Magi Craft Meister Chapter 391

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at 17th of February 2020 05:37:36 AM

Chapter 391

The Sea is Vast

“Father, the arrangements for lunch is done . ”

Reiko informed the group while they were relaxing on the beach, looking at the sea .

It was a few minutes past 1 PM . That is after taking the time difference between Kaina village and Hourai island into consideration .

 

Sheets were laid out on the beach for them to sit, with the baskets just beside them . Even a tarp was set up .

A tarp is a cloth used to block the sunlight . It’s usually set up using simple props and the tension of a rope .

It was already June and, as Hourai island was located in the Northern Tropic, the sun was blazing down on them from above .

“Ooh, now this is comfortable . ”

As the tarp can block off sunlight very well, it was refreshing underneath it . Sun shades are quite important here as the temperature is higher near the coast .

“Everyone, there are many different items so please feel free to choose whatever you like . ”

Reiko said, opening the lid of the basket .

“Oohh…”

Sandwiches, smoked meat, boiled egg, pelshika and citran, each of these were put into different baskets .

And inside the last one was…

“Onigiri?”

Onigiri, seasoned with salt and wrapped with edible seaweed .

“Jin, what’s this?”

Reinhart asked with a curious expression, looking at it .

“Ahh, that’s called ‘Onigiri’ . It’s made with cooked rice and wrapped with ‘laver’, a kind of seaweed . ”

 

Saying that, Jin was the first to take a bite into the onigiri . Reiko, who had been observing from the side, poured him tea from the thermos flask .

One bite . These onigiri which are seasoned with Hourai island’s seaweed salt are tasty by themselves .

“Hmm, tasty!”

Saki was the second to try it after seeing Jin happily stuff his cheek with onigiri . She took a bite and said,

“Oh–this really is tasty . It’s simple but has a profound flavor . ”

Hearing that, Elsa, Reinhardt and Belche also tried it .

It’s black on the outside because of the seaweed but pure white on the inside .

“Jin-nii, this is tasty . The scent is also nice . ”

“Ohh, it truly is! This is… awn… no, rice!”

“Jin-sama, unlike its appearance, the texture and taste is quite something . ”

It seemed the 3 of them truly liked it . Jin was happy that they liked the taste of seaweed .

“Thank you . It’s the taste of my homeland… Reiko, it was Laojun who did this, right?”

Jin asked with a grin . Laojun’s surprises are somewhat bittersweet since they remind him of his homeland .

“Yes, father . ”

“I see, as I thought . It’s delicious . ”

Jin gulped down his fourth piece .

“These are also delicious . ”

Belche said while having a sandwich .

“These boiled eggs are so good, even though it’s just normal boiled eggs with salt . This salt is not our usual salt, is it?”

Reinhardt tried out the boiled egg and was surprised by its good flavor .

“Which one, which one? ……Hmm, Jin, this isn’t some normal salt, is it?”

Saki also supported Reinhardts claims . They are quite sharp .

 

 “Yeah . That’s seaweed salt and can be harvested around this area . ”

Jin answered, pointing at the Tatsumi bay .

“You make it by burning the seaweed gathered from here, then dissolving the ashes in water and desiccating the clear top layer of the liquid . ”

“Hmmm, if you do that, does that mean there’s something mixed in here that’s in the seaweed?”

“Exactly . It’s salt with the umami that’s in the seaweed . ”

Although the taste gets dull if it’s used inappropriately, it seems it goes quite well with boiled eggs .

“By the way, the salt used on the smoked meat is also harvested from this sea . ”

“It’s such a clean sea, after all . ”

As Saki said so while looking at the sea, Aqua suddenly emerged from it . Number 33 .

“Uwaah!”

Saki was so surprised that she toppled over on the sheet . The others were also considerably surprised but not as much as her .

“That’s Aqua, a golem maid . It’s in charge of ocean development . It seems it has just harvested some laver . ”

 

As Aqua had just suddenly appeared with the laver that they had all been having, all of them unanimously looked at Aqua 33’s hand .

It was holding a large amount of dried laver .

“That’s seaweed?”

“It actually is sea weed, huh?”

“How do you process that to make it edible?”

As expected, it was Saki who came asking the recipe . Jin answered her question .

“After cleaning and drying off the clean sea water, it’s minced and put back into normal water . Afterwards, it’s filtered with a wooden flask and drainboard before drying again . ”

It was quite an abridged explanation but Saki was able to somewhat understand the process .

“I see . So, basically, after slicing them up into small bits, you flatten them out and dry them, right? Interesting . ”

 It was at this moment that Jin had decided to discuss paper making with Saki later on .

After lunch, when they were having fruits, Hydro 2 and 3 returned from outside .

Reinhardt had ridden them before once during the turmoil caused by the Unifiers but Belche and Saki were seeing them for the first time .

“J-Jin-sama, what is that ship?! It’s moving without an oar or a paddle!”

As expected, Belche was surprised seeing the Hydro’s propulsion system, as she was somewhat knowledgeable about ships .

“It’s called the Magi Water Jet, it moves forward by gushing out the sea water . ”

He explained it quite simply but Belche was unable to comprehend it .

“Marine 2, 3, are you done with today’s patrol?”

They answered in the affirmative to Jin’s question .

“Yes, my lord . ”

In reality, it was Laojun who skillfully handled the scheduling without even letting the Marines know .

In the first place, it was weird for them to return here, at the sandy beach, even though the bridge is just some distance away .

Of course, Jin too noticed this but didn’t say it out loud .

“If so, would you give us a little ride?”

“Yes, anywhere, anytime, as long as it’s your order, my lord . ”

The Hydros were 4-seated . As the Marines were handling the ship, Jin, Elsa, Saki and Reiko (Reiko could fit since she was small) boarded Hydro 2 . And Reinhardt, Belche and Neon got on Hydro 3 .

 

Unfortunately, Aal, Edgar and Noir had to stay back this time .

“Alright, let’s go . ”

“Understood . ”

And like that, Hydro 2 and 3 started moving .

“O-o-ohh, this is–!” 

Saki was amazed by the acceleration .

“Kyaa! What is this?! This speed?!”

Belche was also astonished .

“Hmmm, this really is amazing!”

Even Reinhardt, who had ridden it once, couldn’t hide his surprise .

“I would also like to try building one but I should start with a paddle steamer…”

Reinhardt was well aware of his abilities .

Hydro 2 and 3 were moving at about 50 kmph .

“Jin-nii, this is really fast . Amazing . ”

Elsa said, feeling refreshed with the sea breeze .

The ebb and flow difference in the seas of this world is small since the moon is small .

Moreover, as occurrences of typhoons are comparatively low, the seas here are also gentle .

 

And today as well, the movement of the waves were gentle . Catamaran-styled Hydro displayed impressive stability with speed .

“Jin, this feels really good! This ship is amazing! I know that’s all I have been saying but I just can’t help it!”

Saki half-shouted, being somewhat excited . Hydro 2 and 3 rode through the never-ending, vast, blue ocean, leaving a white trail of foam .

After about an hour of riding fast on the sea, they returned back to Tatsumi bay .

“Welcome back . ”

Edgar, who was in charge of the luggage, had come over to the foreshore to welcome them . As for Aal, he was making seaweed salt with Aqua 33 . And Noir had taken a fixed stance as if to protect the luggage .

Jin felt this to be interesting, as their personality could be seen from their roles .

As they drank the cooled pelshika drink, their dried up throats moistened and they felt refreshed, even under the hot sun .

After having the rest of the fruits, the group got back on the automobile and headed back to Jin’s research lab .