After confirming his safety, Laozi sent Jin to a facility west of the Pandor continent by a transporter.

There, Lao Tzu, 20 Land troops, and 20 Smiths were waiting for Jin.

"Welcome, my lord!

Laozi welcomed Jin on behalf of the group.

"First of all, where is Larva?"

"Yes, this way."

Lao Tzu led Jin to the stopped and showed him the he had taken out of its head.

When Jin saw the , he realized that it was just as he had expected.

"As I thought, it is different from the < in both size and form.

In addition, it was a little different from the < that Jin had seen before.

"That's a late model, so to speak, or perhaps the final type. ......"

Muttering to himself, Jin proceeded with the replacement work.

"Well, let's do the transcription. ......<>level 10"

He rarely uses <. It is a level that only <> can use, and it transcribes the entire contents.

"And while we're at it, let me check out <>'s body."

"And while we're at it, let me check 's body to make sure it doesn't have any dangerous or the like inside.

And...

"...... Yeah?　There's something in your chest."

You take it out, and find that it is a Magi Crystal.

"Why is this in here?"

It is an independent magi crystal, not connected to anywhere or anything.

"It looks as if it was in storage. ...... Wait, what?"

Jin seemed to have an idea about the storage, and decided to apply <> to it.

"<>...... after all."

It was a copy of <>'s memory.

"......You went so far as to protect it? ......"

Jin was impressed by the will to revive his master, although the way he had involved the others was not admirable.

So Jin gently put the Magi Crystal back in its original place again.

Then he checked it again and found .......

"......, no problem."

Nothing dangerous was found. And we know the level of technology in Markitas at that time.

(......<<> graduate level, huh?)

That, too, was somewhat predictable. He had studied at < for a few years.

"That's it."

In about half an hour, 's was replaced, the interface was adjusted, and the old body was checked.

He puts up a <> just in case, and has 10 <> and 10 <> watch over him, and also prepares a <>.

"Alright, <>"

The new <>'s <> begins to move. .......

> slowly opened her eyes.

"How are you feeling, Larva?"

Jin asked,

"No problem at all. I can move as I please. ...... are you Jin-dono?"

He answered in a polite tone.

"Yes."

Hearing this, the newborn bowed deeply.

"Thank you, sir.

He said shortly.

"Please, please give the body to Mr. Markitas as well."

"I understand. I know, but I can't do anything without the control core.

Yes, I understand. I have it in my custody."

His polite manner and condescending attitude.

As expected, Jin's seemed to have made him loyal to the company. The first step is now complete.

"Then, prepare the Magi Crystal that contains the information about Markitas.

"Yes, sir."

The newborn < was no longer a danger, so they decided to keep a watchful eye on him, but leave him free to do as he pleased.

The newborn pointed to the old body,

"It's in the chest storage.

He told Jin, "It's in the chest.

"Oh, I see. That's how you've been protecting it."

Jin reacted with a feigned ignorance.

Then, from the body of the old , which was lying on its side, he took out a .

"That's it!"

The new says.

"Okay. level 10."

From the in his hand, he transfers all the information into the in <>'s new body.

"This is good."

Jin then returned the Magi Crystal in his hand back to the chest vault of the old .

"I will make a proper place for this one in due course," Jin said.

Jin said, and the new bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Master Jin."

Jin then deployed the before activating the new .

"<>"

"...... is this ......?"

slowly opened its eyes.

"Do you recognize me, Master Markitas?"

"Are you ...... Larva?"

Yes, I am. Yes, I am Larva.

The new looked around slowly and saw Jin.

"Are you ...... Jin Nido?"

"Yes."

"......Hmm. ......It seems that I have become an , don't I?　You did this too?"

"That's what I mean."

"I see. ......"

Then the newborn < closed his eyes once as if to confirm something, and slowly opened them after a while.

"Thank you ......."

He said these words with a bow.

* * * *

On Horai Island, the old man was observing the situation, and Reinhardt and Saki were also watching the video in real time. Reinhardt and Saki were also watching the video in real time, with audio, of course.

"It's a success." "It's a success."

"It's a success."

As expected, <> and <> seem to have recognized Jin as the creator.