Chapter 9Now September with a lingering summer heat, Roland arrived.When Roland and Eric saw the stove,
ă⊠I canât even be surprised anymoreă
ăIâd believe it if Jin-san said he was the Head Magic Engineer of the capitală
such mutters leaked from their mouth. Jin had them do an underwriting agreement for the manufacturing method of the stove as well as the magic stones. This way Kaina Village had a way to acquire foreign currency not just from flour.
ăIs this all?ă
In addition, Jin still had something more to say, and focusing his tired eyes,
ăNo, your horse-drawn wagon or in particular, your wagon, could I perhaps see it?ă
saying that, Roland gave a puzzled look.
ăMy wagon? What is it this time?ă
And of course he would questioned it.
ăI was thinking about how to have your wagon move more quicklyă
and when Jin expressed his thoughts,
ăWell if I reduced the load it would be able to move quickly, but by reducing the goods I transport, I wonât make a profită
so Roland said. But that wasnât what Jin had meant to do.
ăNo, no, not that kind of thing, I meant remodeling the wheel so it could turn fasteră
was what he explained. The two knew intuitively that there was something to discuss, and Jin took the two to Marthaâs house.
ăEh? Onii-chan and the Oji-chan from the shop, what is it?ă
Martha wasnât home and Hanna was watching the house, Jin thought it was a good time,
ăYeah, Iâd like to show your bicycle trailer for a bită
he told Hanna.
ăMy bicycle trailer? Okay, thatâs fine. Iâll bring it out now!ă
saying that, Hanna headed to the shed and immediately returned with the bicycle trailer. Pulling it with one hand while running. Seeing that kind of thing, Roland and Eric were surprised.
ăTh-this scene is somehow amazingâŠă
ăYeah⊠that little girl is strongă
The face of the two had stiffened a little while Jin began to laugh,
ăNow now, pull yourself together for a bit and observeă
saying that, he passed them Hannaâs bicycle trailer.
ăHnâŠ..? What is this, this lightness!?ă
The difference was immediately noticed. He explained what effects the bearings had. Also, he raised and spun the wheel, and seeing that it continued to turn for a long time,
ăI see⊠I now understood what Jin-san meant. So did you want to equip our wagon with this?ă
ăYes. How about it?ă
ăBy all means please do soă
So he immediately moves things to the wagon and switched the wheels, axles, and bearings. He also attached a rubber tyre.
ăUmm, Jin-san, what is that you attached to the wheel?ă
ăOh, this is a rubber tyreă
ăRubber tyre?ă
ăWell, try testing it oută
So Roland and Eric got on the wagon and Jin pulled it to show them. The effects of the ball bearings were wonderful, Jin could pull it comfortably without much strength. Once again, they were amazed with the improvement of riding with rubber tyres.
ăOnii-chan, let me do ită
she said, seeing that it looked fun, so he swapped with Hanna,
ăI am⊠STRONG!!!ă
saying those words, the two riding the wagon were engrossed.
ăA, ahahahahahahaâŠă
The two, Roland and Eric were completely engrossed. Well the bearings were definitely effective.
With the display of the improved ride from the bearing and rubber tyre, they were able to understand.
ăJeez, Jin-san, your remodeling is amazing. Do you really not want money for it?ă
ăYes, but in exchange, I would like you to increase the frequency of your visits to this villageă
Hearing that, Roland took on the face of a merchant,
ăI see, so this is for an early investmentă
He was able to correctly understand Jinâs intent
.
ăYes, wellâŠă
ăIf the performance is convincing, the stove will sell, and the magic stones would need to be purchased. I understand, suddenly coming once a month would be impossible, but if I put in the effort I can come twice every three months.ă
So it was decided and having fulfilled his original objective, Jin was relieved. However this time from Roland,
ăBy the way Jin-san, that round thing the kids are playing with, by chance is thatâŠ?ă
Jin looked to where he pointed. There he saw children throwing a dodge ball.
ăYes, thatâs right. Itâs called a ball, itâs made from the same material as the tyreă
ăHmm, could you also sell that?ă
ăOh, yes, I donât mindă
Because of the ăTea Treeă in the forest, he now knew where to look for a lot of resin to collect.
Thatâs why the rubber ball will also be sold. The manufacturing method is difficult this time so itâs only the finished product, the rubber ball. For now he made 50 each of baseballs, handballs, and dodge balls.
Upon finishing the negotiations, Eric began to grow restless. Jin could somehow guess the reason,
ăGoing to Erume River is refreshing, letâs go togetheră
He invited Eric. Unable to turn it down, Eric and Jin headed to the river, and upon reaching the river, a joyful look coloured his face.
That was because in Erume River, the swimsuit figure of Barbara was floating with a swim ring.
ăJ-Jin-san, what is that thing sheâs holding onto?ă
ăOh, thatâs a swim ring, it allows people who canât swim to be able to floată
Whether she heard the conversation of the two or not, Barbara found Eric and waved her hand. Eric had a face that wanted to immediately enter the water, but he didnât have a swimsuit. So Jin,
ăEric, if you want to swim, thereâs a shed over there, are you going to get changed?ă
saying that, Jin passed over a new swimsuit he secretly brought. He had prepared it because he thought it would become like this.
ăTh- thank you very much!ă
So Eric snatched it and dashed to the shed to change.
Eric and Barbara swam for the rest of the day like that. Eric did not help with arranging the goods and Barbara ignored her chores and instead they played. The two that got along well were scolded.