Volume 3 - Chapter 21 – Awards Ceremony, and… (1/2)
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Translated by Falinmer
Edited by Nexias Faldoran
03-21 Awards Ceremony, and…
Unbeknownst to everyone present, a small boat had arrived just outside of Port Rock. Everyone had gone to the finish line to watch the winner of the race.
「OK, it’s all right now Reiko.」
A naked Reiko boarded the ship and put on her clothes swiftly without worry.
「Father, we should take these golems to the Event Officials as soon as possible.」
「Ah, yes, please.」
「Yes.」
Reiko hauled the golems and began to carry them since they couldn’t move. Jin helped out and did the same as well.
「Hm? What? What is it?」
「What’s that? Huh?」
Most of the residents were paying attention to the competition, but we still stood out.
Because Jin intended to leave this town soon, he began to act serious.
At the finish line, a thunderous cheer could be heard.
「Athlete number 35, now, GOOOOOOOOAL!」
Jin was reminded by the especially loud announcement that Marcia had taken first place.
「Well done, Marcia.」
Thought Jin as he made his way through the shifting mass of people who were pushing and shoving to catch a glimpse of this year’s queen, Marcia, who donned a tearful face.
A slightly joyful Reiko commented –
「Congratulations, father. Well, it’s natural since it’s father.」
「Ah, if it isn’t Jin. Congratulations on your victory. By the way, what is Miss Reiko carrying?」
Jin ran into Reinhardt while he came down from the VIP seats to thank Elsa for her service. Fortunately for Jin, Reinhardt noticed the two figures carrying golems.
「Oh, Reinhardt. About these two golems, they appear to be sent by a third party who wished to interfere with today’s event.]
「What? Is the Control Core safe?」
「Of course. Even though I can confirm the details myself, I’d like an Event Official to be present.」
「I’ll never forgive anyone that defiles the competition that should be fair. Hey, official!」
Although Jin was an uninvited guest, because of Reinhardt’s influence and position as an aristocrat in another country, the Vice Chairman of the event came over immediately. The chairperson seemed to be occupied by managing the awards ceremony.
「There is someone who attempted to cheat with these golems.」
「What!?!?」(ED: NANI???)
「When we investigate the control core, all the supporting evidence will appear. Watch, !」
Reinhardt works his magic on the control core. Instead of the higher ranking , it is the easier to understand .
「This is… !」
Light begins to flow and forms letters in a line. When read,
「This part “interfere with all ships except for athlete number 1’s” can be read.」
「This says “Destroy athlete number 35 and ****”. **** is not readable, but they want it destroyed. What is this thing?!」
The golem was damaged when Reiko disabled it, so not everything was preserved perfectly. This being so, enough information was kept intact in an understandable condition.
「In other words, this golem was sent out for… !」
The complexion of the vice-chairman changed, but Reinhardt remained calm.
「No, we shouldn’t come to conclusions too early, as it could possibly be an excessive supporters efforts.」
「Anyway, we’ll have to bring this up in the Official Event Governing committee!」
As he finished the evaluation, an order was given to a subordinate that had them carry the golems to a secure location for safekeeping.
「Oh? In such a place.」
When Jin relaxed his shoulders and murmured, Reinhardt was in high spirits.
「I saw Jin and Miss Reiko row out and leave from before. Adding up the events that happened afterwards, sending an invitation for you to visit my country seems more and more appealing! When I go back home, do you wish to accompany me?」
As Jin thought about the proposal, Reinhardt told him about his plans for travel.
「I’d like to travel with you immediately after this competition, but unfortunately I have other things that I need to attend to. I intend to go visit the other regions, and in doing so, passing through Elias kingdom will probably take around another 10 days.」 (TL: The corrections came from Anon, thanks for helping make it clearer.)
Because he thought Jin would provide him with inspiration and ingenuity, he gave a grace period of 10 days for convenience.
「If that’s the case, I’d be happy to go together.」
「Oh, I see! My Randall family will definitely welcome you to our country. Then how about I send someone to meet you here in 10 days?」