Volume 6 - Chapter 4 – Welcome to Kunlun Island (1/2)

06-04 Welcome to Kunlun Island

The next morning, before the castle gates of Blue Land.

“Ah, they’re here.”

Jin who had arrived just moments before saw a carriage come through the gates. It was Reinhardt’s four-horse carriage.

The carriage stopped in front of Jin, its door opened, and Reinhardt and Elsa came out.

In addition, Elsa’s butler Adberg and her nanny Mine also stepped off the carriage.

And finally in addition to that, a person who Jin didn’t expect appeared. Namely the red-haired girl Beana.

“Jin! I wanted to see you!”,

Beana said, immediately rushing over to Jin after stepping off the carriage.

“Back then, you disappeared after just a one-sided talk with me! I didn’t even get to thank you properly…!”

Beana was a tiny bit shorter than Jin, but she stood tiptoed and pressed Jin while meeting his gaze. Because of her intensity,

“So-, sorry.”,

Jin could only reflexively apologize. Unable to remain indifferent to Jin’s reaction, or perhaps considering Beana’s behaviour,

“Jin-kun apologizing is strange. And you, keep your distance.”

Elsa got between the two and separated Beana from Jin.

“Uh, I know… Jin, no need for you to apologize. I just wanted to thank you

Three people observed the situation.

Reinhardt thought Elsa’s actions were endearing.

The butler Adberg was staring at the changed Elsa as if he was looking at something dazzling.

The nanny Mine was scowling at Jin.

“Now then, Jin, Miss Beana said she wants to meet you at any cost so I brought her along, but was that unwanted?”

Nothing of the sort, Jin replied, and continued,

“Although, the Warp Gate’s configuration lets me take only two people along with me…”

“Oh, I see. You know, Earl Kuzuma also said he’ll at least come to greet you, but in the end he couldn’t come because of government affairs. And Adberg and Mine are just escorting us.”

But Mine interjected,

“Reinhardt-sama! You really intend to go to an incomprehensible place like that with just the two of you!?”,

With grumblings like such. She didn’t notice the look in Reiko’s eyes.

Reinhardt stopped Mine’s tirade,

“It’s fine. I’ll be there, and you also know how Jin took care of Elsa during the trip, right?”

“That’s true but…”

Mine still didn’t seem convinced, but Adberg said something to Mine and she calmed down.

“Ji-Jin! Um, could I… That is… Is it okay if I also come to your home…?”

Throwing a sidelong glance at Reinhardt and the others, Beana asked the question she wanted to ask the most.

“I’ve been interested since the time you helped me. Please!”

What to do, Jin worried.

The reason Kunlun Island’s house was originally built was a plan for when he’d bring Beana along to visit.

But he just said he can’t bring more than two people, so what now, he thought.

As if she had read Jin’s thoughts,

“Father, I think I should be able to take at least one person with me.”,

Reiko gave him timely help.

“I- is that so. In that case, we should be able to make do.”

Jin turned towards the group.

“Let’s see, the Warp Gate only reacts to my Magic Energy. So, if you hold my hand I can take you with you. That’s why I said only two people, but it seems like Reiko is able to take someone else along.”,

Jin explained. It was an explanation with many holes in it, but to Jin’s pleasure everyone thought something like “it’s an Artifact, so…” or “I guess Warp Gates are like that, so…” and they didn’t particularly poke holes into his story.

“If it’s like that, then surely I can…”

Mine started complaining again, but Adberg tactfully pulled her into the carriage and it became quiet.

“Now then, shall we go?”

Jin began to walk while Reinhardt, Elsa and Beana followed. Reiko was in the rear.

Elsa soon got next to Jin and locked her left arm with Jin’s right one. Beana clung to Jin’s left arm after seeing that.

From behind, Reinhardt looked at them and smirked,

“Your father is no joke, huh.”,

and called out to Reiko who was walking in the back. Reiko seemed to rather displeased.

After ten minutes of walking, Reinhardt, Elsa, or Beana were obviously not yet tired, but Jin still stopped,

“Koma!”

and called for his favorite horse golem.

The horse golem Koma and two others of the same type came out of the forest. Due to that,

“Wha- what’s this?”

Beana’s face twitched when she saw them.

“…Looks interesting.”

Elsa was delighted.

“Horse golems, huh! Just what I’d expect from Jin!”

And Reinhardt admired greatly.