Magi Craft Meister - Chapter 361

Chapter 361
Magi Craft Meister 357
12-07 New device

Jin explained the new Automata and Golem control theories .

“Hmm, I understand the theory, but does it go so smoothly in practice?”

Reinhart had his doubts .

“Jin, I can sympathize with your reasoning . If there’s anything I can do to help, I sure will!”

Said Saki, showing her support .

One could say this was another difference between Reinhart, who puts things into practice, and Saki, who thinks purely and solely in theories .

In short, Reinhart knows how hard it is to put theory into practice .

“Jin, I can understand your theory . But, first of all, how do you reproduce the ‘sense of touch’? I think you should start from there . ”

Reinhart had held him in doubt, but Jin had an explanation .

A small device called ‘Strain gauge’ . It can detect as far as one-millionth of a strain . The fundamentals behind it are omitted in the explanation, but it is a device essential to machine control .
Jin was trying to reproduce this device with materials found in this world .



If he managed to reproduce it, it could be attached to several places of the body, and the amount of pressure to the body could be known by detecting those strains . And that’s what basically the ‘sense of touch’ is .

Jin added one more thing at the end of his explanation of these operating principles:

“It would be wonderful if there some sort of material whose magical properties changed drastically as it bends or deforms . ”

“Hmm, its magical properties, huh…?”

Actually, Jin has some knowledge of one such material . Wing membranes of a Sea Dragon . It’s what was used as a material for Reiko’s skin .

However, since it is not as prevalent, it seems it can only be used to improve Reiko .

“… There is one . ”

Having said that, Saki produced a crystal out of the shelf .

The translucent crystal was cross-sectioned, and it had a red interior with an emerald green surface . It looked like a watermelon .

“Ah, a watermelon tourmaline, right…?”

Jin muttered that spontaneously . A long time ago, a certain girl he cared about was wearing small pendants that looked like that crystal .



“Watermelon?”

“Tourmaline?”

Saki and Reinhart reacted to different words . Incidentally, the one to react to ‘Tourmaline’ was Reinhart .

“Oh, a Watermelon is large fruit with a hard, green skin, and a red interior . A tourmaline… is a kind of stone . ”

“Hmm, this ‘watermelon’ you speak of sounds like a Shiika . Which reminds me that it is Skiika seedling planting season . ”

According to Saki, Shiika are planted every year in her garden, and by summertime, they are ripe for harvesting and eating .

Translations by AsianHobbyist Website
Jin wanted to obtain one of those seeds or seedlings since he thought it would be nice to have either one of them . Naturally, it has already been decided that these wishes will be transmitted to Reiko, who, by contacting Laojun, will be given new instructions by the fifth-row Quinta, who in turn have been dispatched anew to the Shouro Empire .


Now, let’s return to our story .

“This stone is called Elbite . By applying force to it, it generates a very small amount of magical power . Could this be of any use?”

As Saki explained, Jin nodded .



“Oh, well then, let’s try slicing off a thin sheet of this crystal, and attach a mithril thread to it!”

Soon after obtaining Saki’s permission, Jin sliced the ‘Elbite’ with Engineering Magic .

“Hmm! It sure is nice to have a Magi Engineer around! I can hardly use any magic myself, so I’m glad!”

Saki went on rambling about things such as ’Analysis’ and ‘being able to feel magical power’ .

“Okay, Saki, please hold this mithril thread . I’m going to try applying force to this slice of Elbite over here . ”

“All right, Jin . ”

A fragment of Elbite tied to a one-meter mithril thread . Jin placed his hand of the slice and pressed with his fingers .

“How about it?”

“Well, there’s some magical power springing forth over here . ”

“That is great! Our first trial is a success!”

At that point, Reinhart, who had been silently looking from the sides, seemed to not be able to stand it any longer .

“Hmph! Jin, Saki! L-Let me help too! How should I put it? It’s unthinkable to try nothing more than just pressing it with your fingers! This is the birth of a new technology we’re talking about!”

Reinhart still appears to be a Magi Engineer, after all .

And then, the three of them repeatedly experimented with the Elbite, changing its thickness and size, in order to decide on its optimal shape .

Because of that, in that same evening, a ‘tactile sensor’ prototype was completed .

“Let’s build an automata using this . I will give this first prototype automata to Saki . ”

Jin and Reinhart agreed . Saki could not argue with them .

“Huh, well, if you two say so . Besides, there are many tests I want to run . ”

Noticing that it was getting dark outside, they decided to wrap things up for the day .

“Reiko, how much maple syrup was produced?”

“Father, this is all there is . ”

In the pot that Jin had created were about seven servings . He wondered if it was approximately one liter .

“All right, let’s split it between two bottles . ”