8 o'clock at night.

Jin, Elsa, Stearina, and Dominique are gathered in Reinhardt's room.

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The attendants are Leanna and Mary with Reinhardt, and Kate with Elsa. Laila with Jin was not there.

And the maidens with Stearina and Dominique were not there either. The room is too small for them.

"I'd like to hear about your black knight, Mr. Reinhardt."

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Dominique said with moist eyes. Her blue eyes were fixed on Reinhardt.

"I don't know what to tell you, even if you ask me to tell you. ......"

"Oh?　I have heard about it.　Last year, wasn't it? The battle golem simulation held in the capital of the Kingdom of Selroa, and you won it, didn't you?

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That was the debut of the Black Knight (Schwarzlitter).

At that time, the Black Knight (Schwarzritter) pushed aside all the other powerful golems, and in the final match, he defeated the Adamas Warrior, who was said to be the best in the Kingdom of Celluloid, and won the championship.

"Oh, I wish I could have been there. If only I hadn't been away from the capital on official business. ......!"

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Dominique is gradually getting closer to Reinhardt as she says this.

"......Why is that man so attached to my brother Rai?"

A little further away, Erza is making unhappy noises. Jin was standing next to her,

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"I guess he is interested in Reinhardt.

He sips his fruit juice.

"But it's strange. Rai doesn't usually attract women like that.

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Erza said something to which Jin couldn't help but laugh.

Another woman, Stearina, also came close to Reinhardt.

"After all, he's a nobleman and an excellent magecraftsman, so naturally he's going to be interested in you, isn't he?

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When Jin said this, Erza said,

"But as a magecraftsman, Jin is better than you.

Jin cut her off bluntly.

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"Haha, I'm honored to hear you say that Erza, but I'm just a regular guy."

"No way. If you were an ordinary person, I wouldn't be able to believe in this world.

I don't know whether to praise or criticize her.

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Jin, not knowing how to respond, decided to change the subject,

"Well, come to think of it, Bina hasn't come yet. Is something wrong?"

Erza remembers what had happened at the bathhouse earlier.

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After dinner, she was covered with dust.

After dinner, when she went to take a bath to clean her body covered with dust.

Bina came into the bathroom at the same time as Erza.

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At that time, the Royal Secret Maids had been dispatched to clean up the mess, so I decided that I could go in there calmly.

"Ah, Bina..."

"Erza-sama, ......-san."

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After all, Beena can't stop using honorifics.

"You said Elsa is fine."

"Yes, but ...... Elsa."

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"Yes, but Elsa," she said, "that's fine."

As Erza soaked in the hot water first, Bina, who had washed her body, came in.

"Um, can I talk to you for a minute?"

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"Yes, what is it?"

Bina looked around the bathroom to make sure they were alone,

"Erza, what kind of relationship ...... does Erza have with Jin ......?"

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She asked. Elsa nodded her head,

"Jin-kun and I are friends.

She replies, "Jin-kun is my friend. But that answer did not seem to be what Bina wanted,

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"Well, then, what do you think of Jin, Elsa ......?"

"Hmm?　How is that different from the previous question?

Erza asks back. To Erza, Bina asks again, "What do you think about Jin ?

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"Do you like Jin ......?"

"Yes. "Yes, I do."

Erza answers simply, and Bina's face falls,

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"I like ......, too.

She confesses, "I like , too. Hearing this, Elsa says,

"As I thought. You like Jin just like me. We are the same."

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Elsa smiled at him. Bina saw Elsa's gesture,

"When you say you like ......, do you mean you are willing to marry ......?"

She asked.

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(Marry ...... Jin-kun?)

Erza looked at Jin who was standing next to her.

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(Marriage...... to live like your father and mother?　And have and raise children? (......)

She looks at Jin again with this thought,

（No, no.)

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I felt it in my gut. I enjoy Jin's company. He knows mysterious things and is dependable. But I can't imagine raising my own child with Jin.

That's why I couldn't answer Bina's question in the bathroom.

"Elsa?"

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Elsa comes to herself at the sound of a voice calling her name. When she turned toward the voice, she saw Jin giving her a questioning look when she suddenly became silent.

"Did something happen with Beena?　When I asked her about Beena, she suddenly became silent.

Jin asked her,

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"No, nothing happened. It's just that Beena has been formally proposed to Count Kuzma.

He revealed something outrageous.

"Oh, really? I knew it."

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Jin is puzzled. To Jin,

Jin-kun, what do you think?

Erza asked him, but then some people interrupted them.

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"Excuse me, miss. We would like to have a word with Mr. Jin as well.

It was Stearina who said so. Dominic was there too. Reinhardt had been released and was seen quenching his thirst with fruit juice.

"That cute little automata girl, Jin, you made her, didn't you?"

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It was Reiko. With her running around so wild, she must have been noticed.

Yes, that's right.

"Yes, I did." "I knew it!　It's amazing that she can kick Golem's ass with her body, I wonder what kind of structure she has?

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When I asked that question, I felt Stearina's eyes light up for a moment.

"That's a secret. As a magecraftsman, I can't reveal my secret technique so easily.

As one would expect, Jin also said no softly. Then Dominic, who was standing behind him, said,

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"I wonder if she, like the black knight (Schwarzlitter), has a countermeasure against <>?"

Jin guessed that Reinhardt had told him about this,

"Yes, of course.

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Dominique then asked. Then Dominic said,

"Oh, I knew it!"

"Hey, I knew it!" he says,

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"Hey, will you let me see her?

She lowers her body and takes his hand, looking up at him from below.

Jin frowned a little,

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He frowned a little and said, "Well, I understand. Could you wait for me while I go get him?

Then he shakes off his hand and leaves the room, and comes back a little later.

When he came back, Reiko was following behind him.

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"This is my Reiko. Reiko, this is Stearina and this is Dominic. Say hello."

Reiko pinched the hem of her skirt a little,

"Nice to meet you, I'm Reiko.

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Dominique saw this and said, "Nice to meet you, I'm Reiko.

Dominique saw this and as if he couldn't hold back any longer, he hugged Reiko and held her.

"Kyaaa!　She's so cute!　I want one like her!"

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He said and kissed her on the cheek. Reiko does as he says. But her expression shows her disgust.

Stearina can't stand to watch anymore,

"Dominic, what are you doing to my son? Enough!"

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Dominique says in a different low voice,

"Yes, you're right. If you want it, you can have it for yourself.

With that, she pulled out a shiny green gemstone from her pocket.

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?　Is that, by any chance, an Eladrite?"

Stearena exclaims, and at the same time, Dominic's engineering magic is unleashed.

"<><>!"

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Amplified <> from zero distance.

Immediately after that, Reiko's expression disappears.