Chapter 78

"Let's eat first since I'm hungry. We can deal with the cleanup later."

Everyone nodded at Fei's suggestion and went out to the garden.

Fei dismissed all the cooks and waiters who were waiting in the garden.

"Well, today, we don't know what kind of conversation might come up.

Even though they are our people, it's not a situation where we can casually let them listen to our conversation.

So, we'll have to go with the Allen-style, where we grill and eat ourselves."

"Hmm.

I don't mind if anyone hears me."

When Liao said that, I held my head in my hands.

"It's you who's the problem, why are you so stupid despite being so smart?

Think about common sense, will you?"

"Hehehe.

Maybe Allen's lack of common sense has rubbed off on me."

This guy is hopeless...

To call me, who worked as a salaryman in Japan for nearly 15 years, 'lacking in common sense'...

It really makes me think he must have hit his head hard.

"Capturing a person who is a block of common sense and saying such nonsense!"

I immediately protested, but everyone except my sister looked at me with gray eyes.

It's really unfair.

After that, we grilled and chatted, enjoying the incredibly delicious barbecue set prepared by the Dragoon family's chef.

Fei, my sister, and Senior Huri were enthusiastically discussing magical artifacts.

They were talking about the automatic cleaning magical artifact 'Lunbo' that I supervised.

"Hmm?

That's an interesting design.

Even Rosa and I couldn't make the same thing.

Even with the Dragoon family's financial power and support, to have already practicalized various magical artifacts in just four months since enrollment is quite surprising."

"Fei-chan is going to be an amazing magical artifact engineer!

I'm bad at cleaning, so I'd really appreciate it if you could sell me one!"

It seems Fei is quite impressive as a magical artifact engineer.

"Of course.

I want you to use it and give me feedback as a magical artifact engineer, so I'll give you one.

Seriously, because of Allen's constant lack of common sense, we even moved part of the Dragoon family's development base to the capital.

I wonder what's going on in Allen's head?"

"Yay!

Thank you, Fei-chan!"

But these guys seem to have gotten quite close to my sister.

Did something happen when they were squealing upstairs...?

I'm too scared to ask...

I've been having Fei make magical artifacts one after another, utilizing my knowledge from my previous life.

From everyday items like cleaning and dishwashing (for Solar) to the magical artifacts needed for the Slope Club, Magic Research Club, and Geography Club's training and research activities, all are designed and developed by Fei.

By the way, I've only paid Fei for materials.

Because she said, "If I charged the standard development fees, you probably couldn't afford even one."

So, I had no choice but to establish the Magical Artifact Research Club and make Fei the president.

If we make design and development part of club activities, it's technically free.

I receive the finished products in exchange for the material costs as my idea fee, and all the rights to the developed items belong to Fei.

By the way, it seems there are quite a few applications to join the Magical Artifact Research Club, but apparently, there are only three members so far.

According to Fei, "They wouldn't be useful at this stage, and there's no time to train them," so she's mostly turning them down.

Well, as long as I can get the necessary tools, I don't mind.

"Still, Allen's ideas are all interesting and intriguing as a magical artifact engineer.

Is Sister also developing magical artifacts based on Allen's ideas?"

My sister shook her head and looked at me with a stern gaze.

"I've hardly ever talked to Allen about magical artifacts.

I thought he wasn't very interested, but if he can come up with so many interesting ideas, I wish we had talked more."

That's understandable.

The source of my ideas is almost entirely from my memories of my previous life...

Based on knowledge of Earth's electrical appliances and what I learned from light novels and manga.

After my awakening, I only spent a few days before the exam with my sister, so we didn't have time for such conversations.

"I'm also paying attention to the research Sister is currently working on.

It's one of the technologies I feel is most needed now.

I want her to focus on her research without getting distracted, so I'm deliberately not interfering."

My sister is researching communication magical artifacts.

In this world, there are no communication magical artifacts.

Strictly speaking, in a limited space like the Royal Academy, wired communication over short distances is possible if you don't mind the cost.

However, there are no wireless communication magical artifacts, which is frustrating for me, who was addicted to smartphones.

