Jin and the other three return with a total of 12 whetstones, four for each of them.

They give one rough whetstone and one medium whetstone to Isak and Helga, and take the rest to the general store.

"Wow, these look like good whetstones. Okay, I'll buy it from you. ...... I'll give you 50 dollars for each one."

Not knowing the value of money, Jin said that was fine, and bought four rough grinding stones and four medium grinding stones from me. The total price was 400 tol.

(I guess the currency unit is the same. ...... Maybe it is a very close parallel world after all.)

As Jin received the money, he thought.

But at any rate, Jin now had a little bit of money in his pocket.

"Would you like to buy something?"

The lady at the grocery store ...... Sonya laughed with a businesslike smile.

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"I've got a ...... thing going on!"

At dinner Helga reported to her father Sergey and her mother Mina about what had happened during the day.

"Wow, Jin-san can do so many things!

Meena was frankly impressed,

"Then, why don't you open a <> or something like that?"

Sergei said something about the future.

"A workshop ......?"

As for Jin, that is what he would like to see. First of all, it would serve the purpose of creating a place in this world.

"In the beginning, I think it will be mostly repair-related," he said.

It is inevitable, after all, since materials are scarce. Jin was aware of this.

"I think we can get the funds from the village budget. I'm sure Jin-kun will be able to pay us back in no time.

I'll do my best.

The conversation proceeded just as smoothly as it had started.

"But I'm not sure I can trust you that much.

Jin felt a little sorry.

"If you were fooled, it's only because I have no discernment.

Sergei laughed.

"Jin fixed my knife and helped Isak find a whetstone. If you were a bad guy, you wouldn't have done that.

Jin wondered if that was true, but he did not say so.

"Thank you very much.

He bowed his head.

He bowed his head and said, "Thank you very much.

A week later.

Jin's was completed.

The reason it was done so quickly is not because of the magic of .......

It was because we found an empty house and added some work to it.

The location is prime.

It is at the corner of a radial road running west from the village headman's house and the first ring road.

"This is such a nice place ....... I feel bad."

Jin was a little afraid of the situation,

"What? It's the only mage store in the village. It's not even enough.

Sergei answered half jokingly. His wife Meena was silent and smiling at him.

Then came .......

"Hey, Jin."

"Oh, you're Isak!"

For some reason, Helga answered for Jin.

"Congratulations on your opening. I've got a job for you right away.

Isak said, and held out a knife with a splintered blade.

"Helga told me that you fixed the chipped knife.　If so, you can fix this knife too, right?　It's too much trouble to sharpen it.

Jin took the knife and checked it. Indeed, the blade was chipped so badly that it would be difficult to sharpen it.

"Let's see, <>. ......Yes, I can fix it.

"Good. It's my favorite knife. When will you fix it then?　Tomorrow?　The day after tomorrow?

No, I'll fix it right now.

"He?"

With Isak's speech slipping out, Jin performed a series of engineering magic.

"<><>>, and <>,...... and..."

"What the hell is that,......?"

"It's just a knife that's been used a lot and the carbon content was right at one percent. But it was a little too hardened and brittle, so I made some adjustments. I also applied some toughening to it, so it should be less prone to spills."

"That's a big help ......, no!"

This is the second time he's seen Jin use magic, but Isak's excitement is far from over.

"Isak, that's why Jin is like this. You have to get used to it."

Helga seems to have already gotten used to Jin's out-of-this-world personality even though they have only known each other for a short period of time. Or maybe she just accepted him as a mage because she had no preconceived notions of what a mage should be like.

"...... I get it. Anyway, I just know that Jin is awesome. So ......, how much does it cost to fix it?"

"Uh, ......."

Jin ponders. It is difficult to set a price for such work.

"You haven't decided. ...... Then I'll leave you 300 tol for the half of the knife. That's fine, Helga."

"Yes, I think half is reasonable."

That's the deal.

Jin-san, I'll tell you what. Hire an assistant.

"What?"

After Isak left, Mina, who had been watching silently, spoke up.

"From the looks of it, Jin, I don't think you're suited for this kind of business.

Even Sergei said something like that. Jin couldn't even utter a sound.

"Is anyone here?"

Sergei asked his wife, Mina,

"How about you, Katya?

The answer came back.

"Yes, Tanya's daughter, niece of Sonya, the grocer?"

"Yes. Yes. She can do the math, and she's a good girl.

"Katya. Yes, that's good, isn't it?

Helga agrees.

"Let's see... ......"

Jin was amazed at the way the conversation was progressing without him.

"Oh Jin, I'm sorry. Ka-cea is a friend of Helga's, and she is the niece of Sonya, the grocer.

"Is that so?"

She's a quiet girl, but she's smart. How about some help?

Well, I'm not in a position to judge, so I'll leave it to Sergei and the others.

That was all Jin could say.

"Okay. Then let's talk about it right away.

I'm Katya.

"My name is Katya. It's nice to meet you.

"It's nice to meet you too."

That same day, he and his parents had an arrangement, and on the first day of business, Jin's workshop had an employee.