2260 - - 60-25 confluence






 The day after tomorrow, July 7, the time is 9:00 a.m..

 It is the day Jin and his party leave the Nordic Federation.

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"First, I'm going back to Nido Castle.

 Jin wanted to bring a gift of his own, although he had left it to Erza.

 He could have asked to use materials from Marikka's workshop, but he wanted to use his own.

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"Well then, thank you for everything, Zion and Marikka.

"No problem.

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"Thank you very much, Jin-san, for everything."

 Jin, Zion, Marikka and the others said their goodbyes.

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"Mr. Zion, Ms. Marikka, I learned a lot from you. Thank you very much.

"My narrow world has become wider. Thank you very much.

 Emperor Hilde and Flora also expressed their short but heartfelt thanks.

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"Thank you, Hilde, for your continued support."

 At the end of the ceremony, Zion bowed to the Grand Emperor in the Shoro style of curtesy.

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"Edgar, launch <>."

"Yes, Jin-sama."

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 Jin, Emperor Hilde, Flora, Reiko, and the five colored golem maids all boarded the <> and it floated in the air, rising rapidly.

 On the ground, Zion, Marikka, and Marikka's students kept waving their hands until they were out of sight.

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 First, they went to Nido Castle. There Jin spent half an hour preparing his gift.

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 He made a silver spoon, put it in a wooden box similar to paulownia wood, and wrapped it with beautiful wooden paper and ribbon.

 The design of the spoon is just a modified version of the one Elsa had made earlier.

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 As for the clothes, since they were going to the <>, they were wearing formal wear, so I decided to leave them as they were.

 However, in order to remove dust and dirt, the clothes of myself, Emperor Taue (Hilde), Flora, Reiko, the five colored golem maids, and Edgar were given a <.

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 The time is 11:30 am.

 It is a little early, but we decide to have lunch.

 This time, onigiri (rice balls) are prepared.

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I have eaten this onigiri twice or so. They are delicious, aren't they?

"They are easy to eat."

 The onigiri are made in bite-sized portions so that the participants can enjoy a variety of ingredients.

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 The ingredients are salt, sesame, pickled plum, bonito flakes, kelp, and salmon. And grilled onigiri are available in two flavors, miso and soy sauce.

(Jin thought it was a little disappointing that there was no cod roe.)

 Jin thought to himself,

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"The bonito is nice," he said.

The kelp is also tasty.

"I love the aroma of the grilled onigiri with soy sauce.

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"The aroma of miso is also indescribable."

 Jin likes simple salted musubi quite a lot.

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 He finishes with hojicha tea.

"Oh, it was delicious. Thank you for the food.

"Jin-dono's restaurant serves delicious food. I want to follow your example.

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 Jin was relieved to hear that both Hilde and Flora were satisfied with the meal.



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 1:00 p.m. local time.

 This was the time to prepare for the trip, including loading the as the local vehicle.

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 Jin took one golem horse for himself. And Land A and B are also getting on.



"Well then, Master Hilde, we are leaving for the Shoro Kingdom.

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"Yes, I'm counting on you."

 This time, the five colored golem maids remain at Nido Castle and return to their duties.

 The group headed for Shoro are Jin, Emperor Taisho (Hilde), Flora, Reiko, and their pilot Edgar, Lando A and B.

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  lifted off lightly into the sky and headed west.

"The time difference was about three hours.

 Emperor Taisho (Hilde) asked Jin to confirm.

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"Yes. So it is about 10:00 a.m. in Leuthart.

"If <> flies at 200 km/h, that's about four and a half hours. ......2 should get us there around half past 3:00 or 3:00."

 We don't need to ask for an emergency top speed, Emperor Taue said.

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"Okay."



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  will be traveling at an altitude of around 5,000 meters this time.

 The mountain range on the border between the Kingdom of Cerroa and the Kingdom of Shoro should be enough to cross it.

"Oh, that's fast!"

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 From the view below, we cannot see the details of the town, but we can get a good idea of the terrain.

 With Lake Asur on the left and Mount Suhonto and Mount Tokonakon on the right, we are over the Shoro Kingdom.


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"...... Oh? It's a rain cloud."

 Unusually, it seems to be raining near the Trockenbahn (dry road).

 There are several huge cumulonimbus clouds in disarray.

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"I'm grateful for the rain nowadays, but ......"

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 In fact, we could be safe from lightning strikes as long as we put up some warding.

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 Because of the time lost by this detour, <> arrived at Exi at 3:30 p.m. local time.

 It landed on the shore of Lake Tosmo, and the <> was launched.

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 The distance from the landing site to the Randall house was less than a kilometer, but we could not let Emperor Taishang (Hilde) walk.

 Hilde and Flora will ride in the chariot. Land A is in tow.

 Jin rides the golem horse. Reiko and Edgar accompany him this time. <.

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 The one-kilometer distance is covered in about 10 minutes.

 Edgar first announces his arrival to the gate guard.

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"Master Erza's husband, Mr. Jin, and his guests are here. Please greet them as soon as possible.

 He had Erza deliver such a message to him as soon as possible.


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 Upon hearing this news, Elsa rushed to the gate to meet them.

 She was not surprised because she had been told through Soleil that the Grand Emperor (Hilde) was with her, and she was able to greet him properly.

"Hilde-sama, you are welcome.

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"Oh, Elsa, you don't have to worry about that.

"No, I don't think so."

 Then Jin also called out to Erza.

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"Erza, I'm sorry I left you in charge.

 But Erza shakes her head,

"No, don't worry about it.

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 She replies, "No, don't worry about it. And then,

"Please come in."

 and invited the group into the house.

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