Two <.

I noticed two things when I was repairing them.

"The basic power is so much higher,......"

Jin analyzed that it seemed to be about three times more powerful than Refa,...... yes, than Refa, which was supposed to be the same lot.

"Perhaps he was also in charge of the security of the <>."

Jin guessed so.

And one more point.

"It has a built-in weapon."

This also seemed to be a remodeling of a guard or defender.

In other words, these two were heavily customized.

"Moreover, this weapon is called ......"

This weapon is equivalent to a weapon called <>.

In other words, it is a <> that can be wielded without being recognized as such.

Jin thought that it might be ...... suitable as an armament of an automata.

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

Then, all the maintenance was completed.

The most deteriorated part was the <.

It seems to have been overworked with low concentration of free magic element (ether).

The skeletal distortion was caused by the load or shock that seems to have been externally applied to the body.

Damage to the joints of the knees and hips was particularly severe.

"That's good enough.

Any more and we'll have to rebuild.

"Now, let's reboot."

The old man said that without Reiko, the mini-Reiko would not be enough as an escort force.

"I understand."

I understand his concern, so Jin does not object to it.

As a side note, there is no such danger if the <> is read and analyzed, but that is against Jin's principle, so he basically does not do it.

He would not hesitate to do so if it were a hostile force, but in the case of a < like this one, Jin would allow a certain amount of privacy even for an automaton.

However, if Jin repairs the automata and reboots it, the is transferred to him, so there is no danger unless it is a trap.

* * * * * * * * * *

"<>"

Jin wakes up the two creatures with the old form of the magic key word (keyword).

"Yes, master."

Yes, master."

At about the same time, the two bodies were reactivated.

"How are you feeling?

to which they both replied, "Fine.

"Good. What are your names?

My name is Yumie.

My name is Vera.

Okay, Yummy and Vera. We'll keep the names.

Yes, master.

Yes, master.

Yes, master. Now, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you.

Anything you want to know.

First, what is the significance of the facility you two were in?　...... Oh, I'll let Vera answer that. Yumie, let me know if you have any additional information.

"Yes, I understand."

The facility has been set up as a final defense base.

"Of course. It was still incomplete at ......?

"Yes, that's correct. Before it was completed, the Aether Stampede occurred and the War of Magic was over.

"...... Wait, how do you know that the Aether Stampede happened?"

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"Yes, that's right, we rebooted once and obtained such information at that time.

"I see, because the concentration of free magical element (ether) has recovered.

Yes.

"Do you know when that was?"

"Yes. It was the year 3775 of the continental calendar.

It was, coincidentally, the time when the rose to power and the island of Horai went dormant.

No wonder the old man could not detect it, Jin felt.

"What happened then?"

"Yes. When I rebooted, I found that the facility was in a bad shape, so I worked with Yumie to maintain it.

And then?

It took about six months to complete the maintenance. After that, we activated the communication equipment to obtain information about the outside world.

I see. Where do you communicate with?

Yes. To other facilities.

The other facility ......, you mean the one that was built during the war?

No, there are several that were built before that.

I see. And?

Yes. ...... there was only one facility where communication was established."

"......"

Well, I guess so, Jin thought to himself.

It was hard to believe that there were still many facilities that were unknown to Jin and the other Horaijima residents who had visited most, if not all, of the lands on Ars.

"May I ask the location of this facility?"

"I am sorry, ............. For security reasons, it is not in my power to answer."

I mean, I have not been informed of it, Master.

Yumie added.

It seems that Vera and Yumie are not informed about the other facilities.

Indeed, there is no way to leak information that they do not know, and this is an effective measure.

Even if we were to extract all the contents of their control cores, it would be useless. Not that we would do such a thing, but...

"So, ......, that facility told you what's going on in the world?"

Yes.

So there is a facility somewhere in the world that is in working order?

...... yes.

Well, I won't ask you where it is.

I'm afraid not.

So, how did you two get damaged?　What happened?

Yes, I'll tell you. We were attacked by an unknown assailant.

What did he look like?

It was a golem of a type we do not know.

Vera and Yumie described the golem in detail.

It was in a form that was not even in the databank of Jin and the others .......

However.

"I think this shoulder joint and waist configuration is close to the style of <>. ...... Oh, you guys already know that <> was destroyed ...... or rather divided. Is that correct?"

"Yes. We found out last time we rebooted."

"I see. Do you have any thoughts about ......?

Yes. I believe that the will and ideas of the kingdom have been inherited, since it is not destroyed but divided into smaller kingdoms.

Yes, that's true.

"Master, so it's a formality, but it certainly has the characteristics you mentioned. We have never seen this type before, but at the same time we felt that we were close to it.

"I see. ......Letting the identity of the golem aside for the moment, what do you think the purpose of the attack was?"

We think it's the weapons in the vault.

Master, do you know what was left in the vault?

No, there was nothing.

"...... Then the attackers must have stolen the core of the Gigarth Kaiju."

"Gigarth?

The name of the weapon sounds familiar.

It is an unfinished and incomplete weapon used in the .