On May 24th, after the series of disturbances related to the underground spider, Jin visited the village of Kaina for a test run of .

His passengers were Elsa and Reiko. Edgar and << of the New Horai Island Covert Task Force (SP) were in charge of piloting.

Jin had planned to put these two in charge of .

Be that as it may, the reason for visiting the village of Kaina on this day was to clarify what to do with the girls who are currently in the care of the village.

Rita, Sonia, Ru, and Kana had already decided not to return to their home country since they had no family there, but the remaining seven had not yet given a clear answer.

"It's about time we had an answer."

In June, I was going to let those who wanted to go back to their home village of Lalio go home.

Today was a preliminary check.

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The eleven girls who were gathered at the house of the village headman, Giebeck, all looked healthy.

Their hair, which had been dry, was shiny and shiny, their rough skin was moist, and their skinny, ribbed bodies were now rounded and girlish.

Above all, her expression became lively.

"Now, I'd like to make sure everyone is aware of what's going on.

Jin opened his mouth.

"I promised to take you to the village of Lalio. I just want to be clear about what we are going to do after that. ...... Rita, Sonia, Ru, and Kana will stay here, is that correct?"

"Yes, the four of us will."

Sonia replied on behalf of all four of us.

"Oh, well, I and Seema would like to stay!

said Berta. Seema and Berta were also orphans and had no place to go back to their village.

Not only that, Seema is getting along well with Jeff and Berta with Srey. This is a welcome news from Giebeck.

"So, there are five of them. ......"

But those five people are also...

"Well, ......, why don't you go back to your village and then decide what you want to do?

They looked as if they wanted to come and live with us.

"That's fine. I guess you have a family, don't you?

"Yes, I do."

In short, he has family back home and wants to talk to them before deciding whether to move to Kaina or return to his hometown.

"Well then, let's go to Lalio once more.

I suggested, since it would be better to do it as soon as possible and Jin would be busy with the spaceship business,

"Yes, yes!

"Yes, please!"

The girls were pleased with my proposal.

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<, has been granted special rights of passage to and from each country, including those accompanying him.

Since the girls were originally citizens of the Kingdom of Celuloa and the village of Kaina was his own territory, there would be no problem.

So that day, Jin and the 11 girls headed for Lalio village in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Celuloa by <>.

The reason for taking those who were to remain in the village of Kaina with him was to show them what their hometown was like.

< is fast, covering a distance of about 200 kilometers in an hour.

"Wow, that's our village!

"Oh, that big lake, is it Lake Cedrolia?

"Oh my God, that's the Cedrolia Plain. ......"

"Oh, isn't that supposed to be Fort Foothills?"

The girls had been glued to the windows since takeoff, but the terrain of their hometown seemed instantly recognizable from the air.

They find the familiar terrain, the familiar scenery, and shout.

"Okay, let's land!"

Jin says, and the <> lowers its altitude. The pilot, , is very skillful.

Below, the villagers are looking up at the strange flying object and making a big fuss about it.

"But is that ......?"

Among the villagers, there are a few armed soldiers.

"Put up a barrier and land, just in case."

"Yes, Chief."

And then they land on the outskirts of the village.

"Everyone, we have landed, but please do not get off the plane until we know the identity of the soldiers in the village.

Jin reminds us to be safe. But it seems his fears are unfounded.

"Jin-dono!"

The one who appears with five soldiers in tow is none other than Kirk Apted.

Formerly the personal bodyguard of the Dauphin Cesar, he has been promoted to SS commander since the Dauphin's accession to the throne.

"Mr. Kirk."

Jin and Kirk were acquainted with each other during the Cesar's accession to the throne.

In addition, Jin is a and a .

Not only Kirk, but also the five soldiers under his command were well aware of Jin.

"What can I do for you today?"

Kirk's natural question. But then he saw the look on Rita's face behind Jin,

"Yes?　Your face is somewhere ......."

He looked thoughtful, then seemed to remember and clapped his hands.

"Oh, yes, you are the slave girl that Mister Fritz rescued, aren't you?

"Yes, yes. ......"

Kirk smiled at Rita, who looked a little frightened.

"Don't be so afraid. We are traveling around by order of His Majesty to check this spring's crop.

Rita and the other girls finally felt a little relieved.

"I see. Well, I was protecting them, and I brought them here to show them how things are back home.

"Oh, I see. Well, it seems we survived last year's famine somehow."

Indeed, from the air, the wheat fields were growing lushly and there were more sheep grazing than expected.

The grass in the meadows seemed to be thriving well, and the food situation seemed to be fine for this spring and summer.

"So, are all these children going home?"

"No, only those who want to. The rest will move to my territory.

Jin's answer is somewhat careless. The idea of moving the residents to another country could be considered a hostile act by some listeners.

However, it is fortunate that it is Kirk Aptedt. He knew what was going on.

I remember well how Cesar, who was the crown prince at the time, resented Rita's condition as a slave trader.

He also knew the story of Jin's rescue of a girl slave from the same town as Rita.

Although unofficially, we can say that they belonged to Jin.

Cesar, the king of Cerroa, knew this.

"Yes, I understand. I'll leave them to you, Jin-dono.

Yes. As soon as it is decided that they are to be relocated, I will go and inform His Majesty Cesar.

Jin thought that since he was not in exile, he would do the right thing.

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As it turned out, three girls offered to return to Lalio.

All three girls had families and wanted to return home.

"Okay. We have some luggage and want to have a farewell party in Kaina village, so will you come back with us for today?"

"Yes, of course."

Thus, seven or eight girls moved to the village of Kaina.

The reason for the <> is that Rita is still in limbo.

After spending a few months in Kayna, she had not decided whether to settle in Kayna or to go to Fritz's house to serve as his lady-in-waiting.