The next night, they moved to the laboratory again. Jin looked around the room,
"This big laboratory is not efficient with just Reiko.
Jin says so, and Reiko says,
"When your mother was alive there were many maid golems, but after she passed away there was no need for them, so we stopped them."
"Oh, so you just need to reactivate them?"
"Yes. Would you like me to check?
Reiko then led Jin to a room in the basement.
Here it is.
"Wow. ......"
There were about 20 female golems lying around. Most of them had rotting or missing limbs.
"They are very damaged.
Unlike automata, golems deteriorate quickly when they are not in operation and do not have magic power circulating through their bodies.
"It would be faster to make a new one.
"Yes, I'm sorry for the mismanagement.
"Well, that's all right. Would you take out the undamaged one there for my reference?
Yes, I'll take care of it.
Reiko is five times stronger than a normal adult male. So she lifted the golem easily and carried it to the workshop.
"Thanks. I don't know why I don't have any muscles even if I work out.
Reiko said when Jin casually mentioned this,
"Don't you realize it, father?"
Reiko asked back with a curious look on her face.
"What?"
"Your father's body is mostly supplemented with magical elements, so it basically maintains its current state."
"Does that mean that no matter how hard I work out, I won't gain muscle?"
"Yes."
"Oh my God. ......"
Indeed, it makes sense if we consider it in light of our knowledge. In short, Jin's body is made of a mass of magical elements.
"Huh? Then why does he feel thirsty or hungry?
"His body functions are the same as before, so he needs water and nutrition as usual.
"Oh, I see. ......? What about body strengthening magic?
There are some engineering magic that strengthens the body. Sometimes power is needed to create large objects.
In your father's case, it doesn't make much sense.
"Of course."
Indeed, Jin had tried to use the body strengthening magic in the village of Kaina, but it had little effect on him, who was not a physical person in the true sense of the word, so he had assumed that it could not be used on him.
"It would be far more efficient to activate the magical power in the body than to strengthen the body with magical power.
This kind of idea was difficult for Jin, who was not yet accustomed to magic.
"I see...activation of the magical power in the body, huh? There was no such magic, was there?
Yes. But your mother has created a number of new engineering magic.
"I see. Well, we'll take our time. Let's start with this golem.
Jin returns his attention to the golem, trying to take care of the things in front of him first.
"Is it made of ...... brass?"
"Yes. Your mother said it was just right for working with.
Looking at the golem, which was rusted black and had some patches of greenish blue, Jin made a judgment without analyzing it.
"Well, brass. I think I'd rather have a white copper one."
"White copper? What kind is it?
Reiko asks a question in response to Jin's words. It is a natural question, since she was not able to transfer all of Jin's knowledge when she transferred it to Reiko.
"Shirodou is an alloy of copper and nickel. It is more corrosion resistant and softer than brass, so I think the movement will be more natural."
The 50-yen and 100-yen coins are white copper. (The new 500-yen coin is nickel brass.)
"Nickel? What does that mean?"
Reiko doesn't know this either. That means that the previous generation did not know either. Or, it may be a knowledge in Reiko's lost memory.
"Huh? I saw a warehouse full of them the other day, didn't I?"
Jin said and took Reiko to the underground warehouse.
"Is that nickel? That's the metal left over after the arsenic was separated.
"Arsenic is ...... scary."
Leave the arsenic behind and have the nickel piled up next to it. Of course, bring the copper with you.
"Mix 75% copper and 25% nickel.
The alloy is made by fusion. The red copper has changed to a silvery-white color.
Is this white copper? It is indeed white copper.
Brass is 60 or 70 percent copper and 40 or 30 percent zinc. That is how red copper becomes yellow brass, but with nickel, even 10 percent of the copper becomes white.
"Let's make a golem out of this."
The biggest difference between a golem and an automata is its structure. While automata have a skeleton and skin, if not as large as humans, the golem is basically made of material and a nucleus.
But Adriana Barbora Zetsi, the Magecraft Meister of the past, did not create such a simple golem.
You used magi crystals for the eyes as well, didn't you?
"Yes, your mother used to enjoy changing colors."
The color of the magi crystals changes according to the magical attribute they bear. When Jin had remade Reiko before, he was still unaware of it.
"Okay, how about red, blue, green, yellow, and purple?"
"That sounds good. I will get them as soon as possible.
Red is strong for fire, blue for water. Green is for wind and yellow for earth. And purple is lightning.
Jin builds five bodies of white copper, based on the original golem. The interior is hollow, with small ribs for reinforcement. Since Jin's design of the faces and other parts of the bodies is hopelessly inadequate, they are made to look exactly like the original golem. I will distinguish it by the color of its eyes and clothes.
Father, thank you for waiting. It took me a long time to find the right size for the eyes.
"I'm just getting a body for this one."
I put eyes on the five bronze golems. Of course, after the Magi Formula has been engraved into them.
"Okay, all that's left is the nucleus of the golem.
The golem moves with the magic power contained in the core according to the formula engraved in the core, but the Magecraft Meister, Adriana Barbora Zetsi, has also incorporated an ether converter and a mana driver, so that the golem can move semi-permanently. (Gon and Gen and Golem Horse also have these two things).
The nucleus is a milky-white magical crystal. It has all attributes. The rainbow-colored one used for Reiko is a high-level crystal of all attributes, and the milky-white one is a degraded version. The milky-white one is a degraded version, though one is worth enough to build a mansion with.
Other minor improvements are to be made. Since it was impossible to complete the project in one night in about three hours, I worked and played in the village of Kaina during the day and returned to the laboratory for about three hours at night to work on it. In this way, we spent several days building the maid golem.
On the evening of the fifth day.
"Now it's finished, isn't it?
Reiko said, and Jin said,
"No, not yet."
"What?"
"I don't feel comfortable seeing you without your clothes on."
Reiko raises her eyebrows when Hitoshi says that,
"Father, are you perhaps tired of me?"
Jin feels that Hannah's influence is making him more emotional.
"Why is that? ...... It's just a matter of appearance."
"I see, that's a relief."
Reiko runs to get the materials for the clothes, and Jin looks at her back and says,
"Don't be a yandere. ......"
Reiko is running to get the materials for the clothes, and as she looks behind her, Hitoshi says, "Don't be a yandere, . And a white brim (headdress), the symbol of a maid. Jin made one first, then Reiko made the same one, and soon enough for all five of them.
"Well, it's finally done."
"Thank you for your hard work, father."
"Okay, then.
The five maid golems rose to their feet.
"Nice to meet you, master."
The five maid golems bowed in unison.
"Okay, so your names are ......, Ruby, Aqua, Topaz, Perid, and Amez.
I name them according to the color of their eyes. That's acceptable for Jin.
"Reiko, I'm going home to bed, but you'll stay here a little while longer to teach and share the work with the girls.
"Yes, Father."
"Thank you, Miss."
The golems, unconditionally obedient to Jin's magical power, recognize Reiko, who feels the same wave of magical power, as a superior being.
At any rate, this relieves some of the labor shortage at the institute, and the maintenance of the rooms is underway.