007 魔導コンロ (3)
魔導コンロの作製が終わった後は、追加の鉄板が納品されるまで、滅茶苦茶になってしまった裏庭の薬草畑の修復や、
基本的には採集者向けに商売をしている私だけど、今回の件で少し小金持ちになった村の人に対してプッシュしたいのがこちら。
“初級解毒薬”。
毒虫などに刺されたときに塗っても良し、
お手頃価格なわりに、なかなか便利なポーションなのだ。
なので一家に一本、常備したいところ。
私のいた孤児院でも、万が一に備えて常備していたけど、当然、使わせてもらった事は無い。
あれは赤ちゃんとか小さい子供用。
例の如く、
の素材は、主にアイリスさんたちに採取してきてもらっている。
彼女たちが半ばウチの専属のような立場になったので、欲しい物をリクエストしやすくなったし、『
あ、もちろん、適正な取引だよ?
家主とか、債権者とか、そんな立場を利用したりはしてない......たぶん。
そして、そんな事をしつつ数日ほど。
待っていた鉄板が納品された。
「サ、サラサさん、お疲れさまです......」
「はい、お疲れさまです。本当に、お疲れみたいですね?」
「えぇ、なかなかに重たかったです、これは」
ウチに納品に来たのは、ジズドさんの奥さんのジメナさん。
鉄板が一六枚載った――そのうち四枚は、業務用魔導コンロ用で、かなり大きい――荷車を引いてきた事で、疲れたように荷車にもたれかかっている。
地面の轍もかなり深いし、彼女一人で牽いてくるには、なかなかに大変だったんじゃ?
えっと......簡単に計算しても総重量、一〇〇キロは軽く超えているよね。
石畳ならまだマシだったんだろうけど、この辺りは石畳は疎か、人通りの多くない村はずれだから、道もあまり良くないから。
「かなり重いので、運び込むのにお手伝いをお願いしたいんですが......今日は、アイリスさんたちは?」
「ああ、彼女たちは仕事です。自分で運びますから、大丈夫ですよ。ちょっと待ってください」
私は手を保護する手袋を工房から取ってくると、荷車の上に鎮座した鉄板を検分する。
魔導オーブン用の鉄板はともかく、業務用魔導コンロの鉄板四枚はかなり大きい。
さすがにこれを一度に運ぶのは止めた方が良いよね。
手を滑らせて指でも挟んでしまったら、普通に骨折しそうだし。
「あの、サラサさん......?」
「よいしょ!」
「――!? えぇ!? なんで......? 積み込むとき、旦那と一緒に運んだんですけど!?」
魔導オーブン用の一二枚。
ひとまずそれを持ち上げると、ジメナさんから声が上がる。
私の体格からすれば、不思議に見えるのかもしれないけど――。
「魔法ですよ。そもそも一人で持てないと、加工もできないじゃないですか」
「それは、そうですけど......正直、サラサさんの背格好だと、違和感が......」
ははは......。
この鉄板、私の体重の半分を軽く超えてるしねぇ。
確かに見た目はちょっと異様かも。
「私はこの魔法、そこまで得意じゃないですけど、錬金術師には必須ですね。最初のうちは錬金術師も、手伝いとか雇えるほどお金持ってませんしね」
そのため、身体強化が使えなければ、『重いので、その
「凄いですねぇ。ウチみたいな鍛冶屋でも使えたら便利そうですけど......難しいですか?」
「魔力は
錬金術師が使うには向いている魔法だけど、逆に精密さよりも、とにかく破壊力を求める魔術師なんかには、使えない人も多い。
ちなみに、比較的魔力操作が得意な私が、この魔法がそこまで得意じゃないのは別の理由である。
単純に“元の筋力が少ないから”。それだけ。
他の人が三割上乗せすれば済むところを、私の場合は六割の上乗せが必要となれば、他の人よりも二倍強力に、二倍精緻に使わなければいけない。
――いや、素直に身体を鍛えない私が悪いんだけどね。
これまでの生活、知力極振りで体力方面は怠ってたから。
学校は卒業できたし、これからは少しずつ改善していく、予定。
さしあたっては、師匠に言われた剣の修行を真面目に続けている。
