A message from the battleship echoes out to the three halted ships of the .
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The reply is "Yes.
"Okay."
So Jin-D, Reiko, Deus ex Machina, Rei, and all three of them accompanied by Niestor Cirillo Jags, the Duke of Jags, board the ship.
* * * *
And the flagship of the .
"Oh, oh ...... what is that?"
The battleship <> is also equipped with airplanes. This time we used two blow floaters <>.
One is equipped with Jin D, Reiko, Gong Wang, and Military Affairs Minister. The other is Makina, Rei, Rokou B. Shiharo, Rohr Temp.
The two landed on the deck of what appeared to be the flagship, a 150-meter ship.
Both are remotely piloted, so as soon as Jin D. and the other eight are dropped off, they take off and wait 20 meters in the air.
"Hmm, very cautious."
on the bridge mutters to himself.
Meanwhile, on the deck, there are five men. In addition, there are 30 golems on board.
Jin D. Makina's party is eight in number, so it seems that they intend to overwhelm the ship ...... with their sheer numbers.
"Welcome, <> and <>. His Majesty the Duke of Jagus and his attendants."
One of them spoke on behalf of the others.
(It's an automaton, after all. ...... And it's still not very well made.
Even if it was not a golem, anyone could tell that it was a fake.
(First of all, the facial expression is unnatural. ......)
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(The movement is also awkward.)
(The movements are also awkward.) The movements are not Adriana's style, but are fake.
(I thought it was based on the captured <<>.
Jin, who is manipulating Jin D, imagined that the complicated behavior of Jin D was probably simplified here and there.
The facial features are slightly different, so that he can barely distinguish 5<>.
"Can't you tell me your name too?"
Deus ex machina says,
"Oh, yes."
One of the spokesmen spoke up.
"I am . This is <><><><> in that order."
"All right, <>. Thank you very much.
Jin D. and Makina accepted the name, thinking that it sounded somewhat like a numeral or a numerical particle. The people of the Duchy of Jagus did not seem to understand.
Now that the greetings and names had been given, the group moved on.
We went to a conference room on the ship. This was on foot, which was a bit ...... hard on the Duke of Jags, it seemed.
Well, have a seat.
"Have a seat." "Excuse me."
Reiko, Jin D., Makina, and Rei are sitting side by side at a long table that appears to be used for meetings. Next to them are the Duke of Jagus, the Minister of War, Buena Haiti, Rokou B. Shiharou, and Lore Temp, in that order.
The king was placed near the center of the room.
In front of him sat <<<<>, and behind them stood twenty golems, slightly fewer in number than before.
(LALVA......? I'm pretty sure this is the masked man.)
(This guy is also an automata,......, but the workmanship is quite good. It is close to . Probably made in reference to <)
Jin, piloting Jin D, and <, piloting Machina, had their own impressions.
"Then let's start this discussion or whatever it's called."
Lalva seems to be taking the role of the chairman.
"First, I would like to hear your side of the story.
Larva said to Jin D and Makina.
Jin D. replies.
"There are many things, ...... but first of all, we would like you to stop invading sovereign nations in order to create a <>."
"Yes. A world led by a particular person is nothing but a dictatorship. I am firmly against it.
Deus ex machina added his voice.
"So that's what this is all about."
On the side of the <>, <> seems to be taking care of things.
"What's wrong with dictatorship? There are good points in a council system and a democratic system, but there are also bad points. But there are also bad points. In the same way, we only see the bad points of a dictatorship and close our eyes to the good points. What about this?"
To this Makina replied.
"There are various forms of governance and political forms, each of which has both advantages and disadvantages. That is understandable. However, I cannot accept a world in which a few people are oppressed and a few people enjoy the benefits.
Aeas countered Makina with the following words.
"It is those who cannot use magic who are oppressed. People are treated according to their abilities. Isn't this a perfectly natural thing?
Jin D. now responded.
"Treatment according to ability, huh? It sounds reasonable if you only listen to the surface of it, but what is ability?
What?
How do you know and evaluate ability? If the result changes depending on the evaluation method, it cannot be called fair!
Jin D. strongly objected.
This was what he had insisted on in his question-and-answer session with Special Investigator 99 of the Principality of Jagus, then known as Alt-Elbein, in the village of Saichi in the Principality of Norway.
"A person's suitability for a job is not something that can be easily assessed. A simple physical fitness test will tell you right away if you actually make them do it, but not their abilities."
"......"
Listening to Jin D's assertion, Niestor Cirillo Jagus, Duke of Jagus, was a little hard of hearing.
"Even if you can't use magic, you might have a talent for swordsmanship. You may not have the physical strength of a soldier, but you may have the talent of a military strategist. You may not be good at offensive magic, but you may be good at healing magic.
(......I see, you have a point. ......No, I have two or three points of view. ......)
Prince Niestor Cirillo Jagus of the Duchy of Jagus was feeling a little sorry for himself.
< had something in common with those of the Duchy of Jagus, if we look at it from a slightly different standpoint.
(From a different perspective, we can see that our country's educational ideology has been so distorted. ......)
Duke Niestor Cirillo Jagus of the Duchy of Jagus was not a foolish king. In fact, if we only look at his brain, he could be called a wise king.
It seems that the seeds sown by <> and <> have begun to sprout here.