Magicraft Meister Part 1

"First of all, the Kingdom of Elias would like to formally present Sir Jin Nido with the title of Magecraft Meister and an honorary knighthood.

Marquis Godopher, the Prime Minister, began. The Marquis of Firenziano had spoken to me the other day, so this is the official recognition.

"I humbly accept."

Jin bowed his head.

"Therefore, I ...... have a favor to ask you."

"Well, what is it?"

"In the kingdom of Elias, that is, in the sea far east of the Elias Peninsula, there is an island called the Kunlun Island. That's where I'm based at .......

"Huh?"

At last, Jin broke the ice. The day before, he had had many discussions with Reinhardt, Erza, the old man, and Reiko, and this was the result.

"To be precise, it is just east of the former Leonard's Kingdom.

Jin gave some additional explanations.

"Well, ...... your majesty, I don't see any problem with that, so I think we can accept it."

The island is unknown to begin with, and can be seen as an island that is of no relevance even to the Kingdom of Elias.

Jin and the others were of the unanimous opinion that this would cause various complications after the development of maritime transport.

"All right. Sir Jin Nido, we acknowledge that the belongs to you. I will put it in writing at ......."

"Thank you. If possible, I would appreciate it if you could transmit it to the nations by means of a manaphone.

"Yes, I will. I will do so in the regular noon call.

Blitzen Skala Elias XII gladly accepted.

Jin is relieved that the first hurdle has been overcome.

"Thank you very much. <

"Oh!　That's great."

The reason why they named Jin was half because they wanted this. Both the King and the Prime Minister are delighted.

First of all, this concludes the first audience.

The second audience would be held after the regular lunchtime communication was over, and after observing the reactions of the various countries.

Jin and the others were to remain in the guest room.

"Well, Jin, it seems to be going well.

Reinhardt also had a beaming face.

"Yes, we discussed a lot of things last night.

Jin did not know the personality of King Elias, so he relied on Reinhardt for that.

"The regular noon call will be in two hours. ......"

Because of the time difference, noon in Elias Kingdom is about 9:00 a.m. in Shoro Kingdom. It's a little after noon in the Kingdom of Klein, and about 10:00 a.m. in the Kingdom of Selroa. All of them are within the acceptable time zone.

"In the meantime, let's have the hot air balloons sent to us as agreed.

Two hot air balloons of the same type as those of the Shoro, Egelea, and Klein kingdoms will be sent to the Elias Kingdom.

Actually, they will be sent by a transporter, but they will be made to look as if they were flown from the Kunlun Island.

The distance between the Kunlun Island and Borgia, the capital of the Kingdom of Elias, is about 500 km. It takes less than 17 hours at the speed of 30 kilometers per hour. This explains why the plane has been flying since yesterday.

The pilot is a craftsman golem.

"About an hour to go, sir."

Reiko said as she was discussing with the old man.

"Perhaps the Kunlun Island will be approved by other countries."

Reinhard said slowly in a mumbling voice.

"At the moment, the sea area where the Kunlun Islands are located is not a place that can be traveled to and from by ship. The kingdom of Elias will not suffer any disadvantages.

Elsa takes over.

"......, so now is a good time for us, when ships are still underdeveloped."

And Jin.

"Yes. Since the old Leonard Kingdom's case is still unresolved, if the Elias Kingdom says yes, the other countries will approve it, right?

Jin and his colleagues believe that the Kingdom of Elias is the most likely to have a stake in the project, and that if the Kingdom of Elias approves, the other countries will give their nod.

The old man also guessed that even the kingdoms of Selroa and Franz would not bother to object to the project.

"In fact, they might even ask us to certify Jin as a "Magecraft Meister" for the hot-air balloon.

However, Reinhardt denied Erza's statement.

"No, the Kingdom of Cerroa is a country with a lot of pride. With the Unifiler deeply rooted in the kingdom, I don't think so."

Jin recalled that an unpowered hot-air balloon had been used by former Industry Minister Delight Domus Hanks, who had been an agent during the treatment of the King of Klein.

"Yes, indeed. He has a hot-air balloon, even though it's an old model."

And then,

"Well, it doesn't bother me."

With these words, he leaned back on the sofa.

Later that afternoon.

Jin and the others were meeting with the king again.

"We have just discussed your request at the noon meeting, and the kingdoms of Shoro, Klein, and Egelea have approved it without any problem. The Kingdoms of Cerroa and Franz, too.

At the Prime Minister's words, Jin patted his chest.

"At the same time, all the nations agreed to grant you the title of ."

In this case <> means <>.

You have now crossed the second hurdle.

"Thank you very much. By the way, the hot air balloon should be arriving soon.

Just as Jin said this, there was a knock at the door and a guard called.

A hot air balloon is approaching from the eastern sky.

"I ...... am the hot air balloon I called for."

"Oh, yeah!"

"Would you like to see it arrive?"

As Jin said this, I thought it was only the Prime Minister, but the Marquis of Florenziano and the King also came to the front yard of the castle. Naturally, they were protected by the knights of the Kingsguard.

Two hot air balloons. They descended slowly and landed in front of Jin and the others.

"Thank you, Craftsman Smith."

"Yes, Master."

All the people gathered were surprised to see that the hot air balloon was piloted by a golem that spoke fluently and looked just like a human being except for its metal exterior.

"This is the hot air balloon we present to you. I will let these craftsmen (smiths) explain how to use it.

"Uh-huh."

The officer in charge is immediately called. He is a mid-level bureaucrat with a wealth of magical knowledge.

Leaving the work to the craftsmen (smiths), Jin started to finish the plan.

"I have one more gift for you. This is not a good place for it, so I would like to go back to the room we were in earlier.

Jin, holding the cylindrical he had received from the craftsman (Smith), made the suggestion, which was immediately accepted.

"Well, Sir Jin Nido, what is it?"

the Prime Minister asked, leaning forward as if he couldn't wait to get back to his room.

Jin Nido opened the cylindrical package in his hand. It was a large piece of leather paper that looked to be about one meter square. Jin spread it out on the table.

"What is this?

It was a map made in Horai Island.

On the far right, or east, was the Kunlun Island, and to the south was the Elias Peninsula and several islands to the south of it.

To the north is the Kingdom of Klein, as far as the village of Kaina. To the west is the area near Loizart in the Kingdom of Shoro.

I made this map from the sky. I will give this to you. We plan to give the same map to other countries.

The map is much simplified than the one used in Horai Island.

The topography is roughly the same, but detailed towns and villages are omitted, and only the capital and major cities are shown.

In the case of the Kingdom of Elias, only the capital Borgia, the city of Potrock, and Florence, where the castle of the Marquis of Florence Florenziano is located, are listed. Only the main roads are included. No longitude and latitude lines are included.

The drawing was made by an amateur, so it is neither a Mercator nor a Miller drawing, but it is still a remarkable one.

"......"

The king, the prime minister, and the marquis, who had been so lost in the map that they could not speak, finally regained their composure after a few moments.

The prime minister looks up, gazes at Jin, and asks him a question.

"Jin, my lord. ....... Can I have this?

Jin nodded.

"Yes. You will need it to travel between countries in a hot-air balloon and to sail the seas in a ship. Please forgive me if I have not fully researched some parts of it since it is my own work.

However, the Prime Minister denies Jin's words with all his might.

"No, that is not true!　There is no map like this anywhere in the world, to tell the truth. Thank you, Jin-dono!

Jin hoped that this would prevent accidents involving hot air balloons and ships.

On this day, the Magecraft Meister, Sir Jin Nidor, was born.