Volume 6 - Chapter 16 – The Branch Manager (2/2)
Jin could only form guesses by the time Donna’s hand reached out to touch him.
Jin was very interested and put his right hand on top of hers.
In an instant.
Donna petrified, and just like that fell on her back.
“Do- Donna!?”
Philip was flustered. Jin also leaned over to inspect Donna’s condition.
“…Looks like the Magic Energy pathways are damaged.”
Jin gave his diagnosis, and Philip confirmed it,
“Hmm, that seems to be the case. But, why?”
The two pondered. Reinhardt also inspected the damage of the Magic Energy pathways, but couldn’t think of a cause.
“I think that an Overflow happened, probably.”
Reiko was the one who said so.
“An Overflow you say?”
Philip opened Donna’s chest with Craft Magic and looked for something.
“Well! It’s just like you said, Reiko was it? But in any case, an Overflow!? Doesn’t that mean Jin-dono has more Magic Energy than Donna’s Magic Energy pathways can handle!?”
“Yes, probably.”
Contrasting with Philip’s agitated raised voice, Reiko spoke indifferently.
“Because Father is the best in the world.”
Nevermind, Reiko was in fact speaking with pride.
“I see, the best in the world, what Reiko, no, Miss Reiko said may not be completely out of mark. Since when I made Donna’s Magi Device I used my own Magic Energy as a reference and intended it to withstand up to five times more.”
“Five times the branch manager’s! That’s amazing! Jin, you’re extraordinary!!”
“I can understand Jin’s work performance now.”
Reinhardt and Elsa were surprised and understanding after hearing that.
Just to be sure, here’s a comparison. If you wanted to measure a length 100 or 1000 meters, a 10-centimeter ruler wouldn’t be an appropriate measuring device at all.
Reinhardt also said something like that, but when Jin consciously held back his Magic Energy, the repaired Donna was able to make a registration card.
It was good that to make the registration card, only the Magic Energy pattern was needed and the quantity was irrelevant, Jin thought in his mind.
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The branch manager Philip said to Jin who was now openly affiliated with the Magic Craftsmen’s Guild,
“I look forward to working with you. Now, this is a bit hasty, but if anything has come to your mind I’d like you to tell me.”
From outside, it’s impossible to tell what’s going on in here, Philip explained and for Jin’s advice.
“Oh, that’s right. I’ve been thinking this for a while, there’s no ‘patent rights’ or anything like that in place, right?”
Jin then gave a quick explanation of the patent system. Well, Jin didn’t know the details himself either.
“I see, so you mean if someone invents a new thing, they’re given special rights to it for a period of time?”
Philip nodded his head admiringly. Reinhardt too,
“In that case, the desire to invent new things will increase!”,
He was somewhat excited. Furthermore,
“It also protects from the circulation of imitations and inferior goods, huh. That killing two birds with one stone!”
Philip said and clapped his hands together.
“We can’t systematically implement it right away, but after this country does it other countries’ Guilds will begin talks of promoting it, I think. Jin-dono, that was a great suggestion, you have my thanks.”
He said and bowed his head down. Jin was flustered,
“N-no, that was just a second-hand telling of what I heard from my teacher, that’s all.”,
He said, hiding his embarassment.
“Adriana, was it, your teacher? She must’ve been a truly magnificent person!”
Reinhardt praised. When she heard that, behind them Reiko had a happy look on her face, but only Jin noticed it.