Meanwhile, as for Jin.

On the day when the old man healed Licia and the others secretly, that is, on May 15, he was guided to the palace of the Shoro Kingdom.

The guides were Reinhardt and one other person from .......

"Jin-kun, I am proud to say that our library is as good as any in the Lesser Han countries."

It was Gerhard Hilde von Rubies-Shawlo, the emperor. She had already called Jin Jin-kun. She is a very frank emperor.

"............"

Since His Majesty the Emperor is accompanying him, he has a free pass everywhere.

The guards salute and let the group through.

We are allowed to see the innermost part of the library, the heavily protected archives, without any problem.

"Yes, come in. I have to go to work now, so I can't stay here, but yes, I'll be back before lunch. I'll be back by noon and we'll have lunch together.

"............"

With these words, without waiting for Jin's reply, the emperor left the archives.

"............"

"......"

"Jin, what do you have to say?"

Reinhardt was the first to speak. Jin was the first to open his mouth, and then he spoke in reply.

"Yes. I didn't expect the Emperor himself to show us around. ......

"Ha ha, that's how he is."

"But still, I'm glad that you trust me, a gentile, so much, but to be honest, I'm not sure if you're being that naive.　I'm not sure if it's right to be so naive.

Jin himself has no ill will, but if he treats other people the same way, it is very dangerous. Spies, assassins, and the like could get into the mix.

When Jin said this, Reinhard shook his head.

"I am not so worried about that. Because Your Majesty can see the true nature of the people you talk to.

"What?

Jin was surprised. Wouldn't he be a great ruler if he could do that?

"No, I'm just guessing around here," said Reinhard.

Reinhard reiterated.

That may be so. I don't think he would tell others about his abilities or skills.

"But it is also true that His Majesty's character evaluation has never been wrong."

"............"

There are certainly people who have a good eye for people. I wonder if it is an ability that is multiplied by a factor of several or a dozen. It might be more like a supernatural power than a magical one.

Reinhardt added, "But it seems that it is essentially different from being able to read minds. Hearing this, Jin felt a little relieved.

It would be unbearable if he had read what he thought when he had an audience with the emperor for the first time yesterday, that he resembled the director of the orphanage, and so on. More than that, I wonder what would happen if it is known that Jin is from another world.

So far only Reinhard and Erza know about it.

"Somehow, I have a feeling that I can trust him. ......"

Whether this was Jin's intuition, or whether it was because he had a resemblance of the director, Jin did not know yet.

"Father, time is limited. If there is a book you want to read, you must read it as soon as possible.

Reiko's voice brought Jin back to himself.

"Oh, yes. Then I'll read them with pleasure.

Jin muttered and started to browse the bookshelf.

"You have records of past wars, don't you?

"Yes. This country has not been free of civil strife. There have been many conflicts.

Reinhardt, as a citizen of the Shoro Kingdom, has knowledge of the past history.

Jin was not interested in it, but he asked Reiko to read it. Reiko reads at a speed ten times faster than Jin, and she will forward the information to the old man for his records.

I also asked Reiko to read books on local products and books on plants and animals.

And the book Jin was looking for?

"This one, or ......."

Reinhardt had told me about it in the hot springs of Kunlun Island a long time ago.

"Hm?　...... Oh, that's it. I told you about it sometime.

It's a book about the beginning of the world. A legend, so to speak.

There is another world beyond the sun from which the ancestors of mankind came.

Since I could not find any storyteller in the Kingdom of Cerroa, I was hoping to find such a record here in the Kingdom of Shoro.

"Let's see ............ and ......."

The record is only a few pages long and not very detailed.

But there is another world just on the other side of the sun, and it is a bigger world than this one.

It was written briefly that selected ancestors of human beings came to this world on a ship in the sky and became the ancestors of human beings.

The only thing more detailed than what Reinhardt had told him was that it was a larger world and that they came here on a flying ship.

Inwardly, Jin imagined that the descendants of the colonists who came by spaceship might be the people of this world.

On Earth, the beginning of the world is often attributed to a creator or a giant who created the world. Here, however, it is said that they came from another world.

In a sense, I think it is more plausible. Then, the spaceship ......<> may have existed in the past.

Jin tried to imagine such a thing, but Reiko pulled him back to reality.

"Father, I've finished the book you mentioned. What else do you want to do?

"Yes, I see. Then take this book.

Reiko reads the rest of the book.

<, but even Jin did not have enough knowledge to build a spaceship. The biggest problem is that there is no way to navigate in a vacuum.

"Well, it's not like we need one.

I would like to build one, but it's just a hobby for me. For now, he will start with what is close at hand.

Jin has only a limited amount of time, so he asks to see the books in the library and reference room one after another.

There were many books on magical engineering, and Jin skimmed through them. Most of them were familiar to him, but there were some interesting descriptions, which was a good thing.

There were also books on religion. Jin, who has been concerned about the fact that religion is not widely practiced in this world, skimmed through them.

"...... I see. ......"

The point is that almost without exception, those involved in religion were high-ranking mages. Therefore, they possess several times more magical power than ordinary people.

This is the reason why most of them died in the "Aether Stampede".

Moreover, since many religious people died, they realized that there is no such thing as divine blessings, and the general public has become less and less religious, and now only indigenous beliefs are left.

"I knew it was the Aether Stampede. ......"

There were other books on religion, but nothing of particular interest.

There was no explanation of "Aether Stampede" either.

In this respect, I did not get much out of it, but that is to be expected.

"Okay, let's take a look at this one.

Jin now moves on to the bookshelf of the general public.

He did not get much from this one, but he was a little curious about a book on .

"Sorry, Reinhard, I may have asked you a little bit before, but what kind of field is <>?

Reinhardt, who had been reading a book on magiengineering, looked up as Jin asked him.

"Alchemy?　Yes, making medicines from herbs is alchemy, and heating seawater to extract salt is alchemy.

Jin guessed that this explanation seemed to be equivalent to chemistry. It does not seem to be the study of turning lead into gold.

This piqued his interest a little, so he picked up a book titled <> and read it.

"I see...I see...I see...I see...I see..."

After all, it seems that in the beginning, there were attempts to turn lead into gold and to create a medicine of immortality. However, in modern times, it is gradually being transformed into a practical science, only the name has remained the same. This is the introduction.

Chapter 2 outlines the methods of extracting metals from ores, Chapter 3 describes the methods of producing medicinal solutions from medicinal herbs, and so on. Interesting in its own way.

"Jin seems to be interested in alchemy, doesn't he?"

Reinhardt said in an amused tone when he saw Jin reading the book with great interest.

"Hmm?　Yes, since alchemy is no longer a field in my world. That's interesting."

"Yes, science, you said. The science from which you derive your knowledge.

Yes, that's right. But alchemy seems to be a field that is turning into a science.

When Jin answered, Reinhard smiled a little mischievously.

"Jin, there is actually a man named Tohr Eschenbach."

Reinhardt broke off and turned to Jin,

"This Toa Eschenbach is our country's leading expert in alchemy.

He gave Jin some interesting information.

"What kind of a person is Thore Eschenbach or ......?　If I could meet him, I would like to talk to him.

When Jin said this, Reinhard clapped him on the shoulder,

"I think I can make that happen, Jin. After all, he lives in our territory.

He said, "He lives on our land, after all. Hearing that the person in question lived in the Randall family's territory, Jin felt that he could look forward to seeing him again in the near future.