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Jin moved from Penglai Island to Kunlun Island because he had some business to attend to.
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Reiko and Elsa were accompanying her.
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〈......＊＊＊＊＊＊＊......〉
(......?)
During the trip, I thought I heard something.
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They were supposed to go out to the Kunlun Island, but they found themselves standing in a place they did not recognize at all.
A narrow alley. From there, they could see an unfamiliar landscape.
"Father, is this ......?"
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"Brother Jin?"
".................."
Jin stood there, as if the voices of Reiko and Elsa had fallen on deaf ears.
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People coming and going.
"...... mysterious town."
"There is a certain amount of free magical element (ether), but the air is stagnant. Breathing it for long periods of time may be harmful to the respiratory tract.
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Cars overflowing onto the road.
"............"
Buildings in a row.
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A lot of people with dark hair.
"A lot of people have brown or blond hair, but still ......"
"......"
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Jin is still silent.
"...... if that's the case?"
"Father?"
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Jin opened his mouth for the first time.
"...... Japan."
"What?"
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...... this is the country where I was born and raised.
"Is that so?"
Both Elsa and Reiko can understand Japanese because of their knowledge of Jin.
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"...... and crab."
"...... doesn't sound like Ars. But why?
"...... heard a voice."
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Jin said in a mumbled voice.
"A voice?"
"Yes. A gift from the Creator, I believe. Enjoy your homeland for the time being.
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"You heard the voice of the Creator?"
"You heard the voice of the Creator?
"...... we need to find out where we are. Let's go."
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Jin and the others started walking. As soon as they got out of the alley, they realized where they were.
"...... Akihabara."
The elevated tracks of the JR line crossed over the street, and the signs of electronics stores lined the street. And Chuo-dori was filled with people.
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"A pedestrian paradise...... means it's Sunday.
In a way, it was convenient, because the three of us were dressed inconspicuously.
Jin, Elsa, and Reiko are dressed somewhat, or rather quite differently from the standard Japanese fashion today.
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(Hey, hey, she's cute, isn't she?)
（Blonde hair. (Blonde hair... Gaikokujin look so cool in cosplay...)
（Is that cosplay?)
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（Of course it is. I can't believe she's wearing something like that.)
（The tiny one is cute too. Maid's uniform? But what kind of relationship do those three have?)
（They can't be husband and wife, can they?)
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（That's exactly right. (That's just not true. The guy is Japanese.)
(The bastard is Japanese, no matter how you look at him.) "What kind of a relationship do you have with those three?
"...... Let's move anyway."
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I searched my pockets and found three 1,000 yen bills.
Jin decides to use them, thinking that they are another gift from
He walked to the next station nearby, bought a ticket there, and boarded the rapid train.
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"...... I don't feel any magic. But it is moving. Is this science?"
Jin whispered in a whisper to the impressed Elsa.
（Don't talk about magic or magical powers out loud. There is no magic in this world.)
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(...... okay. I'm sorry.)
The three of us continued to ride past Shinjuku.
They passed Koenji and Kichijoji.
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The three of them get off the train at a small station.
Jin had been walking at a brisk pace since he came out of the ticket gate, and his speed was getting faster and faster.
After 20 minutes of walking, the three of them arrived at .......
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"...... haven't changed a bit."
It was an orphanage - a children's home.
Erza asked Jin, who was standing there silently.
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"...... Jin's brother's house?"
Jin nodded silently. There was a faint glint in Jin's eyes.
Then.
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"...... Jin?"
The door to the facility opened and a voice called out from inside.
"Jin......, it's Jin after all!"
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"......Sensei......."
A small woman in her late 60s came out. Her hair had turned completely white and her waist was slightly bent.
"......I heard you were lost in the blast furnace, but I'm glad to see you're safe,......."
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Then she clung to Jin.
"If you were safe, why didn't you come back earlier? This is your home!
"Sensei, I'm sorry."
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Jin also hugged back and shed tears.
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After calming down, the three were invited into the facility.
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"Jin, please introduce me to these people.
"Well, this is Elsa. This is Reiko. Elsa is my fiancée and Reiko is my daughter.
"...... what?"
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Introducing your fiancée and your daughter at the same time, you can't blame them for being confused.
