After returning to Horai Island, Jin went straight to the command room and started the meeting with Rhodes.

"First of all, Mr. President, where did they run away from?

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"Mount Onouni......Mount Onouni......"

The old man projected a map of the Kingdom of Celuloa on the magic screen.

This time Jin understood.

"Oh, I see. "Oh, that's the mountain there.

The mountain rises a little north of the Tropic of Cancer.

There are three excellent mines there, and the Grafas Mine is located on the southern slope of Mount Onouni.

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Jin nodded at the report from the old man.

"That's the old man. You've already done a lot of research on it.

The old man added, "No one in the League of Magic should know about that one.

"Indeed. The technology of the was also used there."

"What is the size and equipment of the base?"

Rhodes asked.

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They also have an arsenal where they built most of the golems used by the .

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"......I don't know if I'm asking the right question, but may I ask how?"

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Then the old man explained the working principle of the peepers.

Rhodes, who was also a magecraftsman, seemed to understand the explanation.

"I see. ...... Sorry for breaking your back. Please continue."

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The old man said, "The idea seems to be to avoid detection.

Jin thought that with that kind of force, they must have felt safe.

"So, how many people are there now?"

"Not many?"

That is the most troublesome thing, Jin thought.

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"Then, Graham Darby is not among them?"

The old man explained that he was not very good at planning missions because of his technical background, and that is why he could only make poor plans like this one.

"But you are sure that Graham Darby was working with the five of them, aren't you?"

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"Yes. ...... don't those five people know where Graham is?"

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"I see... ......"

The remnants of the are scattered all over the world.

It was going to be very difficult to find and deal with them all.

"They were probably not brainwashed and joined of their own free will."

Rhodes says with a sullen look on his face.

"Perhaps they are not so much sympathizing with the philosophy of the as they are trying to secure their own interests by playing nice.

"Yeah, I think there are people like that."

Jin agrees with this opinion.

"If that's the case, it will be difficult to eradicate them.

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"Foundation? ......Oh, that's what you mean."

Jin pondered over the old man's words and realized what he was trying to say.

Without funds, bases, backups, etc., we can't do much.

"Yes, it is. ...... did you find any such documents in the depths of that abandoned mine?"

"I see."

Even though they were technicians, they were not amateurs enough to leave clues that could be traced back to them.

"Then, why don't we let Makina do it?"

Jin thought it would be better not to leave these five alone any longer.

Makina III is a public face. He can't do anything too far out of the ordinary.

But if Horaijima moves on its own, we can put our all into it.

But your servant, the Master, is aware of it.

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And then we will say that he has been investigating on his own.

"Let's go with that."

Jin did not want to be bothered by this any more. On the other hand, he could not just leave it at that.

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"As expected of you, my old friend."

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What is our next target?

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"Our forces have shrunk considerably. I think it is important to review our goals at this point.

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< cannot pick up the voice.

"In the first place, we were not sympathetic to the ideas of the , were we?

"That's right. We joined because they let us make what we wanted to make.

That's true. That's me, too. ...... In the first place, what we are doing would not be possible without ."

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"......Surprisingly, you have a decent sense of judgment."

Jin muttered to himself as he watched the images being sent to him.

But....

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"The completion of the final weapon ...... will still be a long way off."

"Mm. So far, we're at about fifty percent, right?

Yeah, that's right.

The disturbing words came out of his mouth, and Jin pulled himself together.