"Hmm, Frescias and Zidane. I've never heard of them. <

"Yes. By Zidane, do you mean Mr. Zidane Casey?

Yes, that's right.

When Jin's doppelganger told him his last name, Jix's eyes widened.

"Well, if <> knows about this Zidane Casey, then he must be quite a person, right?"

"No, I don't know his reputation. No, I don't know about his reputation.

I see. I see. So that's how it is. No, the world is a small place.

King Cesar, who does not know what is going on, is laughing.

"Yes, yes..."

Jix, on the other hand, looks a little pale.

Jin decides to give him a further push. He decided to probe into the matter by borrowing the mouth of the doppelganger.

"By the way, it seems that <>'s armor is made of a material I've never seen before.

"Yes, well..."

The answer was not very clear. Jin changes the subject further.

"What is the purpose of your participation in the Golem competition, Mr. Jix?

"What?"

"Well, since you jumped in, you must have had a purpose..."

"......"

I assume the main purpose is to get Golem to learn the technique, but I'm still not sure where it goes from there, so I decided to ask him straight out.

Jix opened his mouth slowly.

"One thing I wanted to know was what > was capable of. And secondly, to show the world what <> can do."

Jix suddenly drops to one knee in front of King Cesar.

"By doing so, I would like to serve him. This is the third thing.

The third thing is this: "Hmmm..." * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"Hmmm...you want to be an officer. If that's the case, the Kingdom of Cerroa is better than Count Galana, isn't it?

On Horai Island, Jin and the old man were having a discussion after hearing about Jix through the doppelganger.

"Oh, I see. I thought you were after the prize money."

< is not very high.

Jin didn't remember every bit of it because he wasn't interested in it,

"Brother Jin, the first prize was 100,000 dollars and the second prize was 50,000 dollars.

Elsa remembered.

About one million yen is not a lot of money for research.

Unlike the golem boat competition in the Kingdom of Elias, which had a prize of one million tolls, the golem competition (gompetition) was more about honor and making connections with influential people.

"I wonder if King Cesar will allow Jix to be an officer or ......."

He was the one who said he had memorized the names of the officers and nobles who had approved of his jumping in.

Jin decided to wait and see what would happen.

* * * * * *

"Hmm, an official. I see."

He must have absolute confidence in his skills, since he is a better engineer than Donald Callow, the former .

"Well, that's not something to talk about at a banquet like this. Let's do it again tomorrow.

King Cesar easily dodges Jix's glare.

"Yes, tomorrow, then.

"Yes. I keep my promises. I'll pick you up at 9:00 a.m. Where are you staying?

"...... Actually, I couldn't find a place to stay in time, so I'm thinking of sleeping in a carriage."

When King Cesar heard this, he called his attendants who were nearby and whispered something to them.

"I will lend you the guest room of the second guest house. You may follow him.

"Yes, thank you, sir.

Jix was escorted out of the banquet hall by one of the king's attendants.

"Well, ..."

King Cesar said to Jin.

"I am sorry, but could you be present tomorrow?"

"That's fine, but what do you really want, Your Majesty?　Are you going to hire me?

"...... I cannot tell you that here. But I don't like the idea of using any means to an end.

Jin guessed that he was talking about the jumpers and the people who admitted them, and stopped asking any more questions.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Meanwhile, Vivian and her friends were enjoying their meal peacefully.

"Well, you are not a magecraftsman, are you?

Lukor looked a little surprised, and Garik Ash nodded his head.

"I am an alchemist by profession. I also have a bit of a background in magical engineering (magecraft).

"I see. It would be very useful to be able to do both, wouldn't it?

Vivien tells you that she knows a magecraftsman and an alchemist.

"Oh, yes!　What is his name?"

Vivien regrets saying such a thing, but it is already too late.

"Well, the alchemist is Thore Eschenbach. The magecraftsman is his wife, Stearina.

I had no choice but to tell him the names of my friend and her husband.

"That's great!　He is one of the best alchemists in the Shoro Kingdom. And Stearena ......, you used to be <> ...... or <>, didn't you?"

Garik seemed to know both of their names.

"Yes, I do," he said.

"Well, this is a great way to make friends!

Garik is in a good mood and pours himself a glass of wine.

Then, Lukoil dropped a bombshell on him.

"I have a question for you, have you ever heard of a man named Ganno-Asher?"

"Boo-hoo!"

Garik spurts out the wine he was about to drink.

He sobs and wipes his mouth with a napkin, as if it had fallen into his windpipe. He is breathing hard.

"Where did you hear that name?"

She is a little teary-eyed.

"I had a friend named Zidane Casey. He used to be a student of mine and suddenly he disappeared ......."

That's all Lecorre has to say,

"Oh, I just remembered something urgent. Thanks for dinner. I'll see you again somewhere.

He got up from his seat and walked out quickly.

"What the hell is that guy?"

Lecole tilted her head and Vivienne frowned and held her head in her hands.

Vivienne had not expected Lecorre to be so incapable of belly dancing.

Vivienne, who is a and therefore has a certain amount of social contact with people, had an idea that Garik Asch was suspicious.

So he was wondering how to find out, when Lukor asked him a direct and straightforward question.

"...... I didn't expect Lukor to be this honest."

Vivienne let out a small sigh.