Magicraft Meister Part 1

"Hmm, knowledge and peace. ...... is somewhat abstract. Can you tell me more about it?

Crow said, taking a sip from his glass of water.

Yes. Knowledge," he said, "is the act of traveling to the West and seeing places that have not yet been seen.

"Mmm-hmm, that's what we're hoping for.

And by peace, I mean relations with the nations of the East.

Darrow reacted to these words.

"...... Mayor, there are rumors in some parts of the Shoro Empire that we are about to invade."

"What?　I don't know what's ...... going on or how such rumors spread, but..."

Crowe assured John, looking him straight in the eye.

"We have not thought of such a thing, at least not that I know of."

"Then, what about 300 years ago?"

John explained that the story of a foreign race's attempt to invade the Shoro Empire after the Magic War was too well known to be a fabrication.

"......"

Both Crowe and Darrow closed their eyes and fell silent, pretending to think about something.

"Mayor, why don't you just explain it to them?"

At Maya's voice, Crowe opened his eyes and spoke slowly.

"You're talking about three hundred years ago, when the free magic element (ether) in the atmosphere was drastically reduced. At that time, the magic tools we were using became unusable. And it was a matter of life and death.

It is true that when the concentration of free magic element (ether) decreases, the operation of magic tools becomes unstable.

"At that time, a radical faction tried to invade. ...... Let's cut the man some slack for now. I'm sure we can talk more about the inner workings once you're a little more integrated into the group."

"......Okay. That's good enough for now.

At any rate, it was a great success just to confirm that the alien people had no intention to go to war. Old John thought he would tell Jin immediately.

"You will spend a few days in this town, and then you will go to Miyako, the chiefdom, and meet the sheikh. After that, you will meet with the sheikh and decide what to do.

"Sheikh?　And what is a sheikh?

John was surprised to find the word "Miyako" among the unfamiliar words, but first he wanted to know what their form of government was.

"Well," he said, "I guess I could tell you. I'll tell you the short version. ...... Darrow."

Crowe turned his head and looked at Darrow as if to say, "I'll leave that to you.

"Okay. ...... John, our country is quite different from yours. First of all, we have no king.

That was certainly a big difference, but not surprising since the demons had no king either.

"Three representatives are chosen for each region, and a <> is formed. And that <> elects the <>."

"Well, that's certainly different.

"The chief is the leader of the administration and is elected every two years. Of course, he can be removed from office if he is deemed unfit for office in the middle of his term."

"......Are you willing to follow the leadership of the administration?"

"Yes. Yes.

Power is divided, Darrow explains. It means that there is mutual supervision, albeit imperfectly.

In the small group of countries, there is still a king and a despotic monarchy. No country has a constitutional monarchy.

But in this different nation ......<>, it seems that they have a council system. Another mystery deepens. Will it be solved by going to <>? The old man had high hopes for the future.

"Lastly, I would like to talk to you again about your stipend now that you have left ...... Mr. Oliver, is there anything you would like to do?"

"Well, for now, as long as I don't have to worry about food and a place to sleep."

John answered in a light tone, and Crowe nodded.

In a foreign country where you don't know what's right and left, survival is more important than money, he understood.

"Okay. I'll think about it. Well, that's about it for today. Maya here will take care of the sleeping arrangements."

So, good luck, Mr. John.

Okay.

* * * * * *

The same night, the old man gave a detailed report to Jin.

"Well, there are some interesting things."

"Yes. I'm more interested in the fact that some of the place names look very similar to Japanese place names rather than the ...... of the earth."

Kari=Kari, Seki=Seki, Miyako=Miyako. And Aji and Seto. If Seto is Seto, Aji could be Awaji. Jin wondered if there was any connection in the past.

As the successor of Adriana Barbora Zetsi, Reiko's predecessor, the automata, took more than 100 years to develop the formula to find Jin.

The control core of that part of the automata was shattered, probably due to overuse, and there is no knowledge of it left.

The old man, who is supposed to be more capable, might be able to develop a technique to connect to another space in a shorter period of time, but he has not been able to do so.

Is there something fundamentally lacking? Materials or basic techniques?

Jin did not think it was too much, so he did not give any instructions to the old man to pursue the matter.

Let's talk about something else.

Jin thought that there might have been someone in the past who came from the same world or very close to the same world as his own.

"Not that that makes any difference."

Intellectual curiosity, if you will. To be honest, <> would be the closest.

"Well, let's take our time. But more importantly, how is the food production going?"

"I see. ......"

I am hoping that there is a surplus of food for the salvation of the Klein Kingdom.

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"Okay. Please continue."

Jin changes his mind. Right now, the construction of the ship has just started.

The wood for the materials has been prepared, and according to the drawings, the hired craftsmen and magical engineers (magiengineers) are working on it.

Once a certain amount of parts have been made, the construction of the hull is scheduled to begin. From then on, construction and component processing will be carried out in parallel.

"The material is either peene or ...... because teak is not available.

The wood is similar to pine. It seemed to be larger than the pine trees known to Jin, and two 40-meter-long pieces were prepared.

There was also a large pile of 5-meter-long timbers, which were probably standardized.

"I'm concerned about water resistance. ......"

Pine trees are reasonably strong, but their resistance to decay is only moderate.

However, the pine trees of this world are widely used as materials for ships, so they seem to have a good track record.

"Well, it all starts tomorrow: ......"

Until this day, the parts were being processed, and the next day, the hull assembly would finally begin. Jin was looking forward to it.

"Father, I've never seen such a leisurely construction."

"Yes, it is. But this seems to be the norm.

No wonder Reiko was so upset. Because in Horai Island, a ship of this class would be completed in half a day.

As Jin had become the best in the world in a single leap, he had no experience in this kind of work, and therefore, he was enjoying it to a certain extent.

"My new feature is not going to work either, is it?"

Reiko equipped with a force field generator. It allows her to fly freely in the sky, but it doesn't seem to be in use this time.

"Well, that's fine. There is a difference between not using it and not using it. Besides, as they say, a wise hawk hides its talons.

Saying this, Jin patted Reiko on the head. Reiko nodded her head in satisfaction.

"That's right."

Then there is a knock at the door. Reiko opens the door.

"Hello, Jin."

It's Reinhardt. ...... and Erza.

Good evening.

I've got some good wine. I thought you might like to join us."

Reinhard is a wine lover.

"My favorite wine region, Olsen, is right here on the western shore of Lake Wass. The hotel had a variety of Olsen wines, so I chose this one.

The bottle in my hand is a white wine, Olsen, but unfortunately it is not a 3450, but a 345 Unfortunately, it was not a 3450, but a 3455.

"The 3450 is the best, but it's not bad either. Well, try it."

Reiko prepared glasses for the three of us.

"......... it's hard..."

Reinhardt takes time to uncork the bottle. The stopper is not a cork, by the way, but a soft wooden one.

"Please lend me the bottle."

Reiko accepts the bottle from Reinhardt, and with a slight tap, the stopper pops open.

"Hey, thank you, Reiko."

Reiko poured wine for the three of them.

"Well then, good luck with the building of your ship.

Reinhardt raised his glass, followed by Jin and Erza.

"Yes, it's true. It's delicious."

"It's delicious. Rai can be a wine connoisseur (sommelier).

Thank you. I'm flattered. But you know, it's not enough to talk about your favorite brand.

The night went on peacefully.