Jin and his group decided to head for a town.

"Well, this town is already on the outskirts of Kaltz," Reinhardt says.

Reinhardt says.

"There was a lord's mansion right next to the road, and from there it developed in the opposite direction to the lake.

As Bertsche said, the town of Kurtz had a slightly different structure than most towns.

The most important difference is that the lord's house is located on the outskirts of the town. It is usually located in the center of the town.

It has its advantages in terms of defense and governance.

But this town is different.

It was originally a small village that could be called a "cold village". The houses of the chief were built along the road because there were houses along the road.

The roots of the house is a building called <>.

It is said that this <> was built by a fond aristocrat a few decades before Reinhardt became a lord.

It was built as a villa for a rich man, so it is a solid and stately structure for its size.

"......That's why is built in such a place."

"I see."

Jin, Erza, and Saki were convinced after hearing the origin from Reinhardt.

"So, I'm just guessing here, but the only land available for the development of the town is on the opposite side of the lake, so they must have expanded in that direction.

Reinhardt said that the lake side has a lot of marshland, which was converted to rice paddies, and the dry side was developed as a town.

So, leaving the golem car as it was, the group went to see the town with Zeek's guidance.

Although it has developed, it is not a very big town, but rather a small to medium-sized town, so we could get around on foot.

"Oh, it's so lively!

Jin was impressed by the liveliness of the town.

"Well, it's kind of a mess, isn't it?

"Yes, it is."

Mr. and Mrs. Reinhardt seem to be a little uncomfortable.

"Really?　I like the clutter.

Jin prefers streets with a sense of the history of the people who live there, rather than streets that have been created by urban planning.

A mix of old and new buildings, winding streets that have been joined and joined, and alleys that remind us of life.

Jin analyzes himself that this is probably based on his original experiences as a child.

The institution where he grew up was such a town.

Reiko silently looks up at Jin with a slightly nostalgic look on her face.

"...... I think I understand a little bit what your brother Jin is saying."

Erza showed her sympathy.

"You're right, you're a good wife. I've always liked messy towns, you know?"

"You can see that in Saki's room."

"Wow, that's terrible, belch...... belch!"

"Ha, now that Aal is gone."

"But now Perid and the others are taking care of it!"

"Saki, that's not a point of contention.

The lively group is a crowd pleaser. Saki is the only one who barely calls her alias, while the others seem to have forgotten about it.

"Oh, they say it's a material store!　Let's take a look!"

Saki seemed to have spotted an interesting store and rushed to it.

Jin followed her and said,

"By the way, what's the matter with Saki's eyes?

Erza asks him. Erza then guesses the true meaning of Jin's somewhat poorly worded question,

"They were corrected when she became a homunculus. What I'm wearing now is a pair of glasses. They are also meant as a pair of protective glasses.

He answered, "I see.

"I see. That's good to know."

"Hmm."

Saki is standing in front of the material store, waving at Jin and the others.

"Hey, hey, Jin!　Come on, Reiko!　Come on, come on!

She saw that Mr. and Mrs. Reinhardt had already arrived and were smiling at her.

"Sorry, sorry."

Jin, Erza, and Reiko caught up with them, and the group went into the store together.

"Oh..."

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"Wow!　This brings back memories!"

Saki jumped at the chance to find . Saki was shocked to hear that Saki's father, Toa, was going to marry Stearina, and in her exile, she discovered the ore on the southern shore of Lake Tosmo.

"There's some red arsenic nickel ore over here," Jin said with interest.

Jin said with interest. This mineral contains a compound of arsenic and nickel.

"There's also pyrite and pyrite."

Elsa looked at the shelves lined with gold-colored stones.

"This one is iridosmin."

What Reinhardt found was an alloy of the white metallic elements iridium and osmium, containing about 70 percent iridium.

Incidentally, when iridium is 50 percent, it is called osmiridium.

Both of these alloys are very hard and are used for pen nibs. The one that sticks to the tip of a high-class gold pen is called iridium.

"You guys know a lot, don't you?

Hearing the conversation between Jin and the others, a woman who had been tending to the store came out from the back.

She had shaggy dark brown hair and violet eyes. She was about 20 years old. She looked somewhat like Saki.

"This store is for , , and some collectors.

"Hmph, do we look like any of those?"

Saki asked with a funny smile.

"You don't look like a collector. Your brothers are , and your sister is a .　And your sister is an alchemist. Is she your daughter?　The wife?　I don't know about ......."

As for Reiko, he seems to have avoided judgment because she is a small child.

"Yes, you are right."

Saki looked at the girl intently, as if impressed.

"It's embarrassing to be looked at like that.

"Oh, sorry, sorry."

"Are you going to buy me something at ......?"

"Yes. I'd like to look around the store a little more first.

"Yeah, of course. ...... customers, please take your time. If you have any questions, please ask the clerk.

The girl on duty said this and went to the back of the store.

"......Here you go. We have some gemstones and some ground spiders.

"There are some magi crystals over here, but ...... they are scarce. The quality is not good either."

As for Magi Crystals, the current shortage in the Shoro Kingdom seems to be evident even in a store like this.

"We have plenty of metal samples ...... ingots in our warehouse, please ask for them."

Jin was impressed by the thoughtful way of selling metal materials.

"There are not enough biological materials."

Reiko also expressed her opinion.

The clerk looked at the group with a bit of surprise.