Volume 6 - Chapter 6 – Three Sizes (1/2)

06-06 Three Sizes

Jin suddenly had an idea and said to leave the talk about the toilets for later, then showed the group into the mansion.

First was the ground floor. They entered the entrance hall from the southern entrance. Inside were stairs down to the basement and up to the second floor.

Left to the stairs was the toilet. And on the right, the bathroom.

“This bath is a hot spring.”

Jin said, and everyone looked puzzled. As he expected, things like hot springs didn’t seem popular.

“Let’s see, if you dig deep underground, with any luck you can find a hot water reservoir.”

“Oh, I see.”

They seemed to understand with just a bit of explanation.

Even more to the right, that’s to say on the east side of the mansion, was the kitchen and the dining room.

On the opposite side of the entrance hall was the workshop and the storeroom.

“I kind of want to see Jin’s workshop.”

Reinhardt said, and as Elsa and Beana also seemed like they wanted to see it, Jin decided to show the workshop first.

The workshop had an area of about 20 tatami mats. The workbench that (was made to look like it) had seen years of use was the first thing that caught the eye.

The tools that (were ordered to be built as though they) were worn from use were numerous. Raw materials formed rows on the shelves.

“Hmm, this is magnificient. Or perhaps should I say, enviably perfect.”

“…”

Reinhardt voiced his admiration, and Beana had no words.

Elsa didn’t really understand, but was looking around restlessly at the curious things on display.

Then Jin spoke of the idea he had in his mind.

“Um, I was thinking that I’d show you around the mansion and its surroundings this morning, and then show you around the island on the evening, but…”

“Hm, isn’t that fine?”

Reinhardt didn’t have any objections

“Since there’s going to be a lot of walking, I was going to have us ride the golem horses from before, but the girls are wearing skirts, right?”

Elsa was wearing her regular clothes, but nonetheless that included a long skirt that reached below her knees.

Beana’s outfit had a pleated skirt that reached just to her knees.

“So if you’d like, I’ll make some pants usable for horse riding as a gift.”

After Jin said so, Beana immediately asked,

“Eh!? Jin, you know how to sew too?”

“No, well, if I had to decide between if I know or don’t know how, I’d say I do, but since this time I’d be making them with Craft Magic I don’t know if you could call it sewing.”

Jin said and picked up some leather from a shelf.

“Hm!? Could that be the leather of a magical beast?”

Just like Reinhardt to immediately guess right what the material is.

“Yep. I thought this would be the best.”

“It’s best and everything, but isn’t it a precious rare material? You can’t find magical beasts around here, right?”

So that’s the case after all, Jin thought, but didn’t say a word about it.

“Well, my teacher gathered a lot of it after all.”,

With that, he dodged the issue.

And thus it was decided that Jin’ll make pants out of white leather for Elsa, and dark red leather for Beana.

“Oh, Reiko, sorry, but could you measure the sizes of the two?”

As you’d expect, Jin hesitated to do the measuring himself.

“Yes, Father.”

It seemed like Reiko only expressionlessly stared at the two, then,

“It is done. Elsa-san’s height is 160 centimeters, and her sizes starting from the top are: 79, 54, 80. Beana-san is 157 centimeters. From the top, 78, 55, 79.”

“Eh…”

Beana was surprised to hear her height suddenly stated out loud when she wasn’t even sure about it herself.