He says he will give me a discount because I buy in bulk.
"Thank you very much. So, where is the stuff?
"Yes, the actual goods are in a warehouse in the suburbs. When can I pick it up?
Today.
Jude Ida was momentarily startled by the answer, but quickly regained her composure.
"Well, as expected of you, Mr. Magecraft Meister!
Jin asked Reiko to pay the money he had prepared.
"Reiko, please pay the bill."
"Yes, Father."
Reiko takes out 30 gold coins from her apron pocket, each worth 10,000 Tall.
"Yes, sure."
Jude Ida counted them and signed the receipt.
"Well, I'd like to hand them over to ....... Can you give me a few minutes of your time?"
Jude Ida asked Jin with a bow.
"Yes, that would be fine."
Since every minute counted, Jin could be a little flexible.
Thank you very much. Then, would you like to have lunch with us?"
That's what happened.
I'll be right back.
"Would you like to have lunch with me?"
Jude Ida said, "I don't know if it's good for your taste," but it was quite a delicious meal.
Shoro imperial style barley porridge. It was more of a rice porridge than a rice porridge because it was made with miso paste, but the soup stock was well made, and the taste was very rich.
Grilled river fish. The salt used seemed to be rock salt, which had a different flavor from the salt Jin usually eats in Horai Island.
The best part was the cactus salad. The slimy texture of the cactus salad was like that of mekabu (turnip), Jin thought.
"It's quite delicious. What kind of cactus is this?
Jin could not help but ask, since it was the first time he had eaten it.
"This is made from a cactus called , which is native to Mitsuho," he answered.
The receptionist, who was serving us, answered.
"It must be difficult to remove the thorns.
Jin had pricked his finger several times with a prick from a cactus in his neighbor's garden.
The prickles on the prickly pear cactus are long and short, and the long prickles stand out, but the short ones are not so conspicuous, so he often accidentally pricked himself.
I don't know if the cactus in Ars is the same kind of cactus, but as long as it is a cactus, it must have spines, Jin thought.
"Yes, it's a big problem. So I have a golem do it for me.
"Oh, I see."
The golem's metal hands would not be pierced by the cactus spines. Jin was convinced.
While drinking green tea after lunch, Jude told Jin a little about the old days.
"I've heard from the old people that my hometown and other areas in this region have been taken care of by my predecessors," he said.
The deep well pumps, the discovery of mineral deposits, and now the industrialization of the were all the work of the old Jin.
"What is your hometown, Ida-san, ......?"
"It's a town called Magillutz. It used to be a village. It is said to have developed after ...... our ancestors found a copper deposit."
"I didn't know that."
Since that time, the inhabitants of Maggiroots have been grateful to the second generation of magical engineers, the MagiCraft Meister.
I am honored to meet his successor, Master Jin.
Thank you very much. By the way, where do you grow this cactus?
Jin was amused to be told so much about his past, so he decided to change the subject.