At a little past 7:00 a.m. on January 1, 3900, Jin and his friends were worshipping the first sunrise of the year.

"We pray for good health on the first day of the year," Jin explains.

Jin explains.

"That's an interesting custom. ......"

Groma is impressed, but since he has no background in folklore or cultural anthropology, he doesn't ask any questions.

"Well, let's have some osechi then."

"Yes, that sounds good."

We all returned to the on Horaijima and celebrated the New Year with sake instead of toso (Japanese sake), and then we started to eat the osechi dishes.

"Oh, there is something nostalgic here."

There were many things that were familiar to Groma, who was from Fuso.

"I miss these black beans. ......"

Stewed black soybeans.

The skin of soybeans is weak, so be careful how you cook them. If you make a mistake, the skin will wrinkle or even peel off.

Sweet!　Delicious!

"Ha ha, that's great!"

The peridos have worked very hard to make this product. Jin was honestly happy when he was told that his kites were delicious.

After that, there was a kite-flying demonstration.

He uses a flexible kite that he made in one day.

"Wow, this kite flies well!

Eira exclaims in admiration. The kites she knew were diamond-shaped.

"No, I didn't know that such a shape was possible. ......"

Groma is also impressed.

(I wonder if that kite never spread from Mohut Village (......).

) He was a little disappointed.

Next to the kite-flying, there was shuttlecocking. The women are the main performers.

After a little instruction, they all started to do it well.

The shuttlecock boards were of course handmade by Jin. The feathers are of the type with five blades that fly slowly. The three blades fly so fast that it is difficult to get used to them.

Eira is with Katya.

Surprisingly, the two are competing well. Jin, however, thinks that the feather-pounding is more about enjoying the exchange of feathers than a contest.

Theon and Marikka, and Ludmilla and Vita.

Hanako and Reiko do it too. But only with the right amount of care. Otherwise the feathers will be destroyed in no time.

Jin wished he had made furisode (long-sleeved kimono), but it was too late.

Jin, Rhodos, and Groma competed in the frame-spinning game.

Instead of kenkagoma, they compete to see whose tops have been spinning the longest.

Jin, who had properly balanced his tops in advance, beat Rhodes by a small margin.

The New Year's Day of Horai Island passes peacefully.

* * * *

Time is back a little, three and a half hours ahead of ...... at half past midnight local time.

At midnight, Avalon was busy dealing with the <>.

< were said to have emerged from four different warehouses.

"They must have set up a timed attack, targeting the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, when security is thin."

Makina III analyzes the situation.

In the meantime, the old man secretly contacted the Imam.

(Attention to <<<< Imam. <. You can't absorb mana through <>, so you should attack physically through the magic barrier. Then, use <> for a very short time and destroy the core when it stops.

In the past, when fighting against two <s in a decisive battle against <>, <> would strike with a physical barrier (Solid Barrier) on his fist.

In Ray's case, he chose to use a magic barrier instead of a solid barrier because he could focus his attacks more pinpointly than Titan.

The imam agreed with this instruction.

Furthermore, the last instruction was a real eye-opener.

< forces mana to be converted back into free magic element (ether).

< would not be able to escape its effects.

He immediately sends word to his knight Rey.

"Yes, sir."

Rei replied shortly, and immediately put on the magic barrier.

Then he struck first with his body.

The was blown away by Rei's body blow, which had more power than the land forces of Horai Island, and moved away from the building where his office was located.

However, it was not enough to destroy it.

However, Ray also used the built-in .

< stops moving in an instant.

Aiming at this point, Rei's sword pierced through the chest of . It destroyed the .

With this, could no longer even retain its shape, and was reduced to a mere lump of rock and metal.

The <> lasted only about 0.5 seconds, so Tomax and the others could not detect it.

Tomax and the others could not detect it. They must have seen that Rey had defeated him with a body slam and a sword.

"Well done, Ray!　There are three more Gigasumodoki on the loose. Deal with them quickly!

Yes, sir!

Makina III gave further instructions to Rey. Rey nodded and disappeared in a flash.

Ten minutes later, Rey returns.

"Master Machina, the defeat of <> has been completed.

"Thank you."

Tomax and the executives exhale in relief.

However, the commotion continues.

An unidentified magic circle has been activated. Please be careful.

<, , has once again raised the alarm.

A faintly glowing magic circle appears in the green area not far from where Tomax and the others are.

"Was that ...... set up under the soil of the green land?

It seems that they were installed and covered with soil before we knew it.

"If this is possible, ...... must be the work of Graham Darby!"

Tomax Bartmann is indignant, but Machina III calms him down.

Tomax, now is not the time for such inquisitiveness. ...... that magic circle is a transfer magic circle. Something is ...... coming!

Makina III judged so when he saw the Magi Formula flowing in the magic circle.

And true to his word, a giant golem ....... appeared from the transfer magic circle.

"A giant golem?

Someone shouted. The voice sounded like a scream.

What was sent by the transfer magic circle was a huge golem, perhaps 15 meters tall.

(It is as big as < ......, but it seems to weigh more. Its movement is slow. Its strength is ...... weak.)

Through the vision of Machina III, the Master and the old man guessed so.

(I guess Rei can deal with it alone.)

The giant golem <> is a work of art that Jin has completed through trial and error. Its size, weight, strength, speed, and precision movement are all of the highest order.

However, the giant golem that appeared was only large and slow. It seemed to have a certain amount of power, but it lacked any precision movement.

"Rey, aim at its legs first!"

Makina III instructed.

Squire Rei turned his short sword, made of adamantite, into the "vibration sword" mode and slashed at him.