This is the village of Kaina. The river Ermé, which flows to the south of the village, is filled with the sound of human voices.
"Marcia!
Rodrigo is the one who is worried about his daughter who fell into the river. He is worried about his daughter who fell into the river.
But when Marcia emerged from the water with a gasp,
"It's okay, dad," she says.
and waved her hand from the river.
The other day, when I attended Jin's birthday party, Luluna and Kune, who live in the village of Kaina, asked me if I could help them build a boat for them to use on the Erme River.
As a first step, she tried to sail down the Ermee River on a raft, but the direction of the raft was not as stable as she had expected, and the rapid current tossed her around, spinning her around on the surface of the water, and she was swept away.
Marcia, who had done well in rough seas, had a different attitude when it came to rivers.
"Look, I'm wearing a wetsuit, so I'm not cold..."
Marcia was now wearing a wetsuit made of < that Saki had developed.
<, abbreviated as ( Expanded Magi PolyEthylene EMPE).
It is made by applying pressure to molten Maggi PolyEthylene and then depressurizing it to form a foam, which Saki succeeded in developing on Hanna's advice.
The foamed structure of the material makes it highly effective in insulating and shock-absorbing.
However, the form-fitting wetsuit made Marcia's body lines stand out more than usual.
Her father, Rodrigo, was worried about his daughter, and was also distressed by her refusal to consider marriage, even though she would turn 30 this year.
The raft was retrieved by Aqua 101, a golem maid working at Nido Castle.
This was because Arrow, Arco, Vail and other golems were away at the Potrock store, and Aqua 101 was helping Marcia while she was in the village of Kaina.
"Okay, let's do it again."
Marcia worked with Rodrigo to attach various accessories to the recovered raft. All of them would contribute to the stability of the boat.
She added floats to the raft to increase the directional stability of the boat.
"Okay, I'm off."
"Be careful!"
Be careful.
"...... Oh, I'm tired."
"Thank you, Ms. Marcia."
After a day on the raft,...... or rather half a day swimming in the river, Marcia was tired and stretched her arms and legs in the hot springs of the village of Kaina.
She is with one of her clients, Barbara. Or rather, the request was submitted by several daughters, and Barbara was the patron of the request.
In other words, the cost of the project is owned by Barbara ......, or rather, by the Eric Chamber of Commerce.
Barbara gently stroked her belly, she was expecting her second child.
"It was harder than I thought it would be," she said.
"Well, are you sorry?"
"No, it's funny, you don't need to apologize. It's worthwhile."
Marcia laughed at Barbara, who looked a little apologetic.
"Really? That's good."
"Besides, I think I've got most of the plan for the day."
Oh, already? Marcia chuckled at Barbara's surprised face.
"That's the thing, I'm an expert.
Her smile was very happy.
Marcia is staying at the Nido Castle.
<, but also because of its proximity to the river Erme.
The castle also has a small workshop and materials, which she can use freely if she asks Hitoshi not to.
And when Marcia approached the entrance of Nido Castle.
He is 5'8" tall and 78 kilograms. He has gray hair and gray eyes. He is a quarter, so he looks and feels 28 years old.
"Oh, hi, I'm Marcia.
Jin first urged everyone to come inside and then led them to a small conference room.
"Welcome back, Marcia."
"Mr. Rodrigo, is this a good time?"
Marcia's father, Rodrigo, had already returned and asked her to come to the small meeting room.
"This is Tiberio of the <>," he said.
"I'm Tiberio, nice to meet you."
I'm Rodrigo. Nice to meet you too.
After a brief exchange of greetings, we got down to business.
"Zion told me that Tiberio is interested in shipbuilding.
"That's right. We don't use ships much in the Nordic Federation, but I think it would be better to go to sea from now on.
It is true that in the Nordic Federation, ships have not been developed as a means of transportation.
Because there are people who can use <> magic, there has been no inconvenience in moving between clans.
In addition, in recent years, the golem horses donated by Jin have been used, so there have been no complaints about their <> as such.
"......<> clans live inland, don't they?"
Reiko, who had been listening to the conversation in silence, blurted out.
Tiberio responded,
"Yes, you are right. But I'm a ...... quarter, to tell you the truth, and I'm not in the clan territory very often.
Tiberio explains his origins with some regret.
According to him, his grandmother was from the Loren continent. She had already passed away and he had not heard the name of her country.
Jin imagined that she might have been someone from the past Kaina village.
Regardless, Zion was a little surprised to hear him say that he had been moving from place to place in the past because of his quarter status, and that now that diplomatic relations with the Laurentian continent had been formalized, he wanted to live here......, too. .
"Well, I'm sorry Marcia and Rodrigo, but I'd like to see Tiberio for a while,......," he said.
I'd like to show them the actual development of the ship, Jin said.
"Yeah, sure."
Marcia readily agreed.
"It would be nice to have more shipwrights. ...... would make us the first shipbuilders of the northern peoples, wouldn't it?"
Rodrigo also seemed to like Tiberio.
"Okay, when you've decided that, let's hear what you have to say."
Jin rejoins the conversation.
He said that he would not touch them, but that he wanted to know about the request because it came from the village of Kaina and he was the lord of the village.
However, everyone present knew that this was just a pretext, and that Jin himself was actually eager ...... to participate.