"This is my workshop. It\'s small."

Bina led us to her workshop. It was located on the outskirts of the town of Vreeland. According to Bina,

"In the city?　Only rich people and aristocrats live there. The common people are all outside the city walls.

She said. Jin senses political corruption here as well, but he decides not to think about it, as it has nothing to do with him.

Bina\'s workshop is about 10 tatami mats in size. This is normal for a private workshop. However, there were few tools and utensils in the workshop.

"What about my younger brother and sister?

Jin was concerned about his younger brother and sister who were sick.

"They live behind here. Don\'t worry about them.

"I don\'t think so. Just let me see how they are.

Bina tells him to be persistent,

"Do you know what\'s wrong with him?"

"I know what\'s common sense."

"Oh, really?　Well, let\'s get you checked out just to be sure.

So we went to the house behind the workshop. The house was more like a shack.

I spent all my money on the workshop.

Bina was a little embarrassed.

Nana, Lardo, how are you feeling?

Beena enters the house, opens the door to the room where they are lying down, and calls out to her younger siblings.

"You\'re up early today, little sister.

Her younger sister Nana, about 12 years old, has the same red hair as Bina.

"Yeah, I\'m fine. Same as usual."

That was answered by her younger brother, Lardo. He is also about 12 years old. Brown hair.

"Who\'s that?"

Nana asked when she noticed Jin behind Bina. Jin introduced himself.

I am Jin. I\'m an acquaintance of Bina\'s and I\'m helping her at the workshop.

Lardo then said,

"Is that so?　I heard that your teacher is a famous magecraftsman. That\'s why you\'re a great magecraftsman too!"

He said proudly,

"Yes, that\'s right. I can learn a lot from you.

When Jin said this, Reiko\'s face outside the room seemed to twitch.

* * * * *

Jin returned to the workshop from his house.

"So?　Do you know what\'s wrong with them?"

From the way they looked lazy and the bleeding gums, Jin guessed it might be scurvy, but he wasn\'t sure,

"Well, I have an idea, but I\'m not sure.

He replied, "Well, I have an idea, but I\'m not sure.

"Yes, I knew it. I wasn\'t expecting that one.

With that, Bina went to heat up some soup for her siblings\' lunch.

Jin took this opportunity to give instructions to Reiko.

Reiko, hurry back to the laboratory and find the Magi Stone. And bring me lots of those peach-like fruits.

"But then your father will be alone..."

Reiko worries..,

"Don\'t worry. I don\'t think there\'s any danger here.

"Yes, I understand. I\'ll be there as soon as I can. Please do not do anything dangerous.

With these words Reiko disappeared like the wind. Then Bina came back.

"Are you alone?　Where is Reiko?

"Yes, I asked Reiko to take care of something. She\'ll be back soon. Anyway, let\'s get started."

"Hmm?　Well, that\'s okay. Then hang it up there."

The two sit down in chairs across a thick wooden workbench.

"Well, what should we start with?　I\'ll leave it to Bina.

Jin said,

"Well, can you take a look at this?"

Bina has placed a lamp on her workbench. It is a common lamp, like the ones used in every house.

"A magic lamp, huh?

"That\'s the first thing they teach you how to make at your teacher\'s place. That means it\'s basic, right?　I want you to take a look at it.

"Okay."

Jin holds it in his hand and looks at it. The magic power of the Magi Stone is converted into light using the Magi Formula, which is engraved on the Magi Plate. Basically, the Magi Stone can be of any attribute.

"Well, the housing is not well made. The conversion efficiency is poor because of the messiness of the magic formula.

"You said earlier that the Magi Formula is sloppy. Then show us your example.

Jin thought that if he showed them his skills here, they would listen to him more honestly in the future.

"How do I replace the plate that writes the Magi Formula? ......Yes, that\'s fine."

The plate is a catalyst, so to speak, that activates magic when it comes into contact with the Magi Stone. Jin engraves the Magi Formula on it.

"Magick absorption, magick storage, magick stabilization, magick conversion, magick activation..."

"Wait a minute! <?　I didn\'t learn that.

Jin finished engraving the formula on the plate and showed it to Bina,

"The magic power of the Magi Stone is not pure, so it fluctuates a lot. Therefore, if it is converted into light immediately after it is sucked, it will flicker.

Bina seemed to have had a thought about Jin\'s explanation,

"Oh, yes, lights do flicker, don\'t they? Is that why?"

"Yes. Try to replace this plate with a magic board and make it shine.

Bina then sets the plate on which Jin had carved and activates the lamp.

"Turn it on.

The lamp lights up brightly. Bina watched it for a while,

Turn off the lamp.

She turned off the lamp and turned to Jin,

"Sure, there is no flickering and the light seems to be brighter. You weren\'t just talking."

Chuckling, Jin then continued,

"If you want to sell it, you should make the housing a little more elaborate as well. If it\'s made by a famous magecraftsman, but if it\'s an unknown newcomer, it should be something that attracts people\'s attention.

"I see. ......"

Now he was ready to listen to me. Jin took this opportunity to say,

"It\'s the same with other things. It looks like you made it on the spur of the moment, but if you were a famous magecraftsman, customers would come and buy it, but if you weren\'t, you\'d have to think about what your customers want first and then make it.

"That\'s true. ....... You, Jin, are amazing."

It wasn\'t exactly business savvy, but it was new to Bina. She began to think seriously. Then she took out another magic tool and showed it to Jin.

"So, this is a magic tool for generating wards.

"Yes."

Jin was examining it in his hand, but suddenly his hand stops and he frowns.

"......"

What is it?

What is this for?

"It\'s for setting up wards.

"I know what it is. What are you warding against, what are you warding against?

"What?"

Beena is unable to answer Jin\'s question.

"Oh... ....... I knew you made it without thinking. You haven\'t even tried it, have you?

"Yes, yes. It\'s the newest one."

To Bina\'s reply, Jin took out a magic board (plate) from the warding device in his hand,

"This is the formula here, but with this, the warding it generates prevents many things, doesn\'t it?"

"Yes, it does. Blow, water, fire, thunder, wind.

Then Jin said,

"That\'s it. Listen, it is indeed amazing that the warding can protect us from so many things. But if we use this Magi Stone, we can\'t put up a big enough ward, can we?"

"Well, yes. It will be used like a luggage.

"That\'s where the problem comes in. Once the warding is created, it can\'t be released until the Magi Stone\'s magic power runs out.

"Really?　Really, I hadn\'t noticed that. ......"

Jin\'s point still continues.