"I wonder if it's a ...... hardship. No, I don't care about the physical hardship. The most important thing was whether we would be able to go home or not.
Again Zion smiles. Jin saw in his smile a shadow of his former self.
"Let me take one more thing off your mind. Elsa will give birth safely. Mother and child are healthy.
"Really!"
Jin now jumped up from his chair.
"I won't tell you any more. "I won't tell you any more, or rather, you shouldn't ask me. You'll have to wait until we get home to find out.
Zion said with a mischievous smile.
"Ah, yes. Yes, that would be better.
Jin understood what Zion was trying to say.
It would be boring to know everything just because you are in the future.
"Jin who came back 400 years ago said. Keep information to a minimum.
"......I'm not the one who said that. ...... Hmmm."
I don't doubt that. After all, it seems to be my line in the future.
(I guess it's better not to ask what happened to everyone in the family. ......)
Honestly, I'm curious, but Jin reminded me that his first priority is to return home.
"Somehow I know what Jin is thinking. I'm curious, aren't I?"
Zion read Jin's expression and started to say something like that.
"......Yes. I'm taking a test and there's a piece of paper with the answers written on it within reach. It takes a lot of willpower to stay ...... away from it."
Zion chuckled at the analogy.
"......I'm sorry. I'm just glad that I'm talking to the old ...... young Jin."
"...... I see."
I thought to myself, "I know that Zion knows about his later years too. I didn't dare to ask him what kind of an old man he had become.
"Maricka hasn't changed either. I'm relieved."
"Jin-sama ......"
"That golem horse and , they were good work."
"I'm so embarrassed."
Marikka blushed at Jin's praise.
"No, it's true. < after Reiko, didn't you? But it wasn't just an imitation, it had Marikka's own unique twist.
"Oh, uh, you noticed that?"
Marikka is surprised by Jin's words.
"I know. Especially in battle. She was using engineering magic to destroy the joints of ...... enemy golems. Reiko can do it too, but Hanako seems to specialize in such operations.
"Jin-sama is great, after all."
Marikka said that Hanako was designed to be an expert in engineering magic.
She also has the power to carry materials.
"Her appearance is modeled on Reiko's, though."
"I see...so that's how it is."
Jin nodded his head.
The meal proceeded in such a friendly atmosphere.
Jin was pleased to see that rice, miso, and soy sauce were being eaten as usual.
He ate sashimi, pickles, and pickled plums.
For the first time in a long time, Jin enjoyed his meal to his heart's content.
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"Well then, I'll give Jin the most important information he needs right now.
Xiong said with a more serious face than ever as he sipped his after-dinner tea.