It was February 4.

The weather was fine. The wind was light and it was a perfect day for an excursion.

There are horse-drawn carriages available from Reuthert, but we decide to take a for the trip.

There was a nine-passenger < at the Reuthert residence.

In other words, ten people including Jin, Erza, Marikka, Reiko, Hope, Hanako, Rubina, Goh, Daikie, and Cocona could fit in the carriage.

Hope, by the way, will serve as a guardian.

Reinhardt and Bertsche are going to enjoy Leuthart for the first time in a while and then move on.

They will be escorted by < Regulus 3, a.k.a. <>.

Jin decided that was in charge of the area around the town of Kaltz in the Shoro Empire, which was once Reinhardt's territory, and that it would be just right.

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"Wow, what a busy street!

The golem carriage carrying Jin and his group drives down the main street, exiting Leuthart and making a circuitous route along the shores of Lake Tosmo.

It is a scenic road with Lake Tosmo always visible on the left.

"Wow, it's a nice view, isn't it?

Goh, who is familiar with the ocean but not so familiar with lakes, seems to like the view of Lake Tosmo. He clung to the window of the carriage as he looked out.

Rubina, on the other hand, pretends not to be interested in the view, but in fact, she is hoping to see it with her head to the window as much as Goh does.

Jin, Erza, Daikie, Cocona and others were smiling at them.

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"It's as busy as ever.

Even though it was early in the morning, there were about 10 people in line to buy admission tickets.

Since we were (again) on a personal visit, Daikie represented us in the line and bought the admission tickets for the number of people in line.

By the way, Hope, who is instantly recognizable as a golem, gets in for free, but Reiko and Hanako are treated as human beings.

"Wow!"

Rubina exclaimed as we entered the memorial hall.

She saw the statue of the first generation in the entrance hall.

"So this is the Adriana who led the Rock Golem and the as I've heard!

The founder of magical engineering, the Ark!

Goh was also deeply moved.

"When we teach magical engineering on Onogoro Island, we always teach the origins of magical engineering as well.

Marikka explained to Jin.

"That's why those children are so thrilled to see the statue of the legendary being.

"I see. I can understand that feeling.

The tour proceeded like this: .......

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I was convinced by the history of magical engineering, and noticed the differences from what I had learned.

They were surprised to know the level of magical technology in other countries.

They were surprised to know the level of magical technology in other countries. They were also reminded of the hardships that Jin had gone through in the past when they learned how he had made a contribution to the world.

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"Oh, that was interesting.

"It was very informative.

After the tour, Rubina and Goh muttered contentedly while eating lunch at the observatory cafeteria.

"The tour ended earlier than we expected," Jin said.

Jin said. It was now about ten minutes past noon.

"After that, we'll go sightseeing in Leuthart.

"Hey, Jin-sama, can we visit the stores?

"Of course. We'll go to the shops for magic tools, materials, clothes, food, bookstores, and so on.

"Wow, I'm looking forward to it."

"If there's anything you want, ......, I'll buy it up to 2,000 dollars. I'll buy you anything you want. I'll buy you anything you want up to 2,000 dollars.

"Oh, thank you."

I thought that in Goh's case, it would be up to Daikie and Mrs. Cocona, but since this excursion was planned by Jin, he decided to take care of Goh.

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Finally, Goh and Rubina commemorated the day by engraving the date and their names on commemorative medals.

The group then left the .

"Well then, let's head back to Leuthart at leisure, shall we?

Yes!

Yes!

In the car on the way back, Goh and Rubina were exchanging opinions about the exhibition they had just seen.

"After all, if we had prevented the rise of the League of Magic, we could have prevented the current decline of magical technology, don't you think?

"Uh-huh."

"In addition, I wish that the leaders of each country had better judgment."

"Yes."

"Also, I think you are a wonderful, wonderful person!"

"...... yes."

Rather than exchanging opinions, most of the time Rubina was talking one-sidedly and Goh was responding to her comments.

However, Jin, Erza, and Marikka felt that even the shy Goh was getting used to Rubina.

Then the <> stopped.

"Yeah?　Hope, what's wrong?"

"Yes. There's been an accident.

An accident?

Jin peeked out the window of the carriage and saw two carriages overturned.

The location is a crossroads.

It seems that they had entered the intersection without stopping, resulting in a head-on collision.

More than a dozen onlookers are gathered around the carriages.

"...... there seems to be some injuries."

"I see, we can't leave them alone. Reiko, Elsa, let's go down.

Yes.

Yes, Father.

Then Daikie stopped Jin who was about to get off.

"Ah, Jin-sama, I'll take care of this."

"Yes, Father.　I'll take care of it. ...... Hope, protect Daikie."

"Yes, Master."

Daikīkī and Hope get out of the carriage and walk through the crowd of onlookers.

"I am the Count of Nido. What's going on?

The Count?

The moment he said his name, the crowd split.

Then a guard, who seemed to have come to deal with the accident, stepped forward.

"Excuse me, sir. Actually, there was a collision between two carriages at that intersection.

"Hmm."

Apparently, one carriage was going straight down the street. The other carriage apparently did not check and ran into the intersection.

More than that, Daikie reacted to the word .

"Injured?　Who in the world?

"Passengers on both sides were hurt."

"I see. ......"

At this point, Hope spoke up.

"Sir, I have access to healing magic."

"Oh, I see. Then let's go see the wounded. You, show me the way.

Yes, sir.

Daikie had a guard lead the way to the wounded man.

"This is terrible!"

All 12 passengers in the wagon were seriously injured. The cargo on board was also scattered about.

The other carriage belonged to the Viscount Yohia, who was also injured.

Mr. Hope, please see to him.

"Yes, sir."

Hope began to triage...... the injured and prioritize...... them.

Emergency medical care at the scene of the accident was a race against time.