"Erza didn't do the research on the artificial cells, did she?"
"No, I left it to Licia."
What's the reason?
"Not much of a reason, but ...... if I may say so, I wanted her to have ."
Confidence?
"Confidence? ......Licia-san became a a little later, and I thought she was somewhat reserved with everyone.
"Reserved,...... indeed."
"......, but there are a lot of matters to be done ......."
"Yes, we do, sweetie."
"Kuhu, since the four duchies' troubles, there's been a lot going on over here, you know."
Jin was busy too.
"I guess so. ......"
Jin looked a little distant.
"I think I'll take it easy today. ......
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
* * * *
"......Fu......"
The day's activities are over, and Jin takes a relaxing soak in the hot spring.
"......Well, I wonder if we can dig a hot spring at their place. ......"
Jin is a bath and hot spring lover who hopes that his guests will enjoy not only the food but also the comfort of the hot springs.
Then he remembered that he had once promised to take everyone in the to meet ,
"...... maybe now is a good time to do it, when there is no urgency ......"
I thought.
So after dinner, Jin asked Erza, Hannah, Saki, and Licia, and they all said it was a good idea.
"Well, let's go to tomorrow. < is finished.
"Yes.
Okay..."
"I'm looking forward to it.
I'd like to ask you some questions.
And so it came to be.
* * * * * *
The next day......November 23, all the members of <> gathered at >.
The next day, all the members of the <> gathered in >, namely Jin, Hannah, Martha, Licia, Beena, Luis, Marcia, Rodrigo, Reinhardt, Elsa, Meane, Berche, Saki, Tor, Stearena, Vivian, Goose, Milowina, Zion, Marikka, Rhodotos, Lyudmila, and Tarles.
This is the newest plane.
"Wow."
This is amazing.
<
Is it matte black ...... or gray?
No, it's called "dull gray."
Jin answers Reinhardt's comment.
"At first it was silver, just like the color of light silver, but as we were testing various things, an oxide film formed on the surface and this color was obtained.
When an oxide film forms on the surface of light silver (titanium), the color changes depending on its thickness,
It is known to be gray at its thinnest point, changing to yellow, purple, blue, yellowish green, yellow, purple, and green ...... as its thickness increases.
In this case, the oxide film is the thinnest because it is naturally formed, and it has turned into what Jin calls <> in gray .......
By the way, titanium mugs are usually this color.
Even if the oxide film peels off and the color of the base metal appears due to scratches, it will soon oxidize back to the original gray color in the atmosphere, making it easy to manage.
As a side note, the gold color of Soleil, a member of Reiko's immediate subordinate, is < due to the oxide film, while Luna's silver color is that of the base metal without the oxide film.
"It's nice and austere, isn't it?"
"I think so, too, and I leave it as it is."
Jin said that the color could be changed at any time by using engineering magic <>, and that he would keep it that way for the time being.
He could have used the warp gate to get there faster, but since it had been a while since they had all met, he wanted to take his time and have a little chat with them.
Of course, he also wanted to use as soon as possible.
* * * * * *
On the way, first of all, I would like to explain about <.
Of course, I will include the background of the story.
"......<>'s base or ......"
"I thought there was some kind of fighting going on..."
"So much has happened."
Marikka, you're amazing.
The cabin was a friendly atmosphere.
After the briefing was over, Reinhardt, Bina, and Stearina asked me to show them around the ship.
"Hmmm, you're a real djinn, aren't you?
"Yes, you've built something amazing. It's just like Jin to be able to go into space and underwater.
"The armament is amazing too. I hope I never have to use it.
While we were spending time like this, we saw Villa Island below us.
"That's it," he said.
"I see, it used to be a resort area."
< descends slowly.
< in advance, all eight of them had come out to meet the in front of their . They came out to meet the .
"Jin, welcome!"
"I see you've built another vehicle."
"You must be one of Jin's friends, welcome!
They all said "Welcome, Mr. Jin!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The reception took place in the dome on the rooftop.
It was fully furnished and equipped with tables and chairs, and <> and others brought drinks immediately.
"No, Mr. Jin, life here is very comfortable.
"No, Mr. Jin, life here is comfortable. This is exactly the life we wanted.
"I'm glad to hear that."
After all, the <s were NEETs who were cooped up in the house, but Jin was not so meek as to point this out to them.
"So this is one of your friends, Jin. Can you introduce us?"
"Yes."
Jin then introduced the 8 members, followed by the 23 members of the ...... including himself... and Reiko. Then he introduced the 23 members of the , including himself, Reiko, and Hope.
"Well, Zion, Ludmilla and Rhodes, are you from the same town as Maricka?"
"Maybe they are somewhat close to us.
First of all, the seemed to have attracted the interest of the .
But, after all,
"...... you say Turles, you were a servant of the <>?"
I didn't realize you still existed."
"I'm surprised. You're a precious thing now.
"Perhaps he is even more capable than we are."
Turles, the former 700672, is the center of the conversation.
"He is now a loyal servant of Marikka-sama."
"I see. Marikka, you certainly seem to have direct descent from the <>.
I'm a little envious.
Indeed. We used to have servants too but they were long dead.
"So you're named Turles now. ...... Maricka, he is precious to us. Take good care of him."