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The morning after Hannah's sleepover. When she woke up, she saw Elsa's sleeping face in front of her.

Her hair was pale gold, her eyelashes long and white.

"...... beautiful."

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Hannah thinks to herself. While I was looking at Elsa's sleeping face, Barbara woke up in the bed beside her. Even though she is the niece of the village head, she is still a village girl and the morning comes early.

"Ah, I slept well. ...... Hannah, good morning."

"Good morning."

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They greet each other. Her voice wakes Elsa up.

"hmm...... morning?"

"Good morning, Elsa!"

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Hannah greets a sleepy Erza with a good morning greeting. Erza seems to remember what happened last night, and smiles in return.

"Good morning, Hannah. Good morning, Barbara.

The three of them get dressed and go to wash their faces.

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To the well outside, of course. Erza, who had become accustomed to the conveniences of the Kunlun Island, remembers that most of the inns she had stayed at on her trip had wells in the courtyard where she washed her face.

"Elsa, you can go ahead and wash your face first.

With that Hannah pumped the pump. The water came out with a rush. Elsa's eyes widened.

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She had heard about Jin's pump last night, but it was still a surprise to see it in person.

A pump that can pump water from the bottom of a deep well without using magic. What a wonderful thing Jin is able to create.

Someday I want to make something useful for people like this. Such a feeling sprouted in Elsa, albeit a small one.

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Breakfast consisted of white bread made from sifted flour, salad with wild vegetables, grilled river fish, and tea.

"This tea is a little strange, but it's delicious.

"Oh, that tea is made from leaves in the forest.

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Hannah is eating with us this morning.

"Is that so?"

It is a common drink in the northern part of the Klein Kingdom, but Elsa, who is from the Shoro Kingdom, had never had it before.

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"Would you like to go out to get it with me next time?　The mountain is still blooming with query flowers, so it will be beautiful.

Hannah's invitation made Elsa feel that she should go with her. And unknowingly,

"Yes.

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And then, unknowingly, she said "Yes" in agreement.

The next day, I was in a hotel in the city of Tokyo.

Suddenly, she noticed that there was a commotion outside. It seemed as if all the villagers were in an uproar.

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"What's going on?"

Just as Barbara got up to look outside, the door opened.

Gibek came in.

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Giebeck turned to Hannah, a little out of breath,

"Mr. Jin is back," he said.

"Jin is back.

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"What?

The same voice came out of the mouths of the three people present. And it was Hanna who was the first to say the following words

"Oh, my baby girl!

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She ran to the front door.

She opened the front door and went outside to find Rock, Jonas, Linus, Bill, Jeff, Dave, Howard, Rick, Tom, Jan, Sly, Kurt, Jim, Patty, Mario, Jesse, and Martha.

The place was filled with villagers.

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And the one to whom all eyes were directed was, without a doubt, Jin. Reiko was with him.

The villagers were all saying something to Jin in their own way.

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

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said Martha.

Jin walked slowly toward Hanna.

The villagers made way for him so that he would not be disturbed. Tears well up in Hannah's eyes. Not wanting Jin to see her crying, Hannah turns her head down.

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When she looked up again, Jin was already right in front of her.

She thought about what she would say to Jin when he came back, but the words she had been thinking about were gone and all that came out of her mouth was,

"Welcome home, Onii-chan.

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That was all that came out of Hannah's mouth.

Jin smiled softly at her and said, "I'm back,

"I'm home.

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Hannah smiled softly at him and said, "I'm back.

Onii-chan!"

Unable to resist, Hannah ran out and jumped into Jin's chest with all her might. Jin gently takes her in his arms.

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"Onii-chan, Onii-chan ......"

Hannah's face was already covered with tears. Jin gently hugged her and kept patting her back.

"Please don't go away ......."

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Hannah, her eyes still full of tears, pleaded with Jin, who looked a little troubled, but the next moment he smiled and gave his approval.

"Onii-chan!"

Hannah hugged Jin once more.

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Meanwhile, Reiko looks at them with a gentle smile.

"...... Jin-brother."

Jin looked up at the voice and saw Erza standing there.

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"Elsa, I'm glad you're okay. I knew you were here last night, but I couldn't come here in the middle of the night, so I came here in the morning.

Jin said, and Elsa looked at him with tearful eyes,

"Aren't you angry?"

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Jin asked. Jin looked at her curiously.

"Why should I be angry?　Erza disappeared, and I looked for her, and I found her. That's all. She's already sorry for what she did, isn't she?　Then I have nothing more to say."

Tears finally welled up in Elsa's eyes as she replied.

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"I'm sorry.

Erza then clung to Jin's shoulder and quietly let her tears fall.

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After waiting for Hannah and Erza to calm down, Jin stood in front of everyone in the village.

And then,

"Thank you for your concern.

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He bowed his head deeply.

Locke was the first to run to him. He held Jin's head in his arms and put him in a headlock.

"Oh, my God, Mr. Rock!

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"Son of a b*tc*, you left without telling me. You're so stinking watery!"

But Locke's eyes are smiling kindly as he says this.

Jonas, Linus, Bill, and Jeff were all laughing at the scene.

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The next thing Jin did was to throw him up in the air.

"Jin!　Welcome home!

Jin!　Welcome home!"

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they said in unison as they lifted Jin up to their feet.

Jin cried silently as he was crushed. He realized that this was his second home.

No one asked where Jin had come from or how he had gotten back home.

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Everyone was aware that Jin was an unusual mage, and no one shunned him because of it.

They were just happy that Jin had come back.