Ten days after the Gigantorpeeder fiasco.

Stearina entered the Kingdom of Celluloid safely. Needless to say, she came to Horai Island every day during the daytime.

"I'm going to get rid of the house when I get back!

He was not afraid to say such a thing. It seems that he has grown tired of the Kingdom of Cerroa.

Reinhard and Bertsche spent most of their time in the village of Kaltz. This is not surprising since they had just become lords.

"According to what I heard, there is a new lord in Toka village, right next to Kaina village?　I heard that a new lord has arrived there as well. I would like to have a discussion with him about the management of his domain.

Saki finally said something formal.

Saki is finally free from the rigid life of an aristocrat, and is now free to do research at his leisure. She is freely munching on various things as she pleases.

"Hmmm, I don't have to worry about food, and there are plenty of ingredients to choose from...it's great!

Aal is said to have looked worried.

Meine and Perid and the others are now working through trial and error to reproduce the suggested by Hitoshi.

Fermentation of wine and beer is done by yeast. There are many types of yeast, and the best yeast for bread is called yeast.

Jin knew that much, but what comes after that is still unknown to him.

Since the study of yeast is related to miso and soy sauce, Jin wanted them to put special emphasis on this field, so Perido and his team worked hard on it.

As a result, they have just selected yeast for bread.

"Bread baked with this yeast is soft, fluffy, and delicious!

A new specialty of the village of Kaina is about to be born.

And of course, he has not forgotten his role as a teacher. Three days a week, he holds a study group at Nido Castle.

The reason why they are no longer at the village head's house is because Sally has opened a clinic at the village head's house.

Although it was a little far to go to the clinic, no child skipped the lunch because they were served a delicious lunch as <>.

Elsa was a very active student at the school.

Erza was going back and forth between her parents' house and the village of Kaina and the island of Horai during that time.

She went to her parents' house to see her father, Georg, who had become bedridden. Of course, he pretended to be from the village of Kaltz in Reinhardt's territory.

Even with Erza's healing magic, Georg's condition had hardly changed. Elsa feels helpless.

Then one day, there was an unexpected reunion.

"...... Elsa, welcome home."

"...... mother?"

When Elsa went to her parents' house, she found that her mother-in-law, Marlene Randall von Nefra, had returned from her medical treatment and was taking care of her husband Georg.

"I heard a little bit about you. I heard a little bit about what you went through. ...... I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you when you were going through a difficult time."

Marlene hugged Elsa gently.

"Oh, mother,......"

The mother who had loved her as if she were her own child since she was a little girl. Gentle arms, gentle voice. Elsa cried, wrapped in the warmth of her old home.

"......I knew he was going crazy, but I was too timid to say anything. Even when I took the liberty of arranging the engagement between you and the marquis, I was afraid of being hit,...... and said nothing."

This was the first time Elsa had learned that Georg had been violent towards his wife Marlene. Marlene was also a victim.

She knew that the recuperation was half a pretext to keep Georg at a distance from her.

"Can you forgive me?　Forgive me for running away from you. ....... I'm really sorry, I'm a bad mother."

"...... no, it's okay, it's okay."

Wrapped in the warmth of her nurturing mother Marlene, Erza cried as a child for a while.

When Elsa finally calmed down, she and Marlene cuddled up and talked. The main speaker was Erza. The main subject of the conversation was what had happened since she and Reinhardt had left on their trip. Marlene listened with a smile.

"...... Well, you had a good experience. I'm glad I sent you on your trip. ...... This Jin?　I'd like to meet him.

"I'm sure Jin will be here anytime. ...... Oh."

Erza's cheeks flushed as she realized she had called Jin her brother.

"I never thought Elsa would make a face like that," Marlene said.

Marlene poked Elsa's cheek with her fingertip.

"Oh, mother!"

Marlene looked at Elsa, who was surprised and backed away, then turned serious.

"Elsa, from now on he will be with me, don't worry. You have something you want to do, don't you?"

"Thank you ......."

Tears welled up in Elsa's eyes again.

"Well, well, well... I thought you'd grown up, you little crybaby."

