Chapter 9-16: Volume 9 - Chapter 16 – Jin’s Home
09-16 Jin’s Home
Once the hubbub caused by Jin’s return had settled some .
The village headman Gheebeck spoke to Jin as their representative .
“Jin, welcome back . The village has been waiting for your return . ”
“Chief-san…”
“Of course, it would be a great loss to the world to have a Magi Craftsman as excellent as you remain in our village . However, when you’re tired, when you’re sad, when you want to come back, this village will welcome you always . ”
He said and took Jin’s hand . Jin squeezed his hand back vigorously .
“Thank you very much . ”
The village chief then turned to everyone and,
“Come now, everyone . This is enough . You’ll surely have a chance to talk to Jin later . Let’s let him relax now, no?”
He said and gestured for everyone to disperse .
“Jin, see you later then . ”
“Jin, later I’ve got something to tell you . ”
“Jin nii-chan, let’s play again later~”
Everyone exchanged a word with him, some returned to their homes and others to the fields .
Remaining were Jin, Reiko, Hannah, Elsa, Barbara, Martha, and Gheebeck . Gheebeck then told Jin something .
“Jin, you probably aren’t aware of it but you’re not a wanted man or anything like that . After what happened Fahlheit-sama came around and told Earl Walter that he had acted rashly . Quite the contrary, apparently His Majesty the King wanted to employ you . ”
Jin felt relieved after hearing that . At the very least him being here wouldn’t cause the village any trouble .
Gheebeck then added,
“Now Jin, you can go to Marthsan’s place . Barbara, get in the house . ”
Gheebeck opened the door and retired indoors .
“Yes, uncle . Elssan, see you later . ”
Barbara also went inside the house .
“Come on, we should also go home . ”
Martha said and took Hannah’s hand . They began slowly walking but immediately stopped, and turned back to look at Jin who was standing still .
“Hey Jin, what are you doing . Let’s go home . ”
“Marthsan…”
“Sister and Reiko-chan too, come on . If you’re coming back then you’re coming home . ”
Martha said and then Jin began walking with Elsa and Reiko .
After a short walk they were at Martha’s house .
“Come on, Jin . Aren’t you going to show your sister your home?”
Being told so, Jin looked back towards Elsa and held out his hand .
“Mm . ”
Elsa made a little nod and took Jin’s hand .
“So that you could come back any time, I’ve kept your room as it was, Jin . ”
Martha said .
It had been kept clean, not a single speck of dust was in sight .
Looking at the room’s state, tears welled in Jin’s eyes .
“Welcome back, Jin . ”
Martha said once again and finally Jin’s tears spilled out .
Reiko quietly handed him a handkerchief .
Seeing Jin like that, Elsa simply grasped his hand tightly in silence .
Martha brewed tea and Jin drank it . Hannah and Elsa were also seated around the round table . Reiko was standing behind Jin .
“Ahh, it’s been a while since I last tasted this . ”
The place where the tea plants were harvested from affected the taste after all . Not to mention how lately Jin had been drinking only Egelia Kingdom’s specialty Teee, so he had missed the taste of Kaina Village tea which was like green tea .
“Sigh…”
Jin took a deep breath . In front of him were Martha and Hannah .
“Excuse me…”
Jin was about to say something, but Martha spoke before him as if interrupting .
“Jin, I’ll say this first . I have no intention of questioning you in detail about anything . It’s the same with everyone in the village . We all know you’re not an ordinary person . We also know you can do things that usually can’t be done . So unless you want to talk about how you got came here or such, you don’t have to talk about it . Remember that . ”
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Martha went and said, then Jin was at a loss for words .
Because he had been worrying about how to explain things .
“Thank you very much . If I spoke frankly it might cause trouble for the village instead, so you saying that makes me feel at ease . ”
If it was kept to just villagers it’d be fine, but starting with the feudal lord the kingdom’s officials would probably come to know it too . Jin wanted to avoid any unnecessary trouble .
At that moment Hannah spoke, like she couldn’t bear it any more .
“Hey hey onii-chan, let’s go gather herbs in the mountains!”
Hearing that, Jin remembered how last year he had gone picking herbs with Hannah to pick .
“Hmm, okay . Shall we go after I see Elsa off?”
Thinking that Mine was probably worrying about her, Jin replied but he got an unexpected response .
“Eeh? Let’s go together with Elsa onee-chan . ”
“Jin-nii, I want to go too . ”
Jin smiled awkwardly and nodded .
