Chapter 426

13-02 Exxi, Elsa’s Hometown

The next day, June 24th . Jin informed Her Majesty the Empress before heading for Exxi, where Elsa’s hometown was .

At that time,

“I want to change our agreement a little . That being said, I only would like to cancel the given t.i.tle of Magi Engineer Maestro . ”

The Empress explained to Jin . The reason being, it would be redundant for Jin had already received the t.i.tle of Magi Craft Meister .

“But please consider my offer to have you serve as a government officer . ”

Jin was reminded and urged regarding that offer, but he already had a rough idea of how he would respond .

Before he had a chance to give the Empress his response, Jin had already departed Koju . The airs.h.i.+p was left in Koju after the helium was drawn out .

Jin, Elsa, Mine, Reinhardt, and Berthie . Reiko, Edgar, Noir, Neon .

Reinhardt’s paddle steamer, the “Scarlet Trail” barely accommodated all of us crossing Lake Tosmo .

“I think it would be better for us to go directly to Exxi instead of through Banne . ”

“We’ll be in your care . ”

Reinhardt was briefed regarding the reason for heading to Exxi .

Saki was the only absent “Family” member . Reinhardt knew the reason for her absence .

“Saki went home with the Marquess yesterday . ”

“I see . Well, that’s a good thing … isn’t it?”

During the one-hour boat trip, they were having such conversation . The party approached Exxi on the opposite bank of the lake .

“Hmm, the town is lively in its own way . ”

It wasn’t as big as Banne, where Reinhardt’s hometown was, but it was crowded because it was along the highway .

Upon entering the harbor, the manager’s boat approached . It was a routine check for regular flights and s.h.i.+ps of non-residents .

“All right, please proceed to No . 3 East . ”

They were informed of the pier number . Following the instructions, the Scarlet Trail came alongside .

“Hmm, in the case of this boat, it seems more convenient to get on and off from the stern because there are paddle wheels that we can step on … . ”

Reinhardt mumbled while giving his beloved wife, Berthie, a hand to alight the boat . Certainly, the water turbines on both sides of the paddle steamer got in the way .

It seemed that Reinhardt was thinking about improvements even in such a situation .

“Master, I’ve been waiting . ”

Steward greeted them . He went ahead in a carriage the day before .

“Thank you . Alright, let’s go . ”

Jin’s carriage could accommodate eight people, excluding Steward who was the coachman . Their party consisted of nine people, but it would be all right for one person to ride a horse Golem .

After consulting with each other, it was decided that Noir, who was familiar with the location of Elsa’s home, would ride a horse Golem .

The appearance of the Schwarz Ritter Noir straddling a horse Golem was a masterpiece .

“H-hey, look … . ”

“W-whoa, amazing!”

Pa.s.sers-by who saw were whispering in awe .

* * *

The residence of Viscount Georg Randol was on the northern outskirts of Exxi .

“It’s not in the central part of town, right?”

“Yeah, the town hall is at the central part of town, where the town mayor is . ”

Reinhardt explained when Jin expressed his thoughts . The feudal lord did not directly govern the town .

Since the Viscount came from a military background, the mayor was a.s.suming the governing position in his place .

Jin’s carriage arrived at the Viscount’s residence about 20 minutes from the port . The residence was about twice as small as Reinhardt’s home, but the architectural style was similar .

There was a large front yard with trees planted around it .

“… How nostalgic . ”

Elsa felt so nostalgic that she stared at the house for a while . Mine was quiet .

Both Jin and Reinhardt understood that feeling, so they let Elsa be with the carriage standing by, while they were being ushered into the Viscount’s residence .

A slender young man came to welcome the party . He had light ginger hair with blue eyes, similar to Elsa’s .

“Reinhardt, it’s been a while . And you must be Sir Jin Nidou . I’m Moritz Randol Von Amber, nice to meet you . ”

Moritz was Elsa’s older brother and Georg’s eldest son .

“Brother Moritz … . ”

Upon hearing her brother’s voice, Elsa snapped back to reality and was about to rush up to him, but hesitated and stopped halfway .

“Oh, Elsa! Welcome home! You look well!”

Moritz extended his hands as a gesture for Elsa to reciprocate . Elsa hesitated but came closer one step at a time .

