Chapter 62

Well.

So.

“They told me to look around the palace in the meantime.”

I was kicked out.

“Oh yeah. how much?”

“He said he would call me back in two hours.”

Fortunately, the meal was somehow finished, but the emperor issued a congratulatory order to talk more with the child.

That’s right, the emperor must trust the child a hundred times more than me.

I would have to listen to Ai-nim’s review of her visit to Riden, and I would also need to confirm the truth of some cases.

“Where is the court mage?”

“There are two of you. Who are you looking for?”

“Derek Mage Deholt.”

“I will guide you to the front of the office.”

I walked along with the attendant.

It took 10 minutes without exaggeration.

I wonder if that would be possible in one building, but in any case, the enormous size of the imperial palace seems to be exercised just by walking.

[Derek Mage Deholt]

As if to show that it was the court mage’s office, the intaglio engraved nameplate was pure gold.

I knocked on the door without delay.

“Mage Derek, let’s go in.”

As for Derek, I don’t have very good feelings about it.

But what if there is no one else to talk about fairies carelessly?

Originally, it would have been the order to reveal one’s name before entering, but it was annoying, so I omitted it. You know my voice.

The door was open.

“Who are you?”

Inside a dark room.

But Derek went somewhere and a beautiful female voice came out.

Since ancient times, the minimum number of court mages was sixty. Derek is like that too.

Did you come at a bad time? No, not at that age. Even in broad daylight… … ?

“Mage Derek has been away for a while.”

A woman appeared with the curtains lifted.

More than a gown that exudes a modern feel, which is rare here, more than an intelligent and cold impression.

His eyes were drawn to his black hair, which was neatly tied back.

In this world view, only one family, Aindar Locke, has a unique color.

“Please go back… … .”

Neil Aindarroch.

“… … yo. this?”

We looked into each other’s eyes for a moment. I had to look up because he was taller than me, probably because he was wearing shoes.

‘I heard that he is in the imperial family as a technical advisor.’

Was he, after all, under Derek’s command?

I’m seeing you for the first time what should i call him I was worried for a moment. I didn’t want to face you because I was uncomfortable with the name.

I don’t know. Personality will do anything.

“sister?”

Anyway, this is the first time Nael has ever encountered Rocktrin.

Coltman’s sister left the North before Rockstrin was born, and Rockstrin, who has never stepped out of the territory, cannot meet Naiel.

Rather than being awkward, wouldn’t it be better to be friendly from the start?

“Rockstrin… … ?”

“I only heard about it, but I didn’t know that your sister could be this pretty.”

Praise makes even whales dance. When I smiled brightly, Neil’s gaze lost its way and wandered.

Oh, I can’t help but laugh

Sadly, even the family can’t be relieved with this face.

“Uh, oh, then… … . Would you like to come in and have some tea? Although the mage isn’t there.”

“may I?”

“I’ll clean up for a while.”

less so thud! Charleuk!

There was the sound of something moving violently inside the curtains.

The sound of heavy pieces of metal hitting and scraping here and there. It was by no means a sound that could have been heard somewhere in the noble imperial palace.

“come in.”

Nael guided me by brushing off his hand clad in a frayed leather glove.

The water boils, the steam leaks out, and the cogs turn. It looked more like a laboratory than an office.

A corner of the room was filled with what seemed to be parts of various mechanical devices.

“Is the office of a court mage originally like this… … ?”

“No, it’s only here. Half of it is because of me.”

[Magic Society 2nd Library, Faculty of Magical Engineering]

[Senior Researcher Derek Mage Deholt]

I found a nameplate placed elongated between unknown tools and books.

I vaguely thought that there would be a place to study this kind of magic tool, but I didn’t expect it to be this close.

“Oh, thank you.”

I took the tea that Neil offered me and drank it. It was fun to look around because there were strange things scattered all over the place.

“Is this it? A speaker in Summer Turge.”

“right.”

“It is converted into a magical power signal through the diaphragm, and the transmitted magical power vibrates the diaphragm on this side again… … . Oh, is this a refrigerator?”

“You know me well?”

In addition, the refrigerator used in the freezer, the engine used in the horse-drawn car, and the luminous body used as a street light, etc.

The inside of things I could see often was clearly revealed, and even though I didn’t fully understand it, I felt like my curiosity was being solved.

