Chapter 9-22: Volume 9 - Chapter 22 – Hannah’s Efforts
09-22 Hannah’s Efforts
“Laojin, first let’s hear the reports . ”
After leaving Hannah on Kunlun Island, this was the first thing Jin said when he returned to Hourai Island .
“Yes . First, on the topic of the war between Celuroa Kingdom and Egelia Kingdom, Celuroa Kingdom has the advantage . Now, their army thought to be three battalions strong has captured Ikasanaato . ”
Jin recalled the route he took on his journey . Ikasanaato was a city near the border . It had a fort, high walls, and a moat around it .
“If they’re assaulting that place, then it seems they’re only relying on strength, huh . ”
Even Jin who was unfamiliar with military matters could tell that much .
“On the topic of the war between Frantz Kingdom and Cline Kingdom, Storsk has been captured . Cline Kingdom’s national army appear to be reorganizing some 40 kilometers away, a day’s journey . ”
Both attacking parties were superior . Perhaps that was just natural .
Now it was spring, and in this world where career soldiers were few because of the population shortage avoiding war during the busy farming season was an unwritten rule . That is to say doing so would lead to the nation’s decline .
“However, I’m sure Celuroa Kingdom is using many golems to do the agricultural work . ”
That was Jin’s guess, but it was roughly to the point .
“What should I do…”
Jin was perplexed . Jin had the strength to treat the aggressor as evil and suppress them . But simultaneously Jin’s strength was likely to disturb the world’s balance . People are afraid of those with power .
As a result the world would shun him, fear him, ostracize him . That’s what Jin feared .
“I see . Well then, Laojin, what was the most important matter you called me here for?”
Putting the conclusion on hold, Jin next asked Laojin a question .
“There is work I would like to ask My Lord to do . ”
“Alright, let’s hear it . ”
Then first of all Laojin explained about the projects he had undertaken while Jin was gone .
1 . Build a harbor for the aircraft carrier’s use .
2 . Starting with Celuroa Kingdom, investigate whether or not the important people of the administration are affected by [Hypno] or [Seduce] .
3 . Advance investigation of submarine resources by utilizing the Mermaid units .
4 . Manufacture weapons for the golems .
5 . Further improve on the receiverless Warp Gate .
6 . Develop an aircraft that can carry Titans .
7 . For heavy work, manufacture heavy-duty golems using the Titans as the baseline .
8 . Mass produce Magi Jammers and Paralyzers .
Jin felt admiration after hearing all that .
“As expected of you . All things needed to advance my goals, and things I forgot about . That’s a big help . ”
“Your praise honors me . In which case, is it acceptable to proceed like this?”
“Yeah, please do . ”
To tell you the truth, Laojin was relieved . That was because he had been worried whether or not his actions were presumptuous . He also feared that if he made a mistake Jin would take that as a a sign of rebelliousness .
However, Jin simply genuinely commended Laojin for his preparations .
“Then I got it . I just need to make a Control Core for the heavy-duty golems, right?”
“Yes, very perceptive of My Lord . ”
Laojin was permitted to make copies of Control Cores of existing golems for mass production . However, the development of new golem types was outside his jurisdiction .
Jin made the foundational Control Cores, and so they abided by Jin’s rules . This was a measure taken so that Laojin couldn’t make subordinates which only obeyed him . It did cause the production efficiency to lower somewhat when just like now, a need for Jin to make the necessary parts arose .
Although once Jin made one Laojin could copy them as many times as he wished .
“Master, please use this . ”
Ann came holding a large Magi Crystal . It was yellow, the earth-attribute .
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“Let’s see, its size is the same as a Titan’s, but it’s for heavy-duty work therefore…”
Jin thought while looking at the prototype heavy-duty golem . Its skeleton was made out of 18/12 stainless steel, with muscles out of Magical Fibers . Jin formulated a Magi Sequence fitting for the materials used .
“Speed is unnecessary . In exchange it’s required to be able of precise movements and must be sturdy, so . ”
About five minutes later it was completed .