It seems my sister is researching this because she wants to talk to me even when we're far apart, but if it's practicalized, it would be a groundbreaking invention.

"Hmm, what is Sister working on now?

If it's not a problem, can I hear about it?

I've been curious because I haven't seen any of the interesting foundational research results that were frequently presented at the Dragoon noble school recently."

"Well...

Actually, I'm not supposed to say, but since you're Allen's friend, it's okay, right?

Fei-chan might give some useful advice.

What I'm working on is a magical artifact that allows people to talk to each other from a distance.

It transmits sound using the magical elements in the air.

I'm trying to make it so I can talk to Allen every day from this house to the Royal Academy, but the anti-detection magical artifacts are getting in the way, and I can't make it work."

Fei was speechless after hearing my sister's explanation.

She must have immediately understood the usefulness of the technology.

"...Just to be sure, you're not saying that it would be possible if there were no anti-detection magical artifacts, right?"

"Huh?

Yeah, I've gotten that far.

I can make it work by secretly setting up a relay station for the anti-detection magical artifacts in this area, but I can't break through the security at the academy.

Do you have any good ideas?"

Senior Huri asked my sister, taking over from the stunned Fei.

"Rosa...

I just heard this for the first time, but do you know what you're making?"

"Ah, yeah.

Sorry, I was told not to say anything...

But if it's just that, it's not a big deal. If the precision of the magic circuit writing in the magical foundation is not enough and only you can make it, the bigwigs are saying to stop the research and mass-produce the current prototype.

It's true that breaking through the anti-detection magical artifacts might be a bit problematic, but making a lot of half-baked prototypes that only you can make... That person is a disgrace to magical artifact engineers!"

My sister was fuming.

Fei shook her head and confronted Liao.

"...The Dragoon family doesn't know about this.

Are you saying that you knew about this at Zeitsinger?"

"...I've never heard of it.

My proposal to Roselia has nothing to do with the family's politics."

Liao denied it, looking straight at my sister and Fei in turn.

"Indeed, if it were possible, it would be convenient!

Allen's sister is doing amazing research!"

"Al is so carefree...

This isn't a research project that can be summed up with the word 'convenient.'

If the part that's already achieved is mass-produced, it could easily multiply a country's power several times over.

If a war broke out now, it would directly affect the outcome.

If Zeitsinger doesn't know about it...

Sister, did the letter from the bigwig have a crest of a lion with wings holding a glowing orb?"

"Wow!

You figured it out, Fei-chan.

The professor brought several, so I didn't bother reading them, but I think it was that crest.

I think I threw them in the living room, so they might still be lying around."

...Sigh.

I can't believe there's someone in this country who doesn't recognize the royal family's crest and mistakes the living room for a trash can, and that person is my sister...

At the very least, wouldn't you think something was up when you see a crest that looks like the kingdom's flag?

I want to beat her up right now, but I can't even do that because I'd get beaten up in return.

Anyway, to clarify responsibility, I raised my voice.

"Sister!

That's a letter from a very important person!

It's in danger of being torn to shreds by the water magic that Aldore Engreaver of 1-A class at the Royal Academy just cast after we all had a fight, but let's find and read it right away!

If we can't read it, don't worry, Liao Zeitsinger, who is in the same class, will compensate for everything that's broken!"

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After that, we searched the living room and found something that looked like it, but the contents were unreadable due to water damage.

I patted Al's shoulder, saying, "You really messed up, didn't you?" and tried to shift the blame, but everyone remembered that I had given Al permission to use magic, so the plan to blame everything on Al failed.

"...Sigh, there's no choice...

There's only one way out of this."

I ignored my sister, who was saying, "I wasn't going to read it anyway, so it's fine," and looked around at everyone's pale faces.

"Truly, Allen, you always come up with unconventional ideas.

What kind of surprising move do you have up your sleeve?"

Fei and everyone else looked at me with hopeful faces.

"We saw nothing and heard nothing!

That's all!

Let's eat before the meat burns!

Don't forget to drink plenty of alcohol!"

Isn't that the only option?

Thank you as always!

I'll take a break for a day or two.

I tend to spend all my savings on drinking parties as soon as I accumulate a bit of writing. (›´A`‹)