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Chapter 54: Cold and Warm Blower

The next morning, after I finished my daily routine of watering the herb garden with my sister Rosalia, I wrote a letter. I wrote a letter to Miss Fabienne and Edward.

“Would you like to have a tea party at the Margrave Heine house next time?” The letter also contained the following words: “You can bring your friends along with you.”

If this works out, I’ll even make some new friends!　I’m going to use the two of you to make a lot of friends like a sack of potatoes. The more friends I make in the Margrave Heine Territory, the more they will surely help me in the future when I become independent.

I can’t take over the territory, so I have to develop the strength to survive on my own. I have decided to live as a magician, but I still have to earn money by selling magic potions.

After writing the letter, it’s time to inspect the Knights. There might be a problem with the simple shower room we set up yesterday. As the creator, I can’t leave that to chance.

Rosalia is studying with a tutor this morning. This made it difficult for her to leave the mansion. Needless to say, Rosalia began to say, “I’m going with you.”

I managed to get her to agree to stay by saying, “I’ll teach you how to make magic tools in the afternoon, so study hard in the morning,” but it’s going to be tough if this keeps up. I’ll ask the teacher if they can adjust Rosalia’s study time to the same time as mine.

I know it will be a burden on the teacher, but if it will motivate Rosalia, she will do something about it.

When I went to the knight’s training grounds, I was immediately greeted by a voice.

“Good morning, Julius-sama.”

“Good morning. How is the shower room?”

“Yes, everything is fine. Everyone is happy to use it. The soap seems to have hardened a bit. The mages suggested that we dry it with magic. ……”

You want soap that fast? Then I should have taught you how to make it earlier.

“I’ll allow it. But only on the condition that it must be done in such a way that it doesn’t interfere with your training, that it doesn’t strain your body.”

“Ha!　Thank you!　I’ll be sure to let them know that.”

The knight replied with a smile. Yeah, yeah, that’s a good answer. It would be a shame if the soap made you neglect your primary mission.

After that, I inspected the shower stand, inspected the construction site that was being done at a rapid pace, and added a word of advice, “Don’t overdo it.”

Because the building was pretty much finished yesterday. Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?　I think so, don’t you?

In the afternoon, I started working on the magic tools. I promised Rosalia that I would. The place was a sunny salon. The warm sunlight comes in here, and the temperature is just right.

I checked the blueprint I drew last night and completed it, making corrections as I went. Once I had enough for my own use, I plan to sell the blueprints to the usual magic tools store, so I need to make sure that everyone can see them.

While I was working on the plans, Rosalia was working on the outer part of the “lamp magic tool”. It is a process of forming a shape by hitting a steel plate with a hammer. It is a simple but important task. If you can’t do this, you can’t make a magic tool. This time, it was the simplest type, a square box shape.

“Brother, it’s done!”

“Yes, you did very well. Now we just need to set the magic circle we made yesterday in this box. ……”

Put the magic stone in the square box as the foundation, and draw a line with magic ink to connect it to the magic circle, and you are done. But first, we need a switch.

“Rosalia, let’s make a switch. Draw this magic circle on this iron plate.”

“Okay!”

Rosalia immediately started working on the table. Her eyes were shining and she looked very happy. Rosalia may become a magician in the future.

With my sister by my side, I started to draw a magic circle on the table. I already have the shape and pattern of the magic circle in my head. All I had to do was to reproduce them on the iron plate, so it was not that difficult.

I finished the drawing in no time and started working on the main body. Since the shape is a cylinder, it is relatively easy to make. All I had to do was to roll up the steel plate and join them together. The shape is formed by rounding it little by little with a hammer. The joints were melted and fused together with fire magic. This makes it durable.

On the bottom part, I set up a place to put the magic stone and switches according to the blueprints. Of course, round holes are drilled on the top side. A wire mesh was also installed with the cut surface rounded off to prevent injury and to prevent dust from getting in.

“Yeah, that’s about right. Let’s try it out and see how it starts.”

“Brother, you’ve already finished it?!”

Rosalia looked up and her eyes were black and white. It seems that she was so focused on her own work that she didn’t notice that I was working on various things. The magic circle for the switches in Rosalia’s hand looks like it’s almost finished.

“‘It’s not completely done, though. I can at least move it around to test it out.”

“As expected of you, brother.”

The design is very metallic and rugged, but Rosalia doesn’t seem to mind. Since we are here, let’s try it out while explaining it to Rosalia, shall we?

“This is the knob to adjust the amount of airflow. I think I’ll set it to medium at first.”

“What is this knob over here?”

“That one controls the temperature of the airflow.”

“There’s a red arrow and a blue arrow.”

“If you turn it in the direction of the red arrow, you will get warm air, and if you turn it in the direction of the blue arrow, you will get cold air.”

“Cold wind. ……”

“That’s right. I thought maybe you could use it in the summer.”

Hearing this, Rosalia nodded her head. She is only six years old, but she seems to have a good understanding of what is going on. Smart Rosalia.

“I think I’ll try blowing out a little warm air this time. Rosalia, turn the knob slightly in the direction of the red arrow.”

“I understand.”

Rosalia turns the knob as she is told. Is the air volume as it should be?　It’s an intermediate air volume.

“Then press this button. Then the air should come out.”

“I’ll press it then!”

When Rosalia pressed the button, wind came out immediately with a small whoosh sound. The wind became warmer and warmer.

“Amazing!　It’s a warm breeze.”

“I wonder if I can dry my hair with it?”

“I’m sure you can. give it a try tonight!”

Rosalia laughed with a really nice smile. Yes, I did a good job.

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