The Guardian of the Royal Family <>.

Jin, who wanted to know more about what kind of golem it was and why it was broken, switched with <> during the night.

Of course, Erza switched with him.

At that time, <> were informed to him by .

Otherwise, he might make a mistake such as saying hello for the first time to a person whom he should have known.

And the next day.

"This way."

The queen herself was leading Jin to the back of the castle. The queen was accompanied by Minister of Magic Jonas Tigrina.

She was accompanied by Elsa, Reiko, and Hope.

"Normally only the royal family is allowed to enter the castle," she said.

The queen led Jin and the others down the stairs to what appeared to be the first basement floor.

There was a sturdy-looking door. Queen inserted the key she had in her hand into the keyhole. The door opened without a sound.

(Is it well maintained or well made? ......)

(Is it well maintained or well made?) Jin was thinking about that, since the door did not seem to be reluctant to move.

And then.

"Come in. < is inside."

The queen urged, first Jin, then Reiko. Elsa and Hope followed, then the Minister of Magic, and finally the Queen entered the room.

"This is ......<>."

There lay the rather battered remains of the golem.

"That's terrible."

Jin imagines ...... what happened and tries to analyze it.

By looking at the destruction, he can imagine to some extent what kind of force was applied to the wreckage.

"This place was broken by ...... external force. This one is dented, but the dent is a blunt instrument.

"Father, the way it's torn here, it's twisted. There must be a great difference in force to cause this kind of fracture."

Here, the wound on the head suggests a blunt object.

"Master, this dent was made by a stick with a diameter of about 50 millimeters."

Hitoshi, Reiko, Elsa, and Hope each state their findings.

"...... In this way, it looks like he fought a 3-meter tall opponent with a stick-shaped weapon and broke it."

Considering the angles of the indentations on the head and shoulders, she came to that conclusion.

"So you can tell that much?"

"As expected of a ......."

The Queen and the Minister of Magic were amazed.

"It is true that in the past, there were times when nations would compete with each other for the symbolic golem of their country.

"I see. ......"

Jin knew that the relationship between countries sometimes involves petty competition for pride or stubbornness. Perhaps this had been carried along and destroyed in such a conflict.

"What do you think, Sir Jin Nido?　Can you fix it?

Without a pause, Jin answered.

Of course I can fix it. But will you promise not to make the golems compete ...... or fight with each other out of pride or vanity?"

At these words, Queen Caroline de Lafayette nodded quickly.

"Of course, of course."

She promised that she would not make the golem, the symbol of the nation, fight lightly.

"Thank you."

Jin is satisfied with her words and thinks about how to repair it.

"Your Majesty, in order to repair it, I need to bring it back to my base once, don't I?

Jin explained that he did not have the materials to do so.

"Will you allow it?"

"Yes. ......"

After thinking for a moment, the queen shook her head.

"Yes, you may. I mean, ......, but please, please."

"Yes, sir."

Jin thus received permission from the Queen, and instructed Reiko and Hope to take the <> out once.

First, the Sovereign is placed in a car.

"Your Majesty, we would like to start repairs as soon as possible, so we would like to be excused.

The Queen and the Minister of Magic nodded in surprise at Jin's words.

"Hmm, Sir Jin Nido is just as I have heard. Yes, then, by all means, please.

Then the Prime Minister arrived.

"Ah, you're just in time. ...... Jin-dono, we confer upon you the status of and the title of <>. From now on, you are free to enter and leave the royal castle.

He handed the letter and a metal plate to the queen.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to leave so soon, Jin-dono.

"I'm sorry, Prime Minister. But thank you for making it in time.

The letter and the metal plate were presented to Jin by the queen herself.

"Sir Jin Nido, do you accept?"

The letter clearly states that this status is not an obligation and that the title is not compulsory.

It was intended only to avoid binding Jin's actions in the Kingdom of Franz.

Yes, I respectfully accept.

Jin was happy to accept this certification, as it meant that he now had one more freedom of action.

The metal plate was made of mithril and about the size of A5. Jin asked Reiko to take care of it.

"I'll take it."

Reiko puts it in her apron pocket.

It was an ironclad pocket, the contents of which had never been dropped in the past. It was safer than a safe.

* * * *

After being escorted out of the castle by the queen, the prime minister, the minister of magic, and others, Jin and his party first head east. They headed east, because there is a forest in that direction and they can avoid being seen.

Then, they were loaded into a transport plane sent by the old man, and soared into the sky.

"It was all over in a hurry, wasn't it?"

Jin apologized to Erza, who was now on the plane.

"No, it was a lot of fun.

Erza said that the excursion, sometimes switching places with her doppelganger, reminded her of the trip she used to take with Jin.

"Let's go again sometime."

"Mmm."

While Jin and Erza are huddled together, <> is approaching Horai Island.

The reason why they did not use the warp gate this time is because they did not want to end their trip with a transfer.

lands in the plaza behind the laboratory.

Immediately, four <> arrived and carried <> to the workshop.

Jin tried to go to the workshop himself, but Erza held him back.

"Brother Jin, it's already noon here. You should have a light lunch to reduce jet lag.

"Oh, yeah, right."

Jin then followed Erza's advice and went to the cafeteria. All the members of the on Horai Island were there.

While eating a sandwich for lunch, Jin explains the situation.

The explanation was mostly given by the old man, but it was more interesting to hear the explanation from the people concerned, and everyone listened attentively.

"I wonder what happened?

I wonder what happened," said Reinhard.

"If you check the information on the control core when you repair it, you will find out what happened.

Everyone seemed to be wondering how the golem had been destroyed so badly.

At that time, the old man had not done much in the way of gathering information about the world since Jin had already passed away.

"Well, then, I will help you to analyze it.

Reinhardt said enthusiastically.

The other members of the group looked interested.

"Okay, then, let's do it.

Jin was itching to get started, so he headed for the workshop without stopping for after-dinner tea.