< was running through space aiming for the scheduled position, there was movement on Horai Island as well.

"Jin!　It's ready!"

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"Saki!"

Erza frowned at her outfit. Her hair was shaggy and she had dark circles under her eyes.

"Did you stay up all night again?"

Jin also chides her.

I'm not sure what to do. I was ...... just getting excited ......, but!　You see, it's finally done!"

Saki, looking flustered, held out the sheet in her hand and showed it to him.

"Oh?　Is this ...... plastic?"

"Yes!　This is the Jin was talking about!"

"Hmmm... ...... what's this?"

Jin picked up the sheet. Indeed, it felt light and soft to the touch, with a smoothness characteristic of plastic.

"That's great, Saki."

"Hehehe...... did my best,......."

After saying this, Saki collapsed like a threadbare doll and began to breathe in her sleep.

"......Saki's sister......"

"You're still a reckless guy. ......"

Jin and Erza covered Saki with a blanket as she fell asleep and quietly left the place.

"If you had done it in the lab in the first place, wouldn't the old man and Aaru have said anything?"

"That's right, it's not right."

Jin and Erza exchanged such words as they walked toward the institute.

"What do you think, Mr. Old Man?"

As soon as they entered the workshop, Jin immediately called out to the old man.

<> "Yes.

"Yes. Why did you make him do such a reckless thing?"

"And Aaru?"

"Oh, I see we've crossed paths."

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I wonder if Saki wanted to be useful as a member of the "Jin family" in her own way.

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"I see. So, what did you make?"

.

"That's true."

The old man said that Saki would want to explain herself, so Jin decided to wait for her to wake up.

"Well, then, I'll try to give you some insight into Hale," he said.

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And when it was time for lunch.

"Brother Jin, sister Saki woke up," said Erza.

Erza came to call Jin, saying that lunch was ready.

"Oh, is it that time already?"

Jin had been discussing with the old man about his future with Hale, but then he stopped the discussion and left the room.

"See you later, old man.

.

When Jin and Erza returned to the house, Saki woke up and was already at the table.

"Jin, Erza, I'm hungry. ......"

"Sorry, Gin-sama, Erza-sama."

Despite Saki's high spirits, Aaru looked apologetic.

"Saki-sama insisted on it this time. ......

"Oh, forget it. The old man told me. I know you've been working very hard on this, Saki.

Jin quieted Aalu's bowed head.

"Saki, did you wash your face?"

"Yeah, Aal told me."

Saki replied with a smile to Elsa's question as she carried her lunch.

"Yes. ...... porridge for lunch today."

It seems that the menu was prepared with Saki in mind.

It was not just any porridge.

It's an authentic porridge made in an earthenware pot and served with various toppings such as vegetables, dried bonito flakes, seaweed tsukudani, pickled plums, pickled vegetables, and bubu arare (a kind of sweetened rice cake).

Hitoshi is quite fond of the seaweed tsukudani.

"Well, they all look delicious, but what's this?"

Saki pointed at the bubu-arare.

"They are bubu-arare."

"Bubu arare?

Jin had heard that "bu-bu" in "bu-bu-arare" means "hot water" or "tea" and that it is a women's word used mainly in Kyoto.

"It's something you put on ochazuke, but I think it's also good on porridge."

"Really?"

Jin poured a teaspoon of bubu-arare onto the porridge in a small bowl.

He uses a lotus root, or more precisely, a lotus flower, to put it in his mouth.

"Yes, it's delicious!"

The trick is to eat it before the bubu-arare absorbs the water and wilts.

You can enjoy both the thick porridge and the crunchy arabesque texture.

It is lightly seasoned with salt and soy sauce.

"Let's see... ...... Oh, this is good!

"Right?"

Saki tried it and liked it too.

Erza is also eating it with relish.

Jin said,

"You should eat vegetables, too.

Jin nudges Saki to eat vegetables too.

The vegetables are cooked quickly like the rice porridge with the seven herbs, so there should still be some vitamins left in them.

"Yes, I know."

Saki is no amateur when it comes to nutritional balance, but she seems to eat only her favorite foods without saying a word.

"Saki-sama, the citric acid in pickled plums is also good for your health.

"Ugh, I don't like sour food.

Jin stopped saying anything else and concentrated on eating the porridge.

"It was delicious.

"Thanks for the food."

"Thanks for the food." "Thanks for the food." "Thanks for the food." "Thanks for the food."

After the meal, buckwheat tea was served.

It is caffeine-free, fragrant, and gentle on the stomach.

"Well, Saki. Now that you've calmed down, please explain to me what's going on.

"Yes, first of all. ......"