A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

The director's office on the third floor of the laboratory.

"Phew... here we go."

Ralph said to Takeo in front of the thread that Ralph cut short.

"Yes, thank you.

Hold on... Okay! Formulation complete. "

Takeo looked at Pana's notes and prepared an SL solution with a cooking ball to make an adhesive like a woodworking bond.

Incidentally, the ringtone and the first snow that have been contacted via Pana and Teto were prepared by putting each liquid in a cup.

"Should I... double this?

... I think I'll triple it. "

Takeo uses Aqua to add water to the adhesive he just said.

"Ralph, the thread, please."

"Yes, please."

Give Takeo the pile of threads Ralph cut short.



Takeo put about 1/3 of it into the ball and stirred it.



Ralph sees things rarely.

"Well, the wooden frame I just bought is ready."

Takeo looks at the wooden frames placed in the barrels while stirring.

"All right! Want to try it?"

and Takeo holds the upper frame with one hand and puts the contents of the ball in the other hand at once, instead of flattening the upper frame.

"... aren't you usually cautious about this?"

Ralph says.

"It's okay.

It's a prototype.

... nnh... didn't it fall down unexpectedly? "

When Takeo lifted up the lower frame, there was a build-up of liquid in the barrel that dissolved the excess adhesive, but the thread did not fall down more than expected.

"So, what remains on this net is the prototype of cloth."

Takeo places the frame next to the barrel, removes the top frame, and shows Ralph what's on the net.

"Oh... is that it?

Looks like you're in trouble. "

"Well, it's wet.

So... put the net on the floor... ah, I forgot to take this size board... well, okay.

As a substitute for paper... put the paper on top and repeat.

But when I slowly lift the net... when I lift it... no! "

Takeo tried to lift the net lightly, but the paper stuck together, so when he hit the floor lightly, it peeled off the net.

It's a force trick.

"It's good because it's a prototype.

So, put some paper on top and pull out the water with force. "

When Takeo puts the paper on and puts his weight from above with both hands, water comes out.

"Yes, the prototype is ready."

When Takeo slowly rolled the paper from the edge, a sheet of yarn of about 1mm thickness was made.

"Hmm... I see."

"I use the charcoal iron I bought earlier for this... it is troublesome to use charcoal, so I will use it while I warm it with a fire for now."

Takeo puts a lid on the chimney where the charcoal iron air enters and pours in a continuous stream of powerless fires.

Then slowly start ironing the sheet of thread on the paper.

"It's convenient to use magic like this..."

"This is... unexpectedly hard."

"What is it?"

"No, I don't always feel like I'm squeezing my eyes out... but I don't really think about anything, so I'm thinking about it.

It's close to the first time... I suppress my power and activate it, but this is hard... "

"... I don't understand."

"Does Ralph have magical aptitude?"

"I don't, but there are a few employees.

Even so, this amount of magic is not suitable for rough events such as soldiers and adventurers. "

Really?

Well, it doesn't matter whether it's magic or not if you can make use of your abilities. "

Yes.

Ah, yes, they're looking for magicians at the Roach Workshop and Satella Workshop. "

"... containers and ships...

Don't you want to be a craftsman with aptitude? "

"Well, even though it's a workshop, the roach workshop is only for the production of basic horse-drawn carriages, and the satera factory has just been completed.

It doesn't seem appealing to anyone who can do magic.

If you can do magic, it would be normal for you to enter the College of Magicians and become a soldier.

Then you'll go up as an adventurer. "

"Hmm... magic doesn't make a difference."

"That's an adult opinion.

When it comes to children, magic is meant to be superior to other children.

In fact, if you have magical aptitude, your parents want to join the Magicians' College. "

"That's a meritocracy... a system where you can clearly determine your ranking and choose your job from the top.

And above all, there are people from all over the country who have magical aptitude, and there are people who go further up even though they thought they were the best.

Seen from the outside, it would be a harsh environment.

You always have to make an effort, and just because you made an effort doesn't mean that your ability will improve properly. "

"Sure, that's harsh."

Ralph nods.

"Speaking of which, you've seen reports that the minimum amount of magic at school has dropped since this year.

We may have gotten more from this city this year, but...

Genius and talent are always there.

I hope we don't get frustrated. "

That's right.

Takeo ironed and dried the prototype while tapping Ralph lightly.