In the end, Jin and his friends returned to the castle with a mountain of shopping after visiting Asunto until the evening.
Reiko and Edgar carried their luggage.
"I had a good time. Thank you, Jin-bro.
"Thank you for buying so many things for us, Onii-chan!
"Jin-san, am I allowed to go to ......?"
Jin, who had bought Erza, Hannah, and Licia each something that they liked, was quite content in his own way.
He had only bought a few things for people in his life, with the exception of a small child in an institution.
Before that, he did not have the financial resources to go shopping.
As a matter of fact, Lyanna had told him that all the purchases would be paid for by the Kingdom of Egelea, but he had refused her offer and paid out of his own pocket.
"It's nice not only to make something, but also to buy something for someone like this. ...... The person who bought it seems happy."
Jin was relaxing in his room, feeling a bit out of focus.
Elsa and the others unwrapped the items they had bought and looked around sullenly at them as if they were <>.
"When I picked it up at the store, it was still a product of the store, but now it's mine, or ......."
Thinking about this, Jin takes a sip of the tea (taeye) that Reiko made for him.
Leanna is now reporting for her outing.
Soon it was time for dinner.
Jin, what are you doing here?
"Jin, it was so boring that I couldn't make it to the last .
"Me too."
Dinner was served in the small dining room of the castle, with Prince Ernest and Princess Rieschen in attendance.
Even though it is called a small dining room, it is luxuriously decorated as if it were for royalty and guests.
<> sounds like an amazing place. ...... Did Lyanna go there? That's nice."
"Thank you.
Lyanna, Kate, Lisa, and others had accompanied King Egelea and his attendants to the last World Congress.
"I'd love to go there next time!"
"Master Nest, a world congress is not a place for fun and games.
"I know."
Prince Ernest, who was making innocent remarks, was rebuked by Princess Rieschen, who was sitting next to him, but the dinner went on peacefully.
"Tomorrow, the debriefing will start at 9:00 p.m."
Lianna told Jin and the others when they returned to their rooms.
"Will breakfast be served around 7:30 a.m.?
"Yes, that's fine.
Since Jin and the others were all early risers, 6:00 a.m. would not be a problem.
I'll be with you the rest of the way, so please leave Lyanna-san alone.
Reiko said, and Leanna bowed and left the room.
"Well, it's still early for bed, let's play a game or something.
"Yes!"
Jin suggested, and Hannah was the first to agree.
"I brought a small Sugoroku (a Japanese traditional Japanese game of Sugoroku) with me."
Jin took out a set of Sugoroku from his baggage.
The Kingdom of Egelea is known for its Sugoroku. Jin remembered the <>.
At that time, he had enjoyed playing Sugoroku by drawing squares on the table to pass the time.
Licia seemed to agree, so Jin finally decided to begin.
"First, let's decide the order.
The order is decided by rolling the dice.
Erza, Hitoshi, Licia, and Hannah are chosen in that order.
Reiko and Edgar, let's do it too.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, father."
Since all they had to do was roll the dice, the conditions for Reiko and Edgar were the same as for Jin and the others.
"Oh, one break."
"Wow, back five."
"Yay, I'm back!"
Jin and the others enjoy playing Sugoroku with the six of them.
The night of the Kingdom of Egelea is over.
* * * *
The next day, Jin had breakfast at 7:30 a.m. as scheduled and moved to the main conference room at 8:30 a.m. where the debriefing session was held.
Incidentally, although he almost stayed up late playing Sugoroku, he was able to get a good night's sleep thanks to the admonition from Reiko and Edgar.
However, Hannah and Licia could not be present this time, and Elsa did not feel the need to attend, so only Jin and Reiko were present.
The large conference room was about the size of six standard school classrooms.
There was a large table in the center of the room with seats around it.
Some people had already taken their seats.
"Oh, Mr. Jin, it's been a long time.
The person who called out to me was the Prime Minister, the Marquis Boyd Norse Galuelli.
"<>, thank you for all you did for me the other day," said King Harold of Egelea.
said Harold Ruan Autoclase, King of Egelea.
The third prince Ernest sat next to him, and the princess Rieschen sat next to him. Jin waved back in the same manner and took his seat.
Jin was looking forward to this debriefing session.
He knew that there were still some facilities in the basement, but he did not know what they were because he had left the investigation to the survey team that had visited the site.
The attendees gathered little by little and the debriefing session started at 9:00 a.m. on time.
The briefing will begin at 9:00 a.m. on time.
The facilitator was Mr. William Hex Sard, Minister of the Interior.
Rapporteur, please begin.
Yes. My name is Paule Raid. I'm Paule Raid. I'm the captain of the 3rd knighthood. I've been asked to lead this expedition.
Paule Raid bowed and began his report.
"We have set our sights on the ruins of Soldrake. These ruins are the place where Giga-Ant was once trapped.
Pohl gives a brief account of the former events and the devastation.
His explanation was specific and precise, and all who heard it were reminded of the devastation of that time.
However, he skipped over the problems with the survey team from the Kingdom of Cerroa.
The relationship between the two countries is completely different now than it was then,
"......, but this time nothing happened at all. With great care, we went inside the ruins, little by little, to investigate. And ......."
Paule Raid finally began to talk about the results of his investigation of the ruins.