After less than two hours in the air, landed on the rooftop of Jin's mansion in Loizart, the capital of the Shoro Empire.

"So this is the capital. ......"

Saki kept Goose quiet for a little less than two hours, and finally explained about the Shoro Empire.

"First, you can relax."

Jin led the way down from Conlon 2, and Barrow was there to greet him.

"Welcome back, Mr. Jin. I was surprised when you called me out of the blue this morning.

"There are many guests here. I'm sorry to call on such short notice, but are you ready to go?

"Yes, that's all right."

He had informed Butler D to prepare hospitality as soon as he left Conlon 2.

"That's fine. ...... This is Mister Goose, our best guest. You know the rest, don't you?"

Goose, Saki, Hannah, and Elsa disembarked. Reiko, Aru, and Edgar were the last to disembark.

"Mr. Goose, welcome. ...... yes Saki-sama, Hannah-sama. Welcome to our home. Welcome back, Miss Elsa.

I went down from the rooftop and went to the bathroom first.

It is still early afternoon, but everyone is dusty since they could not take a bath last night.

The ladies were especially pleased with this bath.

Since Goose was also a fully dressed mahjong player, Jin ordered him to change his clothes, so that he would look refreshed after taking a bath.

"You look good in Shoro's imperial clothes, don't you?

"Oh, thank you, Jin.

"Take a good rest today, and tomorrow we will go to Miyagi to apply for naturalization.

As one would expect after a month-long trip, Jin did not want to act hastily.

Meanwhile, the women came out of the bath. They had all changed from their travel clothes into dresses, which made them look all the more glamorous.

"Thank you, Jin. I feel refreshed. I love taking a bath!"

"That felt so good!"

Saki and Hannah have cherry-red cheeks after taking a bath.

"Where's Erza?"

Saki asks Jin if Elsa is not with them,

Saki replies, "She got out before us.

Saki replies, "She got up there before us. Just then, a voice called out to Jin from behind him.

"Jin, I'm here."

"What?"

He turned around to see Erza standing there, dressed in her normal clothes.

"What?　Didn't Erza change into a dress?

This was a natural question from Jin, who wondered.

"Hmm. I have to entertain our guests.

"You don't have to do that."

"Well, as a young wife, I guess you can't be too hard on yourself. Hey, Elsa..."

Elsa's cheeks flushed when Saki told her.

"Saki, you're so mean."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. But that's actually what it is, isn't it?"

"...... can't deny it."

As they were exchanging these words, Jin called out to them.

"Saki, please be careful with Goose.

"Oh, me, huh?"

"Yeah. I'm related to Mr. Toa, and we seem to be on the same page there.

Saki was a little cagey at Jin's words, but she agreed with him.

"Well, I'll give it a try."

Then they had a little late lunch.

"Oh, this is delicious!

Goose is impressed with the white rice.

Fluffy japonica rice cooked in a kettle.

And miso soup with topopo and marunegi (potatoes and onions) in a broth made from bonito stock.

"Ah, I haven't tasted this in a long time."

Jin is eating a grilled dried horse mackerel.

It doesn't look like a lunch menu, but he couldn't resist the urge to eat it, so this is the menu he has chosen.

"The bread is delicious!"

The bread that Hanna is eating now is made with that Perid had painstakingly created on Horai Island.

The old man suggested that since wine ferments, it could be used to ferment bread as well, and after much trial and error, they have finally succeeded in perfecting the process.

The flavor of the bread is slightly different from that of the bread made from selected <> yeast, which we have been using for a while now.

In fact, such bread is produced in modern Japan.

Incidentally, this yeast, like beer yeast, can be used anytime since it is <> from <>.

The old breadcrumbs are baked before being used for fish in the fish pond, so there is no waste.

"Thank you for the food.

After the meal, we finish with a cup of tea from the Shoro Kingdom.

"Hmmm, this tea tastes good, too!

Guth commented that although the varieties of the tea trees were slightly different, the taste of the two teas was very similar.

"At any rate, I'm relieved."

Jin also said to Guth as he sipped his tea.

"Hmm?　What is it?

"The food. The taste of home should make you nostalgic, shouldn't it?　If you have no problem with the taste here, I think you'll be able to adjust quite easily.

Jin was also concerned about Goose, since he had done so much to recreate the taste he was used to in Japan.

"Oh, my father used to cook for me a lot. I'm familiar with the flavors from there, too."

"I see."

It seems that Guth's father, Mark, was used to cooking for himself, and even when he went to Husau, he fed his family with homemade food in his own way.

"My dad doesn't cook much, though. ......"

Saki muttered with a somewhat disappointed look on her face.

"But that doesn't mean my sister doesn't cook either.

"Erza?

"...... back at you."

Saki had been teasing Erza a lot lately, so she took this opportunity to hit back.

It was a peaceful moment.

Then Barrow came in.

"I apologize for interrupting your pleasant conversation. Mr. Jin, you have a visitor. Mr. Toa, Mr. Steareena is here."

"Oh, in a way, just as well. Send him in.

Yes, sir.

Jin-kun, I'm sorry to disturb you. Saki, I'm home. ...... or should I say welcome home?

Toa and Stearina were also on their honeymoon in Mitsuho.

"Father, welcome home. And I'm home.

Father and daughter greet each other. Then Saki suddenly says,

"Dad, do you remember a man named Mark?"

asked Toa.

"Mark?　Of course I remember him!　He was my childhood friend and best friend!　He went to ...... to investigate and never came back. ......"

"Dad, this Goose is Mark's son!"

"What?"

Surprised by his daughter's statement, Toa stared intently at Goose's face.

"Hmmm......... his eyes and hair color are different, but his face looks a lot like Mark's........."

"Well, Mr. Toa, right?　My father told me a lot about you. When we were kids, we used to misbehave together. ......"

Hearing this, Toa's face falls.

"Oh, I see. Where is he now?"

But the answer is ruthless.

"He passed away a long time ago."

"Oh my God!　Oh, my God! ...... such as Mr. Goose, can you tell us about Mark?"

"Yes. Can you tell us about your father?

"Oh, yes, of course.

Then Jin interrupted.

"In that case, it would be better in your room, not here. Barrow, show him the way.

"Yes, of course.

Stearina, who had seen them, took notice of them.

"You, I'll go over here and talk to Mr. Jin and the others.

Thank you, Leena.

Thus, Toa and Goose went to their rooms, and Stearina was chatting with Jin and the others in the dining room.

"I didn't know you two were already home," Saki said.

Saki said,

"We just went to Miyako and came back. About ten days. You guys have come a long way, haven't you?

Stearina said.

The men told Stearina, in turn, about the foreign countries they had visited.