"Wasn't there a report made to <>? < was supposed to have taken care of it."
"No, I didn't hear anything about it."
"That's funny. ...... Well, whatever. Markitas passed away a week ago from old age."
I see. ......
He was over 440 years old physically.
"But your great-grandmother was 512 years old."
Rhodes nodded his head.
"That's probably due to being half-Japanese and not being very fit."
"No, I think it's more because she lived for a long time in a land with a low concentration of free magic element (ether)."
Marikka guessed.
"Yes, that could be the case.
Rhodes agrees with her theory.
The free magical element (ether) has the effect of preventing the transformation and deterioration of substances containing magical atoms (magiatoms).
"Oh, by the way, what happened to the piece of ?"
"Oh, that guy. ......"
* * *
Lise, the doctor (healer) automata whom I had left by Markitas' side, informed me that he was in critical condition, and I immediately rushed over to him.
"I've put you through a lot of trouble.
Those were his last words.
His corpse was cremated in accordance with the instructions given to the support golem in advance.
<, but no matter how long we waited, it never happened.
Jin had no choice but to return to Horai Island, and a week passed without any news,
I ordered the old man to make sure.
Just to be sure, I ordered the old man to send out weak sub-free ether waves, but there was no response.
"I wonder if mental life forms can't make contact with normal creatures in this world after all.
<
Or, it may have possessed someone unknown to you, but for some reason it lost its ego.
In any case, I am at a loss."
.
There seems to be nothing Jin and the others can do.
"It can't be helped. Let's put this matter on hold.
.
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
What happened to the base he used after Markitas died?
Rhodes asked.
"I took over the management of ......."
Well, of course you did.
"But I'm going to leave the ostensible management to and the Nostalgia Party."
He had looked into it, but there was no technology that Jin really wanted.
No, there was one thing. It was an efficient method of operating .
But this was something that the support golem that Jin had secured knew, and he had already transfused the knowledge to the old man.
"Oh, yes, <>, right? Did you find out about that?
"Yes, I have. It is almost the same as what the homunculus <> tried to do before. This time it's more like transinfo, the transfer of knowledge to an automata.
When Jin heard these words, he had a rough idea of what he was talking about.
"Then, you have almost eliminated all concerns, don't you?
"This way. <?
No problems so far.
"I see. I'd like to go see them once Cachet and Eira arrive in <>."
Rhodoth hears this murmur and thinks for a moment before opening his mouth.
"I guess we have about half a month to go. Once the situation in the Principality of Mercana settles down and the villages and towns are restored to a reasonable level, the girls will be able to come to without any worries.
"I see. Thank you."
Jin nodded.
* * * * * *
"Elena-sama, I've finished retrieving all the broken battle golems.
"Thank you."
The nostalgia party (nostalgia gear) was doing a lot of cleanup work.
"We also recovered the golem of Markitas, so we have more materials..."
"Yes, that's good. That's a relief.
Remembering the support golem, which was a formidable enemy, Elena thinks back to the battle against the , which she had been struggling against for so long.
(I wouldn't be here if Jin-sama hadn't come back, wouldn't I?)
Elena tries to do her part.
"How is the <> going?"
"Yes, the backup from Markitas has been completely cut off, so it will be easy to destroy them.
"That's true. But if we do it all at once, there could be chaos in the upper echelons of each country, so let's take our time.
"I understand. I'm sure there will be some who will turn to us.
There must still be people who originally belonged to the Nostalgia Party, and Elena wanted to keep their positions if she could trust them.
"How about the recapture of the Elektra base?"
"Yes, everything has been recaptured and we are in full control.
"Yes, that's good news."
Elena sighed with relief.
It is a pseudo sigh, since she is not breathing.
"It looks like peace is finally coming back to the world.
As a nostalgia party, I can't help but wish for such a peaceful world.
(After all, we still need more help from Jin-sama. ...... In that sense, it is good news that Jin-sama seems to have become immortal.)
Elena was created by a female magecraftsman, Shenna, and regenerated by Jin.
She may unknowingly recognize Jin as her second parent.
* * * * * * * * * * *
"So this is <......"
"This is <. ......, it's amazing. ......"
"I had heard about it from my master, but I never expected it to be this great. ......"
A few days later, had a new population.
"It's warmer in the south, isn't it?"
Eira is not fond of the cold, so she was glad to be able to wear short sleeves even in January.
"So this is my room. It's a bit small. ...... What? You have a separate lab and workshop? That's fine."
"That's good. In Eira's case, it would be better to have a separate laboratory and living room, wouldn't it?
I agree.
What the hell, guys?
Eira, Katya, and Groma seem to be doing reasonably well as a new .
Avalon, floating on the blue ocean, is at peace today.