Magicraft Meister Part 1

"Hmmm ...... I thought I would know a little more about the wise man (Mags) ......"

I guess it is like I don't understand. It's a frustrating feeling.

"But your book was interesting, wasn't it?"

Hannah says smiling at him.　

Now Jin and his friends are on their way to the town of Nade as planned.

"There are many theories about where Mags came from, but the most popular one is what Mr. Frain said.

"Hmmm ......"

Jin wanted more information, not just what he could think of.

"Brother Jin, <>, is it a book about the development of technology?"

Erza asked Jin. Erza had also listened to Jin's explanation yesterday, but half of it was gibberish.

No wonder.

Jin had some background in the field and was able to explain more or less, but it would be impossible for her to understand the steam engine of Newcomen, and if she did not know about clocks, she would not be able to understand an ankle escapement at all.

Hanna seems to take the stance of remembering what she does not know without knowing it. This is a trick that can only be done with a good memory, which suggests that her memory is outstanding.

"But, it's possible that whatever the wise man's (Mags) specialty is, he could have built the factory that was in that Miyako."

There might be other books like this, Jin thought.

Thinking about it, Jin himself was summoned to this Ars world literally naked, because he fell into the electric furnace, but if he had been wearing clothes, he would have been summoned together with his clothes.

What if he had been carrying a book?

Jin would like to see if such a has been handed down to the present.

Just before noon, the group arrived at the town of Nade.

Here, too, the "horseless carriage" was subjected to the curious stares of the people.

"What a rare thing!" "You are from a foreign country!

"Are you from another country?"

"You are white!"

Mixed with such voices.

"Yes?　Is that a goose with you?"

"Yes, it's a goose."

"You're alive."

The words did not sound like a mockery, but rather they made me smile.

"I'm home. I brought you a guest."

Guth waved his hand and the people gathered there looked at him with a wry smile.

Then a man on a horse, a rarity in Hussein, arrived.

"Welcome home, Goose. And is this your guest?"

A middle-aged man dismounted from his horse and spoke to me in a language that did not have an accent.

"Yes, Mayor. He is what is known in Mitsuho as a "Magecraft Meister".

"Oh, <>?

The man called the mayor is in his mid-fifties and of solid build.

"Welcome to the town of Nade. I am Mayor Fadon.

My name is Hitoshi Nido. This is ......."

Jin introduces Erza and the others. After that, Goose explained the purpose of the visit.

He's looking for information about Mags. So, ...... would you be willing to show him the artifact that the mayor has in his keeping?"

I see. Sure.

Fadon, who had been exchanging some words with Goose, turned to Jin and the others,

"Please park that ......<> in my yard," he said.

He pointed to a house about 50 meters away.

"You can enter the yard from the front and park in an open space.

Jin, there is something a little unusual that has been handed down to Mr. Fadon.

Goose adds.

"Okay. Thank you very much."

Now in need of a clue from the wise man (Mags), Jin thanked him and got into the car. But...

"Hey, is Goose coming?"

Jin asked, wondering about Goose's reluctance to get in the car.

"Yeah. I'm ......."

"Goose, you should come too. It would be good for Nidou-dono and the others to have someone they know with them."

Before Goose could say anything, Fadon invited him to join them.

So Goose went to the car again. Fadon mounted his horse again.

The car carrying Jin and the others passed through the gate of the mayor's house, led by the fast-moving horse.

Since the mayor was with them, they passed through the gate without any suspicion.

Once Jin and the others entered, the gate was closed.

The garden of the mayor's mansion is large, and there is a corner where gravel is paved. Jin parks his car in the corner.

Hwadong handed the reins of his horse to a servant and walked up to Jin and the others.

Welcome, Nidou-dono. This way please."

Fadón followed him and the others all left, leaving Edgar and Aru behind. Reiko disappeared.

"Hey, they're back. The guests are with us!"

Fadon calls loudly to the front door of the house.

Several servants came running out of the house, looking panicked.

"Welcome home!

"Welcome home!"

Some had accents, some didn't.

"This is Nidohito-dono and company. Please be respectful.

Yes, I understand.

By the way, this house is Japanese style.

Everyone, including Goose, is used to it, so it's no problem.

Jin and the others were accompanied by servants without accents. One male and one female, two in total.

"Please rest here first.

"Please rest here first."

But the woman had an accent.

I was shown to my room and asked to leave only my baggage. Goose was left empty-handed.

Each of us was assigned a private room, and we were allowed to use the reception room across the hallway.

Elsa was pleased to see that the private room was a Japanese-style room with tatami mats. In contrast, the reception room was a semi-Western style with wooden flooring.

Jin and the others gathered in the reception room and sat down on the sofa to relax.

"Please have some tea.

The tea was hojicha (roasted green tea), and it seemed that there were tea trees in this region.

Tea trees (Camellia sinensis) are usually grown in warm regions. In Japan, the northern limit of tea cultivation is located near Miyagi Prefecture, and it is not good for cold weather, so Jin wondered why it is not grown there.

Well, it could be grown in a greenhouse, or it could be imported. Also, this is not the earth, so we cannot rule out the possibility of different varieties.

When I mentioned this to Goose, he explained it to me.

The tea trees here are of a different variety from those in the south. The trees are a little taller and the leaves are a little longer and narrower.

It seems that they are of a different variety.

"I see. That makes a little more sense now.

"Well, I guess being a naturalist isn't all it's cracked up to be."

Saki, who had left her luggage in her room, came over and mixed it up.

"It tastes the same.

"You might be able to tell the difference if you compare it with green tea."

"Oh, I see."

Then Elsa and Hannah arrived.

"The tea tastes good.

"Yes, it is!

While everyone was drinking tea and quenching their thirst, Fadon came in.

"I hope you are enjoying yourselves. I have brought you a relic.

He holds a small wooden box in his hand.

"Is the relic so small?"

"Yes. Yes. It's nothing to show off. Please take a look.

Fadon put the box on the table, took off the lid and showed it to me.

"This is ......."

There was an old watch.

The belt seemed to have been made of leather and was gone, but the case seemed to be stainless steel, no longer shiny but not corroded.

"I don't know what it was used for. It seems that an ancestor asked a wise man (Magus) to give it to him.