Hannah, do you want to come with me?"

"Yes!"

What about Erza?

"I'm coming with you. I want to talk with Dr. Saly for a while.

So, using the warp gate, the three of us were transferred not to Nido Castle but to the basement of Jin's workshop.

"Auntie!

Hannah runs to Martha. She must have been lonely after being away from home for so long.

"Hey, Hannah, welcome home. Jin and Elsa, too.

Hi, Martha.

Hi, Martha.

What are you doing today?

"I'm going back to King's Landing in the afternoon, but I had some time to kill, so I thought I'd stop by."

Martha nodded broadly.

"I see. It sounds like it's a tough time in King's Landing."

"Is it?　I thought I'd ask you about that."

"Then Eric's place might be good for you. Mr. Roland just got back the day before yesterday.

"Okay."

So Jin went to Eric's and Elsa went to Mireshan's clinic. Hannah went to Martha's, and the three of them went their separate ways for the time being.

"Oh, Jin-san!"

Barbara was helping out at Eric's store.

When are you coming back?

And Eric.

"Yeah, just now. I'm going back to King's Landing in the afternoon."

To Alban?

"To Alban?" "Yes. I'd like to know what's going on in Alban, as far as you know.

Barbara sat down on a chair and started to make a pot of tea. She was already a great new wife.

Jin sat down on the chair and listened to Eric's story.

...... Alban, or rather most of the kingdom, is beginning to fear famine. It is estimated that the original crop of wheat and barley, and the mold that grew during storage, will not last until the harvest season in early summer next year. ......"

"Well, of course. ......"

"Kaina and the neighboring village of Toka will be fine, especially here in Kaina. Especially here in Kaina. But there are rumors that the kingdom might collect additional wheat taxes from those villages.

"I don't think we should do that. ......"

Even Jin can understand that. Such a thing would not only make people distrust the government, but also discourage them from working. As a result, it will lead to a decline in national power.

"In response to this, the rich have begun to buy up all the foodstuffs in and around the capital.

"So, when do you think we can expect a full-blown famine?"

Jin wanted to hear the outlook from the merchant Eric's mouth.

"......Yes,...... if you don't mind my estimation. Let's see, this year's harvest as a whole is 70% of normal. Of that, 20% has been killed by mold. That's 50/60. This means we'll run out of stockpiles before spring arrives."

"...... got it."

With each person eating 150 kilos of wheat per year, that leaves 66 kilos missing.

The population of the Kingdom of Klein is about 100,000 people, which would mean a shortage of 66,600 tons of wheat. Even the island of Horai cannot produce that much food in a short period of time.

Jin thinks that he will try to estimate the situation in Alban again, but he has a feeling that the situation will not change so drastically.

He wonders what he can do now.

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"......What, the king is sick."

Elsa went to the Mireshan clinic and talked to Sally.

"So you've been sent by the Shoro Kingdom, is that it? Hmm."

Sally ponders this with a difficult look on her face.

"Except for your inexperience, you are one of the best healers in the world. I can assure you of that. The only advice I can give you now is this. Believe in yourself. Don't let the noise around you stop you."

Sally said that if you only think about saving the patient and do your best, the result will follow.

"Thank you, doctor."

Elsa bowed her head.

"Hmmm, but this village is quite peaceful, isn't it? A few days ago, babies were born one after another. The mother is fine. They are in perfect health. The post-natal growth is good and the milk supply is good. There is nothing wrong.

Elsa's cheeks relaxed when she heard this.

"It's a happy thing to be able to honestly rejoice in the birth of a new life. I'm glad we came to this village.

Sally smiled as well.

Erza looked up at the clear sky from the window, knowing that as long as Jin was here, this village would continue to be peaceful.

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"So, Grandma, you know, that Seedee-chan... ......"

Hannah reports to Martha over a bowl of her favorite dried wileys.

(......I can't believe she met the emperor of another country. ......My grandson is a big man. ......)

Martha was impressed, though she was dumbfounded.