The lunch served white bread, fish karaage, vegetable salad, and Citran juice. The dessert was Pelshka fruit.
âYes, we performed the peeling.â
The girlsâs special quality was to be able to continue such menial work far longer than humans.
Beana had a mouthful, and gave her opinion on the flavor.
âOh. Iâm not very picky. Iâve got a habit of just being grateful that Iâve got something to eat.â
Beana had some strange admiration.
It looked like the karaage was to Elsaâs tastes.
âSomething in this saladâs taste makes me feel like Iâve had this somewhere beforeâŠâ
âItâs fish sauce I got from Port Rock.â
âOh! Thatâs it! Itâs that taste! I see, so thereâs a way like this to combine it with spices too!â
He received praise again. Things like Jinâs various Japanese style dressings he made in the orphanage were his forte.
âBut Jin, you said youâve lived all your life here, right?â
âBeana-san, if the Warp Gateâs adjustments and such went poorly it would be dangerous. Thatâs why it was primarily me who went to stealthily buy wheat and other things. The time Father went to Blue Land and met you was only after the adjustments were perfected.â
âYou would teleport into an unexpected place.â
It seemed like Warp Gates became somewhat scary.
After lunch, they enjoyed tea at ease, and finally the tour around Kunlun Island began.
The three who werenât used to riding like Jin were guided by the golem maids that accompanied them during the teatime. Reinhardt had Amethyst-100, Elsa had Aqua-100, and finally Beana had Ruby-100.
âThis horse is interesting after you get used to it.â
âThis one also moves wonderfully. Just like a real one.â
For that reason Reinhardtâs admiration could be said to have been just natural.
After an hour of enjoying the scenery⊠Although it was mostly just grassy plains, fields of bamboo, sparse woods and wilderness with nothing much to look at, but in any case, the group arrived at the mining site.
Magi Crystals were carefully stored in a warehouse with a roof, while Magi Stones were stored together with other Magi Stones.
âI only succeeded it from my teacher, though.â
âYour teacherâŠAdrianna-dono was it? She mustâve been a great person.â
When Reinhardt said so, even though it was just for a moment, Reiko had a glad look on her face.
âThere will be a good view from top of that mountain.â
The climbing came to an end after around five minutes, and to the west was the sea. Beyond the clear afternoon horizon tiny silhouettes of islands could be seen.
âTruly. Could Io Island be nearby?â
When Jin told them that it doesnât seem like Io Island can be seen from here, the two were disappointed.
Nevertheless, it felt as if a voice like that could be heard.
They were like that for a while, but they couldnât stay on the summit forever, and after calling out to Beana they descended.
Beana sighed and muttered at the back of the line.
As they came back to the mansion, the sun was already starting to set. The sundial in front of the mansion was at nearly four.
Jin asked, and Reinhardt was considering what to do with a pensive look on her face. Then,
Elsa expressed her wishes in a single word, and as Beana also said she would stay Reinhardt had no other option than to stay too.
âIn that case, by all means use the hot spring.â,
âYes, that. I wanted to try it.â,
Elsa said happily. She had seen a glimpse of the hot spring while in the changing room changing to pants.
Following the etiquette of ladies first, the girls entered the bath first. Soleil and Luna went along as assistants.
The bathtub was around 4 meters in diameter, made of marble and filled to the brim with hot water. Because the water flowed in and out through a structure in the bottom of the tub, hardly any dirt accumulated.
The two entered the bath after having Soleil and Luna pour hot water on them to prepare them for the bath.
Beana who rarely had opportunities to to bathe simply enjoyed it.
Elsa noticed the difference from a regular hot bath, and asked Luna.
She then stretched her body in the water, and tried caressing her feet and arms.
Elsa had a glance at Beanaâs direction, then at herself in comparison, and for some reason had a relieved look on her face.
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Beana was surprised when Elsa spoke to her.
âY- Yes, thank you very muchâŠâ
âWhatâs your relationship with Jin-kun?â
Elsa nodded to confirm, and said she was interested in how Jin acted when she wasnât around.
Beana told her about how she met Jin, and how she then asked him to help her because of the repayment of her debt and her siblingsâ illness, about the lighter and refrigeratorâs development, and about popcorn and the water heater, in that order.
âJin-kun is Jin-kun after all. No matter where, heâs the same.â
Beana felt a sad feeling in her chest when she saw Elsaâs faint smile as she said those words.