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Mm...... what's this?

It's a bio-material.

What was the source?

We had already investigated the ore, but not the biomaterials.

However, our first priority is to find out the identity of this base or facility.

I'm sorry, but after I report back on this production line, I'm going to go find the magical brain that controls this place.

Understood.

After observing for a while the process of the muscle tissue, the process of magically processing it, and the process of attaching it to the skeleton, the Shinobi Forces quietly left the factory.

* * * *

"...... ummm ......"

On Horai Island, Jin groaned as he watched the images sent by the <.

"...... Is there a way to make automatic dolls (automata) like that? ......"

No, even Jin knows about the and .

And when he mass-produces a golem, he does so with the help of Reiko and the other <, and with the division of labor.

But even so, I did not intend for it to be as much as what I had just seen.

For example, the nails.

They were installed using engineering magic, and were made to the optimum size.

Even if it is only for self-satisfaction, Jin wants to keep some kind of commitment to his work.

(Yes, just like a busy cartoonist who entrusts his assistants with various tasks, but only pens the final work with his own hands: ....... Not quite right...)

A manga that has been serialized since Jin was in modern Japan.

Due to the author's reasons or his health condition, the manga has been stopped almost every year, and we don't know when it will be completed. ......

And I thought I read something ...... about the author who said that he had to do only the pen work by himself.

I'll leave that aside for now.

"That is ...... probably a male automata. Is it used as a butler or a housekeeper?"

Jin guessed so, since his body shape was not suitable for physical labor.

"In any case, what would they use the same type of automata for?"

The old man answered to the question.

?

This was done by <>, who is now under Marikka's control and is called <>.

"Oh, yes, that's right. ...... So, is this automata also made to reproduce human life?"

.

"Well, if ...... is the case, then there must be such a somewhere."

The old man said, "We will probably find out about it when we find the <>.

Jin and the others agreed and decided to watch the activities of the Shinobi Unit for a while.

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

...... Well, it seems that the "superintending magical brain" is not in this hierarchy.

Indeed. Can't you see into it with your ...... "peepers"?

I asked that. I heard that the lower level is covered by a magic barrier, so you can't see through it. But that's why there must be a "Supervisory Magic Brain" somewhere in there.

Yes, sir.

And they told us where the stairs go down.

Oh, that's going to save us a lot of time.

So the Shinobi Forces set out for the stairs, using the map of this level that the old man had provided with his Peeper Telescope as a guide.

It's easier with a map, isn't it?

But it won't be so easy from here on down.

But in order to secure the means of communication, we decided to take the method Reiko took last time ...... to pierce the <> with a mithril silver wire and secure the communication path .......

The ultra-thin mithril silver wire sent by the transporter from Horai Island would be held outside the barrier by the <>, and on the other side, inside the barrier, by the <>, thus maintaining the means of communication with Horai Island.

In this way, the visual and auditory information of the Shinobi One would be sent to the Shinobi Four, which would then send it to the Shinobi Five via the Mithril silver wire.

< sends the information to Horai Island ......, so that the details inside the <> can be sent to Jin and the others.

Now then, please do this for me.

Leave it to me.

Now, only three of the infiltrated Shinobi Forces are able to move freely. Nevertheless, the old man did not send any reinforcements, judging that they would be sufficient for this purpose.

However, he could have sent reinforcements anytime before the <> by using a transporter.

The three bodies descend the staircase.

The lighting of the staircase has enough light, so it must be used on a regular basis.

Even a golem can act more easily in a certain amount of light.

Fifteen meters down and we are one level down.

The stairs still lead down, but what do we do?

If we're going to get to the Ministry, we should go down.

That sounds like a good idea.

A simple decision is made, and the three of them continue down the stairs.

After two more levels, there is a door at the end of the descent.

Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be unlocked.

The question is, what happens if we open it?

Since the Shinobi are only 5 centimeters tall, they would need to use a force generator to open the door.

I am concerned that they will not be able to detect it.

It's unlikely any golem will use these stairs.

That's true.

The dust on the staircase is a good indication of that.

No sign of magic near the door. I think we're safe now.

Good.

The Shinobi Forces use the force field generator to open the door.

Specifically, they float up to the knob or unlocking knob of the door with a and open the door by fixing their bodies with the .

There was no one on the other side of the door.

Is the passageway dimly lit?

Yes, it is.

Unlike the previous levels, this room is not well-lit.

Shinobu Ichi guessed that this means that not many people use this place.

There's a good chance that there's a "Supervisory Magical Brain" here.

Yes, that's right.

The three now formed Shinobi Forces moved cautiously down the passageway.

It's so quiet, I can't feel any movement.

Let's take a look at the nearest room first.

There are doors on either side of the passage.

Checking that there are no magical reactions inside, you open one of the doors and see .......

What is this place?

There was a strange view.