Eira looks at Jin who has fallen asleep lying down with a wry smile on his face. "In a sense, he trusts me enough to show his unguarded appearance like this.
"Yes, that's ...... right.
But how did a man like Jin come to this country ......?
"Oh, you know, the accident at the warp gate. ......
Eira smiled thinly and shook her head.
"Jin's story is a little hazy on a lot of things. It's not a good idea to just believe everything he says.
"Well, what do you mean ......?"
"What I mean is that Jin really is from some faraway land. That's a fact, isn't it?
"Yes, that's true. I have a very biased knowledge base.
Then why do you falsely claim that your memory is hazy?
"What, are you deceiving me?"
Katya looks surprised.
"I don't know what's really going on, but for someone who says he's confused, he's not lost in the technical details. So conveniently, you only forget certain knowledge?"
"...... sure, to ......"
"I can understand that part of it a little. Jin's knowledge and skills are extraordinary. They must be wary of him. But then, he's not very good at hiding his abilities.
I agree.
"I once thought he might be a secret agent, but it's just too unlike him."
At that moment Jin turned over and hit his arm on the table.
"Oh, Jin-san, are you awake? ...... Jin-san!"
"......Woo......El,......A little more,......"
"...... eru? What's an 'eru'?"
Katya tilted her head and Eira looked as if she didn't understand.
"From the way it sounds, I think it might be a person's name.
"Oh, yes, that's right."
"I'd like to ...... ask her when she wakes up, but I don't think we should ...... do that."
"Yeah, right."
Both of them decided not to pry into Jin's affairs.
"But you are very good at calculation and logical thinking, aren't you, Katya?
"Is that so?"
"...... Yeah. If I could get a better teacher, I could become a scholar who could change the world.
Katya turns red.
"You're joking too much!"
"I'm not joking."
Eira pours another glass.
Katya, who seemed to be getting very drunk, said a line she would never say.
"If ......, I would say it too. ......I thought you were a difficult person, Eira-san."
"Well, I'm certainly difficult, aren't I?"
But Katya shook her head.
"No, the real Eira is a person who cares about her friends, is enthusiastic about her studies, and takes good care of her juniors.
"......"
"How did someone like Eira-san come to be in a place like this, that's ...... more ...... mysterious ...... and ......... ..."
With a thud, Katya collapsed. It seems that he has finally passed out.
"......, they're all weak when it comes to drinking, I tell you."
Eira continued to drink for a while,
"......Why are you here,....... That's your business,......."
He muttered and looked up at the ceiling. Then he whispered in a whisper.
"A country,....... I wonder what a country is. ......