"<> eats a lot of mana, so be careful."

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After reminding the old man that he should have known, Jin went back to the control room to wait for the result. Then, Reiko made a suggestion.

"Father, it's a little early, but why don't you have lunch?

The time was 11:30 a.m.

"Okay, then."

Jin went to the mess hall instead of the command center.

He had soba for lunch.

There were two kinds of sauce, sweet and dry, and condiments such as chopped green onion, chopped nori (seaweed), grated radish, and wasabi.

Jin tried both tsuyu and all the condiments in order.

"......I may have eaten a little too much."

He drank soba water with the remaining broth and finished with soba tea.

As Jin was relaxing, he received a call from the old man.

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"Oh, you did it!"

Jin rushed back to the command center,

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"Uchuto Island?"

The island was unfamiliar to me.

"It's an island at the southern tip of the Principality of Mimaka."

A map of the world was projected on the magic screen in the control room, and part of it was enlarged.

"Ah, there it is."

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"Hmmm... ...... no."

Jin decided.

"I'll go."

"Father, I will go with you."

The old man said nothing. Jin decided that it was probably because his actions were exactly what he had heard 400 years ago.

< and loads it with some materials, water, food, and medicine.

Lastly, he brought .

The reason why it is called "No. 1" is because some of the dolls in Horai Island today were used by Jin after he reached his prime.

Therefore, it is said that the No. 1 has been kept in storage for a long time.

"This is just as I know it.

Jin is comfortable with the move.

The piloting equipment is moved to Pegasus 2, and preparations are complete.

The number of passengers has been reduced from eight to six, but that is no problem.

And the pilot is the obvious choice, Hope.

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"Okay, I'm off."

The location is on the other side of Ars. More precisely, about 160 degrees longitude. The distance is 3,400 kilometers.

It's 1:00 p.m. now, about 2:00 a.m. there.

If we can get there around dawn, that might be convenient.

At 2000 kilometers per hour, supersonic speed, Pegasus 2 headed for Ututo Island.

"I'm going to take a nap, wake me up when we get there."

"Yes, Father."

Less than an hour and a half later, Jin dozes off and takes a nap.

Pegasus 2 flies through the void without incident.

Pegasus 2 ran through the void without incident.

"Wake up, father!"

Reiko wakes Jin up after the scheduled time has passed.

"Are we at ......?"

"Yes."

It was 4:30 a.m. local time, and it was not yet light.

Below us was an island about one size smaller than Kunlun Island.

Pegasus 2 is now enveloped in an invisible field and descends to about 500 meters above the island.

"Activate ether radar."

The Aether Radar detects the distribution of free magical elements (ether) in three dimensions, and can detect the presence of magical tools, magical machines, golems, and so on.

There are four large reactions, two of which are golems and two of which are probably magi-machines.

Can you tell if there are humans in the area?

"Father, in that case, you'll have to use the at ......."

"I don't think Pegasus 2 has one of those."

Then I'll get it.

Reiko?

"...... is equipped with a small one. It's no problem for this distance.

Please.

It seems that the future Jin has equipped Reiko with a as well.

"......"

Reiko takes her time to look at the island below. After about 5 minutes.

"I've got it pretty much figured out. This island is uninhabited. It's controlled by a magical brain.

"I see."

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"You mean it's not quite Horai Island, but it's fortified close to it?"

"No, it looks more like an abandoned laboratory from the past.

Is there a fifth column (Quinta)?

I mean, they should be there.

"Yes. Both of them are in some kind of laboratory on the second basement.

"I see!"

He has found what was taken from him. Jin thinks of his next move.

"Or we could use the doppelganger to get down there."

I'll go with you.

So, Jin's doppelganger and Reiko jumped down from Pegasus 2.

Using the force field generator, they landed with ease.

"Reiko, take the lead, will you?"

"Yes, I'll take care of it."

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"This way, please."

The door was made to look like a rock pile, but when Reiko < pushed the door, it came off its hinges and fell inside with a loud noise.

Inside was a staircase, and the rocks on the surface peeled off and rolled away, opening a doorway that was wide enough for a single person to pass through.

"Are you okay to make a loud noise?"

Reiko asked Jin's doppelganger,

Reiko replied, "No one is there.

Reiko explained that there was no one there.

She stayed there for about five minutes just to be sure, but nothing happened.

It seemed that there was no doubt that it was an abandoned laboratory.

"Okay, let's go."

Jin's doppelganger and Reiko go down the stairs.

It is almost pitch black, but it does not matter to Jin's doppelganger and Reiko. 20 meters down the stairs, there is another door.

"I'll open it."

This time the door was to be opened by pulling it toward us.

This time it was a door that opened without much effort. Inside was a dimly lit hallway.

"This way, please."

Jin's doppelganger and Reiko stepped toward the back.