On the night of the 29th, Jin took Daikie and Cocona to .

It was nighttime and the other guests were about to go to bed. No wonder it was convenient for them.

The time difference is 12 hours, so it is still daytime on .

Mr. and Mrs. Trihardt greeted us, as we had informed them in advance.

"Mr. Jin, welcome to Onogoro Island. ...... is that you?"

Yes, I am a descendant of the Nido family.

My name is Daiki-Nidoh.

This is my wife, Cocona.

They introduced themselves briefly.

My name is Trihard Randall, and I'm the caretaker. This is my wife, Suzanne.

The two couples, who were about the same age, immediately became friends.

"This way, please."

Trihardt led the group out of the warp gate room.

There, Shu Nido and Ada Nido were waiting for them.

"Let me introduce you right away. This is Shu Nido. This is Ada Nido.

"You must be a direct descendant of the Nido family!"

Daikie sounded impressed.

"Shu, Ada, this is Daiki-Nido and his wife Cocona. He is currently a count in the Shoro Kingdom.

Shu had met Daiki-Nido and his wife Cocona with Jin the other day.

"My name is Shu Nido. Thank you for your help the other day!

"Oh, oh, you are ......!　I see that you are also a member of the Nido family ......."

The last time we met, Shu did not use his family name, but not this time. This time, however, she proudly gave her surname as Nido.

"My name is Ada Nido. Nice to meet you."

"Oh, ......, it's an honor to meet you."

The four shook hands firmly.

Here they met, bloodlines separated in the distant past.

I take the surname Nido, but I can hardly use engineering magic," said Daikie.

Daikie said.

"Even so, I will not let the Nido family in the Shoro Empire die out, until this day ......."

The rest of his voice was tearful.

"......Oh, thank you for seeing me,......Nido family,......and everyone else for being alive here,......" he said. ......Thank you."

"Mr. Daiki,......"

Shu and Ada gently shook Daikie's hand.

"Thank you from us too. "Thank you for protecting the Nido family.

"You must have gone through a lot of hardship. We bow to you.

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But those who were left outside were alone and helpless. I can only remember how hard it was for them.

Jin was happy and proud that Daiki-Kona and his wife were accepted immediately.

(Everyone ...... our offspring have all grown up to be good children.)

Jin thinks of his former <.

It is strange to call his descendants, who are apparently older than he is, good children, but that was Jin's honest feeling.

* * * * * *

"Well then, I'm going back to Horai Island.

"Yes, Jin-sama, thank you very much for your help.

His return to the Shoro Kingdom is scheduled for January 4th.

Until then, Jin will stay with Katya and Zion and the others on Horai Island, while Daikie and Cocona will stay here on .

"Well then, Jin-sama, have a happy new year."

"Yes, I wish you all a Happy New Year too."

After exchanging New Year's greetings, Jin returned to Horai Island. It was already midnight.

When he heard from the old man that nothing had happened, he went back to sleep, relieved.

* * * * *

The next day was December 30, which is New Year's Eve in our calendar.

After breakfast, Jin used the warp gate to call Rhodes' sister, Vita, and Rhodes' fiancée, Ludmilla, from the Nordic Federation.

"Brother!

"Master Rhodes!"

"Liu, Vita!"

"Good for you, Lo."

Zion smiles at Rhodes, who has flowers in both hands.

Jin introduces Eira and the other three to their new guest.

"It is a pleasure to make the acquaintance of the people of the Nordic Federation.

Eira and the three of them introduced the new guest to Eira and the others,

"Well, I never get tired of being with Jin!"

and the open-hearted Eira,

"Yo, I'm looking forward to working with you."

and the reserved Katya.

Jin was hopeful that this year's New Year's holiday would be a lively one.

"Well, let's go to the beach today.

"The sea, I like it. ...... Come to think of it, it's warm here on the island. <.

Jin explains to Eira.

"Yes, it is. is closer to the equator. This island is not that far south, but the warm currents flowing nearby make it warmer in winter.

"I see."

While we were talking, it seemed that the golem car was ready for the trip to the sea.

"Wow, that's interesting!

Vita is excited. Or rather, she seems to have been in high spirits ever since she arrived at Horai Island. To the point that Rhodes, who is with her, is amazed.

The group is heading to the sea in two six-seater golem cars.

In the first car are Jin, Reiko, Eira, Katya, and Groma. The driver is Lao Tzu. In the second car are Zion, Marikka, Roadtoss, Vita and Ludmilla. The driver is Hope.

This time Lao Tzu is dressed as a butler.

We arrived at Tatsumi Bay in about an hour.

"Wow, beautiful sea!

Vita's tension was still high, even though she had been excited all the way to the car.

"Well, the ocean is nice," she said.

"It's nice, isn't it?"

Eira and Katya had seen the sea several times, too.

"Isn't it?"

Jin then pointed to the harbor.

"Uh... ......"

"Oh, that, what is it?"

There was a 100-meter-long, all-metal ship, a cruiser , floating in the harbor.

"This is the cruiser that protects this island. Would you like to board it?

"Of course!"

No one objected, so Jin quickly climbed aboard.

"No, this is great!"

"Jin-sama, this is great!"

"Wow! ......"

Eira and Vita were impressed.

"All right, let's get underway!"

At Jin's command, the cruiser slowly left the harbor for the coast of Tatsumi Bay.