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Jin accompanied Prince Ernest and Princess Rieschen to the Kingdom of Elias.
As it turns out, permission was easily granted.
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After all, <
However, it is inevitable that the official permission was given only for the sake of
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By the way, last night, I taught the chef from Ames1 how to cook rice and how to make the batter of tempura quick and easy.
Thanks to this, the rice served for breakfast was cooked well, I should add.
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"Well, I'm off now.
"Well, Ernesto, study hard."
"Take care, Princess."
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"Yes, Harvey, take care."
Prince Ernest is pleased to announce to his father, King Harold Luann of Autoclase-Egelea, that he has been granted a royal wedding.
Princess Rieschen is seen off by Undersecretary Harvey of the Ministry of Magic and Technology.
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"Yes, I'll take good care of him."
And then <
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The members were Jin, Elsa, Reiko, Edgar, Hannah, Licia, Princess Rieschen, Prince Ernest, Anne, Lol, Lefa, Tia, Ames1, and Lotte.
"Wow, they're flying!
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Prince Ernest is excited. Princess Rieschen is also happy to be with Ernest.
"That's fast. How fast is it?
"About a hundred kilometers per hour, she says."
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Princess Rieschen was amused by the fact that she did not use her "no-ja" so much when she was with Prince Ernest, but the fact that she sometimes did was also cute, Jin and Elsa thought as they listened to her.
The destination is not the capital Borgia, but Potrock, where the shipbuilding dock is located.
The distance is about 300 kilometers, and it will take three hours to get there.
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"But, although all four of us have blue hair in common, we have very different atmospheres, don't we?
Prince Ernesto commented upon seeing Anne and the other four sisters.
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"It's hard to say, but I guess it's their individuality.
Jin answered this question.
"Your Highness, even though we were born the same, our subsequent experiences change us, because we all have our own past.
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Anne had been converted as a comfort woman and Tia as a nanny, but Jin refrained from explaining that much, but Prince Ernest was satisfied with that explanation alone.
"I see ...... that's right. It's the same for humans, isn't it?"
Jin felt good about such a prince.
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Just before noon local time, <
Since there is no airfield here, they landed on the beach.
"It's kind of crowded, isn't it?
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"Hmm, there seem to be a lot of tourists."
This is the first time Jin and Elsa have been to Potrock. The atmosphere is different from the usual, so they are fidgeting around.
Then Reiko points at them.
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"Father, they are coming for you."
There was the Marchese Florenziano, who had received the call, himself welcoming the group.
"Welcome, Your Highness Ernesto, Princess Rieschen, Sir Zin Nidor and your wife and friends.
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"Thank you for your hospitality."
After a brief greeting on the beach, we went to the guest house.
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The guest house is adjacent to the Lords'.
Welcome, Your Excellency.
The Marquis of Florenziano, looking as dignified as ever, bowed lightly before Jin and the others.
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First, lunch.
As is typical of potlocks, the menu was rich in seafood.
The menu included grilled fish, tempura white fish, seafood salad with peeled shrimp and cucumber with wine vinegar, and so on.
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Of course, there were also freshly baked bread and barley porridge, and the waiter would serve you whatever you wanted to eat, as if you were at a buffet.
The tempura here was well-done, although it was a bit of a surprise.
Satisfied with their meal, the guests had a leisurely meeting after the meal.
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"Your Highness Ernesto would like to learn more about ships, wouldn't you? There will be a ship competition just tomorrow, and I would like you to watch it.
The word "competition" caught Jin's attention.
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"Well, the ship competition, you mean the
"Yes, that's right.
Jin felt a sense of nostalgia.
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It was early spring of 3457 when Marcia approached me and we took on the challenge together.
There was a lot of turmoil surrounding the smuggling of Elradorite and the attack of the Death Serpent, but it was because of those events that I met my best friend Reinhard and my beloved wife Elsa.
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And it turned out that the bustle we felt on the beach was due to the competition.
The same was true for Elsa.
The Marquis continued.
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"The preliminary round was held yesterday, and today we have a day in reserve, with the main competition tomorrow.
Usually the tournament is held in the middle of February, but this year it was delayed a little due to the ocean currents.
But for Prince Ernesto, it was a blessing in disguise.
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"I'm looking forward to it.
Prince Ernest said with pleasure.
"Ummm ...... why do you have one day in reserve?"
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Jin asked. Because they didn't do that in the past.
"This year's competition is a little ...... harder than the last two, so we want to make sure that the boat operators are well rested and the boats are well maintained."
"......What are the details of the competition?"
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This time the question came from Elsa. As a former participant, she too was curious.
"The distance has increased. Specifically, it has doubled. So, the burden on the operator and the ship is great.
"I see. ......"
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Because of the increased speed and stability of the ship, the distribution of the stages has been changed so that the audience can see more scenes of overtaking and being overtaken.
In short, he has reduced the number of reef areas and increased the number of speed-driven stages.
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"The tourists have been very positive about the event."
The dead-heat teams in yesterday's qualifying rounds were also very excited.
"That's exciting!"
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Prince Ernest is also a bit excited. Princess Rieschen said nothing, but her flushed face said it all.
"I'll make room for you in the guest of honor section."
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Marquis Florenziano told them. Then he added,
"I would like to invite Mr. Jin to give a commentary as a special guest.
He started to say.
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"Yes, of course.
Jin accepted the offer.
"Thank you, I'm glad. This will make tomorrow's party even more exciting.
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"Well, Your Excellency, how many people are left in the finals?"
Licia asked. Jin and Erza both thought they had forgotten to ask that.
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There are eight players in the final. ...... Jin's former teammate, Marcia, is also in the finals.
"What, Marcia?"
Jin had been traveling with Erza and her family for the past few days, so he had not received any detailed report from the old man. That's why he had not heard from the old man.
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"Marcia drives the horizontal waterwheel, and the other seven drive the regular waterwheel, right?"
"I see."
The horizontal water wheel drive, or
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Jin was even more excited to watch the competition.
"Hey, Marcia, are you in the competition too?
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"Yes, I guess so.
I'll be cheering for you tomorrow!"
Hannah was also a little surprised to learn this fact, and seemed to be looking forward to tomorrow.
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"So you know Jin. I'm looking forward to seeing it too.
"I'm looking forward to it too.
Princess Rieschen also seemed to be looking forward to it.
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"When this competition is over, I will show you the dock for large ships.
"That would be a pleasure."
Prince Ernest smiled cheerfully.
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After that, the guests continued to relax in the guest room, exchanging various stories with each other.
The sky over the Potrock was tinted with the color of an azure glow at sunset, indicating that the next day would also be a fine one.
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