Chapter 435: About Everything (2/2)
“Kemeria Hotel… Yes, this is it.”
Kemerias were red flowers that looked like camellias. As the name of the hotel suggested, there were many kemerias planted around the building.
“Ah, Jin, you’re early.”
Even though it was 5:30, Stearleana was standing in front of the hotel.
“Good morning. You’re quite the early bird, aren’t you?”
“Oh, is that your carriage?”
Stearleana’s eyes began to sparkle as soon as she saw the golem horse.
“Ah, yes.”
“How lovely! Well then, let’s go!”
“Huh?”
“Don’t ‘huh’ me. I’ve already canceled the carriage I had signed up for, and I’ve also already checked out of the hotel.”
Upon closer inspection, Jin could see a great pile of luggage next to Stearleana. And the Crystal… Blue Topaz Golem, Selene.
Jin was surprised at their swiftness. He understood just how eager Stearleana was to go to Hourai Island.
“Got it. Let’s go, then.”
Since it was an 8-seater carriage, it could carry quite a large deal of luggage. With Reiko’s help, they quickly finished loading the luggage, and then Jin turned the carriage around and began to go back the way he came.
“Oh, this carriage is also very comfortable to ride. It hardly shakes.”
The power of the active golem suspension ensured the same quality while riding over cobblestones and rough roads alike.
“And it’s fast. Is it about twice as fast as a regular carriage, maybe?”
Although its performance had been reduced, it still could run at more than double the speed of a general carriage, just as the Stearleana had observed.
They left the main road at 6 o’clock and arrived at the landing point of Pelican 1.
“Anything you want to carry with you?”
“Ah, let’s see… A change of clothes, and… There, that should do it.”
With only the things she could carry on hand, Stearleana stepped down from the carriage.
“Well then, this way.”
She then hopped on board while under the effects of Invisible, with Reiko leading the way.
“Huh? Is it safe from this point on?”
Jin assured Stearleana that he would explain everything later, and then they went through the Warp Gate, followed by Reiko and Selene.
They went through “Shinkai” this time around. After explaining her roles in more detail, they headed for Hourai Island once again.
“Welcome back, My Lord. Welcome to Hourai Island, Miss Stearleana.”
Laojun greeted them. The four of them crossed the entrance hall and headed outside.
Waiting for them there were Reinhardt, Berthie, Elsa, Mine, and Saki, who Jin had contacted earlier. The whole Hourai Family had come out to greet them. They all offered their warm words of welcome.
“Welcome, Stearleana.”
They all said the same at the same time, but it was a heartfelt sentiment. Stearleana’s face brightened up instantly, then she replied.
“Thank you, everyone! Ah, I’m finally here!”
She sounded very excited about it.
Everyone gathered at the table set up in the front yard of the laboratory while they waited for Stearleana to settle down. Then, Jin started talking.
“Well, everyone, I’d like to begin by telling you that I’ve been keeping silent about some things.”
“Huh?”
“Brother Jin…”
“Since Stearleana is here, I’ll start again from the beginning.”
Thus, Jin started to talk.
About how he was born and raised on Earth. About being an orphan. About how he fell into a smelting furnace, probably to his death, only to appear in this alternate world.
About how the Automata that had been Reiko’s predecessor, created by Adrianna Balbora Ceci, spent the last thousand years searching for the second generation, finally finding Jin, and summoning him to this world.
About inheriting all of Adrianna Balbora Ceci’s knowledge, and Hourai Island.
And about what he had been doing ever since coming to this world…
He had already talked about most of this with Elsa, and Reinhardt already had a general idea about it all.
But Berthie, Mine, Saki, and Stearleana were rendered speechless out of surprise.