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Wind-powered floaters (blow floaters) flying across the huge lake, Lake Asur.
（I wonder if the floating base is still at the bottom of the lake.)
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There is no way to check now.
(That will come later, or ......)
And then the blow floaters entered the territory of the Kingdom of Franz.
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It was not raining in the Kingdom of Franz that day, but it was covered with fog. The Blow Floater's range of vision was only about 200 meters, so it was forced to slow down its speed.
Even Hanako, an automata, and Hope, a golem, can barely see 1,000 meters.
Naturally, the arrival time is delayed.
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"We're staying in the Kingdom of Franz today, aren't we?
Rhodoth said, "We are going to Loron, a town east of the Franz Kingdom.
"Roloon town. ......"
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"Any memories?"
Rhodes asked with interest to Jin's soliloquy.
"Well, I visited there once with Zion," Jin said.
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Jin said,
"What? Your grandmother?
Rhodes exclaimed in surprise.
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"Didn't Zion tell you?"
Jin asked,
"Yes, I had never heard about it.
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Indeed, the purpose of Jin and his group's visit at that time was to rescue Istaris, Zion's sister who had been captured.
Istaris had been severely tortured and humiliated, and Jin had begged her to erase her memory by using a forbidden spell,
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Therefore, Jin now realized that Zion could not have told such a story to his descendants without hesitation.
So, he decided to make up a simple story.
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"At that time, I had just gotten acquainted with Zion. I was there as part of a tour of the countries over here.
"Oh, I see."
Lucas was with you, wasn't he?
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What? Mr. Lucas, is that you?
I was wondering, how are Lucas and Netros doing?
"Mr. Netros is Great Aunt Istaris' husband, isn't he?"
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"Yes, he should be."
Jin remembered fondly the time when Istaris and Netros had eloped, but this time he succeeded in not mentioning it.
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"You two are still in good health.
To my surprise, they are still alive. I guess it is because of the improved nutrition and environmental sanitation.
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What about Lucas?
"Lucas is married to a madrasah from the same family and they are living far away from each other now."
"I see. ......"
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Jin was satisfied to hear what had happened to his old friends.
Rhodes saw the look on Jin's face and did not want to hear any more about Zion and the others' past.
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The town of Rolo-on still seems to be a window to the Kingdom of Klein, with its stone gate rising in the mist, just as it did then.
However, there was no need to pass through it this time.
In the evening, when the fog finally cleared, the blow floaters headed for the airfield to the north of the town and landed.
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Here, too, we were greeted by an officer, registered our names, and left our blow floaters in his custody.
And again, Hanako and Hope were left at home. I feel a little sorry for them, but it can't be helped.
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"Well, where shall we stay?
"Well, ...... I think we stayed at a place called
"Hôtel Lunol? Let's go to ...... and ask around.
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There was a booth at an intersection on the main street that looked like an information center, so Rhodes went there to ask. When he returned, he happily reported.
"It's still there," he said.
Go straight down the central street and turn right at the intersection of another street. The corner on the north side of the town is lined with high-end houses, just as it used to be.
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"Oh, yes, this is what it used to look like."
And even the big park was almost the same as it used to be.
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I remember meeting the former duchess, Catherine de Lafayette, at that time.
Catherine had described Jin as "quite a good-looking man" when he told her that he was staying at the <
Visiting a familiar place like this, one is reminded of the old days.
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While Jin was still immersed in his memories, Rhodes went to the front desk to check in for the night.
"This is room 3 on the third floor.
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It was a four-person room, he said. There were no other rooms available, Rhodes said.
The third floor is reached by a golem elevator.
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In the elevator, Jin said
"By the way, I'm sorry for paying for all your accommodations.
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"No, please don't worry about it. It's normal that Jin-san is not in good hands.
Jin thanked him again.
"Thank you."
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The room was equipped with a bathtub for one person, so Jin was allowed to go in first.
The room was equipped with a bathtub for one person, so Jin was allowed to go in first.
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Jin was somewhat happy to know that public sanitation and infrastructure are in place.
Here, too, dinner was buffet style, so Jin chose what he wanted, mainly rice.
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And Rhodes' choice was mainly meat, except for bread. It is interesting that there is only one vegetable salad in the buffet.
"I hope to get to the Nordic Federation tomorrow."
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"Yes, that's right."
Jin and Rhodes were discussing their plans for the next day.
There are no high mountains near the border between the kingdoms of Klein and Franz, so it is easy to cross them on the way north.
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"If it is sunny, I would like to leave early.
"That's fine."
The thought of finally meeting Zion made Jin feel excited.
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"It's about 500 kilometers away. As long as the weather is good, we should be able to get there.
I'm looking forward to it too.
"Yes, I'm sure your grandmother will be pleased.
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I hope so.
Jin looks out the window.
The night view of Lorong is beautiful.
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When he had been here before, the back streets were filthy and the gap between the rich and the poor was wide, but now there was nothing like that.
It may be far from an ideal town, but I could feel that things have definitely changed for the better, and that was a pleasant change for Jin as well.
(But the monorail did not spread. ......)
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It was not popularized in the Kingdom of Cerroa either. It was just an unusual vehicle.
What was the cause that prevented it from spreading?
Jin tries to analyze, but he doesn't really know.
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From the window, he can see stars on the ground and flowers in the sky.
(Was it Kenji Miyazawa ......? I think it was Kenji Miyazawa (?) who called the heavenly flowers "stars" and the earthly stars "flowers.
Staring at the night view, Jin tried to dig up his hazy memory.
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