Volume 2 - Chapter 7 – THIS TIME FOR SURE, A REFRIGERATOR (1/2)

「Now then, what kind of thing can we sell?」

「Let’s see, from what Jin has said, we’ll need to think about what kind of thing the other side will want to use」

Beana seemed to have understood a little.

「Isn’t there anything?」

And then Jin remembered the thing he had thought about but couldn’t make.

「Hey Beana, it’s warm around this area right?」

「That’s right, what about it?」

「Also snow doesn’t fall here.」

「Well, I’ve never seen actual snow before. I’ve only seen the white on the distant mountains. What about it?」

So Jin in order to test Beana,

「Hey, about the Pelshka fruit from before, how long do you think they’ll last?」

「Eh? Let’s see, about a good 2 days since they’re just ripe」

To Beana’s answer, Jin,

「Isn’t there a way to preserve it for longer?」

Asked. Beana thought for a little while, then her face suddenly lit up,

「I got it! A magic tool to preserve food!」

「Correct」

Jin also smiled.

「That’s right… I’ve never heard of a magic tool like that before」

To Beana who answered,

「To start with, how is food preserved?」

「Well… you can dry it or you can pickle it with salt」

There Jin,

「In areas where snow falls, things like vegetables get covered with the snow that falls」

Tried to say. Then Beana,

「I see, there’s also the hand of cooling it. But isn’t that difficult? The magic power consumption of continuously using ice type magic isn’t a small amount」

Towards Beana, Jin grinned and laughed,

「That’s exactly why. Attempting to make that kind of magic tool is what makes a 《Magi Craft Mei》… a 《Magic Craftsman》」

Jin had almost said 《Magi Craft Meister》. Though Beana didn’t notice that,

「Right. That’s true. I’ll try it!」

Although Beana had braced herself,

「Ah… you cant. There’s no more 《Magic Stones》 in stock. There’s not enough money to buy it either」

Hanging her head, she fell silent and muttered. To that Beana, Jin,

「You can use this」

Reiko placed 2 《Magic Stones》 she had brought on the workbench. One was a fire type, and the other one was an earth type.

「Eh? No way, there’s no way I can accept so much」

Beana who could not take it refused, however Jin,

「Well then, once you are able to make the new magic tool you can return the favour with the profits made from selling. Will that be fine?」

「Uuu… my debt has increased again… if it’s already like this there’s no way I can give up. I will gratefully use this」

「Alright, that’s the spirit. Then, think about how to construct it」

As Jin knew of the thing called the refrigerator, he was already half complete, however it was different for Beana.

「Hmm, the shape would probably be a box. A cover attached that can open and close so things like vegetables can be put in it. So to keep the inside cold」

「That’s about right, the foundations are something like that」

「The box and cooling magic, those two are the essentials」

「I believe so. It’s better if the box can’t transmit heat as much as possible」

Jin saying that,

「Why… aah, I see. We want to keep the things inside cool」

Beana showed a fairly sharp side of her.

「That’s how it is. Therefore the walls of the box should be thick, and a barrier against fire if we can build it」

「Against fire?」