"Oh, sweetie. ......"

Hannah!

They caught us completely off guard. And the timing couldn't have been worse.

Because they were moving in a horse-drawn carriage, Hanna's dedicated covert maneuvering team (SP) was a little distance away from them.

If it had been Reiko who got off first, there would have been no problem. But it is too late to say that.

Furthermore, Jessica and the others had gone to the forest to check the situation.

Moreover, the man must have been using some kind of magic tool with a hide-and-seek effect. The SP may have detected the presence of the man in advance, but they were too late to deal with him, partly because they did not know his intention.

It was a combination of misfortune for Jin and the others, which was a blessing in disguise for the man (or should I say a misfortune in view of what was to follow).

"Don't move!　Get out of the carriage, all of you!"

"...... now we will do as you say."

Princess Rieschen said and jumped down from the carriage without a step. Then Jin, Elsa and Reiko.

"Princess!"

Jessica and Gloria ran back to the carriage.

"You!　What are you doing?　Let her go!

But the man holding Hannah smiles evilly.

"If you want to spare the princess's life, you'd better get at least 10 meters away from her!"

"Hm?　The princess?

Hearing that line, we all realized what was going on. The man had mistaken Hannah for the princess because she was wearing a dress the princess had given him.

But that was no consolation.

As they slowly leave the carriage, Jin whispers softly to Reiko.

"Reiko, how are Iris and Azalea?"

Reiko switches her vision to infrared and looks at Hannah's surroundings.

"Yes, they are one step away from ......"

"Aaahhh!"

Reiko is about to say this when a man's scream echoes through the room.

Everyone in the room, except for Jin and Reiko, looked at each other with wide-eyed amazement.

They wondered when two black golems had appeared. One was protecting Hanna, and the other was holding the man down.

The man's right arm, the one holding the dagger, was bent in three unbelievable directions.

"Onii-chan!"

Hannah rushes to Jin with tears in her eyes. Jin also ran to Hannah, hugged her small body, and rubbed her back.

"It's all right now. I'm sorry I scared you.

"No, I was just believing that you would save me."

Jin looked at Iris and Azalea and said, "Good job.

"What is it?　What is this black golem?"

Finally, the princess said only that.

Jin told her that he would explain later and turned to the man.

"Hey, what are you doing this for?"

But the man sniffs, sweating in pain.

"Well..."

But it was a bad move.

"Iris. And the other arm."

Jin said, and Iris twisted up the man's left arm. Meanwhile, Jin hugged Hannah so that she wouldn't see him break it.

There is a cracking sound, and then the man screams again. His shoulder and elbow are shattered.

"Geeeeaaaaaaaahhh!"

Jin is no saint. He has a soft spot for his people, but he is also merciless to his enemies. This time, the man made Hannah cry. This time, the man made Hannah cry.

This time, he breaks her hip. ...... This is the last time. What's the reason?"

With tears and snot running down his nose, the man opened his mouth.

"I thought ...... I'm going to ...... run away. I wanted ...... to get ...... a carriage."

Jin asked Elsa to give the man some painkillers to make it easier for him to talk. Elsa nodded,

"<>"

I will stop the pain. But both shoulders are still broken.

"Why did you decide to run away?"

Jin glares at the man. The man is convinced and confesses.

"There's going to be a group of about 50 people attacking this place soon ....... They're all rascals. I was one of them, but I changed my mind and decided to leave. And I need to get out of here as soon as possible. That's why I needed a horse and cart.

Just then, they heard the sound of many footsteps coming from beyond the forest.

"No!　It seems that what you just said is true.

The princess turned pale. It will take time to close the gates. There is a good chance we will not make it in time.

"Alban will be attacked if we leave him unprotected!　Jessica! Gloria!　We'll stop him!

Yes, my lady.

Yes.

And the princess turned her pale face to Jin.

"Jin, you and the others can ride back inside the castle in my carriage. They won't be able to attack you so easily inside the palace.

What about Mr. Reese?

We'll hold them off here as long as we can. I can use my waterballs and water bullets too.

The princess looked at the puddle of water.

Jin wondered if the princess was planning to use herself as a shield.

"Tia, run to the castle and tell her this. If the remaining troops in the castle move, there are only about fifty of them, and they are nothing to worry about.

"But the princess is ......"

Tia hesitates. As expected of a work from the age of the Magic Wars, this part is well done.

"......"

Jin closes his eyes and thinks for a moment, then opens them and speaks up.

"No, Tia, protect Princess Reese. Jessica and Gloria, you just take care of capturing the bandits.

Erza hears this and whispers in a whisper,

"That's just like my brother Jin.

"That's just like my brother Jin," she whispered.

"Oh, my God, what are you talking about? ......"

At that moment, the leader of the bandits emerged from the forest. He was accompanied by a golem.

"What!　There's even a Golem!

"I wonder if we can hold off even half of them. ......

The princess is surprised. Jessica is nervous.

"Jin-dono, you are ......"

Gloria is about to say something, but Jin doesn't care, and directs her to Reiko.

"Reiko!　Stop them!　But do not kill them as much as possible.

"Yes, Father!"

Reiko kicked the ground. The next moment, several bandits are flying through the air and are slammed to the ground.

"Oh, you guys... ......"

"Oh, what the hell is that kid ......?"

"I've never seen ...... so many people flying through the air."

The princess, Jessica, and Gloria couldn't believe their eyes.

There were fifty bandits on the ground in the blink of an eye.

And the golem, with a single kick from Reiko, had been blown twenty meters into the air and crashed into a tree, bent into a funny shape and motionless.

"It's over."

In less than a minute, Reiko had neutralized 50 bandits. That's unthinkable.

The eyes of the princesses speak eloquently even if they say nothing. Who are you?　I said.

"I'm sorry, but let's tie them up first."

Jin said and began to bind the unconscious bandits with belts and waistbands so that they could not move.

Reiko and Elsa helped him. Jessica and Gloria joined in a little later. Within a few minutes, they had finished binding everyone.

"Now, I ask you again. Who are you?

Princess Rieschen asks Jin. Jin was ready and determined to tell her a part of the truth.

"Uh......... didn't I tell you about the golem fiasco that happened yesterday in the Kingdom of Egelea to Master Ries?"

"Uh-huh."

"At that time, the one who did the most to suppress the runaway golem was this Reiko. She is also an ancient relic (artifact) and my precious daughter.

Jin explained as he placed his hand on Reiko's shoulder as she came next to him.

"For these achievements, I was given the title of Honorary Magical Craftsman of the Kingdom of Egelea.

He was telling the truth, although he left out much of the story.

"I didn't know that. ......"

Now that I had seen Jin's ability as a Magi Craftsman and Reiko's ability, I could honestly realize that it was true.

"Even so, Reiko is amazing. He is stronger than Golem.

Jessica said as if she was also impressed.

"Speaking of which, what happened to the black golem that just saved Hannah?

Gloria asked as she looked around. Jin answered,

"It's a golem that guards the perimeter in the shadows. This time it's on the back burner. ......"

He explained. The princess's eyes light up when she hears this.

"I knew I was right!　Jin, can you make a golem for our country as well?"

Jin let out a sigh inwardly and replied, "Well, on one condition.

"Well, it depends on the conditions.