Chapter 380 (1/2)

Magi Craft Meister 374

Saki and Kaina Village

June 2nd. Jin and Saki take their leave from Randall Manor.

“Well then, Reinhart, see you later.”

“Belche… No, Ms. Randall, I wish you all the best.”

“Hehe…!”

Belche’s face goes completely red. Jin is desperately trying to say “Last night was really fun!”.

Soon after that, Jin, Saki, Reiko, and Ehr are riding Jin’s carriage.

“Hey Jin, your riding is finally getting better. It’s no surprise, though.”

“Finally, huh?”

“Aw, don’t say that. It’s nothing to be ashamed of! Back when you gave me these glasses, they were such a novelty to me that I failed to pay attention to anything else. That’s your fault, you know?”

“Now you’re just arguing for the sake of it.”

“Hehe, that’s what you say.”

After a trip full of such idle conversations, we finally arrive at Saki’s house.

“Well then, what should I do now?”

“Ah, just your hand luggage is fine. If you need anything else, I’ll arrange for it to be picked up later.”

“A Warp Gate, was it? I can’t wait to experience an artifact first-hand.”

The high-spirited Saki disappears into the house with Ehr, and comes back out after a few minutes. Their speed is partly thanks to Ehr’s diligence.

Ehr is now wearing black butler clothes. Saki is wearing a shirt and slender trousers. They’re not only clean, but they also look rather normal.

Jin doesn’t really care about changing clothes, because he has everything he could need where they’re going.

“All right, shall we go?”

While Saki was getting ready inside the house, Jin had put the carriage in a barn. Since the barn’s entrance was too small for the carriage, he had secretly destroyed the entrance momentarily and then repaired it.

“Hmm, so you put the carriage into the barn, huh? This barn rarely sees any use since we don’t have anything to put inside it, so that’s fine.”

“Steward, I’ll be managing the carriage.”

“Yes, master.”

Saki looks at such a master-and-subordinate exchange with a sharp eye.

“This golem also seems to be very efficient, despite its appearance, huh?”

“Yeah.”

Jin answers lightly as he opens the door of the Warp Gate, which is installed inside the carriage.

“Well, Saki, take my hand. Reiko, take Ehr’s hand.”

“Yes, father.”

“I see, so you cannot use it unless you have the same pattern of magical power as Jin? But what is magical power, anyway?”

Jin murmurs “Something like alchemy” as a reply, and drags Saki by the hand as he enters the Warp Gate himself.

As an exception this time, the gate had been adjusted so it could go straight to Kaina Village without passing through the base midway. The exit point of the gate is a shelter.

“Ehh? Did I just move? I didn’t feel anything at all, but I’m definitely somewhere else! ”

After Saki’s excitement fades, she seems to pull herself together enough to have a look around.

“Where are we?”

Saki’s voice seems to be filled with great interest. The inside of the shelter is bright thanks to a magical lightbulb that turns itself on whenever it senses someone inside.

“This is a shelter just outside of Kaina Village… It’s an evacuation site prepared in case of a disaster.”

“Hmm, so it’s an underground living space. There seems to be a place for food storage too. There’s a lot of thought put in here.”

Saki analyzes the use of the shelter while looking around restlessly.

“Well then, shall we go outside?”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

The two of them exit the shelter.

“Huh!?”

The first thing that draws her attention is Nidou Castle, which towers before her.

“Hey, Jin, what is that building?”

“Ah, that’s my castle. Nidou Castle.”

“A… a castle…?”

“Yeah. I’ll show you inside later, but for now, let’s go to the village.”

“O… okay.”

Jin walks towards Kaina Village while dragging Saki along, whose eyes are still fixed on Nidou Castle.

The time difference between Kaina Village and Vanne is approximately three hours. They left for Kaina Village at 11:30 AM, so it’s just after 3 PM now.

The villagers are gradually finishing their work for the day and returning home.

Saki, Ehr, and Reiko walk alongside Jin, and find Rock on his way back from work.

“Oh, Jin, welcome back! Who’s your friend?”

“Hello, Rock. This is Saki.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Oh, I’m Rock. Nice to meet you too.”

After meeting several other people and having similar conversations with each of them, they finally arrive at Martha’s house.