After inviting Licia and Pascoe to Nido Castle, Jin first gave them a brief tour of the interior.

When they took off their shoes at the entrance, he received a look of <>He received a look of <>why?

All houses in my country are like this. If you are not used to it, please take off your slippers.

When Jin said this, both of them obeyed him and didn't even need slippers.

"The wooden floor feels good.

It was late spring, the temperature was a little sweaty, and the polished wooden boards felt good against my soles.

Jin showed us around the castle.

He took us up the stairs to the third floor office and reference room, then down to the guest rooms and reception room on the second floor.

The bathroom and toilet are on the first floor. Unfortunately, there was no hot spring nearby, so it's not a hot spring, but we'll try to get one soon."

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

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

Both of them are absolutely stunned. It must have been a mild culture shock.

"Jin-san, if I may ask, is this from your hometown, ......Nihon, or is it from there?"

Licia, who was the first to come back to reality, asked me. She had heard this from Barbara some time ago.

"Yes, it is. Not exactly the same, though.

Licia was impressed by Jin's words.

"Wow, so Jin-san's hometown is very strange!　But it's nice!　I'd like to visit there. ......"

He even said something like that. Hearing this, Jin could only smile.

Pascoe, on the other hand, looked as if he was biting a bitter bug.

Not noticing Pascoe, Jin looked out the window. The sun was beginning to tilt in the blue sky.

With the ability of a Magecraft Meister, it is a piece of cake to calculate the angle of the sun and to know the time of day.

It's almost half past four. Today we are going to have a banquet to celebrate the completion of the castle, the lease, and to welcome Licia and her family.

Jin told them.

"I see, that sounds like fun.

If it was just a welcome party, Licia might not have accepted it, but after explaining to them that there were other reasons, they seemed to accept it easily.

"As the ambassador, I would like to ask you to say a few words to Ms. Licia.

Licia understood her position,

"Yes, I understand.

Jin was relieved when Licia nodded her head and said, "Yes, I understand.

Pascoe seemed to be immersed in his own world, mumbling to himself. In truth, he was just a little confused, unable to fully digest what he had seen in the castle.

Jin led them on a tour of the castle and finally to the hall.

"Preparations are underway in the hall.

When Jin stepped into the hall, he said,

"Oh, my baby girl!"

Brother Jin!"

Hannah and Erza were also there, helping to lay out the cushions under the guidance of Meane.

Hannah had expected to wear the dress that Princess Rieschen had given her before, but she was wearing a little more clean clothes because she didn't want to make it dirty.

"Master Jin, we are almost ready..."

Behle is in the kitchen cooking with Perid 101. There are other peridos in the kitchen as well. They seem to have come to support him because of the large number of customers.

"Master Jin, the villagers are here to see you.

Barrow led the villagers into the room.

Butler B receives and manages the footwear. It is amazing that he can memorize and manage all the footwear of more than 100 villagers.

The old man must have judged that five golem maids were a little too many for the task, so he added five other golem maids of each of the five colors from No. 91 to No. 95, in other words, five golem maids of each of the five colors. In other words, a total of 25 golem maids came to support the team.

"That's spectacular. ......"

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

Pascoe's confusion seemed to deepen at the sight. Jin did not notice this and gave him a few instructions.

"Well, what should the seating order be?

Licia took the first seat, followed by Pascoe. The next to the head of the village was assigned by Jin, but the others were left to their own devices.

Hannah and Elsa stand next to Jin, and Reiko stands behind him. Meane insisted on serving the guests.

"Oh, these cushions are so comfortable!

"You can't take it home with you!

"I heard this is called a zabuton.

"This looks more expensive than my futon. ......

One after another, the villagers sat on the zabuton and were amazed at its texture and comfort.

Then, just at 5:00 p.m., all the residents of Kaina Village gathered together. When all the inhabitants of Kaina had gathered, Jin stood up.

"Gentlemen!

With these words, the hall was filled with silence.

"Thank you for coming to Nidou Castle today. I ...... am pleased to announce the completion of Nidou Castle, the lease of the village of Kaina by Jin Nido, and the arrival of Lysia Faarheit and Pascoe Rush from the capital as goodwill ambassadors and their escorts. To celebrate these events, we have decided to hold a banquet. Please enjoy yourselves."

I am not used to doing this kind of thing, and there are many problems I could have gone into, but I managed to finish my opening remarks.

After all these years, Licia was not an ambassador in Japan, but a goodwill ambassador. It's only natural that she would need prior permission from Jin if she were to be stationed in the area.

But that aside, when Jin saw that the golem maids had finished distributing the special Persica juice to everyone, he said, "Well, cheers!

"Well then, cheers!

and took the initiative to open a crystal glass. The villagers saw this and took a sip of their juice.

"Oh!　What's this!　It's delicious!　It's too good!" "It's too good!

"Sweet!　It's so good!"

The first time they drank it, they were surprised at how sweet it was,

"It's really good!"

"It's just like gin!"

Those who had tasted it before enjoyed it slowly.

And as for Licia and Pascoe...

"Oh, it's delicious!　Jin-san, this is Persica juice, right?"

"......!　What a taste!"

She was impressed by the taste.

Jin told Licia,

"Ms. Licia, please say a few words.

Licia asked her to say a few words as an ambassador.

"Well, yes."

Licia stood up, slightly flustered, remembering what she had been asked to do earlier.

"Everyone from the village of Kaina."

Her voice is clearer than Jin's, and all eyes are on Licia.

I am Licia Faarheit, goodwill ambassador of the Kingdom of Klein. Some of you may know me as I visited here last year as a tax collector.

