101 - - 05-10 escort
"Let's just keep the control core, shall we?"
Jin uses engineering magic to open the upper body of the defeated Golem. He confirms that it has the same structure as the golem that Gon and Gen were based on.
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Erza's three servants and two servants are in the process of tying up the stunned bandits. In particular, the bandit leader, a mage, is gagged and his chanting is suppressed.
The nanny, Meine, is in the carriage. Her wounds are healed, but she can't take it easy.
"...... Jin-kun."
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Erza was waiting for him when Jin took out the control core and returned.
"Thank you. Thanks to you, Meine and the old men were saved.
She bowed deeply and thanked him.
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"I'm glad Erza is all right, too.
He was a little embarrassed and said it in a blunt manner. From the window of the carriage, Meine was staring at us with a complicated look on her face.
"And what is that magic ......? I thought I saw a light, but half of the golem was gone."
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He asked me about the <
"Oh ...... that one... ......."
Jin wonders how to explain. And the conclusion he came up with was,
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"It's an artifact I found on the island. That's why I don't understand it."
He shows his bracelet.
"It seems that this bracelet can only work with the magical power of the first person who puts it on. Only I can use it.
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The word "artifact" is useful. It stops the pursuit for the time being.
"Is that so? Then it can't be helped. What's wrong with ...... old man?"
The latter words were addressed to Adberg, the butler.
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"I've finished tying him up, but what do you want me to do? Many of them are unconscious, and we can't put them on the wagons.
We had only just descended the steep hill from the pass, and there was a long road ahead, including a long, slow descent.
"What should we do?"
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Erza looks at Jin and asks him. She seems to be relying on Jin completely.
She has always played with her older siblings and cousins when she was a child, but she sometimes relies on someone in the oddest of places.
Well, it doesn't hurt her reputation as an aristocratic woman, and I guess she is relying on Jin even more after this incident.
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"Yes, ...... that mage and the golem should be given to the right place."
With these words, he looks around. The bandit was hiding in a forest where there were trees of about 3 meters high mixed with trees of about 10 meters high.
"Use that tree to ...... do this ...... and then ...... okay. Elsa, can I make some modifications to the carriage? Of course, I'll put it back together later."
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Jin asked, and Erza immediately agreed. She seemed rather interested in what they were going to do.
"Okay, then, Reiko, help me.
"Yes, father."
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Jin then orders Reiko to cut down three trees, each 10 meters high.
Herman is stunned as he watches Reiko cut down the trees, each one 30 centimeters in diameter, with a single cleave of her peach blossom.
"That girl can easily do what I couldn't do with ten of my men. Maybe she doesn't need me anymore.
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But everyone ignored him. The rest of the group was rather curious to see what Jin would do.
"Okay, take off that horse, extend the shafts, pass the logs, make it a four-horse cart, strengthen it, and connect it ......."
Jin intended to connect the two carriages and wagons with two logs and put the bandits on the joint.
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The lead wagon would have four horses from the rear wagon. The axles and bearings would be reinforced.
What he was doing was within my understanding, but the speed at which he was working was extraordinary.
Reiko was carrying a 10-meter tree by herself and cutting off the branches in no time, while Jin was working with no weight at all.
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While they were working, Jin asked Reiko a question.
Hey Reiko, those two who attacked Erza and Meene, did you not detect them?
It was a natural question.
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"Yes. I didn't detect any sign or presence of those two. I am sorry."
"Well, if you couldn't detect them, they might have been wearing some kind of magic equipment for covert action. Let's check it out.
Leaving the work to Reiko, Jin goes to the bandit he has tied up.
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As a result, it turns out that the bandit was wearing an amulet with a Hide effect.
"Hmmm...once they see me or hear my voice, the effect wears off. Not very useful. I'd use ......."
Jin muttered to himself, then realized that he was currently working on something else, and returned to the carriage modification work.
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He finished the whole process in about half an hour,
"I'm sorry I'm late because I did something else on the way. Erza, let's go.
