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"After all, I personally think the most damage was done to the glasshouse."

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"Hmmm. That's what a glass greenhouse is, isn't it? I think that's the one that makes medicinal herbs in the village of Linda, next to Vulcania, right?"

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"Yes, that's right, Kiri. The reason they were able to grow medicinal herbs even in this cold weather was because the walls were covered with glass. A lot of that glass was shattered by the earthquake. The villagers quickly covered them up with other glass, but some people were injured by the broken glass, and some medicinal herbs died from the cold.

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"Heh, is that okay?　Were there any precious medicinal herbs there, Mr. Ars?"

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"Well, yeah. But we have someone who knows about plants. To put it bluntly, it could be said that it was hardly a problem.

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"That's Kyle, isn't it? That's what you get for having a contract with the spirits of the forest. You're really something, Kyle. I'm sure the girls in the world won't leave you alone.

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"......Whoa, what are you talking about, Kili. He's just a kid, right?"

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"Eh, that's our line, Mr. Ars. What are you talking about? There aren't many kids with a future as promising as yours, Kyle. He's cute, he's good at his job, and he's turning 11 this year, isn't he?　If you're a boy in a good place, it's time to start thinking about who you're going to marry."

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　I had returned to Vulcania just as the Fontana area was coming to an end.

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　There I have a talk with Kiri.

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　We were having a chat over a hot drink, although our main purpose was to talk about the calendar.

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　But seriously.

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　Kyle is already old enough to be considered for marriage?

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　But I wonder if it's too soon.

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　But then again, I got married at the age of 10, so I guess Kyle is not too early.

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　Or is it that...

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　Do I have to decide who Kyle marries?

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　Is there anyone you prefer?

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　Maybe I should ask Kyle if he likes someone, but I guess I have to be selective.

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　After all, Kyle has established a house, the Reed family.

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　Moreover, the Reed's have such a big root in the Fontana territory that they are inseparable from the work.

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　I wonder if there is anyone I can find who is worthy of Kyle, the head of the Reed family.

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"...... Ars-dono, Kiri-dono, if you want to make small talk, I would prefer you to do it somewhere else, that I would."

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"Oh, sorry. But I came here because I had a question I wanted to ask Gran. How is the development of the watch using magic steel and crystals going?"

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"......I'm thinking hard about it right now, that I am."

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"I see. You seem a little tense, Gran. Well, how's Kiri?　I'm thinking of naming the ancient calendar you proposed the Garud calendar, if you don't mind."

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"Well, I guess I can change the name of the calendar to the old one. It's not that it doesn't have some differences from the old calendar..."

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"Oh, really?　I thought they were the same calendar at all.

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No, it's not. Actually, when I recalculated it with [Automatic Calculation], I found something that bothered me a little. I recalculated them and put them into the calendar, so technically it can be called both a new calendar and an improved version. Besides, I'm honestly happy to have Mr. Garod's name on the calendar.

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"Okay, then it's settled. The Fontana will adopt the newly announced Garud calendar. It would be better to announce it publicly this year and officially start using it in the next year or so. And then, if we had an accurate clock, there would be nothing to complain about.

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"...... wind. Mister Ars, may I have a word with you, that I may?"

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"What, Gran?"

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"Is it really possible to make such a quartz clock by combining crystal and magical steel as Mister Ars says, that it is?　No, I don't think that Mr. Ars is lying, that I don't. It is true that I have found that the quartz crystal trembles finely when electricity is applied to it, that I have also found. But it seems to be quite difficult to make a clock out of it, that it is not.

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"Well, that's a good point. I only know enough to make a quartz clock with quartz and electricity, so I don't know the details.

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　While Kiri and I stood by Gran's side talking, Gran's brow was constantly furrowed and his forehead wrinkled.

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　He would stare at several sheets of paper, do calculations, write the results down on the paper, and then ponder them again.

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　Apparently, this meant that he was having difficulty in developing the quartz clock that I had requested.

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　I am not sure if I can answer Gran's question, "Is it really possible to make a quartz watch?

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　All I know from my previous life is that quartz crystal was discovered to tremble very finely but regularly when electricity was applied to it, and this led to the development of the quartz clock.

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　When asked how the fine tremor of the quartz crystal was measured and connected to the rotation of the gears to move the hands of the clock, I could only say that I did not know.

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　Or, rather, because I don't know, I have given the information to GRAND and left it to him.

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　If Gran is out of his depth, then there is nothing I can do about it.

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"I mean, I simply wonder, is it necessary to use electric current as a power source to move things, as Ars-sensei says, that it is?

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"What do you mean, Gran?　If you could make things move with electricity, I think it would be useful and have a wider range of applications besides clocks."

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"In your mind, it is so, isn't it? I am sure that he has an idea about it, that I am sure. However, I think that this magic steel could be used in a different way, that I do.

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"Another use?　If you mean something other than moving things, do you still want to use it as an electric weapon like a thunderbolt sword?"

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No, excuse me. I mean that it may be possible to move things in a different way, that it may be possible to move things in a different way rather than using it in a different way.

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"Another way?　What do you mean, Gran?"

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"You see, Mister Ars, that it is not. Originally, this magic steel was found in the mud dolls that appeared in the Nelson swamps in the Arbalest area, that it was. You are sure of that, aren't you?"

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Yes, I'm sure of it.

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"In other words, this magic steel has the power to move mud, that it does. It moves mud that is not supposed to move. In other words, the power to manipulate objects should originally be possessed by the magic steel, that it should be.

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"U......n. I don't see how that's possible. I'm not sure.

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No, there is no doubt about it, that there is. Magic steel has the power to move things. Then how does it move muddy soil on two legs like a human being? I think that if we can find out that, it may lead to the possibility of making the hands of a clock move regularly, that I think.

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"Oh, oh. I mean, you might be able to do it, Gran."

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Yes, that it is. There is a good possibility, that there is, Mr. Ars.

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"I see. So when do you think it will be ready?

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"......The clock is not yet finished, that it is not. I can't give you an exact time, that I can't, Mr. Ars.

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　Oh, he's just saying that he doesn't have any clue yet.

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　He's trying to smoke us out by saying something we don't understand.

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　Maybe he just wants to do the research without setting a deadline because he doesn't know when it will be completed.

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　In that case, of course, Gran would need to pay for the magical steel and other equipment needed during the research, as well as for living expenses such as labor and food.

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　In short, I think Gran is trying to say this.

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　He wants to study the properties of magic steel as much as he wants without worrying about time and money.

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　...... Well, okay.

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　I've known for a long time that Gran is the type of person who is devoted to making things and researching them.

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　And I'm aware that I'm asking too much of him.

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　Thus, Gran has completely retreated to Vulcania's house to study magical steel.

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　Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but think that it would be a long time before the clock would be ready.

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