51 - 02-12 Confession
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"Welcome home, father."
When I returned to the institute, Reiko welcomed me.
"It's already dark, but please take a look at the new house we have built.
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"What? Already?"
Jin is surprised that Reiko and the others have built the house in one day, but he doesn't realize that it could have been done much faster if he had done it himself.
Aside from that, when he went outside the institute, he found a Japanese-style house with a tiled roof.
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"This is ......."
"From your father's memory, we searched for a form that would be comfortable to live in, and this is what we came up with."
One-story, wooden, tiled roof. The walls are painted with clay.
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Please take a look inside.
When you enter the house, there is an entrance where you take off your shoes. The hallway is wooden and has an earthen floor, and is connected to the kitchen. There are four rooms,
...... tatami mats?"
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They were covered with something similar to tatami mats.
"According to your father's memory, it's made of <
How could she go to such lengths, I thought, but that was how much Reiko had done for Jin.
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Reiko, thank you. You are really a very good
Jin said with a big smile, and Reiko looked happy to be praised.
"Shall we start sleeping here tonight?
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"Yes, please."
That night, Jin slept on a futon in the tatami room for the first time in a long time.
The next morning. Jin had barley porridge for breakfast,
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Reiko, please sell the small magi stones again for money. I want you to buy wheat, barley, seasonings, etc. with it.
"Yes, sir. When you are done, can I go to Ms. Beena's?
"Yes, yes. If she doesn't have a stall, it will be at Beena's house.
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Yes, sir.
The Magi Stone from Horai Island seems to sell for a very high price because of its high quality. Reiko gets 5,000 Tolls after selling 3 Magi Stones, and buys wheat and barley with the money.
The price of wheat and barley in the vicinity of Blueland is 80 Tolls per kilo for wheat and 90 Tolls per kilo for barley.
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It is a side story that the clerk at the grain store looked at Reiko who was carrying 60 kilograms of wheat and barley on foot with a blank look on his face.
Some of the wheat brought back to Horai Island was given to Perid, a golem maid, for cultivation. The rest was stored as food.
Salt can be found in the sea of Horai Island, so Reiko's role ends when she buys a little pepper.
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"Shall I make some more money?
So Reiko sold two more Magi Stones and got 3200 Tall and went to the place where Jin might be.
Good morning.
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Good morning.
Good morning, Jin.
I brought Persica again today.
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Thank you!
Bina no longer cared where Jin brought the fruit from anymore.
"My brothers have been feeling better since they started eating these," she said.
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"That's good news. It would be best if they could get well without seeing a doctor.
Jin said,
"Did you know this would happen, Jin?"
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Bina looks at Jin with a superior look in her eyes.
"Yes, I thought it might happen. "Yeah, I thought it might happen, but I told you I wasn't sure. That's why I didn't tell you.
"You said that, didn't you? What was the disease?
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Scurvy.
"Scurvy?"
Bina nodded her head at the unfamiliar word.
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"It's a disease you can get if you don't eat raw vegetables and fruits. Bina said, "When you think of vegetables, you think of soup, don't you? Certain nutrients in vegetables are destroyed when they are heated. That's why it makes sense to eat them raw.
Bina nodded her head when Jin explained this to her,
"Why does Jin have such knowledge? Jin seems to be fundamentally different from me.
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She said.
"Ah, I may have had a very special education. Maybe that's why.
"Education? Did Jin ever attend an academy?
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"The school?"
"No? Then maybe a tutor? Was Jin rich? Or a nobleman?"
Jin waved his hands in front of his face,
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"No, no, no. How should I put it: ......"
I've been thinking about this since the house was finished.
"I'm an orphan."
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"What?"
Bina is taken aback by this sudden confession. Jin continued,
"And I live on an isolated island. And my master is no longer here.
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"......"
"On that island, there is a warp gate that is said to be an ancient artifact.
"A warp gate?
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Beena was surprised and panicked. Jin told Bina to calm down,
"Calm down. I used the warp gate and went out into the forest on this side. And the rest is as Bina knows.
The story is abbreviated and blurred a lot, but generally it is not a lie.
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The content of the story seemed shocking to Bina, and it was not until long afterwards that she said, "I got some idea about it,
"...... I kind of get it. I also found out why Jin is a magecraftsman," she said.
"Fruits grow on that island, too.
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Jin added.
"I see. Thank you. So you trust me now?
"Yes. Don't tell anyone else, okay?
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Of course not. So I'm gonna make another lighter today.
"Sure, I'll help you."
So the two of them start working on the lighter. They found that they sold well, so they doubled the number of lighters they made today to 40.
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There was still some time left,
"So, have you thought of anything else you want to make?
Jin asked. Bina said,
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"Oh, yes. I wonder if we can make a magical tool to make hot water?
"Wouldn't we need it because it would be easy to make fire with a lighter?"
Hitoshi countered,
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"No, it's not that. Hot water is not the boiling water used for cooking, but the hot water used for washing hands or wiping the body, for example.
Jin clapped his hands in admiration as he heard this explanation,
"Oh, I see. I understand."
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It is a magical tool that can be used like a water heater on the modern Earth. All it has to do is to make some hot water.
That doesn't sound so hard.
"It's not that difficult, is it? As far as I'm concerned, I'm thinking of something that generates heat when placed in a container filled with water.
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Bina extended her idea, but Jin dismissed her idea.
"Oh, that's no good.
"Why not?
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Bina, who had been so easily rebuffed, spontaneously shouted out loud.
"Beena said yesterday that this is a good tool for everyone.
I did say that, didn't I?
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"That means you want to keep the price as low as possible, don't you?
I guess you're right.
Then we have to think about efficiency first.
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Efficiency?
efficiency? I mean work for effort.
Bina was deep in thought when she heard this, but soon realized what it meant,
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"I see. It means to make as much hot water as possible using as little magic power as possible, right?
"Yes, yes. Bina is a very good learner, isn't she?
Jin was honestly impressed.
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