Chapter 434: Preparations (1/2)

“By everyone, you mean Stearleana will be coming here as well?”

Reinhardt was the one who asked that question. Stearleana was the only one who met the requirements to go to Hourai Island, yet still wasn’t there. This had already been explained to both Elsa and Mine, so neither of them had any particular doubts about it.

“Huh? Stearleana?”

Saki seemed surprised.

“Ah, that’s right, I haven’t told you about it, Saki!”

Jin explained the details about how Stearleana was going to join them as their partner.

“… I see.”

“The marquis told me that the idea of a supranational school was unreasonable. So I thought about people who shared my point of view. I’m not trying to say that countries don’t matter. But people that could use and share knowledge and technology across countries… It occurred to me I wanted to have such people as partners.”

There was silence for a while. Saki was the first to open her mouth.

“That’s great, Jin! You have my full support!”

Then, Elsa and Mine.

“Brother Jin, that’s a great idea.”

“That sounds like a good plan, Master Jin.”

“Thank you. I used Transinfo on Stearleana. It’s a shame we can’t choose our partners without using that first.”

Mine affirmed those measures.

“No, Master Jin. The way I see it, Hourai Island is full of advanced technology. We have to use that, otherwise, in the worst-case scenario, we risk allowing ambitious people to have access to that technology.”

Elsa also showed her support.

“I think so too. It would be irresponsible of us to allow just about anyone in.”

“That’s right.”

“Hmm, it may be a little late for that, but since you’re allowing me to come and go as I see fit, I wouldn’t mind having Transinfo used on me!”

Berthie and Saki also seemed to agree with everyone else.

“Everyone agrees with you here, Jin. It was wise of you to do that.”

Lastly, Reinhardt consolidated their unanimity.

“Alright. That settles it, then. I’ll call Stearleana tomorrow, and then I’ll have something to show you guys. Wait until you see it.”

Jin made that sound like he was being a bit silly about it, and Reinhardt seemed to have realized that right away.

“Ummm, w-well, if it has to be in front of everyone… Oh well. We’ll look forward to it.”

Standing next to him, Berthie smiled bitterly at Reinhardt.

“Well then, let’s make a few things that Reinhardt and Berche might need for their new home.”

Jin felt relieved after the serious conversation was over.

“What should I do?”

“… A toilet, a bathtub, a futon.”

Elsa said that in whispers. Jin had to concede on those three points.

Since toilets played an important role in hygiene, all of the toilets in Kaina Village were “real-time decomposing type” rather than “underground filtration type”.

Jin smiled and nodded. Berthie and Saki also nodded silently.

“Guess it can’t be helped. Okay, Elsa, you take care of the futon. I’ll make the parts for the toilet.”

Then, Reinhardt asked,

“Jin, I’d like to change our regular horses for golems, can you teach me how to do it?”

Rather than trying to get Jin to make them for him, he wanted to make them for himself. That was just how Reinhardt was.

“Since there aren’t as many people in this village, it would be rather pointless to keep breeding horses, because they won’t be used very much. That’s why I’ve thought about making golem horses.”

“Got it. No need to explain any further.”

Jin pleasantly agreed to help him.

“Okay, then, considering the time difference, we have another 5 hours. Let’s eat dinner here and go back to Kartze Village.”

Thus began the preparation of materials for the maintenance of Reinhardt’s house.

“Well, is this how you do it?”

Elsa made a futon out of Magi Silk while Berthie watched.

“Hmm, it’s a bit different from the usual Magi Lamp… This was an aether light, right? I’ve never heard of it…”

Saki was very interested in the aether light used in the lamps built by the Smiths.

“I see, so that is the skeleton? The muscles too… Looking at it closely, they do have something in common with humanoid golems.”