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After getting off the battleship Hotaka, Jin saw that the sun was setting.
"Well, let's go back then.
It was a little after 4:00 p.m.
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"Let's go back and relax in the hot spring, and then we'll have dinner.
"Yes!
Rubina answered cheerfully.
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Watching her, Elise smiled softly.
The return trip to the institute was made in an instant through a warp gate.
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"If I get ...... used to it, I may never go back to my normal life ......."
Freddy is mumbling something like this, but I don't listen to him,
"Please go to Horaijima Onsen."
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Jin recommended to Ellis.
"Ah, hot springs are nice, aren't they?"
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Jin was in the men's bath with Freddy.
"......You really are a <
Freddy looked a little down. Jin was concerned about his condition,
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"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?
"No, I just realized how small my world was until now.
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"But that was normal. But it was natural. There was no way I could do it.
Jin told Freddy as if admonishing him.
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"It's good to be sorry, but it's not good to be down on yourself. Not knowing is not a shame in itself. What is shameful is
"Not trying to know: ......"
"Yes. Now you have the opportunity. Are you willing to do it?"
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"...... Yes. But can you do it?
Freddy looked unsure, even though Jin had told him.
"That's up to you. ......My wife, Elsa, started studying magical engineering when she was 16 years old. And yet she became a full-fledged engineer. ......You learned earlier, so you should have a good foundation."
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Even at that, Freddy still seemed to be in low spirits.
(Hmmm......... I'm halfway knowledgeable, so I guess I've atrophied when I saw Horaijima.........)
) Jin wondered how he should educate Freddie about his difficult personality.
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On the other hand, at the women's bathhouse.
"Oh, the water is so nice!
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Marikka talks to Elise who is relaxing in the bathtub.
"How old are you, Mr. Ellis?
It's not rude, I suppose, since the man is not asking how old he is.
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I'll be sixty this year.
"Oh, I see. ......"
"You are 10 years older than my grandmother!"
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Rubina, who was listening to this, interrupted.
"Oh, Rubina, your grandmother is 50 years old?"
"Yes!"
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Rubina answered cheerfully, but then fidgeted a little,
"...... Well, can I call you Grandma Elise?"
She asked. Elise smiled and nodded.
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"Yes, please. Rubina."
"Thank you, Grandma Ellis!"
Marikka looked at her with a smile,
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(......I think she looks a little pale for a ...... sixty-year-old. ......)
), but she was a little concerned about it.
And Greener,
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"I guess so. ......"
She was relaxing on the edge of the bathtub, stretching her arms and legs, thinking to herself.
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"Oh, this is delicious.
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After the bath, fruit juice is served.
Since dinner was about to be served, it was a small bottle of 100 milliliters.
The citran flavor, combined with the slight carbonation, makes a pleasant sensation in the throat.
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After changing in the changing room, I went outside. The sky was tinted red by the sunset.
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"Oh ...... it's so beautiful. ......"
Looking up at the sky, Ellis mutters to himself in a small voice.
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(I have nothing left to think about. ......)
No one was listening to her ......, only the old man.
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Dinner was served in Japanese style: white rice, matsutake mushroom soup, broiled eel, tempura wild vegetables, butterbur miso, and oshinko (Japanese pickles).
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Incidentally, the matsutake mushrooms were imported from Onogoro Island in the southern hemisphere this autumn.
"Ah Jin-san, this kabayaki is delicious!
Elise seemed to like the kabayaki very much.
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Stream eels are river fish that live in the lower reaches of the Erme River in the village of Kaina. They are called mountain stream eels because they do not go down to the sea. They are relatively easy to cultivate, and the village of Kaina is considering raising them.
"But I didn't know they could be so tasty. ......"
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The taste is enhanced by the secret sauce and a sprinkling of hajikami (Japanese pepper) powder.
"I love these matsutake mushrooms!
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"They are delicious!"
Rubina and Grina love the taste and aroma of matsutake mushrooms from their hometown.
Butterbur miso has a nice bitterness to it.
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And Marikka seemed to be enjoying the bitterness of the butterbur miso.
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After dinner, we finished with buckwheat tea.
"Can you make such a delicious tea from buckwheat seeds? ......"
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"It's delicious, Grandma."
Elise and Freddy also liked the buckwheat tea.
"We used to serve buckwheat tea at Nido Castle.
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It seems that somewhere in the past, this tradition was interrupted. However, in the village of Kaina, tea made from the leaves of the Perhia tree, commonly known as the tea tree, is a regular drink and contributes to the health of the villagers.
"It's nice to have good food, clothing, and shelter, isn't it?"
Ellis smiled, his eyes narrowed.
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That night, everyone felt tired and went to bed early.
Only Jin had a short talk with the old man.
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"...... Mr. Ellis?"
"Can you examine him secretly?"
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"Well, maybe. Well, we can do a physical tomorrow."
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