Locke and a few other men nodded their heads.

"Mr. Jin has made a great contribution to the Kingdom of Klein, and as a reward, the Kingdom has decided to lease the village of Kaina as a leased land, in other words, a temporary territory.

As he pauses, some of the villagers let out a "wow" or "wow" sound.

"In other words, we are leaving the taxation to Mr. Jin, and the laws of the Kingdom of Klein basically do not apply in the village. In other words, we will not be conscripted into the military, as was the case the other day.

Licia explained the advantages of the leased land that Jin had not explained, and concluded with the following words: "Congratulations,

Finally, she said, "Congratulations. I wish you a long-lasting friendship with the Kingdom of Klein.

He concluded with a benediction to Jin. There was a round of applause.

The next speaker was Mr. Giebeck, the village head.

He said, "Don't think too hard, everyone. Jin-dono told us to continue as before. So from now on I will call you Jin again, and you can call me that too.

When he said this, there were shouts of "That's just like Jin," etc. "I usually call him as I have always called him.

I will continue to serve as village head as I always have. As you know, Jin disappears from time to time.

When he said this, there was a lot of laughter.

Jin's home is at Martha's place. There is a golem, Butler A, who acts as my deputy. I simply call him <, but I've heard that if Jin is not there, you can ask him to tell Jin.

When I explained this to them, they all looked at me as if it were a matter of course. Licia, Pascoe, and Barrow are the only ones who do not. Behle has already gotten used to it, but Barrow is still having a hard time getting used to it.

"Well, I'm not going to go on for too long, so I'll leave it at that. If you have any questions, please come and talk to me.

Giebeck said,

"Jin, please continue to take good care of the village of Kaina.

He concluded with these words.

From then on, the party was literally a rude banquet.

The first dish was a cold stew. It was made without thickening and chilled. It was pleasant to the palate during the warmer months.

Next was hamburger steak. A mixture of minced meat, bread crumbs, and spices. Perid reader's special sauce is poured over it.

Then the vegetable tempura. It is battered with egg and flour, and deep-fried in high quality vegetable oil from walnut. Instead of tempura sauce, it is served with Horaijima's special seaweed salt.

There were also croquettes made from topopo. There were plain croquettes and croquettes with minced Yamaga meat.

Grape bread was also on display. In this world's terms, it is called "passa bread" (grape-like bread is called "bitis" and dried grapes are called "passa").

There was also barley porridge, freshly baked bread, smoked meats, fresh vegetable salads, and fruits such as persica and citran. Unfortunately, the rice did not arrive in time.

"Wow!　This tempura is so crispy and delicious!"

"I've never had hanbaagu before, but what the heck!　It's too good!"

Of course, Jin was overjoyed by the taste, which the Peridos had worked so hard to recreate for him.

"Jin-san, it's so delicious!"

Licia seemed to like the hamburger steak.

"Mmmm, this is the first time I've had this tempura dish, but it's delicious.

Pascoe seemed to like the tempura at Pascoe.

Only this time, he left the serving to the golem maids, while Barrow, Behle, and Meene ate the same food.

"Who the hell is Jin-sama ......?"

Barrow is still muttering such a thing, while Behré is tasting the food.

"It's delicious. I'll ask him to teach me how to make it next time.

Meane was also tasting the food for the first time.

"It's delicious!

Seeing Hannah with a big smile on her face as she tucked into her hamburger steak made Jin happy.

Jin brother, this is delicious. ...... they used topopo in this too, didn't they?"

Erza, who had another croquette, no longer disliked topopo.

The passa bread also seemed to be well received, especially by the children.

When the time was right, Jin ordered sake to be served as well. The fifth column (quinta) had bought some from around the area.

Beer from the Kingdom of Egelea, wine from the Kingdom of Elias. And ales from the Kingdom of Klein, etc., etc., etc.

"Oh!　Food is good, but it's the drinks!"

Don't drink too much!"

The banquet at Nido Castle was now in full swing. Jin called Reiko to liven up the party.

"Reiko, can you do the last dance and song?"

Jin asked, referring to the dance performed by Neon, the Berche automata, and memorized by Reiko.

"Yes, I can."

Reiko stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

"Oh?　Reiko?

"What are you going to do?"

As the villagers looked on, Reiko began to dance. At the same time, she sang a song. The villagers who were watching her praised her.

"Oh!　She's so cute!

"Good one!　Lako!

I want to take it home!"

The dance was well received here, too.

"I can't believe she's an automaton, Jin-san. ......"

Licia, who was watching the performance, muttered in disgust. Pascoe's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "I can't believe she's an automaton. Elsa clapped her hands and Hannah ran to Reiko innocently.

"You're so beautiful, Reiko!

And then she began to dance with Reiko, just as Reiko had done before.

Hannah's hidden talent, I was surprised to see that she was quite good at it.

"Hannah-chan, you're good!

Seeing this, Jessie and Patty, girls from Kaina village, jumped in and joined in. They were not as good as Hannah, but they danced together in a very cute way.

"Kyaaa!　They are so cute!"

"I knew it, girls are cute, I want to have a girl next time!"

"What are you talking about?

When the dancing was over and everyone bowed, the audience burst into applause.

Reiko and Hannah came back to the dance hall holding hands.

"Thank you, Reiko. Hannah, you were so cute."

"Heh heh heh."

As Reiko and the children performed their tricks, the slightly intoxicated villagers started to stand up one by one.

"All right, I'll do one dance too!

Listen to my song!

I'm in charge here!

You idiot, why are you taking off your clothes?

Don't show me your clothes!

The night in the village of Kaina was filled with merrymaking.