By 5:00 p.m., Goh's workshop was eight parts complete.

The remaining two halves were to be prepared by himself.

"Thank you, Mr. Jin and Ms. Marikka!"

Goh thanks you with happiness for his new, personalized workshop.

Seeing this, Rubina has an interesting thought.

"Hey Jin-sama, is Goh going to stop participating in the race?"

Jin sensed a hint of sadness in her voice.

"Well, Goh is not yet old enough to make his debut in the social world, and I'd like him to learn more and more, so I don't think there's any problem with him coming and going to <>."

"Yes, of course!

"I just wonder what your parents, Daikie and Cocona, would think about that. ......"

"Yes, I think it's fine just as you said, Jin-sama."

"Yes. Yes, I would like you to learn more and more about it.

Daikie and Cocona had also heard the conversation and were happy to hear her reply.

"Thank you, Uncle and Auntie!"

Jin looked at the happy Rubina,

（Jin was smiling at the happy Rubina.)

(Goh is going to be even busier from now on).

（"Okay, here's a present for Goh.)

"Goh, follow me for a minute."

"What?　Yes, yes.

Rubina and Marikka too.

Yes.

Yes, Jinsha.

Jin took the three of them down the spiral staircase to the basement.

They then went to the warp gate in the workshop.

"You can use this if you need to."

With these words, he registered the magical power patterns of the three.

Unlike the warp gate in the basement of the mansion, the one in the workshop could only be used by Jin and the Horai Islanders, but now the three of them could use it freely.

Of course, the corresponding warp gate had to be registered as well, but that was done quickly by simply < the magic pattern.

"Now Goh can go to or at any time, and Marikka can visit here. Rubina can also come and visit."

"Thank you, Master Jin."

"Thank you, Mr. Jin."

"Thank you, Mr. Jin!"

All three thanked Jin with great joy.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Then they took a bath and had dinner.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Jin-sama.

"No, Daikie and Cocona must have had a hard day. Besides, Goh and Rubina must have been very tired since it was their first time in such a place.

"Yes, well, it's all right.

"Well, it's all right." "Now that I think about it, I wish I'd seen more of the city. It's not every day you get to meet the emperor. I'm sure there's a ...... go..."

"What?"

"Haha, now that you're a noble of the Shoro Kingdom, you'll probably be summoned by the Emperor more often in the future when you become a leading expert in engineering magic."

"Ueee......."

Jin consoles Gou, seeing his face go downcast.

"Well, you'll get used to it.

......I'm not sure if that's comforting or not.

"Well, well, we're off by a day, but tomorrow we can go see the Harihari Desert and Lake Wassu in a ."

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it."

"Go to bed early today."

These were the kind of words that came out of Jin's mouth.

* * * * * *

A lot has happened today, hasn't it?

"Hmm..."

In their original bedroom, Jin and Erza were talking to each other.

"Goh and Rubina, can we continue to be friends ...... or rivals?"

"I think that's up to the two of you."

"That's right."

Jin believes that Goh and Rubina have something that the other does not, and that they can reach a higher level through friendly competition.

To do so, they need to continue to compete and improve each other.

Sadly, however, Jin knew that when physical distance separates us from each other, mental distance also separates us from each other.

Jin recalled the old days when he lost touch with his friends who had moved away from his school, even though he thought it was mutual .......

"Well, and Marikka's there too."

"Yes. ......"

With Marikka as a tie between Goh and , it seems that the connection between Goh and will not be broken.

Despite these concerns, I have never wavered in my opinion that Goh's adoption by the Nido family is a good thing.

* * * *

And tonight, Rubina and Goh were talking in Goh's room.

"Goh, can I come and visit you sometime?"

"Of course. That's why Jin-sama made the warp gate available to us, isn't it?

"That's right. Oh, you should come visit us sometime, too.　Even if you don't remember ...... much, Onogoro Island is the island where you were born and it must be your home."

"Yes, it is."

"...... but I'm glad."

"What?"

"......Yesterday and today, when I was with you, ...... I realized that Daiki-chan and Cocona-san are very nice people."

"......Yeah, that's true."

"The Shoro Kingdom is the country that Jin-sama supports the most, isn't it?"

"Yes. It's also the birthplace of his wife Erza and his best friend Reinhardt.

"Don't let me down!　I'll help you a little too.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And then Daikie and Mr. and Mrs. Cocona.

"You know, I'm a little relieved."

"Yes, I am. Gou ...... seems to be getting used to it."

I'm sure you're right. I didn't expect ...... to meet the emperor out of the blue."

That's what I thought, too.

But now we can continue the Nido family inherited from Jin-sama and this house will not fall into the wrong hands.

"Yes. I'm glad for that one thing alone.

However, I would like Gou ...... to live as freely as possible.

"Yes. Since you are willing to cooperate with us, Jin-sama, we will take care to keep him out of the mess between the nobles as much as possible.

"That too, but I'd like you and Rubina to get together ......."

Mm-hmm?

I'm sure you've known her since you were little, and I'd like to support her.

"Don't be too obvious, okay?"

The two are already on the verge of becoming parental a**h*les. .......