Chapter 90: Harold Nibelheim’s Letter
Long time no see, how are you?
This place is doing great.
Everything is smooth sailing.
At the workshop, we are also working on training craftsmen, and there are also prospects for mass production.
Before long, the pottery traders around us got an inkling of what we were making, and some of them were trying to imitate it.
And yet, nobody seems to be able to reach anything resembling the whetstone or cobalt oxide.
A decade worth of knowledge accumulation is not just for show.
Since stealing the technique or material is not that easy, we can feel relief for the moment.
Gilbert-aniki is taken along by his father/my Master to connect with various people.
The person himself is troubled, but as the business grows bigger, he cannot stay inside the workshop.
Oh yeah, I made a prototype of what you asked for, so I will enclose it with this letter.
I had a hard time with your unreasonable orders this time.
It goes without saying, but be careful in handling them.
Especially for the lens, if it’s equipped by a person other than you, there is a risk of blindness, so you must not lend them to anyone.
I wonder if you can wait for the boots a little longer.
It takes time to arrange the materials, balance the spells, and so on.
It will take a couple more months until I have something to show you.
It’s getting cold, so take care of your health.
If you catch a cold, I’ll send you the unpleasant nutritional supplement from Sergei-ossan.
Well then, this report ends here.
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Aurelia Ducal’s Autumn Palace.
Three months had passed since the series of incidents occurred at Knot Reed.
A letter from Harold Nibelheim to Erica Aurelia had arrived.
This was the 20th letter in total.
The contents of those letters were ranging from status report, work progress situation, explanation of the enclosed magic tools, etc.
Every time there was some changes or a new discovery, letters were sent one by one.
Harold was a hard-working boy.
Several prototypes had arrived this time as well.
First of all, a porcelain tea set made at Gilbert’s workshop.
And then, Harold’s custom-made wand and magic tool.
Erica spread those items on the desk and checked each one.
First, the blue and white porcelain tea set with flowers drawn on it.
Erica traced the edge of the teacup with her fingertips.
The ideal thinness and smoothness.
A stunning design that harmonized traditional patterns with modern shapes.
Erica’s lips curved up into a smile naturally.
In this way, they would surely be able to create a porcelain craze.
Next, she opened the small box with a wand in it.
The charged magic was Crystal Cluster.
Confirmed the label and stored the wand inside her wandholder at once.
On the center of the talc wand head was hawthorn, and the core material was kraken’s soft shell bone.
It was an especially simple wand that was not decorated.
Harold gave the answer to her request ‘an offensive wand which can be mass-produced at a relatively low price’.
She finally opened a small box.
Wrapped in cushioning material, there was a small glass bottle.
In the transparent liquid packed inside the bottle, a green round fragment was floating.
Tirnanog in his small golem state and Palug in her golden cat form peered in curiously.
『What is it?』
“It’s a lens to be used by attaching it directly to the eyes instead of glasses.”
『Hou, directly to the eyes?』
“Yes.”
Erica was trying to reproduce the contact lenses of her previous life.
It was not necessary to correct visual acuity, it was for another use.
『It is quite a strange item. I also feel magical power from it.』
“Instead of charging it into a wand, the magic of demonic eye1 is charged into the lens.”
Erica asked Harold for a lens charged with demonic eye magic.
The charged magic was Glam Sight.
Building Glam Sight spell directly on the lens that was cut out from emerald was a difficult work.
However, Harold was a skillfull craftsman, even when it was difficult, he was able to finish it in just three months.
“Actually, I’d like to stock Urd Sight too, but it seems to be impossible.”
『It should be fine if you request for it. If it is that redheaded brat, he will be able to do it without difficulty.』
“That’s not it, there are mainly financial problems……”
Erica washed her hands and tried wearing the lens of Glam Sight on her left eye.
If she closed her eyelids mildly with the spell in mind, the magic circle would be deployed on her eyeball.
In the normal view, the outline of magical structure seemed to float so that it became a double image.
She felt a light dizziness, but Erica judged that it would be no problem for her.
“I have to report the results of using these two items.
I will try it at once. Be careful, you two.”
Took out the prototype wand from her wandholder, waved it while being cautious.
Along the path of the wand, a huge Crystal Cluster was created on the carpet.
She did the same thing while using Wand Alteration.
Harold seemed to have raised his skills in making wands, and it became possible for her to withdraw the spells without burden, a smooth magical silk-like thread was made.
Release the rebuilt magic towards the ceiling.
Small pieces of crystal fell from the magic circle deployed about two meters in radius like snow.
『Oh my, how beautiful.』
『No matter how I look at it, it’s an excellent wand.』
Crystal Cluster was a versatile magic.
She could use this instead of a barrier or a fortress, and shoot this instead of a spear or a cannonball.
A variety of usage methods could be considered if it was combined with the expansion effect.
In this case, it would be possible to penetrate vampires instead of piles.
Through the eyes, information on the creator of the wand was displayed.
Now there were only few information that could be analyzed with the lens of Glam Sight.
However, after six years, a more complete Glam Sight could probably be built on the lens.
“Both of these items can do more than I thought. As expected of Harold.”
She had also asked Harold for the creation of several kinds of magic tools.
They were all special items, but he would always answer to her expectations.
For Erica who needed immediate measures against vampires, Harold was a reassuring ally.
Erica went back to her desk and wrote a letter of appreciation to Harold.
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Trade City Knot Reed.
Inside the Wunderkammer of Turm Wand Store, Harold spread a letter on his working desk.
That was the reply to the contact he sent to Aurelia last weekend.
Compliments and further requests for wands and lenses were meticulously written with neat handwriting.
The prototypes did better than his assumption, Harold grinned.
He tried to return to a serious face many times, but his mouth became loose without permission contrary to his will.
He was in good spirits.
“Ooh–, is that a letter from the princess? Haa~, what a neat handwriting.”
“Hiie–”
Harold was startled by the voice coming from behind him and pitched forward.
When he recovered his posture and turned around, standing there was Gilbert who seemed to be in high spirits.
Harold drew the letter from Erica into his bosom.
Gilbert looked at him who was in such state with a grin.
“Eeh~, why are you hiding it? I want to read it too.”
“No way, Aniki. This letter is for me!”
“Eh~……, but it’s the valuable connection with the princess of Aurelia.
As a person in charge of the porcelain business, I’d like to take care of such valuable person, but what about you?”
“Well, if you handle it in that manner……”
Erica, the daughter of Duke Aurelia, would probably be in an important position in the Federal Kingdom.
Despite her young age she was widely known, she was gorgeous and eye-catching, she was also excellent as an advertisement tower.
However, as for Harold, he didn’t want to involve Erica too much in business.
Although she was capable, she was too competent and it was difficult to repay back.
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