Looking at the refrigerator, the principle seems to be similar to that of modern times.

“That’s amazing, sister.”

“Something is different from what I thought.”

“yes? What?”

“Yes, you.”

Contrary to the scary first impression, Nael said with a subtle smile on his lips.

“Coltman, I thought you would be very arrogant to think of him as his son.”

“No way.”

“I’m not good at magic, and I live like this covered in dust. Everyone doesn’t say anything because they’re looking at Maisie Derek, but the handling here isn’t very good either.”

“What do humans who have never dipped their hands in water in their lives know?”

The trend of treating technology and artisans with contempt is also present here.

Talent is innate and passed down from generation to generation, so magic is noblest.

Nobles consider it disrespectful for metal to interfere with such high-class magic.

“Since the horse-drawn carriages look cool, you and I both bought one and rode them.”

“Ahaha, that’s right.”

“And more than that.”

I put down the magic tool I was fiddling with and looked back at Nael and said.

“My sister is one of the few family members to me… … I guess.”

Black hair, black eyes.

I was about to speak without thinking, but my head suddenly dropped. My voice trembled involuntarily. It wasn’t acting.

family.

His tongue was as stiff as if it had just uttered two words. I’m glad Neil is older than me.

Anyway, Rocktrin is like that.

He lost his mother early, had no siblings, and was raised by his blunt father, Coltman.

“Whew.”

Nael removed his dusty gloves and approached slowly.

I wanted to stroke your hair too.

“You grew up well.”

Neil’s arms pulled the back of his head. Without even a chance to resist, I fell into Neil’s arms.

“I don’t like kids very much. that’s interesting. Was the face the problem?”

“I am not a child.”

“How are you? I bet your father never hugged you like this.”

“yes.”

“… … What are you crying?”

Even though I know it’s embarrassing and unsightly.

It’s not too sad in my head.

We don’t even have a few years apart, and we don’t look alike at all. I cry in the arms of someone I met for the first time today.

don’t even worry But why won’t this stop?

Neil looked flustered but silently stroked my hair for a while.

“Are you feeling better?”

“I think so.”

“Um, I need to change. Why does a boy have so many tears?”

Neil smiled innocently and tugged at the wet clothes on his chest.

Did you squeeze that much? Embarrassed, I turned my head away.

“I met you for the first time today, and you have already offended me. I’m sorry if you felt bad.”

“No, no! Not really. Wait a minute.”

There was a separate space in the office, and it seemed that Neil even took care of his lodging and meals here.

“I only have work clothes.”

It was a leather suit that looked like armor at first glance, with many scratches and frayed parts.

Nael held a hair tie in his mouth and tied up his hair that had been loosened from changing clothes.

“It’s a bit embarrassing to be staring at you like that, brother?”

“I want it to fit well.”

“It doesn’t sound like a compliment to a woman, but thank you anyway. It’s also time to work. Would you like to take a look?”

“Is that okay?”

“Since I heard what you said earlier, I think I know it well. come here.”

Neil immediately picked up the tool and sat down on the crippled chair. And right away, he picks up a mechanical device the size of his palm that was placed in front of him, which was surprisingly not unfamiliar.

There is one thing that may be being produced at this time.

“A telecommunications device?”

“What, how did you know?”

“It looks similar to the speaker I saw earlier, but the amplification part is gone and the diaphragm is a little bigger. I wonder if that’s what it’s for.”

“I know that just by looking at this… … ?”

Neil said “Wow” and couldn’t close his gaping mouth.

“They say they are good at magic, so not everyone is called a genius.”

“It’s just a good eye.”

“It makes me jealous. But I have some problems. I haven’t finished it yet.”

“What problem?”

Ultra-long-distance telecommunication devices were developed around this time and will be distributed everywhere next year. To this end, transmission towers are built throughout the empire, and related events occur.

I remember that there was no problem with the well-finished Madogura process.

“Too much magic is lost in the transmission process. Raising the height of the transmission tower will solve the problem, but if you want to increase it above this level, you will need to reinforce the material or change the shape, and it’s a budget issue… … .”

Neil, who continued with a serious expression, stopped talking.

“You can’t understand me even if I say this?”

“If the record vibrating from the transmitter is raised by [Pung Bullet], the magic stone in the transmission tower inhales it, and sends it to the next transmission tower one after another, right?”

