Jin and Lao Tzu continue to talk with Markitas, Larva and others.

At this point, Lao Tzu asked a question to Larva, as instructed by Lao Tzu of Horai Island.

"Why did you wear the mask, Mr. Larva?"

He started with a light question.

"Because I didn't want my face to be remembered, and because I didn't want people to know that I was an automaton by my facial expression. I think it was mainly the latter.

"So that's what you mean."

The quality of the old < is not so good, except for the control core.

That's why they had to wear masks to avoid being identified as automata by their unnatural facial expressions.

"It also prevents people from knowing what they look like."

"I see, I see. By the way, have you heard of the <>?

Revolutionary Party? No, I don't."

The answer came as a surprise.

"Well, does the name <> mean anything to you?

No, sir.

* * *

<>. And the name <>.

"What do you mean!"

On Horaijima, Reinhard, Saki and the others were expressing their surprise.

the old man says to them.

The old man says to them.

"So there are at least two <>?"

* * * *

"...... Then, Mr. Larva, can you give us a brief account of what you have done from the time you woke up again until today?"

"Okay. ...... First of all, when I awoke, I confirmed that there was no Mr. Markitas at that base. I was also astonished to see that he was not at any of the other bases."

Perhaps because he was remembering the past, Larva's tone changed a little.

But the old man did not care.

"Please ...... continue."

"However, the five Magi Crystals that I had transcribed experimentally were still there, and above all, the Magi Crystal that should have been ...... transcribed with all of Master Markitas' knowledge was also safe and sound."

At this point, Markitas seemed to want to say something, but Lao Tzu dared to ignore him and urged Larva to go on.

"I, Mr. Markitas,...... so I have decided to revive him as an after having served him for two years. And I have made a plan of what I need to do for that."

First of all, he realized that he lacked the skills to make an automata, so he decided to practice.

"So you used five magi crystals as the perfect test subjects?"

"That's right. The 5 on the ship this time was the third one. I wasn't satisfied with it yet, but I thought that if I moved it, I would be able to see different areas for improvement.

"So that's what you mean. And what about the ship?

"The continent of Pandor...... no, they call it the continent of Pandor now. To the west of ...... there was a facility that I had once visited with Mr. Markitas. And there were three all-metal ships there, which I do not know when or by whom they were built."

Larva uses the demonstrative pronoun because he does not know where he is, but is the facility on the continent of Pandor west of where he is now.

(You didn't seem to have noticed this when you were moving earlier, ......, because you have made your sensors < after all.)

Lao Tzu thinks, "Who are those three ships?

"Do you know who built those three ships?"

Lao Tzu wonders, "Do you know who made those three ships?

"I don't know exactly. But I think they were probably made by , or someone related to ."

"What makes you think so?"

"There were many aspects of its structure and usage that we did not understand. It was a completely unknown technology.

I see. So you inferred it from that?

"Yes. Fortunately, I had seen the technology of the at another site.

The situation was becoming clearer, but there were still some unknowns.

Lao Tzu continued his question.

"How is it that you were able to build three new ships?"

"The mysterious golem told me."

"The mysterious ...... golem!

Just when I thought I had solved the mystery, another one pops up.

"Yes. At first glance, it appears to be a golem with no head and four arms."

"......"

I knew such a golem by heart.

(It is the same type of golem that <><><<> etc. made by <>.

"...... Golem didn't tell you his name?"

"He did say his name . <."

(still)

"...... Perhaps that golem is a golem made by the , for managing the ruins."

"Oh, you know about that?　You know about it? I see, so it was the golem of the Origin.

"But, how could you not be blamed?"

<, the master of the , without permission, it is no surprise that it was targeted for elimination.

"You said that you had not touched the original ship and that you could smell a little bit of of from me.

(Is that of ? ......)

Lao Tzu, together with Lao Gong of Horai Island, thinks at a very high speed.

(Come to think of it, Malchitas has the blood of the <>. And the Northern people have the blood of the , ...... perhaps the effect of that).

"So, they agreed to let us use the place where the resources were mined, saying that they would not blame us if we made it ourselves."

<'s , he has the right to use the facility.

"What happened to the sailor golem and the battle golem?"

"There is no doubt that I made both of them. I made the sailor golem first and then the battle golem. was given to me by ."

"I see."

<, the sailor golem and the battle golem were fairly good, he said.

"<> taught me how to make them with a kind of > magic."

"Like a trans-info?"

"Yes. It seems that the system of magical technology of the Origin is different from ours.

I see. Please continue.

"First of all, we focused on increasing the number of manpower ...... golems ......."

It took him three full days to make one golem, but after that he got used to the work and had the completed sailor golem help him, so he was able to work even faster.

"So we mined the resources, made the golems, and when we had enough, we built the ships."

So that's what happened.

"And once we were on track, we left it to the sailor golems to increase our numbers. The sailor golem was a very capable one, and could not only maintain the ship but also manufacture the golem.

This was quite valuable information.

Jin, who was listening at the side, wanted to ask about the magical technology system of the <>, but he held his ground.