Magi Craft Meister - Volume 9 - Chapter 25

Chapter 25

09-25 Martha and Mine

On the day they had a good time on Kunlun Island, Hannah decided to stay there overnight .
Contact with Martha was arranged through Gon and Gen .
“I’ll have a sleepover at auntie’s place today~”
Jin felt peaceful looking at Hannah who had thoroughly taken to Mine .
Tired from playing for a day Hannah seemed to have gotten tired after having dinner and began nodding off .
Mine then carried her and laid her down on the futon spread out in Elsa’s and hers room .
She’s just like a mother huh, Jin thought and felt impressed as he watched them .
“Well then, I’ll be returning to Hourai Island so please take care of Hannah . I’ll come back to pick her up tomorrow morning . ”
“Yes, Jin-sama, thank you for today . ”
“Jin-nii, see you tomorrow . ”
“Mh-hm, good night then . ”
Jin said and returned to Hourai Island with Reiko .
He got out of the Warp Gate and Topaz-43 was standing there .
“Welcome back, master . ”
“Ah, Topaz . What’s the matter?”
“According to Laojin’s orders, we are to be stationed here by turns . ”
Jin got it when he heard her . He understood that Laojin arranged this so Elsa’s disappearance incident wouldn’t occur again .
“So that’s what it was, good work . ”
Jin said and headed back to the workshop .
“Laojin, you dealt with that problem quickly, huh . ”
Jin conveyed his gratitude to Laojin through a ManaCom installed there .
“Yes . I decided to temporarily station the maid golems there . I was thinking that in the near future having full-time golems dedicated for that task would be preferred . ”
Jin agreed with him .
“Mh-hm, that’s right . Once the current mess is over with let’s make them without rushing . ”
Then,
“Have you got anything regarding the weapons for the golems?”
Jin asked .
“Yes, I think that swords and shields are needed after all . ”
“Mh-hm, it’s orthodox but good . But a normal sword would be boring, huh…”


Jin who had completely relaxed suddenly had a good idea .
“A Vibration Sword…Let’s make the Magi Adamantite blade vibrate at an ultra high speed . ”
With Magi Adamantite he could make a sword thinner than usual with no worry of the blade chipping . By making it vibrate at an ultra high speed using magic techniques he should be able to make a sword that cuts through anything, right? That’s how Jin was thinking .
If Jin added a security feature that made them usable only by golems they probably couldn’t be misused, and without diffusing Magic Energy into it Magi Adamantite was weaker than regular Adamantite .
“A Vibration Blade, is it? Understood, I will try . ”
For a weapon like this, with permission from Jin Laojin could do the development without bothering Jin about it .
“My Lord, Reinhardt-san made contact as arranged . It appears that today he met with a Magi Craftsman from Celuroa Kingdom and had a somewhat interesting time . ”
“Huh, I want to ask Reinhardt about it later . ”
Jin said while yawning .
“My Lord, you must be tired, please rest . ”
The night came an hour earlier on Hourai Island than Kunlun Island . Jin was also a little bit worn out .
“Father, even Laojin thinks so . Please go to so sleep for the night . ”
Reiko suggested, being also worried about Jin’s health . Jin obediently did as told .
“Ah, I’ll do so . ”
Reiko followed him to the bedroom . Then,
“It seems Father has completely returned to normal, I’m glad . ”
She muttered in a voice so hushed no one could hear it .

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The next morning, Jin warped to Kunlun Island before breakfast .
The local time on Kunlun Island was six o’clock . That was just after when Hannah had woke up .
They met in the mansion’s washroom . Even though Hannah was surprised, she continued washing her face with the water from the tap .
“Good morning, onii-chan . ”
“Good morning, Hannah . ”
Jin and Hannah exchanged morning greetings .
“Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah! You know what, I slept with auntie!”
“With Mine? I see, that’s good . ”
“Yeah . ”


Then Mine and Elsa also arrived .
“Good morning, Jin-sama . ”
“Jin-nii, good morning . ”
“Good morning . ”
After exchanging morning greetings, the four went to look outside . Today too the weather was clear .
“Ya~y, good weather!”
Hannah was running around happily in the garden in front of the mansion .
“Jin-sama, are you perhaps going to see off Hanna-chan today?”
Mine came over and asked . Jin nodded .
“In that case, I would like to go too to express my thanks for taking care of Elsa . ”
“I see . Sure, let’s go together . ”
As he knew what Mine was feeling, it was decided that after breakfast Jin, Hannah, Mine, and Elsa would all go to Kaina Village .
The breakfast was bread with thin slices of smoked meat, salad, and Citran juice .
Hannah helped with making the salad, while Elsa sliced the smoked meat and squeezed juice out of the Citran .
“It would be good to bring some Citran as a souvenir too . ”
That’s what Jin was thinking about . On this island, or rather on both Hourai Island and Kunlun Island Citran, Pelshka, Appleles, and so on grew fruit during all four seasons . It was unknown whether that was because of the climate or some other reason .
Although Jin’s guess was that maybe it was the effect of the Mana contained underground .

