06-45 The Day of Departure
Early spring, 18th of March. The disorder in Egelia Kingdom’s royal castle has settled.
“Jin, you’ll come back, right? Next time you can teach me how to build golems without hurrying!”
“Jin, I want to see you again later. At that time I want to show you Beana cradling a cute baby in her arms.”
“Jin…It’s a trite thing but I can’t say anything else…Thanks for everything. I’ll never never forget these few days. Nor about the visit to Kunlun Island.”
In addition there were great many people like maids who were reluctant to part and a castle sentinel who was looking worshippingly at Reiko.
He and the maids saw Jin’s group off at nine in the morning, and the group departed from the capital Asunto.
“King, was it really alright to let them go?”
“That person is dangerous. His technology, knowledge, abilities, and that Automata following him. Any one of those would be a great threat by itself.”
“Even so…!”
The King said, and looked up at the ceiling,
“…”
Withdrawing from between the thrones,
The Prime Minister muttered.
At that moment a man called out to him.
It was the Minister of Magic, Kelhidore. The Prime Minister then told Kelhidore of his worries and,
The other day, Jin turned the scrap into materials with the [Fusion] magic. He said he had used an Elradrite, but even with that without supplying Magic Energy there would be no effect.
Elradrite is the same. Without a Magi Crystal working as a base supply of Magic Energy, things like casting amplified magic cannot be done.
There was also a motive like this behind not informing anyone of how just Elradrite couldn’t amplify Magic Energy.
As even the Minister of Magic evaluated Jin so highly, the Prime Minister Marquis Boyd North Galueri said,
And that being the case, he gave orders to a subordinate.
“Oooh, it really is very comfortable, this carriage.”
Elsa seemed to be extremely pleased, and was sitting in the seat next to Jin as if it was only natural.
That’s right, yesterday, that is on the 17th of March, it had taken Jin the whole day to build Prince Ernest a private carriage of his own, and in addition teach the Guild about the structure of and how to utilize and install golem arms to carriages as suspension devices.
Regardless, the manager of the materials had turned ghastly pale and had looked pitiful.
Even so, with regards to carriages it was innovative, and may perhaps become mainstream from now on.
“Moreover, autonomous-type horse golems, huh. They’re great.”
Now after leaving the capital and sightings of people becoming more rare, Reiko had also returned into the cabin, and the horse golems were pulling the carriage independently.
Leaving the capital, for a while the scenery looked rural, but carrying on gradually the houses became more sparse.
Although the environment didn’t seem particularly bad, there being grass-covered plains and forests.
Reinhardt explained.
In other words, it’s a nature preserve.
Jin asked and,
It seems gathering them would fine as long as you didn’t take too much.
If it was a nature preserve then that was obvious.
That’s why there weren’t any people.
The carriage moved while they were looking a looking scenery that had been kept natural.
“Oh, we’re finally leaving the reserve.”
“It’s going to be noon soon, let’s find some good place to have lunch in.”
“To tell you the truth, this course isn’t the main road. On the main road there’s lodgings at intervals.”
“So, why?”
“Jin-kun. You’ll understand once we go on a bit longer.”
For now as Elsa said so, Jin put off hearing the answer for later, and had the carriage travel a bit longer.
After ten minutes had passed and the field of view grew wider, a vivid purplish red filled Jin’s eyes.
To Jin who reflexively let out a voice, Elsa said,
Before his eyes spread a purplish red carpet. On a second look, it was a field of flowers.
Apparently many years ago during a trip, they came across this place by chance and the scenery was etched into their memories.
“Oh, so that’s how it was. Uh-huh, it’s a pretty scene. Thanks, Elsa.”
“Mm. I’m glad you like it.”
A little farther there was an open space, and the carriages were stopped.
Under unusually good-tempered Mine’s leadership the lunch preparations advanced.
“Here you go, everyone.”
The same bread was also grilled a little, with thinly-sliced meat that was also grilled on top of it.
Teee.
Even though it was the first day of travel, the important preliminary preparation seemed to already have been done.
“Mm, tasty.”
“Mine, this is, delicious.”
The soup was seasoned to Elsa’s liking, so of course she found the taste delicious as she ate it.
This time even Mine didn’t give rise to any problems, so the lunch ended peacefully.
“The next town is less than an hour away, so let’s take it a bit easy.”
“Mm, agreed.”
Jin also tried getting near the flower field. He sat down there, plucked a single flower and held it in front of his eyes.
“It’s similar to a Chinese milk vetch.”
For the first time in a while Jin reminisced about his previous world.
“Father?”
“Is something the matter?”
“The past, is it. Do you mean the world you previously lived in, Father?”
Jin nodded and Reiko’s expression turned to one of concern,
She asked looking nervous. Jin shook his head,
He answered and Reiko was relieved,
She said and softly held Jin’s left hand.
Jin and Reiko had sat there like that for a while when he suddenly thought of something and picked several of the Chinese milk vetches(?) that were at his feet and began to make something.
Reiko looked doubtfully at that, and Jin one by one picked up, twisted, and weaved the Chinese milk vetches(?) then,
Jin had made a flower wreath. Then,
He placed it on Reiko’s head.
Reiko was confused by Jin suddenly placing the flower wreath he made on her head, and Jin said to her,
Jin said with a smile that was just a little lonesome yet kind.
Reiko looked a little downwards and,
She smiled and thanked Jin.
“Ah, what’s, that?”
“Hey, Elsa. Oh, you came back with some different flowers.”
Jin saw it and,
He tried asking and Elsa immediately nodded. Jin then at once began making another one.
“It’s done. Here you go, Elsa.”
“Thank…you.”
She embarassedly thanked Jin.
The rays of the spring sun shone warmly, it was the early afternoon.
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