Magi Craft Meister Chapter 5.15

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at 28th of October 2020 06:52:11 AM

Chapter 5-15: Volume 5 - Chapter 15 – City Stroll

05-15 City Stroll

The following day, after breakfast . Jin and the others finally got around to touring the city .

The capital, Bolgia, was built to have three districts . The royal castle is of course in the center . The residence of king of Elias, Blitzen Scala Elias XII and his ministers . It’s where the government affairs take place .

Surrounding the royal castle’s outer solid walls is the first district, the noble district . In addition to nobles’ villas, it has multiple high-class shops . It also has its own walls surrounding it .

The second district, outside the nobles’ walls is the commoners’ district . Prosperous merchants, skillful artisans, and small stores aimed for the general public are there .

The third district is farmland spread around the commoners’ district . Among other things, the homes of agricultural workers and people who can’t live in the commoners’ district are there .

Presently, Jin, Reiko, Elsa and Reinhardt are outside the royal castle, traversing the noble district in a roofless carriage . The view is fine, with the only fault being that it’s a little dusty .

“How do you like it, Jin?”

Aside from all the dust, for a while now Jin has been restlessly looking around as if everything was new . A country bumpkin, by all appearances .

Well, it’s understandable, this being his first time in a noble district since being summoned .

“Oh, uh, there’s a lot of noteworthy sights to be sure . ”

“Is that so? The buildings here, many of them date back to before the Great Magic War . The population declined due to the war, but in the parts of the country that weren’t involved in the destruction, many aged buildings like these still remain . ”

Comparing to Earth, should it be called a gothic style? Countless stone towers with distinctive sharp tips . The ornamentation seems to be a bit over the top .

However, it could be said that at the second glance the buildings’ age gives them an overall balanced outlook .

Jin expressed his thoughts to Reinhardt who responded with admiration,

“Yep, you’ve hit the heart of the matter . I agree . I think the post-war architecture’s functionalism is rather dull . The old buildings have a certain beauty in form, while these new ones are just…”

Prattling on and on like that, Reinhardt eventually noticed Eliza glaring at him, and he soon shut up .

“First, shall we go to a tailor?”,

Reinhardt said and gave orders to the coachman . The coachman skillfully maneuvered the carriage off the main street and around the corner, arriving in front of a tailor shop .

“Come on Jin, get out of the carriage . Miss Reiko too . ”

“Eh? But I don’t have any business at the tailor shop . ”

Even so, Reinhardt brought Jin into the shop .

“Welcome, Reinhardt-sama . ”

Immediately the owner turned up and offered greetings .

“Ah, I’m one day late . Is it done?”

“Yes, it has been completed . Is the order perhaps for this gentleman?”,

The owner said and looked at Jin who was next to Reinhardt . Reinhardt nodded .

“Then, please step this way . ”

The owner took Jin to the back of the shop .

“Um . Uh, Reinhardt . ”

“Oh well, I guess I’ll go with him . ”,

Jin said and went to the back of the store, unsure of what was going on .

“Hey . This is…”

After a while, Jin came back wearing an extravagant coat .

Originally Jin’s attire had been like an average commoner’s: black trousers, a white shirt, and a beige vest .

Actually, since the material was thread woven from a Ground Spider’s silk, if you told someone it was commoner’s clothing, they’d retort by asking where on earth that’d be common . Nitpicking aside, Jin was now wearing the fancy coat on top of his commoner’s clothing .

“Father, it fits you well . ”

Reiko complimented . The coat was slightly purplish deep grey in color, length to just above his knees, and had a large lapel . It had decorated silver buttons, and a fancy ornamental “J” embroidered on the chest .

“It’s a gift . It’s the standardized coatwear for a Magi Craftsman . As long as you wear it, even other nobles wouldn’t act impolite in front of you .

Seems like it’ll be useful on the journey after this .

“Even though it’ll be spring soon, since you’re headed north it’ll get colder, right?”

With that Reinhardt finished his speech . Him having thought it that far, Jin had to obediently accept the gift .

