"By the way."

Before reactivating Akitsu, Jin asked the old man a question.

"What knowledge and information did Akitsu have?"

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"Hmm?"

"What do you mean?"

In response to Jin's question, the old man began to explain in an apologetic voice.

"I see, Akitsu's knowledge is mainly about the governance of a country, and democratic government at that."

Jin pondered. <, it is hard to imagine that it is so limited.

The old man continued to talk as if he had read Jin's thoughts.

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"What?

<<> to another>.

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Without knowledge through <>, they are not only useless, but they cannot even speak satisfactorily.

"But <> is an old technology, isn't it?　Right, Reiko?"

Reiko nodded her head.

"Yes, father. I heard that from your mother. ......"

That would mean that the magic of <> was created after Akitsu and before Reiko.

That is to say, .......

"<> was improved by the previous generation?"

<>.

There is a reason why the old man, who is supposed to have analyzed Akitsu's knowledge, does not know how she obtained it.

The so-called of the control core is slightly different.

< is easy to read, but the of the events that Akitsu has experienced since she was created is like a personal diary, a mixture of incoherent information, and it would take some time to pick out the useful ones from among them.

Therefore, even the old man could not fully analyze in this short period of time.

Now, we cannot stay like this forever. Jin was about to reactivate the lying Akitsu, when a thought occurred to him.

"Let's reboot Akitsu in that dome.

"That's a good idea."

So Jin moves into the dome by the transporter, and Reiko picks up Akitsu. Erza stays behind as she plans to return soon.

"Welcome back."

John, who had been keeping watch, greets them. John is also run by the old man after all, so Jin feels a little strange to be told <>.

Before putting Akitsu back in place, Jin checked the easy chair he was sitting on. The frame of this chair is made of bronze, and it has a greenish-blue patina, so it should be cleaned up.

"All right, Reiko, let Akitsu sit down."

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. "Have you noticed anything since you've been inside the dome?"

John was in the dome while Jin was fixing Akitsu. He must have been doing a lot of research.

"Yes, I didn't find anything of interest."

"I see."

After rebooting Akitsu, Jin said the password and keywords.

"<><>."

"...... yes."

Akitsu opened his eyes.

"Thank you, Jin-sama, for fixing the problem. Now I can continue to watch over the people here.

He seemed to know who had fixed him.

The old man was right in his decision not to antagonize him.

"Akitsu, don't tell them that I fixed him, but tell them that John fixed him.

"Yes, sir, I understand."

Akitsu will continue to be here, imparting his knowledge and counsel to those ...... who visit and those ...... whom the sheikh approves. Until the day she is no longer needed.

Jin also thought of visiting from time to time.

Reiko looked back at Akitsu once, as if she was curious.

* * * * * *

Jin and Reiko went outside and boarded Pegasus 1, which was waiting for them, and returned to Horai Island through the warp gate of Condor 3.

Condor 3 will fly back under its own power.

"Welcome back, Brother Jin.

Erza welcomed us in front of the institute.

And the old man...

"Yes, what is it?"

It is very rare that the "Mere Old Man" failed to analyze the data. It was such a difficult task.

It is possible that the information was originally unclear because it was copied from a deteriorated and cracked original.

The original is missing and no longer useful. I was somewhat afraid to go and copy Akitsu's control core again.

"Well, it can't be helped. Just explain what you know."

.

The old man gave a brief summary of the information requested by Jin.

1. Akitsu is an automaton for education and consultation, just like the Fuhrer that Jin had created.

Akitsu was created by a disciple of <> and educated by <> about 1100 years ago.

His name is Shuki Tsetsi. He had black eyes and black hair. He could not use magic. 4.

Akitsu's knowledge was limited to democracy and a few things about culture.

5. Comparing Akitsu's knowledge with Jin's, there is nothing new.

6. Akitsu has been stuck in the middle of an "ether stampede" 300 years ago.

7. The Mitsuhos, in search of Magi Craftsmen (Magi Smiths), tried to advance toward the Shoro Empire, but Akitsu himself did not give the order to invade.

Even now, the Mitsuhos are in need of magi-smiths. They need them to repair their old tools and magical equipment.

9. akitsu is dark-eyed and dark-haired, with a shallow complexion and skin similar to that of a human being. If this is the result of Shuki Tsetsi's instruction, he is likely to be from the same or a similar world as Jin.

This is what we have learned.

The rest of this section is a complement of the corrupted data.

10. there are other automata like Akitsu.

11. these automata may have knowledge that Akitsu does not have.

12. there is some relationship between Shuki Tsetsi, the Sage, and Adriana Barbora Tsetsi, the Magecraft Meister, the previous Magecraft Master.

That is all.

In addition, the role of the Magecraftsman in Mitsuho, the role of Akitsu, and the relationship between the sheikh and Akitsu could also be deduced by analogy.

However, the identity of Shuki Tsetsi remains a mystery.

The old man discusses this with Jin.

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"I suppose so. And Magus and his disciples probably introduced and taught various cultures and civilizations.

Elsa, of course, was involved in these discussions.

"......I'm sure that as a part of that, they made various tools and magical devices for her. When they malfunction, they need people to repair them, and they need magical engineers."

"Your mother didn't talk about it, but ......."

Reiko also recalls the past and gives a supplementary explanation.

"Yeah, I didn't inherit such information from the previous generation. Is there a reason ......?"

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I agree with the old man's opinion.

"That is a good idea. I would like to get information from other < automata as well.

Jin was also interested in information about his predecessor, and information about people who might be from the same world as he was.

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"Yes?　What is it?"

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"I see."

As for Jin, he is aware that he has been leaving all the troublesome things to Lao-kun.

"All right, I'll get right on it.

Thus, further improvements were made by the old man.