Everyone was inwardly dismayed at Jin's words. Even Meane was at a loss for words.
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From then on, the trip went smoothly.
We took a rest and had lunch in Rinat, one of the towns along the way.
The guards at the entrance of the town saw something unidentifiable being pulled by four horses and rushed to call their superiors, and Erza explained to the soldiers who came out.
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At that time, Erza sent a messenger on a fast horse to inform Reinhardt in the capital city of Borgia of what had happened. At the same time, the soldiers of the Kingdom also sent out their horses to report the incident.
In less than an hour, both arrived at the capital, Borgia, and the messengers went to report to their respective counterparts.
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"What! Erza and her friends were attacked by bandits? So, so, what's the damage?
Reinhardt stood up and confronted the messenger.
"Yes, yes, everyone is safe and sound, no injuries. On the contrary, we have captured all the bandits and escorted them back to the town of Rinat.
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"I see. ......"
Reinhardt relaxed when he heard that they were safe, and the next moment he asked if this information had been conveyed to the leaders of the Kingdom of Elias.
The messenger replied that another person had gone to the palace.
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The messenger replied that the other one had gone to the royal palace. Thank you for your hard work. Go back and get some rest."
Reinhardt is now in the villa of the Marquis Dominique de Firenziano, and he hurries to the room of the owner, the Marquis Dominique de Firenziano.
"Marquis, I have urgent news..."
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Is something wrong?
Yes.
Then Reinhard told him what the messenger had just told him. The Marquis Dominique de Firenziano was astonished and hurried to send for Erza and the others.
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He gave the necessary instructions and once again faced Reinhardt.
"This is a shameful thing. I had no idea that such bandits were roaming around here in the province of Nord.
According to the messenger, they even owned a golem.
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"A golem, you say? You don't mean the golem?
Yes, it seems to be a common sight in the Kogun region these days. Jin said he secured the control core, so we should be able to find out what it is.
Reinhardt said,
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"Jin? Not Miss Randall?"
Marquis Florenziano asked the obvious question. Reinhardt laughed,
"Actually, the friend who sent Erza to pick me up is Jin. You know him, don't you? He is the magecraftsman of the team that won the golem boat competition.
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"Oh, I thought that name sounded familiar. I see, he was taken by the Shoro Empire. ......
He says regretfully. It's no wonder they let a good magecraftsman get away.
"At least we should welcome him while he is in our country.
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Elsa and her party left the town of Rinat in the early afternoon. The bandits have been handed over and the converted carriage has been put back together.
The mayor of Rinat town, the officials, and the soldiers were all shocked at the speed with which Erza and her party put the wagon back together.
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The work of an ordinary magecraftsman can be followed with the eye, whereas Jin's work was completed in a fraction of a second.
The moment after Jin utters a short chant, the transformed object is there. It is no wonder that the audience is appalled by this.
"Soon we will be in Borgia, the capital.
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Elsa told us.
The view from the window of the carriage was different from the previous one where forests and meadows alternated with towns and villages, and we could see that the population density had increased with houses scattered in the fields.
"Do you know what the population is?"
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Jin asked, and Elsa looked apologetic,
"I don't know. I'm sorry."
I'm sorry. Jin panicked,
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"No, you don't have to apologize," she said.
He followed Erza. Then she said,
"Reinhard, how are you doing?
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"If it's my brother Rai, he should be at the Marquis of Florenziano's villa right now. So we are on our way there."
We were talking about that when the carriage stopped.
"What's wrong?"
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Elsa asked him,
He said, "Miss, they are coming to meet you."
When Erza and the others looked out the window, they saw about 20 soldiers and two four-horse carriages, with a well-dressed man who appeared to be the head of the household giving instructions.
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The man dismounted, walked to the front of the carriages, and bowed at a right angle at the waist,
"Welcome to the capital city of Borgia!
He bowed at a right angle at the waist and said, "Welcome to the capital city of Borgia.
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