「これで最後......っと。ジメナさん、ありがとうございました」
三度工房と家の前を往復し、私は革手袋を外して息を吐いた。
「いえ、こちらこそ。結局運ぶの、任せちゃいましたし」
「廊下とか、二人だと逆に運びにくいですから、問題ないですよ」
五〇センチも幅がある鉄板だからね。
二人で運ぶと逆に移動しにくい。
「これって、ディラルさんの所の魔導コンロになるんですよね?」
「はい、注文、頂きました」
「魔力で動くコンロがあるんでしたら、魔力で動く、鍛冶用の炉って無いんですか? 鍛冶もやっぱり燃料消費が大きいので」
「はい」
驚いて声を上げるジメナさんだけど、ウチの工房にも、それの小さい物は設置されている。
魔力だけで動くので、木炭とかは一切必要無い。
無いけど、これを鍛冶屋さんに売るには問題もあるのだ。
「それを使えば、燃料が不要になるんですよね?」
「そうですけど、鍛冶屋さんで使っている所は、ほとんど無いですよ?」
「そうなんですか? 燃料が不要になれば凄く楽になるのに......」
「『魔力炉なんぞ邪道だ!』って人もいますけど、大半は魔力の問題ですね」
“魔力が少ない人用の魔導コンロ”みたいに、特別な細工を施さない限り、熱量は使用する魔力の量に比例する。
簡単に言えば、魔導コンロなら鍋が熱くなればそれで良いが、鍛冶に使う炉では、その鍋が融けるぐらいの温度が必要になる。
必然的に、必要魔力は大幅に増える。
私たち錬金術師が鍛冶用の魔力炉を使えているのは、普通の人に比べて魔力量が多い事に加えて、炉のサイズも小さく、鍛冶師に比べれば使用時間も少ないためである。
一日鍛冶仕事をするとなると、錬金術師でも魔力が足りなくなる人は多いだろう。
高効率化した魔力炉も原理的には作れるのだが、そのコストを考えると、とても普通の鍛冶師に導入できる代物にはならない。
そんな説明をジメナさんにすると、彼女は残念そうに、でも納得したように頷いた。
「なるほど。旨い話は無いんですね」
「魔力があり余っている鍛冶師は使ってるみたいですけど......少数派ですね」
ジズドさんは? と視線を向けると、ジメナさんは首を振った。
「まぁ、ジメナさんが知らなかったみたいに、あんまり一般的ではないですからねぇ。他にも鍛冶に便利な
「あぁ、解ります。ウチの旦那もそういう所ありますから」
軽いのに打撃力はあるハンマーや自動で動く
大がかりな物だと人間以上の力で叩き続けるハンマーなんて物もあるが、鍛冶屋さんには微妙に受けが悪い。
魔導コンロの作り方は、サイズが大きくなっても基本的には変わらない。
大きさに比例して多くの魔力が必要になるとはいえ、一度に作ろうとはせず、休み休みやれば、魔力が少なくても作れる。
「むしろ問題になるのは体力面、だよねぇ......」
回路を書く際、紙のように鉄板を動かしながら書くわけにもいかず、テーブルに置いた鉄板の周りを自分が動き回りながら、細かい回路を書いていくことになる。
更に鉄板を二枚貼り合わせ、粘土を詰めた箱に入れ、錬金釜に入れる段階ともなれば、その重さは軽く私の体重を超える。
滅茶苦茶重い。
よいしょっと持ち上げて、釜の口からゆっくりと入れて、そっと側面に立てかける。
「ふぃ~。そもそも、底が丸い釜に板を入れること自体、間違ってる気がするんだよね!」
もっと浅い鍋のような、いやむしろフライパンのような錬金釜なら楽なのに。
作りの時には不便になるから、用途が限定されてしまうわけだけど。
錬金釜って、簡単に買えるような値段じゃないから、用途によって使い分けるなんて、土台無理な話である。
でも、入れてしまえば処理工程は簡単。
多少多めの魔力が必要なだけ。
「そして、取り出すのは更に大変、と。......おや? よく考えたらこれって......」
錬金釜を魔力炉から下ろし、口を横にしてゆっくりと寝かせる。
そこから魔導コンロをズリズリと引きずり出す。
「......わぉ、楽じゃなーい。私の苦労、なんだったの」
いや、むしろ錬金釜を横にしたまま処理しても良かったんじゃないの?