“Got it, let’s go together . …We’re not walking, right?”
Hannah quickly nodded and,
“Yeah! Me, I’m riding on Mint!”
She replied . Hearing that, Jin thought .
“Hmm, I wonder if the other golem horses are free?”
Right now it was the beginning of farming season . The golem horses were surely used in clearing and cultivating the land, transporting materials and such .
“Ah, that’s right . All the horses are probably taken out, right?”
Martha guessed based on the current situation .
“Eeh, can we not go then?”
After seeing Hannah’s disappointed face, Jin briefly left his seat .
Then outside the room he took the ManaCom from his pocket and contacted Hourai Island for something . He then returned to the room, turned to Hannah and said,
“Hannah, it’ll be fine . More importantly don’t you have to prepare the lunch boxes?”
Hearing that made Hannah very happy .
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“Really? We’re going? Ya~y! Granny, I’ll help you so make lunch boxes!”
“Yes yes, wait a moment . ”
Martha got up while smiling and took Hannah with her to the kitchen .
“Jin-nii?”
Jin explained to the puzzled-looking Elsa what he had done .
“I instructed horse golems to be sent here from Hourai Island . ”
And then after calling somewhere again, he handed the ManaCom to Elsa and,
“Mine is worried . Apologize to her properly . ”
He said . Elsa took the ManaCom .
“Umm… Mother? …Mmh, I’m sorry . Um, now, I’m with Jin-nii . And so, I want to, look around here a bit longer and come back after that . … . Mm, I understand . Thank you . ”
After talking about something with Mine, she returned the ManaCom to Jin .
“Jin-nii, thanks . Mother, she said ‘oh well’ after I told her I’m with Jin-nii, and she gave her permission . ”
“I see, that’s good . ”
Jin then faced Reiko and said,
“Reiko, give that thing to Elsa please . ”
“Yes, Father . ”
Reiko took a bracelet out of her pocket . It was the bracelet that protected from the excessive Magic Energy disorder .
In the first place, to hand this over Reiko was called back and this fuss happened .
Although maybe it should be called a fortunate error as thanks to that Jin returned to Kaina Village .
“This is a bracelet to protect you from the excessive Magic Energy disorder, Elsa . It also stockpiles the surplus Magic Energy . When using magic, if you cast it with the sense of pushing the Magic Energy through the bracelet, it prioritizes using the Magic Energy stored inside the bracelet first . ”
“Really, now?”
Elsa stared fixedly at the bracelet . She had no idea there existed such a Magi Tool . Actually, it would probably be unmakeable if it weren’t for Jin, Elsa thought intuitively .
“Yeah . By wearing this as much as possible, you won’t have to worry about the excessive Magic Energy disorder anymore . ”
“Thank, you…”
Her defect called the excessive Magic Energy disorder could be kept at bay with this bracelet . She no longer had to mind the illness that she had always worried about . Elsa thought it was like a dream .
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At that moment, Reiko looked outside as if she had noticed something .
“Father, it appears that the horses have come . ”
“Huh, that’s fast . ”
Jin stood up and went outside . Elsa rubbed her eyes and followed him .
Jin, Hannah, Elsa, and Reiko went outside and saw Jin’s favourite horse golem Koma, and the horse golems made for the time Elsa and Reinhardt were invited to Kunlun Island .
Most likely one of the SP had brought them along, but whoever did it was nowhere to be seen .
“Ah, it’s Onii-chan’s horse-san~”
Hannah seemed to remember Koma .
Elsa too recognized the horse golem she had previously ridden on and quickly straddled it . …Wearing a skirt .
Well, this time she wasn’t wearing a dress so by holding down the front she seemed to be able to manage .
“The lunch boxes are done . Oh my, if it isn’t Koma, and this one is? Did Jin call you? As amazing as ever, I see . ”
Martha came from the house holding a basket with the lunch boxes in it and said . As she finished with ‘As amazing as ever, I see’ you could probably say she was used to it .
“Thank you very much . Well then, let’s go . ”
Reiko took the basket and a flask .
Then the three horse golems and one Automata headed towards the mountain .
“Ah, it’s been a while since I last saw this scene . ”
“It’s a nice view . ”
Jin was gazing at the view of Kaina Village he hadn’t seen in a long time, and Elsa was enjoying the view for the first time .
Afterwards, it turned out that the herb-picking was in name only and the four enjoyed a picnic .
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