“… Brother . … I’m back . ”

She stood in front of Moritz and greeted him . Moritz took Elsa’s hand and welcomed his sister .

“I’m glad you’re home . I heard you’ve been through a lot . Anyway, welcome back . Reinhardt, Berthie, I wish you a belated congratulations on your marriage . ”

“Thank you . Umm, how is the Viscount’s condition?”

“Well, let’s go inside and talk . I’m greeting you the last, but Mine, welcome home . ”

“… Thank you . ”

And as such, the party was shown into the Viscount’s residence through a large living room .

“… What about mother?”

Elsa asked while looking around . This “mother” Elsa referred to obviously was not Mine, but the Viscountess Marlene Randol Von Nefra .

“Oh, mom is at the villa on the sh.o.r.e of Lake Wa.s.s for medical treatment . ”

Marlene’s body was frail . After giving birth to Fritz, she was told by the Healer that it would not be possible for her to give birth to another child .

For that very reason, Viscount Georg Randall had Mine bare Elsa and took custody of her . … Using marriage as a tool to control Mine .

“… I see . ”

Elsa was a little disappointed . Even though they were not blood-related, she wanted to meet the mother that raised her with kindness .

“Well, I have a lot to ask you about . I’m sure you have a lot to tell as well . But first, let’s get the top priority matter out of the way . Shall we?”

Like a sharp and able person he is, Moritz went straight to the point .

“I’ve heard about the purpose of your visit this time from the forerunner . Visiting and diagnosing father, also to talk about the matter regarding Marcus, about sums it up, I believe?”

“Yes . ”

Jin replied on behalf of everyone .

“Well, there’s no need for a daughter to hesitate in visiting her father … Elsa, would you tell me everything later on?”

“Yes, brother . ”

Moritz seemed to be stifling his eagerness to ask Elsa a lot of questions . Unlike the second son Fritz, he was an intellect . But his body seemed so weak .

“Last time … he immediately regained consciousness when this happened two years ago . But now, he’s still in a coma … . ”

Moritz spoke with a depressed face as he invited the party to the room where Georg was resting .

“Father … . ”

“My husband … . ”

Seeing Georg lying in a vegetative state, Elsa and Mine were speechless .

“Elsa, diagnose and see . ”

Had Jin not prompted her to do so, she might have still been in a daze .

“Okay, I got it . … ‘Diagnose’ . ”

For an instant, Moritz was surprized seeing Elsa utilized an advanced Healing magic, but he kept watching without saying a word .

“… ‘Diagnose’ . ”

Elsa had to utilize Diangone several times in order to find out what was wrong with her father . In the end, she put her palm on Georg’s forehead .

“’Genesis’ . ”

She cast the highest degree of Healing magic . As expected, Moritz seemed to be unable to inhibit his amazement at that point .

“E-Elsa! Since when you could …?!”

He blurted out .

“… And, how was it?”

More importantly, Jin was curious about Elsa’s expression . So he wanted to know the result of her diagnosis as soon as possible .

“… There’s a blood clot in here . The clot seems to put pressure on the brain . ”

Elsa explained while pointing at his forehead .

“Hmm, the frontal lobe … uh, what was it?”

Even Jin did not know everything . He tried to remember what role the frontal lobe of the brain played, but his memory was hazy .

“Anyway, there is no doubt that his brain is not in good condition . ”

“Yup . And I tried using Genesis, but it was barely effective . ”

Hearing the conversation between Jin and Elsa, Moritz expressed his thoughts in a roundabout fas.h.i.+on .

“I’m confident that I’ve learned a lot of knowledge, but I can’t keep up with the conversation between the two of you . However, if Genesis isn’t effective, then father is already … . ”

“No, that’s not it . ”

Jin interjected as if not allowing Moritz to feel depressed .

“Elsa, isn’t Genesis for internal medical treatment?”

“… Yeah, you can call it that . ”

“What type of external medical treatment magic can you utilize?”

“… I don’t know if I can use … Complete Genesis, but I’ll give it a shot . ”

Complete Genesis was a highly advanced external Healing magic equivalent to surgery .

“Healing power, please heal him ‘Complete Genesis’ … . ”

At that moment, the magic was certainly activated . However, Elsa ran out of power and collapsed, just like when she learned to use Genesis for the first time in the past .