The <, which had shifted over the Shoro Kingdom, slowly lowered its altitude and headed for Lake Tosmo.

On the shore of the lake, east of Koju and north of Van, is the <>.

Jin parked the on the tarmac adjacent to the memorial, ...... where airships and carriages can be parked, left Hope in charge of the aircraft, and headed for the with Elsa and Reiko. The time was 9:00 a.m..

The time was 9:00 a.m. The ceremony was scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m.

The ceremony was scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m., so there was still an hour to spare.

On the large lawn in front of the memorial hall, a simple facility had been built for the guests so that they could take a comfortable rest without worrying about the cold weather.

It was a relatively warm and nice day with light wind. It was not cold enough to stay outside. Jin and his friends decided to take a short walk in the garden, when they were greeted by a voice.

"Happy New Year, Jin-dono!

"Ah, His Excellency LeGray, Happy New Year!

The person who greeted Jin and the others was LeGray Gibbs von Vesuvius, Minister of Magic and Technology.

Next to him was Gladyn Haronad von Istea, the head of the Technical Department of the Ministry of Magic and Technology.

"You are here early. I apologize for coming after you, even though I am the organizer of this event.

Jin said,

"No, no, this is my hometown. Besides, we are also looking forward to this event as the host country.

He replied, "No, this is my hometown.

As we exchanged these words, we were led into a simple facility, where the Emperor of Shoro, Ernst Lubus von Richt-Shoro, or Emperor Ernst II, was waiting for us.

"Hello, Jin-dono, madam, happy new year!

"Happy New Year, Your Majesty."

I'm looking forward to the opening ceremony.

It's a great honor.

"......I heard that your ancestor ......<> had a good relationship with your predecessor. That is, to the extent that it set you apart from the rest of the world."

"......"

Jin remembered the days of the .

"Your predecessors must have provided you with a lot of technical assistance. As far as I know, he had an educational golem or an automata named < ...... made for you. In spite of ......, our country's technology level today is as good as other countries. It is a great pity.

Emperor Ernst II said with deep regret.

"That is why I am so happy that you have built a memorial to magical engineering in our country.

There seemed to be not a trace of falsehood in his words. From the bottom of his heart, Emperor Ernst II wanted to improve magical engineering for the sake of his country and his people.

"Thank you very much. I sincerely hope that this museum will be a beacon for such engineers.

While they were talking, they received the news that the guests had arrived.

Jin and Elsa, as the hostesses of the event, went out of the simple facility to greet everyone.

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"Happy New Year! Welcome to the New Year.

Happy New Year! Thank you for inviting me.

The guest of honor is .......

Shoro: Emperor Ernst Lubus von Richt Shoro (Ernst II), Prime Minister Roderich Barberus von Heizer, Minister of Magical Technology LeGrey Gibbs von Vesbius, Minister of General Affairs Schlotgen Dommer von Kabastan, Minister of Technology of the Ministry of Magical Technology Schlotgen von Dommer von Kabastan, Minister of the Ministry of Magic and Technology Schlotgen von Dommer von Kabastan, Minister of the Ministry of Magic and Technology Schlotgen von Dommer von Kabastan, Minister of the Ministry of Magic and Technology Schlotgen von Dommer von Kabastan and Gladyn Harronad von Istea, head of the Technical Department of the Ministry of Magic and Technology (Gladyn, however, was not involved in the construction of the memorial). (However, Gladin was in charge of the site when the memorial was built, so he can be said to be half of the receptionists.)

The Kingdom of Klein: King Merikarans Richt Klein (Merikarans I), Prime Minister Philister van Todes, Minister of Magical Technology Corwen Raqqa Kiddo, and Minister of Industry Tader Zokoi Mirana.

Kingdom of Franz: Caroline de Lafayette, Queen of Franz; Joachims de Droe, Prime Minister; Claude de Chaunay, Minister of General Affairs; and Jonas Tigrina, Minister of Magic.

Kingdom of Egelea: Ernest Elm D'Andrea (Ernest XVII), 3rd Prince of Egelea and Honorary CEO of the Royal Factory, and his entourage. (Ernest XVII), his aide Canaj Parosofa, Prime Minister Charles Crowe Barragas, and Marquis Logres Wynn Kuzma, acting Lord of Blueland.

