Meanwhile, Rhodes and the others are being guided by Cocona.

"Are you really Mr. Edgar, the automaton created by your predecessor's wife, Erza-sama?

Cocona rolled her eyes in surprise when Edgar was introduced to her.

"Yes, ma'am."

Edgar answered.

"I was made by Lady Elsa."

"Well..."

Cocona stood speechless, but quickly regained her composure,

Oh, no. I'll show you your room at ......."

She resumes guiding the three and the four.

Please use this room.

Cocona led us to the west side of the second floor.

There are three guest rooms across the hallway.

Two rooms are on the south side of the corridor and one room is on the north side.

"I'll take the north one."

"Then I'll take the westernmost one."

"Okay, I'll be next to that."

The room assignment was decided without much trouble.

"...... hasn't changed either."

Edgar muttered as he looked at the guest room.

"Yes, I heard it has been kept by the Nido family for generations.

Cocona replies.

"This is the room used by Erza's mother, Meene, isn't it?"

Edgar pointed to the room next to the guest room on the north side.

"Oh, is that so?"

Cocona had never heard of it either.

The room is empty at the moment.

It was true that the room was a duplex, but Meane had requested a larger room, as she felt uncomfortable in such a large room, so she decided that it was not suitable for a nobleman. The room was not suitable for aristocratic guests.

"Is that so?

Would you like to see it?

No, ...... yes, I would love to see it."

Edgar hesitated for a moment and then begged to be allowed to see the mother of his creator's room.

"Yes, please."

Cocona smiled and opened the door. Edgar looked in,

"Ah, here it is again. Thank you for protecting us.

He bowed his head to Cocona.

"Uh, Edgar?　Is this the room used by Erza-sama's mother who was the wife of Jin-sama?　It's quite modest, isn't it?"

Shu, who peeked in as well, said a little curiously. Edgar explained in a quiet voice.

"Yes, it might seem that way. Erza-sama's mother, Meine-sama, used to be a lady-in-waiting, so it seems that she was a simple-minded person.

"Oh, really?"

Cocona had never heard of this before and seemed a little surprised to hear Edgar's explanation.

"Hmmm... ....... My grandma likes a simple room too."

Rubina nodded her head when she heard that.

* * * * * *

After such a scene, the group settled down in their respective rooms.

It was now dusk on this eventful December 16th.

"Well, it's been a long day.

Jin said in a deepened tone of voice,

Rhodes said, "It's been a busy day, hasn't it?

Rhodes chimed in, "It's been a busy day, hasn't it?

"You're going back to the island tomorrow, right?"

Rubina asked him to confirm, and he nodded his head.

"I wish I could stay a little longer, but ...... I'll miss you."

Shu said.

"I guess it can't be helped this time. I'll see you next time.

Jin thinks their reactions are natural. It was a natural reaction since they had left the small world they had been shutting themselves away from and had seen the wider world.

"The next competition is ...... so ...... oops."

Jin almost mentioned the competition.

(LeGrey seems to have thought up the competition himself, but when did he tell the participants about it ......)

) Jin thinks such a thing. Yes, it would be very advantageous for LeGray if he announced the venue and the rules just before the competition.

(Well, I guess he told them with enough time for the other participants to be fully prepared. ......)

"...... Anyway, when I get back, it's on to the next competition. You have about a week to prepare. Good luck."

"Yeah, I'll do my best!　And then you'll take me back to the outside world!"

"I'll do my best!"

Rubina and Shu answered cheerfully.

After dinner Jin took a bath for the first time in a while and stayed the night in the study.

The sofa in the study was a so-called , which was made to be used as a bed.

"It's a great story that you can use it for the first time 400 years after it was made."

I made it so that I could take a nap in my study when I was busy.

"You can never be too prepared, can you, father?"

Reiko made a funny comment.

"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm kind of tired today.

I became again and formed a bond with the Shoro Empire.

Jin was relieved to see that the current emperor was a man of character.

"Father, please have a good rest."

"Yes, I will."

The next day.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Jin sent Hope and Edgar out to retrieve Conlon 3.

Just as they were finishing breakfast, arrived on the rooftop landing pad.

For the first time in about 400 years, is parked on the rooftop of Reuthert's house.

Daikie and Cocona are thrilled to see it.

But when Jin told them that he had to leave for a while,

"Jin-sama, are you leaving already?"

"I was hoping you would take more time to visit ......."

"No, I will come back again. No, I will come back again. I was planning to stay only for a short time this time.

Daikie and Cocona saw Jin and his group off with extremely disappointed looks on their faces as they were about to leave Loisart.

"So, Jin-sama, are you leaving soon?"

"No, I'm going to Miyagi once in <>."

"Why?"

Rubina looked at him curiously.

"I thought I'd check on Lotte, the girl Ernest XVII had with him. ...... and Rubina, Lotte is a replica of your ancestor Beena when she was young."

"What?　Is that so?"

Apparently Rubina had never heard of such a story.

"That's why. Let's go.

flew toward Miyagi.