Magicraft Meister Part 3

The auction continued.

The items that came up gradually became rarer and rarer, and at the same time, the bidding price went up.

Now, the next item was an artifact!

"Oh?"

The facilitator's words caught Jin's attention.

And what came out was .......

"That's ......."

It's a sword that was supposedly used in the time of the "War of Magic" about 700 years ago!

Jin was a little disappointed that it was not a magical tool, but he was curious if the sword was really from 700 years ago.

(Sword or ....... (Come to think of it, Gloria of the Klein Kingdom was a sword fanatic. ......)

The sword was sold for 5 million dollars.

Seeing this, Jin was impressed to know that there were collectors even in this age.

Now, the next item on the auction block!　A magical tool said to have been used by the second generation Magecraft Meister!

（What?)

At the mention of his favorite magical tool, Jin sat up from his chair.

(Was there anything in it?) Even if there was, it would have been sold at an auction.

Even if there was, would it be auctioned off?　Jin cast a skeptical eye toward the venue.

Reiko and Elsa seemed to be the same, staring at the auction hall as well as Jin.

This is it!　The talk of the town!

Jin leaned forward further, wondering when this had become a topic of conversation.

It's a magic stove!

(I made a magic stove when I was in Kaina Village, but I don't remember ...... that mold.)

It's a fake.

"Fake?　I'm so rude!"

The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications is indignant.

"How dare you offer a fake at this traditional auction ......!　Sir Jin Nido, can you prove it?"

"Yes, yes, I can."

"Well, I'm afraid you're going to have to come with me."

Jin begged the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications to come with him, and he went down to the hall with Reiko.

Ladies and gentlemen!

The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, who had arrived at the auction site, borrowed a loudspeaker and began to speak loudly.

The just auctioned off has been found to be a fake by Sir Jin Nido, the 3rd Magecraft Meister, the 3rd Magecraft Master!

A murmur spreads throughout the hall.

Sir Jinn Nidor will now investigate and announce his findings!

Again, a stirring of excitement enveloped the hall.

Meanwhile, Jin has finished examining the stove.

（I knew it. (I knew it...the mold was obviously different, but the material was also different.)

"Yes, I am Jin Nido, the <>. The stove made by my predecessor was made of iron plate, but this one is made of bronze plate. And most importantly, poor quality magi stones from <> were used when they should have been made of magi sand. Therefore, this has nothing to do with the previous generation.

A resounding thud echoed through the hall.

As Sir Jin Nido has just explained, this item will be removed from the auction.

The facilitator nodded in agreement with the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to remove this magic stove from the auction.

With that, Jin, Reiko, and the Minister returned to their seats.

"Seanne, what about that magic stove?"

Jin asked,

"First of all, we will check the seller. Was he tricked into auctioning it or did he know about it? There is a big difference. I think ...... already has a team of investigators working on it."

The sale of a fake at a state-authorized auction is a major incident and, by extension, a matter of national prestige, so both the Knights and the intelligence services must be working on it, said Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Claude de Chaunay.

"Enjoy the auction for now," he said.

"Yes, I will."

Jin turned his attention back to the auction room, thinking that the old man was probably doing his own investigation.

The auction was going on,

Come on!　Let's get back to the second part!

The facilitator's voice had regained its energy.

Another ancient magic tool!　<

"Whoa?"

As far as Jin can see, this time it's real.

"Reiko, what do you think?"

He asks Reiko, who has good eyesight, to confirm it.

"Yes father, it is definitely from the time of the magic war.

I see... ......!

Jin decides to join in, thinking it's a good idea to spend some money at a place like this.

10!" "15!" "20!" "30!" "5. 70! 100!

It's decided!　Sir Jyn Nidor wins the bidding for one million Tallahassee dollars.

Yes!

A blue-haired automaton, a golem, probably the same age as Anne, Tia, Lol, Leffa, and the others, or maybe a little later.

Jin thought that it might be one of the golems destroyed by , who was called at that time, and who destroyed golems and automata regardless of whether they were friend or foe.

"I wonder how it survived.

I guess we'll find out about that too," he said.

The auction moved on to the next item.

And now, next, another relic from the ancient times!　A piece of magecrystal that happened to be unearthed from the ruins!

"Heh ......"

Jin decided to bid on this as well, hoping to get some information.

10!" "15!" "20!"

This one was not very popular and sold for 200,000 dollars.

Let's keep going!　This time, a round crystal found deep in the mine.

"Hmm?"

It was a sphere about 5 cm in diameter with a white glassy sheen.

(It's not a crystal ...... thing, it's probably a low-grade magecrystal of all attributes, but why ...... is it so round?

Hitoshi guessed why round Magi Crystals were found deep in the mine.

(Probably, a golem with such a <> was hit by lava deep in the mine.

) Jin concluded that all the materials other than the <> must have melted or burned.

"But I wonder ...... if the information has probably been lost due to heat and deterioration over time."

But he couldn't resist his curiosity,

10!" "15!" "20!

It was Jin, who also won the auction for 200,000 dollars.

The auction continued after that.

Now, here comes a slightly different item!

This time it was a dagger.

"Ah!"

Erza raised a small voice when she saw it.

The dagger looked just like the one Jin had made for Erza's birthday when they were not even lovers yet.

"But it's not that one..."

But it's not that one. The dagger that Jin made went through many twists and turns and ended up in the hands of a certain royal family in the Kingdom of Celuloa, but the old man recovered it for 100,000 Tolu.

In other words, what you see here is not the original but a replica.

"But I don't want it to fall into someone else's hands."

A replica of the dagger that Jin made for him. Erza thought that Jin's feelings were reflected in the design.

10!" "15!" "20!" "30!" "5! 0!" "70!" "100!"

Two hundred.

Two million dollars!　Sold to Sir Jin Nidoo!

Actually, it was Erza, but the replica of the Dagger of Memories also passed into her hands.