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"Oh, this is very special."

After the women leave, Jin and Reinhardt take a bath.

Jin, you are really mysterious.

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Reinhardt stretched out in the hot water and talked to Jin.

"It seems as if you were not born in this world.

Jin's heart jumped for a moment when he said that.

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"No, I don't mean that figuratively.

Looking at the steamy ceiling, Reinhardt continued.

"You may not know this, but there is a legend in our country.

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"Legend?"

Jin listened to the word for the first time.

"......They say there is another world beyond the sun in the sky."

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"What?"

How did he receive Jin's words?

"A world out there, believe it or not, but it's just a legend."

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Reinhard waved his hand in front of his face as if to say, "I don't believe it either,

"They say our ancestors came from that world."

"They came?"

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"They came?" "Yes. Whether they came to explore a new world or were driven away from their old world, the legends do not tell us.

Jin had never heard of such a legend, so he was a bit intrigued.

I said to him, "That's an interesting legend,

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"That's surprising. Are you interested in it?　If so, there must have been a storyteller in the Kingdom of Cerroa, which we are going to pass through.

After saying this, his attitude changed drastically,

"By the way, Jin, while we're on the subject, what do you think of Miss Beena and Erza?"

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"What?"

Jin is stunned for a moment, unable to follow the sudden 180-degree turn in the conversation.

"No, even from my cousin's point of view, I don't think Erza's looks are bad, and that Miss Beena is also very pretty, even if she's not the prettiest girl I've ever seen.

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Jin's head finally started to spin when he was told this, and after thinking about the two of them,

"Beena is, well, she's a bit of a handful, I guess you could say.

"What about Elsa?"

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"She's ...... well, a bit of a dangerous sister."

Reinhardt smiled, which looked like he was annoyed, happy, or even bitter,

"Well, they are like little sisters to Jin, aren't they?

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He said in a low voice, "Well, they are like sisters to Jin.

As an aside, Soleil and Luna, who had heard Jin's comment, later told Reiko about it, and Reiko gave a wonderful smile that could be interpreted as either relief or joy.

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The menu for the evening consisted of vegetable and chicken stew, fried white fish, plain omelette, salad, and baked après-salad for dessert.

"Wow, this is delicious. You call it fried?

"Yes. Fish is coated with flour, dipped in beaten eggs, coated with breadcrumbs and fried in oil.

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I didn't know there was such a cooking method.

It was the first time for Reinhardt, let alone Bina, to try the fries, and they were well received.

Erza seemed to like the baked après-ski, and Reiko casually offered her another plate.

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Seeing that Reiko seemed to be in a good mood, Jin wondered if something was wrong.

"So this is baked après-ski. They are really delicious.

He had tried to make baked aprrul at Bina's house before, but was not able to because of the high price of sugar.

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It looks so easy to make. I'll remember it and make it for my younger brothers.

"By the way, how are your brother and sister doing?

Bina answered, explaining that they were both feeling better and were now helping to clean the garden of Count Kuzma's house.

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"The Count has been very kind to us, hasn't he?"

She concluded.

Meanwhile, Erza has just received her third plate of baked après-ski.

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"Hey, hey, hey, Erza, are you sure you can eat that much?

Reinhardt, who couldn't bear to look at her, said,

"Nn... "No, I'm fine. I'll finish it now."

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He then put the baked après-ski in his mouth.

"Ha, I'm glad you like it."

Jin laughed and ate the baked après-soup himself.

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"So it's a bed, but the bedding is the same!

The guest room is a Western-style room with a bed, but the bedding is made of cotton. Bina is delighted.

"Oh, this nightgown is also made of threads from the ground caterpillar, isn't it?　It feels so nice!"

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Ruby 100 quietly left the room.

"I wanted to sleep on tatami."

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"Thank you."

Erza said, and Aqua 100 bowed and left the room. The remaining Erza lies down on the tatami,

......happiness."

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After enjoying the feeling of the tatami for a while, Erza snuggles into the futon and falls asleep with a satisfied look on her face.

"Thank you very much, that's enough."

Reinhardt said to Ames 100, who had folded the clothes he had taken off.

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Even though he was a count, Reinhardt, a fourth son, had the habit of taking care of himself as much as possible, and he refused to wear the nightgown made of magi silk, saying that he would wear it by himself.

Yes, please call me if you need anything else.

With these words, Ames 100 left the room. As Reinhardt watched his back, he felt a little threatened by Jin's golem, which behaved just like a human.

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"I definitely don't want Jin to be my enemy.

This was an honest expression of Reinhardt's feelings.

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"I'm talking about ......."

Meanwhile, Jin was in his room talking to Reiko about the legend Reinhardt had told him.

"I'm sorry, I've never heard of such a story.

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Reiko said she had never heard of it either.

So, is it a legend that has been handed down only to a few people?

"I would like to hear more about it if I have a chance to hear it.

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Even Reinhardt has only recently learned that this world is a sphere, and yet such an old legend tells us that there is another world beyond the sun, in other words, in the universe. How could I not be curious?

"Maybe they flew in the sky in ancient times..."

Jin mutters in a whisper.

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Jin thinks back to the picture books and TV images he saw as a child, wishing he could go to space someday.