Volume 1 - Chapter 2 – PUMP (1/2)

「Good morning Onii-chan」

「Good morning Hanna-chan」

It was the day after Jin decided to stay at Martha’s house to repay his debt. Morning. Jin got up and went out to wash his face. Hanna also got up.

「Hanna-chan, I want to wash my face」

saying that,

「Okay, the water well is this way」

she says, walking with a bucket and towel in hand. Jin followed after Hanna. Naturally, Jin held the bucket.

「Here it is」

The water well was placed about 20 metres from Martha’s house. The frame was round and made of stone with a roof attached so that rubbish couldn’t fall in. And a well bucket hung by a pulley was there to draw the water with.

「Wait just a moment… yoisho, yoisho」 ⚑

Hanna said that, and her small body began to eagerly pull up the well bucket. Jin became flustered,

「W-Wait Hanna-chan! Do you perhaps do this kind of thing everyday?」

Jin asked her, and Hanna’s expression told him that it was natural,

「Yep, that’s right」

she answered. Hearing that, Jin began to ponder. Meanwhile Hanna finished drawing the water and poured it into the bucket.

「Onii-chan, you can wash your face first」

Jin became flustered once again, so for now he washed his face. And so,

「Thank you. Then… this time I’ll draw the water for Hanna-chan to wash your face.」

hearing that, Hanna smiled cheerfully,

「Okay!」

Along the way back to the house.

「Hanna-chan, isn’t drawing the water difficult?」

「Yes, but, I do it because everyone does it too」

Hearing that Jin came up with an idea. There isn’t enough material right now so creating a magic device is impossible, but a normal device may be possible.

After breakfast he tried asking Martha.

「Martha-san, is there a blacksmith in this village?」

thereupon Martha face showed a hint of loneliness for a moment,

「My husband was one, however he has long passed away. That’s why there isn’t any blacksmiths right now. Why do you ask?」

「Well… I just need a little bit of things like iron and copper」

and then,

「Ahh, if that’s the case I think there should be some left in my husband’s workshop. It’s likely covered in dust though. If you want to use it, use it however you like.」

「Thank you very much」

Jin thanked her for guiding him to the workshop. It was behind Martha’s house, a 6 tatami sized room. Placed inside was a furnace on the verge of breaking, an anvil covered in dust, a hammer, things like that and rolled in the corner was a considerably large lump of iron and copper.

「If there is only this much I won’t be able to make a lot」

Seeing a lump of copper, Jin felt relieved. He then promptly began to work.

「Well then, 《Analyse》… copper, as well as tin. Bronze huh? Just about right. By processing this,」

Jin transmuted the lump of bronze using the magic he had learnt. Making a pipe, lever, pin, cylinder, and piston. In other words, Jin was making a pump for the water well.

「Anyway, magic sure is convenient. In the other world, this amount for processing would be impossible without a lathe, milling machine, and casting.」

When he finished making the parts, Hanna came over after clearing away her breakfast.

「Onii-chan, what are you doing?」