.

Horai Island was shaken violently.

A little time passes and .......

and Reiko came back.

Reiko's agitation was something I had never seen before. She is drooping and not saying a word.

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"Reiko, what in the world ...... happened ......?"

Reiko opened her heavy mouth to be asked again and again.

"I'm ...... moderately happy that you're ...... here," she said.

"What?

Reiko entered Adriana Tierra's laboratory, and Jin was waiting inside .

Then, for the eleventh time, a spatial oscillation occurred, and Reiko returned to find that <> was still there, but only Jin had vanished.

"Watashi no ...... sekinin desu. I'm not sure if I should be ...... responsible for your motto."

With that, Reiko fell silent and never opened her mouth again.

"Lies!　Lies!　My ...... brother Jin would never leave without telling me!

I heard a screeching voice and turned to see Erza in Meane's arms.

"Erza, calm down. It's okay, it's okay. I'm sure Jin-san will be ......"

"......"

* * *

......

Meane is with her.

Not long after that, all the members of the Jin family gathered to find out what had happened.

Erza is sobbing so hard that no one knows what to say to her, so they leave her alone for now and let her mother, Meene, take care of her.

"Are you sure Jin is gone?　Are you kidding me?"

Marcia is skeptical.

"It's been five hours since then and I haven't heard from him. ......"

Reinhardt answered weakly.

"The old man has been looking for her all the time, but he can't seem to find her..."

Hannah sounded sad.

"If he is in Ars ...... no, if he is in this world, he should have found him by now."

Milowina is also faded and looks as if she has no energy at all.

"She seemed to be in a hurry to get on with her life, didn't she?

Martha, who seemed to have aged ten years all at once, blurted out these words. It was a comment that struck a chord in everyone's heart.

"I wonder if the reason we rushed the development was because we had a premonition that this would happen. ......"

Stearina, her eyes watering, spins the words with a sigh.

"I'm sure ...... his haste to live is ......"

Vivian choked, unable to get any more words out.

"Stop it!　Jin will be back!"

"Yes!　I'm sure Jin will come back ......."

Bina and Saki shouted, unable to bear the gloomy atmosphere.

"Yes, yes!　Jin-san will be fine!　I'm sure ......"

Licia also declared in a cheerful voice, though her voice trailed off at the end.

Then Erza arrived, supported by Meane.

"Erza!

"Erza, are you sure you're ready?"

Erza nodded her head silently.

And then..,

"...... she has made everything come true, no matter how crazy it is. All I can do is to believe in it and wait.

He looked a little exhausted, but still said strongly.

"Yes, that's right!　Everyone, he will be fine!

Toa agreed.

"Yes, you have always been able to do what seems impossible. All we can do is wait and believe.

Rodrigo said.

You are Jin!

said Goose.

"Common sense is meant to be broken. I'm sure he'll be back, because he reminds us of that.

And Luis.

"Yes, he will. Because he's Jin, isn't he?

"I'm sure Jin-sama will be fine no matter what!"

Theon and Marikka also raised their voices.

They thought it would be better to cheer up the crowd, even if it was just to be cheerful now.

"Thank you all for helping my husband today!"

Erza bowed to everyone.

Before she knew it, the sun was about to set on Horai Island.

"I'll be fine, I'll be fine.

"Erza-san, please call me if you need anything. I'll be there as soon as I can.

Thank you, Mrs. Bertsche.

"...... we're going to head back now."

"Thank you, brother Rai."

"Meane's with me, and I and Hannah are here, so we'll be fine."

Martha tapped her chest. Martha tapped her chest. She was clearly pushing herself too hard, but no one pointed this out.

"Well, I'll see you later," she said.

"Okay, good night."

"See you later."

One by one, they left Horai Island, and Meine, Martha, Hannah, Milowina, and Erza remained.

"Maybe we should stay here tonight too.

"Yes, Grandma!

They decided to stay at Horai Island for the night so that Jin could come back whenever he wanted to, and so that they would be ready to receive his call if he came back at any time.

I stayed at Horai Island for the night so that I would be ready to receive a call when Jin returned.

A day passed, two days passed, a week passed, and a month passed.

However, we have not obtained any clue about Jin.

< have also completely faded away and no longer occur.

It was as if Jin had taken the cause with him.

"Elsa, you look well.

"Thank you, brother Rai."

Since then, members of the have been visiting Erza on a daily basis.

So far, nothing seems to have changed, and everyone is a little relieved.

Then, on May 10, all the members of the Jin Family hear the news that Beena has safely given birth to a baby boy.

"Congratulations, Bina!

"Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Elsa also opened her brow on this day and congratulated Beena.

"Thank you ......."

Beena and Luis standing by her side during the postpartum period.

"Have you chosen a name yet?"

"Yes. <

"Yeah, that's a good name."

"Nice to meet you, Reggie."

The cheerful topic brought smiles to the faces of those gathered.

* * * * * *

"Ugh......gosh......"

In the darkness of the night, Erza was sobbing alone under the covers.

"I wished it was a dream," she thought over and over again. If it was a dream, I wished she would wake up. But it wasn't a dream."

Elsa can vividly remember Jin's face that day when he said he would come back.

"...... He lied to me only once."

Just when she was about to be crushed by despair.

Elsa felt a slight movement in her lower abdomen.

"...... what?"

And again.

"...... is it a baby?"

Knowing what I knew, it was time to start feeling the baby.

"It's her ...... baby......."

Elsa gently pressed her belly.

"Mine and hers."

Warmth seemed to fill her heart and body as she ran her hands over it.

"I have to be strong. ......"

After that day, Erza never cried again.

Once again, Erza moved to the village of Kaina.

Jin built a house for her.

She was accompanied by Edgar.

Reiko and the old man had not spoken a word to each other since that day.

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

Summer came.

Elsa's belly was growing visibly.

A magical examination revealed that they were twins. Perhaps because of this, each fetus was a little slow in growth, but there was no other abnormality, and everything was going well.

"Yes, I'm feeling good today. "Elsa, you'll be fine as you are.

"Thank you, Dr. Saly.

Send Edgar to me if you need anything.

Yes, sir.

And then, on August 17th, at the end of the summer... A baby's voice echoed through the village of Kaina.

"......!"

"Elsa, you did a great job!"

Elsa gave birth to twins.

They were identical twins, a boy and a girl.

They weighed 2500 and 2600 grams respectively.

They were a little smaller than the norm, but they were healthy and started drinking Elsa's milk as soon as she gave birth.

They were healthy little babies," said Elsa. Elsa, you did a good job."

Sally praised Elsa.

"What are their names?"

"......"

"How about <> and <>?"

Suddenly a voice called out.

"Reiko?"

"Congratulations, Miss Elsa."

"Thank you. ...... what was your name again?

"I asked your father about it before. He told me that if it was a boy, it would be this and if it was a girl, that it would be this.

Reiko said that she had also mentioned the names Ryo, Sakura, Misuzu, and so on.

"Thank you, Reiko. Then I'll settle on Yu and Mio."

"I see. Chloe, Mio, my name is Reiko. I'm Reiko. I'm looking forward to working with you.

"Reiko, a newborn baby doesn't know anything yet."

"Is that so?　I didn't know that.

A cool breeze blew in the village of Kayna.

The sunset sky was beautiful, signaling the end of summer.