"Oh, that's Jin's maid."

"She's even more skillful than I am."

These women are involved in the harvesting of wheat and rice on Horai Island as well. Naturally, their manners were refined.

"You're holding your hands still!

"Oh, yeah. I can't lose!"

No matter how inhuman the work of the golem maids was, and no matter how much they showed it, there was not a single person in the village of Kaina who felt foolish for doing their job.

Everyone loved their work and took pride in their labor.

"Lerna, come here a minute."

Yes, kuné?

"Look..."

"Oh ...... is that Jin-sama's golem?"

The girls from the village of Rario, who had once been sold into slavery in the Kingdom of Celuloa, had become quite at home in the village of Kaina.

They are harvesting wheat.

"Hey, Kana!"

"Rick, what's wrong?　You can't be late."

Kana greets her boyfriend with a questioning look as he comes running up to her, breathless.

"I'm not skipping work. Jin is here right now, and he's helping me by sending out a maid golem. So we're making a lot of progress.

"Oh, I knew it. I thought I saw you earlier."

"Yeah. So, at this rate, we should be able to finish reaping and threshing today. That's why we're short on manpower for the milling."

"What?　What about drying?

"Yeah, Elsa's doing her magic on the drying.

So, everything's possible in this village.

You don't like it?

Of course not. It's Rick's village.

"Yes, yes, I know you two get along. ...... Well, Rick, so we'll just go to the mill?

Sonia, the leader of the group, asked.

"Yeah, that's right. We'll stop at the end of the day and you can come to the mill.

"Okay. I'll finish this section and then I'll go.

Okay.

Rick ran off again.

Sonia stood up tall and shouted cheerfully, "Come on, let's go.

"Okay, then, let's finish this section quickly!"

"Yes!"

The girls' voices echoed through the barley field, no less energetic than the others.

* * * * * *

"The mill seems to be working properly. ......"

Jin and Reiko had come to the mill.

This was a handmade facility that Jin had built by himself before he returned to Horai Island.

Last year, he had modified it to improve its efficiency.

"Oh Jin, you're here.

Martha appeared.

"Yes, just for today, but I came to help you since you seem to be busy.

"I see. I'm glad to hear that.

Martha must have known what Jin was going through at the moment, but she seemed to sense it and did not say anything.

"Jin-sama!"

Then the girls from Lalio village came running in.

"Hey, everyone. You look well.

"Yes!　Thanks to you!

The most cheerful voice is Seema's. Brown hair, brown eyes. Rumor has it that she is good friends with Jeff.

"Well then, listen to Martha's explanation and help her out.

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes, yes, that would be great. Listen, first we have to sort the wheat by using this feature called to remove sand and other debris. Then we go to ......."

Jin headed for Nido Castle, knowing that Martha would take care of the rest.

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

Get some rice balls and lots of tea!

"Yes, master."

Jin entered Nido Castle and ordered to prepare lunch for the villagers.

The time was 11:00 a.m.

Nido Castle rings bells in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, so Jin guessed that lunch would be served at the noon bell.

"That's how it was when I was there."

Jin knew from experience that the ladies would be able to prepare only a simple meal since all the workers were working together.

So he had the old man cook a lot of rice for them in advance.

All the five colored golem maids working at Nido Castle were there, so by half past eleven, there were more than enough rice balls and the tea was ready.

"All right, each of you bring them in."

"Okay, each of you bring it in." "Yes, sir."

Butlers B and C carrying a huge warming barrel of tea and holding paper cups in their hands.

The five colored golem maids are holding large baskets of rice balls in their hands.

"Come on, let's go!"

Reiko holds a huge basket of hand towels in both hands. Jin, too, had a reasonably sized one.

"Mr. Mayor, I've come to bring you some lunch."

"Oh Jin, thank you very much.

Here's a hand towel. I thought you could clean your hands before you eat.

"Oh, that's great. I've just recently gotten into the habit of washing my hands before eating.

"Oh, Dr. Sallee, it's been a long time."

Sally, the healer who became Gibec's wife, had been helping with the harvest a while ago and had straw dust in her hair.

"Brother Jin!"

Just in time, Erza also arrived.

"Erza, thank you for your hard work. Aren't you tired?

"No, I'm fine. ...... sir, it's been a while.

"Hi, Elsa, glad to see you're doing well."

At that moment, the bell rang to signal noon.

Everyone stopped working and came back from the fields and the square one by one.

"Hey everyone, Jin brought us some goodies. Eat as much as you can!

Giebeck loudly announces to the villagers.

"Someone tell the people who are not here. "Tell anyone who isn't here that we brought you some gin!

I'll get it!

I'll go with you."

And so all the villagers ate the rice balls that Jin had brought, drank tea, and took a leisurely lunch break.

The blue autumn sky over the village of Kaina was clear.

Jin forgot his worries and enjoyed his time in Kayna to his heart's content.