At 10:00 a.m. on May 2, the <> carrying Jin and Katya left <> and soared into the sky, seen off by <> members, Tomax Bartman, Manon, Fiona Fierce, and others. >>and soared into the sky.

"Take care!"

"Have a safe trip!"

"Thank you, Jin-dono, for your help."

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"Wow. ......"

Kathea looks down through the window of the < and is thrilled.

"Wasn't it an airship the last time you were back home?"

Jin asks,

"That time, it was a , so I couldn't get up from my seat and walk around from the time it took off until it arrived.

He replied, "What?

"What?　But there can't be that many people returning to the Pandor continent from , can there?"

"No, not really.　The last time I went back, there were 15 people besides myself.

"Is that so?"

"Is that so?" "Yes, that's right. In addition, there were 10 other people who were substituting for me in various positions in the field."

"Ah, so there are people like that."

Jin was convinced. Then a thought popped into his head,

"Since it was Katya, she must have been nervous all the time because of all the strangers around her.

I said to her,

"Uu...... you're right.

Ka-cea turned red and turned her head down.

Jin decided in a hurry not to play with her too much, lest Berlich bear a grudge against her later.

"And for now, you are free to roam around in this ," he says.

He tells them.

"Only during takeoff and landing, though, it's dangerous if you don't stay in your seat.

I'll say something that I don't have to say,

"Yes, I understand.

She nodded her head and said, "Yes, I know.

She then went to the cockpit,

Ms. Hope, it's been a long time. I'm looking forward to working with you.

She said something like, "Mr. Hope, it's been a long time.

Jin thought to himself as he looked at her, "I'm glad to see that you are enjoying yourself, unlike the last time I went back home.

"...... but didn't it take you a long time to get to the Pandor continent when you went back home?"

The distance between < and the Pandor continent is roughly 4000 km.

At a speed of 100 km/h, it would take 40 hours, or two days.

This is an eastbound trip.

The westward route via the four duchies of Mimaka, Dalat, Jagus, and Norway would be easier, but would take longer, since they could make an intermediate landing in the Shoro Kingdom or one of the four duchies and stay overnight on the ground.

"Yes, it took us two whole days.

Jin could guess that they had returned eastward.

We will take the same route this time, but I think it will take about 13 hours to get there.

"Really, that fast?

<

Since there is a time difference of about 13 hours between the two points, the eastbound flight will arrive there earlier than the departure time, which is strange.

So, we will adjust the time to arrive at the same time, Jin explained.

"Oh, so that's what you mean. I understand."

Ka'chia is good at calculations by nature. She was also educated at and understood Jin's explanation including the time difference without any difficulty.

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However, most of the eastward flight was over the sea, and the scenery down there was not very different and boring.

So Jin decided to ask Katya how the was going for a while.

"It was a mess in the beginning. Budget management was sloppy, we were buying things unnecessarily and not using them, or we were buying three or four of the same thing.

"Yeah, that's typical of poor inventory management.

"Yes, that's right!"

Jin has done inventory management as part of his job, so he knows how important it is for a company or an organization.

He knows how important it is for a company or an organization to manage its inventory, because waste must be reduced in order to achieve results within a limited budget.

However, it is highly doubtful that Jin is able to do so now that he has acquired Horaijima.

"......Now, the warehouse and the workshop are not as well organized ......, but it's not that bad, so it's easy to manage."

"You must have had a hard time."

"No, not really."

In the first place, Katya is suited ...... to this kind of work, or rather, she likes to do it. I'm an indoor person,...... I don't know if I can say that.

"Recently, it has become easier for me because the materials I need are declared in advance. Thanks to this, I am now able to give them advice that I received from the laboratories on both sides of the room."

"I didn't know you went that far. ......"

It is Jin's personal opinion that researchers are generally lazy ......, but it seems that he is not far off the mark as far as <>'s laboratory is concerned.

Jin imagined that when he learned that had rapidly improved its management status and that Cachier had played a leading role in this improvement, he thought that he could ...... somehow get at least a glimpse of this improvement.

"I heard that he also consulted on the management of the Berlich workshop.

Jin muttered to himself,

"Oh, my God!　You know him?

Katya panicked.

"No, I heard about it last time.

"Oh, did I?

While exchanging such comments, the time on board turned to noon.

"Let's have lunch."

Reiko brought out sandwiches, a standard snack on the ship.

"Oh, thank you."

"...... I never thought I'd be able to eat such good food on board, Jin-san is really out of this world."

Jin answered to Katya's murmur and said.

"Is that so?　I'm just trying to make your stay as comfortable as possible.

But Katya retorts.

"That is the most difficult part."

"I guess that's how it is. ...... No, that's how it is."

Jin has his own image, technique, and materials.

But usually he lacks one or all of them and has to give up.

"But isn't it human to try to be like that?"

"Of course we do. but Eira and the others are working hard to make their dreams come true."

"Yes. That's why I want to support them.

< had crossed the ocean and was approaching the continent of Pandor.