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At that moment, something touched Jin's feet.
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He looked at his feet and saw not a furball......, but a small animal grazing on him.
"...... cat?"
I don't think he understood the word, but I heard a voice saying, "Meow!
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"Are there cats on this island?"
"Yes, there are. They are descended from a cat that belonged to a man named Ekarto Tecles.
It was Marikka who explained this to me.
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Eckart Tecles, a wealthy merchant of the Kingdom of Celuloa.
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And his offspring are kept on the island of Onogoro.
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Well, I guess such things happen.
Jin recalled that in the village of Kaina, Licia and Pascoe's horses had been bred and their offspring had been bred.
"Is there such a thing as overpopulation?"
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Jin recalled the problems he had heard about when he was in modern Japan, such as the <
"Oh, that's all right."
The next person to answer was Alvin Eschenbach. He is a cat lover, or rather a small animal lover, and has a cat and a dog at home.
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This cat was not a stray, but was brought here by him.
"You don't have any strays?"
"Yes, that's also fine."
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The breeding rate seems to be low, so they do not reproduce that much.
Jin wonders if they are a little different from cats on Earth.
But it is a good thing if the cats don't feel small.
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"Jin-sama, please tell me about the man named Eckart Tecles who used to keep cats on this island.
At Alvin's request, Jin began to explain as he remembered.
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"He was originally a big merchant in the southern part of the Kingdom of Selroa,...... uh, the Korin region. But he dreamed of sailing out to sea on a ship, so he hired a man to build a big ship for him.
And Jin helped a little, too, he says.
"When I heard that he had a cat ......, I originally visited him to see if he could help me make a cat golem."
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They had never heard of such a story before, and everyone was very interested in hearing it.
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"By the way, how many people are majoring in magical engineering?
When the conversation came to an end, Jin asked what he had been wondering.
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"Well, not ...... half of them, as they are not suited for it."
The person who answered him was Trihardt, a caretaker.
"I guess so.
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Jin agrees with me on that.
In this environment where we can do what we want to do, there is no need to choose a career that we are not suited for.
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"Well, that's true, isn't it?"
But we all know that skill alone is not enough to become a <
Then shall we establish a new title?
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"Yes?"
I'm still alive and well as the second generation of Magecraft Meister, so I think I'll start by establishing something as a title to go after that.
"Oh, that's a good idea!"
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Rubina, who was listening beside me, took a bite out of my hand.
"Hey, Jin-sama, what kind of title are you thinking of?
"Well, ...... Bina was called <
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Magecraft Maestro is a title that already exists, Jin adds.
"Maybe we could have a competition or something, and decide on the results?"
Of course, Jin is the chairman of the jury.
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"...... Oh! That sounds interesting!"
"...... I'll do it! I'll be the queen!
The offspring look happy.
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"Then let's start thinking about it.
Trihardt, the caretaker, is also enthusiastic.
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I wonder what the level will be?
Jin asks Marikka.
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"Yes, ...... golems are easy to make, and vehicles such as carriages, golem cars, ships, and airships are no problem.
"Oh, that's great!
Jin was pleased. So, I thought I'd give it a try,
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"What if I get out?"
"Please don't do that," he said,
"Please don't do that," he said.
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He was told, "Please don't do that.
"The subjects of the competition could be a human-sized golem, a giant golem, a speedboat, a golem car, or an airship. ......
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"It would be better if the spectators can enjoy the show."
"Oh, yes. It would be good entertainment."
Jin suggested, and Trihart agreed.
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"If we try to do everything at once, the scale will be too large, so it would be better to narrow it down, wouldn't it?
Suzanne also offered her opinion.
"That's for sure."
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For example, the playing field would be completely different for boats and cars.
"I think I would prefer a boat competition."
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Natalia immediately expressed her wish.
"I would also like to have a golem car," said Merlina Essien.
Merlina Eschenbach said.
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I'd like to see the airship race," said Ada Nido.
said Ada Nido.
Rubina, of course,
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"The giant golem race! I'm not going to lose this time!
she says.
"That's right. We should compete in all these different areas and decide on the overall score.
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"I agree!"
Jin said, and everyone agreed.
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Now we need to decide the order in which to hold the competition, which Jin decided to do by amicable lottery.
"Amihodaku?
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"What's that?"
It seems that no one has ever heard of amidakuji. Indeed, Jin, looking back on his past, felt that he had never used amidakuji since he came to Ars.
"I don't know what amidakuji is. ......"
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Jin explained what he knew about amidakuji.
"You draw a line vertically as many times as you want to choose, and write the object you want to choose at the end of each line. Then, a horizontal line is drawn between the vertical lines. There is a rule that the horizontal line must stop at the adjacent vertical line.
Everyone is listening attentively. Jin continued.
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"Also, you must not draw a horizontal line from the same place.
There are some local rules about crossing over a vertical line or going back to the top, but I'll skip those for the sake of complication.
"And when you have finished drawing, go to the opposite end ...... and follow it from the top in this case. The rule is that if you hit a horizontal line, you must turn. And if you hit a vertical line, you must turn. And of course, down."
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I drew a line to try it out and explained it to them, and they seemed to understand it well.
"Oh, this is good!"
"The participants draw the lines, so we don't know which vertical line will eventually lead to where."
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Hiding the first line makes it more fair.
"Let's go with this!"
With unanimous approval, Jin immediately drew up an amidakuji lottery.
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There are five vertical lines. <
Jin draws four horizontal lines and folds the paper to hide them.
"Now, draw two lines for each of you.
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Then he asked everyone to add a line.
"Okay. Then, let me choose."
Jin agreed and chose the middle line out of the five.
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"Well, let's see what it hits."