The Jin family had gathered on Horai Island, except for Zion and the others who were still in active duty.
Today is the first day of the year.
So we all worshiped the sunrise on the first day of the year, and then drew young water from the well. We are going to make ozoni with this water. ...... Reiko and her assistants Golem, Soleil and Luna.
While the zoni is being prepared, we all pay our first visit...... to the shrine dedicated to <> Shuki Tsetsi, which is located between the institute and the <>.
Please continue to watch over us.
After that, we toast with ginjo sake instead of toso.
The place is Jin's house. It's New Year's around the kotatsu.
"Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Osechi dishes include black soybeans (kuromame), tamagaki (sesame paste), kamaboko (fish paste), kinpira gobo (burdock root), boiled bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms, etc., etc., etc., etc.
Fresh sashimi and grilled sea bream (similar to sea bream) are also available.
"Yes, it's a stretchy rice cake!"
"This sashimi is delicious.
"The egg is sweet and tasty!" "The simmered dishes are also well seasoned.
"The simmered dishes are also very tasty and well seasoned.
"I like the black beans and chestnut dumplings.
"Give me another glass of sake."
It was a lively New Year's Day.
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The next day, the 2nd, we all went to the island of Tsetsi, where the previous generation and the > are buried.
The shrine next to the < is a Shinto shrine, but this one is a Buddhist one.
The tomb guard, , and greeted them.
"Welcome, my friends.
"Brother Nagi, sister Nami, it has been a long time.
They were Reiko's older brother and older sister.
You look well, both of you.
"Yes, thanks to you."
Then, the Jin family members put the flowers they had brought and paid their respects together.
I should add that they did not use incense.
After that, they went to the continent to clean up the area around the monument at Cape Magus.
This was done only by Jin and Reiko.
Erza did not touch the monument this time, but watched from a little distance.
The cleaned monument was sprinkled with fresh water, and here again, everyone quietly joined hands.
"Well."
Jin said to everyone.
"Me and Erza are going to the Shoro Kingdom after this to pay our respects at the gravesite of the female emperor ......<<>."
So they sent <> by transporter, and all of us went together. The pilot was Hope.
The old man had thoughtfully packed a bouquet of flowers to send to the people.
Because of the time difference, the <> travels slowly at a speed of about 100 km/h. In the meantime, Jin and the others are in the middle of the city, going lightly.
In the meantime, Jin and the others had a light meal inside.
It was 9:00 a.m. when they arrived at Shoro.
They parked the <> at the Tosmo lakeside airfield and headed for the cemetery.
<>......Gerhard Hilde von Rubies Shoro's cemetery was no problem for Jin and Erza to get through.
And in front of the mausoleum.
"Welcome, Jin-sama, Erza-sama, everyone!
The automata, <>, the tomb guard given to the group by Jin about 350 years ago, greeted the group.
She is an automata with waist-length black hair tied behind her head and dressed in a so-called "miko costume.
The difference is that they wear white kimono and white hakama.
"Kikuhime, I've come to visit you.
Jin puts the bouquet he has prepared on the flower stand.
Erza, Reinhardt, Bertsch, and the others also offered their bouquets in the same way.
They all put their hands on their chests and prayed silently.
After a minute of silent prayer, Jin opened his eyes and asked Kikuhime.
"Are you feeling all right?"
"Yes, Jin-sama.
Yes, Jin-sama. I'll be counting on you from now on, won't I?
Yes, I will, sir.
The group then left the cemetery.
After greeting Daikie and Cocona at their residence in the capital city of Leusert, the group leisurely returns to Horai Island by .
The second day of the New Year ended like this.
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On the 3rd, Jin and Erza went to .
Following the custom that Jin has passed down to them, they spend the three days of the New Year in a relaxed manner.
However, since they are in the southern hemisphere, the season is summer. It is also nighttime.
"It's no wonder we don't have a kotatsu.
At the home of their caretakers, Mr. and Mrs. Trihard Suzanne, Jin and Elsa received New Year's greetings from the main people.
This was a delicate and time-consuming process that took about four hours.
Afterwards, Jin said,
"This was just a New Year's greeting, I'll come back again to relax".