Reiko arrives at the using the transfer magic circle.

She is dressed in her usual samurai costume and a white headband.

She is greeted by Land 14.

"My lady, you are welcome.

"Thank you for setting up the transfer magic circle. So, what's the situation?

Reiko immediately asked about the situation.

"Yes, Lands 11, 12, 13, 15 and , and the master's alter ego, Dorothy. It seems that a ward similar to an ether jammer has been set up in the room where Master's doppelganger was headed.

"I understand. I think we should destroy the generator first.

We've already identified some of the locations.

Land 14 was not sitting idly by. He was on the outside, doing what he could.

And when he told Reiko about it, things got better.

"The first one is over there.

The first warding generator was located in the wall above the entrance to the hall where Jin's doppelganger (Jin D) and the others had entered.

"...... I'm sure your father will be interested in this, but this time it can't be helped."

The metal of the wall was sliced open like cheese or butter by the vibrating mode of his beloved sword, .

"This is it."

The Magi Machine was exposed. Reiko cut it in two with her Momoka without hesitation.

"Next, this way."

Pointing to the wall in front of her, Land 14. There was a seam running through it, indicating a passageway for maintenance.

"We're running out of time, so let's do it this way."

Reiko put her small hand on the seam. Her fingertips gradually sink into the seam.

The nickel-chrome-molybdenum steel walls yielded to Reiko's force.

"Ei!"

Reiko plunged into the maintenance corridor that appeared.

"Miss, about 20 meters back, on the right."

"Okay. I'm on my way.

Take care."

The passage was so narrow that an adult would have had to bend down to walk through it, but it was just right for Reiko, who was 130 centimeters tall.

Reiko stops where Land 14 tells her to.

It was a maintenance corridor, so it was not disguised, and she recognized it at once.

She opens the hatch for inspection and sees a field generator.

Reiko pulls it out. The conductors connected to it are torn off. She takes it out as it is for reference and deposits it in Land 14.

"I think there are at least two more.

If they are irradiated from all sides of the hall," said Land 14.

"I guess so. Let's go to ...... from the ceiling."

Reiko floats up with the force generator and uses the sonar.

"There it is."

There was a maintenance passage in the ceiling.

Reiko pried it open by force, and jumped in.

Three minutes later. Reiko went through the ceiling to the corresponding area, and successfully destroyed the warding generator.

She also destroys the other one placed further in the room.

"Now Lando and the others will be able to wield their full power, but I'm going to go help them.

"Go on, my lady."

Lando 14 stayed behind to defend the place, while Reiko kicked open the doorway to the hall.

There, Lando and the others are engaged in a fierce battle with a large enemy golem.

Reiko tells them in a quiet voice, "I'm sorry I'm late, but...

"It's a little late, but we've destroyed all the warding generators that were blocking the free magical element (ether). Thank you for your hard work, Rand team. Leave the rest to us.

Reiko," "I'm so glad you're here.

Reiko, you did well.

In Horai Island, Jin was giving his compliments to Reiko.

The connection with the doppelganger had been restored, and it was clear that the boundary that had blocked the free magical element (ether) had disappeared.

Reiko is now dealing with several large golems, which seem to be her enemies.

Her fighting style is not to overwhelm them, but to neutralize them with just a little more power than they have.

It is mainly a slash with .

What makes the hyperadamantite the strongest is its ultra-high-speed vibration.

Blades vibrating at high speeds in the ultrasonic range can easily slice through softer materials.

Combined with Reiko's physical strength, it can cut through any known substance, except for hyperadamantite of the same quality.

To prevent this, a solid physical barrier must be magically deployed instead of material.

The heavy armor of the enemy golem and the mace in its hand were no better than ears of reed before <>.

Slashing down arms, slashing maces, and slashing torsos, Reiko shows her lion-like strength.

Soon the five enemy golems are silenced.

［Not bad for a barbarian's creation!]

A voice echoes through the hall.

［Have you come to reclaim this mobile base?]

"Who are you?"

Jin D asks.

［"I am the master of this base.]

What's the ruler? A usurper, isn't he?

retorts.

［You're a ...... live puppet with a will made by a bunch of wimps?

Wimps?

［That's right. Wimps who ran away when they couldn't live on their home planet.]

With this question and answer, it was almost certain that the masterminds behind the incident were the people on Hale.

They seem to despise those who emigrated, calling them weaklings.

Are you a pawn of those who stayed in Hale?

［I'm not quite a pawn, but ......, that's a fair assessment.]

Why are you doing this?

［Why, what?　Because we need it.]

Even if it does this planet a disservice?

［I don't give a d*mn about the colony.]

These words made her a little angry.

It's not a colony!　It's a colony! It's a second home for the people who settled here.

［That's your logic. From our point of view it's just the logic of weaklings who ran away on their own.]

......!

Jin felt that the direction of this conversation was not fruitful, so he asked a question through the mouth of his doppelganger.

"What did you intend to do by occupying this ?"

［That's a foolish question. Naturally, we were going to bring the resources of this planet back to our home planet. Somehow, we are not making much progress.]

* * *

"Hmmm...arrogance...how can I put it?"

"Yes."

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Jin thinks that the reason why they are not making progress is because the <> side, including the <>, is resisting as much as they can.

"But still, ......"

Jin wondered if he had any sense of time, but the old man answered his question,

it.

I mean....

"What do you mean?"

is the time it takes for Ars to make one rotation. But we cannot < whether it is longer or shorter.

"I don't understand."

.

"Hmmm ......"

Jin is lost in thought.

"Is it something like 'experience time'?"

When you are absorbed in something, time seems to pass quickly, and when you are listening to a boring speech, time seems to slow down.

You are not like that, and a minute is a minute.

The old man affirms Jin's words.

or if you have something to compare it with. However, we cannot evaluate whether it is long or short when we simply take out of it.

"Well, I think I have an idea."

Meanwhile, behind the magic screen, the question-and-answer session was still going on.