Volume 3 - Chapter 3 – FIGURINE (2/2)

「I was lucky.」

「However, you won’t be qualified to participate in the competition if he isn’t recognised by a Guild.」

「What is that supposed to mean?」

「It’s as I said. What would you do if that guy is just a man who’s just talk and not a Magi Craftsman?」

Saying that, Marcia was angered.

「Don’t joke with me! Jin isn’t that kind of guy!」

Forgetting to even use honorifics, Marcia yelled loudly. However the pompous man didn’t care,

「Hmhmm, I wonder about that. You’ll know soon」

While saying that, the door opened, Jin and the clerks came out.

「How was it?」

The pompous man asked.

「……」

The clerk stood in silence and then placed down the object in his hand.

「!!」

「Oh?」

It was a bronze statue of about 10 cm in height. No, it should be called a doll.

「Sorry, Marcia. Since I couldn’t come up with something, I made a figuri… a doll of you.」

When Jin was still in the orphanage, he had a part time job where he helped manufacture the prototype figurine moulding.

Jin was bad at making original designs, but he did better than others if there was something to copy from. That skill was completely exhibited with Magi Craft.

「Well it’s fine but, why in such a swimsuit!?」

Marcia complained with her cheeks dyed red. It was dressed in a one-piece swimsuit.

「Well, that’s because I didn’t have time. There’s no way I would leave it nude.」

「Still, why do you know my swimsuit appearance anyway!?」

「No, this was with my imagination」

「As expected of Onii-sama.」

Marcia was still red, Jin answered indifferently. Reiko earnestly praised Jin.

「W-Well then, I recognise Jin-san is a Magi Craftsman.」

「I did it, Marcia.」

Thus Marcia paid the participation fee of 10,000 torr.

「Since a later date is fine, please also register a team name」

Receiving the participation medal, Marcia embraced it against her chest.

「Jin, thank you」

But Jin,

「You can thank me if we win.」

He boldly laughed.

＊　　　＊　　　＊

Off to the side, the pompous man pulled the clerk over to the shadows,

「Oi, what was that?!」

「W-Well, as you said, I made him work at the table! But that guy had made that bronze statue in no time. The guy in charge of the test also saw it, he couldn’t have cheated.」

「That was the table with the built-in magic circle of magic invocation disturbance right? It wasn’t changed with a different table was it?」

「That is impossible. Since I properly confirmed the mark.」

「Damn, did I get a defective product?」

The noble man seemed mortified, however thinking back, a disgusting laugh appeared,

「Well it’s fine, I still have a hand to play.」

＊　　　＊　　　＊

Bonus.

The mayor of Port Rock who was the competition committee chairman was looking at the Marcia figurine Jin had made. Then a brief remark.

「Yeah, I’ll go with this as the official swimsuit for this year’s competition!」