At the Giebeck home, Elsa, Barbara, and Hannah were talking face to face.

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"So, ...... where were we?"

Barbara nodded her head,

"...... about the people who left the village," replied Elsa.

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Elsa answered. Hearing this, Hannah said,

"Are you talking about me, Onii-chan?"

Hannah said, "Do you mean Oni-chan?

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This time, Elsa tilted her head,

"Big brother?

She looked like she didn't understand what I was saying. Barbara sensed this and added, "Hanna-chan is talking about it.

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"Hannah-chan is talking about Jin-san, or Nihon?　I think.　He is a man from Japan, I think. He is a magecraftsman, you know?"

"What?　No way, my brother Jin?

Erza was surprised to hear that.

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Hannah was also surprised to hear that.

"Brother Jin?　Did you say my brother Jin, oneechan?　Are you your sister, Onee-chan?

"Yes, I'm Brother Jin's sister."

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Hanna's face lit up when she heard that.

"Jin-brother!　You made it home!　Hey, hey, how are you?　Where are you now?　What are you doing?　Where's Reiko?"

Erza was flabbergasted by Hanna's rapid-fire questions.

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"Jin, Jin is at home. He's fine. He's making all kinds of things, like ....... Reiko is with him.

That's all she said.

"Oh, I'm so glad ......!　I've been worried about you for a long time!　Not only me, but everyone!

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"Yes, that's right, Miss Elsa. Your brother was a benefactor and a member of this village.

"Interesting. Jin never told me."

Elsa said, which made Barbara and Hannah a little surprised.

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"Really?　You know,......."

"Well, you know, Onii-chan, you know,......"

"Jin-san made hot springs and stuff for us."

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"Onii-chan, you know, she made it for us!"

Both of them tried to get Erza to listen to Jin's story, which confused her.

"Wait a minute. Please tell me one at a time."

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Barbara and Hannah looked at each other and laughed.

"Hannah, what about dinner?"

Barbara asked Hannah, who had calmed down a little.

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"Yes, I've eaten. I told my grandmother that I was going to visit Mr. Soncho."

"Right. Then, would you like to stay over at my house?　Then you can have a nice talk with Elsa."

Barbara said to Hanna. Hannah gladly accepted.

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"Yes!　I'll stay over!"

So Barbara went out to tell Hannah's grandmother Martha that Hannah would be staying the night.

During this time, Hanna tells her many stories about Jin. When Barbara came back, the three of them talked again.

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It continued until late at night, when Hannah's eye lids seemed to stick together, so they moved to the bedroom.

Hannah decided to sleep in the same bed with Elsa. Hannah wanted to sleep in the same bed with Elsa.

"Mmm. "Together with a girl. Good night."

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"Good night, Hannah."

Soon Hannah began to sleep.

Barbara and Elsa continued to whisper so as not to wake her.

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"Hannah is lonely because her parents are gone. So last year, Jin-san came to live with us, and she became very attached to him. And then she left again.

"......So, that's what happened."

"Yes. That's why I told Jin-san's sister, Erza, that ......"

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Hannah clung to Erza's right arm with her small hand.

"Hannah-chan."

Elsa patted Hannah's head gently. Hannah's hair smelled like the sun.

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The next day the sun rose.

The next day the sun rose.

"8:30, huh? It's 6:30 in Kayna village. Is everyone awake already?"

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Jin couldn't sit still and was fidgeting.

"Father, you said you would pick them up at 8:00 a.m. in Kaina village, didn't you?

Reiko reproached him.

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"That's what you said, but I'm not at ease.

Anne sees Jin and asks him a question.

"Goshujin-sama, if you want to visit this place so much, why have you never been there before?

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Jin groans and replies, "I didn't want to bother you.

"Because I didn't want to bother you, I guess.

"What do you mean?"

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"Oh, when I was in the village of Kaina, I was suspected of having created the golem that was attacking people all over the place.

But that's a false accusation, isn't it?

Yes, of course.

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Then you don't have to worry about it. I'm sure everyone is worried about you.

I'd be happy if they were, but I'd be hesitant if they thought I'd gotten rid of them or something.

"What's that? Sometimes the Goshujin-sama thinks in an irrepressibly backward way.

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Jin could not help but laugh at Anne's clear statement. It was a trauma caused by an incident in Jin's past.

It was when he was a company employee. A subsidiary company, or rather, a sub-subsidiary since Jin's company was a subsidiary. He was sent to the factory for about two weeks.

I don't know if the employees were unwilling to work there, or if there was some other reason, but it was just terrible.

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The factory was a mess, the materials were not organized, and the machine tools were out of oil and making strange noises.

Jin checked on them one by one, instructed them to be tidy and organized, and struggled to create manuals on how to maintain the machines. He especially worked on the manuals outside of working hours.

Thanks to his efforts, two weeks later, the factory was clean and tidy, and the machines were quiet.

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The workers thanked Jin for his help when he left. But then...

After leaving the factory, Jin realized that he had forgotten his paperwork, so he naturally went back to get it. At that time.

（I don't have time to go through all that trouble of check sheets.)

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(I know exactly where all the materials are, you know. I don't even know which materials are where.)

（He's just a big guy from the head office.)

（Well, now that he's gone, let's do it again as before.)

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Such voices were heard from the other side of the door. Jin felt as if all his strength had been drained out of him, wondering what all his hard work had been for the past two weeks.

Because of this experience, Jin had become timid.

"I don't want Kaina village to be noticed by the Unification Party (Unifiler).

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But Anne rejects Jin's idea.

"No, Goshujin-sama. You can't prevent the Unification Party (Unifiler) from doing evil by being so passive. We have to crush them actively.

"Proactively," you say.

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Anyway, the best thing to do now is to go to the village of Kaina to pick up Erza-san and greet everyone there. And say hello to everyone. I'm sure that will make everything better.

"I doubt it."

Anne's admonition made Jin drop what little hesitation he had left. He had a little bit of a plan to sneak out and bring Erza back secretly.

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"Father, it's a little early, but let's go.

The time is 9:00. In the village of Kaina it would be 7:00.

Martha and Hannah would be up and finished their breakfast by now. Mr. Locke and the others should be out working in the field by now.

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"I see. That's right."

Reiko told Jin with mixed feelings as he stepped into the warp gate to the village of Kaina.

He emerged from the shelter. A quick check is made. There is no sign of deterioration.

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"Father, let's go!"

Reiko urged him to go. Jin climbed the stairs, opened the door, and went outside, looking at his feelings, not knowing if he wanted to go or not.

It was a beautiful sunny day outside. The spring sun was shining down on him, and he squinted his eyes.

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Grass was growing around the former rocky terrain, and it was springtime. It's a good disguise.

It's been almost a year since I first came here.

As Jin walked slowly toward the village, he thought back to last year.

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His thoughts were interrupted by a villager's voice.

"Jin!"

"Hey, isn't that Jin?"

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"It's Jin!　Jin's back!

What?　It's true, it's Jin!

At the sound of his voice, people came from houses and fields.

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"Hey, come here, come here, Jin has come back!

"Oh, he's back!" "Yes, he's back, and so is Reiko!"

And they all came running toward Jin. Some of them abandoned their farm work to come here.

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"Jin!　You're looking good!

said Rock.

"Jin-chan, where have you been? We've been worried about you!

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said Kurt.

More people gathered.

"Jin!　What have you been doing all this time?　You didn't send me a single message!"

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said Martha.

And Hannah, who was in front of the chief's house...

"Welcome home, sweetie."

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And Jin could only say one word.

"...... I'm home."