Jin and his friends departed from the Kingdom of Klein and landed in front of Nido Castle in the village of Kaina. They landed on the snow.

"Oh, snow!　That's rare!"

Reinhardt had never seen a snowy landscape before and was a little excited.

Jin thought it was unusual to see Reinhardt like that,

"That's surprising."

Erza followed up.

"Because the Shoro Kingdom is located inland, it doesn't snow very often.

"Oh, I see."

"Besides, as a diplomat, I avoid seasons when snowfall would interfere with my itinerary.

Jin agreed. He remembered that he had not seen much snow when he had traveled with Erza and the others from the Kingdom of Elias.

In the snowball fight, Erza took the role of a decoy, and Jin thought in a corner of his mind that it might have been a result of her excitement with the snow.

"Oneeechan, oneeechan, welcome back!

Hannah came over. She had found Jin's airship and had rushed to it.

"I'm home, Hannah."

Jin wanted to spend a little time with Hannah, even though he would be going out again soon.

"Huh?　Let's see ......, is that Uncle Reinhardt?"

"Oh, Uncle Reinhardt. ......"

Reinhardt is a little depressed because Hannah called him uncle when she saw Reinhardt.

"Thanks a lot, Rai."

I wonder where she learned that, Erza was comforting Reinhardt with such words.

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Jin and Erza played with Hannah until sunset.

After that, they moved to Horai Island, where the whole Jin family gathered for the first time in 3458.

The first gathering of the Jin family in 3458. "Happy New Year! Happy New Year to you all.

After exchanging a few casual greetings, Jin expressed his hopes for the new year in front of the whole group.

He said that he wanted to make the Kunlun Island his official territory.

He said that he would like to rebuild the old Leonard Kingdom, and that he would like Ernest and Rhys to be the king and queen. This is a long term plan.

"I'm sure you have a lot to say, but as for the Kunlun Island, we have received approval from the kingdoms of Klein, Egelea, and Elias, and have been given the title of <>."

After Jin explains this, he keeps his mouth shut and the members of the family begin to speak.

"It would be nice to use Kunlun Island as a dummy in the original sense. No, it's not a dummy anymore. It's official Jin territory.

Reinhardt spoke up first.

"But rebuilding the old Leonard's Kingdom is going to be hard, and there will be conflicts with the people around, so it won't be a simple task, will it?

He also reminded Jin that it would not be a simple task.

"Yeah, that's true. And I'm sorry about the way I said it. It's not that I'm trying to rebuild the old Leonard's Kingdom. I'm not trying to rebuild the old Leonard's Kingdom, but there are expeditionary teams from the kingdoms of Egelea and Klein, and I think that Ernest and Rhys would make good rulers, and it would be a shame if they were left as they are. ......"

"I see, it would be nice if we could get things moving in that direction."

Now Stearina took into account what Jin wanted to say and said, "Oh, that's the way it is.

"Yes, that's what I meant. I don't mean that I'm going to call on each country to ......."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Jin's explanation.

"Well then, I guess that's good. I thought you were going to run the world behind the scenes.

Vivian offered her opinion, as if she were a storyteller. Jin scratched his head.

"I wouldn't do that, it's ...... too much trouble."

"Well, it's just like Jin to say it's too much trouble, isn't it?

Saki laughed as she said this.

"There are a lot of movements going on around the world right now. I'd like to summarize them.

After settling down, Jin spoke up about the second topic of discussion. However, it was the old man who was in charge of explaining.

.

The calm voice of the old man began the explanation.

< has led to the construction of more large ships. Although it has been a bit difficult due to the absence of the master (Mylord) and Mr. Reinhardt," Reinhardt said with a wry smile.

Reinhardt listened to this with a wry smile.

Jin also knows. This was when he proposed the use of <.

Rodrigo is back, so I am sure we will do well, thought Jin, Reinhard, and Erza.

"What!　How absurd!

No wonder Reinhardt shouted so loudly. A private merchant has poured his heart and soul into developing and building a large ship, and now the government is going to seize it. This is insane.

The calm voice of the old man states the results of his analysis, but it is not enough to convince him.

"That country will be short of human resources in the not-too-distant future. ......"

Reinhard muttered. This was the thought of the entire Jin family.

"Brother Fritz said he is also cooperating with them."

Elsa adds.

. By passing directly to the Kingdom of Egelea, they will be able to make their way to the Kingdom of Egelea and return home easily.

<>5 of them will be able to trample on the pavement after they have passed through. This is a revolutionary method in a world that has never heard of road rollers.

A red line is drawn on the map projected on the magic screen, and the village of Tubou is indicated by a red circle.

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Jin and the others are well aware of this, since they have been watching them through the Magi Monitor.

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"Well, you know what I mean. The kingdom of Egelea has been hit hard economically by the Golem party.

Reinhard nodded.

"But I'm interested in the ruins or ......."

Toa looks as if he would like to go there.

"Hmph, dad, dad."

Saki poked Toa with a wry smile.

"But it's really interesting, isn't it?"

Even Vivien, the narrator of the story, said something like that.

"That country is ......"

Reinhardt's mouth was filled with mutterings such as "That country is ".

"What, tomorrow?"

The word "your house" seemed strangely out of place, and Jin almost laughed.

"I think he said he was the head of the technical department of the Ministry of Magic and Technology.

Erza thought about it and spoke up. She knows more about this than Jin because she has been making the rounds to greet people when they move in.

The advice was that since there is a chronic shortage of engineers in Mitsuho who can repair old and broken magic tools, this would be a good opportunity for friendship.

"Yes, my brother told me something like that."

No one disagreed with that.

"Yes. "Yes, we have brother Fritz and Gloria here too.

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"...... thank you."

It is a comfort to know that if something should happen to us, we can go to the rescue immediately. Elsa thanked the old man.

The current situation is quite chaotic.

In addition, famine is about to start in the kingdoms of Klein and Cerroa, so it seems that the year 3458 is going to be a tumultuous one.