Magicraft Meister Part 1

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It is December 17th. The old man suggested Jin to take measures for the future.

"Yes, that may be so."

Not yet, but if the ships move into the distant seas, Kunlun Island and Horai Island may be discovered.

Kunlun Island is especially dangerous.

In the past, Fuso Island was almost halfway developed with the idea of building an educational institution.

It is close to the former Leonard's Kingdom, and if a ship sails along the eastern coast of the continent, there is a very good chance that it will be found.

"Well, let's abandon Fuso Island for now."

There is no staff stationed on Fuso Island at this time. We decided to leave it as it is.

At this point, Jin had a vision for the near future, but there are too many uncertainties, so he has not told anyone yet.

"How about the practical application of the illusionary wards?"

This is a 3D projection-like ward that used to be placed over the former Leonard's Kingdom. The idea is that it can be optically and acoustically deceptive.

In other words, it can deceive not only the eye, but also sonar and radar.

To create an illusion, you need a certain amount of data. It was not an easy task for the old man to create the data of the illusion large enough to cover the whole island.

"Hmmm, what about the barrier then?"

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Then I guess that's a relief.

"Father, you might consider building a submarine."

Reiko suggested.

"A submarine. ....... Yes, we need one.

Jin thinks a little about exploring the bottom of the sea.

"Oh, I see. A submarine will be less conspicuous when we go out to sea!"

Something has flipped a switch. Jin started to get lost in his thoughts.

"Jin-san, please have lunch with ...... Jin."

Then Erza came in. I'm sorry to say that I still sometimes almost say "Jin bro.

"...... Oh, yeah, okay. I'm coming."

"What do you have in mind?"

You know what I'm thinking?

"Yes. That look on your face, like you don't care about the food, you just want to cook something.

He knew. On the way to the cafeteria, Jin explained to Erza what he and the old man had been discussing.

"I think we need to strengthen Horai Island. The submarine looks ...... interesting."

"Do you think so too, Elsa?"

The tone of Jin's voice rose as he said, "I agree with you.

"Yes, but it's lunch now. But right now I'm having lunch.

"......Okay."

In the cafeteria of the institute, there was a lunch prepared by Erza.

It was tempura soba. On top of the soba was a small shrimp, a fried onion, and a shrimp tempura.

"It is difficult to fry the batter of tempura.

Erza says that she has been taught by Peridot Leader, but not yet.

"Hmmm...but it sucks the sauce anyway..." she says. ......

Jin sips a little at a time, because he has a cat tongue.

"......?"

"Yes, it's good. The sauce is just right.

"It's good."

After listening to Jin's comment, Erza also started to eat. She, too, grew up as a young lady, so she has a cat tongue in her own way.

The two of them sipped their soba, puffing and blowing on it for a while.

"Thanks for the food.

"Here you go, master."

Then came the buckwheat tea.

It is made from roasted buckwheat seeds and is a labor of love for Peridot Leader.

"Oh, it's delicious.

Jin broke into a smile.

"...... and you know, submarines are supposed to be spherical because of the water pressure. ......It's not very cool. ......It's not like a spaceship."

When he has finished eating, Jin starts thinking about submarines.

"Yeah, I think so."

Erza is aware of Jin's personality, so she is usually in agreement with him.

"Besides, I think it should look like a normal ship when it floats on the surface of the sea.

"Hmm, I agree with that. ......Well, I don't blame you if it looks a bit like a special boat, I guess."

"Of course."

So Jin and Erza leave the cleanup to the golem maids and return to the workshop.

Jin pulls out a whiteboard and draws a rough sketch on it.

The submarine I know is like a stick, but I don't like it because it seems to be less maneuverable. That's why I want it to be a teardrop shape.

"Well, why don't you do it like this?"

"Yeah, that might be a good idea. ...... Reiko, what's your opinion?"

Jin called out to Reiko who took a step back and looked a little sad. Immediately Reiko looked happy.

"Well, you are going to install a force field generator, right?　If so, I think any shape will be fine.

"I see. When sailing at high speeds, we can put up water avoidance wards.

Just like the torpedo we developed the other day, we are going to use super cavitation.

"So here's how we're going to do it: ......"

"So the capacity is about six to eight people?"

"Yes, that should be fine. We'll use both the force field generator and the aqua thruster for power.

"Father, we don't know what kind of monsters are under the sea. We must also carry powerful weapons.

"Yes, sir. Homing torpedoes and ......."

Thus, the designing of the submarine, the new Horai Island's war potential, was underway.

"Okay, so tomorrow we can start building the first one."

"Yes."

Yes, father.

Now Jin is working on the new model with not only Reiko but also Elsa.

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Thanks for dinner.

Dinner was served at the hotel. Soleil and Luna take turns preparing the meal. They also clean up afterwards.

After the meal, the rest was just as we expected.

"Jin......-san, you're going to take a bath?

"Yes, I'm going in. ...... hey Elsa, can't you do something about the way you call me that?

"...... don't you like it?"

"I don't like it,...... but it makes me uncomfortable and itchy."

I'm not used to being called that, so it's too uncomfortable for me.

"But it's not right to call me 'Brother Jin' anymore, and 'Jin-kun' is too forward.

I told you, you can call me by my first name.

"But, ...... Jin."

"Yeah, so ......"

But this time Erza refuses.

"No, I can't. I don't like it when you call me that."

"......, I'm in trouble."

There's no way to settle the matter.

There's darling, honey, you...

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Reiko said.

Both Jin and Elsa were surprised and jumped up and down because they did not expect such words from Reiko.

"Well, I can't say such an embarrassing thing.

"You're a novice, aren't you ......?"

Reiko stopped interrupting Hitoshi and Elsa and started to say teasing lines from time to time.

(I guess this is also a sign of growing emotions. ......)

It is a happy thing, but for some reason, Hitoshi could not think so honestly.