Shortly before the appointed time of 2:00 p.m., Jin and his friends returned to the royal castle.

They used the servants' service gate for both the way to and from the castle.

"I wonder how the security works here?

Jin was a little concerned.

"I heard that the guards at the gate remember the faces of everyone who leaves and comes back.

Jin wonders if this is some kind of special skill.

If anything, Jin is not very good at remembering people's faces.

A former classmate once told him that he would never make it as an insurance salesman.

Aside from that, after passing through the service gate, we headed for the outermost section of the castle, so to speak, through the to the .

(Hmmm, do they keep an eye on each other?)

On the way there, he just followed Veronica silently, but on the way back, he had more time to observe her.

When Jin and the others returned to the central section of the castle, the guest room, Balfeeza Walker, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, was waiting for them.

"<>, did you have a good time?"

"Yes, it was quite interesting.

"Yes, it was quite interesting. Now, please take a bath in the bathroom first.

He was aware that we were probably sweating and dusty from our walk through the city.

They were allowed to use the small bathrooms separated for men and women, and Jin and Erza came out of the changing room at about the same time after they had washed off their sweat and changed their clothes.

A maid waiting outside guided them to the place where the tea ceremony was to be held.

"Wow. ......"

"......"

It was a so-called .

Red, white, yellow. Summer flowers and grasses were in full bloom.

A sunshade like a reed screen was hung to block the summer sun, making it cool.

A round table was set there, and tea was being prepared.

"Welcome, <>, My Lady.

King Cesar rises to greet them.

Present are the king, SS commander Kirk Atwood, and several attendants.

There is another beautiful woman in her mid-twenties.

"...... Mr. Merfe?"

The name spilled out of Elsa's mouth.

Yes, it was Merve, the former King Richard's mistress.

"Erza-sama, she wanted to congratulate me herself.

King Cesar explains why she is here.

"Erza-sama, Jin-sama, congratulations on your marriage.

Merve stands up and bows deeply.

She feels indebted to Elsa for treating her beloved Richard, and had hoped to meet her in person to congratulate and thank her.

Thanks to you, my master is now able to move as well as a human being. Thank you very much.

"No, no, it was only because of your devoted care of Mr. Merve. I only assisted her.

That's not true!　If it weren't for Erza-sama, I'm sure I would still be at ......."

Merve's gratitude seemed to know no bounds.

"No, truly, I am grateful."

King Cesar added.

"Oh, thank you very much."

Erza turned red with embarrassment.

Five minutes later, the tea party begins.

"Thank you for your hard work this time.

Merve knew that Jin and Erza were not good at such fancy events.

"Haha, but there are still some aspects that can't be helped.

Hitoshi replied with a wry smile.

"Well, such an event is a necessary evil, isn't it?

King Cesar seemed to half agree.

Jin thinks that it is a good thing that they are able to say what they want to say in the Kingdom of Selroa.

"In a month, I think we'll be able to give the <> a test run."

"That would be nice."

"That would be great. I'd love for you to come and see it."

I mean, you asked me to come, so I will.

"I'll come." "I'll be glad to see it." "Good luck.

The conversation was lively.

Jin is also relied on in various places.

"Tomorrow ......, or the day after tomorrow, is the Shoro Kingdom, isn't it?

Then the conversation turned to the next wedding reception.

That's the plan, sir.

"It's your wife's home country. It's going to be a big party.

......"

Erza was a little fed up inside, but managed to keep it from showing on her face.

Jin was laughing next to her.

Time passed by like this, and before long, the sun was setting and dusk was approaching.

"Well, I'm sorry to leave, but I think it's time to call it a night.

King Cesar said, looking at the secretary who had come to his side.

"<

"No, that's what I'm saying.

Jin retorts.

"No, no, I'm sorry for calling you out on the prestige of the country when we should be relaxing together as a married couple.

This was a line that made us think that the king was a man of the people.

* * * * * * * * * * *

That evening, rose toward the waning sky.

We will continue on to the Kingdom of Shoro.

"We're halfway there. ......"

"....... Shoro Kingdom, Klein Kingdom, Franz Kingdom..."

If that's the case, we should probably go to the demon tribe too.

We can go there unofficially when we're done here.

I guess so.

<.

Both of them already knew about Jin's power to a great extent.

"But first things first.

"......"

flies in the opposite direction of the rotation of Ars.

Therefore, the sky does not get dark.

And then, under the dusk sky, the capital, Leusert, and Jin's house come into view.

The taxiway lights on the rooftop had already been turned on.

The plane lands slowly at .

Butler D greeted them.

"Welcome, Master and Mistress.

After a day of relaxing in this house, it was finally time for the wedding banquet in Elsa's home country, the Shoro Empire.