"......I knew it Jin, you're from the other continent. I brought you here because I thought you might have missed it, but I guess I was right.

Seeing Jin's reaction, Eira gulped down a glass of ginjo sake.

This sake goes exceptionally well with fish.

Eira ate a piece of sashimi.

"Oh, it's delicious!

Jin's chopsticks are moving forward with this nostalgic combination.

Ka-cea does not seem to be averse to raw fish either,

"This is delicious!

She bit into a piece of sashimi, saying, "This is delicious.

"......Somehow, though, the recent djinn seem to be thinking about something."

Eira said as she sipped her sake. It is a manly gesture for a woman.

"...... is that so?"

Jin answers vaguely as he sips his ginjo sake.

"Yes. I thought maybe you'd like to go back to your hometown. I thought maybe you would like the food and sake here.

"Yes, it tastes good, thank you."

Jin picks up a piece of sashimi that looks like squid or octopus.

"I guess you must be from the Mitsuho area, seeing as you eat them without a care in the world.

"Mitsuho ......?"

I have a feeling that if I can make it that far, I can make it.

"......You must be aware of it, but this country is very strictly controlled from the top. Not so much if you're making a difference, though."

"I guess so."

"Besides, it's a good thing they tried to bring in Jin, since he could be an important person in some other country."

"......" "Well, that's true."

This is a matter that would normally be an international problem.

"That's because they think that since we are closed off from the rest of the world, they can't know about it."

Eira was even more talkative than usual, perhaps because of the alcohol he had consumed.

"I even think that the colonizers abandoned the continent because it was so unappealing to them.

Is he not only talkative, but also venomous?　Jin feels a little threatened. Eira's life is in danger if she is being tapped.

Unless he knows what the government is thinking, he can't take any further action.

This is reality, and Jin is an engineer, not a warrior, and if he makes a mistake, he will never see Erza, Hannah, Reiko, or the old lord again.

（Don't be hasty, don't be hasty.)

You may be tempted to take over the golem of Paelova, steal the car, and escape.

But I don't know where to go.

How to cross the sea?

Where will we get food from?

What is there beyond the crossing?

Can we avoid all the dangers?

Jin was too cautious to act haphazardly.

He was too bold when it came to making things, but when it came to his own safety, he had to be very careful.

Jin was so depressed that he seemed to be intoxicated even faster than usual.

< and thus had no detoxifying effect.

"Hey Jin, don't sleep here. Me and Katya can't carry you."

"Woo......"

He only grunts and doesn't seem to wake up.

"It's rare to see you this drunk, Jin-san."

"Yes, it is. I've only been with him for about half a month, though.

Eira looks at Jin, who has fallen asleep on his side, with a wry smile on his face.

Eira looks at Jin who has fallen asleep lying down with a wry smile on his face. "In a sense, he trusts me enough to show his unguarded appearance like this.

"Yes, that's ...... right.

But how did a man like Jin come to this country ......?

"Oh, you know, the accident at the warp gate. ......

Eira smiled thinly and shook her head.

"Jin's story is a little hazy on a lot of things. It's not a good idea to just believe everything he says.

"Well, what do you mean ......?"

"What I mean is that Jin really is from some faraway land. That's a fact, isn't it?

"Yes, that's true. I have a very biased knowledge base.

Then why do you falsely claim that your memory is hazy?

"What, are you deceiving me?"

Katya looks surprised.

"I don't know what's really going on, but for someone who says he's confused, he's not lost in the technical details. So conveniently, you only forget certain knowledge?"

"...... sure, to ......"

"I can understand that part of it a little. Jin's knowledge and skills are extraordinary. They must be wary of him. But then, he's not very good at hiding his abilities.

I agree.

"I once thought he might be a secret agent, but it's just too unlike him."

At that moment Jin turned over and hit his arm on the table.

"Oh, Jin-san, are you awake?　...... Jin-san!"

"......Woo......El,......A little more,......"

"...... eru?　What's an 'eru'?"

Katya tilted her head and Eira looked as if she didn't understand.

"From the way it sounds, I think it might be a person's name.

"Oh, yes, that's right."

"I'd like to ...... ask her when she wakes up, but I don't think we should ...... do that."

"Yeah, right."

Both of them decided not to pry into Jin's affairs.

"But you are very good at calculation and logical thinking, aren't you, Katya?

"Is that so?"

"...... Yeah. If I could get a better teacher, I could become a scholar who could change the world.

Katya turns red.

"You're joking too much!"

"I'm not joking."

Eira pours another glass.

Katya, who seemed to be getting very drunk, said a line she would never say.

"If ......, I would say it too. ......I thought you were a difficult person, Eira-san."

"Well, I'm certainly difficult, aren't I?"

But Katya shook her head.

"No, the real Eira is a person who cares about her friends, is enthusiastic about her studies, and takes good care of her juniors.

"......"

"How did someone like Eira-san come to be in a place like this, that's ...... more ...... mysterious ...... and ......... ..."

With a thud, Katya collapsed. It seems that he has finally passed out.

"......, they're all weak when it comes to drinking, I tell you."

Eira continued to drink for a while,

"......Why are you here,....... That's your business,......."

He muttered and looked up at the ceiling. Then he whispered in a whisper.

"A country,....... I wonder what a country is. ......