On the evening of the 18th, Jin took Zion and his son to the village of Kaina. Of course, they were going to Nido Castle.
Princess Rieschen wanted to come too, but this time she was on official business. They gave up in tears.
But this building is amazing.
Lorona was amazed when she saw Nido Castle for the first time.
Jin is happy to have more opportunities to use Nido Castle these days.
"We've been waiting for you."
Erza greeted him here.
"Welcome, Zion!"
Hannah is with her.
"Hello, Hannah!"
Zion and Hannah had not seen each other since Elsa's birthday. It's only been three days, though.
"It's a peaceful place, isn't it?
Rorona commented on the appearance of the village of Kaina.
"Thank you very much.
Jin, the lord, thanked her for the recognition, which he himself wished he had received.
Jin-sama, you take good care of this village, don't you?
"Yes, I do. This village is my hometown.
Jin led the three of them to the castle, exchanging such conversation.
Erza returned to the castle ahead of the others and prepared the guest room.
When Jin entered the drawing room, the preparations had just been completed.
"Please come this way first.
"Thank you, Miss Elsa."
Rorona thanked him on behalf of the three of them. But...
What kind of furniture is this?
What had been prepared was a kotatsu.
Yes, Erza had prepared a set of kotatsu in the guest room.
The guest room at Nido Castle has a Japanese-style room and a Western-style room.
The Japanese-style room is equipped with a kotatsu, which can be used as a sunken kotatsu.
When one of the tatami mats is removed, a half-tatami-sized horigotatsu is revealed. You can re-lay the half tatami mats that are missing.
Place the kotatsu stand, cover it with a kotatsu futon, and put a board on top. The final touch is to place a bowl of citrons in place of the tangerines.
Even though it is March, the mornings and evenings in Kaina Village are still cold, so the kotatsu is very useful.
"This is called a kotatsu. ......"
Jin explained.
"Oh, so this is a heating device like that. Thank you very much.
"Oh, this is nice.
"It's easy on the legs, too. I like it, Jin."
Jin was relieved to hear that all three of them liked it.
There is another type of kotatsu that does not have a sunken kotatsu, but we decided that this one would be easier for the three of them to use.
Incidentally, Hitoshi prefers the orikotatsu to the sunken kotatsu.
The reason is that he can hide under the kotatsu and take a nap.
But since Radeous and Rorona have never lived on tatami mats, they decided to use the sunken kotatsu.