At 3:00 p.m. Jin and his team arrived at the airfield.
The knight escorting them called the security captain to open the hangar door. Jin and Reiko immediately went inside.
"Hope, is everything all right?"
"Yes, Master. No one suspicious has come in since then. But we think they may be nearby.
Hope remembers the suspicious man's magic patterns from last night. Hope guessed that the proximity of the same thing could mean that it was someone from the airport or from the security team.
"I see. We'll follow that line of thought."
Anyway, Jin himself returns to Horai Island via the warp gate as soon as he confirms the inside of the <>.
In his place, the doppelganger piloted by the old man arrives. <
"There seems to be nothing wrong."
<, and checks the airship of and < as well, and confirms that there is nothing wrong with them.
At this point, Jin's <>, <>, senses that the suspicious person from last night is nearby.
Jin D, who went out of the hangar to check that everything was OK, finds out that the person with the magic pattern is one of the security guards.
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The old man who controls Jin-D is satisfied and considers how to handle the situation.
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The old man decides so and has Jin D casually approach the guard. The knights followed.
"May I have a word?"
"Yes, may I help you?"
The prowler responds in a natural way.
I'd like to ask you about the prowler last night.
The old man felt through Jin D's hearing that the suspicious person's heart rate jumped slightly when he heard this question.
"What do you mean by ......?"
"No, it's just as you said."
Then the suspicious person suddenly turned himself around and tried to run away, and Jin D grabbed his arm with a reaction speed that only a doppelganger can have.
"Why are you running away?"
Jin-D asks calmly, but the suspicious man becomes increasingly excited.
"d*mn it, let go of me!
The knight who was escorting the suspicious man interrupted him.
"What on earth are you in such a hurry for? Do you have something to hide?"
At this point, Jin-D makes a decisive remark.
"Are you perhaps a remnant of the League of Magic?
"We are not a remnant! We can still do it! We will rebuild this world!
With this confession, the man is arrested by the knight.
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In Horai Island, the old man reported to Jin who had returned and was relaxing.
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"Yes. Reiko just told me that too. That makes one or two more."
Jin puts on the table and drinks tea while talking with her.
Mini Reiko is a small doppelganger remotely controlled by Reiko herself. Therefore, the processing power of Reiko herself who is controlling it is a little lower.
However, this is not a problem in most cases, since Reiko's information processing capability is high by nature.
We were now listening to a live report by the mini Reiko.
"At least, there must be some kind of technician who was controlling the <."
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"I suppose so. ......"
Jin sipped his cup of hojicha (roasted green tea) and chimed in.
* * *
Jin D returned to the guest house.
The captured suspicious person will be brought in for questioning by the knight.
"Now, we've managed to flush out a lot of the remnants that remained in the castle.
The knight who had taken the suspicious person away looked a little pleased.
When Jin D returned to his room, waiting for him was Kaela, who had come as an envoy of the new king.
"Jin-sama, His Majesty wishes to speak with you. May I come in?"
"Yes."
Jin D nodded and followed Kaela with Reiko.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Jin D. was not taken to his office, but to a conference room.
There was the new king, Adalberto Nimmo Elias I, the Minister of Magical Technology, Fiorina de Dorante, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magical Technology, Citranella de Zaus Firenziano, and Bartolo Eldiais, the Commander of the Kingsguard.
In addition, the golem , a gift from Jin, and , who had just arrived with us.
"First of all, Jin-dono, Tomax-dono, I am sorry to call you here when you are tired.
Bartolo Eldiais, the leader of the Kingsguard, opened his mouth.
The next to open his mouth was the new king, Adalbert.
"I am truly sorry!
The new king stood up and bowed to Jin and the others.
"It was our fault that we put you both in danger. I hope you will forgive me. As you see."
"......"
"We were not so sure. We had no idea that the vice-commander of the Kingsguard had betrayed us.
Bartolo, the Kingsguard commander, bowed his head.
"After this, the government will also pay you a formal fee.
After all this, Jin D. could not help but say something.
"I understand. I accept your apology."
"Oh, thank you."
The one who is controlling Jin D now is, at least for the moment, Jin himself.
He has shown his sincerity again, since no damage was done, and he is willing to pay ...... money or supplies ...... for his comfort.
In addition, Jin was not able to leave the house because of his own blood, even if it was far away from him.
"Once again, I apologize for my ineptitude today and thank you for your great help in fighting them off."
This is the new king. Unlike his behavior in the training camp, Jin was impressed by his sincerity.
"Our country has long been under the influence of the League of Magic. My father, the previous king, was so devoted to the ideas of the <> that I thought he had been brainwashed, and he was aiding them."
He was so fanatical that he even feared for his life if he, as the crown prince, did not agree with them, let alone abolish his legitimacy.
"Recently, however, the power of the <> is rapidly shrinking. First of all, the <> seems to have regained its power, and above all, I heard that <> has disappeared.
After gathering various other information, he decided that now was the time to get out from under the influence of the <>.
"We were able to flush out the remnants and purge them, but we did not expect that they would attack you, our guests. It was a complete error of judgment on our part."
Again the new king bowed his head.
"Now then, I will come to the main question that brought you here.
Fiorina de Dorante, the Minister of Magical Technology, spoke up.
"I have discovered the source of the golem that you have neutralized, a golem specialized in magic. It was here in the castle. ......
Jin, who was monitoring the meeting via Jin D, was convinced.
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I thought he would have disappeared by the time Jin and the others arrived at the castle. .......
"It was Bernarda Jasch, the chief engineer of the Ministry of Magical Technology. When we caught her, she confessed rather easily.
It seems that she did not run away, and that she confessed to the truth.
"When I asked him about it, he told me that his latest model magic-specific golem had been lightly twisted by one of Master Jin's followers, and that his heart had been broken."
"I see."
Jin was relieved to see that the battle had not been in vain.
"......We live in a world that is made up of matter, and we cannot completely separate ourselves from it. I don't know when, in the distant future, but at least for the time being, we will have to rely on matter."
The new king opened his mouth as if to reassure us. His tone is now more like a king's.
"I cannot get tired of hating the for destroying everything that their predecessors, the Magecraft Meisters, and their friends, have built."
The new king broke off, glanced at Jin, and continued.
"My great-grandmother came from the House of Nido in the Kingdom of Shoro. In other words, the previous generation of magecraft masters and I are related by blood.
The king himself said what the old man had reported to him.
"Not necessarily because of this, but I (I) would like to cooperate in the development of magical technology, especially in its peaceful use.
The new king declared, "I take back what I said the other day about reducing the donation to <>.
"Thank you very much."
Tomax Bartmann smiled happily.
Jin was also relieved and happy to know the new king's true intentions.
"From now on, I would like to ask for your further technical support.
The new king, Adalberto Nimmo Elias I, bowed his head again.
"Yes, in that case, Avalon would be happy to cooperate with you.
I, too, would like to revive the technology of the past.
Tomax Bartmann and Jin accepted King Elias' offer.
"Thank you, Jin."
"Thank you, Tomax."
Fiorina de Dorante, Minister of Magical Technology, Citranella de Zaus Firenziano, Vice Minister, and Bartolo Eldiais, Commander of the Kingsguard, thanked them.
The Kingdom of Elias will start on the path of development again.
Jin will cooperate with them as much as possible.
Outside the castle, a beautiful sunset sky was spreading, reminding us of the fine weather of the next day.