“… … Exactly. Have you ever heard of Meiji? No one but Meiji and I know that they’re going to build a transmission tower.”

“no. I am hearing it for the first time.”

“Ugh, yes. Whoa.”

With a complicated expression on his face, Neil let out a deep sigh. I picked up the receiver again, but couldn’t seem to come up with a solution.

There’s probably no problem if you leave it as it is. It’ll just end up costing more money. Court wizard Derek is not without money.

But for me now, I have an idea that’s obviously brilliant and that’s fully applicable here.

“Sister, didn’t you systematically study magic?”

“Just to the extent that it helps in life. I couldn’t learn from books because my mother hated it. It’s only two stars.”

“Could you also use [Wind Curtain]?”

The family’s magical talents also have a certain degree of contact with their attributes. Rongrut is fire, and Aindarok is wind.

Naiel Aindarok is likely to specialize in the wind attribute.

“You know how to write.”

“Did you hear that I have a new theory written?”

“Only rumors.”

“this.”

I cast 「Wind Curtain」 which applied Imagination Theory. To make it easier to see the principle, the speed is deliberately slow.

“Can you follow me?”

“Compose a small form, and a simple magical power later? Is that okay?”

“As you just saw. All you have to do is “Will Le Lipe” for the chant.”

“Will it be… … . 「Will Le Lipe」”

Whiik!

Neil, who narrowed his forehead, slowly raised his mana.

The flow of magical power was slightly twisted because it was an unfamiliar method, but soon the [Wind Curtain] unfolded in the same way.

If you show it, you can follow it.

This is the greatest strength of the imagination theory.

“Is it okay?”

“… … It works.”

Nael repeated this several times as if he was surprised by himself even after doing it. The flow of magical power gradually stabilized.

It’s just that the star is lacking, Aindarlock is Aindarlock. Even just me

In the first place, Roxtrin was a dull person who barely used 3-star magic.

“How about throwing the compressed record into a fighter, and using the mana from the transmission tower? You won’t have to increase the altitude, and you can widen the distance between the transmission towers.”

“… … I was just going to say that.”

“Excuse me.”

“Nope.”

Empty!

The [Wind Curtain] faded, and Nael tossed the receiver he was holding into a box piled with junk.

“I will have to make a new one.”

“Then are all the things inside me a failure?”

“right. Out of 100 failures, one succeeds. Without Mage Derek, none of this would have been possible.”

I thought the mountain was made up of garbage or bulky materials, but it was a by-product of painstaking effort.

“Great.”

“To be great. To me you… … No, it doesn’t make any sense. okay.”

Neil smiled and stroked my hair again. It feels good.

“Is your younger brother still in first grade?”

“Yes.”

“Ugh. Shall we go to Somerset?”

“yes?”

“They say they’re going to create a new technical department, so they’ll invite you as an advisor. Actually, I had no intention of going. He said he gave a lot of support… … .”

From the second semester, there will be a technical department in Summer Turge.

However, the advisor is one of the original professors, and the knowledge of magical engineering is poor, so all events related to it are led by students who have entered the technical department.

Getting close to him was one of the essential tasks in order to use the magic tools that were to come.

“I was embarrassed to run into you. I knew you hated people like me.”

“no. Not at all.”

“Yeah, looks like it. With such a pleasant-looking face, I can’t help but know. Whoops.”

“yes? ah.”

I kept stroking my hair, so I quietly closed my eyes, but I don’t know what his expression was.

“Phehe. I thought it was a puppy.”

“I’m ashamed.”

“Can I hug you again?”

“no.”

“If you say it with such a sad face, do you want to just hug me?”

I sighed and shook my head.

“Because I feel like I’m going to keep acting childishly at my sister… … . No, it’s not that I hate it at all. Only occasionally?”

“It’s a cute subject, but it’s mature. But this is my heart.”

“Kek.”

Nael grabbed me by the back of my head and hugged me even tighter than before.

Surrounded by warm and cozy warmth, memories that I do not know when I forgot came to mind.

“Your brother is doing well.”

“Maybe?”

“yes.”

I couldn’t even push it.

Damn it, it’s weak guts.

Because the will is level 4.

“You will do well in the future.”

It was a voice whispering in my ear.

“… … yes.”

certainly.

There was someone I wanted to see.

Now the face is blurred.

Only the voice remained faint.

“I will.”

Again, I shed a lot of tears.