The door opened and Sally Mireshan peeked out. She looked alternately at Locke and Linus,

"Which one of you is Linus, Sera's husband?"

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He asked in an angry voice.

"Linus is me."

Linus answered, and Sally approached him and slapped him on the cheek.

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"Ow!　What are you doing?

Linus complained, but was rendered speechless by Sally's glare.

"You stupid husband!　Your wife is going to have a hard time because you're not taking care of her!

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She yelled at him again, and Linus became smaller, not understanding what was going on.

"You know, a pregnant woman should not have a cold tummy. And what is that?　You want to go into the river to pick magic stone sand?　You'll get a breech baby!"

The fetus inside the mother's body is said to be breech, with the head up at the beginning. After seven months (about 30 weeks), however, the weight of the head naturally causes the head to move down. However, when the lower abdomen is cold, the fetus feels discomfort and turns its head up.

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Sera had been collecting magic stone sand in the Herme River even after seven months had passed, and it seems that she had become a breech baby.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ......"

Linus bowed his head, but Sally said, "You're not the right person to apologize to, are you?

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Sally said, "You're apologizing to the wrong person. You should apologize to your wife."

She smacked Linus on the head.

"What?　...... Then, how's Sera?"

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"Yes, she's fine. The baby has probably just had a bath. You can come in. Take care of your wife and watch the baby."

"Yes, sir!"

Like a rabbit, Linus ran into the house.

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He ran into the house.

"I'm so nervous!"

Sally was relaxing at the house of chief Giebeck. Sally was going to stay at the chief's house tonight.

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There had been some talk of staying at Nido Castle, but they decided to stay here because it was closer to Linus's house.

"No, Mr. Salie, thank you very much for your help.

The chief bows his head.

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"No, maybe I'm the one who was saved."

"What?"

"Actually, ......"

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Sally explained in detail what had happened in Tellurus.

"I see. ....... Well, with all the djinn in this village, I'm not surprised by most things."

Giebeck was not at all fazed by the mention of purifying blood to make medicine. Sally was relieved and at the same time a little taken aback.

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"Oh, you ...... are that much of a man, aren't you?"

"Yes, it was already night when he was there ....... He built Nido Castle in one night instead of a few days, and before you knew it, he had leased the land here in Kaina Village.

It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that he built it overnight, but that is what happened in his brain.

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"Ha,ha...... what?　Leased land?"

"Yes, that's right. I heard that the king himself gave us permission.

"Well, ...... what is the name of this country?"

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The Kingdom of Klein.

What?　......Oh, I remember that ......."

Sally remembered that he had told her that he would guide her to the Kingdom of Klein using an ancient relic (artifact).

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"I missed the details. ...... Well, I'll ask him tomorrow."

That night, Sally was filled with a sense of fulfillment and slept well for the first time in a long time.

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The next morning, Sally went to the hot spring on his recommendation. She was accompanied by Barbara, the niece of the village head.

Sally is 48 years old and Barbara is 17. Although they were older than father and daughter, Barbara had long lost her mother, and she had grown fond of Sally, who somehow had her mother's scent.

"Well, this is nice. So all the people in this village can come in here, right?"

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"Yes, Mr. Jin made it for me, and since then..."

"Jin-san. ....... Who are you?

"I'm a magecraftsman from a country called Nihon. I don't know much more than that.

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"Hmm. Okay. By the way, you said, "Barbara," what's troubling you?"

"What?　What? How do you know?　How do you know it's not ......?"

Sally smiled when she saw Barbara's flustered look.

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"......You've already given yourself away, haven't you? I'm a healer. I can tell when you have something on your mind. I was only half joking when I said ....... Mr. Giebeck told me."

"From your uncle? ......?"

"Yes. He said you were fidgeting and then you sank into it, didn't you?"

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I guess he's not looking, Barbara thought, a little thankful to her uncle, but also aware that she had to be careful.

"...... No, it's nothing."

"Hmmm, boyfriend troubles?"

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"How do you know?

Haha, when a girl your age is worried about something, it's almost always about love.

"......"

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Barbara turns red in the hot water.

"Well, I know it's hard to talk to someone you just met yesterday, so I won't force you to. But just keep in mind that there are people who care about you.

"...... Yes."

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Just as the mood is about to darken a bit, a cheerful voice comes in.

"Oh, Barbara! And Sensei!"

"What?　Is this lady the teacher?　...... Thank you very much for yesterday!

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It was Hannah and Patty.

"Yesterday?

"Yesterday?" "Yesterday?" "Yesterday?" "Yesterday, she's the daughter of Linus and Sera. She was staying at another house yesterday. Maybe they told you about it this morning.

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Yes, Patti was staying at Locke's house yesterday. Only this morning was she told what had happened.

Patty herself did not know Sally's face, but Hannah, who knew her face, had told her and thanked Sally for saving her mother from a dangerous situation.

I see, you're Sera's daughter. ...... You're welcome. That's what I do."

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Sally's face was not dark as she said this. She doesn't seem to care about the incident in Tellurus anymore.

A motherly smile appeared on Sally's face as she looked at Hannah and Patty, who were giggling and laughing.

"I'm the one who was saved, too. ......

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Her mutterings did not reach anyone's ears.

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"Hmm, Barbara said that."

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Jin was in his room at Nido Castle, receiving reports about the village of Kaina from the old man and Butler for the first time in a long time.

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"Oh, I see. Then it would be best if we make Eric the branch manager."

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"Ha, it would be good for Barbara, and Eric can come to the village.

Jin said, "If Eric is going to open a store, we will prepare the building for him", and gave instructions to the old man.

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"Even if I'm not here, you can discuss this with the village headman. And take care of the butler, too.

Yes, sir.

The rest is up to Dr. Sali. ......

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Jin wanted her to open a business in this village.

At that time, the news came that Sally herself had come to visit Nido Castle.

Jin went downstairs with Reiko and Butler.

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"Good morning, Jin-kun.

"Good morning, Jin-kun.

I have a few questions for you, if you don't mind.

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Jin wanted to talk to you, too.

Yes. Yes.　If not, would you like to join us?