Chapter 356 Jin remembered that there was sulfur at the same rack where he had found the Magi Crystal, so he went to pick some up .
“Jin, what are you going to do with that sulfur?”
Grinning at a doubtful Saki, Jin measured the amount of Perhya sap with Engineering magic and added the corresponding amount of sulfur .
“Okay, Saki, come here for a second . ”
Jin called Saki over while waving his hand .
“What are you going to do?”
“Well, I’m doing something useful, so please sink your hands in this . ”
“Huh? Well, if you say so…”
Saki thrust her hands into the Perhya sap without any hesitation .
“Alright, please take them out now . …Linking . ”
The linking reaction of Perhya sap and sulfur progressed… and the resulting product was rubber gloves .
“Separation . ”
And so, the process of separation of the gloves that had been stuck to Saki’s hands was completed .
“Jin, what are these?”
“These are rubber gloves . You can use them when you handle lacquer or something you do not want to touch with your bare hands . But they may get stuck if you wear them for a long time”
Saki stood in awe, facing those snug rubber gloves that were now covering her hands completely . Looking closely at her palms, she closed and opened her fists as if she was testing the gloves’ elasticity .
“I see! They’re great! Thank you, Jin! You truly are an amazing Magi Engineer . No wonder Reinhart speaks so well of you . ”
“Isn’t that right? That’s my friend for you!”
Reinhart was also puffed up with pride . Looking at his display, Saki couldn’t help but laugh .
“Ohoho, Reinhart! You really adore Jin, don’t you? Well, I can’t blame you . I might even fall in love, too . ”
After saying that as a joke, Saki’s face showed a hint of loneliness once again .
But still, it lasted only an instant .
Wearing those rubber gloves, Saki immediately stretched out her arms towards the flask containing that black lacquer-ish liquid .
“This one doesn’t get dry at all . I’ve applied it to a wooden board, but it’s not dry yet, even after one whole day . ”
Placing it flat on the table, Saki touched the black-stained surface of the wooden board with the tip of one of her fingers . That fingertip got painted black .
“… Just as I thought, it’s not dry yet . ”
Translations by AsianHobbyist Website Saki wiped her fingertip clean with an old rag while having a disappointed look on her face .
She probably started getting that red swelling as she was constantly handling that substance bare handed .
“Hmm, just a moment . ”
Jin had remembered a very small detail about lacquer .
Normally, when living an ordinary life, there would not be many chances to see lacquer used as paint outside of lacquer ware .
However, Jin had just managed to remember the word ‘glazing’ .
During the Sengoku period, many samurai used to wear suits of armor that got their color from lacquer . And that was done by a process called ‘glazing’ . Jin had learned about those two facts on TV .
“Perhaps if we heat it up, it will dry… no, it will probably solidify . ”
After hearing Jin’s suggestion, Saki’s face began to sparkle with excitement . She then turned to Reinhart .
“Did you hear that, Reinhart? Come on, pleeeasee!”
“… You really haven’t changed at all, have you?”
“Ohoho! That’s right . Just as sure as you can’t pick Pelshikas from apple trees . ”
After such interaction, Reinahart put on a bitter smile and approached the black-stained wooden board .
“Heat . ”
He used Engineering magic to heat the board . Of course, he adjusted the temperature so that it would not catch fire .
Looking at it together with Jin, the surface looked glossy as if it wet at first, but after one minute had passed, the gloss had disappeared completely .
Furthermore, it got a perfect matte after another minute . As Reinhart noticed this, he stopped his spell .
Saki then tried once again to poke at the board while wearing the rubber gloves . This time, no paint had gotten stuck to her fingertips . It was dry, or rather, cured .
“Ohhh! You made it! Just as you said, Jin! I didn’t realize you had to heat it up!”
Translations by AsianHobbyist Website Saki seemed delighted .
“I can use this lacquer-like sap as a painting material! And then I can study its special characteristics! It’ll be so much fun!”
As she said that, she looked outside through a window, and made a prononuced frown .
Jin, who could not help but notice her frowning, decided to ask Saki directly .
“Saki, forgive me if I’m wrong, but your eyes… they don’t see very well, do they?”
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