Jin put the diary back on the desk and said in a quiet voice.
"...... So, on this island, <> Shuki Tsetsi is sleeping, isn't he?"
Saki's voice came out as if she was muttering.
"I wonder if Shuki was happy."
Hannah also said with tears in her eyes.
"......, I'm sure he was happy. Adriana, you too."
Elsa replies with tears in her voice.
"I have learned one more thing about your grandfather and your mother.
Reiko's voice is lower in tone than usual.
Then Jin opens his mouth.
"<> I know that Shuki's final resting place was here. But the footprints of our predecessors were cut off here. ......"
Jin's voice sounded a little disappointed.
"Let's leave this place as it is."
Then he concludes.
"The contents of the diary will be recorded by the old man through Reiko. This is not our place to do anything about it.
Jin turned on his heel and left the room. Elsa, Hannah, and Saki followed him.
Reiko, who had remained until the end, glanced once again at the cover of the diary,
"Grandfather, mother..."
in a whisper so that no one would hear her, and followed Jin and the others.
The island is a place where people can live in peace and quiet.
Jin and the others went out of the island, retracing the route they had come in the opposite direction. Jin turned to the two automata,
"Now then, I ask you to continue to protect this island," he said.
"Yes, sir.
"Yes, I'll leave it to you.
Yes, that is the reason for our existence.
The two men nodded their heads in agreement.
"Oh, and ......."
Oh, Jin-sama, Erza-sama!
Then came Edgar and Aaru.
"What?
The two of them are standing there, ready to attack. Jin stops them.
"Wait, wait, wait! They are our friends.
"...... I didn't know that..."
Edgar is an automata created by Elsa and Aalu by Jin and Reinhardt.
Their unique magic patterns are necessarily different from those of the automata created by Jin.
In other words, the two automata had recognized Edgar and Aaru as hostile for the time being, since their magic patterns were different from those of their predecessors.
"I'm sorry, leave them alone.
Jin apologized.
Erza, Hannah, and Saki smiled at him.
Saki smiled at him.
"Oh, yes. Let's take a look at your bodies.
< to see them off.
"Come inside."
The two bodies listened obediently to Jin's words.
"Lie down there."
Using a support sheet, the table is made into a simple work table. Since it is also for support purposes, the Falcon is also equipped with simple facilities for servicing automata and golems.
"<>"
After stopping the two automatons, Jin started to check the various parts of their bodies.
This time, he is going to give it his all, since he has Hanna and Saki waiting for him.
"The skeleton is carbon steel, but trace elements have been added. ...... vanadium, huh? Let's upgrade it with a little more chromium and nickel."
"The musculature is ...... the same as Reiko's. I guess the technology of the previous generation was already perfected by this time.
"Let's keep the magical muscle as the Horaijima standard. We'll also update the magical nerves.
The control core should be copied and replaced with a new one.
"The ether converter is ...... Oh, this is still an early model. Let's go with the later model. We don't have to go as far as the Magi Reactor."
"It's better to have a built-in magi-communicator (manacam) in case something goes wrong. ...... I should also transcribe the usage."
"The outer covering hasn't deteriorated as much as I thought it would. ...... I guess it was underground and shut down when not in use. I'll reupholster it at ......, but just in case."
"The clothes have not deteriorated much, but we will replace them with the Horaijima standard. The old clothes must have been made by the previous generation, so let's make sure they are carefully stored.
"I wonder if the maintenance is still mutual. And they must have stopped when they were not in use. That's probably why there is little deterioration.
While muttering to himself, his hands do not stop even for a moment.
"Amazing, isn't it?"
"......After all, my brother Jin is a Magecraft Meister."
"Onii-chan, that's amazing!"
Even those watching from the sidelines could see how amazing it was. In half an hour, Jin had finished servicing two of them.
"We have a manacam built in, so call us if you need anything. I think someone named here will be able to help you.
Yes, sir.
"Lastly, I would like to install a warp gate that will allow me to come here from my base.
Yes, please.
Yes, anywhere.
The two respond immediately.
"Thank you. Then, let's choose a place around here.
There is enough space for an aircraft to land.
Jin decided on a large rocky hill on the outskirts of the plain as a possible site.
"Well, I'll send a work party there later.
The craftsmen (smiths) have inherited Jin's magic pattern, so they are not hostile to him.
Thus, Jin's journey in the footsteps of has come to an end.
* * * * * *
"Ah, yes. Does this island have a name?"
Jin asked as he left, looking back down the ramp to Falcon 4.
"No, not really.
"Then how about <>? And that cape as .
I think that's a good idea.
Yes, sir.
Both of them agreed.
"So, I will name you as well. The masculine type is and the feminine type is ."
and . These names are associated with the sea. It seems that they were also a little conscious of Izanagi and Izanami in Japanese mythology, which may be an exceptional name for Jin.
"Thank you very much. I am .
"Thank you very much. I am <>.
Two of them, and , bowed to Jin.
And this time, Jin gets into the Falcon 4.
"<> brother, <> sister, see you soon."
Reiko, who was in the last row, greeted the two.
"Yes, Reiko, see you then."
"Yes, Reiko, see you."
Reiko got on board and Falcon 4 took off into the sky.
Looking down on Tsetsi Island. The islet that used to be between the cape and Tsetsi Island is no longer there.
"......, you've got a lot to show for it."
"Well, now we know more about the life of Magus."
Erza agrees with Jin's mutterings. Jin, however, still looks a little confused.
"But there are still some mysteries left ......."
"I guess so. We don't know what happened to the previous generation.
Saki, sensing this, anticipates Jin's words.
"I'm sorry, father."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Jin is surprised by Reiko's sudden apology.
"It's just that I don't remember. ......
Reiko had been searching for Jin, her successor, for a thousand years, and had ended up broken.
The control core, which is the brain, was also damaged at that time, and Jin tried to restore it as much as possible, but the most burdensome parts of and could not be restored, and they are lost technologies.
Reiko does not remember her predecessor's death.
The only thing that remains is the fact that she kept her last will and testament that she had to somehow find someone to whom she could entrust everything.
"Come to think of it, it must have been a ship that took the previous generation to Horai Island.
The boat may have decayed over the course of a thousand years, or it may have been swept away by the waves, but not a shadow of it remains.
"I'm not even sure why my predecessor shut himself away on Horai Island. ......"
Jin would like to know, so that he doesn't make the same mistake.
"Onii-chan, did your leave anything behind on Horai Island?"
Hannah asked curiously.
"Oh, come to think of it, I haven't visited my predecessor's study since the first time I was called to this world. ......"
"Huh?"
That's also a bit strange.
"I've taken over the information about magic, but other records might still be in that room."
"I mean, it's natural to think so."
"That's right. ......"
Elsa said to me as well.
"I'll check it out when I get back."
The previous owner's study and living room had been left as much as possible intact, with the occasional golem maid coming in to clean up.
"Father, I think that would be a good idea."
<, Jin and his group headed straight for the island of Horai.
Blue sea, blue sky. Passing between the sky and the sea.