Marlene wipes Elsa's face with a handkerchief, and a glimpse of a blue bruise appears on her cuff.

"Mother, what's on your arm?"

Marlene pulls her arm back in a panic.

"......, you've been seen. It's much better now. A month ago, almost the whole arm had changed color.

"There must be some damage to the major blood vessels."

"What?　A large blood vessel?

"Yeah. I got it."

Elsa got up from her seat and sat back down next to Marlene, her right arm rolled up.

"Elsa?"

"<>"

The healing magic wrapped around Marlene's right arm and healed it in no time. The blue-colored area has turned back to a pleasant skin tone.

"Elsa?　You, not only engineering magic, but also healing magic ......."

"Yes, I haven't told you yet, but thanks to my brother Jin, I can do these things now."

Rubbing her arm, which was now healed back to normal, Marlene smiled and turned to Erza.

Elsa, you go your way. Magecraft and healing. Use your talents to the fullest. I will always wish you well.

"Mother ......"

Elsa shed tears for the first time that day.

* * *

Jin was visited by Licia.

The road was quite rough, but the soldiers stationed in Toka Village had worked hard to make it passable for horses, if not for wagons.

The golem horses, in particular, had no problem. And with plenty of time to spare.

He left Toka village at 6:00 in the morning and arrived at Kaina village at 2:00 in the afternoon. This time, Licia persuaded Gloria to join us on a golem horse that Pascoe had borrowed. She was surprised at how comfortable it was to ride.

"Mr. Jin, I am pleased to inform you that I, Licia Faalheit, have been created a baronet and have received the village of Toka as my domain.

Mister Gin, this is Gloria Allstadt, Baroness Faarheit's bodyguard.

Welcome. It's been a long time, Lysia. And you, Gloria."

Jin met them in his office at Nido Castle.

"Let's stop the formalities and carry on as usual," Jin said.

When Jin said this, they looked at each other and nodded.

"Well, I'm glad to hear you say so, Jin-san.

Relaxing her shoulders, Licia held out the package to Jin.

Jin-san, here is a letter from the King of the Kingdom of Klein. It is a certificate of Magecraft Meister.

"Thank you."

Jin received the package and opened it to find a certificate from the Kingdom of Klein recognizing him as a MagiCraft Meister, for assisting Licia and Pascoe during their time of magical exhaustion fever, and for providing them with a recovery potion.

In addition, a letter and contract stating that the Inado Mine belongs to the village of Kaina as of August 1.

Finally, he apologized for Viscount Beyer's unjustified mining of resources the other day, and said that all the resources mined in the meantime would be given to Jin.

"Ah ......"

Jin, who honestly had no intention of demanding anything in return for the countermeasure against the magical exhaustion fever, frowned.

The Inad mine is completely collapsed because of the gigantopod fiasco, and I don't even want it with the output I've heard about.

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Jin thought that it might be interesting to make a special golem and investigate the underground, and decided to take the Inado Mine.

When Jin had finished reading the letter, Licia bowed her head. Gloria followed suit.

"I know it's not enough for me to apologize, but let me apologize first!

"Jin-dono, I apologize to you as well. My father was involved in this plan, even though he was ordered to be. I am truly sorry."

Jin did not intend to complain, but he knew that he would be licked if he kept being too lenient, so he decided to say what he needed to say.

I don't care about the resources of this country. I don't care about the resources of this country, but I'm more annoyed by people sneaking around behind my back.

"Yes, sir, I'll let them know!"

Licia was startled by Jin's unusually sullen expression. She made up her mind that she would definitely tell the Prime Minister about it.

"......Well, I can't start complaining to you two, so let's just leave it at that. But please make sure you tell them, okay?"

"Yes, yes, I will!"

Licia breathes a sigh of relief when she realizes that even though Jin is angry, it is not at her. Then she thought of a question to change the mood.

"By the way, Jin-san, can I ask you a question?

"Yes, if you know what I mean.

Thank you very much. ......You, Jin-san, you were recently certified as a Magecraft Meister in the Shoro Kingdom, when and how did you get back?