In recent decades, it is said that in the country of Edou, a tool called karakuri has suddenly developed and become widespread. Its progress has been remarkable, and it is now commonly used in daily life.
In particular, there is always one in each household as three types of sacred artifacts: karakuri that automatically washes laundry, karakuri that automatically heats food, and karakuri that automatically cleans.
“I see, so this is the ‘washing machine’ thing huh.”
There was a shop selling karakuri in the city of Edou, so we took a look and saw a large box-shaped tool lined up. It is said that if you put dirty clothes in this box and close its lid, it will automatically wash it clean.
『From the looks of it, it is a little different from a magic tool. 』
(That’s right. Magical tools are tools that use magic, but from the looks of it, this one is not like that. It doesn’t seem to be powered by magic either.)
I replied thru telepathy and agreed at Lindwurm’s point.
For example, I also made some magic tools used for washing and cleaning, but they used water magic and wind magic, respectively.
However, there is no magic circle engraved anywhere on this washing machine to activate magic at all.
(It might be better to call it a ‘machine’ rather than a magic tool.)
『Machine?』
(Yes, magic is a force twist of the laws of physics, but machines are more in accordance with the laws of physics. In some ways, it may be more difficult than magic.)
It is a region where magic itself is not very developed, so it may have developed in this way.
Of course, magic tools don’t necessarily ignore the laws of physics. This is because if you try to achieve your goal with magic alone, you will need a more complex magic circle, and you will need a huge amount of magical power for it.
For example, the magical flying ship I built also achieves energy savings by taking into account air resistance and lift.
(Hmm, so it’s a mechanism that lets you pour water in from the outside and it spins the contents around huh. But, how does it spin? I can’t tell just by looking at it from the outside. I wonder if it is okay to take it apart?)
『Absolutely not, it’s for sale you know. 』
(Then I can buy one.)
I was curious about how this Karakuri works, so I decided to buy a washing machine.
But—
“I’m sorry, but we don’t accept this kind of money in our shop.”
The clerk said so with a look that says I’m a suspicious person.
“Oh, I see! The money used here is different from the one in the west!”
I can’t help but scratch my head. I hadn’t thought about it.
“Eh? You mean we can’t use our money in this country?”
“Yes. Well, Anje-oneechan is penniless anyway.”
“S-shut up!?”
Come to think of it, I was in trouble when I came here before. However, now that they have exchanges with the West, we may be able to exchange money somewhere.
“We can sell something to make money. When it comes to goods from the west, we should get a reasonably high price.”
After leaving the store, we decided to look for a place where we could exchange money for the time being.
It would be nice if there was a government office or something……
“Uooooooooo”
Suddenly, a loud cheer rang out.
When I looked around, I saw that people had gathered in a small vacant lot.
“Is there anyone else who would like to challenge me?”
Shouting out from the other side of the crowd was a tall girl. She has silky black hair that is typical of Easterners, and I got this impression that she is not so different in age from Fana and Anje.
Her long black hair was tied in a bun behind her head, and she wore a kimono that seemed to belong to a man. She also carries a sword at her waist.
“If you can beat me, the prize money will be 10 million yen! Is there anyone who thinks they’re up to it? The entry fee is only 10,000 yen!”
Apparently they make money doing that.
“I guess 10 million yen is a pretty big amount of money. After all, that washing machine cost 50,000 yen.”
“Hmm, that sounds interesting. I’ll give it a try. I’ll get some money too, so it’ll be killing two birds with one stone.”
Fana was excited that an opportunity to spar with an Eastern swordsman had arrived, so she volunteered to take on the challenge.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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