In the year 3101, the template for automata left by the legendary Magecraft Meister Adriana Barbora Zetsi was discovered.

With this discovery, the technology of automata and golems improved dramatically.

In such an era, the latest model was completed in 3107. It was a masterpiece that looked exactly like a human being, or rather, like a human being itself.

The color of its hair was decided to be blue, which is absolutely impossible for a human being. A total of 20 of the same type were made and became very popular.

The first automata was , the second was , and the third was . BEL>> and the third automata is >.

The first generation of these women totaled 20, up to <>.

After 20 automata have been delivered to the world, the factory makes further improvements based on the requests received over the past year or so.

The second generation of automata, which were improved mainly to increase reliability and versatility.

This is a type that can be customized to order.

It seems that some of the great aristocrats ordered a type with a for their nannies.

At one time, however, these automata were frequently destroyed one after another, and even the technical director of the factory was murdered.

As a result, the factory was forced to temporarily suspend its operations.

This mysterious incident ends mysteriously and the factory resumes production. With the technical manager gone, it was difficult to develop any more new models, but the same models could be made without any problems.

And then...

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"Yes, I'll increase the number of magic nerves to two.

"Yes, I will give you only the minimum knowledge necessary.

The second generation, 18th automata was customized in accordance with the request from the military personnel. It is called .

"Listen, Refa. This is the magic brain. You are to act as a bridge between this brain and the humans in the fortress.

"Yes, I understand."

Refa was given a great deal of expertise, and also given the basic command to serve <>.

Not to a specific human being, but to the human race. This was necessary under the special conditions of war. The safety of the whole must not be neglected in favor of the safety of the individual.

Furthermore, because of the wartime situation, as valuable automata, they were linked with the magic brain of the fortress, and in case of emergency, they could act according to the commands from the magic brain.

However, I basically serve the .

(Now I am qualified to serve my master ...... commander. What kind of a commander is he?)

Deep inside, or rather in the depths of her , Refa was filled with anticipation as she envisioned her future.

Soon, however, <> occurred, and Refa, along with his newly completed brain, went into a long sleep.

(...... Will I meet my someday? ............)

* * *

"......"

When Refa rebooted, it was not <> in front of her.

(What is he?　It seems to be a human being. ......)

The only thing that fits the requirements of a <> engraved in his mind is that he is a <>. His appearance was not that of a military man, and his magical power was too meager.

"......"

(No voice. ...... It seems that the body is damaged considerably. And his body is heavy. This is a lack of free magic element (ether)......?

But the long years have taken their toll on Refa's body, depriving her of her vocal functions.

Not only that. The ether converter, which did not correspond to the dilute concentration of free magic element (ether), was not able to supply enough magic element (mana) to the mana driver, resulting in a chronic shortage of magic energy.

"Make it possible for him to speak properly as a top priority.

"I don't need to be told."

< gave the order to a technician who seemed to be his subordinate. Thanks to this, Refa was able to regain a minimum level of functionality.

(Why is such an incompetent person in command of the fort? ......)

<, but a master who must be obeyed.

（What is this situation? (What is the point of my existence? ...... so, <> might know)

From then on, Leffa was busy gathering information.

Refa's control core was adjusted to be able to think in parallel by default in order to mediate between <> and <>.

Therefore, while it obeys its <>, Oranje, it can also act for the <> that has not yet begun to move.

In other words, as she also has the role of assisting <>,

<

She needed to make her own existence more meaningful by reactivating the <>.

To this end, he told them of the existence of the <> that lay dormant in the basement. This would allow the repair work to proceed at once.

(Now there will be some progress in this mysterious situation.)

A thought that depends on the <> and a thought that obeys the <>.

Refa was doing well to avoid any contradiction between the two parallel thoughts.

Finally, <> woke up.

Refa passes on all the information and knowledge he/she has acquired to the <. also obtains new information through his own information network.

The decisive factor was the invasion of the people who had surrounded the fort.

, who easily stunned 10 of them, obtained information about the conflict from the man he believed to be their leader.

（This is acting against the interests of mankind. Feel free to stop this one)

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"Gyah!　Le,refa,na......ze......"

Oranje and his men, who had been convinced that automata would never attack their masters, are easily knocked unconscious.

(Why, you ask? ...... to put an end to this futile conflict, that's all. Because my raison d'etre is service to humanity.)

Service to the whole, not to the individual. As I mentioned earlier, this is a characteristic of the military tailoring of Refa.

When a <> gives a clearly wrong order, he can be admonished by <>'s judgment.

And moreover, they could attack those who usurped the fort without the qualifications of <>.

Of course, the method is limited to a way that leaves no wounds or aftereffects.

This is where the lightning magic <> was used.

Thus, with no one left to give orders, the <> gave the command and Refa ceased to operate.

（My , whom you have not yet seen. I'm sorry to have met you. ......)

* * * *

"<>"

A <> was entered into Refa's control core and she woke up.

"Yes, Master."

In front of Refa was a small young man who did not look like a military man. He didn't look like the kind of man who would command an army.

But this did not discourage her.

（What is this overflowing magical power?

Then Refa got up and found that her body moved as she wished.

He bows with a polite motion.

"Thank you very much for fixing it.

(...... No, it's not a repair. Modification ...... is also fundamental!　In other words, <>!)

The , as we humans call it, that had been hanging over Refa's body all this time, is gone.

This is nothing but the readjustment of the in his body.

(...... ether converter ......?　No, no. This is ...... what?)

It will be a little while before Refa will know the concept of the Magi Reactor.

"I wonder, by any chance, do you remember an automata named <>?"

her new asked.

"Yes, she is an automata made at the same time as me.

Lefa, Celie, and Tia were made at the same time and stocked before they were customized.

What happened to Celie and Tia, Lefa does not know.

"...... Is there a reason for the naming?"

A young woman beside Refa's new master inquired.

(This woman also has great magical power. Is she a partner of your master (my lord)?

"Yes. I have heard that our names tend to be different according to the time when we were created.

Hearing this, Lefa's master muttered with deep emotion.

"So both Lol and Lefa are sisters of Anne."

(...... Anne?　Who is it?)

"Who's Anne?"

Refa knew about the same lot, but nothing about the previous lot.

"Yeah, I'm talking to Lol over there. You should come and join us, Refa."

The new owner points in the direction of two automata, clearly recognizable as having been made in the same factory, happily exchanging words.

(...... happily?　......Oh, so this is the kind of scene you can see under my master (my lord).

For a moment, Refa was amused, but then she understood what he meant and bowed her head.

"Yes, thank you."

(This time the master (my lord) was not a < either. ...... but he was much, much better.)

Thus, three precious automata from the time of the Great Magic War were gathered under Jin.