Chapter 361 (1/2)

Magi Craft Meister 357

12-07 New device

Jin explained the new Automata and Golem control theories.

“Hmm, I understand the theory, but does it go so smoothly in practice?”

Reinhart had his doubts.

“Jin, I can sympathize with your reasoning. If there’s anything I can do to help, I sure will!”

Said Saki, showing her support.

One could say this was another difference between Reinhart, who puts things into practice, and Saki, who thinks purely and solely in theories.

In short, Reinhart knows how hard it is to put theory into practice.

“Jin, I can understand your theory. But, first of all, how do you reproduce the ‘sense of touch’? I think you should start from there.”

Reinhart had held him in doubt, but Jin had an explanation.

A small device called ‘Strain gauge’. It can detect as far as one-millionth of a strain. The fundamentals behind it are omitted in the explanation, but it is a device essential to machine control.

Jin was trying to reproduce this device with materials found in this world.

If he managed to reproduce it, it could be attached to several places of the body, and the amount of pressure to the body could be known by detecting those strains. And that’s what basically the ‘sense of touch’ is.

Jin added one more thing at the end of his explanation of these operating principles:

“It would be wonderful if there some sort of material whose magical properties changed drastically as it bends or deforms.”

“Hmm, its magical properties, huh…?”

Actually, Jin has some knowledge of one such material. Wing membranes of a Sea Dragon. It’s what was used as a material for Reiko’s skin.

However, since it is not as prevalent, it seems it can only be used to improve Reiko.

“… There is one.”

Having said that, Saki produced a crystal out of the shelf.

The translucent crystal was cross-sectioned, and it had a red interior with an emerald green surface. It looked like a watermelon.

“Ah, a watermelon tourmaline, right…?”

Jin muttered that spontaneously. A long time ago, a certain girl he cared about was wearing small pendants that looked like that crystal.

“Watermelon?”

“Tourmaline?”

Saki and Reinhart reacted to different words. Incidentally, the one to react to ‘Tourmaline’ was Reinhart.

“Oh, a Watermelon is large fruit with a hard, green skin, and a red interior. A tourmaline… is a kind of stone.”

“Hmm, this ‘watermelon’ you speak of sounds like a Shiika. Which reminds me that it is Skiika seedling planting season.”