“Alright, please give this a try . ”
Jin handed the Control Core made out of an earth-attribute Magi Crystal to Laojin .
“Thank you very much, My Lord . And now please name the series of heavy-duty golems . ”
“Hmm, oh yes . Let’s see, let’s call them the ‘Daidara’ . ”
Apparently he got the name from Daidarabotchi . It was indeed a Jin-like name .
“Daidara is it, understood . For now, the plan is to make 50 . ”
The name aside, with this project Hourai Island would be improved even further .
Jin checked the details of the other projects and then warped to Kunlun Island where Hannah was waiting .
During that time Reiko watched Jin do all that without saying a thing, but she got the feeling that Jin had returned back to normal . She felt thankful to Elsa, Hannah, and Kaina Village from the bottom of her heart .
“That’s wrong . See, you peel it like this . ”
“…Like this?”
“Yeah, well, something like that . And then, you chop them up to small pieces like this . ”
“Will this do, Hannah-chan?”
After warping to Kunlun Island, Jin saw the three cooking something under the blue skies .
“Ah, welcome back onii-chan . ”
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“Jin-nii, it’s done very soon so wait a bit . ”
“Jin-sama, Hannah’s teaching us how to make Kaina Village-style zousui . ”
In short, it was barley cooked in boiling water with added vegetables, dried meat, and flavored with dried fruit . Sometimes starch was added for thickness .
It was good eating for breakfasts and midday meals .
Extensive variations could be made by varying the selection of the ingredients, using dashi, or devising different flavoring .
Jin liked zousui with something called Pasha in it, it was dried fruit of a plant called Bitis that closely resembled the Crimson glory vine .
Because Bitis with somewhat larger fruit than usual grew natively on Kunlun Island, the fruit had been harvested and dried . Apparently they had been used .
In addition, on Hourai Island’s mountainous area there also grew Frapes and Bluelues once seen in Moft Village, so they were harvested and under cultivation .
If those dried Bluelues were also put in it might taste good, Jin thought while fondly watching the three cook .
“Onii-chan, it’s done~”
Hannah who had been sampling the food yelled, and Mine turned off the stove . Elsa lined up the tableware on the table .
Today Jin could simply seat himself at the table and wait for the food to be brought to him .
“Ah, what a nostalgic odor . ”
The piping hot zousui was brought . Everyone sat down and after saying ‘itadakimasu’ which had already become a habit they began eating .
Apparently Mine and Elsa had also quickly grown accustomed to this habit .
“Mhm, it’s delicious . ”
“Tee-hee, I’ve lo~ong since memorized what onii-chan likes!”
Hannah who had guided them in the cooking declared proudly .
“Yes, the flavor is good, isn’t it?”
Apparently Mine also was pleased with the Kaina Village-style flavoring . And on top of that she seemed to also like Hannah .
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“Hannah-chan’s a good girl . You work hard, and you’re cheerful and cute . ”
“Tee-hee, is that so . ”
Hannah seemed to enjoy being praised . Elsa also smiled while looking at Hannah .
The after meal tea was Kaina Village’s tea .
“What a lovely green, isn’t it . ”
Mine voiced her impression of the green tea she had never seen before . Elsa had already had personal experience with it in Kaina Village .
“Mh-hm, its taste is also good . Inside the fresh bitterness there’s a faint sweetness to it, and the aftertaste is also refreshing . ”
She also seemed pleased with the taste .
“Hannah-chan, won’t you teach me about other things later?”
“Yeah!”
It appeared that Hannah also got attached to Mine . That was a big relief for Jin .
The cleaning up was also done together by the three, and their harmonious work resembled not only that of a parent and child but of sisters too .
(Oh that’s right, Hannah has also lost both her parents . )
Hannah getting emotionally attached to Mine was perhaps only natural, with her still being of the age when she misses her mother . It was good that he brought her along, Jin thought .
“Alright Hannah, once the tidying up is done let’s all go see the ocean . ”
Jin said and went to the kitchen to help with the cleaning .
Reiko was looking at Jin do all this with a relieved look on her face . Then she contacted Laojin to have golem horses sent to Kunlun Island .
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