On January 2nd, in Horai Island, the old lord was reporting to Jin and the others about the events in .
He was trying to make them relax on the first day of the year,
"I wish you would have told us such an important story immediately. ......"
The old man said to Jin, "I wish you would have told me such an important story right away,
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<<>. However, Jin was relieved to hear that Machina III and Elena were able to cope with the situation sufficiently.
"But I guess we'll have to go to after hearing that..."
"Yes. ......
"Yes. ......"
"Mm. ......"
Eira and the other three seem to be particularly concerned.
For the three of them, <> is home, even if only temporarily.
And Marikka,
"It's ...... sad to know that Graham Darby was a stooge of the <>," Marikka said, a little depressed.
Marikka was a little depressed.
Seeing them, there was no way Jin could remain silent.
"All right, let's go.
He expressed his intention to go to ahead of schedule.
I was so happy to see him.
The next day was quick.
After preparing themselves in about an hour, Jin, Reiko, Hope, Zion, Marikka, Rhodotos, Vita, Hanako, Uragan, Ludmila, Eira, Katya, and Groma boarded the <>.
As a side note, the <> had been retrieved by the old man from the Shoro Palace.
Before his departure, Jin was alone in the basement of the institute having a meeting with the old man.
"...... So, there is also a golem unit dedicated to Machina, is there?"
> It means that 400 years ago, Jin prepared it separately from the Land Unit.
Since it was not used in the previous battle against Malquitas, this is the first time it has been shown to the public.
The reason is that Eira and the other three had seen the golems here in Horai Island.
They had seen Lando's group at the battle of Malchitas, but it was nighttime and Jin and the old man finally agreed that they would have to somehow deceive the others.
"Okay, let's go. Hope, you are allowed top speed."
"Yes, sir."
Jin was the last to board the and motioned to Hope.
Slowly the floated up into the sky of Horai Island and started to fly towards .......
It began to fly eastward. Its speed was Mach 3.
The actual ground speed is about 900 meters per second due to the cooler temperatures above, but it still exceeds 3200 kilometers per hour. But it still exceeds 3200 kilometers per hour.
It took only 20 minutes to reach , which is a little more than 1,000 kilometers away.
"......"
Eira and the others are speechless at the unbelievable performance of this machine, which they can understand.
"This is aboard Jin Nido's . Requesting emergency landing."
Jin, who had reverted to normal navigation near <, requests permission to land. And it is granted immediately.
<>. You are cleared to land in Area 01, same as last time.
"<> copy that. Landing in area 01."
The tone of voice was different from the last time because of the urgency of the situation, but the air traffic controller did not care and gave the order to land.
The reason for the immediate permission was that Machina III had announced that the Magecraft Meister was on his way.
Makina himself greets Jin and the group.
The group moves with Machina to the multipurpose room attached to the airport.
As soon as everyone sat down in the room, which had been turned into a temporary meeting room, Jin opened his mouth.
"It's calm now. < and one automata with a moderately high performance, but Rei and Elena have already taken care of it."
Makina III replied. Then he glanced at Marikka,
"We have only circumstantial evidence, but we think that Graham Darby is involved in this whole mess.
Hearing this, Malicka sank to her knees. She must be sad to hear that her former student has turned against her.
"Marikka, but since you are not a teacher now, I think it's fair to say that in a way I was not directly hostile to you," Zion consoles Marikka.
Zion tries to comfort Marikka, but it doesn't seem to have much effect.
Jin would like to talk to Marikka, but the priority now is to confirm the facts, so he asks Makina an additional question.
What made you decide that Graham Darby was involved?
"The main reason is that we found various pieces of evidence in what used to be his private room."
Makina III explained that Elena had found a magic circle, a <> and a magical tool that emits <> effects.
Certainly, this was sufficient circumstantial evidence.
"But did you check out the transition magic circle or ...... it?"
If we do it right, we'll know where the connection is. In other words, we'll be able to find out who's behind this whole mess.
"Of course. But it seems that the magic circle on the other side has already been erased and there is no magical connection."
"Too bad. If ...... so, what about the automata that Elena defeated?"
I thought it would be that way, so I had it brought here.
That's a good move.
The door opened, and an automaton on a worktable with wheels was brought in.
The automaton being carried was a golem.
When Ka-cea sees it, she lets out a small cry.
It was the silver-brown golem that had saved her one day.
Its appearance is similar to that of the Lands of Horai Island, but there are some differences. It is a design change made by Jin to differentiate them when he prepared them in the past.
Specifically, their shoulders are slightly wider than those of Lando, giving them a more muscular impression.
(Hey, isn't that the golem that saved us from danger?)
(Yes, it seems so.)
(Yes, it is the golem of Machina III, so there is no doubt about it.)
Eira, Cachia, Groma, and the others seemed to believe him, just as Jin had intended.
"Hmm, I have no idea who made it. ......"
5'10" tall, masculine build. He weighs approximately 150 kilograms. Aether converter.
It is very similar to Adriana's model, but there are some differences. The biggest difference is that the < is located in the head.
"The skeleton is light silver, or ...... the muscles are not made of biological material."
Since there is no significant feature other than the control core in the head, even Jin and Makina could not guess the creator or the factory where it was made.
However.
"......Wait, ......? I've seen this structure before.
Jin suddenly thought of something. Then, based on this assumption, he reviewed the data and found a series of commonalities.
"Makina, doesn't this structure resemble that of Anne, Lol, and Leffa?
Yes, there were many similarities among the blue-haired automata created after Adriana Barbora Zetsi and before the Magic War. Of course, there are some differences.
"Certainly. There are some differences between the male and female forms, but you can see them without such preconceptions."
From the above, Jin and Makina concluded that there were other blue-haired automata in existence besides Anne, Lol, Lefa, and Tia, and that they might have been created by analyzing them.
However, this is not a clue to the mastermind.
"......That's all we need to discuss now. Let's go there first."
"I agree."
Jin agrees to Makina III's proposal.
Then, using the emergency underground passageway, everyone moved to the administration building, which can be said to be the center of .