"Well, Reiko is not a human but an automata.
"...... what?"
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I explained in my usual tone that she was an automaton, and the director looked at me as if he didn't understand me.
I was.....
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... .
In the old Director's room, Jin explained.
"......That's a story I can't believe out of the blue."
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Jin, who had made up his mind, began by telling the story of how he had fallen into the ladle of an electric furnace, how he had been summoned to another world, where he had become the second generation of magical engineers, the MagiCraft Meister, and how his life had unfolded thus far.
"A world with magic? Summoning? If it weren't for Jin's words, I'd think you were crazy.
"Of course. ...... but it's true," he said.
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"Well, well, I believe you."
The director, tired from sitting through the long talk, lifted his back off the cushion and patted his back.
"Doctor, your back?"
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"Yes, it's been hurting for a while now. You must be old."
At that moment, Elsa, who had been silent until then, opened her mouth.
"Um, please lie down there for a minute."
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"What?"
"Sir, Erza is a top-notch healing mage over there.
"...... Is that so?"
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Still half-convinced, the director laid out the cushions and crawled on her stomach.
Elsa rubbed the doctor's back as she examined him.
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"What ......?"
Erza's healing magic must have worked, and the doctor got up startled.
"Oh? It doesn't hurt anymore."
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Right?
Don't get up yet. Your kidneys and liver are weak, so let's heal them too.
What? What? What?
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This time, Erza puts her hand on the abdomen of the doctor, who is now lying on his back, and casts healing magic again.
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A pale light was absorbed from Elsa's hand into the doctor's stomach and disappeared.
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"You will be fine now."
"......"
I was skeptical, but I had to believe her when she showed me the trick she had just pulled off.
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"Ji, Jin, you guys are really ......?"
"Yes. ...... and I don't even know how much longer I can stay here."
"Really, I see. ...... I was hoping that Jin would take over this orphanage. ......
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Just then, a voice came from behind the door.
（Hey, can you hear me?)
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（I don't know.)
（You're a real pain in the ass, aren't you? Let me take over.)
（Don't push me too hard!)
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They may be trying to whisper, but you can hear them through the thin door.
"Oh dear, everyone seems to have noticed Jin's return.
"I see. ......"
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Jin prepared himself again to meet the children.
"Reiko, open the door!"
"Yes, father."
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Reiko opens the door and .......
"Wow!"
"Kyaaaah!
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Ow!
Ow!
Four children come tumbling into the room.
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They were children whom Jin knew well. However, they were a little older than Jin remembered.
"...... Jin-chan?"
"I knew it! It's Jin's grandma!"
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Jin-chan!
Welcome home!"
Four children rushed to Jin. Jin accepted them.
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"Hey, everyone, I'm home."
Everyone's home.
Jin was then reunited not only with the four children but also with the other children.
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"Jin-ni-chan, why didn't you come all this time?"
"Have you been abroad?"
"Is he your son's girlfriend?"
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"Who is that girl over here?"
It was difficult to explain to the children in a way they could understand, so I told them I was abroad on business.
Elsa looks like a foreigner even without saying a word. But Reiko said.
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"I am Reiko. Your father found me."
She had ...... decided on her own that she was Jin's adopted daughter.
"Hey everyone, Jin-ni-chan is back!
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"Oh, it's true! Jin-ni-chan is back!
"Where have you been, Ni-chan!
"Jin-chan, let's play!"
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"Ni-chan, don't go anywhere else!"
Eruza-chan, you're beautiful!
"It's golden!"
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"White."
"It's a different color. "But it's beautiful!"
"It's beautiful!"
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"But I don't have many arms."
Elsa was also popular among the children. Although there were a few heartless words flying around.
"Is your name Reiko?"
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"Nice to meet you!"
"Do you want to play together?"
"Yes, that's fine."
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This was the scene that the director had always wanted to see.
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The sun was setting in the evening.
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Jin and the others, who had been playing with the children, are taking a break.
"I'm home!
"Oh, Yoshiyuki came home.
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"What, Yoshiyuki?"
At the Director's words, Jin sat up.
Yoshiyuki Nido.
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He is Jin's younger brother and will graduate from high school next year. He is the boy that the Director hopes will be the next director of the hospital.