Kingdom of Elias: Adalberto Nimmo Elias (Adalberto I), King of Elias; Vizier Vasco de Gino; Fiorina de Dorante, Minister of Magical Technology; Citranella de Zaus Firenziano, Deputy Minister of Magical Technology.

Kingdom of Cerroa: King Bozar Valois de Cerroa, Minister of General Affairs Dato' Kinnier Ralua, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Djuna Connie Bond.

Mitsuho: Ataru Mutu, the current Chief of Mitsuho, Tein Miyabe, the Mitsuho representative to the World Congress, and Kouki Katou, the Chief Technical Administrator.

Nordic Federation: , Kondak of Morilla, and Harnatha of Puppet.

Nostalgia: Honorary advisor Elena, and two senior members of the Nostalgia party, Arietta Aeolial.

Duchy of Norja: Keith Tennick de Norja, Minister of Magic Miko B. Safran, and Minister of Technology Jarvie Keefe.

Duchy of Mimaka: Gaspar de Mimaka, King of Mimaka, Mojts Myas Lodi, Prime Minister, and Zinzou Mihoyas, Minister of Industry.

Duchy of Dalat: Gilberto de Dalat, Duke of Dalat; Gix Jábo Miyata, Prime Minister; Maingo Morm Zeta, Minister of Magic and Technology.

Duchy of Jagus: Niestor Cirilo Jagus (Niestor II), Duke of Jagus; Beyax Ghia, Vizier; and Zain Mezibeh, Minister of Administration.

Principality of Mercana: Paelova Sondovik, Secretary Jed Alamold.

Avalon: Chief Superintendent Tomax Bartman, Deputy Chief Superintendent Ilmina Ratkin, Secretary to the Chief Superintendent Fiona Fiasse, Technical Superintendent Gijou Shtud, Materials Superintendent Riza Kokine, Academy President Saban Iraiye Senchi, Assistant to the President Sakho Shomas, Director of the Golem Lab. Rasnat Heilbronn, Rohr Eisker, Director of the Aircraft Research Laboratory, and Harsha Cloud, Director of the Medical Research Laboratory.

These 56 people were the invited guests.

With Jin, Elsa, and Reiko, 59 people attended the opening ceremony of the .

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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming from afar today. <

He begins with a few words of greeting.

"......The purpose of this memorial museum is to illuminate the history of magical engineering and to pass it on to future generations. At the same time, we have also included a list of unfortunate events of the past, so that we can remind ourselves not to make the same mistakes. ......"

This is the text I have been thinking about for this day.

"......<>" is a saying in Mitsuho. We hope to become such a facility that manages the assets of the past for the sake of the future. With this, I would like to conclude my greetings.

Jin managed to finish his speech without interruption, and breathed a sigh of relief amidst the applause.

After that, Jin gave a speech as a representative of the guests of honor.

After the three representatives of the guests of honor, the clan chief of Shinra, Belialus, the current chief of Mitsuho, Ataru Mutu, and the Chief Administrator of Avalon, Tomax Bartmann, gave their speeches, the building was finally opened to the public.

In the Japanese style known to Hitoshi, a tape was passed around the entrance of the main entrance, and the second and third generations of servants (actually, the second and third generations have been serving since the first, and are the same person), the automata (automatic dolls), were handed over to the visitors. Reiko, a servant automata (actually, she has served them since the first generation, and the second and third generations are the same), cut the pieces with scissors.

The opening ceremony ended with applause.

Following the opening ceremony, a tour of the museum was given.

The guide was, of course, Jin. Elsa and Reiko support him.

First is the entrance hall.

A statue of Adriana Barbora Zetsi, the first Magecraft Meister, has been erected in the spacious hall.

The statue is a reproduction of an old man's appearance to give dignity to the statue, with a simple rock golem for civil engineering work behind him and an automata (automata) <> in his right hand.

"This <> can only perform simple tasks, but it can keep moving semi-permanently as long as it does not run out of mana."

"Hoho ......"

"It is suitable for simple civil engineering work, isn't it?"

"So the first generation also developed this kind of golem."

"The one I'm holding in my hand is a follower automata, think of it as the predecessor to Reiko. The first generation called her .

"Oh, Miss Reiko's predecessor. ...... I see."

"Ochibi, huh? I see... it's very cute...

The first generation was great, wasn't he?

I can't believe his achievements have been lost. ......

Please see here.

Jin and the others then take us to a special exhibition room at the back of the hall.

There, a sign reading was hung.