"Didn't Jin-dono once take measures against a typhoon caused by ?"

"Yes, there was."

Jin recalled how he had dealt with the typhoon.

At that time, Jin had used the Mermaid Unit to stir the sea water to lower the temperature of the sea water, and at the same time, from the stratosphere, he had used aircraft to freeze the clouds to cool them and make the water fall off early.

"This means that <> has the means to control the weather."

"Ah, yes."

"In other words, we should be able to increase precipitation in that vicinity by requesting it through Marikka-sama."

"Oh ......!"

Jin chuckled, wondering how he had forgotten that.

"Perhaps was a facility to maintain the land where those four duchies are located?"

For whatever reason, the significance of its existence seems to have been forgotten, the <> said.

"Indeed, that makes sense."

"Mm. ......The most likely explanation is that the < who remodeled certain lands in the four duchies and the < who created Onogoro Island> seem to have been working together, but they were not."

I know that <> is a thoroughly individualistic person.

"Well, apart from those circumstances, if we request through Marikka-sama, we can at least control the amount of precipitation in his land, can't we?"

That, in fact, should be the very reason for 's existence," the summarized.

"Indeed it was. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Jin thanked him honestly.

"No, what? I know that the duplicate Jin-dono has not inherited all the memories of the past, nor is he willing to inherit them.

"I am in awe of you."

Thus, Jin visited the <> and found a solution to the problem of precipitation.

* * * *

Jin rushed back to the planet Ars,

"......Maybe Marikka is on this planet too?"

"Yes, she is. ...... or rather, she is playing with Rouge in the back."

"Oh, I didn't know that."

Just in time, Jin thought,

"Um, could you call him for me?"

he asked the elder.

"Neige, go and check on him."

"Yes, sir."

Neige, who had been following her, quickly went into the house and quickly came out.

Maricka and Rouge were behind her.

"Jin-sama, it's been a long time!

"Hello, Mr. Jin!

"Hello, Mr. Jin! Marikka, it's been a long time. You look good.

Yes, I'm fine, thanks to you.

I have a favor to ask you today, Marikka.

What is it?

"......... let's talk about it calmly..."

Yes, yes.

So we set up chairs and a table in front of the house of the <> and had a tea time in the fresh highland sunshine.

"Come in."

Neige made tea for Jin and Marikka. , Neige and Rouge are Persica juice.

"Uh, actually, ......."

While leisurely sipping his tea, Jin explained about the four duchies.

"Oh, so that's what's going on now, is it?"

Marikka let out a small sigh as she finished listening.

"Neither Testa nor Helente will tell me. They said they couldn't be bothered with me."

"......You're kind of overprotective, aren't you?"

"......You're right, aren't you?"

"Well, I can understand how you feel.

The old man was also overprotective, Jin thought.

"Ah!

Jin was startled by Rouge's loud voice.

"What is it?

"That thing on Jin-san's head. ......"

"On your head?"

Jin puts his hand on his head and there is a mini Reiko.

"...... when did this happen?"

"On your father's head, it's soothing."

"I'm comfortable on top of your father's head.

"It's not heavy, so I didn't notice."

And Jin says,

"Yes, it was lightened by gravity magic.

Mini Reiko replies.

"Hello, my name is Mini Reiko.

< in her name, but she doesn't say it.

"Wow, you are so cute!

"Hello, I'm Rouge!

"I'm Neige."

"I know who you are. I'm Reiko inside.

"Oh, really?"

Rouge, the younger sister, seemed to like the mini Reiko a lot.

"Hey, hey, why don't you try it on my head?"

"...... is fine."

Mini Reiko jumped down from the top of Jin's head, bounced on the table, jumped on top of Rouge's head, and lay down there.

"Wow. ......"

Rouge said, but not Neige.

"Cute!"

Rouge, however, could not see what was going on, so her reaction was muted.

"Hey, I can't see you, so why don't you get on top of my head?"

"...... is fine."

With a similar bounce, Mini Reiko climbed on top of Neige's head.

"Oh, that's really cute."

Rouge sounded happy.

"Come on, come on, Rouge, Neige, Jin-dono still has a few more places to go. That's enough of that.

"Yes?"

"Yes."

Mini Reiko climbed onto Jin's shoulder and Marikka got ready to leave.

"...... Jin-dono, my daughters have excused themselves. Marikka-sama, please come back anytime."

< greeted Jin and Marikka.

"No, we've had a good time. I hope to see you again soon.

"Yes, thank you for your hospitality. Yes, thank you very much for your hospitality.

Jin and Marikka greeted back and got into the Sparrow.

Good bye.

"Take care."

The <>, piloted by Reiko Mini-Reiko, soars and flies toward the large warp gate in the east .......