"Sensei, I'm home now. ...... is your brother!"
"Yoshiyuki, you've grown up!"
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"Oh, brother, you're alive!"
"Oh!"
Yoshiyuki jumped on Jin with the same force as before.
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Caught off guard, Jin was pushed down to the tatami mats. Depending on how you look at it, this is a scene that would make some rotten person very happy.
"I'm sorry.
"...... it's too heavy. Please get out of the way!"
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When Yoshiyuki finally calmed down, Jin explained what had happened.
"Another world? Magic! Knowledge cheat!"
Yoshiyuki, who liked to read light novels on the Internet, believed Jin's words from the beginning.
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"Is this guy over here your brother's fiancee? She's so beautiful. ......"
He looked at Erza and gaped, then at Reiko,
"This girl is an automaton! She looks so ...... cute!"
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She looked at Reiko with her eyes as if she wanted to hug her.
At that moment.
"Are you there, Director?"
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The front door was opened and someone came in.
Without being asked to come in, the person stepped up with his feet on the floor. The man who appeared in the living room with Jin and the others was instantly recognizable as a businessman of the "Ya" character.
"Oh, there you are! How are you doing? Are you ready to leave?
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"I've told you many times. I have no intention of leaving.
"But you know, we bought this land. So that means you are illegally occupying it. You can come out now, can't you?
Yoshiyuki stood up and retorted to the man.
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"I've lived here for many years, and I have the right to reside here. I've been living here for many years, and I have the right to reside here. I don't care if we go to court, I'm not going to lose, okay?"
His voice was a little hoarse, but the man was a little intimidated by Yoshiyuki's over six feet tall presence.
"Hmph, don't regret it!"
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He left with the usual line.
"......, ......."
Yoshiyuki fell to the ground.
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"Yoshiyuki, you have grown strong. You've grown strong.
Jin praised him.
"...... what are you talking about?
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"And yet you stood up to that guy. You're a good guy."
When Jin praised him again, Yoshiyuki smiled a little.
"...... hehe, it's been years since I've gotten a compliment from my brother."
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"Sensei, how long have you been like that?"
Jin asked as he brushed the dirt off the man's feet.
"This summer, the former owner of the land became old. He sold it to those guys by accident."
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"......"
The deed was official. Jin looked at me with a scowl.
"Brother Jin, what do you mean?"
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Elsa, who was not familiar with our situation, couldn't take it anymore and asked a question.
"Well, to put it simply, the land for this facility is leased land, and the original owner inadvertently sold the title to the land to the wrong people. However, they followed all the proper procedures, so legally they can't complain."
"...... And they're asking you to evict them?"
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"That's what I'm saying."
Then Reiko asked a question.
"Father, is it difficult to move to another place?"
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"Yes, Reiko. There is hardly any surplus land in Japan. If we are evicted from this place, we will have nowhere to go.
Hearing this, Reiko gets angry.
"Then let's get rid of them. ......
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"Stop."
She was probably going to say something like, "Why don't you just crush them? >>She would have tried to say something like that, but he stopped her.
"In this country, we don't tolerate rough stuff. It will only make things worse for us.
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"...... understand."
Reiko nodded reluctantly.
We put the subject aside for the moment and had dinner together.
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"Wow, you guys are going to have a feast tonight!
The kids are happy because hamburgers are on the table.
"Yes, because Jin came home today."
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"Yay!"
"Elsa and Reiko helped too."
Yes, together with the director, the two of them prepared dinner.
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In the process, they taught me how to season the dishes to Jin's liking.
"Bon appétit!
"Bon appétit!"
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"Oh, Erza-san, you're so good with chopsticks."
"Yes, Jin taught me ...... how to use chopsticks."
"Oh, my God..." "Really... You're very good. You'll take good care of Jin, won't you?
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"Yes, yes."
Elsa turns red at the director's words.
"Oh, girl, you're blushing!"
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"Oh, girl, you're so cute!"
"Hey, don't tease an older lady!"
The children were cheering her up, but the director rebuked them and quieted them down.
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At that moment, there was a terrible noise coming from the front door.
There was the sound of shattering glass, and the building shook.
"What the hell?
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"No way. ......"
Jin and Yoshiyuki got up and ran to the front door. There they found.