液体を入れるわけじゃないんだから、口が横向きでも全く問題は無いのだ。
の時も、少し斜めに設置しておいても良いんじゃない?
体格の関係で、私にはこのサイズの錬金釜、少し使いづらいんだよねぇ。
「背伸び薬とか、あったよね......?」
錬金術師といえど、すべての
むしろ、自分の読める巻数までの中身しか知らないと言うべきかも。
有名な物や変な物は知ったりするけど。
“禿げ薬”とか。
ちなみに、一〇巻に載っているらしい。
そう、無駄な
“毛生え薬”の失敗作として生まれたらしいけど......これ、試した人、涙目じゃない?
生やすつもりで塗ったら、抜けるとか。
でも、この“禿げ薬”、意外なことに需要はあるんだって。
髭を剃るのが面倒くさいとか、宗教上の理由で髪を剃っている人とか、脱毛したい人には、肌に優しく、それでいて劇的な効果があると大人気。
すっごくニッチだけどね。
使用頻度が高い食堂で使うのだから、通常よりも念入りに防錆・防水加工を施していく。
「裏面にもしっかりとね~、ぬりぬり」
うちで使っている物は土台への埋め込み式で綺麗にはめ込んであるから、そうそう裏が汚れることは無いけど、ディラルさんのところは後付け。
今使っている竈の上にただ置くだけになりそうだし、このへんも気をつけた方が良いよね。
「あとは、明日まで乾かせば完成、だね!」
魔晶石さえ事前に準備しておけば、所要時間、数時間ほど。
更にその後、サクサクとウチの台所用に魔導オーブンの作製を行い、その日のお仕事は終了と相成ったのだった。
26 007 Magic Stove (3)
After the creation of the Magic Instruction Stove is finished, he spends more time restoring the herbal fields in the backyard, which have become ruinous, as well as increasing variations of the smelting drug Potion, until additional iron plates are delivered.
Basically, it's me doing business for collectors, but here's what I want to push against people in the village who got a little rich on this one.
"Primary antidote".
You can apply it when a poisonous insect has stabbed you, or you can drink it when you become "Shiitake" in the food.
It's a very convenient potion for an affordable price.
So one for the family, where I always want to have it.
Even in the orphanage I was in, I always kept it just in case, but naturally, they never let me use it.
That's for babies and little kids.
As an example, they sell cheap by returning bottles of the smelting drug Potion, so I hope the villagers will come to the store easily on this occasion...
Incidentally, the material for this smelting drug, Potion, has been collected mainly by Mr. Iris and his men.
It was easier for them to request what they wanted because they were in a position that was half exclusive to us, and it was easier for them to make a deal about 'gathering materials because we offer the smelting drug Potion'.
Oh, sure, it's a fair deal, huh?
I don't use a landlord, creditor, or position like that...... I guess.
And about a few days while doing that.
The iron plate I was waiting for was delivered.
"Sa, Sarasa, good job......"
"Yes, good job. You look really tired, don't you?
"Yeah, it was quite heavy, this is"
Gizdo's wife, Jimena, came to deliver to us.
There are sixteen iron plates on it - four of them are for business magic stoves, and they are quite large - I have pulled the luggage car and it is brought to the luggage car like I am tired.
