The Prime Minister of the Principality of Mimaka, Moiz Myas Rodai, said
"This morning, I received a from Jin-sama, and I immediately installed it and activated it.
This is the story. At this stage, it is still unclear what the emergency is.
"The large ...... is the one with an effective radius of 10 km, isn't it?
"Oh, you know. Yes, that's right. With that, we could cover the entire capital city, centered on the royal castle.
"Hmm."
"...... and, to my surprise, 10 people were brainwashed or implanted."
What?
It was indeed a matter of urgency.
"Most of them were not instructed to do any direct harm to our country, but instead to pass information to the Principality of Jagus."
"Oh my!"
Leakage of information is a treacherous act that could shake the very foundations of the state, even if not directly.
"......How was the information passed on to the Principality of Jagus?"
The Principality of Mimaka and the Principality of Jagus are virtually the most distant countries from each other, even though they share a border at the top of an unnamed peak.
(No, maybe that's why they are only gathering information and not directly sabotaging each other. ......)
Deus ex machina (=meister) waited for the Prime Minister's explanation with such speculation.
"It seems that this is due to the magical device of communication.
"Is it something like a manaphone?"
"We are not familiar with magic tools so we can't say for sure, but perhaps. However, it seems that the effective range is not that long.
That means there must be a relay, Makina guessed.
"I see. That is certainly urgent."
Makina decided that if they knew that the identity of the who had infiltrated them had been discovered, they would surely try to destroy the evidence in a great hurry.
"I understand. Let's get moving.
Now?
Yes. There is not a moment to lose.
Makina explained to the Prime Minister the possibility of destroying the evidence.
"I'll prepare for , and you can explain it to Traill."
"Yes, I will."
The Prime Minister tells the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Traill Nau Yuki, and the others that Makina will return to the capital city of Cuonare ahead of them, and they go outside. Makina was waiting for them.
"Let's go with this."
There was a blowplane of the same type as Jin's. The pilot was Squire Rey. The pilot was Squire Rey.
"Oh, wow, you're fast!"
Ray's eyes can fly by moonlight and starlight. Makina and her crew reach Quonare in less than half an hour.
They landed in the courtyard of the castle.
The knights on guard gathered to see what was going on, but when they noticed that the two passengers were Prime Minister Moiz Myas Lodi and Deus ex Machina, they greeted them with a salute.
"Thank you for your service. I have urgent business."
The Prime Minister says shortly, and enters the castle with Machina. They go to the office of the high king.
In front of the office was the Commander of the Kingsguard, Daiki-Yuma-Tatsuta, but when he saw them, he let them in.
"...... You are early, Prime Minister. Oh, Makina-sama. Thank you for your trouble.
Seeing the Prime Minister and Makina, Prince Gaspar de Mimaka bowed.
"Sit down."
The vizier and Makina sat down in the presence of the king, and Sheena Sumya, his lady-in-waiting and secretary, offered them tea.
After Makina had taken a sip, the prince began to speak.
"As you may have heard from the Prime Minister, during the day, Jin-dono donated a large scale Weckenner machine to us, and when we activated it, ten people who had been brainwashed surrendered to us.
The characteristic of this brainwashing is that they remember what they were doing, but they do not remember who or what instructions they were receiving.
We can guess what kind of instructions they received by looking at what they did, and if we can identify the date and time when they started acting strangely, we can know when they were brainwashed.
However, it was a problem for those who were trying to disarm them that they did not know <>.
"You mean they were passing on our information, right? Do you know how?"
"Yes. I have five magic tools for communication, and it seems that two of the ten men were using one of them in pairs.
One of them is this," he said, placing a small box on the table.
"It's small, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is. < would be much larger, wouldn't it? I wonder how this one works.
"Can you disassemble it and check ...... no, but first, have you tried to find out who and where this thing is used to contact?"
"No, not yet."
No, not yet," said the king, "because if we do that, they'll know we're communicating with them.
"Then let me help you," Makina said.
Makina said.
"Since there are five of them, I'll disassemble and analyze one of them first.
Makina said, "Since there are five units, I'll disassemble and analyze one of them first, and then we'll decide how to investigate the rest,
"Oh, thank you very much."
You can do such a thing. You are indeed a brother disciple of Mr. Jin.
The people in attendance were impressed and looked forward to seeing him.
"So..."
Deus ex machina uses engineering magic to first remove the exterior. Then the interior is revealed.
It doesn't seem to be a black box, he thinks, as he continues his analysis.
"Hmmm... ......"
Makina looked up after about five minutes of analysis, and saw a group of curious people peering into the room.
"What did you find out?"
Prince Gaspar de Mimaka was the first to ask.
"Yes. ...... I am sure that this is a communication device. Because of its small size, its output power is low and its range is short.
There is another reason for the short range: the magic wave it transmits has no directionality.
Therefore, since the magic wave spreads in all directions, it has a shorter reach than if it were directional.
The manaphone that Jin gave to each country automatically searches for its counterpart manaphone and transmits magic waves toward it.
This is one of the reasons why the case is so large. In other words, the takes up a lot of space.
However, the communication device we have confiscated this time transmits magic waves in all directions at all times, which is inefficient and therefore has a short range.
"Next, is this a regular communication? Or is it anytime?"
<, Makina's question is answered immediately.
"Anytime, I mean. As for how to contact them, you can activate the system and wait for a short transmission from the other side.
Industry Minister Jinzuo Mihoyas explained.
"Then, when the report is made and the communication is finished, they will send a short message again, and then the communication will be over.
"I see."
Makina now proposes a plan to identify the recipient.
"If we use the Magi Radar at the same time as the communication, we can determine the approximate direction. If we do this at two locations, we will be able to determine the approximate location of the other party.
The point where the directional lines intersect is the point where the target is located.
Makina thinks that she wants to make sure that her opponent will not notice that she has noticed her.
"Then, why don't we let those who have been manipulated to give false information to those who have been brainwashed?
"If you can do that, by all means."
Makina immediately supported the method proposed by the Prime Minister.
And preparations were made that night at a rapid pace.