On September 8, the meeting to establish the in ended, and on the morning of September 9, most of the participants returned to their respective countries. .

However, some of them stayed behind with the permission of their countries and engaged in technical exchanges with the engineers of in order to improve themselves.

Among them was Devair Nolas Charnedo, Viscount of the Kingdom of Klein, head of the 2nd Technical Department of the Ministry of Magic.

He had become acquainted with Jin and Rhodes through their previous visit to Alban, the capital of the Kingdom of Klein, where they had assisted in the disposal of an accident involving a horse-drawn carriage and a car.

"I see, this way is ...... good for us."

He had also studied in for a year and knew several people there. One of them was Rasnat Heilbronn, head of the .

Rasnat Heilbronn is a student of Marikka's and a native of the Kingdom of Egelea. He is a competent engineer, if a little lacking in financial sense.

"But you've added a lot of good researchers in the short time you've been here."

Viscount Devair Nolas Charnedo said enviously.

Eira Siata and Cachea are looking at him.

"Ha-ha-ha, I'm especially indebted to you, Cachair here. Especially for the budget management.

Rasnat Heilbronn says shyly. Viscount Devair Nolas Charnedo joined in the fun, smiling and saying, "You have always had a good sense of money.

"You've always had no sense of money, you know."

"...... I'm sorry, but I can't argue with that. But you're a good one, Katya, because for the third year in a row our laboratory's budget was short and we had to borrow money, but this year we were able to pay off the debt!"

"......You all have such a lousy sense of money, don't you?"

Katya blurted out, but no one was listening.

"But <>. That's a wonderful word, isn't it?

Viscount Charnedo said,

"You should have stayed with us a little longer," said Viscount Charnedo.

Rasnat Heilbronn said.

"No, it's difficult for me as Viscount."

"That's the way it is."

Viscount Charnedo nodded a little regretfully.

"But I didn't realize that you and Mister Jin had met so long ago.

In the course of small talk, he had heard that Jin had visited the Charnedo family with Rhodes of the in October of last year.

"There was some kind of accident and I was there when it happened. Then they thanked him for his hospitality and refreshments, and his daughter asked him some questions and he answered them."

"Your daughter is ...... ah, Paula?"

"Hmmm. At ...... time, the influence of the was still strong. <

"I envy you. I envy you that you were able to talk directly to Mr. Jin.

"At that time, I had not yet called myself the third generation. Perhaps it was time he finally gained the confidence to stand on his own feet.

"I see."

The conversation between Viscount Devair Nolas Charnedo and Rasnat Heilbronn continued well past noon, so Eira, Katya, and the other researchers were so taken aback that they returned to their own research and work as soon as possible.

* * * *

"Cachair, didn't Berlich Becker, who was here the other day, say something about creating a new black knight?"

Eira called out to Cachair who was standing nearby.

"Why are you asking me?　Don't you know more about it than Mr. Groma?"

"No, Gromma's been busy since he became acting director. He's still working on the documents for the budget submission meeting.

"Oh, Mr. Groma is writing the documents for us, isn't he? Oh, I see that Mr. Groma is writing it for you. I'm sure you'll be relieved to hear that. ......Between you and me, if you have the director write the documents, it would be faster to rewrite all of them.

Katya is revealing something outrageous.

"Yes, I know. What's the story about the black knight at ......?"

"I don't know!"

"I see... I thought you might have heard something about him since you were close to him..."

Eira asked with a probing look, but Cachéa simply brushed it off.

"There's a difference between that and this.

"Really?　What do you mean by that?

But today Eira was even more insistent.

"...... I'm talking about what happened between me and Mr. Berlich and the black knight!"

Cachia retorts with a slightly red face. She knows that everyone around her is aware of her friendship with Berlich.

"I can manage materials and do accounting, but when it comes to making golems, I'm not very good at it.

"Well, that's what they say, the right person for the right job.

Eira, knowing that Katya had no idea what was going on, stopped the conversation.

"But is there such a rumor?"

Katya asked.

"Hmm?　Yes, there is. The Berlich family is descended from Reinhard Randall, who was originally a close friend of <>.

"Oh, I've heard. The golem created by this Reinhardt was called the <>, wasn't it?"

"Yes, it was. However, the <> has been avenging those related to <>, and his direct descendants have gone into hiding."

"And then the went missing with him, didn't he?"

This is something that is taught in a course called .

"So, the Berlich family is probably a branch of a branch family from the perspective of the Randall family that remains in the Shoro Empire now, but they still respect their ancestors, don't they?

"I don't know about that."

Eira agreed with Ka?ea's comment.

"I don't either. I don't know about that.

"I agree."

Both Cachéa and Eira are from the Principality of Mercana. Cácea does not even have a family name, and Eira only has a family name because she was a mage.

Eira, however, says that she was to the Duchy of Mercana, so she is not a pure native of the Duchy of Mercana. As for where they were born, no one knows, since they do not say.

Moreover, neither of them has good memories of the nobility or the ruling class.

On the other hand, here in <, although there is a hierarchical relationship based on position and title, they were basically treated fairly.

* * * * * * * * * * *

Now, Berlich Becker had returned to the Berlich Workshop in the Shoro Empire.

"...... is the outline of the < that we have learned in the two lectures."

There will be more lectures, but they will be the same as the first two, for those who did not attend the first one, so the <> will be two months away, Berlich Becker explained. Berlich Becker explained.

However, these two lectures are the end of the basics," he said. That means you have learned the minimum necessary to make a golem.

After a pause, Berrich Becker spoke enthusiastically.

"My ancestors made and used the . My dream of creating something that can compete with it is just beginning!"

* * * *

All of these details were reported to Horaijima.

"I see, my descendants admire the and even want to create something that can surpass it. ......"

Reinhardt looks pleased to hear that.

"However, I can't deny that my skills are still insufficient," he says.

"Still, it's a sign of your high spirit that you want to try out your own abilities.

Jin said to me,

"Well, you could say that.

Reinhardt made a slightly ticklish face.

"Someday, I'd like to let the on Onogoro Island meet the that Reinhardt created here.

Jin said,

"Then, I would also like to see the <> that his descendants made, and the Black Knight that Berlich Becker will make in the future!"

Reinhardt says, "It would be interesting if the <> made by the Randall family members were all in one place.

"Yeah, it would be fun, wouldn't it?

Jin also agreed with this idea.