"Ugh... ......
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"Oh, my God!"
A 10-ton class dump truck had crashed into the house.
The sash of the front door was shattered, as well as the pillars and walls.
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The dump truck did not have a license plate number, and the driver was nowhere to be found.
None of the neighbors came to see the dump truck for fear of getting involved.
"Isn't this the work of the XXX group?"
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"...... must be."
Then the director of the hospital arrived. He told the children not to come here.
"......Oh, my God. ......!"
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Then he looked at the mess at the entrance and clapped his hands together in disappointment.
"......Oh, ......I can't take it anymore......."
But Jin gently picked up the director in his arms.
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"It's all right, doctor. We're with you now."
He said and instructed Reiko.
"Reiko, get this dump out of the way!"
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"Yes, Father."
Reiko, under the direction of Jin, approached the dump truck with a swift motion and a front kick.
There was a roar, and the dumpster was blown out of the entrance of the orphanage.
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The director and Yoshiyuki rolled their eyes at her.
"Oh, it's blocking the way. Keep it small."
"Yes, sir."
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Reiko received another command from Jin and swung her fist at a dump truck lying on the road.
With each blow, the dump truck was dented and reduced in size.
Within five minutes, the 10-ton dump truck was rolling around as if it had been put through a press.
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"We took the tires off and loaded it up."
The batteries are kept separate because they are hazardous materials, and the seats have been removed. They were very careful to separate them.
"Thank you, Reiko. ...... Well, we have to fix this one, too."
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Jin muttered as he looked at the shattered walls and broken pillars.
"Let's see if we can use that technique.
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This magic was originally intended to separate powder, but Jin used it on the debris mixed with fragments. It was a forceful and strong move.
"Oh, it's separated into concrete and glass.
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Now he casts engineering magic on the glass.
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Once the shattered glass and the pieces of concrete and so on were integrated into one piece, and then only the glass was extracted, it worked unexpectedly well.
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This is the same way I extracted mithril from the broken pieces of the golem to make a birthday present for Erza after the golem garden party.
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The aluminum from the aluminum sash and the steel from the rebar are extracted. What is left is concrete and a few foreign objects, i.e. metals other than plastic, aluminum and iron.
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"Okay, we've managed to separate the materials."
Now it is time to restore the pillars, walls and sashes.
A task that would take an ordinary Magecraftsman days to complete, but for Magecraftsman Jin, it is a little more time-consuming.
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Still, it took him an hour to rebuild the sash of the front door, using the safe sash as a reference. This was due to the time and effort required with the plastic door rollers and such.
"Now all that's left are the walls and columns."
Broken rebar is joined by <
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"I couldn't get the colors to match, but that's about it."
In less than two hours, the crumbling entrance was back to normal.
"And now for the finishing touches.
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A ten-ton truck will not even be able to ram it.
"If only I had some adamantite ......"
But it is strengthened enough.
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"There we go. I've fixed it, doctor."
"......"
"......"
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The director and Yoshiyuki froze.
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Yoshiyuki praised Jin with open arms,
"Jin, you really can use magic now. ......"
The Director looked at Jin with a half-impressed, half-disappointed expression.
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"And Reiko. You have great power, don't you ......?"
"No, that's only 5 percent of the total.
"Five percent. ......
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Both of them were shocked at that statement.
"But thank you, Jin."
"But this can't be the end, can it, brother?"
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"Yeah. It's no coincidence that we're back here. I'm sure we came back here to take care of this crisis."
Jin took the Director's hand.
"Doctor, I'll ...... take care of it, we'll take care of it, don't worry."
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"Jin,...... thank you. But, don't take it too hard, okay?
"Yes, sir."
That night, Reiko stood guard just in case, but nothing happened.
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"...... So, how much is this land worth?"
The next morning after breakfast, Jin, Yoshiyuki, and the director were talking face to face.
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Elsa and Reiko are playing with the children and teaching them how to study.
"He said it was about 120 million."
"Nah! Isn't ...... too high?"
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"You think so too? The land is about 300 tsubo, so the price per tsubo is 400,000. It's too expensive for the metropolitan area, isn't it?"
"Is there something wrong with it?"
"I don't know about that.
