Now, Erza, Yu, and Mio, who remained at Nido Castle, were playing in the Erme River with Hannah and her friends.

Of course, the twins were only playing in the shallow water.

Erza was watching them from a little distance.

Hannah and the other children in the village, those who are good swimmers enjoy swimming in the deep pools, while those who are not so good float on floats or practice swimming in a place where they can stand on their backs.

Then Elsa received a call from the old man through <>.

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"...... Is something wrong?"

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"...... brother, you mean, brother Fritz?"

Erza raises her eyebrows, wondering if something is wrong.

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"Did something happen to my brother Moritz?"

Elsa's half-brother, Moritz Randall von Amber, is frail.

Elsa wonders if he is seriously ill.

But...

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"What?"

The unexpected content caught her off guard for a moment.

"Uh, uh, say it again.

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"......."

After hearing it twice, I finally caught on.

But I could not swallow the fact that Moritz himself had told me less than a month before that he had no intention of remarrying.

"Well, who is the mother?"

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"What?"

Elsa gasped. She remembered how her father, Georg, had treated her when her mother, Meine, had been a maid of honor.

The old man, however, sensing Elsa's feelings, quickly added, "Don't worry, my dear, I'm not going to hurt you.

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Hearing this, Erza felt a little relieved.

However, she was a little, or maybe a lot, incredulous to think that her brother Moritz was ...... with a lady-in-waiting.

At any rate, she regained her composure,

"Boy or girl?　Girl?"

I ask him. The old man answers.

"......How is your wife?"

"Yes, that's good."

Hearing this, Elsa felt relieved.

When she felt more relaxed, her next thought was to celebrate.

"......It's not natural for me to go there today, no matter how much I want to.

I can't answer the question of how I knew.

"The day after tomorrow, would that be okay?"

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It is a well-known fact that Jin has a personal communication device called a manaphone (actually, it is a manacam).

Erza thought that it would not be unnatural for her to receive the information a day later, and that it would not be so strange if she went to her parents' house a day later.

"What should I give you ............?

Erza realized that it would be a nuisance if she had to leave Jin behind, so she stopped her attempt to contact him.

The old man said so thoughtfully, and I decided to leave it to him.

"Well, I'll have to think of a new celebration ......."

Since it's a girl, clothes. It's too early to .......

Toys. ......This is too early, too.

Bouquet. ...... this looks good. Candidate #1.

Fruit. ...... is good for your wife's health. Candidate 2.

And something else ...... to think about,

"Clothing might be a good idea.

Thinking that a lady-in-waiting can do it, Elsa decides on candidate number 3, which is a piece of clothing made of <>.

"...... is all of them good?"

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"How else do you think we can get to ......?"

< and we are going to stay in the today.

"I don't know if I can make it to Leuthart, though. ......"

< send us to Loisart.

"What?"

"...... is that correct?"

<>.

There is no contradiction in the story. There is no contradiction in the story, only too convenient timing.

I'll leave it to you then.

All that's left is to return to Horai Island and prepare the gift.

So Erza called the twins back from their river trip, had them change their clothes at Nido Castle, and then took the <> to Horai Island.

"Welcome back, Miss Elsa. Young master, young lady."

The one who greeted me was Laozi, the old man's mobile terminal.

"I'm home. I'm going to make some preparations, thank you.

I understand. I'll leave it to you.

First of all, Erza asked Soleil and Luna to take care of Yu and Mio for a while, and then she and Lao Tzu went to the institute.

They settled down in the cafeteria on the first floor. This is a convenient place to give instructions and to go to the warehouse.

First, a bouquet of flowers. This can be prepared without any problem.

Because Penglai Island has a variety of colorful flowers blooming throughout the year.

Roses of all seasons, white lilies, and hazel.

Yes, sir.

Lao Tzu motioned to the topaz leader.

"Oh, and I want a small potted cutler's plant.

"Yes, I'll get it."

Cutler is what we call cattleya in modern Japan. It is the favorite flower of Elsa's mother-in-law, ...... Marlene Randall von Nefler.

Fruits were also prepared immediately.

A basket full of persicas, après-citrus and citrons.

Elsa put a ribbon on it herself.

And then the magi silk.

When I went to the warehouse, I found piles and piles of threads of magi silk and rolled up fabrics.

"There are so many to choose from!

Lao Tzu said to me,

"Well, then, this one..."

Elsa took a roll of white magi silk, one thin and one thick.

"Is that all you need?"

Lao Tzu asked,

"...... is more than enough. Brother Moritz is a sensible man, and if you give him something too luxurious, he will be troubled by the return gift.

The Shoro Kingdom has a custom of doing so.

It is said that it was one of the measures to stimulate logistics and develop the economy in the past, but it is not certain.

Anyway, the preparations for the gift are over.

All we have to do now is to go to Leusert.