"Master (My Lord), we have a report from Regulus 2, who has been dispatched to the capital of the Kingdom of Klein."

A voice echoes.

"My Lord. I'd like to talk to him directly, so please send him this way.

For a while now, in order to avoid confusion, I have been referring to the head of Horai Island as "Laojun" and his humanoid terminal as "Laozi".

On earth, these names refer to the same person or hermit, but it is effective to prevent confusion.

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"It's Jin, what's going on?"

"The Kingdom of Klein."

The village of Kaina, where Hanna lives, and the country to which Licia belongs.

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"I see.

The Kingdom of Celuloa is the country most suspected of having ties to the Unification Party (Unifiler).

Jin thinks of this map of the world, though it is incomplete.

To the north of the Kingdom of Celuloa are the Kingdoms of Franz and Klein.

If Franz belongs to the Kingdom of Franz, and if the Kingdom of Klein can be subdued, the remaining kingdoms are Egelea and Elias.

The easternmost kingdom of Leonard is still unknown, but with two more kingdoms, the original goal of the Kingdom of Cerroa, the recreation of the ancient Kingdom of Dinar, could be achieved.

"Master (My Lord), we have a report from Capella 1, who has been dispatched to the western part of the Kingdom of Klein.

Capella 1 is the fifth column (Quinta) dispatched to the western part of the Kingdom of Klein.

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"What?

Just when we thought we'd heard that they'd violated our borders... here it is.

"Master (Mylord), we have a report from Mira 1 who has been dispatched to the Kingdom of Egelea.

Mira 1 is the fifth column (quinta) that was dispatched to the capital of Egelea Kingdom together with Deneb 1.

"What now?　You mean to tell me that the Kingdom of Selroa has declared war on us?"

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What?

The Kingdom of Cerroa against the Kingdom of Egelea, the Kingdom of Franz against the Kingdom of Klein. Now the small group of countries were in an uproar.

"Are the kingdoms of Shoro and Elias at peace?

The old man answered.

"Yes, so far nothing seems to have happened in those two kingdoms.

"Hmmm... ......"

Jin thought. What should he do now? Then he remembered his friend, Reinhardt, who could see the situation at a time like this.

"I believe Reinhardt was still in Dali or thereabouts.

To be precise, he is in Giron, the city across the Asur River from Dali. He is still being held up because of the Unification Party member that Jin captured.

"I wonder how I can pick him up: ......"

I guess we will have to go there by stealth plane in the middle of the night.

"Okay, old man, Falcon 1 is ready. And adjust the warp gate. And a golem horse for transport.

"Yes, sir."

At that moment, Anne offered her advice.

"Goshujin-sama, I don't think it's a good idea to let anyone but a completely reliable warp gate come directly here to Horai Island.

"Hmm?　What do you mean?

"Nothing is perfect. It is possible that the enemy may come here through the warp gate, or the security of the warp gate may be breached.

Anne's assertion was valid, Jin agreed.

"I understand. So it's okay if we send them out, but when they come from the other side, they should pass through Kunlun Island, for example, to give us a little cushion, is that right?

Yes, that's right.

"Then ...... would be the best place."

Jin was thinking of using an aircraft carrier as a relay base, although it would not be possible immediately. If worst comes to worst, we can just blow it up.

In that case, it would be better to use a mere floating island instead of an aircraft carrier.

Therefore, he has included in his future plan that except when he confirms the other party using the manacam, he will once go through the relay base instead of going directly to the Horai Island.

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That night. 8:00 p.m. Horai Island time. Reinhardt called me on time.

"Thank you, Reinhard. By the way, did you know that the war has started?"

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"Not only that. The Kingdom of Franz also declared war on the Kingdom of Klein."

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Reinhardt is surprised. No wonder.

"So, I need to talk to Reinhardt, could you please come over here?

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"Okay, I'm coming to get you."

After reaching an agreement, Jin jumped from Hourai Island to the suburbs of Zilon using the warp gate of Falcon 1, which had already arrived at the suburbs of Zilon. He is accompanied by Reiko and the covert task force (SP).

"So that's the town of Giron.

Falcon 1 had landed on a riverbank about 2 km away from Zilon. Jin steps out of the onboard warp gate and gazes at the city lights, which are dimly visible against the night sky.

"All right, Reiko, let's go get Reinhardt."

"Yes, Father."

Jin's golem horse, <>, and another golem horse are loaded on the Falcon 1.

Jin rode Koma and Reiko rode the other golem horse to Giron. Of course, Jin is wearing a reinforced uniform. The covert task force (SP) followed him at a run.

It takes only about three minutes to reach the city of Giron. Unusually, this was not a fortified city, but instead a wide moat wall surrounded the city.

The moat was about 20 meters wide and could not be jumped over by an ordinary person. In addition, the walls of the moat are almost vertical, and the water surface is at least 5 meters above the moat, making it difficult to get in and out of the moat even if you tried to float a boat.

Most of the several bridges were drawbridges and were closed at night. Only two bridges were open, but they were guarded by guards to keep out any suspicious visitors.

"Now, how do we get Reinhardt out of here?"

As Jin was pondering this, Reiko came up to him,

"Father, I'll jump over and take Mr. Reinhardt away.

Reiko said, "Father, I'll jump over and take Mr. Reinhardt away.

"Well, that would be best."

That seems to be the best way for a short time, so I decide to do it.

"Okay, please put up a barrier and stay still. And you, the covert task force (SP), make sure your father is well protected.

"Yes, Sister."

Reiko was still anxious to say something, but Jin urged her on and they finally set out for the city.

First we choose an empty place and jump over the moat. For Reiko, this is a piece of cake.

"You said Mr. Reinhardt was staying at an inn called , didn't you?

She had heard the approximate location of the inn, so she recognized it immediately. Reinhardt was waiting for me in the entrance hall of the inn.

"Mr. Reinhardt?"

"Oh, Reiko. Where's Jin?"

"Your father is waiting outside the moat."

I see. Then let's go now.

After a brief exchange of words, Reinhardt went outside with Reiko. Reiko was carrying a rather large bag with her.

They arrived at Horiwari soon after.

"Well, how do we cross from here?"

Reiko approaches Reinhardt with a questioning look on her face. She reaches out her hand.

"Huh?　Well, maybe, maybe?"

Reinhardt turns a little pale. But Reiko holds Reinhardt in her arms with a cool face. The picture of the 5'5" Reinhardt being held in Reiko's arms is quite surreal.

"I'm coming!"

"Uh, no, no, no, no, no!

With Reiko holding Reinhardt in her arms, she leaps over the 20-meter long moat without any difficulty, and runs straight to Jin. Still holding Reinhardt in her arms.

"Father, I brought Mr. Reinhardt.

Reiko steps out in front of Jin with Reinhardt in her arms.

"...... hey, Jin."

"...... Hey, Reinhardt."

It was a somewhat awkward reunion.

After that, Reinhardt rode the golem horse and Reiko rode the frame with Jin to the Falcon 1. As an aside, Reiko seems happy to be riding with Jin.

From there, they arrived at Horai Island in an instant through the warp gate.