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If you can afford 120 million, you can probably get a property in a better location.
"120 million. ......"
Jin thought about it.
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"Brother, you're not going to tell me you can afford it, are you?"
Yoshiyuki laughed and said, "After seeing Jin yesterday, I wouldn't be surprised if he came up with it out of his own pocket. Yoshiyuki's smile seemed to be a little twitchy.
"Oh, no, no, I can't give you cash."
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Jin can make diamonds from carbon and rubies and sapphires from alumina. But there is no route to sell them.
If he is not careful, he may be accused of stealing them from where he stole them.
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"Where is the XXX group located?"
The headquarters is in Ikebukuro, but the office is in this town. It's about a kilometer away from here.
"I think I'll go talk to them. ......"
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Jin?
Jin? Don't do anything dangerous!
But Jin smiles at them.
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"Don't worry, those guys won't be able to lay a finger on me."
Jin looked at the hand that held the guard ring.
"Reiko, let's go."
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"Yes, father."
Elsa, take care of the children.
"Yes, Brother Jin."
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Jin walked out the front door with Reiko, leaving Erza behind in case of emergency.
He comes back soon after.
Yoshiyuki, which office is this?
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"My brother ......."
Jin's carelessness was still alive and well.
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It is about a kilometer from the facility, following the city road to the west. Jin and Reiko arrived at the office of the XX group.
"Well, what should we say to get in?
The door was opened from the other side.
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"What are you?
"Well, are you from the orphanage ......?"
What?
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No, I'd like to ask you why you're moving forward with the eviction.
If there is a reason, and if Jin can do something about it. That's why I asked him.
"I can't teach you!"
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Don't say that.
Don't be ridiculous!
I was just trying to be a good guy, but a fist flew at me.
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But...
Ow, that hurt!
He was blocked by an invisible barrier.
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What the hell did he do? What did you do?
I didn't do anything. You're the one who hit me!
But this kind of person can't be reasoned with.
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"f*ck you!"
Another guy hit me again, this time with an iron pipe.
But it was a barrier that held up even when Reiko hit it with 30 percent force. It's not like a steel pipe is going to make a difference.
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"Ow!"
The hand that hit him goes numb, and the man takes the pipe away.
"What the hell?"
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"What's wrong with this guy?"
No matter how stupid they are, it's hard not to notice something's wrong.
"That's why I'm not here to fight. I just want to know why you want the land.
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"Don't play with me!"
Another guy kicked him again, but it was the same. About 30 centimeters in front of Jin, his foot was blocked by an invisible wall.
"Is this ......?"
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Is he using some kind of strange magic?
Jin was halfway thinking "It's more like magic".
You could teach me, couldn't you?
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"You're so noisy! I don't give a shit! It's an order from the top!
"Oh, I see.
Jin turned his head and said, "I guess we need to go to headquarters. But...
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Wait a minute!
Don't think you can just come in here and expect to get home safely.
"No, I don't think I did..."
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I don't think I did!
He wanted to say, "You're the one who's being so stubborn," but that would have made things even more complicated, so he kept his mouth shut.
"We're going to the Ikebukuro now, so don't get in my way ......."
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"Shut up! You guys, get him!"
"...... Oh my god, they can't learn. Reiko, don't do anything but put up barriers, okay?"
Jin and Reiko deployed a barrier of physical defense and stood there for a while.
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They were hit with wooden swords, square timbers, iron pipes, Japanese swords, and so on.
A barrier that was not affected by the blows of various objects.
"Shit!"
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Bring the gun!"
someone shouted in a panic, and a gun was brought out.
"...... Oh, it's going to be trouble. Reiko, take it away."
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"Yes, father."
Reiko moved faster than the wind and took the pistols from the two gang members.
What?
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"Baka, baka!"
And then, right in front of them.
"This toy won't work on me."
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And he crushed it in his hands.
"No, no, no!"
"You're a monster!"
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No matter how dumb he is, he can't help but feel a sense of remorse when someone grabs his gun right in front of him.
The gang members ran into the office as if they were spiders.
With no more obstacles in their way, Jin and Reiko decided to head for Ikebukuro.
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Now, as Jin was about to board the train, he realized that he did not have enough money for the train.
