On December 27, 3899, Jin was in Horai Island.

Since it was the end of the year, the competition on Onogoro Island was closed.

"......I guess this is the end of the cleaning."

He was cleaning up his laboratory and .

"Yes, father. It's all cleaned up."

However, the five-colored golem maids have been cleaning the house every day, so the cleaning was more or less just for the sake of the mood.

It is a kind of preparation for the New Year.

"Now all we have to do is to make and decorate a kadomatsu," he said.

Reiko and Lao Tzu were pounding rice cakes, and the kagamimochi were already made. The top was a citron. There were no oranges, so there was nothing to be done.

(I hope my family will prosper from generation to generation, that's why it's an orange. ...... Is my family prosperous?

No one will answer me, but I will assume that it is prosperous.

Bamboos similar to moso bamboo had already been planted on Horai Island, and pine trees were also growing wild, so there was no need to worry about materials for the kadomatsu.

"Here we go. I wonder if there is a in this world too."

It's a little late for that.

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Jin-san, under the influence of a juvenile story he read a long time ago, prefers to call it <, but the director of his former institution called it , so he has followed his lead.

I filled a white ceramic container with sake and placed it on the altar in my <.

It is undeniable that there is a great deal of self-inventedness in this work. Half of it is his own self-satisfaction, and he thinks that's all right.

"In the past, I used to leave everything to you, didn't I?

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This year, Jin wanted to do something that he could do by himself.

"Well, this is the end."

Jin said to himself as he finished setting up the shimenawa......<> for the altar.

It must be in the Japanese blood to feel refreshed after all the preparations for the new year.

"Now all that's left to do is to make New Year's Eve soba ...... tonight, right?"

The preparations for the New Year's festivities are in the hands of the five-colored golem maids.

With Jin's knowledge and information from Mitsuho, chestnut kinton, sesame seeds, kombu rolls, red and white kamaboko, datemaki, broiled eggs, and black soybeans were all prepared.

The stacked boxes were made by Jin.

"But it's just one person's New Year's Eve. ......"

As Jin is in this time as a composite, he has few regrets about the past. But I still feel lonely to spend the New Year's Eve alone.

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The old man suggested,

But the old man suggested, "Well, it would be bad to invite someone who has a family ......".

I am in a quandary.

I would like to invite Rhodes, Zion, Marikka and others , but they have their own families.

"And then, ......"

What came to Jin's mind were the friends he has had since he came here. That is, Katya and Eira.

They should be in now.

"Oh, but they are free to go back to their parents' house now, aren't they?

Yes, their homeland, the Principality of Mercana, is now temporarily ruled by the , and is no longer under personal control as it used to be.

> can afford to provide them with a leg up.

"What?　......Oh, I see."

I don't think they can afford to send just the three of them to the Principality of Mercana by air, and I don't think they'll let individuals use the warp gate.

"However, what is the actual situation?"

< values its people, Jin thought that would be considerate enough to send the girls back to their parents' homes as part of their official duties.

>

"Oh, I see."

In the world of Ars, there is no such event called <>, except for Mitsuho and Huso.

There are New Year's festivals, but they are very different from the Japanese New Year.

It is not surprising, since the religious backgrounds are completely different.

In <<<<>, there is a one-week holiday during the year-end and New Year holidays due to the influence of the Master (My Lord), but most of the staff should remain in <> as they are.

It is the same as the normal holidays. Just a little longer.

"Hmm, is that okay ......?"

Jin had hoped to welcome Eira and Kaechea into the at some point.

So, this is a good opportunity for him to do so.

"However, I'm sure they have their own feelings, too.

It has been almost four months since we left Kachea and the others, and they have new lives.

Jin had no intention of forcing them to join the group.

"Let's go to for now.

Now that he is recognized as the third generation of in the Shoro Empire, there are few problems with visiting.

"Rhodes will be enough."

<> and a former lecturer at <>. He is officially a part-time lecturer and part-time technical advisor.

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Jin nodded at the old man's suggestion.

Since the third deus ex machina and the third <> Jin appeared on the stage at about the same time, there was a high possibility that the relationship between the two would be probed in various ways. .

"Yes, of course."

By showing up at at the same time, we can prove that we are two different people.

"I see."

Jin then remembered that he had promised a rematch with Gromma's golem.

"...... Gloma is in too, right?"

<<>.

"I see."

<

"I see."

Jin thought it would be a good idea to ask Marikka and Rhodes to accompany him.

And if the third deus ex machina and the knight Rey showed up separately from Jin and the others, they would be more persuasive, he thought.

So Jin instructed the old man to send the third deus ex machina to in advance.

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Yes, that would be fine.

The deus ex machina is originally a fickle creature. I have decided to leave Jin to the old man.

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The actual operation of the machina is to be carried out by the "master" who is under the control of the old man and is the brain behind the machina's magic,

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The old man decided that < was not a good idea,

<<<>>.

This would explain why she does not show her face very often.

Jin then spoke to Zion, Marikka, and Rhodes.

All three of them had , so it was easy to contact them.

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The three responded favorably.