After lunch, tea was brewed.

It was a fragrant sencha green tea.

It might not seem to go well with pasta, but it is not so.

The tea neutralizes the fatty taste of the pasta and leaves a refreshing aftertaste.

At this point, the wife of Viscount Jóhir, Richarda Gaignis von Hialeah, arrived and was introduced by the Viscount.

I am Jóhir's wife. My name is Jóhir's wife.

She is a blonde lady with green eyes. She is of medium height ...... and slightly plump. A little younger than the viscount, Jin thought.

"My wife is from the family of the Earl of Gibbs," he said.

"The Countess Gibbs is from the ...... Oh, the Minister of Magical Arts and Technology?"

"As you say, Mr. Jin, she is the sister of the Minister of Magical Arts and Technology, LeGrey Gibbs von Vesuvius.

The Countess Gibbs is a noble family with a long line of descendants and is said to be in charge of the area east of Lake Tosmo.

The Viscounts of Gainis are said to be in charge of a region east of Lake Tosmo.

As a side note, the names of the nobles of the Shawlo Kingdom are given as <>.

So, the wife's maiden name was Gibbs, and she was called Richarda Gibbs von Hialeah.

But I digress.

According to the story, the Countess Gibbs has many children, and the current Minister of Magical Technology, LeGrey, is the third son. Richarda is also a third daughter.

"I had a chance to meet my brother LeGray the other day and he was talking about Master Jin.

"......About the Adriana Memorial, isn't it?"

"Yes. He was very happy to talk about it.

"I see."

LeGray is not afraid to say that he will be the director of the Adriana Memorial Museum when he retires.

Jin could only laugh when he heard this.

Mrs. LeGray was a good talker and their conversation was lively.

They have a 20-year-old son who is a knight of the Kingsguard at Kyujo, although he is still a lowly knight, and a 16-year-old daughter who is also a knight at Kyujo. The 16-year-old daughter is said to have served as a lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty the Dowager Empress at Kyujo, also in Miyagi.

It is normal for children of noble families to work at the palace as apprentices, but the fact that both the eldest son and the eldest daughter are in the direct service of the imperial family shows the loyalty of the baron's family.

And then there is the story of Yennie.

"Yennie is doing very well, and I would like to adopt her and marry her off to a suitable nobleman. I'd like to adopt her and marry her off to a suitable nobleman. ...... Sir, is there any chance for a good match?"

"Oh, madam, I have no intention ...... of doing so."

"Oh, you want to marry into your ancestors' homeland?"

No, it's not like that. ......

"Ancestors, sir?"

Jin was curious about this part, so he asked.

"Yes. The ancestor of this Yennie was a big merchant from the Kingdom of Selroa.

"What was his name?"

"Uh, Eckert ...... what was it, Yennie?"

"...... Eckert Tekles," he said.

After Richarda's words, Jenny answered.

"I have heard that the king of the Kingdom of Cerroa at that time confiscated the property of your ancestors and exiled them."

"......"

Ecarte Tecles . It was a name that was familiar to Jin.

Four hundred years ago, when he went to the southern part of the Kingdom of Cerroa in search of a cat, he met a wealthy merchant who had succeeded in developing a large ship, which had been his dream since he was a child, and was about to embark on an ocean voyage. He was about to embark on a great ocean voyage when the then tyrant King Cerroa confiscated his property, including his ships, and he went into exile in the Shoro Empire, where he was heavily favored by the then Empress and became an economic advisor to the Imperial family,......, Jin recalled.

"It seems that the person eventually became a nobleman, but some of his descendants went on to become merchants."

Jin guessed that one of them must be a direct ancestor of Jenny.

And if that was the case, he thought it would be a good idea to take her on a trip to the Kingdom of Selroa as a distraction from Merce.

But....

(Oh, ......, speaking of the southern part of the Kingdom of Celuloa, there is a stronghold of the <>, isn't there?

(I should take care of them first.) I also reconsidered.

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

At 1:30 p.m., Jin and his party left Viscount Yohia's house.

Please come back again.

Good luck, Jenny!

Thank you, Maid Golem!

The golem carriage carrying Jin and the others headed back home.

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

At the Nido residence, Goh and Rubina, and Cocona and Amanda are chatting with each other.

"Goh, didn't Jin-sama coach you on how to make a golem?　Isn't that unfair?"

"I don't think it's unfair ...... . Because Rubina seemed to be having a good time talking with Mertze.

"Well,...... that's true, but..."

"Well, I can't talk like that with Ms. Melze.

"Yes, you're right!

"Rubina, you can talk to anyone."

"It's no problem if you just want to talk."

Whether it's a good conversation or not depends on the person you're talking to, Rubina says.

"The point is how quickly you can find common ground between you and the person you're talking to.

"Rubina is a genius at that, isn't she?"

"I don't think so."

I don't think so. I think she has an intuitive flash of inspiration.

I guess you're right.

I think about everything and come to a conclusion after careful consideration.

"I guess that makes me a logical thinker."

Rubina is great because she can skip all that logic and come to a conclusion at once, Goh said.

"I guess we'll just have to play ...... to decide which one is better."

"What?　"Yeah."

Rubina wondered at Goh's unenthusiastic reply.

"What? Don't you want to play with me?

"No, I don't."

Then what is it?

You don't want to play the game itself. ......

What?　What is that?　I don't understand!

Kicking her chair, Rubina stood up and confronted Goh.

"Goh, are you saying that you've given up on the idea of reaching the heights of magical engineering?"

"No, I have not. My goal is to become a magecraft master.

"Then why ......?"

Rubina tries to stop him, but Goh stops her with a hand.

"When I built <>, Jin-sama coached me ...... and took me for a ride on <> and I realized ...... something."

"Realized what?"

That the competitions on Onogoro Island are a means to an end, not an end in itself.

"A means, not an end. ......"

Goh nodded to Rubina, who parroted his words.

"I think competing with each other is a great motivation to improve our skills. It would be great if we could win, and we should aim to win since we are competing."

"...... yes."

"But in competitions, there is only so much you can make."

"I think that's true. ......

"That's why I'm thinking about it a little bit now."

"Hmmm... ......

Rubina understands Goh's point, but she is not quite convinced.