Magicraft Meister Part 1

"Can I use this one and this one?"

Yalmar looked at the ingot Jin pointed at and groaned in admiration.

"Hmmm, you are indeed Jin-dono. Both ingots are of high quality and purity. One is steel and the other is soft iron. ...... composite material, isn't it?"

Järmer, who was looking at the sword that Reinhardt's <> was holding, seemed to come to that conclusion immediately.

"Yes. I'll take this one, then.

"Yes, please."

Jin immediately began to make a sword, or rather a katana, out of them.

"It is an interesting shape, isn't it? It seems to be specialized for cutting rather than thrusting.

He has a deep knowledge of swords. Jin smiled and finished the sword silently.

"Well done, sir."

The finished sword is wider than a Japanese sword and is classified as a curved sword.

However, while most of the curved swords called scimitars or shamshirs are curved from the middle of the blade, this one was slightly curved, or rather warped, from the hand.

The curvature is a little larger at the hand end and smaller at the tip than a clean arc.

<. There is no shinogi (line separating the blade and shinogi-ji).

The width of the blade is almost double that of the original Japanese sword, and because of the reduced thickness, the sword is likely to break or bend easily if used improperly. However, since it is a semi-collector's item, and if it is used, it will be by Gloria, who is a master swordsman, Jin is not too worried about this point.

"It looks like it's sharp, too.

Järmer, who was observing the work, praised it.

The sheath, tsubaki, and handle were finished to look like a Western-style military sword.

When Jin offered five gold coins as thanks, Yalmar returned four of them and said, "You have shown me something good.

"You have shown me something good," he said.

"......What about Elsa?"

Jin, who had easily packed the curved knives, looked to the back of the workshop and saw Elsa just walking in.

"I'm done, too."

Elsa shows Jin the pendant top she put in the box.

The stone stuck in the center glowed blue-purple, much like the color of Cynthia's eyes.

"It is a stone called <>. I chose it because it is similar to the color of Cynthia's eyes.

The pendant top is made entirely of silver with gold accents in various places.

"Hmmm, it's a nice color."

Zoisite is also called Tanzanite because it is mined in Tanzania in Africa, and it was a stone that became popular when Tiffany & Co. started selling it.

Jin didn't know that much about it, but he honestly thought that the purplish blue color, different from sapphire, was beautiful.

"Elsa-sama did a wonderful job!"

Mabel also seems to have become a fan of Elsa's. "I'm a little tired.

"...... I'm a little tired."

After returning to her room, Elsa was lying down.

According to her, Mabel had been standing by her side praising her while Elsa was working on the pendant top.

"Well, well, anyway, I finished what you asked me to do, so that's a good thing, isn't it?"

"...... yeah."

The time was around 10:00 p.m.. Jin and Erza decided to take a rest.

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March 5th.

Compared to midwinter, the dawn is coming earlier.

In the early morning, footsteps echoed in the guest room building of the palace.

"Jin-dono!　Erza!"

It was Fritz, knocking and calling her name. It seems that he couldn't wait to get here.

"Please be quiet a little longer, Mr. Fritz!"

Reiko, who had invited Fritz in, said as if to rebuke him. Fritz scratched his head and apologized.

"I'm sorry. So that's it?"

Fritz said nothing more than a few words of apology, and started to explain what he wanted to do.

Yes, it was finished last night.

At that moment, the door to the bedroom opened and Jin, who was basically an early riser, appeared.

"Good morning, Mr. Fritz.

"Oh, Jin-dono, good morning!　So, what you asked for is .......

"It is ready."

Jin went back to his bedroom and came out with a long, thin package.

"It's all wrapped up in a simple package. I thought I would wrap it up properly after you took a look at it.

He handed the package to Fritz. Fritz opened the package in a hurry and picked up the curved sword.

"Hmmm, it's an unusual shape," he said.

"It's called a sword, not a sword. It's a curved sword, because it's warped.

May I pull it out?"

Fritz asked Jin and with his consent, pulled out the curved sword.

"Oh ......!"

The blade's crest stood out on the silvery-gray steel surface.

"This looks sharp!　Gloria will be pleased."

Fritz put the curved sword back in its scabbard,

"Have you made a gift for Cynthia?"

He asked without a pause.

"Yes, Elsa made it. ......"

"I see!　Elsa!"

Before Jin could finish, Fritz ran into the bedroom where he had just left.

He comes out immediately.

"Jin-dono!　Erza is gone!"

Jin sighed.

"Erza is in the next bedroom, ......, Mister Fritz!

Fritz rushes into the next bedroom.

"My God!"

Elsa screamed, and Fritz ran out of the room. A pillow comes flying out from behind her.

"Mister Fritz... ......"

Jin sighs once again.

"...... Oh my God, my brother..."

Erza was sleeping when Fritz interrupted her, and she was bloated.

"I'm sorry. But I used to sleep with you, you know."

"Mm, once upon a time. Now is now."

"You'd think I'd be in bed with Jin-dono, wouldn't you? When you hear that he's in a different room, it's natural to assume that he's already awake, isn't it?"

But Erza turned her cheeks and glared at her brother Fritz.

"That's your logic. We haven't had the wedding yet, we have separate bedrooms."

"What?　Are you children?

Fritz says, and then holds his tongue.

"...... I'm not going to let my brother tell you that."

Elsa glared at her brother and held out the box. Fritz takes it, opens the lid and smiles.

"Nice work!　That's what I'm talking about, Elsa. That's my sister!

"......, you're doing great!"

And one last thing.

"Who do you love more, my brother?　Gloria or Cynthia?"

But Fritz is unmoved by his sister's words.

"Hmm?　What's your true love?"

He took the curved sword and put the pendant in his pocket with great care,

"Well, Jin-dono, Erza. Thank you for your trouble this morning!

He bowed his head and left the room in a hurry.

"......How did you make it to the rank of lieutenant colonel with that? ......"

Erza knew Jin as a good person who did not care about etiquette, and had known him since she was a child.

In addition, they are (and soon will be) relatives, so we can laugh at them, but if they were magical craftsmen or emissaries from other countries, they would have been so out of courtesy that it could have become an international problem.

"Well, my brother, you sometimes lose sight of what is going on around you, but you are basically calm. Especially in important situations."

"You don't look so ...... cool."

This was Jin's honest assessment of his character.