"So this is the island of Horai ......, the base of the djinns and the sacred place of magical engineering ......."

"It's a wonderful place, isn't it?"

After a brief description of Horai Island, Arnold seemed to lose his temper a little.

"I thought the technology was lost in the ......<>, but it was passed down here, wasn't it?"

"Still, I think a lot of the technology has been lost. I think that with the help of Arnold and his colleagues, we can further pass on this knowledge to the future.

"Yes, I agree. I'd like to cooperate with you.

I would love to.

Jin then presented Arnold and Chelle with the bracelets, a symbol of the , both of which are white with blue lines.

Arnold was impressed and Chelle was thrilled when he explained the function of the bracelets.

"This is awesome ......."

"Thank you ...... even for me."

"I'm sorry," said Arnold, "I'm sorry, but this was such short notice that there are no other members here today. I'll introduce you later."

"Yes, please."

With little time to spare, the group takes the reverse route back to .

The hurricane had just gone over the ocean.

"Welcome back, master, Mr. Arnold. We'll be at Avalon soon."

"Yes, your timing is perfect."

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"So that's . That's quite an impressive facility. Did you remodel the facility left behind by the <>?"

"Yes. It was originally a mega-float built by <>. The control magic brain is called ."

I'm looking forward to getting off this thing.

We're almost there.

Welcome aboard, Jin!

Welcome, Master Jin. ...... is that Arnold, isn't it?

Chief Superintendent Tomax Bartman greeted Jin and the group as they landed at the airport.

I'm Arnold. It's nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Tomax Bartmann and Arnold shook hands.

"Well then, this way please."

The private car first took them to the headquarters of the World Congress. They were escorted to the conference room.

"Mr. Jin, it's been a long time."

"Hello, Jin-sama."

There, to our surprise, Elena, the honorary advisor of the <> party, was waiting for us.

Apparently, she had come because she couldn't stand still in the current situation where the keyword <> was being bandied about.

"Ah, ah, Elena, it's been a while. Let me introduce you to ....... Arnold and ......."

"I'm Chelle. Pleased to meet you.

My name is Elena. It's nice to meet you.

Jin, who had planned to introduce himself to <>, was surprised at this coincidence.

By the way, Elena's eyes narrowed slightly when she saw Chel, but Reiko was the only one who noticed it.

* * * * * *

Present at the meeting were Chief Superintendent Tomax Bartman, Deputy Chief Superintendent Ilmina Ratkin, Secretary to the Chief Superintendent Fiona Fiasse, and < Honorary Advisor Elena.

"We have received a summary from the Kingdom of Selroa."

Tomax Bartmann spoke up.

"I hear that another underground facility has been discovered.

To this Jin, who had been commissioned to do this, replies.

"Yes, sir. <

"Oh, yes."

Jin handed out the materials the Prime Minister had given him and began to explain.

"To get to this basement, you need to use a transfer magic circle and go to ......."

"Hmmm..."

"There is no control magic brain. ......

"Hahaha."

"...... Therefore, it seems that we would like to entrust with the management of what is commonly known as the .

Jin also explains that he would like to renew the contract annually.

"I see, I will consider it.

Please do so.

< has no reason to refuse, they will accept the offer from the Kingdom of Celuloa.

As for Jin, he is relieved that he was able to fulfill his role as a "herald.

And now for the main topic.

He, Arnold, is an automata. So is Chelle.

"I have heard ...... that he looks like a human being."

In the case of Chelle, it seems to be obvious that she is not a human being because of her .

"Chelle has been an automata since birth, but her memory is that of an engineer from the time of the ."

"My God!"

You mean, you are the one who knows about those days, aren't you, Master Jin?

Yes.

This is .......

Tomax Bartmann and three others are impressed and amazed.

Elena, however, smiled a little sadly. Then she murmured a few words in a whisper.

"......Helena."

"Yes?　What did you just say, Elena?"

Arnold hears her words and asks Elena.

Elena is still smiling sadly,

"Sienna, I said.

She replied.

"...... how do you know my teacher's name?"

"Sir?"

"Yes. ...... is the name of a teacher I used to love very much.

You?

Yes.

Shenna, is this for your mother?

Yes. ...... I see, it was Sienna who made you!"

Elena answers Arnold with a smile.

Yes, it was Jin-sama who made the current body, but it was Sienna's mother who made the prototype.

"I see... ......!"

Elena turned to Jin and Tomax Bartmann,

"I'm sorry, but could you give us a moment of your time?

They of course agreed.

Of course, Jin and the others agreed.

Then Elena said,

"Mr. Arnold, could you please tell us what you know about Sienna's mother?

She pleaded with him.

"Yes, of course."

Arnold readily agreed and thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

"Dr. Sienna was born in the year 3071 of the continental calendar, I believe.

Yes, that is correct. Please continue.

I heard that your family was a wealthy merchant and that you had been interested in and studied magical engineering since you were a child.

Yes.

And that he devoted his later years to the creation of automata.

"......"

"He has made dozens of automata, and I think that he is superior to the other technician who was working at the time. ...... I think he's better than you."

"I think so too."

Elena had a big smile on her face...after 700 years, she had finally met the mother who had given birth to her, the one who understood the true value of Shenna... ....