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It was late in the afternoon of May 11, but before dusk, Jin and his group were able to reach Fonde.

Jin thought that the weather seemed to have changed a little by this point.

It was still dry, but the difference between the 10 percent and 20 percent range, if I had to use a strong analogy.

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"I guess the roofs and eaves are small, and there's not much rain.

Such a murmur came out of my mouth.

"Jin, did you say something?"

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"No, nothing."

Jin, Reinhardt, and Matthäus went to the Fonde inn together.

"Tonight and tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow in Leuthart. It's been a long time. ......

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At dinner, with a glass of wine in his hand, Reinhardt said sincerely.

"When did Reinhard leave the country?"

Matthäus asked thoughtfully.

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"Well, early last spring, March 1st, so it's been more than a year now."

"What are you going to do when you get back?　Are you going to continue as a diplomat?"

Matheus explains to Jin.

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"As is customary in our country, once a diplomat returns home, he can take up another post for three years if he wishes."

"I see."

Jin is convinced by this. It is true that being out of the country all the time may have its disadvantages.

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"Will Reinhardt get married when he comes back?"

"Yes, of course he will. I haven't seen Bertsche for more than a year.

Matheus interjects with a sly grin. His face is red.

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"Berthe is looking good. I haven't seen her for half a year myself, she must be even more beautiful.

From what I can see, Matheus is not a drinker, and his first name has changed to .

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."

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Reinhardt responds appropriately. Reinhard is a better drinker than Matthäus.

That night, Jin leaves for his room early to let Reinhardt relax.

Then he sneaked out to the carriage and jumped to Horai Island with Reiko through the warp gate.

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The old man's voice echoes as he greets Jin and Reiko.

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I will not go to the village of Kaina again tonight. First of all, because of the time difference, it is already 11 o'clock at night there.

Tomorrow I will go back to the village of Kaina. I will bring the ball that Mr. Roland ordered, so please have it ready.

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Yes. Do you have the materials?

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"Alright then, I want to show Erza how to do it, so set up sap containers at the tea trees in the village of Kaina now. I don't need a lot, just three or so."

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Having given all the instructions, Jin now asks for a report.

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When Jin hears this, he is furious.

"That guy again............and you have proof?"

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"Hmmm. "Hmm...but if I get solid proof, I'll take it to the kingdom, but I'm not going to leave it at that.

As Jin muttered this, the old man immediately made a suggestion.

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It is rare to see the old man in such a vigorous mood. He must be angry at the mess with Kaina village.

"All right, I'll leave it to you. I'll be in the capital of the Shoro Kingdom soon, so I may not be back for a few days.

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Jin then returned to Fonde again.

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The next morning on the 12th, we left at 8:00 a.m. as usual.

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In the morning, he was again left alone in the carriage, and he jumped to the village of Kaina again.

"Oh, Jin-san, this is a great help!"

Roland is in a good mood after receiving the rubber ball that Jin, Reiko, and Butler A had brought.

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It was after 10:00 p.m., and Roland thought that Jin had spent the rest of the day making the ball.

Roland will stay in the village of Kaina for one more day. The reason, of course, was a business meeting.

The pens used in the workshop are the ones we are looking for. The pens made of metal are lightweight and wear-resistant.

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I did not see the study group, but happened to see Mr. Giebeck, the village head, using one, and jumped at the chance.

So I have not seen whiteboards or felt-tip pens. Still, the metal pen is a breakthrough.

The reason is that pens in this world are still quill pens. The village head bought one of these a while back.

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This metal pen is wonderful!　Please let us sell them at Raglan Trading Company!

"Yes, it's good. This is an integrated type, but it would be better to have a type where only the nib can be replaced, wouldn't it?"

Considering the unit price, an interchangeable nib type would be more suitable for the general public. Roland thought so.

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"Yes, we would like 100 interchangeable pen nibs, 50 pen barrels, and 50 integrated pens, please. "Yes, sir.

"That's too many!　Isn't that too many?

Bote, a newcomer who was listening beside me, panicked. It was suddenly too much to ask for.

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"Hmm?　It's not too much, is it?　We have sales and a budget. We have enough money to pay for it.

By "too many," he meant that they would not be able to make that many in time.

And when Roland says it won't be too much, he is referring to the volume of purchases. The two are slightly mismatched.

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"Well, we'll make it in time.

Jin answered and looked at Elsa.

I can make it myself.

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Erza comes quickly to Jin's side.

"Hmm. I'll help you.

"Yeah, I'll teach you how to do it so that you can see Roland when I'm not around.

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I'll take care of it.

So Jin entered the workshop with Elsa.

Elsa is used to making pens out of light silver64. This time, however, she used phosphor bronze. This is because light silver cannot be extracted in this village.

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"First, I'll make a phosphor bronze pen myself.

9 percent tin, 0.15 percent phosphorus, and the rest copper. High strength and springiness. It is used for electrical contacts. The company where Jin worked used to deal in this alloy.

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Phosphorus is contained in iron as an impurity. Therefore, it was separated by extraction during iron refining and stored.

In no time at all, about 10 kg of phosphor bronze was produced. Now it was time to make the nib.

I asked Elsa to make 50 one-piece nibs.

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In Elsa's hands, the phosphor bronze changed shape and became a pen.

"Good, you're doing a good job. Keep up the good work.

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"Yes."

After confirming that Erza had mastered the technique, Jin started to work on the nib himself.

Since this one is small, he thought he would use only a small amount of phosphor bronze.

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What?

Elsa, who was looking at him sideways, was wide-eyed. Jin is making 10 nibs at once.

Or more precisely, a branch with 10 nibs attached to it. Erza may not know this, but Jin had created something like a plastic model part with 10 nibs growing out of a branch called a runner.

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"Wow, this is my brother Jin ......."

Erza, who had thought she had improved a little, had caught a glimpse of Jin's ability and realized that she still had a long way to go.

However, Erza is not discouraged, and she has the quality of working hard.

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"At least two of them..."

Erza concentrates her magical power, image, and mental energy to create two pens in one, in other words, a pen that looks like it is attached to the end of a pen barrel.

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And she succeeded with flying colors.

"I did it!"

Jin turned his head to hear Erza's voice, which was full of joy, which was unusual for her. Then he looked at the pen Erza had created.

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"Oh!　That's amazing!"

Erza's cheeks are stained by the praise.

"Keep up the good work."

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"Yeah."

The one-piece piece is separated, fine-tuned, and finished.

Finally, 50 hardwood pen barrels are made.

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Thus, in less than an hour, the ordered pen was completed.