Episode 184 Magic Patent and Magic Craftsman
"You said they are Shadow Puppets. Where did they come from?"
Branch Chief Kondou asked with a surprised expression on his face.
"As you can see, it's from within my shadow."
"From your shadow ... Is it Shadow Puppet because it has such an ability?"(TN:Shadow Puppet is katakana/Engrish while shadow/kage is kanji/Japanese.)
The Branch Chief nodded in agreement. Beside him, Maria stared at Geronta,
"Aren't the frog's eyes too small?"
"I'm using commercially available Sorcery Eyes, so it can't be helped."
"I see, to make a realistic looking one, you need a special Sorcery Eye."
Branch Chief Kondou looked at Geronta appreciatively before opening his mouth.
"Could it be that this frog was used to salvage the treasure chest from the sea?"
I smiled proudly.
"How is it. It's amazing, isn't it."
"If you can use it like that, there may be a lot of people who want a frog type."
I turned to face the Branch Chief.
"There's something I need to discuss about that, but please tell me about Magic Patents."
The Branch Chief introduced me to a lawyer who specialized in Magic Patents, and I went through the procedures to acquire a Magic Patent for Shadow Puppets.
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The Magic Patent was accepted by the Magic Agency, but Examiner Matsuyama, who examined it, was puzzled.
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"Director, how should I review this?"
"Which patent is it?"
"This is how to make a Shadow Puppet. I've heard that Shadow Puppets are like familiars."
"Something strange has come out. Such a patent will have to be confirmed with a reproduction test. We have no choice but to ask the Kamakura boss.
The boss of Kamakura was Ryuujima Kouzou, a master craftsman of Magic Crafting. He was a person who was familiar with most of the techniques related to Magic Tools.
Ryuujima was summoned to the Magic Agency's Tokyo headquarters building.
"Even though I told you I"m busy, you call me."
"I'm sorry. A Magic Patent has been applied for that can only be handled by Sensei."
Ryuujima had many disciples, so he was often called Sensei.
"What is it like?"
Examiner Matsuyama explained the Shadow Puppet.
"Fumu, that sounds interesting. However, in order to reproduce it, it seems you need a Life Wizard. What will you do?"
"I heard that there is an excellent Life Wizard at the Magic Academy, so I asked for their cooperation."
The Life Wizard that the Magic Agency asked for cooperation was Karina. The Magic Agency had a connection with the Magic Education Division, and Karina was introduced to Ryuujima through that connection.
"My best regards."
Karina was surprised when she learned that the one who applied for the Shadow Puppet was Grimm. Examiner Matsuyama noticed the situation and asked.
"Mochizuki-san, do you know the person named Sakaki?"
"Yeah, they were a Life Magic teacher who worked at the same academy."
"I see, so they were a former colleague. What kind of person are they?"
"He's a genius in Life Magic. Currently he's active in the Narukami Dungeon as a C-class adventurer."
"In that case, this Shadow Puppet making method might be something he got in the Narukami Dungeon."
Examiner Matsuyama said such. Karina also thought it was likely.
It was said that only three batches of Shadow Clay and DarkCat black magic stones were prepared as materials.
Ryuujima and the others succeeded in producing the magic core and ring from the start. However, it failed at the stage of pouring the D-Particles into the Shadow Clay, molding it, and finishing it.
"We did it according to the procedure ... Is there a mistake in this patent?"
Examiner Matsuyama was disappointed because it failed twice. After hearing that, Karina asked them to lend her a phone to contact Grimm.
After finishing the call, Karina came back and apologized.
"It seems that I was the one who failed. If the D-Particles are not evenly mixed, it will fail."
She took her time and kneaded the D-Particles into the last remaining Shadow Clay. Ryuujima molded it into the shape of a cat. Then, put in the magic core and injected magical power to finish it.
Examiner Matsuyama, who witnessed the clay-like object transforming into a real cat, showed an excited expression. And, the little cat was completed.
"It seems to have succeeded."
Ryuujima raised his voice in relief. Karina also relaxed since it was successful.
The cat-shaped Shadow Puppet that was born was a weak existence like a newborn kitten. It quickly rolled over and behaved strangely. But, it moved like a real cat.
Grimm's Magic Patent was established due to the successful production of the Shadow Puppet in the reproduction test. Magic Patents handled by the Magic Agency were international, unlike ordinary patents.
Ordinary patents must be obtained by applying for patents in each country, but since Magic Patents were centrally managed by an organization called the International Magic Management Organization, if an application was filed in Japan and a patent was granted, it became international.
Information that Ryuujima had created a Shadow Puppet spread to the Magic Agency and the Adventurer's Guild, and many people came to see the Shadow Puppet.
The Magic Patent issued by Grimm was translated into languages around the world and distributed to administrative organizations in each country, similar to Japan's Magic Agency.
Among those countries, it was most talked about in England and France. They went all the way to Japan to interview on the Magic Agency's Shadow Puppet and reported about it in newspapers and on TV.
By the way, the reason why they didn't go directly to the applicant, Grimm, was because when Grimm applied for the Magic Patent, he didn't allow the disclosure of personal information and left the collection of the license fee to the International Magic Management Organization.
In England and France, Magic Craftsmen had also appeared to manufacture and sell Shadow Puppets. What those Magic Craftsmen had in common was that their talent for Life Magic was above 'D'.
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