In the early morning of March 23rd, Jin asked the old man about the progress of the .

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The report from the old man was satisfactory to Jin.

The time lag before activation has been shortened by 25% by revising the Magi Formula.

The consumption of free magic element (ether) was also reduced by 15%.

It is easy to deploy hemispherical wards.

This was only half a day's work, but still a significant improvement.

"You should also consider downsizing."

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At 9:00 a.m. local time on the same day, Jin, Erza, Reiko, and Edgar arrived at Erza's parents' house in the town of Exi, Shoro, in <>.

"Welcome, Erza, Jin-san!"

Marlene, Erza's foster mother, greeted them.

"It's been a while.

"Mother, I'm glad to see you are well.

After exchanging brief greetings, Jin and his wife were ushered into the parlor.

Marlene herself brewed a pot of green tea.

After taking a sip of the fragrant tea, Jin opened his mouth.

"The main reason I came to see you today is because I have something to tell you.

"Well, what is it?"

From the looks on Jin's and Elsa's faces, it was easy to see that the contents were not bad. Marlene waited for Jin's words with faint hope.

"Elsa has a baby!

Jin reported frankly.

"Oh, really?　Congratulations, Jin-san and Elsa.

Marlene, with a big smile on her face, got up from her chair, came down to Elsa and hugged her gently.

"I'm so happy for you, Elsa.

"Yes, mother."

As her mother-in-law hugged her, Elsa let out a single tear.

"I can't believe how big you've grown since you were a little one. ......"

Marlene was also moved to tears and had tears in her eyes.

Seeing such a mother and daughter, Jin quietly left the place.

Marlene was also moved to tears.

"I'm really happy today.

Marlene smiled at Jin and Elsa throughout lunch.

"So you get to see your grandchildren before Fritz and Mauritz do."

"......"

Perhaps she was so happy that Marlene kept repeating the same thing over and over again that Jin and Erza were so embarrassed that they could not taste the food.

After lunch, they met Georg Randl, Elsa's father, and reported to him.

"Oh, you came well.

He was in a good mood and welcomed them with open arms.

Lara, an automata that Elsa had created earlier, was taking care of him.

"Lara, thank you for your help.

"No, this is my role."

After saying to Lara, Erza reported that she was carrying a child,

"I see, I see. ....... If you're happy, that's all that matters."

She was moved to tears.

Hearing this, Elsa's eyes lit up with tears as well.

Jin was happy that peace had finally come to the family.

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That night, they stayed at the Randall residence.

Elsa was going to sleep in the same room with her mother-in-law for the first time in a while.

She is going to ask her a lot of questions about how to be a mother.

Edgar is waiting in front of the bedroom as a guard.

Jin was in the guest room with Reiko.

Now that they are alone, Reiko is happy to take care of Jin.

"Congratulations again, father."

"Yes, thank you, Reiko."

"Have you thought of a name yet?"

"What?　...... isn't it a little bit early?

I guess so. ...... would you prefer a boy or a girl at first?"

"Oh, come on."

Reiko's question was like a flurry of questions, which made Jin flinch.

"If it's a girl, Yuki or Sakura. ....... If it's a boy, maybe Yu or Ryo.

"Isn't it taken from <>?"

Reiko, who knew the origin of Jin's name and her own, asked curiously.

"Yes. Actually, the other characters are already in use."

Jin's younger brother is Yoshiyuki. The younger one is Tomomi. < was not yet in use, they could name her .

In case you are wondering, <> was used as a present for Erza, <> (a nickname for Nobuko, Noriko, etc.).

"I see."

Reiko understood this explanation.

"But what does your name mean?"

"Yuki is ......."

Jin showed her what he had written on a piece of notepaper in his baggage.

"Yuki," he said, "is Snow. It sounds beautiful but cold as it is, so you could also use the same sound for Yuki. This one has the meaning of "Nozomi is there. Sakura, I don't have to explain anymore.

Sakura, that's nice.

Yu, which means "excellent" but also "kind. Ryo means good, but Ryo means far, and Ryu means dragon.

Jin's explanation seemed to make sense to Reiko.

"The language and script of your father's country are very deep, aren't they?"

"Well, it's still too early to tell."

Jin chuckled and patted Reiko on the head.

"What other names are there?"

Reiko's knowledge of Japanese as a written language had been transcribed, but the meaning and usage were only briefly explained, so questions like this were also asked.

"Well, ......<. It's a girl's name, but it's <>, or is it ......, a pillow word, I think. ...... yeah, it's a pillow word. It's a pillow word for <>, I think. It sounds beautiful, doesn't it?"

It's a word used in waka poetry. <> is a word for tin bamboo, meaning a mountainous country where such bamboo grows thickly.

Incidentally, there is an artificial lake called Lake Misuzu in Shinano Province, present-day Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture.

"What about the others?"

Reiko seemed pleased to hear this kind of talk from Hitoshi, and asked him to continue.

"Mio, that would be nice. I think it was ...... a route on the water, suitable for ships to pass through. You know Nagisa ....... And maybe Erika, the name of a flower.

Jin explained as he remembered. Reiko listened with interest.

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On Horai Island, the old man was detecting the spatial vibrations and working with Jack from the moon to determine the point of origin.

Since the position is close to the orbit of Ars, Ars itself is getting closer to the Moon by its orbit.

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It is hard to say for sure since it has only happened 4 times.

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So far, only Jin has had direct contact with the 700672.

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And the old man started to consider again.