Volume 5 - Chapter 12 – Ring (1/2)
Thanks for the year, and I hope you look forward to next year. With Rabie joining, we’ll be increasing our translation pace a little. I’ll still be doing my once every other week, and Rabie will translate 1 per week. As you can see, he’s faster than me, and once I get used to it, I’ll also be TLCing for Rabie. I haven’t been able to do that for these 2 bulk releases, since we’ve been working hard to get all of the translations done, but thank you for your patience anyway. Look forward to now having 6 chapters per month.
Falinmer
05-12 Ring (TLFalin: I am starting the translations for our mass releases from this chapter and working backwards, so when they refer to something, I have no idea what it is)
Dinner at Reinhardt’s was awkward, as Reinhardt, Elsa, and Jin barely ate anything.
Reinhardt’s and Elsa’s maids were waiting on the table. When Mine got out of the bath, she felt a little anemic as expected, so she went to sleep in her room. (TLFalin: Not sure about the gender or how Rabie is going to translate the name of this person at the time I’m translating this, probably won’t come back to fix it until after the bulk release)
Because everyone present knows that Reiko is an Automata, she doesn’t need to pretend to eat.
「Because this meal is only for us, please don’t be reserved, you don’t need to mind your manners.」
Because he said so, Jin began to savor the food without care.
「I asked Elsa. It seems its performance was outstanding, I wish I had been there too!」
After the toast, Reinhardt began to talk. It was the same tension as usual.
Elsa sits to the left of Jin for some reason, and Reiko is sitting on the other side. In other words, Elsa and Reiko are sitting next to Jin who is across from Reinhardt.
The wine taken out this time is Reinhardt’s favorite. Although Jin didn’t know what was good and bad for liquor, he thought it was good.
The glass which it was poured into was transparent.
「The glass is transparent? Marquis, was this the work of a Magic Craftsman?」
The clarity was higher than any glass that he had seen in this world so far.
With the current atmosphere, the delicious wine, and the current pace, Jin was drinking early tonight.
（I’m not getting very drunk…. am I strong with alcohol?）
Jin thought so with a little doubt in his heart.
Turning away to explain the reason for this is Jin’s body.
Because Jin’s body is supplemented by magic, it is difficult for him to enter an abnormal state because of an internal factor, so his body is not substantially effected.
In other words, he’s strong against sleeping pills, poison, and getting sick.
On the other hand, external factors, such as car sickness, confusion, hypnosis, or suffocation aren’t effected.
Getting back to the story.
While eating, they had a lively conversation about their journey. Elsa was speaking without halting and when Reinhardt had a question, Jin answered it.
Although Reinhardt voiced out surprise at times, the meal progressed peacefully.
And when it came to the talk about a golem, Reinhardt took an unusually serious tone.
「Well, it seems that Marquis Firentsiano would like to hear your story tomorrow morning, but do you mind?」
「Oh, I don’t really mind it.」
After Jin answered, Reinhardt returned to the original topic.
「Elsa was talking about it, but could you tell me about the damper you attached? What is a damper? I couldn’t really understand Elsa’s explanation.」
「Hmmm, is that so.」
Jin was worried about how to explain it, as the story was slightly technical, but since his partner was Reinhardt, he thought it should be turn out alright.
「If I attach a weight on an elastic band and release it, what will happen to the elastic band?」
「Oh, well, the weight shakes.」
Jin then explained that as vibration and explained that equipment designed to stop vibration early was a damper.
Then Reinhardt with a happy face,
「I see, I see! The vibration stops early in the weight example if I hold it by hand, right? Should I make that kind of equipment?」
Reinhardt’s good understanding of it was surprising.
After the meal was over, they talked about brakes, too.
Kuuhe was brought out after dinner. Rather than just Port Rock, it is a specialty drink of the southern part of Elias Kingdom.
Jin thought it was better than the one he had in Port Rock at the Marquis’s house, even the aftertaste was refreshing.
While sipping the Kuuhe, Jin saw that Elsa who was sitting next to him without talking.
She picked up the cup with the elegance of an aristocrat, carried ti to her mouth, and then placed it back on the saucer without making a sound. The actions flowed so well, he admired it a little.
Then she noticed Jin’s line of sight.
「What is it…. Jin?」
Elsa slightly tilted her head and asked, then Jin hurriedly…
「N-no, it’s nothing, I was just thinking about how it was indeed like a lady, how you drink the Kuuhe, it looks good.」
When he spoke, he said his true intentions,
「……Embarassing.」
While saying that, he placed his hands on his mouth and her cheeks were dyed red.
「What happened to your ring?」
Elsa’s left ring finger had no ring.
When she was told so, Elsa was startled.
「I’m sorry, in Mine, the ring finger is….. it’s a special finger.」