The day after Jin enjoyed rice for the first time in a long time.
"Reinhard, I have a favor to ask you..."
Jin and Reinhardt had a private conversation.
"Actually, ......"
Jin explained that he had achieved a little (or so he thought) success in the Kingdom of Klein and had taken a certain village under lease.
"Oh, did I hear that the other day?"
"Oh, did I hear that last time?" "So, the ambassador from the Kingdom of Klein is there. It would be bad not to show up, and it seems that something has happened that has already been resolved.
"I see. So you want to go there for three or four days."
"Oh, yeah. I'll see what I can do."
Reinhardt folds his arms, meditates and thinks.
......I guess I'll just have to get a fake illness."
Opening his eyes again, Reinhardt concluded.
"Temporary illness."
It's a standard practice when you miss a day of school or work.
"But a day or so is fine, but three or four days, I'm sure you'll get a visit from someone.
Reinhardt did not forget to point out the problem. But then, Jin had a way.
"Ah, then you can use the .
The substitute doll he had made before had been converted into a deus ex machina. But it is easy to make, and since I can sleep on the futon, I don't have to worry about being discovered.
The old man can handle the simple answers.
When Jin explained this to Reinhardt,
"Hmmm...I see...a substitute doll. Jin's technology makes this possible.
An ordinary automata would be easily detected, but with Jin's work, the risk is much lower.
And since he is supposed to be sick, he can just sleep and will not stay too long.
Now that we have decided on what to talk about, let's move on to the action.
First, we must leave the Shoro Imperial Palace. This was easy because Reinhardt would show Jin around the city.
Then, they could use the warp gate in Jin's carriage to move to Horai Island.
"Well, I'm going to go there now.
The next step is for Jin to go to Horai Island and bring the substitute doll. However, the doll he made before has been altered in appearance, so he has to make a new one.
The materials and other things had been prepared by the old man, as he had informed Reiko in advance. Thanks to her, the substitute doll was completed in less than 30 minutes. This time, the doll was completely remote-controlled.
"...... is still creepy."
It's hard to get used to seeing a doll with the same face and figure as you, no matter how many times you see it.
"......And then there's Reiko.
Since it is strange that Reiko is not attached to Jin, we need a substitute for Reiko.
For this purpose, we need to call Mira 10 of the fifth column (quinta) and have her disguise herself.
Since the fifth row (quinta) originally has a disguise function, this was easy.
"Okay, let's go back."
Leaving the old man in charge of the basic operation of the disguise doll, Jin and Mira 10 returned to the carriage together.
"Oh, oh?
Reinhardt's eyes widened. There were two Jin.
"Wow! They look just like Jin!"
Reinhardt was excited, but Jin was wasting time, so he interrupted him.
"I'm sorry, Reinhard. Then go back with this doll. ...... Reiko, I'm counting on you."
"Yes,...... father."
Mira 10 who disguised as Reiko replies. Reiko does not even let Reinhardt know that she is also a substitute.
"Jin, then, as we agreed, four days, right?"
"Yes. Yes. I'll ...... make up for this sooner or later.
"Ha, that'll be fun. I'd like to visit that village sometime, wouldn't you?
Cousin Elsa is also in the village of Kaina. Reinhardt also seemed interested. Jin nodded, waved his hand, and went through the warp gate again.
Reinhardt went to the Miyana Village as planned.
Reinhardt returned to Miyagi as planned. Of course, Jin's carriage was driven by a steward.
He returned to Jin's room with the substitute dolls and prepared his bed.
Here, Reiko's statement that she had insisted the other day that there was no need for a maid of honor because I was here came in handy.
"Reinhard, I heard that Jin-kun collapsed. Is he all right?"
The Emperor was the first to hear that Jin had fallen ill, and as expected, the friendly Empress took time out from her political duties to come to see him.
"Yes, I think he has fallen ill, but I think he is just tired from his travels," Reinhard explained.
Reinhard explained and implicitly asked her not to spend too much time on the visit. The wise emperor sensed this, said a few words to Jin, who was lying on his bed, and returned.
Everything went according to the plan of Jin and Reinhardt.
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Jin returned to Horai Island again and first heard the report from the old man.
"......Sick, huh?"
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"...... unforgivable."
The epidemic in this world is terrible. It is the reason for the skewed distribution of the population in the village of Kaina.
"But the safety of the village should take precedence over retaliation."
Jin thought that there was no guarantee that the disease would not enter the village through another route.
After all, the identity of the is unknown. Even with the abilities of the 5th column (quinta).
After thinking for a while, Jin speaks his conclusion.
"Okay, first of all, I will go to the village of Kaina to meet Licia and the others. Then, I'll give them and all the villagers a reason to ...... well, let's call it a castle inauguration ceremony, shall we?"
Jin wanted to give all the villagers a chance to take the medicine to prevent an epidemic.
Jin's gut was churning, but he suppressed his anger and decided that it was more important to ensure the safety of those close to him first.
"Persica juice stored for a long time in the free ether box is not a drug base, but it is expected to be quite effective, right?
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Persica juice without magic will make you feel better, but it is also possible to give it a clear Medicare magic.
Since the concentration of free magic element (ether) in it is low, it was not planned to be used in Horai Island where there is true serum, but it is the best for giving it to people to drink without informing them.
Although the concentration of free magical element (ether) is low, it is a juice, so it is to be consumed in large quantities, and it is expected to be effective in that respect as well.
Jin decided that suspecting an epidemic before it was clear would only cause a commotion.
"Okay, then, get ready," he said. ...... continue the investigation of the mystery man.
Jin instructs the old man.
"...... will take care of that as well. Also, check to see if there are any similar symptoms along the path that Licia has taken.
It is not enough to protect the village of Kaina from the disease.
But since Pascoe, who was accompanying her, had not shown any symptoms, they were not sure if the disease was really contagious or not. So they decided to wait and see for one day.
"Father, your bags are ready."
Thank you.
Reiko, who was in her office in Jin's castle, was looking for some tools that he might use, called out to him and he jumped to the village of Kaina with Reiko.
This time, Jin used the warp gate of the shelter.
It was lunchtime in the village of Kaina.
Jin went to the castle first.
"Ah, I have to think of a name for the castle ......".
Kaina Castle, Jin Castle, Nido Castle......, and so on as the names came into his mind.
"Nido Castle or ...... would be nice, like Nijo Castle."
When Jin had thought that far...
"Master, Miss, welcome home!
A voice said, "Welcome home, master and lady.
He looked around and saw seven golem maids of five colors, Ruby, Aqua, Perido, Topaz, and Amezu, each number 101, and Battlers B and C, welcoming him. Butler B and C. A total of seven of them were waiting for us.
"Oh, I didn't know they were all here.
Jin nodded in return and stepped into the castle.
Where are Barrow and Behle?
He asked Butler B, who was following behind him. He told him that they had gone to the village headman's house to take care of Licia and another nobleman who was Licia's escort.
"I see. It's just noon."
Jin guessed that they were probably helping with the cooking or something and went to his office.
"Third floor, huh?
Butler C heard him talking to himself and quietly explained to Jin.
"Master, there is a secret elevator in the central pillar.
For some reason, the castle has a central pillar like a five-story pagoda, and a hidden elevator is installed in it.
When Jin heard this, he wondered why the old man had not explained it to him last time.
The reason was as follows.
"Actually, Behrle, who was cleaning the room, was out of breath, so we had to do the work last night in a hurry.