"He's not welcome!" Heinz's face was livid, making his displeasure plain. "Xu Yi, why didn't you tell me before agreeing to let this fellow come? Do you realize we're working flat out to produce Magic Rice Cookers? I'm run off my feet every day, yet you choose now to saddle us with a pampered young noble. Do you even want us to get any work done?"
Xu Yi glanced in surprise at Baron Haines, who was prowling around the workshop like a curious cat. "Is it really that bad? Didn't I tell you to ignore him and pretend he isn't here? You don't have to treat him like some noble young master, either. He said himself that we needn't stand on ceremony."
"Easy for you to say!" Heinz snapped. "Whatever else he is, he's a young noble from Anvilmar City, and from what you told me, he must come from a powerful noble family. With all these Magic Machine Tools and parts in the workshop, what happens if he bumps into something and has an accident, or even gets a little hurt? Would our factory still be able to operate? Even if nothing happens, just having him here disrupts our work! Look, he's gone over to pester our workers... heavens! He actually wants to operate the Magic Thread-Rolling Machine!"
Xu Yi and Heinz hurried over and stopped the eager Baron Haines.
"Well... ahem, Baron Haines, you're welcome to tour the workshop, but perhaps you should leave operating the machines to us?" Viscount Leslie had given Xu Yi plenty of hints about Baron Haines's important background, so Xu Yi tried to be as pleasant as possible. "Operating this Magic Machine Tool involves a certain amount of risk. If you try it without training, you could easily get hurt. Look, this striking