"Is this ? ......"

Lysia looked at the magical tool that Jin had handed her, and put it on her wrist.

"How to use it is ......"

Jin explained it carefully. Licia looked serious, trying not to miss a single word.

......, I see.

"Thank you very much."

Licia looked at the bracelet on her right wrist - Licia's is blue and white marbled.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

That evening, most of the members of the Jin family gathered.

The place was the main dining hall of the institute. After the meeting, a dinner party was scheduled to follow.

In addition to Jin and Elsa, there were Reinhard, Belce, Saki, Toa, Stearina, Vivian, Marcia, Rodrigo, Beena, Count Kuzma, Goose, and Meene.

The only one who is not here is Milowina. She is relaxing at the moon base.

"Hello, please."

Licia was a little nervous to see such a distinguished group of people.

However, when Jin told her that it would be great to have collaborators in each country, she felt nervous as if she were representing the Kingdom of Klein.

"No, that's not what I meant. In the first place, <> is a family, not a group of people pursuing something.

We help each other when something happens, we share information, and we do what we can for the good of our countries.

We are not obligated to do anything," Jin said.

"Well, I'm just a friend who knows my situation. If ...... it bothers you, just say so."

"No, I'm not annoyed!　I would have rather you had told me about it earlier ......, ......."

"I'm sorry about that. I'd rather you had told me earlier,......." "I'm sorry about that. ...... Of all the members here, Licia was the first one I met."

"...... I'm going to think it's probably Count Walter's outburst about that."

"I guess."

When Jin was in the village of Kaina, he was suspected of being the mastermind behind the mysterious golem fiasco, and he ran away from the village.

"At that time, I wished I had more power so I could have protected Jin-san," he regretted.

"Thank you."

"...... but then we might not have met Jin, right?"

Bina joined the conversation.

"My brother and sisters might not have been cured of their illnesses, and we might not have met Louis. I might not have ...... been able to pay my debts and I might have sold myself by now. ......"

Bina shuddered as she said this.

"Yes. It's possible that she was forced into a marriage she didn't like.

Count Kuzma joined in.

"But even in our Blue Lands, the djinn have caused trouble ......."

"But that was Count Galana's fault.

In that case, Jin chose to disappear from the Blue Lands before trouble could ensue.

His lack of social standing was a disadvantage in such a case.

"But that's why Jin came to Potrock."

Now Marcia joined them.

"If I hadn't met Jin, I'd probably be living in the gutter or in another town now that Valentino's taken my ship. ......

"...... sorry, Marcia."

My father, Rodrigo, apologized with a pitiful look on his face.

"No, now that you're back, the store is doing well."

"Yes, that's when you met Jin!"

Reinhardt was deeply moved.

"If I hadn't met Jin, I would be ...... now."

Erza also says in a sad voice.

"I might have been late in dealing with the Unification Party (Unifiler).

"You're right, Reinhard. I don't know what I would have done after I was kidnapped."

"I have never been so happy to be able to ...... call myself a mother and child."

Stearina and Meane also added with a deep smile.

"Yes. It was thanks to you that we were able to escape from the oppressive government of our country, even though it has been replaced by a new one.

"I'm grateful to Jin for showing me a new world and for helping me learn about my ...... father's homeland."

Vivian and Goose also expressed their thanks.

"I really appreciate Jin-san and Erza-san for their help during <>."

Licia also said, remembering the old days.

While she was feeling a little sad, the five-colored golem maids brought dinner to the party.

It was a standing buffet party to deepen the friendship.

"Oh, it smells so good!

Bina notices that the fish is grilled with herbs.

The fish, which looks like a horse mackerel, is cut into three pieces and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Coat the fish with flour and herbs and put it in a container and seal it for a while.

The fish is then grilled in a frying pan with vegetable oil and served with the juice of the green citran fruit.

"I've never seen this before!"

Bertsche's interest was caught by the yellowtail radish (a fish similar to yellowtail).

The yellowtail fillet is quickly soaked in hot water to remove the fishy smell.

Boil the daikon slices in rice water for about 10 minutes.

Put yellowtail and daikon into a pot, add water, soy sauce, sugar, mirin and grated ginger.

Mirin (sweet cooking rice wine) is recently developed. It is the result of a trial-and-error process using glutinous rice and shochu (distilled spirit).

"This is beautiful!

Elsa is admiring a rose made of uncured ham and herbs.

It is made by wrapping the prosciutto around the ham and adding herb leaves, and then pouring a sweet and sour sauce over it.

The dish is beautiful to look at and delicious to eat.

Is this made with après-ski?　And this octopus!　And the Persica?

Marcia shouted in surprise.

In front of her were a rabbit made from apples, an octopus made from sausages, and a rose made from slices of persica.

All of them were placed in a bowl hollowed out of a watermelon.

Of course, the flesh of the watermelon was chopped into dice and used for coloring.

"Oh my, this looks delicious!

Stearina's attention was drawn to the diced steak.

Diced meat such as Mitsho pig, Huso marsh antler deer, cow bull, etc., was grilled on a griddle, with carrots and topopo cut into the same shape for color.

The seasoning is simple salt and pepper. The bite-size pieces allow you to enjoy the various flavors of the meat.

"I like the Japanese soup," said Vivienne.

Vivien loves miso soup.

This time she is serving miso soup with kurumu clams.

It has a nice broth by itself, but when combined with a kelp-based broth, it is very special.

"Wow, what a variety of dishes!

Licia is still gawking at all the dishes, but the portions are so small that even after eating all of them, she is not yet full.

Afterwards, she can order her favorite dishes again.

This made for an enjoyable dinner party.

Licia, too, has relaxed and has become comfortable with everyone except Jin and Erza.