"Geez!　What are you doing!"

What are they doing?　What are you doing to Master Istaris?

No!　Lucas, help!

Master Theon!　Let go of me!

Six golems, each less than two meters tall, came crashing into the scene. They moved slowly, but caught Istaris and Theon by surprise when they were sitting down.

Netros and Lucas, who were indeed their bodyguards, quickly ducked, but they could do nothing if their master was captured.

Then, two of them attacked Jin, aiming at the double doll.

What are you doing?

"I will not tolerate unreasonableness!"

Reiko and Anne fight off one golem each.

The golem that Anne swatted away slammed into the wall, and the golem that Reiko blasted away shattered into pieces.

"What in the world is going on?"

Jin was indeed unable to keep up with the sudden change in the situation.

"In this case, there's nothing we can do... Reiko, get the etherjammer!

Yes, Father!

Reiko's built-in etherjammer activates. The golem holding Istaris and Zion stops.

But at the same time, the two, or rather, Netros, Lucas, and even begin to moan in pain. Call it an ether deficiency.

"This is not good. ...... Reiko, Anne, hurry up and disable the rest of the golems."

With this instruction, the remaining four Golems were scattered and rolled on the floor within seconds. Jin orders Reiko to deactivate the ether jammer.

"...... wind."

Istaris and the others let out a sigh.

For humans, it was like being suddenly transported to the top of the Chomolungma. The oxygen level is less than one-third. No wonder they have trouble breathing.

It is said that something similar happens with free magic element (ether). In the case of human beings, the dependence on free ether is low, so the effect on their physical condition is probably minimal.

Fabius seems to have fallen down and fainted.

"d*mn... ......"

"Ugh. ......"

Alectus and Milonia seem to be conscious.

Jin thought quickly and gave instructions to Anne.

"Anne, take Alectus into custody."

"Yes, ma'am."

Anne twisted up Alectus' arm.

"Reiko, he's paralyzed!"

"Yes, father!"

Anne paralyzes Alectus, who is holding her down. They want to take him hostage.

Keep Milonia paralyzed.

Jin ordered, not to make a fuss. Fabius is also paralyzed, just in case.

"All right, let's get out of here.

As they moved the broken door and stepped out into the passageway, four men and women, who must be members of the <> clan, stared at Jin and the others.

Their faces were pale and lifeless. Jin felt a little uncomfortable, but he decided to get out of there.

"Get out of the way! What do you care what happens to Alectus?"

But the four men did not seem to hear him, and they all jumped at him at once.

"<>"

"Gah!"

"Gee!"

Reiko quickly released a Paralyze spell that instantly paralyzed all four of them.

"You said there were about ten <> clans. That means there are two or three more. Be on your guard.

Just as Jin said this, two young men jumped out from the shadows of the passageway, brandishing sticks.

"<>"

"Ggh!"

"Gee!"

But Reiko's reaction time is so fast that it's as if she's standing still. She was easily paralyzed.

Netros, Istaris, Zion, Lucas, Jin, Anne and Anne's partner, Alexas, and Reiko, in that order, proceeded down the passageway.

Eventually, they came to a familiar exit.

"We must be at the exit.

It seems to be cloudy and dimly lit outside.

"......It's cold."

Istaris and Zion shivered.

< clan residence was heated to about 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit), but it was chilly outside, with temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit), and I was chilly in my room clothes. I didn't have time to get a jacket.

We'll have a change of clothes when we get back to Capricorn 1," Jin encouraged them.

Jin encouraged them and told Reiko to contact Land 1 at Capricorn 1.

"Father, they'll be here soon."

I was a little worried that something might have happened during the night, but Land 1 does not sleep and Capricorn 1 has a barrier.

In addition, there was an air surveillance system in the sky above, so there was no way it could have happened.

Within a minute, Capricorn 1 arrived, and the group breathed a sigh of relief as they boarded.

"Land 1, get out of here as fast as you can!"

For the time being, Jin decided to keep his distance from the clan settlement.

At 20 kilometers per hour for 30 minutes, he stopped about 10 kilometers away. Alectus is strapped into the auxiliary seat, Reiko is ready to activate at any time, and Anne is ready with an ether jammer.

Having taken all these precautions, Jin cast on Alectus, waking him up.

"U......"

Alektas opens his eyes, seemingly not knowing where he is or why he is here.

"You've noticed. Why are the clans of the attacking us?　They were so friendly until this morning.

To Jin's question, Alectus answered with silence.

"I'm also curious about the sudden change in attitude. I'm sure there's a reason for it."

"......"

Still, Alectus remained silent.

"What about the possibility of slavery magic?"

"Father, after using <>, it is highly unlikely. The effect is milder than <>, but I think it will break most of the brainwashing."

"Wait a minute. You mean you can break the slavery magic with ?"

Istaris joined the conversation.

"In our case, there is a magic that can disarm it. ......"

"I see. So you can use it?

I can disarm it.

Try it."

But Istaris shook his head.

"No, Mr. Alectus, you're not under any servitude spell."

"Of course not. ......"

<. Either it's a different kind of servitude magic or .......

"I wish there was a magic that could cancel any kind of magic. ......"

The murmur was uttered both by Jin (his double) in Capricorn 1 and by Jin himself in Horai Island.

"If it is not magic, is it a magic tool after ......?"

Anne said.

"Let's assume that he is being manipulated, but if it is not magic or some other art, then it must be some kind of magical tool, right?

That is the logical conclusion. Jin nodded.

"If it is a magic tool,...... Reiko,<>."

"Yes, father. <>"

Reiko examines the flow of magic power of the bound alektus. For a few tens of seconds it is done and .......

"There is an unusual concentration of magic power in Mr. Alectus' chest and behind his ears.

As soon as she heard those words, Alectus went berserk.

He stormed out, threatening to break the seat to which he was strapped. His skin bled as it chafed against the ropes that bound him.

"No!　Reiko!

Yes!

Immediately, Reiko applies Paralyze to Alectus again. Finally, Alectus stops his rampage.

"......What the hell is going on?"

Jin tilts his head. The others were also pondering what had happened.

It was Anne who broke the silence.

"Goshujin-sama, please deploy the as soon as possible.

"Okay. Land 1!

Roger that.

A magic barrier is deployed around Capricorn 1. It will block all intermediate level magic and withstand advanced magic.

"Thank you very much. Thank you for deploying the magic barrier first because it was a waste of time. The reason for this is that there was a possibility that the conversation here might have been eavesdropped by the magic barrier.