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"I see, so the final judging will be held in the town of Seki.
On the way, Jin heard various warnings from Dallow.
"I'm sure that once official diplomatic relations are established, all of this will disappear," he said.
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Dallow's tone suggested that he was looking forward to such a future.
"Then we will be able to incorporate the good points of each other, and we can expect further development."
Jin also gave a safe answer. I wish I had brought Reinhardt along at a time like this, he thought.
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"But, Jin-dono, you have great skills, don't you? We are already at the town of Seki.
It is amazing that we can arrive at the town of Seki just by sitting there and doing nothing, even though the speed is about the same as that of a bicycle.
"We could build a bigger car and have it make several round trips a day.
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In short, a shared-ride car, a shared-ride bus.
"Oh, I see."
"Then we can spend our free time on
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"Really? Jin-dono seems to have a unique philosophy.
"Philosophy is not such a lofty thing.
While we were having this conversation, the car came to a stop. We had arrived at the main gate of the town of Seki.
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"Hmmm......... is amazing."
The solid stone walls are comparable to those of Blueland, a regional city in the Kingdom of Egelea.
The height is about 5 meters. The gate used for entry and exit is about 7 meters high and nearly 10 meters wide. The passageway was a square space 5 meters high and 5 meters wide that led into the town.
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"Are there any guards?"
Jin asked Dallow, to which he received a surprising answer.
"Yes, there are," he said.
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Dallow pointed in the direction of the gate, and sure enough, there were four guards peering over the gate.
But we don't do anything to anyone who has been able to come this far.
That may sound pleasant as a statement, but from a defensive point of view, I wondered what it meant. So, I put the question to Dallow as it is.
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He says, "Ha, of course you think so. That gate is not a decoration. In fact, there are several watch points between Kali and here.
"Haha ......"
The town of Seki is going to close the gate after receiving a message from the watchtower.
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"Jin-dono has a certificate from the Shoro Kingdom, and I am accompanying him. As a matter of fact, I am also the vice mayor of the town of Seki.
Jin-dono wanted to say "I know that," but he did not say it.
The car drove off slowly and passed through the gate.
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"Oh!"
Inside the gate was a sturdy-looking door. It remained open for now.
"If we close it, they won't be able to get in that easily.
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"Of course."
It is not likely to be broken through so easily by human power.
However, Reiko's power would be able to destroy it with ease. Jin wondered if there were no such golem battles in Mitsuho, as he observed.
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"Please go straight ahead. At the end of the street is the town hall where the mayor is located.
While the surrounding buildings were one-story stone buildings, this one was two stories high. There was also a watchtower, indicating that this was the center of the town.
"If you climb that watchtower, you can see the whole town," Saki said.
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Saki says, and Dallow nods.
"That's exactly what it's for, isn't it?
The car arrived at the town hall. They parked in the parking lot for the horse-drawn carriages, and everyone, including Edgar, the driver, headed for the town hall.
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"This way, please. The mayor should be waiting for you.
John Dinney was in the reception room, but Jin and the others were shown to the mayor's office, which was located in the center of the second floor.
"Welcome, <
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Jin and his friends were greeted by a dark brown-haired, brown-eyed, dark-skinned man in his mid-forties.
"I am the mayor of this town, my name is Crowe.
His stout body looked more like an athlete than a liberal arts student to Jin's eyes. The town in the wilderness probably kept him from working only at his desk.
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This is Jin Nido. This is my fiancée Elsa Randall, that is Saki Eschenbach, and this is my sister Hannah.
Jin Nido greets the group on behalf of the others and introduces his companions.
This is Reiko, that is Aal and this is Edgar. This is Reiko, that is Aal, and this is Edgar.
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Crow's eyes widened when he heard the word "automata.
"Oh, an automaton. We rarely see them in our mitsuho, but they are wonderfully human-like.
Reiko is my pride and joy. Aaru is a masterpiece that I and my friends put our hearts and souls into, and Edgar is Elsa's best work.
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"Oh, well..."
A happy smile appears on Crowe's face.
"Is it correct that the purpose of your visit is to see the sights of Mitsuho, Jin-dono?"
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"Yes, that is correct."
Jin's reply is concise, but neither false nor backhanded. He really wants to see around the land and the country of Mitsuho.
"Then, would you go to the town of Miyako, the capital, first?"
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"Yes, that's no problem."
He had heard from John Dinney about the political form of mitzvos, and he had expected that this would be the case.
"I am glad you could hear me out right away. That's enough for today. Please go to the guest house and have a rest.
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"Thank you very much."
Crowe was concerned about Jin and his group, as they must have been tired after three hours of continuous travel.
No matter how comfortable the car was, three hours was still a long time. Jin and his group gratefully accepted the offer.
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Jin and his group were shown to the guest house.
There was no such thing as a guest house when John Dinney visited the site, but it is said that this kind of facility was built because of two subsequent visits by emissaries from the Shoro Kingdom.
However, it seems that the building was remodeled from the original building, rather than being built from scratch. This can be seen in the stone and other materials used. The newness is different in some parts.
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"I'm curious about this."
Erza, who had seen the interior, said to Jin.
"What's wrong, Elsa?
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"Here, look. The stones are not fused.
This proves that no magical engineering was used. However, it doesn't seem to be a mechanical problem, so Jin doesn't pay much attention to it, although he has secretly fused the stones together.
I will explain this to Elsa when I enter the room.
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"...... So, in the absence of magical engineering, I suppose you would consider using that kind of frictional force, wouldn't you?"
"Hmm, that makes sense."
"Jin, a world without magic!"
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Saki is impressed, but Jin adds.
"Saki, Hannah's village of Kaina didn't even use magic until I went there. It's not that unusual.
"Yeah, that's true. ......"
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Saki, after all, is the grandson of a marquis and has had a reasonably privileged life. Therefore, he could not have imagined a life like the one in the village of Kaina before Jin.
"In a world without magic, <
"Huh?"
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Jin's unusually abstract manner of speaking caused Erza and Saki to look at him suspiciously.
"Does that mean that there is something dangerous about this country, big girl?"
Hannah was the only one who understood what Jin meant, even if she didn't understand the meaning of the words, and she was able to put it in the right words.
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"Dangerous--yes, that's right. The absence of magecraftsmen is making it difficult to maintain the culture."
"But, Brother Jin ......."
Erza starts to say, but Saki takes over and continues.
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"If we can establish diplomatic relations with the Shoro Kingdom, that would solve the problem, wouldn't it?"
Jin looks complicated.
"Yes and no. The point is that many of the tools and magic tools here are at a level before the magic wars.
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"Oh, I see. ......"
"I had heard John Dinney's report, but seeing it with my own eyes made a lot of sense. I'm sure we'll learn a lot more when we get to Miyako."
John Dinney was still traveling around the southern part of Mitsho, helping the residents and reporting back any unusual items he found.
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However, he is still short on staff, being the only one in a large area of the country.
"We have to do something about this too. We have to do something about this so that our magic tools don't decay.
It was Jin who really felt that it was a shame.
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