Somehow, he had used up all the Japanese yen in his pocket by coming here from Akihabara yesterday.
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"Father, let's fly."
"Yes, I guess that's the only way."
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Of course, Reiko carries him on her back.
"Oh, that's fast!"
Reiko deploys a wind-shielding barrier and flies at 300 kilometers per hour. It's the speed of a bullet train.
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In no time at all, they arrive at Shinjuku.
"Uh, turn left, along the tracks that way."
"Yes, Father."
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Now I slow down to about 60 kilometers per hour. I don't want to let him pass by.
After about 15 minutes, we arrived at Ikebukuro.
"Well, the address is ......."
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He found a business card that had been dropped by a gang member at the office, so he checked the address and moved on.
"Uh, yeah, this way."
Although it is in Ikebukuro, it seems to be far away from the downtown area. Skyscrapers can be seen in the distance.
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"Uh, this seems to be the place."
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"Well, it's good that we're here, but what should we do ......?"
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I'm not going to break the law to accommodate them. I am not going to break the law to accommodate them, because if they find out that I am from the facility, they will be in trouble.
"......But I can't think of a peaceful way to solve the problem. ......"
Jin is troubled in the back alley.
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"Father, I am not of this world. Therefore, I am not bound by the laws of this world. Therefore, if I destroy them, ......"
Dismissed.
Father?
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You're my daughter. I'm responsible for what you do and what you say.
If you can do whatever you want as long as it's not against the law, then use magic.
Since magic is not supposed to exist on earth, you can't prove its relation to the result, so you can't charge it with a crime.
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"But that's just it... ......"
It doesn't make sense.
If they attacked us with all their might, we could crush them without hesitation. Yes, like the Unification Party (Unifiler).
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"In short, all we need is to get the title to the land in our hands. ......"
Steal it or buy it.
Even if Reiko, who has disappeared by <
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"Is it best to buy them legally ......"
I don't know how long I can stay in this world, so I can't think of any way to get the money.
"At least if it's for a year, if it's for a year and there's a time limit, I can do it in a certain way. ...... No, I can't."
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Jin is supposed to be dead and can't work with big money.
"Gambling ...... is illegal. You don't know if you'll win the lottery ....... There are no contacts to sell diamonds or rubies ....... ......"
(I, Kon, recently, have been trying to get a job in the U.S.).
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(Lately I've been feeling good about being called Kunlun-kun. ......)
When I was helping Bina in Blue Land, I was trying hard to earn money.
(Never forget your first love, right? ......)
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(Don't forget your original intention, right? ) Although it doesn't lead to the improvement of the current situation, Jin reflected on his recent life.
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"......, you'll just have to take your chances."
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The only thing I can do is to go with my original idea of asking them why they want the land where the facility is located and then come up with a plan.
So, here again, I'm going to go in head-on.
"Hello!
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Jin gets in through the big front door.
"Yes? Who are you?
The staff at the headquarters is different from the one at the other side of the office.
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"Well, I've come here to ask you some questions, and I was wondering if you could let me meet someone very important.
I would never have been able to do this before I went to Ars, but Jin, who talks with counts, marquises, dukes, kings, and emperors in the other world often, is able to keep a reasonable attitude.
"......I'm not sure, but does he belong to some group? You're not a hito-bama, are you?"
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Jin knows what a "hito-bama" is.
"No, no, no, no. I don't have anything on me. Besides, I'm with this girl.
Jin flaps his hands in the air, emphasizing that he has nothing, and furthermore that he is with Reiko.
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"I don't ...... get it. ......"
I agree with Jin. I agree with Hitoshi too, because we are probably a bit out of place even in the eyes of people in this kind of industry.
"...... sounds kind of interesting."
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"Oh, Mr. President."
A man of some stature came out. He was about 60 years old, well-dressed, and somewhat dignified.
He was about 60 years old, well-dressed, and somewhat dignified. Come on."
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"Yes, sir."
Well, that was the plan, wasn't it? So Jin followed the man.
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Come in.
Hello.
The room we were invited into was nothing short of luxurious. There was a soft carpet, a heavy-looking desk, a reception set, and expensive-looking ornaments.
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A thin, tall, sharp-eyed man who appeared to be a secretary greeted me with a deep bow.
"Sit down."