It was pretty deep on the ground, and it was hard for her to bring it alone, wasn't it?
Eh...... the total weight, even if easily calculated, is slightly over 100kg, right?
I guess cobblestones would have been better yet, because cobblestones are neglected around here and out of villages with no crowds, so the road isn't very good either.
"It's pretty heavy, so I'd like to ask you to help me carry it in...... today, what about Mr. Iris and the others?
"Oh, they're at work. I'll carry it myself, you'll be fine. Wait a minute, please."
When I take the gloves that protect my hands from the workshop, I test the iron plate seated on the luggage car.
Regardless of the iron plate for the Magic Instruction oven, the four iron plates on the business Magic Instruction stove are quite large.
You should just stop carrying this at once, right?
If I slip my hand and even pinch my finger, it's going to break normally.
"Um, Mr. Sarasa...?
"Come on!"
"-!? Yeah!? Why...? When I loaded it, I carried it with my husband!?"
One or two for the magic guide oven.
Lifting it up for a moment, Mr. Jimena raises his voice.
From my physique, maybe it looks strange...
"It's magic. If you can't hold it alone in the first place, you can't even process it."
"That's right... but honestly, Sarasa's outfit makes me uncomfortable..."
Ha ha......
This iron plate is lightly over half my weight, and hey.
Maybe it does look a little different.
"I'm not that good at this magic, but it's a must for alchemists. At first, alchemists don't have enough money to hire help or anything."
For this reason, if I can't use physical enhancement, I would be rather embarrassed to say no to "I can't make that smelter Artifact because it's heavy".
"That's amazing. It would seem useful if even a blacksmith like us could use it...... is it difficult?
"You don't need magic much, but it's pretty hard, right?
Magic for alchemists to use, but on the contrary, more than precision, many people can't use it for magicians who want destructive power anyway.
By the way, I'm relatively good at magic manipulation, which is another reason why I'm not that good at this magic.
Simply because "I don't have the original muscle strength." That's all.
If I need a 60% multiplier where others need to multiply it by 30%, I have to use it twice as powerful and twice as sophisticated as others.
- No, it's my fault I honestly don't work out my body.
Because my health has been neglected in my previous life and my intelligent polarization.
School could be graduated, and from now on, it's going to improve a little bit, plans.
Tomorrow, I seriously continue my sword training, which my master told me to do.
"This is the last time...... duh. Thank you, Jimena."
Three times back and forth in front of the workshop and the house, I took off my leather gloves and exhaled.
"No, welcome. In the end, I left it to you."
"It's hard to carry in the hallway or the other way when you're two people, so it's no problem."
It's an iron plate that's 50 centimeters wide.
It's hard to travel the other way when carried by two people.
"This is going to be Mr. Dilal's magical guide stove, right?
"Yes, I ordered, I got it"
"If there's a stove that works with magic, isn't there a furnace for blacksmiths that works with magic? Because blacksmiths consume a lot of fuel after all."
"Yes."
I raise my voice in surprise, Mr. Jimena, but our workshop is also equipped with small objects of it.
It only works with magic, so you don't need any charcoal or anything.
No, but I have a problem selling this to a blacksmith.
"With that, you don't need fuel, do you?
"Yes, but there's very little you use at the blacksmith's, isn't there?
"Really? It would be so much easier if we didn't need fuel..."
"'What a magic furnace. Out of the way!' Some people say, 'but it's mostly about magic."
Unless special finishes are applied, heat is proportional to the amount of magic used, as in "Magic Stoves for People with Less Magic."
Simply put, a magic stove would be nice if the pan was hot, but a furnace used for blacksmithing would require enough temperature for that pan to melt.
Inevitably, the necessary magic increases dramatically.
The reason we alchemists can use magic furnaces for blacksmiths is because, in addition to having more magic than normal people, the furnaces are smaller in size and have less time to use compared to blacksmiths.
