06-40 Misunderstanding
After dinner, Jin once more went to the place where the debris was stored.
“Oh, you must be Jin-dono. I heard from the one who’s in charge of this place that you separated these?”
“I am this country’s Minister of Domestic Affairs, my name is William.”
“Hm, alright. I have to first explain to minister Kelhidore something about this matter.”
Jin then took the Elradrite out of his pocket,
Thereupon the two’s slightly frowning faces right away returned to normal.
It looked like they misunderstood the meaning of Jin’s words quite well.
Jin said and handed the Elradrite over to Kelhidore.
“Not at all. Instead of wasting the materials they can be recycled. With this the Minister of Finances should be happy too. Jin-dono, you were after some materials, right?”
“Hmm, if that’s the case then take anything you need from here. Because after this, I’ll have the materials carried out.”
The minister gave his permission so Jin went to gathering the materials with high spirits.
Mithril. Enough to make the dagger and the brooch.
Splinters of variously colored Magi Crystals.
If a Magi Crystal broke into pieces it became worthless. Because even if repaired using the Craft Magic [Fusion] it wouldn’t produce any Magic Energy.
Magi Crystals also emit lines of Magic Energy much like lines of magnetic force, but the crystals don’t emit a lot of Magic Energy in itself. That’s why if you gather a lot of pieces of broken Magi Crystals, the orientation of the lines of Magic Energy become random and they interfere with and cancel each other out, and the resulting Magic Energy output becomes weak.
(This doesn’t happen with magnets).
“Hmm, are you fine with just that? If there’s anything more you need please tell me. His Highness Prince Ernest also told me to accommodate for your wishes, you see.”
Seems he was pleased with Lotte’s matter.
“Is that so. Then I’ll have the remaining materials carried out.”
Jin gave his thanks and left the scene. The materials were heavy, but when he had gone out of sight of the two ministers he had Reiko dispel her [Stealth] and take over for Jin in carrying them.
“Alright then.”
“Yes, who is it?”
“Good evening, is Jin-kun around?”
“Ah, Stearina-san.”
“Is now a good time?”
“Well then, I’ll take a bit of your time.”
No one saw the person watching this all…No, except for Reiko, no one noticed. And Reiko judged it wasn’t particularly worthy of reporting about.
Even with Elsa there, as Jin had things to do he’d surely just go back to his room. Reiko came to that conclusion.
“That’s…Stearina, san?”
“Jin, kun. …And Stearina-san?”
She then snuck up to Jin’s room without making a sound, and,
After settling her inner conflict she tried pressing her ear against the door.
“…Oh my, I didn’t think it to be your first time doing this.”
“It’s not flattery. You’re really amazing, Jin-kun. You’ve beat me.”
“…!”
(What, was that conversation?)
Then once again, she nervously brought her ear near the door.
“Amazing, having it get this hard, I’ve never done something like this either.”
“Jin-kun, you’re just as good as I anticipated. No matter which girl it is, they’ll be pleased with this.”
“I can guarantee it.”
Somehow Elsa couldn’t listen any longer.
“Young lady? Is something wrong?”
Mine asked worriedly, but Elsa didn’t answer and just lay there face-down.
“Usually, you can’t get Mithril this hard though?”
“Ah, it’s because I mixed a little bit of copper to it.
“Eh? Really?”
If the so-called 925 Sterling Silver was heated to about 500 degrees Celsius, then kept at 250 degrees for a while to harden it, then left to cool on its own and it would become even harder. In addition, it becomes harder to tarnish than pure silver.
Jin knew this as he had learned the basics of metals’ properties in his rookie training, but it seemed it wasn’t yet known in this world. Or rather, even if alloys were made, it looked like the mixtrue’s ratios weren’t closely controlled.
“And then you apply [Hardening], and [Surface Treatment]. That’s, how should I say this, rather amazing.”
“But this shape, size, and lightness. It seems easy to use even for a girl. ”
Jin said, took some aluminium and used [Forming].
On the grip he made subtle carvings to prevent slipping, and at the tip of the grip he also inlaid Magi Crystals.
The beautiful dagger was complete. The scabbard was aluminum, its color a subdued gold studded with tiny Magi Crystals. Pulling it out a clear silver-colored blade made its appearance.
Stearina commented.
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