“Understood . Thanks, Reinhardt . It fits my size well, huh . ”

Jin said, but it really could’ve been left unsaid . Reinhardt is a first-class Magi Craftsman too . Obviously he’s able to estimate the size by just looking .

“Now that’s taken care of, let’s finally start the real tour around town!”

Led by Reinhardt, without getting on the carriage they entered a jewelry shop two houses away .

In the jewelry store, in addition to the ever-popular precious gems the store carried jewelry with Magi Crystals, so both Jin and Elsa had something they were able to enjoy .

“Oh?”

Unlike in the modern Earth, there were no showcases . Instead, there were lavish shelves where raw ore, unset jewels, and finished goods were lined up on display .

Jin, who was poor at designing memorized the interesting designs, and also stealthily asked Reiko to memorize them in case he forgot .

“Ah, this gem has a nice color to it . It’s just like Elsa’s eye color, isn’t it?”

A light blue unset jewel alongside the other ones had caught Jin’s eye . A small distance away, Elsa, who was looking at another shelf turned around to look .

It was a thumb-sized light blue stone, but when viewed in a different angle it looked a deep blue . It was of an elliptical shape, the so-called cabochon cut, which seemed suited for a pendant head . “Let me see . Oh, this is excellent . ”

Reinhardt murmured while peeking over Jin’s shoulder, and called for the shopkeeper to purchase the stone .

“Oh my, Mr . customer has a discerning eye . This Aquamarine is an import from Leonard Kingdom . ”

While talking, the shopkeeper put on a glove with a Magi Formula written on it and picked up the gem .

So that’s how it is, Jin comprehended the lack of showcases . Using a magical barrier any member of the public won’t know how to get their hands on the goods .

Without the glove with the Magi Formula on it, there’s no way to touch the gems on top of the shelves .

Well, if one had enough Magic Energy to overwhelm the barrier applied to the shelves, that would be different . That’s to say, at least Jin and Reiko could theoretically do it . But they won’t .

The price was 120 thousand Torr . Reinhardt took out the full sum and said,

“Elsa’s birthday is soon, so . ”

Afterwards he carefully put the wrapped gem in his coat’s inside pocket .

The next place to visit was a Magi Tool store .

Jin was concerned about Elsa looking sullen, but whether it was because of the Aquamarine Reinhardt bought while talking about her birthday or not, she stayed silent about it .

“Uh-huh . There’s some very exquisite products here, aren’t there?”

Jin was viewing an illuminating Magi Tool . Then suddenly he remembered the Magi Craftsman girl he met in Blue Land, Beana .

“There’s some similarities in the way they use Magi Formulas . ”

While thinking about it, Jin saw that the manufacturer’s name Gladia Hampton had been written on it .

If I’m not mistaken that’s the Magi Craftsman Beana was studying under, Jin thought . From beside him Reinhardt asked,

“Do you know this Magi Craftsman?”“Gladia Hampton? Umm, they make Tools fairly well, but there doesn’t seem to be anything particularly striking about them . ”

Jin replied with a harsh evaluation .

“Rather than that, look at this . What do you think about it?”

Reinhardt pointed at the Tool and Jin immediately recognized it . It was the refrigerator .

While Jin was considering how to reply, Reinhardt gave his own opinion on it first .

“I think it’s a very good idea . Having a Magi Stone instead of a Magi Crystal function as a sufficient source of Magic Energy is a large achievement . ”

“I guess so . ”

“What the? Why the unusually half-hearted response? Look, it probably makes ice in this portion, which cools down the contents . When it’s done making the ice, it doesn’t have to run again until the ice has melted . How well-thought-out indeed . I’d like to buy it and take it home with me . ”

“Ah, okay . ”

“Really, what’s wrong? Anyway, why is the Magi Device installed on the top, I wonder? If it was on the bottom it would be much easier to increase the size if needed . ”

“Oh, cold air is heavier, so it sinks to the bottom . That’s why the refrigerator is on the top . ”

Jin immediately responded, and Reinhardt was taken aback with a surprised look on his face .

“Jin . Is this, by any chance, your work?”

Jin, realizing the jig was up, replied affirmatively .

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