On January 5, the installation of the large warp gate at Hale and the relay station was completed.

At the same time, Erza came home from her parents' house.

"Welcome home. I'm sorry I couldn't come with you.

Jin apologized, and Elsa shook her head and said it was nothing.

"How are your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"Yes, they are fine. Father has recovered a lot and is able to do daily activities on his own.

"That's good to hear."

But Jin could see that Elsa's face did not look well.

"But did she say anything to you?"

"What?　You know what I mean?

"Of course, I'm talking about Elsa."

"...... Thank you?"

Elsa thanks him with a slight blush on her cheeks. Something seemed off, but Jin asked again what was bothering him.

"So, what happened?"

"Well, it's about my brother..."

"Mr. Fritz?"

"Hmmm... He told me about the ......<> that His Majesty has been talking about, and that he would like to join."

"I see."

Jin as a deus ex machina is planning to start a .

I hear that there is a flood of people who want to join.

"Your mother heard that your brother wants to join ......."

"Oh, I see."

Jin wondered if a mother would want to fulfill her son's wish.

And Elsa would not want to give a recommendation that would favor her own people.

"But Mr. Fritz is very capable. I think it will be all right if we leave the selection to the leaders of each country.

When Jin said this, Erza hurriedly supplemented her explanation.

"Oh, no, I think your mother doesn't want my brother to participate.

"That's it. ......"

"Oh, no, it's not that, it's like your mother doesn't want your brother to participate," he added.

"I think I understand a little ......."

"...... so?"

At this point Jin changes the subject slightly.

Hey, how is Mr. Moritz doing?

"Brother Moritz, he's doing great as head of the family.

"And does he have a wife?"

No.

"No." "I see. ......"

"Why not?"

Jin explains his thoughts to Erza, who looks doubtful.

"No, I was just wondering if your mother-in-law might be lonely too."

"Lonely?"

"Yes. Elsa is with me, Mr. Fritz is in the army and is away most of the time and never comes home, and Mr. Moritz is busy as the head of the family."

So it will be different when Mr. Moritz gets married and has grandchildren, Jin said.

"Well, well, grandchildren, then, my family too..."

Elsa turned red and added to Jin's story.

"What?　Erza, perhaps?"

But Erza shook her head vigorously.

"No, no. I don't ...... think she's ready yet."

"I see,......."

Jin seemed a little disappointed to hear that.

"Maybe you should think of something so that your mother-in-law will not be lonely.

"......How should I do that?"

"Let's think about it together."

"......"

So Jin and Elsa decided to think together.

"What about keeping small animals?"

Dogs, cats, birds, etc.

"Not too many creatures. ......"

"I see."

Some people are not good at keeping living creatures. Marlene, Elsa's mother-in-law, seems to be one of them.

"Well, how about flowers?"

"Oh, that's a good idea."

"I see. Okay. ......

Jin?

I'll build you a greenhouse.

Greenhouses are already in use in the demon territory and are also used in the Kingdom of Klein for growing high quality fruits.

Jin thought it would be fun to grow subtropical flowers and herbs there.

"Elsa can choose the plants for you."

"Hmm."

He chose plants from the south, such as the plants in Penglai Island and the plants in Elias' kingdom, and chose varieties that his mother-in-law Marlene would enjoy.

"When the Hale problem is over, I'll be there to apologize for my absence, so I'll at least be prepared to plant then."

We'll plant them in pots and planters. Topaz, the five-colored golem maid, is an expert in this area.

White flowers, blue flowers, red flowers, yellow flowers, purple flowers. It's nice to see flowers of all colors.

Elsa joyfully began to make a list.

Jin and Elsa discuss the size of the greenhouse, the materials, and the heating method.

Since he was a little tired of thinking about the metal magical muscle, he decided that it would be a good change of pace and started to think about the greenhouse.

He was a little too tired to think about it.

After dinner, the old man reported something new.

The old man prefaced his report with the words, "This is a story that could have been told in the cafeteria.

<<<< Skylark>> 50 planes toured Hale. There are no animals or insects in Hale. Only a few types of vegetation grow there.

"I knew it. ......"

Finally, Jin thought that even the natural environment must have been a controlled world.

.

Jin felt a little sad that he had gone to such lengths.

"Even if they went that far, they still ended up on the road to extinction, didn't they?"

"But just as no life lasts forever, no civilization lasts forever, then ......"

"I'd like to live a satisfying life, wouldn't you?"

Elsa echoed Jin's words.

"That's right. If the accumulation of the present makes the future.

I hope the present is good.

Now Reiko followed Jin's words.

"Thank you, My Lord."

A little sad, but as a New Year's resolution, Jin said,

"May I and all those connected to me be happy," he muttered.

He muttered, "May I and all the people connected to me be happy.