Magicraft Meister Part 1

Ivy House (Lankenhaos) in the village of Kaltz, Shoro.

It is the residence of Reinhardt and the lord of the house.

"...... and so these two are originally servants of Sir Jin Nido, but since he is currently on his way to the Kingdom of Klein by order of His Majesty, they are to work here for the time being."

Having gathered the servants, Reinhardt introduced them.

"I am Barrow. I know I have a lot to learn, but I will do my best.

"My name is Behrle. I am a young man, but I will do my best. I look forward to your guidance and encouragement.

Barrow and Behle, who were temporarily working at the Reinhardt residence, were treated the same as the other servants at their own request.

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"Barrow, you will work with my secretary, Adberg.

Yes, sir. ...... Mr. Adberg, thank you very much.

"Yes, it's nice to meet you too. Now, Mr. Barrow, can you do the calculations?

"Yes, Mr. Adberg. Yes, Mr. Adberg.

"Good, then you can keep this ledger."

Barrow first assisted Mr. Adberg as secretary.

The ledger he was given was similar to a household account book, in that it kept track of the daily living expenses.

The book kept track of incoming and outgoing payments, and the details of each.

Since the main source of income is tax revenues, the deposits are made at least on a monthly basis. Therefore, it is the expenses that should be managed exclusively.

"Let's see, food, wages, and miscellaneous expenses ......?"

Burroughs peeled his eyes away. It was too general.

"Is that all ...... Mr. Adberg?"

"Hmm?　Is that all?"

"Isn't that a little too rough?　I think if you break it down a little more, it will give us a better idea of how much we can save by eliminating waste.

Too much detail will only add to the effort, but breaking expenses down into smaller pieces often helps us find unnecessary spending.

"Why don't we at least break it down into hygiene, transportation, housing, sundries, and other expenses?"

"Hmm. Where did you learn such a way of doing things?

Yes, at Mr. Jin's place.

I see. Master Jin is a man of rational thought. We can learn a lot from him. I'm sorry, but can you tell us more about the division?

Yes, of course. We can start with ......."

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Behle, can you fold this up for me?

Yes, sir.

Behle is assisting the two maidservants.

Both were from the village of Kaltz, ages 17 and 19, and had come to work as apprentices.

They are also here to work as apprentices. "It's easy because Bella-san, an automata, does the hard work for us.

Kaara, a 17-year-old maid of honor, said as she folded the laundry.

Bella is an automata created by Reinhardt, with purple hair and black eyes. The model for her appearance (Reinhardt does not say) seems to be Meine.

She has large breasts and a calm atmosphere.

"Oh, I hate the fire shiners, they're so troublesome!"

The other maid of honor, Dessa, is 19 years old. She is 19 years old and blurts out as she hangs a fire iron on her shirt.

Behle, who had casually peeked at her hand, looked at her with wide-eyed amazement.

"What is that?

Dessa was holding a triangular piece of iron.

"What's that? Haven't you seen it?

"What?　Is it something that you use to wrinkle your clothes?"

"Yes, I have.　Have you never used it before?

"No. ......"

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Indeed, Behle had never seen a fire iron before coming to Jin's place.

It was not used in his native village of Magirutu, and in his first apprenticeship with a nobleman in the Kingdom of Selroa, it was a menial task and a chore.

It was not until I started working for Jin that I learned to wrinkle clothes.

"Um, don't you use an iron?"

And at Jin's place, he used an iron.

"<>?　What's that?"

"Oh, could you wait a moment?"

Behle remembered that he had a small iron in his luggage and went to get it. Jin had made it for him.

Most of the clothes Jin wears are made of GSS (ground spider silk), which is a , so to speak, that does not wrinkle when washed and retains the same texture as when it was first tailored.

However, the coats and jackets that Jin received from other countries and the blouses and dresses that Erza originally owned were silk, linen, and wool fabrics, so they needed to be finished after washing, and in the process, she learned how to iron them.

"...... sorry to keep you waiting."

At that time, Jin took the trouble to make an iron for me to practice with and gave it to me for my personal use, so I had it in my baggage this time as well.

"What's that?

"This is called an iron. You put a magic stone (magistone) in here. ......"

The heat source is not a magi crystal but a magi stone. Of course, it has a simple temperature control.

This is hemp, isn't it? If so, blow a lot of mist on it ......"

Linen tends to wrinkle easily, so moisten it thoroughly before ironing with a hot iron. The trick is to iron it with a lot of force so that the wrinkles are stretched out.

"......" "......"

"Woolen fabrics should be covered with a cloth. The temperature should be slightly lukewarm."

Not only the two maidservants, but also Bella, the automaton, watched Behrle as she finished her work with great dexterity.

The two ladies-in-waiting, as well as Bella, the automaton, were staring at him.

That night, Adberg and Bella reported to their master, Reinhardt.

"......Well, that's a djinn. Then Bella can teach him some court etiquette and how to address the nobility in return.

"Yes, Master."

Adberg is ...... well, can you teach him a few simple self-defense tricks?

Can you teach him some simple self-defense techniques? Adberg, a master of the physical arts, could teach them, Reinhard thought.

"Yes, but only the real basics, since it will only be for a short period of time.

Yes, that's fine. ...... can deal with the business of daily life at Jin's place, but it is difficult to deal with the various nobility. Please make sure that you both educate your master Jin so that he will not be embarrassed.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

"......Yes, you must lower your eyes a little and never look the customer in the eye. If you look too low, it is rude. Look at the mouth.

"Yes."

"When you are showing the customer around, walk diagonally in front of the customer so as not to block his/her line of sight."

Yes.

"When you are holding a customer's baggage, you should use ......."

"When opening the door, go to ......."

"......" to see the guests off before they leave.

The next day, Bella began lecturing two hours a day on customer service. Kaala and Dessa attended the class together.

"There is a difference. When you bow deeply, do not cross your hands in front of your stomach. Do you have a stomach ache?　Look carefully. This is how to do it. ......"

"Be careful to make as little noise as possible when lowering the dishes."

Bella's instruction was quite strict, but Barrow and Behle learned well because of the valuable experience and the sincerity of their efforts.

Kaala and Dessa were not very motivated at first, but seeing how seriously Barrow and Behle were working, they changed their minds and started to work harder.

"Well, it looks like Jin got a good recruiter.

Reinhardt was surprised to see that the two tattered boys he had picked up on his way back to Japan had become so useful.

"No!　Pull your right leg back more!

"Yes, yes!"

Adberg gives us an hour a day of self-defense lessons.

First he is learning footwork.

"That's right. You take a half step back with your right foot, and then you move your body halfway around with your left foot on the axis. With this, you can avoid a straight line attack. Practice alternating left and right.

This is not something that can be learned overnight, but once you have the basics down, you can apply them.

"If your lower body is not stable, you will not be able to achieve greatness in any martial art. You must train it on a regular basis.

Yes, sir!

Barrow and Behle, you will grow up a little more.

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"This morning, the regular contact with the Kingdom of Klein informed us that the djinn have successfully completed their mission and will be returning. That would mean that they will arrive in Leuthart tomorrow.

I see!

"I see!" "Yes. Then your work here is over. I thank you for your hard work in the short time you've been here.

Thank you for everything!

Thus, Barrow and Behle return to the house of Reuthert.

Reinhardt considers the possibility of taking them to Leuthart's house via the warp gate.

(...... I think it would be more convenient to tell them about the warp gate soon. I'll discuss it with Jin.)

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