Chapter 368

“Futon, eh . . ”

Jin soon realized that Elsa was talking about the futons made using magic-cotton .

“But won’t they have futons prepared already?”

“Mm . That’s true . But I can’t imagine them preparing one better than that . ”

The futon made with magic-cotton and covered by magic-silk—the quality of it is certified by Elsa .

“I see… Ah, but, what do I do if it doesn’t match the bed’s size?”

“Then you just also make the bed . ”

Elsa is quite sharp today . No, maybe Jin is a bit dull today .

“Got it, that sounds good . Thank you, Elsa . ”

After saying thanks to Elsa, Jin turned to face Hanna .

“Hanna, are your teeth okay? Do they not hurt?”

It seems he couldn’t focus because he was worried about about Hanna .

“No, vig vrather . Am phine . ”

I guess her p.r.o.nouncing it like that can’t be helped . After all, one of her bottom and top front teeth are out .

“That reminds me, Elsa, do you have any cavity?”

“Mm, no . ”

“Jin-sama, I had taught Elsa to properly clean her mouth since she was young . ”

Mine also added .

“Since that day, I have also been guiding the other kids in the village . For good or bad, maybe because they don’t have many food with sugar or maybe their teeth are strong, there aren’t any kids with cavity . ”

“I haven’t heard anyone getting a cavity in this village . ”

Martha also smiled, showing her teeth . All 32 of teeth were clean and all there .

“Hmm, there’s probably a reason behind it but…”

For now, Jin was relieved knowing that the chances of the kids getting cavity in Kaina village are low .

And so, he went into the main topic of making the futon .

“Can you tell how big are the general futons?”

Jin asked Mine .

“Yes, if a newly wed couple were to use it…”

Having stopped there once, Mine had this bitter expression . She probably remembered something of the past .

“About 2 . 2 meters tall and 2 . 2 meters wide, I’d say . It’s the same for mattress’ and quilts . ”

That’s close to being king size in modern Earth .

“Thanks… and sorry . ”

“What are you apologizing about?”

Mine said with a smile .

“Now then, about the processing of the cloth . ”

Jin had come to Hourai island with Elsa .

He thought he would teach her how to process cloth using this opportunity . He had Reiko line up the samples .

“As you can see, magic-silk has many different kinds depending on the weaving pattern and thread’s thickness . That’s what I want you to remember first . ”

In modern Earth terms–plain fabrics, twill fabric and satin weave . The weave and weft ratio is respectively 1:1, 1:2 (1 weft more for every weave) and 1:3 (2 weft more for every weave) .

It is the chiffon organdy tulle fine j.a.panese silk in terms of fabric variety .

“……”

Elsa was fascinated by the feel of that fabric .

“You listening?”

Jin called back Elsa to which she hurriedly nodded .

“First, we cut it according to the size . We will be using separation . What’s different between this and getting the required amount from ingot is instead of the weight or amount, you imagine the size of it . ”

“Mm . I understand . ”

“It will be better if you think you can’t get it just the size you imagine from the get go . If you deviate, it would be good if it’s bigger . It would be a bit more waste in terms of materials but it will be better than having one too small . ”

After explaining in detail, Jin decided to show her .

“’Separation’ . ”

He processed a medium thickness plain weave fabric . As it was extra-large, the weaved fabric was about 2 . 5 meters in width .

Thinking of the final size, he cut it at 2 meter 30 cm in length and width . And made 4 of those .

“You would normally sew them up together but if you use engineering magic ‘joint’…”

The threads joined cleanly and they were done in a moment .

“If I just add magic-cotton inside and join them from 4 sides…”

And with that, the futon was ready .

“In this size, the cotton padding might be a bit more so sewing up in a few places would be good as well . ”

Jin explained how that would stick the outer layer and inner layer making the insulation fall . And so he sewed a few areas together with magic-silk threads .

“How is it?”

“… . . Wonderful . So this is how futons were made . ”

Elsa was amazed seeing how the futon she was using currently was made .

“Now then, try practicing with these sc.r.a.ps of clothing . ”

He handed over about 20 cm worth of clothing and told her to practice separation and joint .

“’Joint’ . ‘Separation’ . ‘Joint’ . ‘Separation’ . ”

She joined them and separated them over a few times to grasp the feeling of it .

“… . It’s hard . ”

The threads did not properly join .

“Haha, it would be hard doing it all of a sudden . Take back that cloth and try practicing at home . ”

“Mm . I will do my best . ”

And next, Jin went on to manufacture the bed .

He decided on the design of the bed after recalling his time in Kurain kingdom—at Reinhart’s house and in the empress’ castle . It was generally a simple design .

Once the design is set, next up is the material . It might be a bit too much to cram for Elsa in a day but he decided to teach her how to process wood as well . There’s also Smith A for when she wants to review it .

The lumber is available in the lumber storehouse they made newly behind the laboratory . It is stored in a dry environment .

“From here, we take cypress, cedar, oak, maple, zelkova…”

Jin kept on naming them as he knew them in their j.a.panese names .

“I am thinking of using maple this time . ”

It’s delicate and is elastic and the texture is nice as well .

After having Reiko help carry them to the workshop, he immediately got to work .

Separation and joint is also main here . One other magic which comes to play here is shaving .

Elsa watched attentively .

Although the materials are big, the process itself is pretty simple and so he was able to finish one up quickly . It was quite big .

He finished it up by varnis.h.i.+ng it . He also set up anti-insect coating which is harmless to humans . He also used engineering magic here to apply it uniformly all over the bed .

“’Spread’ . ”

The magic made it spread uniformly . The image is also important here .

Finally, he used ‘finis.h.i.+ng’ to s.h.i.+ne up the surface .

Elsa watched over the process with respectful eyes .

“Jin-nii, before when we flew kites in Moft village, did you use the same magic to make the spool of thread?”

Elsa asked, recalling that memory . She didn’t see him make it .

“Ah, that happened, didn’t it?”

“…I want to catch up to you, even if it’s just a bit . ”

Elsa looked at Jin seriously, seeing which Jin remembered something .

“Elsa, do you really… want to be come a magi craftsmen… a magi engineer?”

“Yes, I want to . ”

Elsa answered immediately .

“I want to make many things like you do and be of use to the people . Magic is to bring people happiness . I think it’s not something to rule them . ”

That is probably the conclusion Elsa reached by herself .

“Alright, I understand . ”

Jin brought out 2 small magi crystal from the material shelf .

“’Transfer info’ level 3 . ”

He copied some of his knowledge to one of those .

“Elsa, you are able to use transfer info, right? There’s general science knowledge packed in this crystal . Read it . ”

He handed over the empty magi crystal and the knowledge packed magi crystal to Elsa . Elsa fixedly stared at the magi crystals on her hand .

You can’t fundamentally transfer info from human to human . That is because everyone’s mana pattern in different .

However, it is possible to read the info in a magi crystal by transferring it to another magi crystal .

“Jin-nii’s… . knowledge…”

“Yeah . But it’s just the elementary level stuff, alright?”

“Got it . I will try… . Transfer info . ”

A magi formula floated above the crystal and got sucked into the other crystal .

“That’s right . You were able to do it . You should be able to directly read that crystal now . ”

Jin got back his magi crystal from Elsa and erased it .

Elsa looked at the crystal at her hand attentively once again and activated transfer info .