When it comes to working as a blacksmith for a day, many alchemists will not have enough magic.
In principle, a highly efficient magic furnace can also be built, but given its cost, it is not a substitute that can be introduced into a very ordinary blacksmith.
Gimmena such an explanation, she nodded unfortunately, but as convinced.
"I see. You don't have any good stories."
"Sounds like a magical, extra blacksmith is using it... you're a minority"
What about Mr. Zizd? and turned her gaze, Ms. Jimena shook her head.
"Well, it's not very common, like Mr. Jimena didn't know. There are other useful smelting tools for blacksmiths, Artifacts, but craftsmen are often constrained by tools, so they don't seem to sell very well."
"Oh, I get it. Because that's where my husband is."
Light but powerful hammers, automatic motion, and clay that makes the shape you want.
Some things keep beating hammers with more power than humans when it's a big deal, but the blacksmiths subtly take it badly.
The way in which the Magic Guided Stove is made basically doesn't change when the size increases.
Even though you will need a lot of magic in proportion to your size, you do not try to make it at once, if you rest, you can make it even if you have less magic.
"Rather, the problem is in terms of health, hey..."
When writing a circuit, you can't write while moving the iron plate like paper, but you will write a fine circuit as you move around the iron plate you put on the table.
If it is also the stage of sticking two more iron plates together, putting them in a box filled with clay, and putting them in an alchemy kettle, their weight lightly exceeds my weight.
Dismantling tea heavy.
Finally, lift it up, put it slowly through the mouth of the cauldron, and gently stand to the side.
"Phew. In the first place, putting a plate in a kettle with a round bottom feels wrong in itself!
An alchemy kettle like a shallower pan, or rather a frying pan, would be easier.
Well, that would make it inconvenient when making the smelting drug Potion, so it would be of limited use.
Alchemy cauldrons are not easy to buy, so it is impossible to use them separately for different purposes.
But if you put it in, the processing process is easy.
I just need some more magic.
"And it's even harder to take it out," he said.... Oh? If you think about it, this is... "
Lower the alchemy kettle from the magic furnace, lay your mouth down and let it sleep slowly.
Drag the Magic Instructor stove out of there in a jittery.
"... Wow, it's not easy. My hard work, what was that?"
No, couldn't I have rather treated the alchemy kettle with it lying around?
I'm not putting liquid in it, so I don't have any problems with my mouth lying sideways.
No, it's okay to install it a little diagonally, even during the smelting potion.
Because of my physique, it's a little hard for me to use this size alchemy kettle.
"There was a back stretch pill or something...?
When it comes to alchemists, you don't know all the smelters, the artifacts, the smelters, the potions.
Instead, perhaps I should say that I only know the contents up to the number of volumes I can read.
I know famous things and weird things.
"Baldness pills" or something.
By the way, they're in ten volumes.
Yes, it is ten volumes packed with the wasted substitute "Do It".
They were born as a failure of "hairy pills"... this, the person who tried it, isn't it teary-eyed?
If I applied it with the intention of growing it, you think it would fall out?
But this "balding pill", surprisingly, is in demand.
It is very popular for people who have a hard time shaving their beard, who are shaving their hair for religious reasons, or who want to get rid of it, if it is gentle on the skin and has a dramatic effect on it.
It's totally niche, though.
Because it is used in the cafeteria where it is frequently used, it will be more rust-proof and waterproof than usual.
"Firm on the back, too - colored"
The items we use are beautifully embedded in the foundation, so yes, the back won't get dirty, but Mr. Dilal's place will be followed.
I think I'm just going to put it on top of the one I'm using right now, and you should be careful with this one, too.
"The rest, if you dry it till tomorrow, it's done!
As long as the Demonic Crystal Stone is prepared in advance, it will take time, a few hours or so.
After that, we made a magic oven for the crisp and our kitchen, and the day's work coincided with the end.
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