Magicraft Meister Part 3

Jin first tells the receptionist what he wants.

"I need a large quantity of bamboo water pipes.

"Yes, sir. I'll call the sales manager. May I ask the names of the three gentlemen?

Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Jin Nido. This is Reiko. This is Hope.

Jin introduced Reiko and Hope. Reinhardt then introduced himself.

I am Reinhardt.

But when the receptionist heard his name, she tilted her head a little,

"Jin-sama ...... Jin Nido-sama ......, you must be the of our generation!

He had guessed Jin's identity.

And then..,

"Hey, wait ...... a minute!

and ran to the back of the room.

"Jin seems to have become quite famous after all."

Reinhardt laughed when he saw this.

The receptionist returned a minute later, out of breath,

"The chairman of the board of trade would like to talk to you, please come this way."

She politely invited Jin and the others to come this way.

The president of the company was very polite and invited Jin and the others to come this way.

They were ushered into a luxurious reception room.

A man of mature age and sturdy physique greeted Jin and the others.

"Welcome, Mr. Magecraft Meister," he said. My name is Jude Aida, chairman of the board of our company.

My name is Jin Nido, the same name as the second generation.

My name is Reinhardt.

After saying each other's names, Jin introduces Reiko and Hope.

"This is Reiko. And this is Hope.

"Oh, the legendary Miss Reiko!　It's an honor to meet you!　I'm so happy to meet you and shake your hand!

Jude Ida was overjoyed to see Reiko, who had served as the second Magecraft Meister.

Reiko glanced at him, and Jin nodded, knowing her intentions.

Reiko held out her hand, and Jude Ida gently took it and shook it quietly.

"Well, I'm very impressed!　...... So, I hear you have some business to discuss today. ......Oh, I'm so sorry. Please have a seat.

"Yes, sir."

When they were finally ready, Jin and Reinhardt sat down on the sofa. Reiko and Hope stood behind them.

"First, let me give you a brief background. We have a construction plan in cooperation with <> as well ......."

Jin blurted out only the <> and explained that they needed bamboo pipes to be laid as water pipes.

"I see. So you need a large quantity of inexpensive pipes. And how much quantity do you need?

"Five thousand pipes with an inside diameter of 12 centimeters and a length of 4 meters. And the same number of joints.

Jin is thinking of constructing about 10 kilometers inland.

The plan was to lay two parallel water pipes there.

"Five thousand pipes? ...... We currently have less than 6,000 in stock. We can deliver immediately.

"Oh!"

As expected of the largest company. I had doubted whether Jin could deliver immediately, so this was a happy miscalculation.

"Do you accept cash?"

"Yes, of course.

Each pipe costs 40 Tol (about 400 yen), so 200,000 Tol.

Each joint costs 25 Tall, so 120,000 Tall. That's 325,000 Tall.

The total price is 325,000 Tolls,

"We'll give you a discount to 300,000 Tolls.

He says he will give me a discount because I buy in bulk.

"Thank you very much. So, where is the stuff?

"Yes, the actual goods are in a warehouse in the suburbs. When can I pick it up?

Today.

Jude Ida was momentarily startled by the answer, but quickly regained her composure.

"Well, as expected of you, Mr. Magecraft Meister!

Jin asked Reiko to pay the money he had prepared.

"Reiko, please pay the bill."

"Yes, Father."

Reiko takes out 30 gold coins from her apron pocket, each worth 10,000 Tall.

"Yes, sure."

Jude Ida counted them and signed the receipt.

"Well, I'd like to hand them over to ....... Can you give me a few minutes of your time?"

Jude Ida asked Jin with a bow.

"Yes, that would be fine."

Since every minute counted, Jin could be a little flexible.

Thank you very much. Then, would you like to have lunch with us?"

That's what happened.

I'll be right back.

"Would you like to have lunch with me?"

Jude Ida said, "I don't know if it's good for your taste," but it was quite a delicious meal.

Shoro imperial style barley porridge. It was more of a rice porridge than a rice porridge because it was made with miso paste, but the soup stock was well made, and the taste was very rich.

Grilled river fish. The salt used seemed to be rock salt, which had a different flavor from the salt Jin usually eats in Horai Island.

The best part was the cactus salad. The slimy texture of the cactus salad was like that of mekabu (turnip), Jin thought.

"It's quite delicious. What kind of cactus is this?

Jin could not help but ask, since it was the first time he had eaten it.

"This is made from a cactus called , which is native to Mitsuho," he answered.

The receptionist, who was serving us, answered.

"It must be difficult to remove the thorns.

Jin had pricked his finger several times with a prick from a cactus in his neighbor's garden.

The prickles on the prickly pear cactus are long and short, and the long prickles stand out, but the short ones are not so conspicuous, so he often accidentally pricked himself.

I don't know if the cactus in Ars is the same kind of cactus, but as long as it is a cactus, it must have spines, Jin thought.

"Yes, it's a big problem. So I have a golem do it for me.

"Oh, I see."

The golem's metal hands would not be pierced by the cactus spines. Jin was convinced.

While drinking green tea after lunch, Jude told Jin a little about the old days.

"I've heard from the old people that my hometown and other areas in this region have been taken care of by my predecessors," he said.

The deep well pumps, the discovery of mineral deposits, and now the industrialization of the were all the work of the old Jin.

"What is your hometown, Ida-san, ......?"

"It's a town called Magillutz. It used to be a village. It is said to have developed after ...... our ancestors found a copper deposit."

"I didn't know that."

Since that time, the inhabitants of Maggiroots have been grateful to the second generation of magical engineers, the MagiCraft Meister.

I am honored to meet his successor, Master Jin.

Thank you very much. By the way, where do you grow this cactus?

Jin was amused to be told so much about his past, so he decided to change the subject.