Reiko swung her fist.
The blow, which did not seem to take much effort, shattered the big rock.
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However, Reiko had managed to control the force of the blow so that it did not turn to dust, but was only of a small enough size to be easily usable.
"Oh, wow!"
"That's huge!"
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They cheer.
"That's what I'd expect from a squire of the Magecraft Meister, the Magecraft Master!
"Thank you!"
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With such voices in the background, Reiko jumps out of the under-construction canal and returns to Jin's side.
"Thank you, Reiko."
"No, was that good?"
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"Yes, it was good."
"Reiko, you did a wonderful job!"
Mii also praised him with open arms. And then.
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"The Magecraft Meister was amazing!"
Duesa, the site supervisor, also gave a salute.
It seemed that although he respected Jin, he could not show it honestly.
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Reiko seemed to be a little concerned about it, though Jin himself did not care much, and she smiled with satisfaction seeing D'Souza's new attitude.
（Maybe we should build a rock drill.)
(Maybe we should make a rock drill.) Jin, on the other hand, thinks so. (Maybe we should make a rock drill.) Jin, on the other hand, thinks so, but he could not find any such tool.
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Despite such an incident, the group looked around the construction site with great interest and had lunch at a nearby rest area.
"This is delicious, isn't it?
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"It's delicious." "Mmm, delicious."
Reinhard and Erza were enjoying their lunch. And Jin, of course.
They prepared freshly pounded rice cakes with grated daikon and soy sauce.
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Jin had also eaten rice cakes several times at the facility.
Some of the children liked it sprinkled with sugar and soybean flour.
When I told him that,
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"I see, soybean flour and sugar!"
Mii immediately tried to order some, but Jin warned her.
"Kinako (soybean flour) is not just powder. You have to roast the whole beans, remove the skin, and grind them into powder.
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Soybean flour and soybean flour are two different things. Jin explained this point carefully.
"I see, I understand now. Thank you very much!"
Jin knew this well because he had been trained by the director of the hospital.
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The lunch time passed peacefully as we talked about such things.
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In the afternoon, we went to the Lake Sayama side.
Here, a sluiceway with a sluice gate was 90% completed.
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"It's a huge sluice gate.
Jin was also impressed by the excellent workmanship. Of course, this is only on the premise that it was made without magic.
"Come to think of it, I've taken it for granted that I have engineering magic.
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"...... Jin-sama?
"...... Jin brother?"
Mii and Erza responded to Jin's mutterings. Reinhardt was too preoccupied with the structure of the sluice gate to notice.
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"No, I just wanted to make something without magic once in a while..."
Mii suggested to Jin, who had honestly spoken his mind.
"In that case, shall we visit a workshop somewhere after this?
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"A tour of a workshop? I'd love to!"
At the mention of a workshop, Reinhardt literally jumped in.
What kind of workshops do you have?
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"Woodworking ......, metal carving ......, blacksmithing ......, architecture ......, and general work. I guess."
Mii thought and thought and explained, and that was enough for Jin and the others to get a vague idea of what the atmosphere was like.
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Woodworking is furniture, knick-knacks, and sculpture.
The metal carving type includes accessories.
The blacksmiths' work includes cutlery and pots and pans.
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The architectural field is so-called carpentry.
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The general category is a combination of technologies, such as rickshaws and boats.
"I'd like to see all of them, but I think I'd have to go with woodworking. Or maybe woodworking... or even fingerworking."
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Jin thought that if he had to make something without magic, this would be it.
"Fingerwork? You know it well, don't you? That's what I'd expect from a master magecraftsman!
Mii is impressed. <
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So Jin and his group are guided by Mii to a workshop <<
Feeling a little familiar with the name of the place, Jin waited for Mii to talk to him.
"Thank you for waiting. They said they would let us visit. But there's no way I can refuse a tour in Jin-sama's name!
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Beside Jin, Reiko looked proud.
Then a man who appeared to be the owner of the workshop came out.
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"Oh, Jin-sama! It's a great honor to have you here!"
Jin did not remember, but the man seemed to know his face.
"Well, Jin-sama is a celebrity ......, the savior of Mitsuho, isn't he?"
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"No, indeed. My name is Tazza Kroda, owner of the workshop by the lake.
Tazer Croda was a small man in his late twenties.
"Come in."
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Tazer led us into his workshop, and the smell of wood tickled our noses.
"Ah, it's the smell of cypress," he said.
"Oh, you know what I mean, Jin-sama! <
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Hinoki is a coniferous tree with a beautiful bark. It is resistant to humidity and mold, and Horyu-ji, a 1,000-year-old building, is also made of cypress.
It is a first-class building material, but it is also excellent as a construction material.
"A small chest in a cypress box?
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Jin looked at them on the shelf as samples.
"No, it's a wonderful technique!"
Reinhardt was also impressed.
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"Over there, it's ...... ah, paulownia chests, isn't it?"
Paulownia wood is not only light and resistant to moisture, but in case of fire, it protects the clothes inside by keeping them from burning when water is sprinkled on them to keep them from burning.
Common chests of drawers were made of this paulownia-like wood.
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Scrap wood of paulownia and cypress seemed to be used for cutting boards.
"Oh, these are toys for children.
There were a Dokugaku and a Kendama, which Hitoshi had missed. This must also have been passed down by
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Jin was even more excited because he had not seen them during his last visit.
"Jin-sama, you know kendama?"
Kendama was a specialty here in Miyako, while dokugakus (tops) were made in other parts of Japan.
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"Yes, I can play a little.
Saying this, Jin picked up a kendama for the first time in years.