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"......"

Everyone listening closed their eyes and was deeply moved.

"So,...... your predecessor was Shuki's adopted daughter. ......"

The mystery of Adriana, Shuki's wife and the previous Magecraft Meister Adriana, was finally solved.

"Your mother was a genius from a very young age, wasn't she?"

Reiko looks happy.

"The little flock was very stubborn back then. < remain.

Vivienne said.

"I wonder if this Magus came to the Kingdom of Leonard..."

This is Milowina.

Knowing the past is a very moving experience.

It was a fresh surprise for Jin to learn that the warp gate had been completed largely through the work of the transfer magic circle in the former Leonard's Kingdom.

"Of course, we don't know what happened to Mags and Adriana after that, do we?

Reinhardt looks a little disappointed.

"Kuhu, still, I didn't realize that the warp gate was completed with the help of the transfer magic circle."

Saki, like Jin, looks pleased to hear the information that connects the past and the present.

"Yes, I guess it is very useful to know about the past," Toa muttered sincerely.

Toa muttered sincerely.

"Thank you, Jin-kun. You have given me valuable information.

Stearina's words seemed to represent the feelings of everyone.

"Now, finally, I want you to look at that shrine.

The shrine that the old man had ordered to be moved. With the exception of Elsa and Milowina, who had already seen the shrine in the former Leonard Kingdom, they left the institute with expectant eyes and headed for Jin's .

"Here, look at this."

"Oh, ......!"

"Interesting thing standing there, isn't it?"

Reinhardt pointed to a vermilion-lacquered torii gate.

"Basically, it was built facing south or east, ...... I think."

The broken one was repaired and the faded color was restored.

Jin thinks it would have been better to keep the old color.

"Oh, it's called Torii," he said. It's a gate that marks the boundary between the shrine and the Shinto shrine.

"Jin, your world has some interesting things. What are those animals?

Vivian observed with interest.

"I think they are komainu (guardian dogs) ...... or komainu (foxes).　I think they were gatekeepers."

Unfortunately, Jin is not that familiar with shrines. But Vivian seemed convinced by his explanation.

"Well, that's an interesting way of thinking. If it were here, it would be like having a strong-looking demon as a gatekeeper.

"Oh, I think so. There are other places that have a gatekeeper named <>.

Kongorikishi is Nio. This is a temple, not a shrine, but Jin is not aware of it, and Vivian is not that concerned about the details.

After taking a look around, everyone went back to the institute.

* * * * * *

Erza, who had remained in the conference room with Milowina, opened her mouth when everyone returned.

"Brother Jin, Milowina-san said that there is a possibility that such a still remains.

"I see..."

That's quite possible.

"I'm sure that from Yuny knows the exact location."

The old man, who had been listening to the conversation, immediately contacted .

After about three minutes.

This was not surprising, since both the old capital, Diaa, and Karnagh were located in the middle reaches of the Sopee River.

Rivers are the stronghold of civilization, after all.

"Do you have anything like that?"

<

"I'm afraid not."

The former Leonard's Kingdom is difficult to observe from the sky because of the illusionary boundary above the kingdom.

Naturally, it has not been observed from the observation satellite .

Detailed observation will be difficult unless we fly close to the surface or fly over the ground.

"Well, that's the way to go."

Jin wanted to go looking for the ruins immediately, but changed his mind.

It would be reckless to go to the ruins without doing any preliminary research. Especially if he was taking Erza and Milowina with him.

"Do not be stingy, and do your best to investigate."

Having given this instruction, there is nothing Jin can do at this point.

The members of the family who had visited Horai Island also did the same, and they all returned to their respective bases.

Vivian was the only one who wanted to talk to Milowina about some things, but she promised to return to Hourai since she had some unfinished business there.

"Oh, there is one thing I should have done," he said.

I thought there was nothing I could do, but I came up with the idea of upgrading the performance of the caregiver golem <, assuming that Milowina would accompany me.

"Kai, can you keep Milowina safe?"

Jin begins by asking.

"No, the gigantor avrum the other day, I don't think I can protect her if three of them appear.

"I see."

Kai's strength was almost the same as Jin had expected.

"Then, I'd like to make him a little stronger so that he can protect Milowina.

"Yes, please."

With a simple induction, he was able to get her to agree.

Jin then laid Kai down on the workbench.

"Tell me your ."

The <> is a key word that is required for anyone other than the creator to stop the device, and is set when it is not possible for anyone to stop the device like a normal magic tool.

"Yes, <>.

"Dranel?"

The word is unintelligible.

It is a backward reading of <>, isn't it? >>

The old man, whose analytical skills are unparalleled, gave his guess.

"Oh, I see, I see. ...... Okay,<><>"

Kai stopped.

Reiko assists Jin in carefully disassembling Kai.

"As I thought, the model is different from its predecessor. ......"

There are some similarities, but I think that is because it is based on .

"Brother Jin, what do you think?"

"Erza, where is Milowina?"

Kai was away, so Elsa was accompanying him.

She was tired and fell asleep a few minutes ago, so I left her in Edgar's care for a while.

"I see. Look, here it is."

Elsa looked at the disassembled Kai lying on the floor,

"...... different model?"

She recognized it at first glance.

"Correct. It must be a different lineage from the previous generation."

"......, for example, Mr. Chateaune?"

<. She was a magecraftsman of the same age as her predecessor, and it seems she was a genius as well.

"That's not impossible."

Jin imagined that even if the basic name <> was the same, the direction of the subsequent development might have been different.