“Itadakima~su!”
Hannah started the breakfast for everyone .
“Hannah, after breakfast I’ll be taking you back to Kaina Village . ”
“…Okay, got it . ”
She looked a little lonesome, but Hannah meekly agreed . Mine saw Hannah like that and,
“It’s alright, Hannah-chan . Because Auntie and Elsa will also come along . ”
She said to comfort her .
“Eh, really? Auntie too? Ya~y!”
She seemed to have become surprisingly attached to Mine in a day .

After relaxedly tidying up post-meal Jin went to get Citrans from the refrigerator and put them in a basket . At the very least there should be enough for everyone, Jin thought .
Kaina Village had 29 houses . If each house had an average of three to four people, if he brought 120 fruit that should be enough .
It wasn’t an amount a single person could carry, but by splitting up the amount with four people– no, five people including Reiko carrying it wasn’t a big deal .


But as Jin was carrying Hannah on his back, in the end Reiko ended up carrying three people’s worth fruit .
“Did you forget anything?”
Jin tried asking .
“Nope!”
Hannah’s lively reply could be heard .
“Well then, shall we go?”
And with that, the group headed to the Warp Gate room . Hannah of course was blindfolded and on Jin’s back .

They warped in an instant .
Once they exited they found that the weather was clear in Kaina Village too . The time was around half past seven .
First they headed towards the village chief’s house . Gheebeck was sweeping the front of his house with a broom .
“Oh my, Jin, what’s the matter? Who is she?”
Gheebeck asked about Mine . Mine bowed courteously and spoke .
“Chief-sama, I presume . My name is Mine and I’m Elsa’s mother . It appeared that earlier my daughter received your favour, so I thought I would come to offer my thanks . ”
“Very polite of you . In that case, Mine-sama and Jin are…?”
“Well, as Elsa is Jin-sama’s informally adopted sister I have no blood relation with him . ”
“So that’s how it was . It seems you’ve got your own circumstances too . ”
Perhaps due to wisdom brought by age, Gheebeck didn’t pry any further than that into the matter .
“And so, it’s not much but we’ve brought these as souvenirs . I hope you’ll like them . ”
Three baskets full of Citran were presented . The village chief stared at them in wonder .
“Oh, these are terrific . I’ve never seen this fruit before . I’ll gladly accept them . Should I distribute them to the villagers too?”
“Yes, if you would like . ”
Then Barbara turned up .
“Ah, good morning . Now, just what is this fruit?”
“They’re called Citran . They’re bittersweet and delicious!”
Hannah had been quiet while the village chief and Mine were talking, but now that Barbara came she replied with a lively voice .
“Huh, Citran . Ah, they smell nice . ”
Barbara took one and gave it a sniff, which made her smile . Jin thought this was the right time and asked,
“Well then chief-san, could I ask you to distribute them?”
The village chief agreed with a ‘leave it to me’ .
“In that case, I’ll be taking Hannah home after this . And so I’ll hand over the Citran to Martha-san myself . ”
“Hm, I understand . ”
And thus, Jin’s group went to Hannah’s home . Just then Martha was finishing putting the laundry to dry .
“Granny, I’m back~!”
“Oh my, welcome home Hannah . Did you have fun?”
“Yeah, a lot! You know, we went to the sea, and got onto a boat! It was fast!”
“Is that so, sounds fine . …Jin, she is?”
Martha also looked at Mine and asked who she was .
“Martha-san, I presume . My name is Mine . I’m Elsa’s mother . Thank you for taking care of Elsa . ”
Next to her, Elsa also bowed her head .
“Huh, so you’re Elsa-chan’s mother . You certainly look similar . But you don’t look like Jin, do you?”
“Well, the truth is…”
Mine explained his relation with Jin to Martha too .
Meanwhile, Hannah brought the basket of Citran to the kitchen, then turned to Jin who went there with her and,
“Can I eat one?”
She asked with upturned eyes . Jin smiled and nodded .
“Hooray~! Then, I’ll peel one for granny too!”
Hannah said and began peeling the Citran . The ripened Citran’s skin peeled off easily even in Hannah’s hands .
After quickly peeling one she took it and went to where Martha was .
“Granny, here, a souvenir!”
Martha and Mine had been talking about some things but when Hannah called out they looked at her .
“Hannah, what’s this?”
“It’s a very delicious fruit, you know!”
“Is that so, thank you . …Uh huh, it is delicious indeed . ”
“Right? We brought a lot so we can eat them later too!”
Hannah said and returned to the kitchen .
“What a good child, isn’t she . ”
Mine said a few words while watching her go .
“Uh huh, I think she doesn’t look bad either, but if she stays in this village she’ll probably just end up like me . ”
Martha looked a little regretful . When she heard that, Mine began pondering a little .