Chapter 383 (2/2)

“Wait, Elsa. Try to create a ‘meniscus’.”

“‘Meniscus’?”

The one to make that question is Saki.

“Yeah. A meniscus is like a crescent moon.”

“Crescent moon?”

The moon of this world does not have phases. Saki is even more confused now.

“Ah… Reiko, please explain for me.”

“Yes, Father.”

Leaving the explanation to Reiko, who was feeling rather lonely for not having participated so far, Jin gives preference to offer guidance to Elsa. This is not to say that he’s ignoring Saki. After all, these glasses are for Saki.

“Well, this is how you create a meniscus. ‘Forming’.”

“… I see.”

It seems that during the TransInfo from the other day, she learned how to bend lenses easily.

Still, while Jin seems to have understood something himself, Elsa quickly makes the lenses as she is being thought.

Seeing that, Jin suddenly thinks of something.

“Oh, I see. Safety glasses.”

When operating certain machinery, such as lathe and milling machines, small metal or wood chippings may come flying out. Safety glasses are useful to guard one’s eyes from such hazards.

These glasses seem to be indispensable for an alchemist like Saki. Of course, they would be useful for Elsa and Jin, too.

Leaving the making of Saki’s glasses entirely in Elsa’s hands, Jin decides to create some safety glasses.

He will be using the usual Muscovite as a material. Using ‘Purify’ he removes all of the impurities, making it as transparent as possible.

“All right, like this.”

They don’t have any optical power, so they’re easier to make. Lastly, since Muscovite is a soft material, he uses ‘Hardening’ and ‘Toughen’.

Having the safety glasses break and their fragments getting into one’s eyes simply because they’re not hard nor tough enough is no laughing matter.

Jin makes about 10 of those glasses in the same way.

As soon as Reiko finished her explanation, Saki casually looks at Jin, and a tear escapes from her round eyes.

“… Haah… I knew that Jin was different, but it seems that I’m getting soft…”

Saki lets out a sigh.

“…Done.”

At about the same time, Elsa finishes her glasses.

“Please try them on, Saki-nee.”

“Ooh, so these are the glasses you made for me, Elsa? I’m so happy!”

After saying that, Saki puts the glasses on.

“What do you think?”

“Hmm… I’m so sorry, but it was easier for me to see with the other ones.”

Hearing that, Elsa’s shoulders drop down. To encourage her, Jin says:

“Elsa, if the glasses don’t fit her face properly, it’ll be harder to see with them. That’s why fine tuning is important.”

“How do I do that?”

Since Jin doesn’t have a clear theory to explain it easily with words, he decides to show what he means in a practical way.

For that, he asks Reiko for assistance.

“Please sit here, Saki. Reiko, stand in front of her.”

“Yes, Father.”

Reiko stands in front of Saki, who is now sitting down.

“Okay, Reiko. Check the center of the lenses against the center of Saki’s pupils.”

“Understood.”

After his first attempt at making eyeglasses, Jin had been wondering how to adjust them so that they suited Saki’s eyesight better.

Jin could have done the explanation himself, but since it he feels a little embarrassed to stare at the eyes of a young woman for too long, he chose to leave it to Reiko.

This time, he’s being more earnest than ever. Reiko’s eyes have many functions, one of them being the ability to measure with great precision. That ability is up to par to a Magi Craft Meister such as Jin.

“The left lens needs to go down by 5 milimeters. The right lens is fine where it is now.”

It is fundamental to minimize the deviation between the center of the lens and the center of the pupil.

“Elsa, have Saki put them on and make your adjustments from there.”

“Sure.”

Under Jin’s guidance, Elsa adjusts the lenses, corrects the frame’s angles, and repositions the nose pads.

“How about now?”

“Yes, this is much better. I can see clearly now!”

Since both lenses have the same optical power, they shouldn’t feel uncomfortable at all.

“Thank you, Elsa.”

“I’m glad you like them!”

“So I guess you don’t need those old glasses anymore, huh?”

Saki excitedly waves her head in denial to Jin’s comment.

“Nonsense! These are the glasses that you made for me, Jin. I’ll always treasure them!”

“I… I see.”

Knowing the things they make are being treasured is the greatest joy for anyone who makes things.

Though he won’t say it, deep inside Jin feels very happy that Saki said that.