Mount Nacue rising in the center of the continent of Pandor.

There used to be the base of Guillermo (Golbert) Marcitas.

And before that, it was one of the bases of the <> of the <>.

* * * *

Jin heard at the debriefing in <> that the ruins in the west of Mahaleague were used by one of the <>, and confirmed the results of the investigation of the ruins in Mount Nakyu with the old man.

<

"I see. ...... It's out of concern for the <>, isn't it?"

<

On December 8, 3899, Markitas passed away and the ownership of the base was transferred to Jin.

Jin, however, wanted to show the relics of the left there to the 700672 first, and have him examine them until he was satisfied. and examine them to his heart's content.

<>and investigates the ruins left by <>.

The reason why the investigation was not progressing well was that these ruins belonged to the <, a faction that the who created the did not belong to, or even had a feud with.

< among the was the faction of the who created the <>, and their ideas were incompatible with each other.

The , who had inherited this temperament, did not like the <> either. But he still felt that he might be able to learn something about the <>.

So, the investigation was divided into several stages, and it took a long time to be completed.

<

It was only recently, on April 29th, that the <> withdrew from the investigation.

So the old man proceeded with his investigation, making full use of the <>, the 5th Quinta, and the <>, <>, and so on.

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

Then, on May 15.

<, Jin and Erza decided to ask the old man about the results of the survey of the ruins of Mount Nakyu.

"Yes, please."

I'm sure it was.

The <<<< invaders, because of their exclusivity, seem to have dwindled in numbers over the years and eventually died out.

Because of their exclusiveness, they had no means of procreating except among themselves, and even if they temporarily dominated the indigenous people, they eventually decreased in numbers and perished.

"It's kind of sad."

It's not as if they couldn't have foreseen that, but they still didn't change their principles.

<

"Yes."

It can be said that it is a <> that can transfer all the consciousness of the operator, which was also used by Markitas.

<

"Not to become an automata?"

<<

"Brother Jin, if you transfer the knowledge to the control core of the automata, in a sense, you will become ."

Erza offered a guess.

"Oh, I see."

"But if it's a , then it's still one person ......?"

"That's what I mean."

It seems that the <> created the <> for psychological reasons, such as identity, or to avoid splitting the ego, or whatever.

<

"Well, yes."

So was the case with Markitas. In his case, too, it was his life span, and he would not have hesitated if he had been able to prolong his life by transferring all of his consciousness to a <>.

<> all seem to have died of old age.

"I'm sure they will ......"

"Hmm."

<<<>

"Well, ...... I'd like to study the consciousness transfer system eventually, but not right now. Keep it sealed and keep an eye on it."

<>

Jin thought that if the old man kept an eye on him with his <>, he would be able to respond to any problems immediately.

<>.

"I see."

Jin had seen the remains of the < in many places before, so there was no new technology to be found.

"So, what about the others?　Please continue."

<>. But there are two things that might be useful.

What are they?

<

"Hou".

<

"Indeed."

Jin thought that such medicines would be needed in the future if medical care was to be enhanced.

"Yes, and?"

"That would be nice."

It can be used for disarming.

There is also a < and a <>, which could be used for this purpose, Jin hoped.

.

The old man finished his report.

"Okay. Thank you.

Jin takes a moment to think about the old man's work.

"...... did you have any information about the ruins west of Mahaliegh ......"

.

"No, it's not your fault. Besides, there might be such information in the remaining 20%."

<

"Yes, please."

"Brother Jin, I'm still curious about the Duchy of Jagus, though."

Erza spoke up.

A country that brainwashes the people of the Pandor continent and treats them like disposable human beings. No, it might be a ruler.

Their ideology is not at all compatible with Jin's ...... or with the countries participating in the <>.

"Suppose, even within the Duchy of Jags, they brainwash people to follow them ...... and abuse them ......."

Erza spoke of the worst case scenario.

"We can't just leave them there."

"Hmm."

"First, let's see what does."

< will be held soon.