Jin sat down on the sofa. Reiko sat down next to him.
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"I am the leader of the XXX clan.
I knew it, Jin thought.
"So? What do you want to ask me?
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"Yes, my name is Jin. Actually, I'm from ......."
Jin explained why he was here. Namely, the reason for the eviction from the facility.
"Hmm. ......Hey, have you heard anything?"
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the boss asked a man who looked like a secretary.
"Yes. The land was purchased by the firm three months ago.
The secretary answered, flipping through his business notebook.
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What is your purpose?
"Nothing in particular. In the first place, it is not a sightseeing spot, far from the station, and there are no roads leading to it. Why did you buy such a land?
Well, it's ...... obvious, isn't it?
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Yes.
The boss turned to Jin, looked at his face which did not seem to understand what was going on, and opened his mouth.
"In other words, someone from that office must have bought it for 120 million yen to cheat them out of money. The actual selling price was probably one-third to one-fifth of that amount.
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"Yeah, I mean, ......."
"He must have pocketed the difference. In the first place, I wouldn't normally be involved in such a sale of land. So they must have thought that they wouldn't be found out, and they did it in such a way."
To summarize, someone from the office buys the land for about 30 million yen. Then, they wrote a fake deed and demanded 120 million from the headquarters.
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The difference of 90 million was paid by the office. This is what they are saying.
"Why are you being so transparent ......?"
Jin questioned,
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"Well, that's what people who are blinded by immediate gratification tend to do.
It is true that Jin has no idea about the mind of a criminal. Besides, the people in that office sure looked stupid.
"First of all, let me thank you. It's a blessing just to have found out about the injustice going on at the end of the line.
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"Yes, yes."
Jin was relieved to find out that the people he was talking to were more understanding than he had expected.
"How about the deed to the orphanage land?"
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"Uh, yes."
It was the best he could hope for.
In exchange, you become one of us.
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Yes?
You may not look like much, but you've got guts. I like you.
The conversation is going in the wrong direction.
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I appreciate the offer, but it's difficult.
"Why not?"
Because I don't belong to ...... this world.
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"Oh, I see. I don't care about your family register.
"No, that's not what I mean. ......
Jin picked up a crystal glass ashtray from the parlor set.
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"What?
In Jin's hand, the ashtray changed its shape and became a small bust of the ...... leader.
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"Now you see what I'm talking about, don't you? I'm a mage ...... from another world, a wizard."
"......I know it's hard to believe, but ......"
The gang leader holds up the bust, which used to be an ashtray.
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"......It's real. ......It doesn't look like a magic trick."
"Can you believe it?"
"Wait, wait, wait. ...... show me something again."
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"Yes,...... Reiko."
Yes, Father.
Jin pats Reiko on the shoulder.
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"She is not human."
"What?"
The boss and the secretary look at each other and say, "What are you talking about?
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"Well, is there anything made of metal that can be broken?"
"Well, how about this golf club? I was just about to throw it away when I bent it."
Jin took it, a 5-iron.
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"No, thank you. ...... Reiko, round it up."
"Yes."
Reiko took the iron and rolled it up as if it were made of clay.
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"What the hell!"
Reiko gently dropped the tennis-ball-sized ball on the floor.
The secretary picked it up.
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"Boss, there is no doubt in my mind that this was an iron.
"Now do you understand?"
"Mm-hmm. ......"
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The boss looks a little pale. No wonder. He must have imagined how much damage would be done if Reiko, who has such power, went on a rampage.
"Jin, you said you came from another world, what did you come here for?"
"To save the orphanage, of course.
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This answer came naturally. Jin himself believes that this is the reason from the bottom of his heart.
"I see. I understand. I'll leave that orphanage alone. And I'll return the title."
Thank you.
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Will you do me one favor? No, I'm not asking you to become a relative.
......
Reiko, you say? I want you to make a figurine in her likeness.
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The boss seems to like Reiko. Maybe he has dangerous taste.
In that case...
Jin noticed an ornament in the corner of the room. It was a bronze statue of a nude woman.
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"May I use this?"
"Oh, sure. It was a gift, but it's not in very good taste.
Well then. ......<
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"Oh?
As I looked at the statue, the nude woman changed her shape and ...... became an almost life-size statue of Reiko.
