"In my hometown, the bell rings on New Year's Eve.

On the night of the 30th, Jin was chatting with Eira, Kaechea, Groma, Zion, Marikka, Rhodotos, Ludmila, Vita, and others in the sunken kotatsu at on Horai Island.

Incidentally, the Nordic Federation group and the rest of the group are divided into two kotatsu.

By the way, somewhat surprisingly, Eira and the other three did not inquire about Jin's birthplace.

It seems that they have learned the meaninglessness of prying after learning that Jin is a . ......

"The bell is rung 108 times. It is said that the same number of times rings the bell to get rid of human's troubles.

"Hmm, that's interesting."

Eira, with a red face, nodded her head.

She seemed to have been intoxicated by the sake she was drinking.

Katya is eating a ...... bred Citran mandarin on the kotatsu.

"Was it this ......<?　It's nice because you can peel it easily by hand."

Ordinary citrons have thick skins and are a bit difficult to peel by hand, but the ones from Horai Island can be peeled with ease. In this sense, they are similar to .

In order to make the taste even closer to the of Jin's memory, Topaz, the golem maid of five colors, and others were looking for mutations such as branch changes.

It literally came to fruition, and had been growing on Horai Island for about 200 years.

In addition, attempts were made to cross breed Ramon, and as a result, varieties similar to <> and <> were also produced.

"I like this kotatsu. I think I'll get a tatami mat and a kotatsu for my room too. ....... Oh, and a as well."

"If you do that, Eira-san, you'll never come out of the kotatsu in winter, right?"

Eira scratched her head at KaChea's words.

"Well, the winter in Avalon is short and not so cold..." said Groma.

Groma said. It's a good argument. But...

"You have such a hard heart. ......

Eira said, as if she were trying to get him to shut up.

"Shut up!　I know what I'm talking about!　...... a little."

Gromma, too, seemed to know that he did not have much of a sense of humor.

"You guys get along great."

Theon looked at Eira and Gromma with a soft smile.

"Yes, it's said that they are . ......"

Kaechea nodded.

Marikka overheard this and looked at her as if she was smiling.

Marikka asks Jin, "Saki and Goose were like that too, weren't they?"

Marikka asks Jin.

Jin turned around and nodded.

"Indeed. In the beginning they used to butt horns with each other a lot. ...... Eira and Groma were worse, though."

New Year's Eve is drawing to a close.

Rhodes and Ludmilla snuggled into the kotatsu, and Vita looked at her brother and future sister-in-law with a smile.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

never sleeps.

The magical brain that controls and oversees the whole system, , is monitoring every inch of this mega-float, which is two kilometers in diameter.

Of course, it was Jin who installed it 400 years ago, and named it the same way.

The anomaly was detected by on January 1, 3900 at 0:00:00:00 1:00 local time. It was at 3900 January 1, 0:00:00:00 1:00 local time.

An anomaly is detected. A huge mana reaction. Second class alarm issued.

At 0:00:00 minutes and 1 second on January 1st, 3900 years ago, a second class alarm was issued in Avalon. A second class alarm has sounded in Avalon.

What's going on?

What is this?

An alarm of this kind had not sounded in over a century.

The top management of <> including Chief Superintendent Tomax Bartmann was astonished.

(......) A second class alarm. Is there a foreign object inside?)

But Machina III was the only one who understood the meaning of the alarm correctly.

There's an intruder! There is an intruder! They're moving from Storage Facility 2 to the surface.

"It's close."

Warehouse 2 is only about 50 meters away from the office.

Tomax Bartman activated two security golems and went outside with the executives in the office.

"...... Lord Machina?"

Makina III was already there.

"Ray, be careful. Something is coming."

Makina gives instructions to her knight, Rey. It is not so much a sign of "watch out" as it is a sign of "be sure those around you hear.

"Yes, Makina-sama."

Rei puts his hand on the hilt of his sword and looks ahead. He senses something approaching from that direction.

Rey is now equipped with full body armor and a short sword.

Her shiny blue-silver hair peeks out from the hem of her full-face helmet.

The silvery-white light armor covers his entire body. It is a composite structure made of a gigantopod shell and 64 pieces of light silver.

The total weight of the armor is about 20 kilograms, which is surprisingly light.

The short sword is made of magi-adamantite. It is equipped with a "vibrating sword" function.

Rei, of course, is an automata, boasting a strength greater than Lando's and less than Reiko's.

"What is this?

someone shouted.

What emerged from the second underground warehouse was a golem that looked like it was made up of a collection of rock debris and metal chunks.

It was three meters tall. It was quick, despite its bulky appearance.

(Gigarth ......?)

Makina, who can also refer to the knowledge the old man has accumulated, notices that the golem looks very similar to the combat golem developed during the <> and used by the former <>.

（If it is of the same lineage as Gigarth, it should be able to absorb mana. We can't attack it carelessly!)

Yes, <> has the characteristic of absorbing mana from its surroundings and making it its own.

At the center of it is a core of mana, and unless this core is destroyed, it will continue to regenerate, making it a troublesome <>.

(Physical attacks are useless, and so are magic attacks. High-powered attacks are difficult within <>. (How should we deal with ...... now?)

The who is piloting the Machina III ...... ponders.

"Stop him!"

Tomax Bartman instructed the security golem.

"No!　Stop him!

Makina III stopped them, but it was a moment too late.

The two security golems leapt at the <> and .......

"What?

They fell to the ground, deprived of their mana.

However, since it was designed to be an ether converter, it restarted after a few seconds.

"Mister Tomax, that thing is very similar to the weapons of the past. If you touch it, it will steal your mana.

"What?

Tomax Bartmann turned pale at Machina III's advice.

So, how can we defeat him?

"There are several ways, but they are all difficult in this situation.

Makina III said he had no idea what the best move would be.

The attack was so powerful that it would be considered overkill. That is the basis of defeating .

But he did not want to make such an attack near the important facilities of , if possible.

（I will consult with the old man.)

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