Jin D. and Deus ex Machina in the Principality of Jags were attending a banquet.
It was a standing buffet-style, no-nonsense banquet.
"Law ......"
About 60% of the dishes served there were very sophisticated ones, many of which Jin D knew well.
Tempura, fried food, deep-fried food, hamburgers.
Is this the kind of food you serve at a palace banquet? I guess it is a dish to be served at a palace banquet, but no one was concerned about such a thing,
(This is a credit to ...... Elena ...... or <)
All the efforts to win the stomach of the Duke of Jags and to improve his health have resulted in the improvement of his diet.
Jin thinks that a good diet enriches people's hearts, and the old man who is currently piloting Jin D. agrees with him.
(Well, enrichment does not mean a dramatic improvement all of a sudden, though.)
(Well, it is not possible to improve dramatically suddenly, though.) However, people's faces are bright when they are eating delicious food.
(It would be nice if the reform of the Principality of Jaguar could slowly progress from such a point of view.)
Jin D. leisurely watches the dinner party with such thoughts in his mind.
Then, he thinks back to a while ago.
It was the speech given by Niestor Cirillo Jagus, the Duke of Jagus, at the beginning of the banquet.
It was intended to announce the beginning of the banquet, and it struck a chord with the assembled dignitaries.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you all for coming. Tonight we celebrate the defeat of our nation in a war of unprecedented aggression. And now I would like to introduce to you the architects of that defense, the MagiCraft Meister of our time, Jin Nido and his friend, Deus Ex Machina!
He was surprised by the word <>, but he was also astonished by the fact that he used such a complimentary term for someone from outside the country as <>.
"His Majesty is ......"
And so on,
"I wonder if he has some kind of a weakness ......".
I also hear whispers such as "His Majesty may have a weakness for ".
The voices of Jin D and Makina can hear them, even though they are too small to be heard by ordinary people.
Then, Jin D., Reiko, Makina, and Rei stood one step below the platform on which the king stood,
"......My country has made many policies to be completed in our own country, but from now on, we will look to the world and aim higher. Kudos to our future collaborators, Jin-dono and Makina-dono, for that!
The words were "Applaud Jin D. and Makina D.".
This surprised Jin D. and Makina.
Not only for the fact that the Prince had said he would look out for the world, but also for the fact that he had said <>.
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And then the party started, but Jin D. and Makina were fed up with the many nobles and important people who came to the party one after the other.
No, in fact, they are < and , so they are not tired, but they are showing their dismayed performance.
The "automata" are not tired, but they are giving us a depressing performance.
Jin D. and Makina are trying to stay out of sight in the corner. Reiko and Rei are silently crouching by their side.
But the people around them do not leave them alone.
"Jin Nido, my name is Bilde Amanista, third seat of the Ministry of Finance.
"Deus ex machina, I am the Marquess of Galka One Beira.
"Jin-dono ......"
"Monsignor Machina, ......"
The two of them, piloted by the old man and the imam, respectively, act dismayed, but they remember the faces and names of all the important people.
Then, someone came to Jin D.
He is an elderly man with brown hair and brown eyes. He is accompanied by an elderly woman who seems to be his wife.