Now, beneath the that Jin D and the others are riding, the land of the north is spread out.

"I've never been in this area before. ......"

It is more than 300 kilometers west of the Pazdekst isthmus, which connects the continents of Laurent and Gondor.

It is mid-November, the grass is dead, and the only greenery visible is the dark green treetops of coniferous trees.

Then, a crescent-shaped lake came into view.

It is Lake Shirova. Please land on the south side of the lake.

The south side is the concave side of the crescent moon. <

As it neared the surface, it could be seen that the area had been cleared.

"Hmmm......... It's so well camouflaged that it's hard to tell from the air."

Through Jin D's eyes, Jin felt that it was impossible to identify it from the satellite orbit <.

On the south side of Lake Shiloh, there is a hill with coniferous trees growing on it.

The landed near its boundary.

"Please moor here."

The was tethered to a bollard, a rock-like structure.

Everyone disembarked, including Hope, thinking that there would be no one here to play tricks on them.

But we don't want any animals to get in, so we have put up some warding.

"It's pretty gravelly down there.

< and , might be able to land, but not take off.

"One moment, please."

Markkonen is playing with some kind of magic tool in his hand. It seems to be a communication device.

"...... should be here shortly. Please wait a little longer."

"Okay."

The temperature is about 5 degrees Celsius. Neither Jin D nor Zion D would be a problem at all.

And Markkonen was breathing the air of his for the first time in a long time with a sense of nostalgia. His automaton, Ruf, stands silently.

Three minutes later.

"Welcome back, Markkonen!

Markkonen says, and a man comes to greet him. She looks to be a woman in her twenties or so. Light chestnut hair, steeple eyes. Overall, she gives an impression of liveliness.

"I'm home, Adelmira."

Then Markkonen looks back at Jin D and the others,

"This is Adelmira, one of my father-in-law's disciples.

And he introduced himself.

"My name is Adelmira. ...... Hey Connie, is this the now?"

Connie," was Marconen's nickname, apparently.

"Yes, that's right. He's the current ."

Jin D. then introduced himself.

I am Jin Nido, the third generation of Magecraft Meisters. This is Reiko.

"This is Zion of Shinra. I know your master well."

Zion D also introduced himself.

"I see. ......"

Adelemira seemed intrigued by Zion D.'s mention of knowing her mentor.

"Come on, Mira, show us around."

"Oh, yes. Uh, please follow me.

Mira" was probably Adelmira's nickname.

The first group is Adelmira, followed by Zion D., Reiko, Jin D., Hope, Ruf, and Markkonen.

About two minutes ahead, we came to a large tree and saw a doorway under a large rock at the base of the tree.

(You are very carefully mimicking ......)

Observing through Jin D's vision, it seemed to Jin that Markosias was .

(Well, we'll know more about that when we meet and talk to him.)

We passed through a doorway built under a large rock, which was brightly lit inside.

The base seemed to be built underground, with a series of stairs leading down. At about 15 meters below the ground, the passage became level.

When we passed through a door there, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Until then, it looked like the inside of a cave,

The interior was decorated in the style of the Nordic Federation," said Zion D.

As Zion D said, the atmosphere changed to that of a <>.

"This way."

The Nordic people also wear shoes in their daily life, so we continue on our way. Underfoot is not a short-footed carpet ...... but seems to be made of fur.

Both Jin D. and Xiong D. are surprised at the spacious interior.

"Please wait here."

Jin D. and the others were stopped at the end of a straight corridor.

There was a door and a girl who looked to be in her mid-teens was standing there.

"Jessenia, where is your father-in-law?"

You're awake now. We're waiting for you.

"Oh, yeah. ......, this is Marconen, my father-in-law. Come in."

Markkonen slowly opened the door.

There was an old man lying on a bunk. And an automaton with crimson hair who looked about ten years old.

"Welcome."

The old man was Marcosias.

"Markosias, ...... it's been a while."

The first person to speak to him was Zion D.

"This is Zion of Shinra. Do you remember me?

"Yes, I remember you well. I remember you very well. ...... We are both getting old, aren't we?

Markosias, whose hair has turned completely white.

He was about 40 years older than me, wasn't he?

"I turned 551 this year."

That makes you 38 years older than me.

There seemed to be no discord between the two men.

Then Marcosias turned to Jin.

"So you are the of our time. ......... You look somewhat like your predecessor, don't you?"

Yes, I take the name Jin Nido.

And ...... you say, miss Leco. You haven't changed.

Mr. Marcosius has aged well, hasn't he?

Reiko also knew Markosius.

"Hmm, that can't be helped. But it's good to see you."

After Marcosias said that,

"Rubel, a chair for each of you."

Rubel, give everyone a chair," he motioned to the crimson-haired automaton.

"Yes, Father."

The girl automata called "Rubel" lined up the chairs for all the people. One for Hope.

"Please, have a seat."

"Thank you."

Jin-D and the others sit down on the chairs. Reiko, Hope, and even Ralph take a seat.

"Now, Miss Lako, first of all, I would like to apologize to you, your former master, his wife, and his family.

What do you mean?

You remember what happened to you in the Shawlo Kingdom.

Yes.

It was a youthful indiscretion. I can't regret it enough, but I thought I'd at least confess it to you, to whom I'm related."

"I see. I'll report it to the cemetery when I get a chance.

Thank you.

Markosias seemed to regret his past in his own way.