"First of all, what shall we talk about?"

Jin opened his mouth slowly.

"......I'll start by telling you that after we parted, it became clear to me that Rhodoth was looking for me. And together we escaped the Duchy of Jagus. We returned to Rhodes' homeland, the , using a that Rhodes had hidden there. ......"

He omits a lot of the middle of the story, but his listeners don't understand it.

"So I met the <> clan and found out exactly who I was."

"So you have your memory back!"

Ka-cea says with a happy face.

"Oh, I'm sorry to worry you. I am Jin Nidor, successor to the second generation of Magecraft Masters, Jin Nidor.

So you've inherited the title and the name.

Eira looked relieved.

"I suppose so.

"So you got your memory back in the Nordic Federation?"

"......"

Jin was troubled here. To some extent, he wondered if he should tell the truth.

He thought for a moment and then made up his mind.

"...... Actually, I didn't lose my memory from the beginning."

Then he bows deeply.

"I'm sorry for deceiving you!"

Jin continued to bow, knowing that if he was not forgiven, his relationship with the girls would be at an end.

"...... I knew it."

The first thing he heard was Eira's light voice.

"I thought that was what you meant. ......At the very end, though."

Katya said with a smile.

"Yes. If the master was looking for you, he must have had his own reasons. I'm not going to say anything about that.

Gromma also said he did not care.

"Thank you for ......."

Jin thanked him and raised his head.

"I feel much better now."

"I'm sure you've been through a lot."

"Yes. If they had known at that point that Jin was a , I don't know what the Principality would have done to him."

Cachea and Groma both expressed their own opinions.

"Well, there's no doubt that you were sent to that village by a transfer accident.

Jin said, and Eira nodded.

"I can understand that. If you are suddenly sent to a place where you don't know the left and right by yourself, the first thing you think about is your own safety.

Eira continued, "For that reason, you should not reveal too much information about yourself, but get information about the people around you. Her words had an air of being backed by experience.

Jin thought to himself that Eira must have gone through a lot of hardships.

"So..." he said. has his own laboratory. I inherited it. Would you like to come visit me for the New Year's holidays?　I just wanted to say that.

"Oh, that's great!"

"Is ...... okay with you?"

Eira was immediately on board, but Katya seemed to have her doubts.

"Hmm, what is it?"

"Well, the Magecraft Meister has been giving us a lot of favors."

"...... Oh, so that's how it is. What, it's nothing to worry about. < is not a saint, nor does he have any obligations.

Since I am not a public figure, I have no reason to be restricted in my actions," Jin said.

"Well, I'm sure you'll get a lot of attention.

Jin laughed it off. I have all kinds of ways to stay out of the public eye.

"......If you say so, Jin-san, that's fine."

"I've been saying I'm going from the beginning."

I'm not sure if they're going to invite me, too.

Jin laughs and says to Groma, who is a little reserved.

"That's because I know Rhodes, and more importantly, thanks to Gromma's advice, I met Rhodes.

"When you say that, I realize that I was able to be of service to my master.

Jin then decided to set a specific date.

"Well, I'm leaving here tomorrow at noon, so I'll come with you then. Pack your baggage. There's plenty of room in the ...... hurricane, so you can bring your golem."

The last words were to Groma.

"...... what?　...... Oh, thank you."

Gromma's face broke as he remembered Jin's promise to fight the golem again.

"Even if it's not even close, it's something I said once."

Gromma chuckled.

"Let's get back to the story at ....... The plan is to leave here tomorrow at noon for Shoro. That's where I'm staying."

"The Shoro Kingdom. I've always wanted to visit there!　I'm looking forward to it! We can go there now if you want!

Eira is excited.

"Are you a child?"

"Shut up!　That's how excited I am.

It had been a long time since Eira and Groma had spoken to each other, Jin recalled with nostalgia. It had only been less than four months.

Jin was planning to go to Horai Island via the warp gate from there, but he didn't want to talk about it at this moment.

After that, they spend time asking about what happened to Eira and the others, and what has happened since their arrival in <>.

After 9:00 p.m., the meeting was adjourned. Eira and the others had to return to their lodgings.

"See you tomorrow," Jin said.

Jin said,

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it.

"I'll look forward to seeing you tomorrow."

"Thank you, Jin-dono."

They left with three different words.

Jin went back to his room and visited Rhodes' room again.

"I've decided to call it ......."

He explained the conversation he had had with them.

"It's all right. I'll tell Grandmother about it."

"Yes, will you do that for me?"

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The 29th day of the month dawned.

Jin is having a meeting with the leaders of <>. Makina III was with him.

"......That's why, please contact Machina if you need anything."

Jin now was a private individual, and he made it clear that he did not want to be associated with the <> organization.

"......I understand."

He agreed to this, albeit reluctantly.

However, after we had finished our discussion, he said to me,

I have heard that the predecessor of Jin-dono and the first Makina-dono were brother and sister apprentices.

What do you know about that?

"Yes, they studied under the same master.

No lie. I am not lying, for I have inherited the teachings of Adriana Barbora Zetsi, the great first generation .

"And this generation is my brother's apprentice. Both Makina and I are related to the second generation of ."

Makina III nodded silently.

"<> will have to improve its technology even further.

Tomax Bartmann said.

"Dr. Maricka is going to lend us <> again, so please keep your eyes open for him in the future."

These positive words reassured Jin a little.

When Jin left <>, he told his friends who had become close to him in the Principality of Mercana that he would invite them to spend the New Year's holidays in the Shoro Kingdom.

"Oh, you mean those three? ...... I'm a little envious."

Chief Superintendent Tomax Bartmann seemed to think so.