Just as Greiner was about to shout, the food arrived.

"Here you go, sir."

"......"

Glina seemed distracted and sat down again, looking a little bloated.

The menu consisted of rice, miso soup with tofu and wakame seaweed, grilled river fish, meat and potatoes, boiled wild vegetables, and pickles. The tea was hojicha.

"Let's eat first. Freddy, right?

"...... yes."

Ellis smiled softly and picked up the chopsticks. They were beautifully painted chopsticks that he had brought with him.

"Are these your own chopsticks?"

Jin asked.

"Yes. Yes. I learned them from my ancestors."

Jin reflected on his own character, thinking that he might say something like that.

Then they picked up the chopsticks provided.

"Oh, what's that?"

"Yes, we keep these chopsticks for ourselves.

These chopsticks are also finished in black lacquer.

"Well, that's nice, isn't it?"

Ellis looked impressed. Then,

"Please eat it before it gets cold.

the golem maid called out to them, and Jin and the others began to eat.

Eris's use of chopsticks was sophisticated, indicating that she had been trained in the use of chopsticks for generations. As I was thinking that,

"The way you hold your chopsticks is very beautiful, Jin-san.

Jin laughed inwardly when he was complimented on the contrary.

On the other hand, my grandson Freddie's hand was neither good nor bad.

The grilled river fish was very easy to eat because the guts had been removed. Everyone ate it clean.

Jin was again impressed by how deftly Ellis avoided small bones with chopsticks.

* * * *

Jin and the others resumed chatting over a cup of hojicha (Japanese green tea) after the meal.

Jin-san and the others had just arrived by a blow floater, right?

Ah, the <>. That's a piece of equipment here at Nido Castle.

"Your father designed it, though."

When Jin answered, Reiko quickly added, "Well, well, well.

"Well, well, well, you're the Magecraft Meister!　Freddie.

"...... yes."

Before the meal, Freddy had looked at Jin with contempt, but when he saw Reiko standing by his side and heard that she had designed a blow floatation machine, he became much more subdued.

He must have realized Jin's ability, or at least that he was not as good as him.

Since Freddy has calmed down, Gulina does not rehash what he said before the meal and is chatting with Rubina.

Then Ellis told Marikka,

"Did Mr. Jin learn magical engineering from Marikka-sama after all?

Marikka asks. This would be a reasonable question for this group of people. But Marikka answered honestly

"No, no, I learned it from her.

Marikka answered honestly, "No, no, I was the one who taught me.

"What?"

"......... ......"

Marikka had inadvertently told the truth.

"What do you mean?"

As expected, Elise was confused.

"Well, this Jin-sama here is the very same Jin-sama who was the about 400 years ago.

Then Marikka told him the truth.

"What do you mean?

Look at Ellis, who is flustered,

(ah...... well,<>)

), and Jin reopened his mouth to say that he's had enough of the deception.

"Actually, ......"

* * * *

"...... and that's why I am Jin Nido himself."

Jin spent about half an hour explaining his origin to Ellis and Freddy.

The tea was getting cold, and the golem maid replaced it.

"Did that ...... happen?"

"Did that happen ......?"

Ellis and Freddy both looked as if they couldn't believe what they had heard. No wonder.

"A Magecraft Meister is anything but a Magecraft Meister, isn't it?

"Well, normally people wouldn't believe a story like this.

Jin laughs bitterly,

It's true. This man is definitely Jin-sama, the creator of us all.

Yes, I assure you.

"Yes, I guarantee it." "We guarantee it, too."

Butler B, C, Marikka, and the five colored golem maids assured him.

"Yes, we believe you.

Ellis said in a firm voice.

"I believe you, too.

Freddy followed with straight eyes. Jin was relieved.

"Besides, Jin-san ......, should I call you Jin-sama?"

Jin laughed when Elise asked him what she should call him,

Jin laughed and assured her, "You can call me the same as before.

Jin laughed and assured her, "I'm fine with the way I am now.

"So, Jin-san, ...... and the others used the warp gate to come here, didn't they?"

"That's right."

"...... that proves it. Such an artifact-class magic tool should only be used by its creator, the Magecraft Meister, and those who are related to him.

In fact, neither I nor Freddy could use it," Eris said.

"Since you can use it, then you must be the real thing. Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, Ancestor!"

"Ancestors? ......"

When Jin scratches his head in embarrassment, Ellis says further.

"Yes, you can't really feel it, since you haven't seen your children's faces in person, as you said before, can you?

"Well, that's what I mean."

Jin was relieved that she understood.

At the same time, he could be sure that this person would not go around spreading rumors about him.

But it would be more difficult to believe such a story, I think.

I am sure that he/she would not go around spreading the word about himself/herself.

As a side note, if Ellis and Freddie were to do something against Jin's interest, the old man seemed to be ready to use the forbidden spell <> even if he would be reprimanded by Jin later.