Magicraft Meister Part 3

Maricka is speaking at the closing ceremony.

She said that her speech sounded a bit superior, but it was a < from the competition committee.

She says that the tone of voice was chosen to avoid being too friendly at a time like this.

Jin had also been asked to give a speech as a <>.

Jin slowly walked up to the podium, picked up the voice condenser, and opened his mouth.

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Jin's speech was technical in nature.

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The speech must have motivated some of the participants to do more.

Reinhardt was also invited as a guest of honor to give a general comment.

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Then came the awards ceremony.

This is a commemorative plaque presented by Marikka's hand.

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"......"

Goh looks down a little in frustration, but still receives a small nod from Marikka as she accepts the second place plaque.

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"Thank you very much!

Rubina received the plaque with a big smile on her face.

Then, on the stage, the eight contestants of the main tournament gathered together.

"Let's applaud them for their hard fought battle!

was announced, and they were given a thunderous applause.

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After the closing ceremony, Jin and the others visited the waiting room of the players.

Since this was the time of the finals, there were only two players, Rubina and Goh.

"Hey, Jin-sama, now you can battle with my , right?"

Rubina, upon seeing Jin's face, immediately demanded that he make good on his promise.

"Yes, of course. But not today. <.

Jin thinks that since the finals are already over, the < rule is invalid.

He adds,

"If you want to modify it, that's fine too.

"Oh, really?　Yes, I do!　I'll do it!　By tomorrow!

"Tomorrow is fine?　Shouldn't it be the day after tomorrow?"

"I'll be fine!　I'll do it tomorrow!

Okay, okay, okay.

Rubina is happy to have won the competition, but she is also happy to have the extra prize of competing with Jin's plane.

Jin accepted Rubina's offer, thinking that even if he had a little trouble sleeping, he would not have to worry about it since the Golem would be piloting the plane.

"What about the rules?　Should they be the same as this competition?

"Yes, that's fine.

"Yes, that's fine. Then I'll have to install a ray gun on my side.

"Oh, yes. I'm sure the competition committee will provide you with one.

Okay.

Jin, I'll get them.

Oh, will you do that?

Yes.

So Erza took care of the ray gun, and Jin looked at Goh.

Goh was in the corner of the waiting room talking with Mr. and Mrs. Daiki-Kona.

"It's ...... frustrating," he said.

"Yes, I understand. But you're just getting started. You're not going to make it big if you don't know how to ...... lose."

"That's true. Goh, use your frustration as a springboard to do your best again.

"...... thank you very much."

Then Marikka joins them.

"Goh, that was great. Thank you."

"Dear Marikka, ...... I'm sorry."

What are you sorry for?

"I wanted to show you that I won the ...... competition by making you my apprentice."

Marikka gently stroked Goh's head as his eyes welled up.

"It's all right. You did a good job."

"Marikka-sama ......"

They looked more like a close sister and brother than a teacher and brother.

Jin also came to Goh's place.

"Goh, congratulations on your second place. It was very close.

"...... Jin-sama."

"Don't be too downhearted. Failure is the source of success, as they say.

"......"

Goh was still looking down, so Jin began to talk to himself, without saying anything to anyone.

"......I crashed my first prototype plane at the last minute. You know, Reiko?"

"...... yes?"

What?

Jin-sama?

That time it was called a bird strike... a bird got sucked into the jet's inlet and the engine stopped.

"Yes, it did. I'm sorry about that time.

"No, I told you at that time that it was not Reiko's fault.

Hearing this exchange, Rubina and Goh seemed to feel a sense of familiarity, knowing that even Jin had made such mistakes. Especially Goh.

"Oh, um, does Jin-sama make mistakes too, ......?"

"Hm?　Well, I'm a human being too. I fail and have setbacks."

There was the time I tried to launch a satellite and failed, Jin recalled.

"But I think I've always managed with the desire to build. If ......1 one method didn't work, I'd try another."

Jin then patted Reiko on the head,

"And Reiko here has always helped me," he says.

Reiko was so happy to hear that. Reiko's eyes narrowed happily when she heard this.

"Jin-sama, you always have Reiko by your side, don't you?

"That's right.

Then Elsa came in.

"The bond between her and Reiko is very strong. Sometimes I get jealous."

"Hey."

"I'm telling the truth."

Elsa laughed.

Rubina and Goh laughed along with her.

"I promised Rubina that I would take the two of you to the Shoro Kingdom as a reward for your excellent performance in the finals, how about it?

Rubina was the first to respond to this proposal.

"Yes!　I want to go!"

And Goh also said in a low voice,

"I want to go, too. ......"

And Goh answered in a small voice, "I would like to go, too.

"Marikka, are you sure?"

"Yes, of course."

"Yes, of course. ...... daiquiri, Cocona, we would like to use the house in Leuthart as our base of operations.

Yes, of course. You're welcome to use it.

Thank you.

Thus, Jin invited Rubina and Goh to Leuthart's mansion.

Needless to say, Daikie and Cocona were happy about this.