"Well, how do you want to pose it? I can do it any way now."
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"Well, can you make it look like she is smiling and holding out her right hand?"
"Yes. ......<
"Oh!"
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The statue of Reiko is now posed as you asked. The boss gently stroked the statue to make sure it was real.
"Well, you said Hitoshi, thank you. Don't worry about the land title. I keep my promises in my name. ...... or rather, I'm afraid of what will happen if I don't. ...... right?"
The boss seemed to have sensed that Jin and Reiko could physically destroy the XX clan if they wanted to.
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"Well, we'll see about that."
Yeah, bye.
Yeah, well...
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"...... that's how it is."
"...... Jin, you've gone too far!"
When I returned to the facility and reported the incident, the director of the hospital cried to me.
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"Thank you, but please don't do anything dangerous. ......"
There were more dangerous things he had done in Ars, but Jin was not stupid enough to talk about them.
"Yes, Director."
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He nodded his head.
The next day, in the early afternoon, there was a visitor at the facility. It was a man who was the secretary of the boss.
He left a single word, "Here is the letter of rights you were promised.
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The man left with one word.
It was not until the next day's newspaper that Jin and the others learned that the XX-gumi office in the town had been vacated.
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A week passed after Jin and the others moved to Japan.
The children spent almost the entire time in the facility.
Elsa had gotten used to the children and they had grown fond of her.
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At that time.
Jin, Elsa, Reiko, the director, and Yoshiyuki were talking.
It's time to go. Come back here!
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echoed in Jin's head.
Elsa and Reiko seemed to have heard it, too, and both of them stiffened.
"Jin, what's wrong?
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The voice of the director sounded doubtful.
"Doctor, it seems that the time has come.
Jin!
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"I heard the voice of the Creator of the world. I have to go back to the other side now.
Brother!
Yoshiyuki tried to cling to Jin, but he couldn't ...... touch him.
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The area around Jin and the others began to glow faintly.
"Yoshiyuki, take care of the director and the facility.
"Brother, ......"
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"I'm sorry, doctor. But I'm dead in this world.
Jin ......
The world I'm supposed to live in is already out there.
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Jin hugged Elsa and Reiko by the shoulders.
"I'm happy over there," he said. Don't worry about me, teachers."
"Jin...... got it. ......Elsa, you take care of Jin, okay?"
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Yes, sir.
Reiko, protect Jin.
Yes, even if it costs me my life.
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Take care, brother.
"Yes, you too, Yoshiyuki."
Gradually, Jin and the others faded from view.
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"It was nice to see you, even if it was only for a week. I'm glad there are no children here. I don't want to see them cry. ...... sir, please tell the kids to be nice."
"Okay, Jin. I was happy to see you again too. ...... thank you for everything, Elsa."
"Take care, doctor."
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"Thank you, Reiko."
Jin and the others faded further.
"I'm always wishing you all the best!"
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I wonder if the director's words reached them.
The last faces I saw were smiling.
The next moment, there was no one there.
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"......Hey?"
Yoshiyuki muttered.
"It seems like someone was there before."
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Three cushions were still out on the tatami mats.
"That's true. But I can't remember.
"It seems we were both having the same dream."
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"Yes, it's true."
At that moment, a single tear rolled down the Director's cheek.
"......?"
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"Are you crying, doctor?"
Yoshiyuki asked, tears welling up in his eyes, threatening to spill out at any moment.
"It's strange. I feel a pain in my chest, but it's warm.
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"Oh, I feel like that too. ......"
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Jin and the others appeared at the warp gate of Kunlun Island.
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"......? Brother Jin, are you crying?"
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Erza, who was accompanying the group, looked at Jin's face and said in surprise.
"Huh? Oh, ah... I can't ...... stop crying. Elsa is crying too, you know?"
"....... But not sad. I'm lonely, but I'm happy. ......No,...... I can't say it well,......"
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Jin gently hugged Erza.
"Thank you,......."
"Jin brother?"
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Erza wondered.
"I wonder why. I just felt like doing this when I saw Erza's face.
And Reiko.
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Reiko may or may not remember what happened.
Reiko did not say anything.
She just kept quiet and snuggled up to Hitoshi.