I Own A Brothel In Another World (Ch. 1-196)

Chapter 42 - It's Time

When Sirgia regains enough vigour to move, I bring her to the bath and we spend some time washing each other. We also chat about her progress with the tablets and future plans. She informs me that she started researching spatial storages more in her free time and plans on trying to infuse that magic into the gems that are in their collars. I compliment her for such a clever idea and tell her to ask for whatever she might need. It's not a simple matter and she still has other things to focus on, but I can start looking into materials or knowledge she might require later.

And thus, she spends the next three days working on the communication devices with the improvements that I showed her. Naturally, I often pay her a visit and help whenever and however I can. She seems much happier when receiving my assist and I just can't get enough of looking at her while she does her artisanal magic.

After we complete the first, fully working pair of artifacts, Sirgia mounts one in the reception's desk and the other in my room. Everyone gathers in the main hall for the presentation and instruction on how to operate them. Even Teffith observes from the side curiously. She kept herself quite off the sight in the last three days, exploring the mansion and learning more about the girls from none other than themselves. She still hasn't shown any intention to talk about our last conversation.

Anyway, when we are all close, I give Sirgia a few pats, giving her a green light to start the explanation. She smiles and turns to the crowd.

"This is the artifact I've sometimes mentioned to you in the past and the one Master requested for easier communication. Its usage is very simple. Look at this panel. As you can see, there's a visible handprint in the middle section. That's the place where you lay your palm when you want to operate the device."

She assumes a fully professional lecturer mode and looks at everyone, checking if they all follow. She then rests her small hand on the spot she mentioned and continues.

"Below the handprint, there are two rows of five squares with numbers from zero to nine. Every room in the mansion has a number on its door and that number will be the identification of the copy of this artifact placed inside. You just have to touch the desired number plates with your fingers and then send some of your mana through the palm above to activate the connection. If you don't, the chosen numerals will reset after five seconds, so if you make a mistake, just wait for a moment."

Sirgia makes another glance and everyone nods, including the elves, after Elea properly translates the details for them.

"Okay. Currently, there's only one more device set up in Master's bedroom. It has the identification of 0. When a person on one of the ends correctly activates the artifact, the one chosen as the target will emit a sound, signalling that someone is requesting a conversation through it. And above the handprint, we have this wide, rectangular box with five carvings, looking like a number eight but made out of sticks. This will lit up and show the identification of the device requesting a connection. To answer, you just place your hand on the middle area. Also, taking it off breaks the connection. The conversation takes place in the users' minds since it's based on a low-level telepathy sigil, but I don't need to go into its details here. Was everything clear up to now?"

Everyone keeps nodding and Sirgia looks up at me with a proud smile. I give her some more pats.

"Master, since you know it best after me, could you help us test the artifact?" she asks.

"Naturally."

"Thank you. The reception has an ID of 1. Please, make the first call."

I leave the group and head to my room. The device is mounted on a short pedestal near one of the beds. I do as Sirgia instructed and try to connect to the reception. I can feel my mana connecting to the circuits in the artifact and after a few seconds, most likely where she explained more things to the girls, I sense another person on the other end.