Chapter 8-15: Volume 8 - Chapter 15 – Afterwards
08-15 Afterwards
By the time Jin and Elsa reached the edge of River Torres, dawn was finally breaking .
“Ah, I’m tired . ”
Jin said and sat on top of a rock that was up on the riverbank . Elsa also sat down .
“You must be tired too?”
Jin said and Elsa nodded to confirm .
“Mm . A little . ”
Judging from her expression in this poor light, she wasn’t just tired but also was hiding some more complex emotion .
“Is something on your mind?”
Jin asked, and Elsa spoke a few words with a sad look on her face .
“I wish Mine was here . ”
Hearing that, Jin asked Elsa .
“Are you worried even though after running away with you she exposed you to danger?”
“Yes, because it was my wish to run away . I also think I was to blame too for getting into danger . More importantly, Mine protected me and…She may have died . ”
Elsa said and cast her eyes down . Tears began to gather in those eyes . Jin comforted Elsa,
“Mine’s safe . ”
He said .
“Eh?”
“I found Mine who had drifted along the stream, then I began looking for you, Elsa . She had serious wounds, but she’s fine now . She’s in the care of a reliable healing clinic . After she improves a bit more I can have you two meet . ”
Jin briefly explained Mine’s circumstances, and this time tears of joy spilled from Elsa’s eyes .
“Mine, lived…”
Looking at Elsa who happily muttered a few words, Jin was glad that she could be saved .
After resting for a while, Jin and Elsa once more began to walk . It was already considerably bright . River mist enveloped the surroundings .
They moved for quite a time, until they arrived at a wide and flat location .
It was around six meters wide, vast enough to park two carriages in side-by-side .
“Maybe they can land here . ”
Jin surveyed the area and muttered . Reiko caught that and,
“It is fine . ”
She said and looked up at the skies .
“Alright . ”
Jin said a brief word, and Reiko gave orders through her ManaCom .
“Pelican-1, come here . ”
“Eh? Not just the Raptors, you also called in the Pelicans?”
To the surprised Jin Reiko said,
“Yes, Laozi said to prepare them for the unlikely event that they are needed . ”
Jin nodded and,
“I see, as expected of him . In that case, Elsa . Go over there by the edge for a bit . …Like that . ”
While Elsa didn’t know what was going on, she still moved to the edge of the riverbank as Jin said . There a black shadow swooped down from the skies .
Elsa was surprised and put herself on guard . Jin told her,
“It’s fine . That’s an airplane I built . ”
Elsa looked at Jin seemingly astonished .
“An airplane?”
Before Jin could say something in reply to that, Pelican-1 cleaved apart the mist and landed down on the riverbank where there was barely enough space . Afterwards the landing gears protruded a little bit out from the riverbank .
“This is…an airplane?”
“Yeah, it’s transportation model Pelican-1 . Come on, get in . ”
Jin said, went ahead up the airstair, then turned around to face Elsa and held out his hand to her .
Seeing an airplane for the first time, Elsa timidly took Jin’s hand and ascended the airstair .
“Ah…”
From Elsa’s viewpoint, the plane’s inside wasn’t much different from Jin’s carriage’s . And that’s how she was able to calm down a little .
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“Come on, have a seat, and please buckle your belt . ”
Jin had Elsa sit on the window seat, and buckled her seatbelt .
“What’s, this?”
“It’s a safety belt so that you won’t get thrown off your seat in case the fuselage shakes . ”
Jin said and sat down on the seat in front of Elsa, then secured his belt .
“All good, please take off . ”
“Roger . ”
The pilot, Sky-1, was the top Air Force golem .
With a whooooshing sound as if the plane was sucking in air, Pelican-1 started moving .
“Ah, um, wha–”
Elsa was bewildered by Pelican-1 suddenly starting and the G-forces of the takeoff .
“It’s fine . ”
Jin faced Elsa and said a few words to her . Elsa was calmed down by Jin’s words, enough to make her able to calmly look out of the window .
“amazing . ”
After a short run, Pelican-1 gently took off . At that moment they felt as if they were floating .
Then Pelican-1 raised its nose and steadily climbed in altitude . Tearing the river mist to pieces, in a moment it had flown out into the clear sky .
“We’re flying…”
Elsa’s body was shivering a little . She was flying for the first time in her life, moreover she had boarded the vehicle without thinking .
“I told you, just relax . I’m with you . ”
Jin loosened his seatbelt and stroked Elsa’s hair . Elsa made an embarassed face, but her shivering seemed to lessen .
Pelican-1 rose up to an altitude of about 3000 meters, and headed east . Under them were white clouds . Mountains and rivers, forests and lakes, cities and villages all appeared tiny .
Once Elsa was used to the sensation of flying, she couldn’t get her eyes off the spectacle .
“Amazing . This is what the world looks like from the sky . ”
Pushing against the window frame, she looked at the world . Pelican-1 going at over 300 kilometers per hour was above the sea in two hours .
“T-that, could it be Elias Peninsula? If that’s the case, is that Io island?”
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Looking at the unusually high-spirited Elsa, even Jin’s heart was warmed . Even if for a moment, he had made her forget about the shock of being kidnapped . That’s what he was thinking about .
Then at the end of the sea spanning as far as the eye can see, a large island came into sight .
“That’s Hourai Island . ”
Jin explained .
“It’s the place where my real home is, and it’s my base . ”
“Hourai Island…Jin-kun’s, home . ”
Elsa stared at it with intense concentration .
Pelican-1 began to gradually descend .
“Elsa, the time of the landing will be a little shaky, so please sit down properly . ”
“Okay . ”
Elsa obediently did as Jin told her to .
Then Pelican-1 landed on the runway in front of the research laboratory .
“Welcome, to Hourai Island . ”
Jin who went down first, turned towards Elsa who was coming down the airstair and held out his hand while speaking .
“Much, obliged . ”
Elsa replied and she blushed a little .
“Welcome back, My Lord . Welcome, Elssama . ”
Laozi’s terminal came to greet them . The perfect butler .
“Who?”
Elsa asked Jin . Before Jin could reply Laozi introduced himself .
“Excuse me my manners . I am Laozi, and I’ve been entrusted with managing this island, pleased to make your acquaintance . ”
He said and bowed neatly . Even Jin who was the source of Laozi’s information couldn’t bow so splendidly .
“You must be tired, please first take a bath and then have a meal . ”
Just like Laozi suggested they went to take a bath . Jin didn’t even know there was a thing like this, but the bathrooms’ gender-segregation was already completed . As expected of Laozi, he thought .
Jin was attended by Reiko, and Elsa by Soleil and Luna .
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“Sigh . ”
Jin who had been moving around all night since yesterday stretched while submerged in the warm hot spring water .
“Reiko, good work . ”
He spoke words of gratitude to Reiko who was bathing together with him .
“No, this time I didn’t do much of anything . ”
“That’s not true at all . I had Reiko as a mediator and as my support . If you weren’t there, there surely would’ve been more difficulties throughout the whole deal . ”
“Yes, thank you very much . ”
“Elsa seems to have had a hard time, so please look after her kindly . ”
“…Yes, I will endeavour to do so . ”
“Elssama, how is the water temperature?”
“Ah, it’s fine . Just perfect . ”
“Elssama, I shall wash your back . ”
“Mm . Thanks . ”
Elsa received a warm welcome from Soleil and Luna .
Despite the designs of the Unifilers, and despite the nobles greedy for getting ahead in life, the skies of Hourai Island were blue and clear .
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